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World Series rings, the real scoop

By Paul Lukas
Page 2

Friday, October 30, 2009

As you've probably heard a few bazillion times by now, the Yankees have won 26 World Series titles. But here's a little-known tidbit: The Yanks have won only 25 sets of World Series rings. Why? Because the Yanks didn't start issuing championship rings until 1927. When they won the Series in 1923, their players received commemorative pocket watches. That nugget of info comes from Adam Okurowski's new Web site, World Series Rings, which appears to be the first site ever devoted to this topic. It ...

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