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Color By Numbers: October Men

In the franchise’s 111-year history, the Yankees have made the post season in 50 seasons, including 27 championships, 40 pennants, and 46 division titles. The Bronx Bombers have also punched their ticket to the playoffs in 16 of the past 17 seasons. No wonder so many Yankees’ fans consider October baseball to be a birthright. However, surviving the 162-game marathon isn’t easy. Just ask the Boston Red Sox. So, in honor of the team’s prolific post season record, a breakdown of all 254 October games is provided below.

Yankees All-Time Post Season Record, by Opponent

W L T W% Series W Series  L Longest WStrk Longest LStrk
Chicago Cubs 8 0 1.000 2 0 8 0
San Diego Padres 4 0 1.000 1 0 4 0
Texas Rangers 11 5 0.688 3 1 10 3
Minnesota Twins 12 2 0.857 4 0 9 1
Atlanta Braves 8 2 0.800 2 0 8 2
Baltimore Orioles 4 1 0.800 1 0 3 1
New York Mets 4 1 0.800 1 0 2 1
Philadelphia Phillies 8 2 0.800 2 0 4 1
Oakland Athletics 9 4 0.692 3 0 3 2
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 4 0.636 1 1 4 2
Seattle Mariners 10 6 0.625 2 1 3 4
Cincinnati Reds 8 5 0.615 2 1 5 4
Brooklyn Dodgers 27 17 0.614 6 1 5 3
Milwaukee Brewers 3 2 0.600 1 0 2 2
Boston Red Sox 11 8 0.579 2 1 4 4
San Francisco Giants 4 3 0.571 1 0 1 1
New York Giants 19 16 1 0.543 4 2 4 8
St. Louis Cardinals 15 13 0.536 2 3 5 4
Kansas City Royals 9 8 0.529 3 1 3 3
Milwaukee Braves 7 7 0.500 1 1 3 3
Anaheim Angels 7 8 0.467 1 2 2 3
Cleveland Indians 7 8 0.467 1 2 3 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 10 12 0.455 2 2 6 4
Arizona D’backs 3 4 0.429 0 1 3 2
Florida Marlins 2 4 0.333 0 1 2 3
Detroit Tigers 1 3 0.250 0 1 1 3

Source: Baseball-reference.com

Yankees All-Time Post Season Record, by Series

W L T W% Game WStrk Game LStrk Series W Series   L Series WStrk Series LStrk
ALDS 39 27 0 0.591 6 (2x) 4 (2x) 10 6 4 3
ALCS 45 28 0 0.616 5 4 11 3 7 1
WS 134 90 1 0.596 14 8 27 13 8 2 (2x)
Total 218 145 1 0.599 12 (2x) 8 48 22 11 4

Source: Baseball-reference.com

World Series Record, By Game

W L T Pct
Game 1 24 16 0.600
Game 2 23 16 1 0.575
Game 3 26 14 0.650
Game 4 24 16 0.600
Game 5 18 12 0.600
Game 6 14 8 0.636
Game 7 5 7 0.417
Game 8 0 1 0.000

Source: Baseball-reference.com

American League Playoff Record, By Game

ALCS ALDS
W L Pct W L Pct
Game 1 10 4 0.714 Game 1 10 6 0.625
Game 2 8 6 0.571 Game 2 10 6 0.625
Game 3 7 7 0.500 Game 3 11 5 0.688
Game 4 8 4 0.667 Game 4 5 7 0.417
Game 5 8 3 0.727 Game 5 3 3 0.500
Game 6 3 3 0.500
Game 7 1 1 0.500

Source: Baseball-reference.com

Total Post Season Record, By Game

W L T Pct
Game 1 44 26 0.629
Game 2 41 28 1 0.586
Game 3 44 26 0.629
Game 4 37 27 0.578
Game 5 29 18 0.617
Game 6 17 11 0.607
Game 7 6 8 0.429
Game 8 0 1 0.000

Source: Baseball-reference.com

  • The Diamondbacks, Marlins and Tigers are the only teams against whom the Yankees have not won a post season series.
  • The Cardinals are the only team to have won more World Series than they lost against the Yankees.
  • The Yankees are 11-3 in “Subway Series”.
  • The Yankees have never faced the Rays, Blue Jays, White Sox, Nationals/Expos, Astros and Rockies in the post season.
  • The Yankees longest post season losing streak was eight games, suffered at the hands of the New York Giants from game 6 of the 1921 World Series until Game 1 of the 1923 World Series.
  • The Yankees longest winning streak in the World Series is 14 games, beginning in game 3 of the 1996 World Series and last until game 3 of the 2000 World Series.
  • The Yankees record for most consecutive post season wins is 12 games, which was accomplished twice:1927, 28 and 36 World Series as well as Game 4 of the 1998 ALCS through Game 2 of the 1999 ALCS.
  • The Yankees won a record 11 post season series, beginning with the 1998 ALDS and ending with the 2001 World Series. From 1927 to 1941, the Yankees won all eight of the World Series in which they played. The record for most World Series victories in consecutive years is five, established by the 1949-1953 Yankees.
  • The only Yankee to ever win two post season MVP awards is Mariano Rivera, who earned the hardware in the 1999 World Series and 2003 ALCS.
  • The Yankees post season winning percentage of .599 is better than the team’s regular season winning percentage of .568, as of the end of the 2011 season.

6 comments

1 Alex Belth   ~  Sep 30, 2011 11:12 am

Git them Tigers. Thanks for the info, William!

2 RIYank   ~  Sep 30, 2011 11:34 am

From the Was Watching post that Alex linked to earlier:

Highest postseason WPAs in history, countdown:

#5 Babe Ruth, 3.00
#4: Andy Pettitte, 3.06
#3 John Smoltz, 3.11
#2 Curt Schilling, 3.57

#1 Mariano Rivera 11.62.

3 Greg G   ~  Sep 30, 2011 11:56 am

"The Cardinals are the only team to have won more World Series than they lost against the Yankees." -You forgot about the Diamondbacks?

Very cool stats! Get the Tigers baby!!!

4 Greg G   ~  Sep 30, 2011 11:57 am

And the Marlins are 1-0 in World Series agains the Yanks too.

5 William J.   ~  Sep 30, 2011 12:14 pm

[2] WPA likes leverage, so closers have an advantage, but it cuts both ways. Blowing a save gives a bigger negative number, so that total speaks to just how reliable Mariano has been.

[3] [4] You're right! Sorry about that.

6 RIYank   ~  Sep 30, 2011 1:12 pm

[5] Well, and it's cumulative, so it also speaks to how many post-seasons he's been in.

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