what team won the most world series before 1940

Before 1940, the New York Yankees had the most series wins by a team in the World Series, with 8 wins.

TEAM SERIES W SERIES G W% W L AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
1 Yankees
Yankees
8
World Series
57
.679
38
18
1,891
284
487
74
16
55
264
202
14
273
20
20
2,143
758
145
36
14
33
.258
.334
.401
.734
2 Athletics
Athletics
5
World Series
43
.558
24
19
1,415
163
332
72
8
21
146
111
6
229
20
21
1,570
483
101
38
8
18
.235
.293
.341
.634
3 Red Sox
Red Sox
5
World Series
32
.677
21
10
1,049
106
242
29
33
8
90
78
6
136
15
20
1,169
361
70
36
4
13
.231
.288
.344
.632
4 Giants
Giants
4
World Series
72
.471
33
37
2,407
233
595
85
20
24
210
179
17
341
47
52
2,645
792
129
42
13
39
.247
.304
.329
.633
5 Cardinals
Cardinals
3
World Series
31
.452
14
17
1,051
106
257
52
8
11
99
53
3
164
16
12
1,127
358
71
20
1
13
.245
.283
.341
.623
6 Cubs
Cubs
2
World Series
46
.356
16
29
1,505
149
361
59
12
12
125
121
9
254
51
39
1,684
480
83
49
2
22
.240
.300
.319
.619
7 White Sox
White Sox
2
World Series
20
.550
11
9
647
63
150
26
6
2
54
44
6
93
17
19
712
194
34
15
0
4
.232
.287
.300
.587
8 Pirates
Pirates
2
World Series
26
.423
11
15
853
93
204
38
13
7
82
55
12
118
34
11
939
289
58
19
2
10
.239
.295
.339
.633
9 Senators
Senators
1
World Series
19
.421
8
11
646
63
157
21
0
15
62
59
2
91
8
12
723
223
36
16
3
7
.243
.308
.345
.654
10 Indians
Indians
1
World Series
7
.714
5
2
217
21
53
9
2
2
18
21
0
21
2
6
240
72
13
2
3
3
.244
.311
.332
.643
11 Reds
Reds
1
World Series
12
.417
5
7
384
43
91
13
8
0
42
31
6
44
8
11
434
120
21
13
0
8
.237
.304
.313
.617
12 Braves
Braves
1
World Series
4
1.000
4
0
135
16
33
6
2
1
14
15
1
18
9
3
153
46
9
2
1
3
.244
.325
.341
.665
13 Tigers
Tigers
1
World Series
30
.379
11
18
1,018
93
233
47
4
5
84
91
11
140
23
17
1,141
303
56
21
7
9
.229
.299
.298
.597
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

More Yankees Stats

Team Rankings

HR

105

1st

R

349

3rd

SO

607

3rd

ERA

3.78

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
39
25
.609
Blue Jays Blue Jays
36
30
.545
4.0
Rays Rays
36
30
.545
4.0
Red Sox Red Sox
32
36
.471
9.0
Orioles Orioles
26
38
.406
13.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
6/10
NYY NYY
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Wed
6/11
NYY NYY
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Thu
6/12
NYY NYY
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Fri
6/13
NYY NYY
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Sat
6/14
NYY NYY
@
BOS BOS
7:15 PM
Last Game
NYY Yankees

39 - 25

7

Final

11

BOS Red Sox

32 - 35

Sun 8 Jun 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
39
25
.609
Rays Rays
36
30
.545
4.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
43
24
.642
Twins Twins
35
30
.538
7.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
36
29
.554
Mariners Mariners
33
32
.508
3.0
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
42
24
.636
Phillies Phillies
38
28
.576
4.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
40
26
.606
Cardinals Cardinals
36
30
.545
4.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
40
27
.597
Giants Giants
38
28
.576
1.5

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
5/24
SFG SFG
@
WSH WSH
3-2
Sat
5/24
BAL BAL
@
BOS BOS
5-1
Sat
5/24
CHC CHC
@
CIN CIN
11-8
Sat
5/24
TEX TEX
@
CWS CWS
5-4
Sat
5/24
SDP SDP
@
ATL ATL
5-3

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
6/10
DET DET
@
BAL BAL
6:35 PM
Tue
6/10
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Tue
6/10
CIN CIN
@
CLE CLE
6:40 PM
Tue
6/10
CHC CHC
@
PHI PHI
6:45 PM
Tue
6/10
TBR TBR
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM