Before 1936 no team had won more than two consecutive World Series championships or more than three consecutive pennants:
Three consecutive pennants 1903-2020. Four. FIVE! Tuesday, January 5, 2021
At least three consecutive pennants (World Series win BOLD) has been done 16 times, 8 by the Yankees, the only team with a streak greater than 3: 5 twice, 4 twice.
At least three consecutive World Series championships:
5: Yankees: 1949-1953
4: Yankees: 1936-1939
3: Yankees: 1998-2000
3: Athletics: 1972-1974
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In 1936 Joe DiMaggio joined the Yankees and they immediately won the pennant and World Series four consecutive times. Joe McCarthy was the Yankee manager 1931-1946. Data from https://www.baseball-reference.com/
Year (Bold=Pennant) | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | DH |
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1940 (88-66, 29.2 oWAR) | Dickey (1.3) | Dahlgren (0.1) | Gordon (6.1) | Rolfe (1.5) | Crosetti (-0.2) | Selkirk (3.4) | DiMaggio (7.3) | Keller (5.6) | |
1939 (106-45, 42.9 oWAR) | Dickey (5.5) | Dahlgren (-0.4) | Gordon (6.3) | Rolfe (6.6) | Crosetti (2.1) | Selkirk (5.8) | DiMaggio (8.4) | Keller (4.9) | |
1938 (99-53, 30.4 oWAR) | Dickey (5.2) | Gehrig (4.7) | Gordon (3.5) | Rolfe (4.4) | Crosetti (3.6) | Selkirk (1.1) | DiMaggio (5.8) | Henrich (3.8) | |
1937 (102-52, 30.6 oWAR) | Dickey (6.7) | Gehrig (8.3) | Lazzeri (1.6) | Rolfe (2.8) | Crosetti (1.0) | Powell (-0.4) | DiMaggio (8.3) | Selkirk (3.2) | |
1936 (102-51, 37.6 oWAR) | Dickey (5.9) | Gehrig (9.7) | Lazzeri (2.3) | Rolfe (4.9) | Crosetti (3.9) | DiMaggio (4.6) | Powell (1.1) | Selkirk (4.2) | |
1935 (89-60, 31.7 oWAR) | Dickey (3.0) | Gehrig (8.7) | Lazzeri (2.6) | Rolfe (4.1) | Crosetti (2.6) | Hill (1.7) | Chapman (3.6) | Selkirk (4.1) |
Year | Starting Pitchers | Closer | Bullpen | ||||||
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1939 (106-45) | Gomez | Donald | Hadley | Pearson | Ruffing | Murphy | Chandler | Sundra | Russo |
1938 (99-53) | Gomez | Chandler | Hadley | Pearson | Ruffing | Murphy | Andrews | Sundra | Hadley |
1937 (102-52) | Gomez | Wicker | Hadley | Pearson | Ruffing | Murphy | Andrews | Makosky | Malone |
1936 (102-51) | Gomez | Broaca | Hadley | Pearson | Ruffing | Malone | Murphy | Kleinhans | Brown |
Joe DiMaggio 1939 Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons |
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