▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁( until ▁ended ▁by ▁new ▁Athletics ' ▁owner ▁Charles ▁O . ▁Fin ley ). ▁During ▁that ▁span , ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁played ▁in ▁all ▁World ▁Series ▁except ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁winning ▁nine ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁won ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁five ▁years ▁in ▁a ▁row ; ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 6 – 1 9 3 9 ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁won ▁four ▁World ▁Series ▁Championships ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁There ▁are ▁only ▁two ▁other ▁occasions ▁when ▁a ▁team ▁has ▁won ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁consecutive ▁World ▁Series : ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁by ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics , ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁by ▁the ▁Yan ke es . ▁▁ 1 9 4 7 – 1 9 6 4 : ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁teams ▁domin ate ▁World ▁Series ▁play ▁▁ ▁In ▁an ▁ 1 8 - year ▁span ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁except ▁for ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁featuring ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁teams ▁located ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁D od gers ▁and ▁Gi ants ▁moved ▁to ▁California ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7