▁three ▁consecutive ▁World ▁Series . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 0 7 – 1 9 0 9 ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 – 1 9 1 3 ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁teams ▁to ▁lose ▁three ▁consecutive ▁World ▁Series . ▁ ▁The ▁Chicago ▁C ubs ▁hold ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁longest ▁World ▁Series ▁championship ▁dr ought ▁of ▁all ▁time , ▁with ▁no ▁titles ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁( 1 0 8 ▁years ). ▁They ▁also ▁hold ▁the ▁longest ▁ever ▁p enn ant ▁dr ought ▁of ▁all ▁time , ▁which ▁stretch ed ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 – 2 ▁series ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁N L CS . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁C ubs ' ▁subsequent ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁World ▁Series , ▁the ▁longest ▁active ▁World ▁Series ▁championship ▁dr ought ▁belongs ▁coinc ident ally ▁to ▁their ▁oppon ents ▁in ▁that ▁series , ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Indians , ▁who ▁have ▁not ▁won ▁a ▁World ▁Series ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Indians ' ▁dr ought ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁longest ▁active ▁championship ▁dr ought ▁among ▁all ▁four ▁major ▁professional ▁sports ▁le agues ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁( ML B , ▁NBA , ▁NFL , ▁and ▁N HL ); ▁only ▁the ▁NFL ' s ▁Arizona ▁Card inals , ▁who ▁last ▁won ▁a ▁league