As luck would have it, both teams won their third straight pennants to meet again in October.

It felt the same way when the Yankees won five straight pennants from 1960 to 1964.

The team captured three straight pennants from 1961-63, including the International League championship in 1963.

The walloping means there will be no fifth straight pennant that would have tied the major league record.

Navin had an eye for talent and built a team that won three straight pennants from 1907-1909.

The A's beat the Orioles three games to one and received their third straight pennant in the process.

They have won 14 of their last 16 games in quest of their third straight pennant.

The A's also won three straight pennants and the 1989 World Series.

The Orioles finished first in the National League, winning their second straight pennant.

Several Boston fans felt the curse as early as 1924, after the Yanks had won three straight pennants.