Sports Nationals’ Cinderella story ends with first World Series championship to national’s capital since 1924 October 31, 2019 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY Comments Off on Nationals’ Cinderella story ends with first World Series championship to national’s capital since 1924 In a stunner, the Nationals brought the World Series trophy to Washington, D.C. for the first time since 1924 after beating the Astros in Game 7.