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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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New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi presents US President Barack Obama with an autographed jersey during an event with the 2009 World Series champions of Major League Baseball in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, April 26, 2010. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi presents US President Barack Obama with an autographed jersey during an event with the 2009 World Series champions of Major League Baseball in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, April 26, 2010. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) /

30. 2009 New York Yankees

103-59, AL East Champions, Won World Series 4-2 Over Philadelphia

After an eight year drought – the third longest for the franchise since winning its first World Championship in 1923 – the 2009 New York Yankees increased their Major League record to 27 World Series titles following a 4-2 series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Yankees finished the ’09 regular season 103-59 and won the AL East by an impressive eight-game margin. The club was virtually unbeatable at home and posted a 57-24 record at Yankee Stadium during the regular season.

Mark Teixeira (.292/.383/.565, 39 HR, 122 RBI) and Derek Jeter (.334/.406/.465, 18 HR, 107 R, 30 SB) finished second and third, respectively, in the voting for the AL MVP Award and C.C. Sabathia (19-8, 3.37) earned a top-four finish in the Cy Young Award race in his first season in the Bronx.

Alex Rodriguez (.286/.302/.532, 30 HR, 100 RBI), Robinson Cano (.320/.352/.520, 25 HR, 85 RBI), Nick Swisher (29 HR, 82 RBI) and World Series MVP Hideki Matsui (28 HR, 90 RBI) played big roles in a lineup that led the AL with 915 runs scored and with 244 home runs. Mariano Rivera (1.76, 44 saves) recorded the final out of the Fall Classic for the fourth and final time in his surefire Hall of Fame career.

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