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Ranking top 10 MLB teams with the most World Series Rings

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1. New York Yankees: 27

There is no other franchise in the New York Yankees’ class when it comes to World Series rings.

Not only are the Yankees the only team to win the World Series ring at least four times in a row, but they did it twice, winning four in a row from 1936-39.

Furthermore, five in a row from 1949-53. Not surprisingly, New York Yankees also holds the record for most World Series appearances.

World Series Rings won in year

1923, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009

2. St. Louis Cardinals: 11

While they aren’t close to the New York Yankees in terms of overall World Series rings.

However, they are the class of the National League. St. Louis has maintained an impressive level of success even in non-World Series years, finishing with a record below .500 just once this century thus far.

World Series Rings won in year

1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006 and 2011

St. Louis Cardinals Showing Off Their World Series Rings
St. Louis Cardinals Showing off their World Series Rings

3. Boston Red Sox: 9 (Tie)

Boston Red Sox infamously went 86 years between titles thanks to the “Curse of the Bambino,”.

However, the Boston Red Sox have come on strong in recent years, winning four titles in a span of 15 seasons from 2004-18. As a result, they are the first team to win four titles in the 21st century.

World Series Rings won in year

1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013 and 2018

3. Oakland Athletics: 9 (Tie)

The A’s did much of their damage in the franchise’s early years while they were still in Philadelphia.

Then, came on strong in Oakland after a brief stint in Kansas City from 1955-67. Along with the New York Yankees (1998-2000).

The Oakland Athletics are one of two teams in the Divisional Era (which began in 1969) to win the World Series rings three times in a row (1972-74).

World Series Rings won in year

Philadelphia Athletics: 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929 and 1930,
Oakland Athletics: 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1989

4. San Francisco Giants: 8

The San Francisco Giants are tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the most World Series appearances by an NL club (20).

However, they suffered a championship lull after moving to San Francisco prior to the 1958 season.

They only appeared in the Fall Classic three times in their first 41 years out west, before winning it three times in five seasons to form a mini-dynasty under manager Bruce Bochy and catcher Buster Posey.

World Series Rings won in year

New York Giants: 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933 and 1954,

San Francisco Giants: 2010, 2012 and 2014

5. Los Angeles Dodgers: 7

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had most of their World Series success since moving to L.A. for the 1958 season.

Furthermore, six of their seven titles coming on the West Coast. They were a frequent World Series participant when they were in Brooklyn.

However, they went 1-8 in the Fall Classic while playing in their original home. After losing back-to-back World Series to the Astros in 2017 and the Red Sox in ’18.

The Los Angeles Dodgers hold the distinction of having lost the most World Series of any franchise with 14 (the Yankees are next at 13).

Above all, they put those two Series behind them and ended a 31-season drought by knocking off the Rays in the ’20 World Series.

World Series Rings won in year

Brooklyn Dodgers: 1955,

Los Angeles Dodgers: 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988 and 2020

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6. Pittsburgh Pirates: 5 (Tie)

Pittsburgh Pirates is one of baseball’s original franchises, and though the Pirates have made just seven World Series appearances in their history.

However, they have made them count. The Bucs’ .714 winning percentage in the World Series (5-2) is the best of any of the teams that have made the World Series more than twice.

World Series Rings won in year

1909, 1925, 1960, 1971 and 1979

6. Cincinnati Reds: 5 (Tie)

Cincinnati Reds hasn’t come close to the World Series since shocking Oakland with a four-game sweep in 1990.

But the Big Red Machine is arguably most dominant squad in the history of the NL, and the Reds hold the distinction of being the last NL team to repeat as champion.

World Series Rings won in year

1919, 1940, 1975, 1975 and 1990

7. Detroit Tigers: 4 (Tie)

Detroit Tigers has won 4 World Series rings, 11 AL pennants since the franchise establishment in 1901.

The have also won division titles in 1972, 1984 and 1987 as a member of the AL East. Since 2000, the Detroit Tigers have played their home games at the Comerica Park in downtown Detroit.

World Series Rings won in year

1935, 1945, 1968 and 1984

7. Atlanta Braves: 4 (Tie)

The Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs are the two remaining charter franchise founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1871 as Boston Red Stockings.

Not to confuse with American’s League Boston Red Sox, the team began operating as the Boston Braves.

From 1991 to 2005, the Atlanta Braves were one of the most successful teams in the baseball history winning an unpresented 14 consecutive division titles.

The Braves won their first World Series ring in 1995 as Atlanta Braves by defeating the Cleveland Indians and 2021 by defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers.

World Series Rings won in year

1914, 1957, 1995 and 2021

8. White Sox: 3 (Tie)

The Chicago White Sox won the 1906 World Series Ring with a defense-oriented team dubbed ‘the Hitless Wonders’.

In the 1917 World Series, led by Eddie Cicotte, Eddie Collins and Shoeless Joe Jackson. The White sox brought home their second World Series ring.

2005 World Series game led by MVP Jermaine Dye, Paul Konerko, Mark Buehrle, catcher A. J. Pierzynski, and Ozzie Guillén, the first Latino manager to win the World Series.

The 87 years it took the White Sox to win the World Series stands as the second longest MLB championship drought of all time.

Furthermore, with their crosstown rivals, the Chicago Cubs, holding the longest drought (107 seasons). The White Sox have an overall record of 9,411–9,309

World Series Rings won in year

1906, 1917 and 2005

Shoeless Jackson Chicago White Sox
Shoeless Jackson Chicago White Sox

8. Baltimore Orioles: 3 (Tie)

The Baltimore Orioles experienced their greatest success from 1966 to 1983, when they made six World Series appearances, winning three of them (1966, 1970, 1983).

Winning 3 World Series rings also made the club featured several future Hall of Famers who would later be inducted representing the Orioles.

Such as third baseman Brooks Robinson, outfielder Frank Robinson, starting pitcher Jim Palmer, first baseman Eddie Murray, shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., and manager Earl Weaver.

World Series Rings won in year

1966, 1970 and 1983

8. Chicago Cubs: 3 (Tie)

Throughout the club’s history, the Chicago Cubs have played in a total of 11 World Series.

The 1906 Cubs won 116 games, finishing 116–36 and posting a modern-era record winning percentage of .763, before losing the World Series to the Chicago White Sox (“The Hitless Wonders”) by four games to two.

The Cubs won back-to-back World Series championships in 1907 and 1908, becoming the first major league team to play in three consecutive World Series, and the first to win the world series rings twice in a roll.

Most recently, the Cubs won the 2016 National League Championship Series and 2016 World Series, which ended a 71-year National League pennant drought and a 108-year World Series championship drought.

Aboveall, many claims that the drought was caused by the curse of Billy Goat

World Series Rings won in year

1907, 1908 and 2016

Chicago Cubs Billy Goat Curse
Chicago Cubs Billy Goat Curse

8. Minnesota Twins: 3 (Tie)

The team played its inaugural game at Target Field on April 12, 2010.

The franchise won the World Series in 1924 as the Senators, and in 1987 and 1991 as the Minnesota Twins.

World Series Rings won in year

Washington Senators: 1924

Minnesota Twins: 1987 and 1991

9. Kansas City Royals: 2 (Tie)

The Kansas City Royals quickly became a powerhouse, appearing in the playoffs seven times from 1976 to 1985, winning one World Series Ring and another AL pennant.

Led by stars such as Amos Otis, Hal McRae, John Mayberry, George Brett, Frank White, Willie Wilson, and Bret Saberhagen.

The team remained competitive throughout the early 1990s, but then had only one winning season from 1995 to 2012. For 28 consecutive seasons (1986–2013).

However, the Royals did not qualify to play in the MLB postseason, one of the longest postseason droughts during baseball’s current wild-card era.

