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The Giants–Yankees rivalry is a Major League Baseball rivalry between the San Francisco Giants of the National League and the New York Yankees of the American League. It was particularly intense when both teams not only inhabited New York City but also, for a time, the same ball park. [ 9 ]
The 1962 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1962 season.The 59th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the defending American League (AL) and World Series champion New York Yankees against the National League (NL) champion San Francisco Giants.
The 1951 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the New York Giants, who had won the National League pennant in a thrilling three-game playoff with the Brooklyn Dodgers on the legendary home run by Bobby Thomson (the Shot Heard 'Round the World).
Twins were the Washington Senators; Giants were the New York Giants for the matchups 2 New York Yankees vs. Chicago Cubs: Yankees, 2–0 1932, 1938: 2 New York Yankees vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Tied, 1–1 1927, 1960: 2 Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles: Pirates, 2–0 1971, 1979: 2 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Athletics: Tied ...
The 1923 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1923 season.The 20th edition of the World Series, it matched the American League champion New York Yankees against the National League champion New York Giants.
New York is 8-3 against the Dodgers in the most frequent World Series matchup, including 6-1 against Brooklyn and 2-2 since the rivalry became Big Apple against Tinseltown.
PHOTO: New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra (8) jumps into the arms of pitcher Don Larsen after Larsen pitched the first perfect game in World Series history, defeating the Dodgers 2-0 at New York ...
The 1937 World Series featured the defending champion New York Yankees and the New York Giants in a rematch of the 1936 Series. The Yankees won in five games, for their second championship in a row and their sixth in 15 years (1923, 1927–28, 1932, 1936).