<P> Prior to 1969 , the team with the best regular season win - loss record in each league automatically advanced to the World Series ; since then each league has conducted a championship series ( ALCS and NLCS ) preceding the World Series to determine which teams will advance . As of 2017 , the World Series has been contested 113 times , with the AL winning 65 and the NL winning 48 . </P>
<P> Prior to 1969 , the team with the best regular season win - loss record in each league automatically advanced to the World Series ; since then each league has conducted a championship series ( ALCS and NLCS ) preceding the World Series to determine which teams will advance . As of 2017 , the World Series has been contested 113 times , with the AL winning 65 and the NL winning 48 . </P>
who has won more world series al or nl
who has won more world series al or nl
AL
AL