Furthermore, the team broke this streak in 2014 by securing the franchise’s first wild card berth and advancing to the 2014 World Series, where they lost to the San Francisco Giants in seven games.

The Royals followed this up by winning the team’s first AL Central division title in 2015 and defeating the New York Mets in five games in the 2015 World Series to win their second World Series championship ring.

World Series Rings won in year

1985 and 2015

9. Philadelphia Phillies: 2 (Tie)

The Philadelphia Phillies have won two World Series Rings twics.

First, by defeating the Kansas City Royals in the 1980 and the second time by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in 2008.

Furthermore, the Philadelphia Phillies has won seven National League pennants, the first of which came in 1915.

World Series Rings won in year

1980 and 2008

9. New York Mets: 2 (Tie)

From 1964 to 2008, the Mets played their home games at Shea Stadium, named after William Shea, the founder of the Continental League, a proposed third major league.

The announcement of which prompted their admission as an NL expansion team.[7] Since 2009, the Mets have played their home games at Citi Field next to the site where Shea Stadium once stood.

In their inaugural season, the New York Mets posted a record of 40–120, the worst regular-season record since MLB went to a 162-game schedule.

However, the team never finished better than second-to-last in the 1960s until the “Miracle Mets” beat the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series, considered one of the biggest upsets in World Series history despite the Mets having won 100 games that season.

Furthermore, the Mets have qualified for the postseason nine times, winning the World Series twice (1969 and 1986) and winning five National League pennants (most recently in 2000 and 2015).

World Series Rings won in year

1969 and 1986

9. Miami Marlins: 2 (Tie)

The Miami Marlins have qualified for the postseason only three times, but won the World Series rings during their first two runs in 1997 and 2003.

All three of their playoff appearances came as wild card teams, making them one of two MLB franchises (along with the Colorado Rockies) to have never won a division title.

Above all, the Miami Marlins are also the first team to win the World Series as a wild card.

World Series Rings won in year

1992 and 1993

9. Toronto Blue Jays: 2 (Tie)

From 1985 to 1993, the Toronto Blue Jays were an AL East powerhouse, winning five division championships in nine seasons.

Including three consecutive from 1991 to 1993. During that run, the team also became back-to-back World Series champions in 1992 and 1993.

Led by a core group of award-winning All-Star players, including Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar, Joe Carter, John Olerud, and Devon White.

World Series Rings won in year

1992 and 1993

9. Cleveland Indians: 2 (Tie)

Since their establishment as a Major League franchise in 1901, the team has won 10 Central division titles, six American League pennants, and two World Series rings, (in 1920 and 1948).

World Series Rings won in year

1920 and 1948

10. Houston Astros: 1 (Tie)

The Houston Astros won the 2017 World Series, their first World Series Ring, against the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

Having been defeated by Boston Red Sox the following year in the 2018 ALCS, the Astros returned to the World Series in 2019, losing to the Washington Nationals in seven games despite putting together an all-time great, and franchise-best, regular season.

World Series Rings won in year

2017

10. Arizona Diamondbacks: 1 (Tie)

The Arizona Diamondbacks was established as an expansion team and began play in 1998.

Diamondbacks plays its home games at Chase Field, formerly known as Bank One Ballpark.

In its fourth season, Arizona won a World Series championship, defeating the New York Yankees in 2001 to become the fastest expansion team in major league history to win a championship.

World Series Rings won in year

2001

10. Los Angeles Angels: 1 (Tie)

The Los Angeles Angels won the World Series ring in 2002, their first and only championship appearance to date. They are one of three MLB franchises to win their sole appearance in the World Series.

World Series Rings won in year

2002

10. Washington Nationals: 1 (Tie)

They Washington Nationals won the National League East again in 2014, 2016, and 2017, but failed to advance past the NLDS each time.

However, In 2019, the team advanced to the World Series and defeated the Houston Astros in seven games to earn their first World Series ring.

World Series Rings won in year

Washington Nationals: 2019