Record · World Series
Most World Series titles
The New York Yankees lead the way — 27 titles. 25 franchises have won it across 121 completed Series.
27
Record titles
25
Winning franchises
121
Completed Series
World Series titles by franchise — lineage per Retrosheet's continuity table (a title won under an era name counts for the current franchise).
World Series titles by franchise — lineage per Retrosheet's continuity table (a title won under an era name counts for the current franchise).| # | Franchise | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Yankees | 27 |
| 2 | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 |
| 3 | Boston Red Sox | 9 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 9 |
| 5 | Sacramento Athletics | 9 |
| 6 | San Francisco Giants | 8 |
| 7 | Cincinnati Reds | 5 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 |
| 9 | Atlanta Braves | 4 |
| 10 | Detroit Tigers | 4 |
Source: Retrosheet World Series game logs (glws.zip), 2025 World Series. The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. — source
✓ Every fact computed from Retrosheet World Series game logs — retrosheet.org. Not written by anyone.