REVIEW: Tigers 7th MLB franchise to 11th World Series

BASEBALL - With a sweep of the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series, the Detroit Tigers secured a berth into the 2012 World Series. The Tigers are only the seventh franchise in Major League Baseball to make at least as many Fall Classic appearances.

Franchises with most World Series appearances

40 - New York Yankees

18 - St. Louis Cardinals

18 - Los Angeles Dodgers (9 as Brooklyn Dodgers)

18 - San Francisco Giants (14 as New York Giants)

14 - Oakland Athletics (8 as Philadelphia Athletics)

11 - Boston Red Sox

11 - Detroit Tigers