The Yankees snapped their skid with a win over the White Sox.
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The World Series began in 1903 and the Yankees won their first World Series in 1923, so that was their longest drought. Since winning their first World Series, they have had two long droughts, 1962 to 1977 and 1978 to 1996.
The Yankees longest World Series winning streak is five years. They were the champions from 1949-1953.
The New York Yankees have the record for longest consecutive winning season streak, at 39 years, from 1926 - 1964. The Yankees have also (2010 season) tied the second longest streak (NYY 1993 - 2010), shared by the Baltimore Orioles (1968 - 1985).
The world's longest hitting streak in Major League Baseball history is owned by Joe DiMaggio.Playing for the Yankees in 1941 the Yankee Clipper hit in 56 consecutive games from May 15 until July 16.
The New York Yankees played 162 regular season games, winning 103, and losing 59.
During Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak in 1941, the two shortstops on the Yankees were Phil Rizzuto and Frank Crosetti.
The 1953 Yankees won 18 straight games from May 27th thru June 14th, going from a record of 24-11 to 41-11. Then on June 21st thru July 1st, they lost 9 straight, taking their record from 46-13 to 46-22. They ended up with a 99-52 win loss record.