Boston Red Sox vs. NY Yankees Series Rivalry, History & T-Shirts

The heated rivalry between these two American League East Division foes now dates back more than a centrury. Once
one-sided, the rise of the Red Sox franchise has added more fuel to the fire that burns inside this rivalry that echoes
throughout all of Major League Baseball

Red Sox vs. Yankees Rivalry
Discover Boston vs. New York Series Records, T-Shirts and Collectibles

Yankees vs. Red Sox
Franchise comparisons and rivalry notes

World Series
Championships

First: 1923
Last: 2009

First: 1903
Last: 2007

American League
Pennants

AL MVP Awards

Cy Young Awards

Hall of Famers

Ballparks

"New" Yankee
Stadium
First MLB Game:
April 16, 2009
Capacity: 50,086

Fenway Park
First MLB Game:
April 20, 1912
Capacity: 37,402

New York vs. Boston
Regular Season Series Record through 2011

Through the 2011 season, the Yankees hold a
1,132-954-14 lead in the series. That margin
gives NY a (.542) winning percentage.

New York vs. Boston
Post-Season Series Record through 2011

These two clubs have met three times in the
American League Championship Series. NY
holds an 12-8 lead in games won.

1978 AL East - One game playoff - NY Wins
1999 ALCS - NY wins series 4-1
2003 ALCS - NY wins series 4-3
2004 ALCS - Bos wins series 4-3

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White Can't Hit On Me
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New York Yankees #3
Babe Ruth Navy Blue
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"Yankees Suck"
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YBYSA
I Hate The Yankees

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Babe's Lookin' Down and He
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New York Yankees
History 101 T-shirt

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"Yankee Hater Baseball"
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"YUCK THE FANKEES!!!"
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NY Yankees
"Got Rings?" T-Shirt

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YBYSA
I Hate The Red Sox

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New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox
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Key Moments and Events in the Yankees - Red Sox Rivalry

The Curse Begins!: On January 7, 1920 the news announcing that Boston's Babe Ruth has been sold to
the New York Yankees. The curse of the Bambino lasted until 2004 when Boston finally won its first World
Series since 1918 when they still had the Babe in uniform. Prior to letting Ruth slip away to the Yankees,
Boston had won four World Series championships in six years.
Ruth's House Opens: Former Red Sox star Babe Ruth hits a HR in the Bombers 4-2 win over Boston in
the first game played in Yankee Stadium. The game was played on April 18, 1923. Ruth's blast was the
stadium's first home run.
Bucky "Bleeping" Dent: Boston's collapse down the home-stretch of the 1978 season was culminated
when the Yankees caught them in the standings at the end of the regular season. The one-game playoff
was played in Fenway Park and the game's decisive blow was dealt in the 7th inning with a heart-piercing
3 run blast hit by the weak hitting Bucky Dent.
Down goes Zimmer: In an already crazy 2003 ALCS a Yanks-BoSox brawl doesn't conclude before Boston
pitcher Pedro Martinez is charged by 72-year old Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer. Martinez was later
ridiculed after throwing the senior citi
Aaron Boone's HR defeats Boston in 2003 ALCS: Bringing back BoSox fans horrid memories of Bucky
Dent's smash, New York's Aaron Boone hits a game 7, ALCS-winning HR off of Tim Wakefield in the 11th
inning.
Sox stage epic ALCS comeback: After being down 0-3 in the 2004 ALCS the BoSox launch an incredible
comback and win four straight games to capture the series. Game 6 of the ALCS featured an injured Curt
Schilling pitching the "Bloody Sock" game in which he shut down the Yanks. The Red Sox continued their
momentum to capture their first World Series since 1918.
An attempt to curse "New" Yankee Stadium. With hopes of putting a Red Sox curse on the Yankee's
new stadium, a Boston loving construction worker places a David Ortiz jersey in the stadium's foundation.
Somehow the plot itself was cursed when NYY authorities were alerted and action was quickly taken to dig
the jersey up.