Among the many highlights of his remarkably glittering career, Joe DiMaggio played in 10 World Series, nine of which his team, the New York Yankees, won. DiMaggio’s two brothers did not enjoy such post-season success. Neither Dom nor Vince won a World Series. Dom played in one World Series, Vince none. Dom’s team, the Boston Red Sox, lost in 1946 to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Baseball brothers who won World Series championships come to mind this weekend because the Super Bowl presented Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos with an opportunity to match his younger brother Eli with two Super Bowl titles each.

In its World Series guide each year, the commissioner’s office publishes a list of brothers who have appeared on World Series rosters. Last year’s guide listed 37 sets of brothers, from the DiMaggios to the Kopfs.

The DiMaggios were one of three sets of three brothers whose teams made it to the World Series. The other trios shared the last names of Alou and Molina. The DiMaggios and the Alous were outfielders, the Molinas catchers.

The Molinas are the only ones to have all brought the family World Series championships. Their collective record, in fact, is impressive.

Bengie and Jose began the family World Series streak as teammates with the Anaheim Angels in 2002. The wild-card Angels won in seven games, defeating San Francisco, 4-1, in Game 7 as Bengie doubled home the team’s first run.

Jose snagged his second World Series ring in 2009 with the Yankees even though as their backup catcher in the six-game Series he batted only three times. Bengie got his second in 2010 even though he played for the losing team, Texas, in the World Series. The San Francisco Giants won that World Series, and Bengie got a ring because he played for the Giants that season until they traded him to the Rangers July 1.

The youngest Molina, Yadier, has also played on two World Series winners among the four World Series in which he has played. Given the consistency of the Cardinals, there could be more in his future.

Orlando Hernandez, on the other hand, has completed his World Series run, but it was an impressive run. The Cuban pitcher played in three World Series with the Yankees and a fourth with the Chicago White Sox. Brother Livan pitched for the 1997 World Series champion Florida Marlins.

Joe DiMaggio was one of the best known names in World Series lineups. He played in 10 October events, all with the Yankees, of course, and was on the winning side nine times. Yogi Berra played on 10 World Series winners. DiMaggio would have matched Berra had he not interrupted his career to serve in the Army. He missed three seasons, including 1943, another Yankees’ championship season.

Brothes Dom and Vince were not as fortunate, playing for less talented teams. Dom spent his entire 11-year career with the Red Sox, missed the same three seasons as Joe (1943-45) and lost in his lone post-season appearance to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1946.

The Series went seven games and DiMaggio drove in all three Boston runs in Game 7, but the Cardinals won, 4-3, on Harry Walker’s two-out run-scoring double in the eighth inning.

By the time Dom played in the World Series, Joe had played in six Series and been on the winning team five times. He would play in four more and win them all. Dom came close two more times, but the Red Sox fell short, once to the Yankees.

In 1948 the Red Sox were in a three-team fight with the Yankees and the Cleveland Indians for the American League pennant. Two of those teams had a season-ending two-game series with each other. The Red Sox beat the Yankees in both games, 5-1 and 10-5. Dom had 4 hits in 8 at-bats in the series, Joe 5 in 9.

The two wins gave the Red Sox the same won-lost record as the Indians, and they had a one-game playoff for the pennant. The Indians, who at the time were my favorite A.L. team because I had cousins in Cleveland who occasionally took me to Indians game, won, 8-3.

A year later the Red Sox and the Yankees again had a season-ending two-game series. This time it was a two-team race, and this time the Red Sox took a one-game lead over the Yankees into their final games. But this time the Yankees won both games (5-4 and 5-3) and the pennant. Dom had 1 hit in 9 at-bats in the series; Joe was 3 for 8. Joe went to his eighth World Series. Dom went home.

Vince, the oldest major league DiMaggio, was not in his brothers’ league. He played for five teams, but none of them went to the World Series, let alone won it.

The Alou family had a similar experience. Felipe, the oldest of the three major league Alou brothers, played in one World Series in 1962, which the Giants didn’t win. Matty also played for the ’62 Giants, but 10 years later, he played for the Oakland Athletics, who won the 1972 World Series.

Jesus followed in Matty’s footsteps, playing for the Athletics in 1973 and ’74 but wound up winning two World Series in both seasons.

Among other brothers who played in the World Series, J.D. Drew and Stephen Drew each won one, both with the Red Sox, but in different years; Roberto Alomar won two rings, Sandy Alomar Jr. none; George Brett won once, Ken Brett none; Brian Doyle one, Denny Doyle none; Clete Boyer two, Ken Boyer one; Mort Cooper and Walker Cooper two each (as Cardinals’ teammates in 1942 and ’44); Dizzy Dean and Paul Dean one each; Harry Walker two but Dixie Walker none; Gary Roenicke one, Ron Roenicke none; Bob Meusel two for the Yankees, Irish Meusel two for the Giants; Joe Sewell won two (Cleveland in ’20 and the Yankees in ’32), Luke Sewell none; and Larry Kopf one (Cincinnati in ’19), Walter Kopf none.

Then there are those brothers who both played in the World Series but didn’t win: Aaron and Bret Boone, Lee and Carlos May, Donnell and Otis Nixon; Paul and Lloyd Waner, Todd and Tim Worrell.

There are fathers and sons who have played in the World Series, but I’m not dealing with them because Archie Manning, father of Peyton and Eli, never played in the Super Bowl. Playing most of his career with the New Orleans Saints, who epitomized losing in his days, Manning never played in an NFL championship or a playoff game of any kind.

Obviously, in the case of Peyton and Eli, the sins of the father did not visit the Manning family.