<P> The 2003 World Series was the 99th edition of Major League Baseball 's championship series . Played from October 18 -- 25 , 2003 , The National League ( NL ) champion Florida Marlins defeated the heavily favored American League ( AL ) champion New York Yankees four games to two . This is the most recent Series in which the losing team outscored the winning team . The Yankees lost , despite outscoring the Marlins 21 -- 17 in the Series . This was the Marlins ' second World Series championship win , having won their first in 1997 . </P>
<P> The 2003 World Series was the 99th edition of Major League Baseball 's championship series . Played from October 18 -- 25 , 2003 , The National League ( NL ) champion Florida Marlins defeated the heavily favored American League ( AL ) champion New York Yankees four games to two . This is the most recent Series in which the losing team outscored the winning team . The Yankees lost , despite outscoring the Marlins 21 -- 17 in the Series . This was the Marlins ' second World Series championship win , having won their first in 1997 . </P>
who won the mlb world series in 2003
who won the mlb world series in 2003
The National League ( NL ) champion Florida Marlins
The National League ( NL ) champion Florida Marlins