Dodgers -- Yankees rivalry - wikipedia Dodgers -- Yankees rivalry Dodgers -- Yankees rivalry Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees First meeting October 1, 1941 Yankee Stadium ( original ) ( World Series ) June 18, 2004 Dodger Stadium ( regular season ) Latest meeting September 14, 2016 Dodger Stadium Dodgers 2, Yankees 0 Next meeting TBD Statistics Meetings total 78 ( World Series : 65, regular season : 13 ) Regular season series Dodgers, 7 -- 6 Largest victory 12 -- 2, Yankees ( World Series -- October 15, 1978 ) 6 -- 0, Dodgers ( regular season -- June 19, 2013 ) Longest win streak Dodgers : 2 ( June 19, 2013 -- July 30, 2013 ) Yankees : 2 ( June 27, 2010 -- June 19, 2013 ) Current win streak 1, Dodgers Post-season history 1941 World Series : Yankees defeat Dodgers, 4 -- 1 1947 World Series : Yankees defeat Dodgers, 4 -- 3 1949 World Series : Yankees defeat Dodgers, 4 -- 1 1952 World Series : Yankees defeat Dodgers, 4 -- 3 1953 World Series : Yankees defeat Dodgers, 4 -- 1 1955 World Series : Dodgers defeat Yankees, 4 -- 3 1956 World Series : Yankees defeat Dodgers, 4 -- 3 1963 World Series : Dodgers defeat Yankees, 4 -- 0 1977 World Series : Yankees defeat Dodgers, 4 -- 2 1978 World Series : Yankees defeat Dodgers, 4 -- 2 1981 World Series : Dodgers defeat Yankees, 4 -- 2 The Dodgers -- Yankees rivalry is a Major League Baseball ( MLB ) rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees. The Dodgers are a member club of the National League ( NL ) West division, and the Yankees are a member club of the American League ( AL ) East division. The rivalry between the Dodgers and Yankees is one of the most well - known rivalries in Major League Baseball. The two teams have met 11 times in the World Series, more times than any other pair of teams from the American and National Leagues. The initial significance was embodied in the two teams ' proximity in New York City, when the Dodgers initially played in Brooklyn. After the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958, the rivalry retained its significance as the two teams represented the dominant cities on each coast of the United States, and since the 1980s, the two largest cities in the United States. The Dodgers currently lead the regular season series 7 - 6. Although the rivalry 's significance arose from the two teams ' numerous World Series meetings, the Yankees and Dodgers have not met in the World Series since 1981. They would not play each other in a non-exhibition game until 2004, when they played a 3 - game interleague series. Nevertheless, games between the two teams have become quite popular and draw sellout crowds. Contents 1 While in New York 1.1 A new team in town, new stadiums built, Subway Series established 1.2 1941 : First meeting between the Bronx Bombers and `` Dem Bums '' 1.3 1947 - 53 : `` Wait ' til next year ! '' 1.4 1955 : `` This IS next year ! '' 1.5 1956 : A `` perfect '' rematch 2 Dodgers move to Los Angeles 2.1 1963 : Los Angeles Dodger win 3 World Series appearances in the 1970s and 1981 3.1 1977 : The Bronx is Burning 3.2 1978 : Bucky Dent 's Playoffs 3.3 1981 : Changing of the Guard 4 Rivalry in the 21st Century 4.1 First Interleague matchup 4.2 The Yankee Years controversy 4.3 Back to the Bronx 5 See also 5.1 Histories 6 References While in New York A New team in town, New stadiums built, Subway Series established Main articles : Subway Series and Giants -- Yankees rivalry At the dawn of the 20th century, the American League was in its infancy, and one of its charter franchises ( which would eventually become the Yankees ) was the original Baltimore Orioles. The league, however, recognized that it required a presence in New York City, the country 's largest market, in order to survive. Hence, it moved the Orioles to New York, which was already the home of two National League franchises, the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants. The new team was eventually called the New York Highlanders due to their home field being Hilltop Park from 1903 -- 1912. After the Highlanders allowed the Giants to play at Hilltop Park when the