The Yankees have never lost a seven-game World Series after leading 3 to 1. The 1958 Yanks, however, came back from a 3 to 1 deficit to beat the Milwaukee Braves for the world championship.
They have played in 40 World Series and have won 27. So they have lost 13.
The New York Yankees won 27 World Series, and lost 13.
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The Yankees lost to the Florida Marlins in the 2003 World Series.
As manager of the Dodgers, twice ... 1977 and 1978.
Bobby Richardson of the New York Yankees In 1960 the Yankees played the Pirates in the World Series and lost in seven games.
The last series the Yankees lost was October 2-4, 2009. The Yankees lost 2 of 3 against the Tampa Bay Rays in Tampa.
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost 4 games to 2 to the Yankees in the 1977 World Series.
The Dodgers have played the Yankees 11 times in the World Series. Their record against the Yankees is 3-8.1941: Dodgers lost to the Yankess 4 games to 1.1947: Dodgers lost to the Yankees 4 games to 3.1949: Dodgers lost to the Yankees 4 games to 1.1952: Dodgers lost to the Yankees 4 games to 3.1953: Dodgers lost to the Yankees 4 games to 2.1955: Dodgers defeated the Yankees 4 games to 3.1956: Dodgers lost to the Yankees 4 games to 3.1963: Dodgers defeated the Yankees 4 games to 0.1977: Dodgers lost to the Yankees 4 games to 2.1978: Dodgers lost to the Yankees 4 games to 2.1981: Dodgers defeated the Yankees 4 games to 2.
The Yankees appeared in World Series in 1981, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2009. They lost in 1981, 2001 and 2003.
From 2000 to 2011, the Yankees won the World Series twice (2000 and 2009).They also lost two World Series during that span (2001 and 2003).
The New York Yankees have lost the world series a total of thirteen times, more than any other franchise.