Yankees World Series Wins: 27 Titles in 41 Trips, Every Result
The New York Yankees hold the World Series record with 27 titles. The St. Louis Cardinals are next with 11.
The Yankees have played in 41 Series. The last title came in 2009, and the Tampa Bay Rays swept them in the 2026 division series.
That makes 17 years since the last title. The longest gap between two Yankees titles is 18 years, from 1978 to 1996.
The first title: 1923
The Giants beat the Yankees in the 1921 and 1922 Series. New York faced the same team in 1923 and won four games to two.
Game 6 was on October 15 at the Polo Grounds. The Yankees trailed 4 to 1, scored five runs in the eighth inning and won 6 to 4.
The team had moved into the new Yankee Stadium that April. It was the first of 27 titles.
The run: 26 more titles in three stretches
1927 to 1943: nine titles in 10 Series
The Yankees won eight Series in a row from 1927 to 1941. They won 32 games and lost 4 across those eight.
The 1930s were perfect. New York played in five Series that decade and won all five.
St. Louis beat them four games to one in 1942. The Yankees won the rematch in 1943 by the same count.
| Year | Opponent | Series | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4-0 | Sweep |
| 1928 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4-0 | Sweep |
| 1932 | Chicago Cubs | 4-0 | Sweep |
| 1936 | New York Giants | 4-2 | First of four in a row |
| 1937 | New York Giants | 4-1 | Second in a row |
| 1938 | Chicago Cubs | 4-0 | Sweep, third in a row |
| 1939 | Cincinnati Reds | 4-0 | Sweep, fourth in a row |
| 1941 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4-1 | |
| 1943 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4-1 |
Yankees titles from 1927 to 1943, with the Series result in games won.
1947 to 1962: ten titles in 13 Series
New York won five in a row from 1949 to 1953. The longest run by any other team is three.
Five of the ten titles went to Game 7, in 1947, 1952, 1956, 1958 and 1962.
The Yankees also lost three Series in these years. Brooklyn won in 1955, Milwaukee in 1957 and Pittsburgh in 1960.
| Year | Opponent | Series | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4-3 | Game 7 |
| 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4-1 | First of five in a row |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Phillies | 4-0 | Sweep |
| 1951 | New York Giants | 4-2 | |
| 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4-3 | Game 7 |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4-2 | Fifth in a row |
| 1956 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4-3 | Game 7 |
| 1958 | Milwaukee Braves | 4-3 | Game 7 |
| 1961 | Cincinnati Reds | 4-1 | |
| 1962 | San Francisco Giants | 4-3 | Game 7 |
Yankees titles from 1947 to 1962, with the Series result in games won.
1977 to 2009: seven titles in 10 Series
The Yankees beat the Dodgers in 1977 and 1978, both times four games to two. Then came an 18 year wait.
Four titles came in five years, in 1996 and from 1998 to 2000. The 1998 to 2000 run was three in a row.
Derek Jeter was on five of these seven title teams.
The 2009 team beat Philadelphia four games to two. Hideki Matsui was the MVP and drove in six runs in Game 6.
| Year | Opponent | Series | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4-2 | |
| 1978 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4-2 | |
| 1996 | Atlanta Braves | 4-2 | |
| 1998 | San Diego Padres | 4-0 | Sweep, first of three in a row |
| 1999 | Atlanta Braves | 4-0 | Sweep, second in a row |
| 2000 | New York Mets | 4-1 | Third in a row |
| 2009 | Philadelphia Phillies | 4-2 | Last title |
Yankees titles from 1977 to 2009, with the Series result in games won.
How the Yankees did against each opponent
Pick an opponent to see every Series the Yankees played against it.
Yankees record against each opponent
Gold bars are Yankees wins. Gray bars are Yankees losses.
The Dodgers are the most common opponent, with 12 Series. New York won 8 and lost 4.
