Yankees Win World Series 2009 In 6 Games

It took the New York Yankees six games, but they are the World Series 2009 Champions. They beat the defending World Series Champs, Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in game 6.

The Yankees won the World Series 2009 four games over two. The only two losses that the Yankees suffered were against the Phillies' ace pitcher Cliff Lee in games one and five.

The Yankees were led by the World Series MVP Hideki Matsui, Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon and Alex Rodriguez. Matsui batted in six of the seven runs scored by the Yankees in game 6 on his way to winning the MVP honors.

Jeter was the Yankees consistent hitter. While he never hit a home run during the World Series, Jeter was getting on base and being in scoring position when he was needed to be.

Damon and Rodriguez will each go down as being involved in two remarkable plays. Rodriguez for hitting a home run off of a TV camera that resulted in the first ever instant replay of the postseason. Damon for stealing both second and third bases in the ninth inning to secure the win for the Yankees in game 4.

Game 6 of the Yankees vs Phillies World Series was the first time in six years that the World Series has gone to six games. If the Phillies would have been able to force a game 7, then they could have possibly repeated as champions.

Instead, the Yankees won their 27th title in 40 World Series. That is pretty impressive considering this was only the 105th World Series.

In game 6, the Yankees wasted no time in taking control of the score and the game. Matsui began the scoring in the second inning with a two run homer to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead.

The Phillies struck back in the third inning when Carlos Ruiz scored off of a sacrificed fly by Jimmy Rollins. The Yankees doubled that in the bottom of the third when Matsui again knocked in more runs. Jeter and Damon both scored off of Matsui's single. Yankees 4-1.

The Yankees scored again in the fifth inning. Mark Teixeira knocked in the Yankees only run not by Matsui during game 6, when his single scored Jeter.

Matsui then came up to bat and doubled bringing Teixeira and Rodriguez in for two more runs. The Yankees were up 7-1.

The Phillies scored two more runs in the sixth inning the make the final score be 7-3. Ryan Howard hit a two run homer to score Chase Utley. The Phillies' hottest hitter during the World Series 2009, Utley was not allowed any home runs in game 6.

With the Yankees winning the World Series 2009, the party has only started in New York. There will be a parade honoring the champions on Friday. Read here for more details on the parade.