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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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BRONX, NY – CIRCA 1928: 1928 New York Yankees team photo 1st row: L-R – trainer Woods, Mike Gazella, Joe Dugan, Mascot Bennett, Ben Paschal, Myles Thomas, Gene Robertson, Rosy Ryan. 2nd Row: Bill Dickey, Leo Durocher, Mathews, coach O’Leary, Manager Miller Huggins, coach Fletcher, Hank Johnson, Waite Hoyt, Cedric Durst, Lou Gehrig. 3rd row: – Tom Zachary, George Pipgras, Pat Collins, Mark Koenig, Fred Heimach, Babe Ruth, Johnny Grabowski, Tony Lazzeri, Bob Meusel and Earle Combs circa 1928 at Yankee Stadium in New York City. (Photo by Sporting News via Getty Images)
BRONX, NY – CIRCA 1928: 1928 New York Yankees team photo 1st row: L-R – trainer Woods, Mike Gazella, Joe Dugan, Mascot Bennett, Ben Paschal, Myles Thomas, Gene Robertson, Rosy Ryan. 2nd Row: Bill Dickey, Leo Durocher, Mathews, coach O’Leary, Manager Miller Huggins, coach Fletcher, Hank Johnson, Waite Hoyt, Cedric Durst, Lou Gehrig. 3rd row: – Tom Zachary, George Pipgras, Pat Collins, Mark Koenig, Fred Heimach, Babe Ruth, Johnny Grabowski, Tony Lazzeri, Bob Meusel and Earle Combs circa 1928 at Yankee Stadium in New York City. (Photo by Sporting News via Getty Images) /

15. 1928 New York Yankees

101-53, AL Champions, Won World Series 4-0 Over St. Louis

The sequel to arguably the greatest team in Major League Baseball history, the 1928 New York Yankees posted an impressive 101-53 record but won the American League pennant by a narrow margin of 2.5 games over the hard-charging Philadelphia Athletics.

Babe Ruth (.323/.463/.709, 54 HR, 146 RBI, 163 R) and Lou Gehrig (.374/.467/.648, 27 HR, 147 RBI, 139 R) were the obvious offensive leaders for baseball’s highest scoring team. The Yankees’ 894 runs were more than any other big league club, as were the team’s 133 home runs.

Of course, New York also put together a strong pitching staff, with George Pipgras (24-13, 3.38), Waite Hoyt (23-7, 3.36, 8 SV) and Herb Pennock (17-6, 2.56) leading the way.

In the World Series, Gehrig hit an amazing .545/.706/1.727 with four home runs and nine RBI in the four-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals, while Ruth was just as good with a .625/.647/1.375 performance that included three homers. Hoyt tossed complete games in Game 1 and Game 4 and posted a 1.50 ERA in the series, and helped the Yankees claim their third World Championship.

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