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New York Yankees win first of 27 World Series championships 90 years ago today (1923)


Image: '1923 World Series game at the Polo Grounds'

(Monday, October 15, 1923) — The New York Yankees won the 1923 World Series today, beating the New York Giants 3-1 at the Polo Grounds (IV) in upper Manhattan, New York, in the sixth and deciding game. It was the first of 27 World Series victories for the Yankees (1923-2009).