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Facts machine 10/24/2004 11:38 PM ETMLB.com
Forty-nine teams have now jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the World Series, with 37 of those going on to win the championship (77.1%). Fourteen of the last 19 series, starting in 1985, have now headed to Game 3 with one team on top, 2-0. Ten of the 14 went on to win the Series, with the outcome of this World Series still up in the air.
| Past 14 clubs with a 2-0 advantage |
| Year |
Team ahead 2-0 |
Opponent |
Series outcome |
| 2004 | Boston | St. Louis | TBD |
| 2001 | Arizona | NY Yankees | Arizona, 4-3 |
| 2000 | NY Yankees | NY Mets | NY Yankees, 4-1 |
| 1999 | NY Yankees | Atlanta | NY Yankees, 4-0 |
| 1998 | NY Yankees | San Diego | NY Yankees, 4-0 |
| 1996 | Atlanta | NY Yankees | NY Yankees, 4-2 |
| 1995 | Atlanta | Cleveland | Atlanta, 4-2 |
| 1991 | Minnesota | Atlanta | Minnesota, 4-3 |
| 1990 | Cincinnati | Oakland | Cincinnati, 4-0 |
| 1989 | Oakland | San Francisco | Oakland, 4-0 |
| 1988 | Los Angeles | Oakland | Los Angeles, 4-1 |
| 1987 | Minnesota | St. Louis | Minnesota, 4-3 |
| 1986 | Boston | NY Mets | NY Mets, 4-3 |
| 1985 | St. Louis | Kansas City | Kansas City, 4-3 |
| Home teams have taken a 2-0 lead 34 times and have won 28 of those World Series. The Yankees lost to the Dodgers after taking a 2-0 lead in 1981, but since then, the last nine home teams to take a 2-0 edge have won the series. |
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