| Show wonder team from the standpoint of the balance of both its attack and defense the current new york yankees rank with such other all time great teams as the yanks of 1926 and 28 the philadelphia athletics of 1910 13 29 and 31 the new york giants of the early and Chi cagos peerless wonders which frank chance led in the early years of the century the 1938 pennant gives the yankees an american league record of 10 championships in their history all of them since 1921 heretofore they had been deadlocked with connie macks athletics each with nine loop titles the crown also gives the yanks the chance to do what no other club in diamond history ever has accomplished plis shed bed win three world championships in a row they meet the national leacu pennant winners la in the fall classic the yanks already claim the record ot of six world titles since 1923 only twice before in baseball history has a team had the opportunity to win three straight world series john mcgraws mcgrawsr McG raws giants went into the 1923 world series against the yankees with two successive world titles but were beaten connie macks mack s athletics started the 1931 world series against the cardinals with the same record but pepper martin went wild and led st louis to the title |
