Ruth's shots to Rivera's stops, 27 titles

Larsen's perfecto, dem Bums, '90s dynasty, Subway Series

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The Yankees have been the elite franchise of Major League Baseball throughout the years, and they added to their rich World Series history on Wednesday by capturing their record 27th title with their win over the Phillies in Game 6 at Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees have more championships than any other franchise in North American professional sports history, having passed the 24 Stanley Cup championships by the Montreal Canadiens in 1999.

They've won at least one title in eight of the past nine decades, with their previous championship coming in 2000. Their first came in 1923, and they've seemingly been on top of the baseball world since.

Here's a look at every Yankees' World Series title since that first championship in 1923 against the rival New York Giants:

2009: Yankees 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 -- MVP: Hideki Matsui
The Yankees won their first World Series title in nearly a decade in a thrilling Fall Classic against the Phillies. Matsui was the unlikely star, as he had three homers and eight RBIs in the Series. He also drove in six runs in the clinching Game 6 to tie the World Series single-game record set by the Yankees' Bobby Richardson in 1960.

2000: Yankees 4, New York Mets 1 -- MVP: Derek Jeter
The Yankees were victorious over the Mets in the first Subway Series in New York since 1956, with Jeter hitting .409 with two home runs. The Yankees' four victories were by a total of just five runs, but it made them the first to win three consecutive titles since the A's did it from 1972-74.

1999: Yankees 4, Atlanta Braves 0 -- MVP: Mariano Rivera
The Yankees swept the Braves with the deciding game belonging to Roger Clemens, who sought a trade to New York the previous winter in hopes of adding a championship to his 14-year career.