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The Yankees–Red Sox rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Both teams have competed in MLB's American League (AL) for over 120 seasons and have since developed what is arguably the fiercest rivalry in all of American sports.
The Red Sox and Yankees had met 45 times in the previous two years, with Boston holding a 23–22 lead. The Red Sox held an 11–8 advantage over New York in 2004, but eight of the games were decided in one of the teams' final at-bats. Boston outscored New York, 106–105.
The Yankees–Red Sox rivalry is one of the oldest, most famous, and fiercest rivalries in American sports. For more than 100 years, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees have been intense rivals. The rivalry is often a heated subject of conversation in the Northeastern United States.
Under first year manager Alex Cora, the team finished with a 108–54 regular season record, winning the American League East division title for the third consecutive season, and finished eight games ahead of the second-place New York Yankees. The Red Sox were the first MLB team to post 100 wins during the season, reaching that milestone for ...
The 2003 American League Championship Series (ALCS) was played between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees from October 8 to 16, 2003. The Yankees won the series four games to three to advance to the World Series , where they lost in six games to the National League champion Florida Marlins .
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1937 World Series: Yankees defeat Giants, 4–1. 1951 World Series: Yankees defeat Giants, 4–2. 1962 World Series: Yankees defeat Giants, 4–3. The Giants–Yankees rivalry is a Major League Baseball rivalry between the San Francisco Giants of the National League and the New York Yankees of the American League.
As the 2000s progressed, the Yankees' rivalry with the Boston Red Sox increased in intensity as the sides met multiple times in the American League Championship Series (ALCS), trading victories in 2003 and 2004. New York regularly reached the postseason, but were often defeated in the first two rounds.
On April 22, 2007, Manny Ramírez, J. D. Drew, Mike Lowell, and Jason Varitek hit four consecutive home runs in the 3rd inning off 10 pitches from Chase Wright of the New York Yankees. This was the fifth time in Major League history and the first time in Red Sox history this feat has occurred.
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.
Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees: Yankees, 3–1 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980: 3 Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees: Astros, 3–0 2017, 2019, 2022: 3: Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees: Yankees, 2–1 1999, 2003, 2004: 3 Baltimore Orioles vs. Oakland Athletics: Athletics, 2–1 1971, 1973, 1974: 3 Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics ...