<P> The Yankees have won a record 27 World Series in 40 appearances (which, since the first World Series in 1903, currently amounts to an average appearance every 2.7 seasons and a championship every 4.0 seasons); the St. Louis Cardinals are second with 11 World Series victories . The Yankees' number of World Series losses, 13, leads Major League Baseball . The St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers and New York / San Francisco Giants are second in total World Series appearances with eighteen apiece . Of their 18 World Series appearances, the Dodgers have faced the Yankees eleven times, going 3--8, while the Giants have faced the Yankees seven times, going 2--5 . Among North American major sports, the Yankees' success is approached only by the 24 Stanley Cup championships of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . The Yankees have played in the World Series against every National League pennant winner except the Houston Astros and the Colorado Rockies . </P> <P> Through 2014, the Yankees have an all - time regular season winning percentage of . 567 (a 10,031--7,648 record), the best of any team in baseball . </P> <P> The Yankees have won 27 World Series Championships . Their most recent one came in 2009, under manager Joe Girardi, when they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in six games . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Manager </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> Series score </Th> <Th> Record </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1923 </Td> <Td> Miller Huggins </Td> <Td> New York Giants </Td> <Td> 4--2 </Td> <Td> 98--54 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1927 </Td> <Td> Miller Huggins </Td> <Td> Pittsburgh Pirates </Td> <Td> 4--0 </Td> <Td> 110--44 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1928 </Td> <Td> Miller Huggins </Td> <Td> St. Louis Cardinals </Td> <Td> 4--0 </Td> <Td> 101--53 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1932 </Td> <Td> Joe McCarthy </Td> <Td> Chicago Cubs </Td> <Td> 4--0 </Td> <Td> 107--47 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1936 </Td> <Td> Joe McCarthy </Td> <Td> New York Giants </Td> <Td> 4--2 </Td> <Td> 102--51 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> Joe McCarthy </Td> <Td> New York Giants </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> 102--52 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> Joe McCarthy </Td> <Td> Chicago Cubs </Td> <Td> 4--0 </Td> <Td> 99--53 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1939 </Td> <Td> Joe McCarthy </Td> <Td> Cincinnati Reds </Td> <Td> 4--0 </Td> <Td> 106--45 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1941 </Td> <Td> Joe McCarthy </Td> <Td> Brooklyn Dodgers </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> 101--53 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1943 </Td> <Td> Joe McCarthy </Td> <Td> St. Louis Cardinals </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> 98--56 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1947 </Td> <Td> Bucky Harris </Td> <Td> Brooklyn Dodgers </Td> <Td> 4--3 </Td> <Td> 97--57 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1949 </Td> <Td> Casey Stengel </Td> <Td> Brooklyn Dodgers </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> 97--57 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> Casey Stengel </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Phillies </Td> <Td> 4--0 </Td> <Td> 98--56 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> Casey Stengel </Td> <Td> New York Giants </Td> <Td> 4--2 </Td> <Td> 98--56 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1952 </Td> <Td> Casey Stengel </Td> <Td> Brooklyn Dodgers </Td> <Td> 4--3 </Td> <Td> 95--59 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> Casey Stengel </Td> <Td> Brooklyn Dodgers </Td> <Td> 4--2 </Td> <Td> 99--51 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> Casey Stengel </Td> <Td> Brooklyn Dodgers </Td> <Td> 4--3 </Td> <Td> 97--57 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> Casey Stengel </Td> <Td> Milwaukee Braves </Td> <Td> 4--3 </Td> <Td> 92--62 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> Ralph Houk </Td> <Td> Cincinnati Reds </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> 109--53 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> Ralph Houk </Td> <Td> San Francisco Giants </Td> <Td> 4--3 </Td> <Td> 96--66 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> Billy Martin </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Dodgers </Td> <Td> 4--2 </Td> <Td> 100--62 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Bob Lemon </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Dodgers </Td> <Td> 4--2 </Td> <Td> 100--63 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joe Torre </Td> <Td> Atlanta Braves </Td> <Td> 4--2 </Td> <Td> 92--70 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Joe Torre </Td> <Td> San Diego Padres </Td> <Td> 4--0 </Td> <Td> 114--48 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Joe Torre </Td> <Td> Atlanta Braves </Td> <Td> 4--0 </Td> <Td> 98--64 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Joe Torre </Td> <Td> New York Mets </Td> <Td> 4--1 </Td> <Td> 87--74 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Joe Girardi </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Phillies </Td> <Td> 4--2 </Td> <Td> 103--59 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="4"> Total World Series championships: </Th> <Th> 27 </Th> </Tr> </Table>

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