latter 's home stadium, the Polo Grounds, was undergoing reconstruction from a fire, the Giants invited the Highlanders to share the Polo Grounds with them. Since the Highlanders were no longer playing at higher elevations, they changed their name to the New York Yankees. The Dodgers also opened up their new field, Ebbets Field, in Brooklyn. Their opening game at the stadium was an exhibition game against the Highlanders on April 5, 1913 where future Yankee manager Casey Stengel had the game - winning hit for the Dodgers. The Highlanders would officially be called the Yankees later that year. In 1920, the Giants notified the Yankees that they would have to find a new stadium of their own for the 1921 season. The Giants rescinded that eviction notice and allowed the Yankees to stay until the end of the 1922 season, when the Giants renovated the Polo Grounds and increased seating capacity from 38,000 to 50,000. Before that however, the 1921 World Series between the Giants and Yankees became the first Subway Series, as match - ups between the Dodgers and the Giants were not referred to as Subway Series. After losing to the Giants in that World Series and again the following year, the Yankees moved across the Harlem River to the original Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, where they captured their first ever World Series from the Giants in 1923. 1941 : first meeting between the Bronx Bombers and `` dem bums '' Main article : 1941 World Series The rivalry between the Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers began when the teams first met in the 1941 World Series. In Game 4, with the Yankees leading the series two games to one, the Dodgers led by one going to the top of the ninth inning and, with two outs, just barely missed getting the third out and wound up losing the game. With two outs, the Yankees ' Tommy Henrich swung and missed with two strikes, but reached on a passed ball, as Dodger catcher Mickey Owen failed to hold on to the pitch. Henrich reached first base on the play. Owen recalled the incident : It was a great breaking curve that I should have had, but I guess the ball hit the side of my glove. It got away from me, and by the time I got hold of it, near the corner of the Brooklyn dugout, I could n't have thrown anybody out at first. Joe DiMaggio followed Henrich 's at bat with a single before Charlie Keller hit a double to drive in both Henrich and DiMaggio and give the Yankees a 5 - 4 lead. After Bill Dickey walked, he and Keller scored on a Joe Gordon double to make the final score 7 - 4. The next day, the Yankees clinched the first series match - up between the two teams in the start of what would become a long - lasting rivalry. 1947 - 53 : `` Wait ' til next year ! '' Main articles : 1947 World Series, 1949 World Series, 1952 World Series, and 1953 World Series Six years later, the 1947 World Series had a dramatic moment in Game 6. The Dodgers ' Al Gionfriddo was placed in left field for defensive purposes and robbed Joe DiMaggio of a game - tying three - run home run. DiMaggio was visibly disgusted by the outcome of the play when rounding the bases in one of the few emotional displays of his career. The Dodgers won the game and forced a do - or - die Game 7, only to fall. Dazzling defensive plays would be seen again, this time by the Yankees in the 1952 contest, as Billy Martin came outside the camera coverage area to catch a pop - fly after Brooklyn had threatened to take the lead in Game 7. Martin would go on to be the hero once more in the 1953 series with a series record 12 hits, including the winning hit of the series - clinching game off of Clem Labine. Brooklyn signed Jackie Robinson to not only break the color line, but to bolster the lineup. Robinson, along with outfielder Duke Snider and pitcher Don Newcombe, sparked Brooklyn to four National League pennants between 1947 and 1953. Each and every time during this period, however, the World Series ended in heartbreak for the Dodgers and gave the Dodger fans their rallying cry : `` Wait ' til next year ! '' During the 1953 World Series, long time Dodgers announcer Red Barber refused to man the broadcast booth due to a compensation dispute with Gillette. Barber jumped ship to the Yankees and joined Mel Allen to call the games for the Yankees. Struggling to find a replacement, the Dodgers gave the call to a 25 - year - old named Vin Scully, the youngest man to ever call a World Series game for a major network. Scully would go on to continue as a Dodgers broadcaster for another 6 decades. 1955 : `` this is next year ! '' Main article : 1955 World Series Finally, in 1955 the Dodgers reversed matters, prevailing over the Yankees in seven games to win their only World Series in Brooklyn. Thus came the slogan, This IS next year. 1956 : a `` perfect '' rematch Main articles : 1956 World Series and Don Larsen 's perfect game Brooklyn fell short of repeating the next season, falling in seven games to the Yankees. That year 's team suffered some ignominy in being on the losing end of Don Larsen 's perfect game in Game 5, which was the first of only two no - hitters ever pitched in postseason play and the only in the history of the World Series. In both the 1955 and 1956 World Series, the home team won the first six games of the World Series, but lost Game 7. It would not be until 1987 when the home team won all seven games of a World Series. However, the Yankees would meet the unfortunate fate of being the first American League team to lose a World Series in which the home team won all seven games, in 2001. The 1956 World Series would be the last Subway Series of the 1900s and the last to include one of the National League 's charter franchises. Dodgers move to Los Angeles 1963 : Los Angeles Dodger win After the Dodgers ' move to Los Angeles for the 1958 season, it would take them two dominating pitchers ( Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale ), a speedy shortstop ( Maury Wills ) and a great outfielder ( Tommy Davis ) to spark them to a pennant in 1963. They swept the aging Yankees ( consisting of Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, and Whitey Ford ) in four straight games to win their second World Series since moving to Los Angeles, having won in 1959, with the Bronx Bombers not taking a single lead against the powerful Los Angeles pitching staff and being limited to just four runs in the entire series, the very first meeting between teams from New York City and Los Angeles for a major professional sports championship. Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully said that although the Dodgers won four World Series titles in 10 years, he said that this championship was the biggest of those four because `` the ultimate was not only beating the Yankees but sweeping them in four '', but said that `` to New York fans it was still the old Brooklyn Dodgers and there was a lot of bitterness toward them. '' World Series appearances in the 1970s and 1981 1977 : the Bronx is Burning Mr. October : Reggie Jackson hit three home runs in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series against the Dodgers to win the series for the Yankees. After 14 years, sophomore manager Tommy Lasorda led a young Dodgers team to the 1977 World Series where they faced Billy Martin and the Yankees. The two managers were involved in a fist fight during the 1956 season while playing for the two teams they were now managing. The Yankees were coming off a controversy ridden season. Furious at their loss to The Big Red Machine in the 1976 World Series, owner George Steinbrenner had signed slugger Reggie Jackson to the team. Jackson immediately created friction in the clubhouse between himself and Bill Martin as well as captain Thurman Munson, the defending AL MVP. New York City itself was going through a financial crisis under Mayor Abraham Beame and experienced the Son of Sam and a major blackout, all chronicled in The Bronx is Burning. Despite the controversy, the Yankees managed to play together and win the pennant to face the Dodgers in the World Series. The Dodgers featured an infield of Steve Garvey at first, Davey Lopes at second, Ron Cey at third, and Bill Russell at shortstop, in addition to slugger Reggie Smith, and pitching duo ( Don Sutton and Tommy John ). In addition to Jackson and Munson, the Yankees had Bucky Dent and Graig Nettles, Cy Young Award - winning closer Sparky Lyle, young pitcher Ron Guidry, and speedsters Willie Randolph and Mickey Rivers. The Dodgers appeared primed to win the Series, but Reggie Jackson put on his `` Mr. October '' show as he hit three home runs in Game 6 off of 3 pitches to lead the Yanks to their first World Series championship since 1962. 1978 : Bucky Dent 's playoffs The next season, the Yankees won their division in thrilling fashion, thanks in large part to a timely home run from Bucky Dent in a one - game playoff against the Boston Red Sox. They went to the World Series for the third straight year where they faced the Dodgers for the second straight year. The Dodgers won the first two games of the Series thanks to rookie pitcher Bob Welch, but New York won the next four to take the 75th Fall Classic. 1981 : Changing of the Guard In 1981, the fortunes turned in LA 's favor, as rookie pitcher Fernando Valenzuela won National League Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Award honors. But the Yankees had American League Rookie of the Year Dave Righetti ( who was traded from the Rangers in exchange for Lyle ) and daunting 1 - 2 relief punch of set - up man Ron Davis and closer Rich Gossage. The Yankees won the first two contests, but LA, led by Valenzuela and first baseman Steve Garvey, won the next four to claim their first World Series title since 1965 in a strike - shortened season. Fallout from the series would eventually have Reggie Jackson be controversially dismissed a bit later and owner George Steinbrenner to start a public feud with Dave Winfield, who had a dismal performance in the series. After the series ended, Steinbrenner issued a public apology to the City of New York for his team 's performance, while at the same time assuring the fans that plans to put the team together for 1982 would begin immediately. The Yankee owner was criticized heartily by players and press alike for doing so, as most people felt losing in the World Series was not something that needed to be apologized for. Lasorda said of the revenge for what Jackson did to the Dodgers in 1977 and 1978 : `` We were suffering and the guy was making a fool out of us. I was hoping and praying we would get another shot at him. '' This led to the Yankees not winning a World Series in the 1980s, the only decade they would not have won a championship since moving to the Bronx. In contrast, the Dodgers were able to defeat the Oakland Athletics in the 1988 World Series. It would be their last post-season meeting to date, the last time ever the Dodgers visited the old Yankee Stadium, and the last meeting between teams from New York City and Los Angeles for a major professional sports championship until the Rangers and the Kings squared off in the 2014 Stanley Cup Finals. Rivalry in the 21st century Yankees great Don Mattingly, then manager of the Dodgers. Although the Yankees and the Dodgers have n't met in the playoffs since the 1981 World Series, interleague matchups between the two teams, whether in New York or Los Angeles, have become quite popular. Tickets in both cities have become exclusive shortly after going on sale and games between the two teams have drawn sell out crowds, as evidenced during the doubleheader at the new Yankee Stadium in June 2013, the first time the Dodgers visited the Bronx since interleague play was introduced and the first time they visited the new Yankee Stadium. First interleague matchup After 23 years of not facing the Yankees, LA hosted an interleague weekend series in June 2004 where they took two out of three contests. One ending had closer Éric Gagné strike out Bernie Williams for the final out. The third and final game was the ESPN Sunday Night game that weekend. The rivalry was renewed when Joe Torre, who led the Yankees to four World Series championships, accepted a three - year, $13 million contract to manage the Dodgers on November 1, 2007. He also brought along former Yankee first baseman Don Mattingly and Larry Bowa to his coaching staff. Coaches Rick Honeycutt and Mariano Duncan each played for both teams. Torre and left fielder Manny Ramirez, who had been a part of the fierce Yankees -- Red Sox rivalry before being traded to the Dodgers mid-season, led the Dodgers to the 2008 West Division Pennant. The Yankees failed to make the 2008 Postseason, ending their 13 - year consecutive postseason appearance streak with 12 of which were under Torre 's. The Yankee years controversy In 2009, Torre co-authored a book, The Yankee Years, about his time in New York that criticized principal owner George Steinbrenner and third baseman Alex Rodriguez. The book cited that the term `` A-Fraud '' was used as a name for Alex Rodriguez 's common nickname `` A-Rod. '' The book specifically stated on p 245 : Back in 2004, at first Rodriguez did his best to try to fit into the Yankee culture -- his cloying, B - grade actor best. He slathered on the polish. People in the clubhouse, including teammates and support personnel, were calling him ' A-Fraud ' behind his back. Torre would later explain the comments as being jestful and in good humor by Torre and Larry Bowa with Rodriguez. Both teams made it to the playoffs that year, but the Dodgers lost in the NLCS for the second straight year to the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies ( whom the Dodgers beat in the NLCS in 1977 and 1978 before losing to the Yankees in the World Series in both years ), who would lose to the Yankees in the World Series, giving New York their first championship since Torre left as manager. The Yankees and Dodgers met again at Dodger Stadium for an interleague series from June 25 -- 27, 2010. Joe Torre and Don Mattingly played against the Yankees, who won the series two games to one, for the first time since joining the Dodgers and Torre 's first meeting with Rodriguez since the writing of Torre 's book. Back to the Bronx Mattingly succeeded Torre as manager of the Dodgers after the 2010 season. The Dodgers never played a regular season series at the original Yankee Stadium. The teams finally met up during the 2013 season. The double header of June 19 was not just the Dodgers return to the Bronx after a long absence ; it was also Mattingly 's first return to the Bronx since he became Dodger manager ( excluding Mattingly 's visit to new Yankee Stadium on the night they honored George Steinbrenner with a monument in Monument Park ). Former Dodger pitcher Hiroki Kuroda won the first game for the Yankees while the Dodgers rebounded in the night cap behind the pitching of Chris Capuano. The two then split a 2 - game series at Dodger stadium. Their most recent meeting occurred from September 12 - 14, 2016 at Yankee Stadium, where the Dodgers took two out of three games from the Yankees. See also Histories Brooklyn Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees References ^ Jump up to : Nightengale, Bob ( June 25, 2010 ). `` Oscars of interleague : Stars coming out for Yankees - Dodgers ''. USA Today. p. 4C. Jump up ^ Antonen, Mel ( June 18, 2004 ). `` Dodgers play host to Yankees in classic old - rivalry series ''. USA Today. p. 1C. ^ Jump up to : `` New York Vs. LA Can Be As Big As It Gets : ' It 's Great For Hockey ' ''. CBSLosAngeles.com. June 3, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2015. 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Frankie Crosetti 31 Jim Turner 33 Bill Dickey Regular season Dodgers -- Yankees rivalry Subway Series New York Yankees 1953 World Series champions 1 Billy Martin 7 Mickey Mantle 8 Yogi Berra 9 Hank Bauer 10 Phil Rizzuto 11 Johnny Sain 12 Gil McDougald 14 Gene Woodling 15 Joe Collins 16 Whitey Ford 17 Vic Raschi 18 Jim McDonald 21 Bob Kuzava 22 Allie Reynolds 24 Tom Gorman 25 Irv Noren 29 Charlie Silvera 30 Ed Lopat 36 Johnny Mize 38 Art Schallock 45 Don Bollweg Manager 37 Casey Stengel Coaches 2 Frankie Crosetti 31 Jim Turner 32 Ralph Houk 33 Bill Dickey Regular season Dodgers -- Yankees rivalry Subway Series Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 World Series champions 1 Pee Wee Reese 4 Duke Snider 6 Carl Furillo 8 George Shuba 10 Rube Walker 12 Frank Kellert 14 Gil Hodges 15 Sandy Amorós 17 Carl Erskine 18 Jim Hughes 19 Jim Gilliam 23 Don Zimmer 30 Billy Loes 32 Sandy Koufax 34 Russ Meyer 36 Don Newcombe 37 Ed Roebuck 39 Roy Campanella ( NL MVP ) 40 Roger Craig 41 Clem Labine 42 Jackie Robinson 43 Don Hoak 45 Johnny Podres ( World Series MVP ) 46 Don Bessent 48 Karl Spooner 54 Dixie Howell Manager 24 Walter Alston Coaches 22 Billy Herman 31 Jake Pitler 33 Joe Becker Regular season Dodgers -- Yankees rivalry Subway Series New York Yankees 1956 World Series champions 1 Billy Martin 6 Andy Carey 7 Mickey Mantle ( AL MVP ) 8 Yogi Berra 9 Hank Bauer 12 Gil McDougald 14 Bill Skowron 15 Joe Collins 16 Whitey Ford 17 Enos Slaughter 18 Don Larsen ( World Series MVP ) 19 Bob Turley 22 Mickey McDermott 23 Tommy Byrne 28 Tom Morgan 29 Charlie Silvera 30 Rip Coleman 32 Elston Howard 36 Norm Siebern 39 George Wilson 41 Bob Cerv 42 Jerry Coleman 47 Tom Sturdivant 53 Johnny Kucks 55 Bob Grim Manager 37 Casey Stengel Coaches 2 Frankie Crosetti 31 Jim Turner 33 Bill Dickey Regular season Dodgers -- Yankees rivalry Subway Series Los Angeles Dodgers 1963 World Series champions 3 Willie Davis 6 Ron Fairly 8 Johnny Roseboro 9 Wally Moon 11 Ken McMullen 12 Tommy Davis 14 Bill Skowron 15 Bob Miller 16 Ron Perranoski 19 Jim Gilliam 20 Al Ferrara 22 Johnny Podres 23 Marv Breeding 25 Frank Howard 30 Maury Wills 32 Sandy Koufax ( CYA, NL MVP, and World Series MVP ) 34 Dick Calmus 35 Doug Camilli 39 Ken Rowe 44 Dick Tracewski 45 Pete Richert 53 Don Drysdale Manager 24 Walter Alston Coaches 2 Leo Durocher 27 Pete Reiser 31 Greg Mulleavy 33 Joe Becker Regular season Dodgers -- Yankees rivalry New York Yankees 1977 World Series champions 2 Paul Blair 6 Roy White 9 Graig Nettles 10 Chris Chambliss 11 Fred Stanley 14 Lou Piniella 15 Thurman Munson 17 Mickey Rivers 19 Dick Tidrow 20 Bucky Dent 24 Mike Torrez 25 George Zeber 28 Sparky Lyle 29 Catfish Hunter 30 Willie Randolph 31 Ed Figueroa 35 Don Gullett 40 Fran Healy 41 Cliff Johnson 44 Reggie Jackson ( World Series MVP ) 49 Ron Guidry 50 Ken Clay Manager 1 Billy Martin Coaches 8 Yogi Berra 21 Cloyd Boyer 32 Elston Howard 33 Bobby Cox 34 Dick Howser 42 Art Fowler Regular season American League Championship Series Dodgers -- Yankees rivalry New York Yankees 1978 World Series champions 2 Paul Blair 6 Roy White 9 Graig Nettles 10 Chris Chambliss 11 Fred Stanley 12 Jim Spencer 14 Lou Piniella 15 Thurman Munson 17 Mickey Rivers 19 Dick Tidrow 20 Bucky Dent ( World Series MVP ) 24 Gary Thomasson 25 Brian Doyle 27 Jay Johnstone 28 Sparky Lyle 29 Catfish Hunter 30 Willie Randolph 31 Ed Figueroa 36 Paul Lindblad 41 Cliff Johnson 43 Ken Clay 44 Reggie Jackson 45 Jim Beattie 46 Mike Heath 49 Ron Guidry 54 Goose Gossage Manager 21 Bob Lemon Coaches 8 Yogi Berra 42 Art Fowler 32 Elston Howard 34 Dick Howser 33 Gene Michael Regular season American League Championship Series Dodgers -- Yankees rivalry Los Angeles Dodgers 1981 World Series champions 6 Steve Garvey 7 Steve Yeager ( World Series MVP ) 8 Reggie Smith 10 Ron Cey ( World Series MVP ) 12 Dusty Baker 14 Mike Scioscia 15 Davey Lopes 16 Rick Monday 18 Bill Russell 21 Jay Johnstone 28 Pedro Guerrero ( World Series MVP ) 30 Derrel Thomas 34 Fernando Valenzuela 35 Bob Welch 37 Bobby Castillo 38 Dave Goltz 41 Jerry Reuss 44 Ken Landreaux 46 Burt Hooton ( NLCS MVP ) 48 Dave Stewart 49 Tom Niedenfuer 51 Terry Forster 52 Steve Sax 57 Steve Howe Manager 2 Tommy Lasorda Coaches 11 Manny Mota 29 Ron Perranoski 33 Danny Ozark 54 Monty Basgall 58 Mark Cresse Regular season National League Division Series National League Championship Series Dodgers -- Yankees rivalry Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dodgers -- Yankees_rivalry&oldid = 806314795 '' Categories : Major League Baseball rivalries Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees Interleague play Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 21 October 2017, at 04 : 54. 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Question: when was the last time yankees played the dodgers in the world series
Answer: 1981