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Ranking every World Series winners in history

By Staff

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)
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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Legendary American baseball player Babe Ruth (1895 – 1948) of the New York Yankees hits a home run in the third game of the World Series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, Chicago, October 1, 1932. It was during this game that Ruth gestured with his bat before hitting a home run giving birth to the legend of the ‘Called Shot.’ (Photo by B. Bennett/Getty Images)
Legendary American baseball player Babe Ruth (1895 – 1948) of the New York Yankees hits a home run in the third game of the World Series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, Chicago, October 1, 1932. It was during this game that Ruth gestured with his bat before hitting a home run giving birth to the legend of the ‘Called Shot.’ (Photo by B. Bennett/Getty Images) /

5. 1932 New York Yankees

107-47, AL Champions, Won World Series 4-0 Over Chicago

After falling short of the American League pennant three years in a row and watching as the Philadelphia Athletics celebrated back-to-back World Series titles in 1930 and 1931, the 1932 New York Yankees exploded to win the AL by an impressive 13 games with a 107-47 regular season record and swept the Chicago Cubs in four games in the Fall Classic.

The ’32 Yankees were also one of the greatest overachieving World Championship teams in history. According to their Pythagorean Won-Loss projection, New York was expected to finish the regular season 99-55.

It was the fourth and final World Championship for Babe Ruth, who hit .341/.489/.661 with 41 home runs and 137 RBI with 120 runs scored during the regular season and added two more homers in the World Series, which brought his career total to 15 postseason long balls.

Lou Gehrig was even better and hit .529/.600/1.118 with three home runs and eight RBI against the Cubs after posting a .349/.451/.621 slash with 34 homers, 151 RBI and 138 runs scored during the regular season.

New York scored the most runs in baseball (1,002) and posted the best ERA in the American League (3.98). Hall of Famers Lefty Gomez (24-7, 4.21) and Red Ruffing (18-7, 3.09) led a top-notch starting rotation that also included George Pipgras (16-9, 4.19) and Johnny Allen (17-4, 3.70).

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