The Baseball Scholar

New York Yankees

Dave Franks
1–2 minutes

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  • New York Yankees Lists
  • Team History
    Years Known As Record World Series Titles Pennants Playoff Appearance
    1913 – 2022 New York Yankees 9,868 – 7,241 27 40 58
    1903 – 1912 New York Highlanders 734 – 759 0 0 0
    World Series Titles
    Year Opponent Series World Series MVP
    2009 Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 Hideki Matsui
    2000 New York Mets 4-1 Derek Jeter
    1999 Atlanta Braves 4-0 Mariano Rivera
    1998 San Diego Padres 4-0 Scott Brosius
    1996 Atlanta Braves 4-2 John Wetteland
    1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Bucky Dent
    1977 Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 Reggie Jackson
    1962 San Francisco Giants 4-3 Ralph Terry
    1961 Cincinnati Reds 4-1 Whitey Ford
    1958 Milwaukee Braves 4-3 Bob Turley
    1956 Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3 Don Larsen
    1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 4-2
    1952 Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3
    1951 New York Giants 4-2
    1950 Philadelphia Phillies 4-0
    1949 Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1
    1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3
    1943 St. Louis Cardinals 4-1
    1941 Brooklyn Dodgers 4-1
    1939 Cincinnati Reds 4-0
    1938 Chicago Cubs 4-0
    1937 New York Giants 4-1
    1936 New York Giants 4-2
    1932 Chicago Cubs 4-0
    1928 St. Louis Cardinals 4-0
    1927 Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0
    1923 New York Giants 4-2
    Retired Numbers
    Number Player Years Played Position
    1 Billy Martin 1975 – 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1988 Manager
    3 Babe Ruth 1920 – 1934 OF / LHP
    4 Lou Gehrig 1923 – 1939 1B
    5 Joe DiMaggio 1936 – 1942, 1946 – 1951 OF
    6 Joe Torre 1996 – 2007 Manager
    7 Mickey Mantle 1951 – 1968 OF / 1B
    8 Yogi Berra 1946 – 1963 C / OF
    9 Roger Maris 1960 – 1966 OF
    10 Phil Rizzuto 1941 – 1942, 1946 – 1956 1B
    15 Thurman Munson 1969 – 1979 C
    16 Whitey Ford 1950, 1953 – 1967 LHP
    20 Jorge Posada 1995 – 2011 C / DH
    23 Don Mattingly 1982 – 1995 1B
    32 Elston Howard 1955 – 1967 OF / C
    37 Casey Stengel 1949 – 1960 Manager
    42 Mariano Rivera 1995 – 2013 OF
    44 Reggie Jackson 1977 – 1981 OF
    46 Andy Pettitte 1995 – 2003, 2007 – 2010, 2012 – 2013 LHP
    49 Ron Guidry 1975 – 1988 LHP
    51 Bernie Williams 1991 – 2006 OF
    MVP
    Year Player Position
    2022 Aaron Judge OF
    2007 Alex Rodriguez 3B
    2005 Alex Rodriguez 3B
    1985 Don Mattingly 1B
    1976 Thurman Munson C
    1963 Elston Howard C
    1962 Mickey Mantle OF
    1961 Roger Maris OF
    1960 Roger Maris OF
    1957 Mickey Mantle OF
    1956 Mickey Mantle OF
    1955 Yogi Berra C
    1954 Yogi Berra C
    1951 Yogi Berra C
    1950 Phil Rizzuto SS
    1947 Joe DiMaggio OF
    1943 Spud Chandler SP
    1942 Joe Gordon 2B
    1941 Joe DiMaggio OF
    1939 Joe DiMaggio OF
    1936 Lou Gehrig 1B
    1927 Lou Gehrig 1B
    1923 Babe Ruth OF
    Cy Young Award
    Year Player
    2001 Roger Clemens
    1978 Ron Guidry
    1977 Sparky Lyle
    1961 Whitey Ford
    1958 Bob Turley
    Rookie of the Year
    Year Player Position
    2017 Aaron Judge OF
    1996 Derek Jeter SS
    1970 Thurmon Munson C
    1968 Stan Bahnsen SP
    1962 Tom Tresh SS
    1957 Tony Kubek OF / SS / 3B
    1954 Bob Grim SP
    1951 Gil McDougald 3B / 2B
    Manager of the Year
    Year Manager
    1998 Joe Torre
    1996 Joe Torre
    1994 Buck Showalter