By my count, since that 1949-53 run, five different teams have played at a 100-win (or better) pace for five years. Those are the teams you would think might win five World Series in a row, or at least 4 of 5.
But those five teams combined for seven World Series titles, and none won more than two:
Yankees 1954-58 .631 (102 wins per year in a 162-game season) - 2 WS titles
Yankees 1960-64 .630 (102) - 2 WS titles
Reds 1972-76 .626 (101) - 2 WS titles
Braves 1996-2000 .619 (100) - 0 WS titles
Dodgers 2017-21 or 2018-22 .636 (103) or .646 (105) - 1 WS title
The 5 WS titles in 5 years looks pretty good in comparison.
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Looking for a 1998 Bryan Braves (non-perforated) Kerry Ligtenberg and a 2000 Nabisco Albertson's Astros Chris Truby.
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