The Yankees record their second-longest winning season in North American sports history with their 33rd consecutive victory

The Yankees secured their 33rd consecutive season with a winning record on Friday, defeating the Boston Red Sox 4-1 to raise their record to 82-65. That ends a tie for the second-longest streak in the history of the four major North American sports leagues, which was tied with the Montreal Canadiens' heyday.

The Yankees' 39-year run of winning 19 World Series victories with players like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, and Mickey Mantle holds the record for the longest streak. During this current run, New York has won five titles, but notably none since 2009.

The complete list of teams that have won at least 20 consecutive seasons:

The 39-season New York Yankees (1926–1964)

33 seasons of the New York Yankees (1993 to present, MLB)

32-season Montreal Canadiens (1952–1983)

Boston Bruins, 29-season NHL team (1968–1996)

24-season Detroit Red Wings (1992-2016, NHL)

22-season San Antonio Spurs (1998-2019 NBA)

Dallas Cowboys, 20-year NFL franchise (1966–1985)

Even if you add MLS, the CFL, and the WNBA to the list of major North American leagues, it still remains valid. The high watermarks there are held by the New York Red Bulls (nine seasons, 2010-2018), Edmonton Eskimos (14 seasons, 1984-1997), and Las Vegas Aces (seven seasons, 2019-present), in that order.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have the second-longest active streak and are tied for the greatest NL streak with their current run of 15 seasons, while the Baltimore Orioles have the longest non-Yankees MLB stretch (18 seasons, 1968-1985).

With Aaron Judge hitting his 362nd career home run to pass DiMaggio on the team's all-time home run list (the only three ahead of him, Ruth, Mantle, and Gehrig), the Yankees' victory on Friday was an unforgettable one. Luis Gil, the starting pitcher, likewise started the game with six innings without a hit before leaving after throwing 93 pitches.

In the seventh inning, Boston's lone run of the game came via a single homer given to Nate Eaton by reliever Fernando Cruz, who lost the combined no-hit attempt.