As of the end of the 2013 season, the Yankees have won 27 World Series championships and lost 13.
Of the 27 games, 8 were sweeps:
List of teams that have defeated the Yankees in the World Series:
The Yankees lead the Subway Series record against the New York Mets, with 6 wins, 2 losses and 5 ties. Since interleague play began in 1997, the Yankees have 42 total wins to the Mets 30.
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First team to win 4 out of 7 wins the world series
There is no other team close to the Yankees in World Series wins. The Yankees have 27 and the second place team is the St. Louis Cardinals with 10.
The New York Yankees hold the records for both most World Series won (27) and most World Series appearances (40). The St Louis Cardinals are a distant second, with 10 wins from 17 appearances. The Yankees also hold the record for most individual World Series games won, with 134.
The NY Yankees have 27 world series wins and the NY Mets have only two world series wins.
Since 1990, the Yankees have won five World Series (1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009).
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Currently, the Yankees record in World Series Play is: 40 Total World Series spanning 225 Games 134 Wins 90 Losses 1 Tie 27 Championships
1.) New York Yankees 27 world series wins 2.) st. Louis cardinals 10 world series wins 3.) Oakland athletics 9 world series wins
The Yankees have the most with 27 wins.Pitcher to have the most wins: Whitney Ford.
Yankees with 27.
The New York Yankees with 27 World Series championships are the most in baseball.