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The Yankees closed the gap that Boston had opened on them, and by the start of a four-game series at Fenway Park on September 7, the Red Sox' lead was down to four games. [209] Over the course of the series, nicknamed "The Boston Massacre", the Yankees outscored the Red Sox 42–9, winning each game. [ 210 ]
The Yankees continued to win games, and by the time they met Boston for a pivotal four-game series at Fenway Park in early September, the Yankees were four games behind the Red Sox. The Yankees swept the Red Sox in what became known as the "Boston Massacre", winning the games 15–3, 13–2, 7–0, and 7–4.
The Yankees have played home games in the current Yankee Stadium since 2009. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. Also known as "the Bronx Bombers" and "the Pinstripers", [1] [2] the Yankees play in the East Division of Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League (AL).
Contrary to baseball legend, the Yankees did not start wearing pinstriped uniforms to make Babe Ruth look slimmer in the late 1920s and 1930s. In truth, the Yankees briefly added pinstripes to their uniforms in 1912, then re-added them on a permanent basis soon after Jacob Ruppert bought the team in 1915. [8]
The Yankees lost the stadium's first regular-season game to the Indians and 2008 Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee by a score of 10–2. Before the Yankees went to bat for the first time, the bat that Babe Ruth used to hit his first home run at the old Yankee Stadium in 1923 was placed momentarily on home plate. [93]
A look at the previous 11 World Series that featured the Dodgers playing against the New York Yankees, ... and Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees before the start of Game 1 of the 1941 World ...
Sep 24, 2024; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt (36) walks off the field after the top of the fourth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium.
One year and 10 days ago, the Yankees played their final game of the 2023 regular season. They lost 5-2 in Kansas City to a 106-loss Royals team.