The 94th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the american league al champion new york yankees and the national league nl champion san diego padres. Submarine specialist carl mays is the only man to win a world series as a regular starting pitcher for both the yankees 1923 and red sox 1916 and 1918. Heres a breakdown of how the tournament transpired. But his world series perfect game pushed him up into the top 50. The following is a list of the pitchers that have the most wins in the world series. The new york yankees of the al have played in 40 world series through 2018winning 27the most series appearances and most victories of any major league baseball franchise. Mlb world series champions major league baseball espn. The st louis cardinals are a distant second, with 10 wins from 17 appearances. New york yankees top 10 career pitching leaders baseball. Mays was also on the staff for bostons title in 1915, though he was more of a relief pitcher that season.
He became of the most beloved yankee pitchers when he beat the braves ace john smoltz in a 10 win the got the yankees their first world series win in 17 years. He is one of the most famous yankee pitchers of all time due to pitching the only perfect game in a. They have won an unprecedented 27 world series championships, and 40 american. The top five yankees pitchers of all time, by war pinstripe alley. To learn about our efforts to improve the accessibility and usability of our website, please visit our. In fact, clemens has a 30 record in world series games. Every pitcher with six or more wins is listed and each one of these pitchers was brilliant at times in the world series and each one played a big role in the success of their teams.
The new york yankees are the mlb team with the most world series wins. Whitey ford 1950, 195367 with a smooth, cool confidence that earned him the nickname chairman of the board from the yankee rat pack, ford made winning look way too easy for the yankees, helping to win 11 pennants during his tenure. These starting pitchers won the most world series titles. The yankees 50 best starting pitchers hated yankees. The top 10 world series pitchers of all time who are the top 10 world series pitchers of alltime. World series career pitching records by baseball almanac. The 194953 yankees, still the only team to win five straight world series, have four pitchers on this list. The yankees record in those eight world series wins, the most dominant the game has ever seen, was 32. Top 5 most playoff wins by a pitcher 1 her sports corner. This must be what its like to be a yankee, said winning pitcher roger clemensthis is what everybody said it was all about. The bronx bracket came to an end on sunday and the yankees world series threepeat from 19982000 was the final moment standing.
Former new york yankees pitcher don larsen, the only player to ever throw a perfect game in the world series, died on wednesday after a battle with esophageal cancer, according to. There have been 51 games in the world series in which a pitcher struck out. The yankees swept the padres in four games to win their second. What yankee pitcher holds world series records for games. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. Ford was a sixtime world series champion 1950, 1953, 1956, 1958. A comprehensive list of mlb world series champions from 1903 to the present. His world series accomplishments alone would be enough to land him on this list. Luis gonzalez lined a serieswinning single off mariano rivera in the ninth inning of game 7. Yankees world series wins yankees win world series 1903. It only measures if they appeared for that team at some point and then if they appeared in the ws that year for the winning team. The new york yankees are the most prestigious franchise in baseball. Yankees legend don larsen, only pitcher with perfect game. Hoyt went 15798 with the yankees, winning three world series 1923, 27, 28.
Clemens won two world series with the yankees, in 1999 and 2000. Whitey ford also has the most losses in the world series, 8. Mike torrez the softtosser who solidified the rotation following an earlyseason trade and ended up earning the complete game win in the world series clincher defected to the rival red. Carl mays holds the single season record for most wins by a ny yankee pitcher with 27 wins in 1927. The new york yankees hold the records for both most world series won 27 and most world series appearances 40. In new yankee stadium, world series title seems right at. In new yankee stadium, world series title seems right at home as bombers win 27th title. In one of the most exciting editions of the world series, the diamondbacks beat the yankees in seven games. Larsen wouldnt make the list as a starter with only 45 yankee wins who never won even a dozen wins in a season for new york.
His most known role might have been as the best pitcher on that 1927 team, leading the staff to a title. From 1903 to 2019, the franchise has won more than 10,000 games and 27 world series championships. Game 4 highlight, brooklyns cookie lavagetto cracks a 2. He had two completegame wins in the 1951 world series. Jack chesbro won 41 games in 1904 for the ny highlanders, which would later become the ny yankees. Yankees world series threepeat wins greatest moment in. The new york yankees are an american professional baseball team based in the new york. In baseball, that can be translated to pitching wins world series. Most wins 10, starts 22 and, before being broken by mariano rivera in 2000, the longest scoreless innings streak in world series history at 33 innings. New york yankees mount rushmore of pitchers last word on. Which pitcher has the most career wins as a new york. The 1998 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1998 season. New york don larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory in 1956 for the new york yankees when he threw a.
Among pitchers, whitey ford has the most yankees records with five, all of which are career totals. Lopat matched raschi with 21 wins in 1951, and was a solid yankee starter for seven years. In all sports, the boston celtics are the closest u. These starting pitchers won the most world series titles baseball egg. Whitey ford was a very good pitcher that played on a very good team throughout his career. The most famous play in the 1955 world series was jackie robinsons steal of home in game 1. The following is a list of every yankees world series win. In 1961, ford finished the season with a 254 mark, two world series victories, and the cy young award. Please note that this does not measure how many times the player was on the roster during the ws of a world series winner. Most seasons on a world series winning team baseball. The yankees most recent world series title came in 2009. The new york yankees top 10 pitchers of the last 20 years. The new york yankees are a professional baseball team based in the bronx, new york.
Don larsen, former yankees pitcher who threw only world. David cone didnt have as many good years for the yankees as cc sabathia or george pipgras each of the three had a 20win season. And in the postseason, gomez was a perfect 60 in seven world series starts with a. Yankees relief pitcher john wetteland was named the world series most valuable player for saving all four yankee wins. Larson in his career was just a pedestrian type pitcher. Waite hoyt, 84, baseball hall of famer best known for his years as a pitcher with the new york yankees in the 1920s and later a popular announcer with the cincinnati reds baseball team, died. Remembering the 1978 world series champion new york.
Don larsen, a journeyman pitcher best remembered for throwing the only perfect game in world series history as a member of the new york yankees, has died, a spokesman announced late wednesday. Don larsen, yankees pitcher who threw only perfect world. Major league baseball pitchers with the most wins in the. In between, the bronx bombers won another six 1927, 1928, 1932 and 19361938 helping gehrig to eight rings over the course of his career tied for the third most championships of all time. Pitcherturnedoutfielder babe ruth was the most talented of all the acquisitions from boston.
Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. In the modern baseball era, there was no pitcher better than the new york yankees andy pettitte in postseason play. No other organization comes close to the 27 yankees world series wins. Don larsen, former yankees pitcher who threw only perfect. The yankees advanced to the world series by defeating the texas rangers in the al division series, three games to one, and then the baltimore orioles in the al championship series, four games to one. He was 41 in world series play and won 166 career games, also too few for the hall of fame. Baseball almanac researches the world series career records set by the. The new york yankees ten greatest pitchers of all time. That steal, which came with two outs in the eighth inning, brought the. Whitey ford holds another amazing world series record. Alltime and singleseason world series pitching leaders. He holds numerous records, many of which came at the most crucial of times in world series competition. Don larsen, thanks to his perfect game on october 8, 1956, holds the career world series record for consecutive hitless innings with eleven.
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