Yogi Berra Most World Series Titles as Player (10)

Lore & Background

Berra made his major-league debut at age 21 in 1946. He played 7 games that season and 83 games in 1947. He was a mainstay in the Yankees' lineup during the team's championship years beginning in 1949 and continuing through 1962. Berra appeared in 14 World Series, including 10 World Series championships, both of which are records. He was a player in all 10 of those championship seasons; he was never a player-manager in any championship year.

In Their Own Story

The air inside Yankee Stadium was thick with the smell of cut grass and tobacco smoke. Yogi adjusted his mask, the leather worn soft from years of catching fastballs that screamed past him. He looked out at the mound, then to the dugout where Casey Stengel was already shouting instructions. It wasn't just about the game anymore; it was about the routine. The 10th ring sat heavy in his pocket, a memory of a decade of victories that felt like a single, unbroken string of triumphs. He tapped his chest plate, a signal to the pitcher: 'Let's go get another one.'

Reader's Guide

Berra played 18 seasons with the Yankees before retiring after the 1963 season. He spent the next year as their manager, then joined the New York Mets in 1965 as coach (and briefly a player again). He returned to the Yankees in 1976, coaching them for eight seasons and managing for two, before coaching the Houston Astros. Berra appeared as a player, coach or manager in 13 of 15 World Series that New York baseball teams won from 1947 through 1981. Overall, he played or coached in 21 World Series, 13 on the winning side.

Did You Know?

• Berra won 10 World Series championships as a player—more than any other player in MLB history.
• He is one of only six players to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award three times.
• Berra caught Don Larsen's perfect game in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series.
• He holds the all-time record for shutouts caught with 173.