CANADIANS IN THE WORLD SERIES

Twenty different Canadians have played in the World Championship since 1884. The modern World Series didn’t start until 1903, but MLB did host World Championships prior to that. Of those twenty players 11 won the Championship. Hall of Famer George Selkirk has won the most Championships with 5 titles.

*Arthur Irwin Providence 1884
*James Tip O’Neill St. Louis Browns 1885, 86, 87, 88
Fred Lake Boston Beaneaters 1897
Bill O’Neill Chicago White Sox 1906
*Jimmy Archer Detroit 1907, Chicago Cubs 1910
*George Gibson Pittsburgh 1909
*Larry McLean NY Giants 1913
*Jack Graney Cleveland 1920
*George Selkirk NY Yankees 1936, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42
Johnny Rutherford Brooklyn 1952
*Ron Taylor St. Louis 1964, NY Mets 1969
*John Hiller Detroit 1968
*Reggie Cleveland Boston 1975
Rob Butler Toronto 1993
*Larry Walker St. Louis 2004
Jeff Francis Colorado 2007
Eric Gagne Boston 2007
*Matt Stairs Philadelphia 2008, 09
John Axford St. Louis 2013
Ryan Dempster Boston 2013

Bolded means won Championship that year
*means inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Best Championship performances:
Tip O’Neill 1886 – G-6, R-4, H-8, T-2, HR-2, RBI-5, BB-4, SB-2, OBP .500, SLG .900, AVG .400
Larry McLean 1913 – G-5, H-6, RBI-2, OBP .500, SLG .500, AVG .500
George Selkirk 1936 – G-6, R-6, H-8, T-1, HR-2, RBI-3, BB-4, OBP .429, SLG .667. AVG .333
Ron Taylor 1964/1969 – G-4, ERA 0.00, SV-2, IP-7, H-0, SO-5
Larry Walker 2004 – G-4, R-2, H-5, D-2, HR-2, RBI-3, BB-2, OBP .438, SLG .929, AVG .357