“I only wear two rings: my wedding ring and my World Series ring.”

— Joe Garagiola

One of the most impressive exhibits at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, is a long horizontal display case featuring World Series rings. It is a stunning, dazzling and beautiful collection.

Not surprisingly, in a list of players with the most World Series rings, 17 of the top 18 played for the New York Yankees. Eddie Collins, No. 14 on the list, won six rings with the Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox. The first nine players on the list are all Hall of Famers.

If you guessed the top ring recipient of all time is Yogi Berra, you would be correct. Berra collected 10 pieces of championship jewelry while catching for the Yankees, and three more as a coach. He coached the Yankees for two years and was on the staff of the 1969 “Miracle Mets.”

None other than “Jolting Joe” DiMaggio ranks second, bringing home nine World Series rings between 1936 and 1951.

DiMaggio had a storybook season in 1941, winning the World Series and the American League Most Valuable Player award. That year, he was locked in a historic race with Ted Williams. The Boston slugger captured headlines as he hit .406, a single-season batting average no major leaguer has reached since.

Consider the years those two superstars produced: Williams hit .406 with 37 home runs and 120 RBIs, while DiMaggio hit .357 with 30 home runs and 125 RBIs during his famous 56-game hitting streak. Just a few short weeks after the 1941 season, the U.S. was attacked at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his address to Congress the following day, declared Dec. 7 “a date which will live in infamy.”

Lou Gehrig, “The Iron Horse,” earned eight World Series championship rings. Gehrig won the Triple Crown in 1934, leading the league in batting average, home runs, and RBIs. In 1923, he played in only a few games and did not appear in the World Series but received a ring. In 1939, illness kept him from playing in the Fall Classic, but the Yankees won the title.

Hall of Fame shortstop Phil Rizzuto and catcher Bill Dickey also accumulated eight rings each. Dickey, an 11-time All-Star, compiled a lifetime .313 batting average with 202 home runs while throwing out 47% of base stealers during his career.

Babe Ruth won seven World Series championships: his first three with the Boston Red Sox in 1915, 1916 and 1918, and four with the Yankees in 1923, 1927, 1928 and 1932. Mickey Mantle also won seven titles, while pitcher Whitey Ford added six to his trophy case.

Longtime Augusta, Georgia, resident William “Bill” R. Johnson Sr. won four World Series titles with the Yankees in 1943, 1947, 1949 and 1950. The former Augusta Tigers standout played alongside legends including DiMaggio and Mantle. Johnson was named an American League All-Star and Rookie of the Year in 1943.

As of this writing, the 2026 World Series features the Milwaukee Brewers holding a 3-0 lead over the Tampa Bay Rays. Game 3 was a thriller for Milwaukee fans as the Brewers defeated Tampa Bay 10-1. Milwaukee put together a wild fifth inning, scoring eight runs with two outs on seven consecutive hits — a first in World Series history. Pitcher Robert Gasser allowed just one hit over six shutout innings.

Meanwhile, Brewers reliever Aaron Ashby has turned in scoreless appearance after scoreless appearance, while 22-year-old Cooper Pratt is among the youngest shortstops to play in the Fall Classic. Led by team captain Christian Yelich — the franchise’s first captain since Robin Yount — the Brewers appear poised to capture their first World Series title.

Lamar Garrard is a native of Augusta, Georgia, and a graduate of Richmond Academy and Georgia Southern University. He developed a passion for baseball history and after meeting and interviewing many former major league players began his writing. He has a permanent exhibit on baseball at the Augusta Museum of History. Email him at rlgarrard@nu-z.net.