Yankees and Dodgers Take Another Swing At Their World Series Rivalry

Baseball|After 43 Years, Yankees and Dodgers Resume Their World Series Rivalry

From nan Bronx to Brooklyn to Los Angeles, nan Yankees-Dodgers rivalry has produced immoderate of baseball’s astir memorable moments: spectacular catches, batting fireworks, moreover a cleanable game. The franchises person met 11 times successful nan World Series, nan astir of immoderate 2 teams.

It remains to beryllium seen if Ohtani vs. Judge and Yamamoto vs. Rodón tin lucifer Robinson vs. Berra and Koufax vs. Mantle. But aft 43 years without a matchup, 1 of baseball’s astir storied rivalries is backmost connected nan biggest stage.

Here is simply a look astatine nan 11 erstwhile World Series matchups.

1941: No Joy successful Flatbush

Yankees win, 4 games to one. The rivals’ first World Series gathering is astir celebrated for, of each things, a dropped 3rd onslaught (which must beryllium caught, aliases nan batter tin effort to tally to first base). The Yankees led, 2 games to one, but Brooklyn (now nan Los Angeles Dodgers) was group to equalize, starring by 4-3 successful nan apical of nan ninth. With 2 outs, nan Yankees’ Tommy Henrich swung and missed astatine a curveball. The crippled was over.

A little point by The Associated Press summed up nan guidance nan adjacent day: “Fans lined nan ramp supra nan dressing room doorway arsenic nan Dodgers marched successful and gave them a rousing Brooklyn hoot, pinch ‘Yeah Owen, ya bum!’ nan main jeer.”