World Series Records Record Player Team Most World Series appearances by a team - New York Yankees Total/Average Date 39 - Most World Series wins by a team - Best career batting average Pepper Martin New York Yankees 26 - St.

World Series Records Record Player Team Most World Series appearances by a team - New York Yankees Total/Average Date 39 - Most World Series wins by a team - Best career batting average Pepper Martin New York Yankees 26 - St. Louis Cardinals .418 - Paul Molitor Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays .418 - Best batting average during a series Billy Hatcher Cincinnati Reds .750 1990 Most career home runs Mickey Mantle New York Yankees 18 - Most home runs in a series Reggie Jackson New York Yankees 5 1977 Most home runs in a single game Babe Ruth New York Yankees 3 October 6, 1926 and October 9, 1928 October 18, 1977 Reggie Jackson New York Yankees 3 Most career hits Yogi Berra New York Yankees 71 - Most hits in a series Bobby Richardson New York Yankees 13 1964 Lou Brock St. Louis Cardinals 13 1968 Marty Barrett Boston Red Sox 13 1986 Most career runs batted in (RBIs) Mickey Mantle New York Yankees 40 - Most RBIs in a series Bobby Richardson New York Yankees 12 1960 Most RBIs in a single game Bobby Richardson New York Yankees 6 1960 Perfect games pitched in World Series Don Larsen New York Yankees 1 1956 Most career wins by a pitcher Whitey Ford New York Yankees 10 - Most career strike-outs Whitey Ford New York Yankees 94 - Most strike-outs in a series Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals 35 1968 Most strike-outs in a game Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals 17 October 2, 1968 Most innings pitched in a career Whitey Ford New York Yankees 146 - Most innings pitched in a game Babe Ruth New York Yankees 14 October 9, 1916 Most career saves Mariano Rivera New York Yankees 9 - Most saves during a series John Wetteland New York Yankees 4 1996 (- = not applicable.) Source: Major League Baseball. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.