The New York Yankees claimed a record-extending 27th World Series title with a 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 on Wednesday night, the AP reported.

Hideki Matusi of the Yankees tied the World Series record with six RBIs on a home run, single and double that each drove in two runs. The only other player with six RBIs in a Series game was the Yankees’ Bobby Richardson in 1960.

Matsui’s third homer of the Series gave starter Andy Pettite a 2-0 lead in the second inning, but The Phillies got a run back in the third on Jimmy Rollin’s sacrifice fly.

The Japanese slugger, however, hit a bases-loaded single in the third then hit a two-run double off from reliever J.A Happ that boosted the Yankees lead to 7-1 in fifth.

Korean reliever Park Chan-ho of the Phillies came to the mound in the bottom of the sixth and securely closed the inning with no run.

This is the first time since 2000 the Yankees have won the World Series.

Philadelphia fell two wins short of becoming the first National League team to repeat as World Series champions since the 1975-76 Cincinnati Reds.

Ryan Howard's sixth-inning homer came too late to wipe away his World Series slump, and Phillies pitchers rarely managed to slow Matsui and the Yankees' machine.

"It's important in our next couple years to stay afloat,'' Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "I know we can do better.''

Now, all over 35-years-of-age, they have another success to celebrate. And surely they remember the familiar parade route, up Broadway through the Canyon of Heroes.