what years did yankees win championships?
1941 World Series 1939 World Series 1932 World Series 1928 World Series 1936 World Series 1923 World Series 1927 World Series 1937 World Series 1938 World Series 1943 World Series
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 The Yankees won their first World Series in 1923 , preventing the Giants from repeating as champions for the third consecutive season . They were unable to retain their title the following season however , finishing second in the AL to the Washington Senators . 

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 The Yankees won the World Series every year from 1936 to 1939 with a team that featured Gehrig and outfielder Joe DiMaggio , who recorded a record hitting streak during New York 's 1941 championship season . New York set a major league record by winning five consecutive championships from 1949 to 1953 , and appeared in the World Series nine times during the next 11 years . Mickey Mantle , Yogi Berra , and Whitey Ford were among the players fielded by the Yankees during the era . After the 1964 season , a lack of effective replacements for aging players caused the franchise to decline on the field , and the team became a money @-@ loser for owners CBS while playing in an aging stadium . 

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 Starting in 1949 , the Yankees began a streak of five consecutive World Series titles from 1949 to 1953 and breaking their previous streak of four straight titles from 1936 to 1939 . They would also go on to win 14 pennants in 16 years starting in 1949 . 

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 The Yankees sought to develop their own players , rather than buying them from other teams , especially after the investment of $ 100 @,@ 000 ( $ 1 @,@ 362 @,@ 261 in current dollar terms ) in Lyn Lary and Jimmie Reese in 1927 . However , Weiss and Bill Essick convinced Barrow to approve the purchase of Joe DiMaggio from the Pacific Coast League . 

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 Winning the pennant once again in the 1927 season , Huggins matched Cap Anson 's mark of five pennants in seven seasons . That year , the Yankees benefited from the development of George Pipgras and Wilcy Moore , and set an American League record with 110 regular season victories , winning the AL by 19 games . The Yankees swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1927 World Series . This team became known as Murderers ' Row , and is considered the one of the greatest teams in baseball history . 
