| Year by Year World Champions | |||||
| Year | Champion | Division | Games | Runner Up | Division |
| 1978 | Dave Buller,Dallas | Western | 5 | John Walton,Virginia | Eastern |
| 1979 | Tom Doran,San Diego | Western | 6 | John Valori,Baton Rouge | Eastern |
| 1980 | Tom Doran,San Diego | Western | 5 | John Valori,Baton Rouge | Eastern |
| 1981 | Woody Kleinhaus,South Seas | Eastern | 5 | Dave Buller,Dallas | Western |
| 1982 | Phil Zangari,Hartford | Western | 7 | Dave Bauman,Dawson City | Eastern |
| 1983 | Steve Graybill,East Pete | Eastern | 7 | Tom Doran,San Diego | Western |
| 1984 | Steve Graybill,East Pete | Eastern | 4 | Dave Buller,Dallas | Western |
| 1985 | John Valori,Baton Rouge | Eastern | 6 | Mike McCauley,Mount Pleasant | Western |
| 1986 | John Walton,Virginia | Eastern | 7 | Jeff Hull,Baltimore | Western |
| 1987 | Jeff Hull,Baltimore | Western | 4 | John Walton,Virginia | Eastern |
| 1988 | Dave Buller,Dallas | Western | 6 | Woody Kleinhaus,Seattle | Eastern |
| 1989 | John Franze,Cyrus | Western | 7 | Mel Smith,Unicorn Sound | Eastern |
| 1990 | John Walton,Virginia | Eastern | 4 | Phil Zangari,Hartford | Western |
| 1991 | John Franze,Cyrus | Western | 5 | Jeff Eichelman,Ourinhous | Eastern |
| 1992 | Billy Groff,Pittsburgh | Western | 6 | Jeff Eichelman,Ourinhous | Eastern |
| 1993 | Mel Smith,Unicorn Sound | Eastern | 5 | George Zangari,Marakesh | Western |
| 1994 | Chet Lutz,Rochester | Eastern | 7 | Ted Knorr,Pittsburgh | Western |
| 1995 | Phil Zangari,Hartford | Western | 5 | Chet Lutz,Rochester | Eastern |
| 1996 | Harry Schiding,Pittsburgh | Western | 6 | Jeff Eichelman,Ourinhous | Eastern |
| 1997 | Mel Smith,Unicorn Sound | Eastern | 7 | Harry Schiding,Pittsburgh | Western |
| 1998 | Tom Doran,San Diego | Western | 7 | Billy Groff,Norfolk | Eastern |
| 1999 | Tom Doran,San Diego | Western | 6 | Billy Groff,Norfolk | Eastern |
| 2000 | Mel Smith,Unicorn Sound | Eastern | 6 | Steve Graybill,Oyster Point | Western |
| 2001 | Tom Doran,San Diego | Western | 7 | John Walton,Virginia | Eastern |
| 2002 | George Tarantino,Sherwood Forest | Lincoln | 5 | Tom Doran,San Diego | Seitz |
| 2003 | Harry Schiding,California | Lincoln | 7 | Billy Groff,Norfolk | Carr |
| 2004 | Scott Fisher,Pensacola | Carr | 5 | John Franze,Cyrus | Carr |
| 2005 | Phil Zangari,Hartford | Seitz | 5 | Harry Schiding,California | Lincoln |
| 2006 | Woody Kleinhaus,Seattle | Western | 4 | Carl Swift,Rocky Mountain | Eastern |
| 2007 | Harry Schiding,California | Eastern | 7 | Billy Groff,Norfolk | Western |
| 2008 | George Tarantino,Sherwood Forest | Eastern | 6 | Scott Fisher,Pensacola | Western |
| 2009 | Chester Lutz,Rochester | Eastern | 5 | John Walton,Virginia Rebels | Western |
| 2010 | Billy Groff,Norfolk | Western | 7 | George Tarantino,Sherwood | Eastern |
| 2011 | Ed Kachnoskie,Memphis | Western | 5 | George Tarantino,Sherwood | Eastern |
| 2012 | Billy Groff,Norfolk | Western | 4 | George Tarantino,Sherwood | Eastern |
| 2013 | Billy Groff,Norfolk | Western | 5 | George Tarantino,Sherwood | Eastern |
| 2014 | Carl Swift,Amsterdam | Eastern | 6 | Scott Fisher,Pensacola | Western |
