The Yankees' Championship Legacy

Paul Semendinger
Aug 29
1 min read

by Paul Semendinger

August 2025

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Here are some Yankees lists...

World Championships and the Years Between Them Since 1920

1920-1922: 3 seasons

1923: World Champions!

1924-1926: 3 seasons

1927- World Champions!

1928: World Champions!

1929-1931: 3 seasons

1932: World Champions!

1933-1935: 3 seasons

1936: World Champions!

1937: World Champions!

1938: World Champions!

1939: World Champions!

1940: 1 season

1941: World Champions!

1942: 1 season

1943: World Champions!

1944-1946: 3 seasons

1947: World Champions!

1948: 1 season

1949: World Champions!

1950: World Champions!

1951: World Champions!

1952: World Champions!

1953: World Champions!

1954-1955: 2 seasons

1956: World Champions!

1957: 1 season

1958: World Champions!

1959-1960: 2 seasons

1961: World Champions!

1962: World Champions!

1963-1976: 14 seasons

1977: World Champions!

1978: World Champions!

1979-1995: 17 seasons

1996: World Champions!

1997: 1 season

1998: World Champions!

1999: World Champions!

2000: World Champions!

2001-2008: 8 seasons

2009: World Champions!

2010-Today: 16 seasons

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World Series Wins By Manager

Casey Stengel - 7

Joe McCarthy - 7

Joe Torre - 4

Miller Huggins - 3

Ralph Houk - 2

Bucky Harris - 1

Joe Girardi - 1

Billy Martin - 1

Bob Lemon - 1

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Most Games Managed Without A World Championship (since 1920)

Aaron Boone: 1,166

Buck Showalter: 582

Lou Piniella: 324

Stump Merrill: 275

Bill Virdon: 266

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World Championships By Owner (since 1920)

Jacob Ruppert/Estate: 10

Dan Topping/Del Webb: 10

CBS: 0

George Steinbrenner: 7

Hal Steinbrenner: 0

4 Comments

Edwin Ng

Aug 29

From 1921 to 1964 Yankees won 29 American league pennants and 20 World series championships.

Alan B.

Aug 29

Legacy, history.. from 1923-2009, 40 Pennants. 27 WSC. From 2009- Present - One Pennant.

Since 2009 - Giants 3 WSC. Their manager has a 4th with the 2023 Rangers. Red Sox - 2 WCS. The Dodgers and Astros each with one legitimate WSC, and each with a sketchy one. The Royals have one WSC and one Pennant. The Mets have a Pennant. Need I say more?

The only thing that has stayed the same since the 2009 season is GM/Head of Baseball Operations Brian Cashman.

As the SNL Church Lady would say, Discuss 🙂

etbkarate

Aug 29

Numbers don't lie.

lenjack

Aug 29

This legacy has been trashed! There is no longer any attempt to win it all.

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