The 14 lost Series
| Year | Opponent | Series | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | New York Giants | 5-3 | Best of nine |
| 1922 | New York Giants | 4-0-1 | One tie game |
| 1926 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4-3 | Game 7 |
| 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4-1 | |
| 1955 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4-3 | Game 7 |
| 1957 | Milwaukee Braves | 4-3 | Game 7 |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4-3 | Game 7 |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4-0 | Swept |
| 1964 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4-3 | Game 7 |
| 1976 | Cincinnati Reds | 4-0 | Swept |
| 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4-2 | |
| 2001 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 4-3 | Game 7 |
| 2003 | Florida Marlins | 4-2 | |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4-1 |
Every Yankees loss, with the winning team’s games first. Names are those used at the time.
1921 to 1964: nine losses, five in Game 7
The Giants won the first two Series the Yankees played. St. Louis won three of the nine, in 1926, 1942 and 1964.
The 1960 Series stands apart. The Yankees outscored Pittsburgh 55 to 27 and still lost four games to three.
Bill Mazeroski ended Game 7 with a home run in the bottom of the ninth. Pittsburgh won 10 to 9.
1976 to 2024: five losses, the latest in 2024
Cincinnati swept New York in 1976, and the Dodgers won in 1981. Arizona beat the Yankees in 2001 and Florida in 2003.
Luis Gonzalez won the 2001 Series with a bloop single off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning of Game 7.
In 2024 the Yankees led Game 5 by 5 to 0 after three innings. The Dodgers tied it in the fifth after three Yankee errors and won 7 to 6.
The players behind the titles
Yogi Berra won 10 rings as a Yankees player, the most by any player in baseball. Joe DiMaggio won 9 and Mickey Mantle won 7.
| Player | Rings | Series played |
|---|---|---|
| Yogi Berra | 10 | 14 |
| Joe DiMaggio | 9 | 10 |
| Mickey Mantle | 7 | 12 |
| Derek Jeter | 5 | 7 |
Yankees players with the most World Series rings, and the Series each one played in.
Titles by decade and against the field
| Decade | Series played | Titles | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 1930s | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1940s | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 1950s | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 1960s | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 1970s | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Yankees Series by decade. The 2020s count runs through 2026.
The Yankees have 16 more titles than the Cardinals. They have won 27 of the 122 Series ever played.
| Team | Titles | Series played | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 27 | 41 | 2009 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 19 | 2011 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 9 | 23 | 2025 |
| Athletics | 9 | 14 | 1989 |
| Boston Red Sox | 9 | 13 | 2018 |
| San Francisco Giants | 8 | 20 | 2014 |
The six clubs with the most titles. Counts include every city a club has played in.
The 1930s: five Series, five titles
The Yankees won in 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1939. The Cubs lost to them twice, in 1932 and 1938.
The 2010s: the only decade since 1920 with no Yankees Series
The 2024 loss was the first Yankees Series since 2009. A title in 2027 would match the 18 year gap from 1978 to 1996.
Yankees World Series history: the quick version
How many World Series have the Yankees won?
27. The first came in 1923 and the last in 2009. New York has played in 41 Series and lost 14.
When did the Yankees last win the World Series?
In 2009. They beat the Philadelphia Phillies four games to two. Hideki Matsui was the Series MVP.
When did the Yankees last play in the World Series?
In 2024. The Los Angeles Dodgers won in five games, and Game 5 ended 7 to 6.
How many World Series in a row have the Yankees won?
Five, from 1949 to 1953. The longest run by any other team is three.
Which team has beaten the Yankees most in the World Series?
The Dodgers, four times, in 1955, 1963, 1981 and 2024. The Cardinals beat them three times.
Every champion is on our World Series winners by year page. MLB teams that never won a World Series covers the four clubs still waiting. The MLB hub has the rest.
Sources
Series results, years and opponents hold up across Baseball-Reference, MLB.com, Fox Sports and Sports Illustrated. Ring counts come from Baseball-Reference and Sports Illustrated. The full records are at Baseball-Reference and MLB.com.
Last verified: November 6, 2026.
