The Yankees have won a record 27 World Series titles in 40 appearances. The St. Louis Cardinals are a distant second with 11 championships. Although some might disagree, the 1927 Yanks were the best baseball team ever to take the field.
There are a number of possible reasons why the Yankees have continued to achieve excellence since the early 1900s.
Some have argued that owners of the team have tended to be very wealthy and that the club itself has nearly always been able to bring in a lot of income over time. This has permitted Yanks’ owners to trade for and hire the best available players, coaches and managers at different times.