We all know that the Yankees lead the majors with 40 pennants and soon to be 27 World Championships :) but what about other Yankee records in the World Series? Here some Tidbits you may enjoy:
World Series Homers
Did you know the top 3 all-time home run totals in the Series are owned by Yankees? Here they are:
1. Mickey Mantle 18
2. Babe Ruth 15
3. Yogi Berra 12
tied for 4th with a non-Yankee is who else but Lou Gehrig with 10.
Multiple Homers in Game 7
There is only one player in the history to hit more than one homer in a game 7? Yep, he is a Yankee also. Yogi Berra hit 2 shots in game 7 of the 1956 fall classic.
Most World Series RBIs
The top five in RBI totals in World Series History are also Yankees. Here they are:
1. Mickey Mantle 40
2. Yogi Berra 39
3. Lou Gehrig 35
4. Babe Ruth 33
5. Joe DiMaggio 30
Most World Series Hits
The top two are Yanks and then #4 is a Yankee also. Here they are....
1. Yogi Berra 71
2. Mickey Mantle 59
4. Joe DiMaggio 54
Most World Series Runs
The top nine totals in this are all Yankees!!! Yep, thats right.. 9! :)
Mickey Mantle 42
Yogi Berra 41
Babe Ruth 37
Lou Gehrig 30
Joe DiMaggio 27
Roger Maris 26
Elston Howard 25
Gil McDougald 23
Derek Jeter 22
WINS by Pitchers in Series Total
The top two here Yanks also!
1. Whitey Ford 10
2. Allie Reynolds 7 (tied with others for second)
Strikeouts in the Series Total
1rst and 3rd are Yankees also in this category
1. Whitey Ford 94
2, Allie Reynolds 62
SAVES
#1 in this category still plays baseball. Mariano Rivera with 8. :)
Well, thats just a few of the many categories dominated by the Yankees in total Series History.
We look forward to seeing those numbers grow after this Series! GO YANKEES!!!!!
-from Wikipedia, fair use Copyright from Baseball Hall of Fame.
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