▁( do ing ▁both ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ), ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁wait ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁for ▁its ▁first ▁expansion - team ▁World ▁Series ▁appearance , ▁and ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁for ▁its ▁first ▁expansion - team ▁win . ▁Both ▁were ▁by ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als . ▁ ▁The ▁AL ▁also ▁had ▁two ▁expansion ▁teams ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁( the ▁Mil w au kee ▁B rew ers ▁being ▁the ▁second , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ) ▁before ▁the ▁National ▁League ' s ▁second ▁expansion ▁team ▁to ▁appear — the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Pad res ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁two ▁World ▁Series ▁in ▁which ▁both ▁teams ▁were ▁expansion ▁franch ises . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁instance ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁between ▁the ▁National ▁League ' s ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁( who ▁started ▁play ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ) ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁League ' s ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als ▁( who ▁started ▁play ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ), ▁with ▁the ▁Roy als ▁winning ▁in ▁five ▁games . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁instance ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁between ▁the ▁National ▁League ' s ▁Washington ▁National s ▁( start ed ▁play ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁as ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Ex pos ; ▁moved ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁and ▁renamed ▁the ▁National s ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁and ▁the ▁American