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The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
The 1950 World Series title would be the second of a record five straight titles for the New York Yankees (1949–1953). The two teams would not again meet in the Series for 59 years . This was also the last World Series to have no American born black players until 2022 , as neither club had integrated in 1950. [ 1 ]
Coming into the series, the two teams had played 66 World Series games against each other all-time, in which the Yankees had a 37–29 record along with an 8–3 World Series record. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The 66 head-to-head World Series games was the most between any two teams by far, with the second most being 43 games between the Yankees and the New ...
The Yankees won eight of those twelve contests, although the Dodgers defeated the Yankees in their last two World Series match-ups in 1981 and 2024. When the first modern World Series was played in 1903, there were eight teams in each league. These 16 franchises, all of which are still in existence, have each won at least two World Series titles.
The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers have announced their World Series rosters, revealing the 26-man squads ahead Friday's Game 1. The Yankees dropped their roster first, followed by the ...
MLB playoff schedule: Bracket, dates, TV, teams on road to 2024 World Series. James H. Williams, USA TODAY. Updated October 2, 2024 at 1:33 PM. This article has been updated with new information.
The Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers have appeared in the World Series 22 times, while the New York/San Francisco Giants have appeared in the World Series 20 times. The Dodgers and Giants are tied with (8) World Series titles. When the two teams were based in New York, the Giants won five World Series championships, and the Dodgers one.
Two of the most storied teams in baseball are ready to face off in the 2024 World Series. The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees have more than 100 years of history backing them up as they ...