vs Red Sox-Yankees
Dodgers-Giants vs. Red Sox-Yankees
The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry is tremendous, with its best years coming
recently, but the back-and-forth nature of the Dodgers-Giants history
is, to me, more compelling. Both rivalries have had numerous memorable moments and you could argue endlessly over which series has had more. What cannot be argued, however, is that Dodgers-Giants has been much more balanced.
| Series Comparisons | ||
| Dodgers-Giants |
Through 2012 |
Red Sox-Yankees |
 
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5/3/1890 |
First Game |
4/26/1901 |
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Giants 1190-1166-17 |
All-Time Series |
Yankees 1145-959-14 |
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Giants 53-51-19 |
Season Series Records |
Yankees 62-37-13 |
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699 (30%) |
1-Run Games |
592 (28%) |
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599 (25%) |
5+ Run Games |
590 (28%) |
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173 |
Extra-Inning Games (1915-Present) |
154 |
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Tiebreaker Playoffs |
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Championship Series Meetings |
3 |
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8 |
1-2 League Finishes |
9 |
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1-2 Division Finishes |
14 |
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39% |
Both .500+ Same Season |
51% |
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6% |
Both Under .500 Same Season |
6% |
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20919 |
Combined Total Wins |
18840 |
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.531 |
Win % |
.542 |
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Pennants |
52 |
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World Series |
34 |
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100 |
Hall of Famers |
79 |
| Head-to-Head Wins | ||
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| 65 | 1890s | 72 |
| 80 | 1900s | 128 |
| 88 | 1910s | 125 |
| 106 | 1920s | 113 |
| 98 | 1930s | 120 |
| 137 | 1940s | 82 |
| 117 | 1950s | 106 |
| 83 | 1960s | 108 |
| 108 | 1970s | 72 |
| 95 | 1980s | 79 |
| 70 | 1990s | 70 |
| 94 | 2000s | 86 |
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2010s |
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| 1166 | Total | 1190 |
| 17 Ties | ||
| Series Notes | ||
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| 626-555-8 | Home Record | 635-540-9 |
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10182 4.29/gm |
Runs Scored |
10269 4.33/gm |
| 350 |
1-Run Wins (30% of Total) |
349 |
| 298 |
5+ Run Wins (25% of Total) |
301 |
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Extra-Inning Wins (1915-) (6 Ties) |
79 |
| 178 | Shutouts Thrown | 170 |
| 0 | Tiebreaker Playoff Wins | 2 |
| 0 | Championship Series Wins | 0 |
| 10 | Longest Winning Streak | 12 |
| 21 | Most Runs Scored | 26 |
| 6 | No-Hitters Thrown | 2 |
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Highest Scoring Game: 34 Runs (Dodgers 19-15, 4/29/1930 & Giants 26-8, 4/30/1944) |
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Longest Game: 17 Innings (Dodgers 4-3, 9/4/1943) |
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| Season Series Records | |||
| 1890s | Giants 5-3-2 | 1960s | Giants 6-1-3 |
| 1900s | Giants 7-1-2 | 1970s | Dodgers 6-1-3 |
| 1910s | Giants 8-2 | 1980s | Dodgers 7-2-1 |
| 1920s | Giants 6-3-1 | 1990s | Dodgers 4-3-3 |
| 1930s | Giants 6-3-1 | 2000s | Dodgers 6-3-1 |
| 1940s | Dodgers 8-1-1 | 2010s | Giants 2-0-1 |
| 1950s | Dodgers 7-3 | Total | Giants 53-51-19 |
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| NL 1890-1968 |
NL West 1969-Present Wild Card 1994-Present |
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| 1920 | Dodgers by 7 games | 1971 | Giants by 1 |
| 1924 | Giants by 1.5 | 1994 | Dodgers by 3.5 |
| 1951 | Giants by 1 (Playoff) | 1997 | Giants by 2 |
| 1952 | Dodgers by 4.5 | 2000 | Giants by 11 |
| 1954 | Giants by 5 | 2002 | Giants by 3.5 (WC) |
| 1962 | Giants by 1 (Playoff) | 2003 | Giants by 15.5 |
| 1965 | Dodgers by 2 | 2004 | Dodgers by 2 |
| 1966 | Dodgers by 1.5 |
2012 |
Giants by 8 |
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| Season Finishes | |||
| Both teams finished .500 or better in the same season 48 times (39% of 123 seasons) | |||
| Both teams finished below .500 in the same season 7 times (6% of 123 seasons) | |||
| The Dodgers finished with a better record in 59 seasons | |||
| The Giants finished with a better record in 64 seasons | |||
| Franchise Histories | |
| (NL Rank/MLB Rank); Through 2012 | |
| Dodgers | Giants |
| First Year : 1884 (8/8) | First Year : 1883 (6/6) |
| Wins : 10303 (3/3) | Wins : 10616 (1/1) |
| Win Pct : .524 (2/3) | Win Pct : .538 (1/2) |
| Pennants : 22 (T1/T2) | Pennants : 22 (T1/T2) |
| World Series : 6 (3/6) | World Series : 7 (2/T4) |
| Hall of Famers : 47 (2/2) | Hall of Famers : 53 (1/1) |
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Players: 41 |
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Players: 51 |
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Managers: 6 |
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Managers: 2 |
| Retired Numbers | |||
| 1 | Pee Wee Reese | - | Christy Mathewson |
| 2 | Tommy Lasorda | - | John McGraw |
| 4 | Duke Snider | 3 | Bill Terry |
| 19 | Jim Gilliam | 4 | Mel Ott |
| 20 | Don Sutton | 11 | Carl Hubbell |
| 24 | Walter Alston | 20 | Monte Irvin |
| 32 | Sandy Koufax | 24 | Willie Mays |
| 39 | Roy Campanella | 27 | Juan Marichal |
| 42* | Jackie Robinson | 30 | Orlando Cepeda |
| 53 | Don Drysdale | 36 | Gaylord Perry |
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| Head-to-Head Wins | ||
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Through 2012 Season |
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| 101 | 1900s | 86 |
| 115 | 1910s | 94 |
| 71 | 1920s | 149 |
| 80 | 1930s | 136 |
| 98 | 1940s | 122 |
| 93 | 1950s | 126 |
| 83 | 1960s | 101 |
| 89 | 1970s | 79 |
| 60 | 1980s | 63 |
| 60 | 1990s | 64 |
| 83 | 2000s | 94 |
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2010s |
28 |
| 959 | Total | 1145 |
| 14 Ties | ||
| Series Notes | ||
| Red Sox |
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Yankees |
| 529-530-7 | Home Record | 615-430-7 |
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9288 4.38/gm |
Runs Scored |
10159 4.80/gm |
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273 |
1-Run Wins (28% of Total) |
319 |
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258 |
5+ Run Wins (28% of Total) |
332 |
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Extra-Inning Wins (1915-) (4 Ties) |
81 |
| 113 | Shutouts Thrown | 154 |
| 0 | Tiebreaker Playoff Wins | 1 |
| 1 | Championship Series Wins | 2 |
| 17 | Longest Winning Streak | 12 |
| 17 | Most Runs Scored | 24 |
| 2 | No-Hitters Thrown | 3 |
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Highest Scoring Game: 31 Runs (Yankees 20-11, 8/21/2009) |
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Longest Game: 20 Innings (Yankees 4-3, 8/29/1967) |
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| Season Series Records | |||
| 1960s | Yankees 5-3-2 | ||
| 1900s | Red Sox 6-2-1 | 1970s | Red Sox 5-4-1 |
| 1910s | Red Sox 5-3-2 | 1980s | Red Sox6-3-1 |
| 1920s | Yankees 9-1 | 1990s | Yankees 6-4 |
| 1930s | Yankees 8-1-1 | 2000s | Yankees 7-1-2 |
| 1940s | Yankees 6-3-1 | 2010s | Tied 1-1-1 |
| 1950s | Yankees 8-1-1 | Total | Yankees 62-37-13 |
| 1-2 Finishes | |||
| AL 1901-1968 |
AL East 1969-Present Wild Card 1994-Present |
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| 1904 | Red Sox by 1.5 games | 1977 | Yankees by 2.5 |
| 1938 | Yankees by 9.5 | 1978* | Yankees by 1 (Playoff) |
| 1939 | Yankees by 17 | 1986 | Red Sox by 5.5 |
| 1941 | Yankees by 17 | 1995 | Red Sox by 7 |
| 1942 | Yankees by 9 | 1998* | Yankees by 22 |
| 1949 | Yankees by 1 | 1999 | Yankees by 4 |
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2000 | Yankees by 2.5 |
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2001 | Yankees by 13.5 |
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2002 | Yankees by 10.5 |
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2003 | Yankees by 6 |
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2004 | Yankees by 3 |
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2005* | Yankees by tiebreaker |
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2007 | Red Sox by 2 |
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2009 | Yankees by 8 |
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| Season Finishes | |||
| Both teams finished .500 or better in the same season 57 times (51% of 112 seasons) | |||
| Both teams finished below .500 in the same season 6 times (5% of 112 seasons) | |||
| The Yankees finished with a better record in 76 seasons | |||
| The Red Sox finished with a better record in 35 seasons | |||
| Franchise Histories | |
| (AL Rank/MLB Rank); Through 2012 | |
| Red Sox | Yankees |
| First Year : 1901 (1/9) | First Year : 1901 (1/9) |
| Wins : 8978 (2/10) | Wins : 9862 (1/8) |
| Win Pct : .517 (2/5) | Win Pct : .568 (1/1) |
| Pennants : 12 (3/8) | Pennants : 40 (1/1) |
| World Series : 7 (3/T4) | World Series : 27 (1/1) |
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Hall of Famers : 36 (3/9) |
Hall of Famers : 43 (1/4) |
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Players: 33 |
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Players: 37 |
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Managers: 3 |
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| Retired Numbers | |||
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Bobby Doerr |
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Billy Martin |
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Joe Cronin |
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Babe Ruth |
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Johnny Pesky |
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Lou Gehrig |
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Carl Yastrzemski |
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Joe DiMaggio |
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Ted Williams |
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Mickey Mantle |
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Jim Rice |
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Yogi Berra |
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Carlton Fisk |
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Bill Dickey |
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Roger Maris |
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Phil Rizzuto |
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Thurman Munson |
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Whitey Ford |
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Don Mattingly |
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Elston Howard |
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Casey Stengel |
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Reggie Jackson |
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Ron Guidry |
