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The Dodgers–Yankees rivalry is one of the most well-known rivalries in Major League Baseball. [175] The strength of the rivalry has its foundation in the record twelve World Series matchups between the franchises, the teams' shared home of New York during the first half of the 20th century, and the present-day cultural rivalry between the ...
The Dodgers–Giants rivalry is regarded as one of the fiercest and longest-standing rivalries in American baseball, with some observers considering it the greatest sports rivalry of all time. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] It dates back to the late 19th century, when both clubs were based in New York City.
In both the 1955 and 1956 World Series, the home team won the first six games of the World Series, but lost Game 7. It would not be until 1987 when the home team won all seven games of a World Series. [14] However, the Yankees became the first American League team to lose a World Series in which the home team won all seven games, in 2001. [14] [15]
FILE - New York Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio (5) slides home safely in the ninth inning to score his team's fifth and winning run in Game 4 of the World Series against the Brooklyn Dodgers at ...
The Yankees and Giants met for their first World Series in 1962 since the Giants had left. The series was closely contested by both teams. [16] The Giants had better statistics in ERA, batting average (where the Yankees had one of the worst postseason averages ever) [17] and all categories of extra base hits yet wound up losing the series in 7 ...
Yankees-Red Sox. Cardinals-Cubs. Dodgers-Giants. See a trend? The three are widely recognized as the best rivalries in baseball. ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian thinks a new rivalry should be included this ...
The Diamondbacks–Dodgers rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) National League divisional rivalry played between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Chase Field and Dodger Stadium are only 375 miles apart, mostly along I-10 .
Though the Sox would win the World Series in 2005, they would finish 5 games back of Detroit who was led by Ordóñez to the World Series that year, and Chicago would miss the playoffs. In 2012, the White Sox beat the Tigers 5–4 to take a three game the lead in the division with a record of 80–66 over the Tigers who were 77–69 with 15 ...