Ranking every World Series winners in history

By Staff | Nov 3, 2015

UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 05: Brooklyn Dodgers president Walter O'Malley and his manager, Walter Alston, exchange hugs and grins after bringing Brooklyn its first World Series championship in history. Flock did it the hard way, winning the final game in Yankee Stadium. (Photo by NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) /

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Giants manager Bill Terry and Yankees skipper Joe McCarthy meet with President Roosevelt before Game 2 of 1936 World Series game at the Polo Grounds. FDR watches Yankees roll, 18-4, en route to Series victory as last out is recorded on the grab in center field by rookie sensation Joe DiMaggio. With FDR behind him are his children, John, Anna and FDR Jr. (Photo By: Bob Costa/NY Daily News via Getty Images) /

13. 1936 New York Yankees

102-51, AL Champions, Won World Series 4-2 Over New York Giants

Because all eight teams in the American League competed in the standings prior to the expansion era, it was rare for a team to win the pennant by more than ten games. A 19.5-game cushion was practically unheard of, yet the 1936 New York Yankees accomplished it with a 102-51 regular season record and made it to the World Series for the first time in four years.

The 1936 season was arguably the finest of Lou Gehrig’s 17-year Hall of Fame career and the Iron Horse hit .354/.478/.696 with a Major League-leading 49 home runs with 152 RBI on his way to his second and final AL MVP Award. Gehrig also led the big leagues with 167 runs scored and 130 walks.

Hall of Fame catcher Bill Dickey (.362/.428/.617, 22 HR, 107 RBI, 99 R) finished fifth in the MVP vote, while 21-year old rookie Joe DiMaggio (.323/.352/.576, 29 HR, 125 RBI, 132 R) finished eighth. That legendary trio starred for an explosive lineup that scored 1,065 runs and hit 182 home runs – both by far the most in the Major Leagues.

New York also had the AL’s best pitching staff, as Red Ruffing (20-12, 3.85) and Monte Pearson (19-7), helped hold opponents to 731 runs and 1,474 hits, which were the fewest in the American League. Lefty Gomez (13-7, 4.39) led the Yankees to two wins in the World Series – a 4-2 series victory over the crosstown Giants.

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