In one of the most exciting editions of the world series, the diamondbacks beat the yankees in seven games. In fact, clemens has a 30 record in world series games. Yankees legend don larsen, only pitcher with perfect game. The following is a list of every yankees world series win. Whitey ford also has the most losses in the world series, 8. Luis gonzalez lined a serieswinning single off mariano rivera in the ninth inning of game 7. Alltime and singleseason world series pitching leaders. The new york yankees top 10 pitchers of the last 20 years.
Most seasons on a world series winning team baseball. World series career pitching records by baseball almanac. Pitcherturnedoutfielder babe ruth was the most talented of all the acquisitions from boston. No other organization comes close to the 27 yankees world series wins. He holds numerous records, many of which came at the most crucial of times in world series competition. Mlb world series champions major league baseball espn. Don larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory in 1956 for the new york yankees when he threw a perfect game and the only nohitter in world series history, died. The new york yankees are an american professional baseball team based in the new york. Yankees world series threepeat wins greatest moment in.
Yankees relief pitcher john wetteland was named the world series most valuable player for saving all four yankee wins. The yankees advanced to the world series by defeating the texas rangers in the al division series, three games to one, and then the baltimore orioles in the al championship series, four games to one. In new yankee stadium, world series title seems right at home as bombers win 27th title. The yankees most recent world series title came in 2009. From 1903 to 2019, the franchise has won more than 10,000 games and 27 world series championships. The bronx bracket came to an end on sunday and the yankees world series threepeat from 19982000 was the final moment standing. David cone didnt have as many good years for the yankees as cc sabathia or george pipgras each of the three had a 20win season. Most wins 10, starts 22 and, before being broken by mariano rivera in 2000, the longest scoreless innings streak in world series history at 33 innings. In new yankee stadium, world series title seems right at. He became of the most beloved yankee pitchers when he beat the braves ace john smoltz in a 10 win the got the yankees their first world series win in 17 years. The new york yankees hold the records for both most world series won 27 and most world series appearances 40. His world series accomplishments alone would be enough to land him on this list. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. New york don larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory in 1956 for the new york yankees when he threw a.
These starting pitchers won the most world series titles baseball egg. Submarine specialist carl mays is the only man to win a world series as a regular starting pitcher for both the yankees 1923 and red sox 1916 and 1918. A comprehensive list of mlb world series champions from 1903 to the present. Hoyt went 15798 with the yankees, winning three world series 1923, 27, 28. Baseball almanac researches the world series career records set by the. New york yankees mount rushmore of pitchers last word on. Don larsen, yankees pitcher who threw only perfect world. The 1998 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1998 season. The new york yankees are a professional baseball team based in the bronx, new york. Former new york yankees pitcher don larsen, the only player to ever throw a perfect game in the world series, died on wednesday after a battle with esophageal cancer, according to. The yankees 50 best starting pitchers hated yankees. The yankees record in those eight world series wins, the most dominant the game has ever seen, was 32. The new york yankees are the mlb team with the most world series wins. Don larsen, former yankees pitcher who threw only perfect.
The st louis cardinals are a distant second, with 10 wins from 17 appearances. The new york yankees of the al have played in 40 world series through 2018winning 27the most series appearances and most victories of any major league baseball franchise. In baseball, that can be translated to pitching wins world series. Which pitcher has the most career wins as a new york.
This must be what its like to be a yankee, said winning pitcher roger clemensthis is what everybody said it was all about. He is one of the most famous yankee pitchers of all time due to pitching the only perfect game in a. The 194953 yankees, still the only team to win five straight world series, have four pitchers on this list. In 1961, ford finished the season with a 254 mark, two world series victories, and the cy young award. The most famous play in the 1955 world series was jackie robinsons steal of home in game 1. Yankees world series wins yankees win world series 1903. He was 41 in world series play and won 166 career games, also too few for the hall of fame.
Carl mays holds the single season record for most wins by a ny yankee pitcher with 27 wins in 1927. Ford was a sixtime world series champion 1950, 1953, 1956, 1958. Every pitcher with six or more wins is listed and each one of these pitchers was brilliant at times in the world series and each one played a big role in the success of their teams. Larsen wouldnt make the list as a starter with only 45 yankee wins who never won even a dozen wins in a season for new york. Lopat matched raschi with 21 wins in 1951, and was a solid yankee starter for seven years.
Mays was also on the staff for bostons title in 1915, though he was more of a relief pitcher that season. Whitey ford holds another amazing world series record. It only measures if they appeared for that team at some point and then if they appeared in the ws that year for the winning team. In between, the bronx bombers won another six 1927, 1928, 1932 and 19361938 helping gehrig to eight rings over the course of his career tied for the third most championships of all time. In the modern baseball era, there was no pitcher better than the new york yankees andy pettitte in postseason play. What yankee pitcher holds world series records for games. One of the great yankee mysteries, which was never satisfactorily answered by anyone, was why stengel chose to hold ford back for game 3 of.
The top 10 world series pitchers of all time who are the top 10 world series pitchers of alltime. Whitey ford 1950, 195367 with a smooth, cool confidence that earned him the nickname chairman of the board from the yankee rat pack, ford made winning look way too easy for the yankees, helping to win 11 pennants during his tenure. Top 5 most playoff wins by a pitcher 1 her sports corner. Larson in his career was just a pedestrian type pitcher. Don larsen, thanks to his perfect game on october 8, 1956, holds the career world series record for consecutive hitless innings with eleven. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. But the only hall of famers who can match lopat and raschis string of five straight world championships are their yankee teammates.
To learn about our efforts to improve the accessibility and usability of our website, please visit our. Remembering the 1978 world series champion new york. New york yankees top 10 career pitching leaders baseball. The new york yankees are the most prestigious franchise in baseball. Waite hoyt, 84, baseball hall of famer best known for his years as a pitcher with the new york yankees in the 1920s and later a popular announcer with the cincinnati reds baseball team, died. But his world series perfect game pushed him up into the top 50. Clemens won two world series with the yankees, in 1999 and 2000. Jack chesbro won 41 games in 1904 for the ny highlanders, which would later become the ny yankees. A total of 115 series have been contested, with the al champion winning 66 and the nl. Don larsen, former yankees pitcher who threw only world. The yankees swept the padres in four games to win their second.
These starting pitchers won the most world series titles. Please note that this does not measure how many times the player was on the roster during the ws of a world series winner. He had two completegame wins in the 1951 world series. Whitey ford was a very good pitcher that played on a very good team throughout his career. The 94th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the american league al champion new york yankees and the national league nl champion san diego padres. Heres a breakdown of how the tournament transpired. His most known role might have been as the best pitcher on that 1927 team, leading the staff to a title. And in the postseason, gomez was a perfect 60 in seven world series starts with a.
Mike torrez the softtosser who solidified the rotation following an earlyseason trade and ended up earning the complete game win in the world series clincher defected to the rival red. The new york yankees ten greatest pitchers of all time. The top five yankees pitchers of all time, by war pinstripe alley. There have been 51 games in the world series in which a pitcher struck out. Among pitchers, whitey ford has the most yankees records with five, all of which are career totals. Game 4 highlight, brooklyns cookie lavagetto cracks a 2.
In all sports, the boston celtics are the closest u. That steal, which came with two outs in the eighth inning, brought the. The following is a list of the pitchers that have the most wins in the world series. They have won an unprecedented 27 world series championships, and 40 american. Don larsen, a journeyman pitcher best remembered for throwing the only perfect game in world series history as a member of the new york yankees, has died, a spokesman announced late wednesday.
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