2 weeks Ago By Edward Sutelan
It has been a while since MLB has seen a true dynasty. Sure, the Astros have been to the World Series four times in the past six years, which is an impressive feat. But at best, those four trips will produce two rings.
At worst, it would be just one. Winning the World Series is one of the most difficult achievements in North American sports. It requires enduring a grueling, 162-game regular season and then surviving in the playoffs against the best of the best teams.
Since 2000, the Red Sox and Giants are the only two teams to have won multiple rings in any five-year span (both have done it twice). And even in a five-year span, there's always plenty of turnover. But in baseball history, there have been several dynasties.
The Yankees account for most of those, with multiple World Series rings during multiple decades. The Red Sox had an early run of dominance in the Fall Classic. The Athletics and Reds were frequent World Series participants in the 1970s.
MORE: Which team has the most World Series titles in MLB history? For players to win a bunch of rings, it takes being a part of a dynasty. And it's no surprise that just about all the all-time leaders in rings have been part of them. For this list of MLB players with the most World Series title, we are looking at players who appeared on a team's roster in the year that team won the World Series.
Who has the most rings in MLB history? It should be no surprise that the list is filled mostly by Yankees. Eddie Collins is the only player with more than five rings to have never played for the Bronx Bombers. No player won more rings while active than Yogi Berra, who totaled 10 during his playing days.
As if that wasn't enough, he added three more as a coach, one with the Mets and two more with the Yankees. That core group of '90s and '00s Yankees that featured Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada and Andy Pettitte? They are just behind this list of players, as that quartet each finished their MLB careers with five. The active leaders on this list are Madison Bumgarner and Sergio Romo, who each have three from their time with the Giants.
Player Team Rings Years Yogi Berra Yankees 10 1947, 1949-53, 1956, 1958, 1961-62 Joe DiMaggio Yankees 9 1936-39, 1941, 1947, 1949-51 Bill Dickey Yankees 8 1932, 1936-39, 1941, 1943 Phil Rizzuto Yankees 8 1941, 1947, 1949-53 Frankie Crosetti Yankees 8 1932, 1936-39, 1941, 1943, 1947 Lou Gehrig Yankees 8 1927-28, 1932, 1936-38 Hank Bauer Yankees 7 1949-53, 1956, 1958 Mickey Mantle Yankees 7 1951-53, 1956, 1958, 1961-62 Babe Ruth Red Sox, Yankees 7 1915-16, 1918, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932 Johnny Murphy Yankees 7 1932, 1936-39, 1941, 1943 Tommy Henrich Yankees 7 1937-39, 1941, 1947, 1949, 1950 Herb Pennock Athletics, Red Sox, Yankees 7 1913, 1915, 1916, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932 Whitey Ford Yankees 6 1950, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1961-62 Vic Raschi Yankees 6 1947, 1949-53 Allie Reynolds Yankees 6 1947, 1949-53 Red Ruffing Yankees 6 1932, 1936-39, 1941 Joe Collins Yankees 6 1949-53, 1956 Lefty Gomez Yankees 6 1932, 1936-39, 1941 Jerry Coleman Yankees 6 1949-53, 1956 Eddie Collins Athletics, White Sox 6 1910-11, 1913, 1917, 1929-30 Spud Chandler Yankees 6 1937-39, 1941, 1943, 1947 Charlie Keller Yankees 6 1939, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1952 Tommy Byrne Yankees 6 1943, 1947, 1949-51, 1956 Ralph Houk Yankees 6 1947, 1949-53 Bob Cerv Yankees 6 1951-53, 1956, 1961-62 Charlie Silvera Yankees 6 1948-53, 1956 (Data from Baseball Reference) Most games played without a World Series appearance Now we get to a more unfortunate distinction. While some players seemingly found themselves playing for a World Series every year (almost always with the Yankees), plenty of others players never appeared in a World Series despite having lengthy careers. A list of the players who have played in at least 2,000 MLB regular-season games without appearing in the World Series.
Player Years active Games played Seasons played Rafael Palmeiro 1986-2005 2,831 20 Ken Griffey Jr. 1989-2010 2,671 22 Ichiro Suzuki 2001-19 2,653 19 Andre Dawson 1976-96 2,627 21 Ernie Banks 1953-71 2,528 19 Julio Franco 1982-2007 2,527 23 Billy Williams 1959-76 2,488 18 Rod Carew 1967-85 2,469 19 Bobby Abreu 1996-2014 2,425 18 Luke Appling 1930-50 2,422 20 Mickey Vernon 1939-60 2,409 20 Buddy Bell 1972-89 2,405 18 Torii Hunter 1997-2015 2,372 19 Sammy Sosa 1989-2007 2,354 18 Jose Cruz 1970-88 2,353 19 Brian Downing 1973-92 2,344 20 Frank Thomas 1990-2008 2,322 19 B.J.
Surhoff 1987-2005 2,313 19 Chris Speier 1971-89 2,260 19 Andres Galarraga 1985-2004 2257 19 Ron Santo 1960-74 2,243 15 Tim Wallach 1980-96 2,212 17 Joe Torre 1960-77 2,209 18 Tony Taylor 1958-76 2,195 19 Aramis Ramirez 1998-2015 2,194 18 Dale Murphy 1976-93 2,180 18 Miguel Tejada 1997-2013 2,171 16 Ryne Sandberg 1981-97 2,164 16 Toby Harrah 1969-86 2,155 17 Nick Markakis 2006-20 2,154 15 Harry Heilmann 1914-32 2,147 17 Eddie Yost 1944-62 2,109 18 Royce Clayton 1991-2007 2,108 17 Carlos Lee 1999-2012 2,099 14 Roy McMillan 1951-66 2,093 16 Jason Kendall 1996-2010 2,085 15 Don Kessinger 1964-79 2,078 16 Edgar Martinez 1987-2004 2,055 18 George Sisler 1915-30 2,055 15 Carlos Delgado 1993-2009 2,035 17 Bobby Grich 1970-86 2,008 17 Cy Williams 1912-30 2,002 19 Adam Dunn 2001-14 2,001 14 Ellis Burks 1987-2004 2,000 18 (Data from Baseball Reference).