| 2015 | George Tarantino,Sherwood Forest | Eastern | 6 | Tom Doran,San Diego | Western |
| 2016 | Ed Kachnoskie,Memphis | Western | 5 | Carl Swift,Amsterdam | Eastern |
| 2017 | Dave Turner,Brooklyn | Eastern | 5 | Ed Kachnoskie,Memphis | Western |
| 2018 | Tom Doran,San Diego | Western | 5 | Steve Abrams,Philadelphia | Eastern |
| 2019 | Tom Doran,San Diego | Western | 6 | George Tarantino,Sherwood | Western |
| 2020 | Sam Schall,Rochester | Eastern | 7 | Ed Kachnoskie,Memphis | Western |
| 2021 | George Zangari,Billings | Western | 6 | Carl Swift,Amsterdam | Eastern |
| 2022 | Billy Bell,Las Vegas | Eastern | 6 | Phil Zangari,Hartford | Western |
| 257 | |||||
| Non First Place Teams Appearing in the World Series | |||||
| 1987 | John Walton,Virginia Rebels & Jeff Hull,Baltimore Unknowns | ||||
| 1988 | Woody Kleinhaus,Seattle Scouts & Dave Buller,Dallas Texans | ||||
| 1989 | John Franze,Cyrus Panthers | ||||
| 1990 | Phil Zangari,Hartford Hurricanes | ||||
| 1991 | Jeff Eichelman,Ourinhous Quasars & John Franze,Cyrus Panthers | ||||
| 1992 | Jeff Eichelman,Ourinhous Quasars | ||||
| 1994 | Chet Lutz,Rochester Rockers | ||||
| 1995 | Phil Zangari,Hartford Hurricanes | ||||
| 1996 | Jeff Eichelman,Ourinhous Quasars | ||||
| 1998 | Billy Groff,Norfolk Neptunes & Tom Doran,San Diego 76er's | ||||
| 1999 | Tom Doran,San Diego 76er's | ||||
| 2001 | Tom Doran,San Diego 76er's & John Walton,Virginia Rebels | ||||
| 2002 | Tom Doran,San Diego 76er's | ||||
| 2004 | John Franze,Cyrus Panzers | ||||
| 2006 | Woody Kleinhaus,Seattle Scouts | ||||
| 2008 | George Tarantino,Sherwood Forst Machine | ||||
| 2011 | Ed Kachnoskie,Memphis Sound | ||||
| 2015 | Tom Doran,San Diego 76er's | ||||
| 2016 | Carl Swift,Amsterdam Bulldogs | ||||
| 2018 | Steve Abrams,Philadelphia Black Sox | ||||
| 2020 | Ed Kachnoskie,Memphis Sound | ||||
| 2021 | Carl Swift,Amsterdam Bulldogs | ||||
| Prior to 1986 only the Division winners advanced to the World Series | |||||
| Individual Games | |||||
| Manager/World Series | Won | Lost | Pct. | ||
| Dave Turner/1 | 4 | 1 | .800 | ||
| Woody Kleinhaus/3 | 10 | 5 | .667 | ||
| Billy Bell/1 | 4 | 2 | .667 | ||
| Jeff Hull/2 | 7 | 4 | .636 | ||
| Mel Smith/4 | 15 | 10 | .600 | ||
| Steve Graybill/3 | 10 | 7 | .588 | ||
| Sam Schall/1 | 4 | 3 | .571 | ||
| Tom Doran/10 | 34 | 26 | .567 | ||
| Billy Groff/8 | 27 | 22 | .551 | ||
| Eddie Kachnoskie/4 | 12 | 10 | .545 | ||
| John Franze/3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | ||
| Chet Lutz/3 | 9 | 8 | .529 | ||
| Phil Zangari/5 | 14 | 13 | .519 | ||
| Harry Schiding/5 | 16 | 16 | .500 | ||
| Scott Fisher/3 | 8 | 9 | .471 | ||
| George Zangari/2 | 5 | 6 | .455 | ||
| Dave Buller/4 | 9 | 11 | .450 | ||
| George Tarantino/8 | 19 | 25 | .432 | ||
| Dave Bauman/1 | 3 | 4 | .429 | ||
| Ted Knorr/1 | 3 | 4 | .429 | ||
| John Valori/3 | 7 | 10 | .412 | ||
| John Walton/6 | 13 | 19 | .406 | ||
| Mike McCauley/1 | 2 | 4 | .333 | ||
| Carl Swift/4 | 7 | 14 | .333 | ||
| Jeff Eichelman/3 | 5 | 12 | .294 | ||
| Steve Abrams/1 | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||
| 45 World Series | 257 | 257 | .500 | ||