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Willie Stargell was named MLB MVP, LCS MVP, and World Series MVP in 1979. Six pitchers have won the Cy Young Award and the World Series MVP in the same season: Bob Turley (1958), Whitey Ford (1961), Koufax (1963, 1965), Bret Saberhagen (1985), Orel Hershiser (1988), and Johnson (2001). The Cy Young Award was initiated in 1956, as one award for ...
1977 – World Series Trophy [6] 1978 – World Series Trophy; 1981 – William Harridge Trophy (American League champion) 1996 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series) [6] 1997 (1996 New York Yankees) – Outstanding Team ESPY Award; 1998 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series) 1998 – Baseball America Organization of the Year [7]
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
From 1903 to 2024, the franchise has won more than 10,000 games and 27 World Series championships. [2] The list below documents players and teams that hold particular club records. Outfielder Babe Ruth holds the most franchise records, with 16, including career home runs, and career and single-season batting average and on-base percentage.
f Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in World Series history in Game 5. [77] g In 1969, the American League split into East and West divisions. [78] h The 1972 Major League Baseball strike forced the cancellation of the Yankees' first seven games of the season. [79] i The Yankees finished the season tied for first with the Boston Red Sox.
Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman celebrates with the MVP trophy after their win against the New York Yankees in Game 5 to win the baseball World Series, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in New York.
Halfway through their season, the 2022 Yankees are on pace for a record-tying 116 wins. ... 5 players, stats and trends that explain MLB's best team. Zach Crizer. ... Win the World Series. And it ...
The 1981 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1981 season. The 78th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers. It marked their third Series meeting in five years and ...