▁This ▁was ▁to ▁disc ou rage ▁teams ▁from ▁fixing ▁early ▁games ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prolong ▁the ▁series ▁and ▁make ▁more ▁money . ▁Rece i pts ▁for ▁later ▁games ▁would ▁be ▁split ▁among ▁the ▁two ▁clubs ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Commission , ▁the ▁gover ning ▁body ▁for ▁the ▁sport , ▁which ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁cover ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁annual ▁operating ▁exp ense ▁from ▁World ▁Series ▁re venue . ▁ ▁Most ▁important ly , ▁the ▁now - o fficial ▁and ▁comp uls ory ▁World ' s ▁Series ▁matches ▁were ▁operated ▁strictly ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Commission ▁itself , ▁not ▁by ▁the ▁particip ating ▁clubs . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁new ▁rules ▁in ▁place ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Commission ▁in ▁control , ▁McG raw ' s ▁Gi ants ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁Series , ▁and ▁beat ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Athletics ▁four ▁games ▁to ▁one . ▁Since ▁then ▁the ▁Series ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁every ▁year ▁except ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁can ce led ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁players ' ▁strike . ▁ ▁The ▁list ▁of ▁post season ▁rules ▁evol ved ▁over ▁time . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁Brook lyn ▁owner ▁Charles ▁E bb ets ▁persu aded ▁others ▁to ▁adopt ▁as ▁a ▁permanent ▁rule ▁the ▁ 2 – 3 – 2 ▁pattern ▁used ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁the ▁pattern ▁had ▁been ▁to ▁alternate ▁by ▁game ▁or ▁to ▁make ▁another ▁arrangement ▁convenient ▁to ▁both ▁clubs . ▁The ▁ 2 – 3