If you follow baseball all, you're probably already well aware of the classic rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. One of the longest rivalries in the sports world, this hostility is due in 1918, when Babe Ruth was sold to the Yankees. A string of losses were monitored for the Red Sox, and the world of baseball is not the same since.The New York Yankees are a team of professional baseball in the Bronx, New York City. The team is a member of the American League East Division.
The Yankees were founded in Baltimore in 1901 when it became known as the Orioles. With the move to New York, the team underwent a name change from "New York Highlanders," before settling on its current name in 1913. Boston Red Sox, meanwhile, is a pro baseball team based in Boston.
As for the Yankees, Sox, is also a member of the American League Eastern Division. The name is derived from the previous baseball teams in Boston have been called the "Red Socks", and the name has been in use since the team was founded 1901.Some and most colorful figures in baseball history had stints with the Yankees, with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra are just some of the most important players.
The Yankees have no less than 44 players in the Hall of Fame Baseball. Some of the players from the Boston Red Sox have reached a certain fame and success and above all Enos Slaughter, with his "mad dash" in 1946 and Carlton Fisk, who hit a home run in 1975. Unfortunately, the team also had to forget one crucial mistake in 1986.The Bill Buckner New York Yankees have won an incredible 27 World Series in 40 games. In addition, the team record for losses in the World Series, which amounts to 13.
The Yankees also played in the World Series between the winner facing the National League, with the exception of the Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies. The Yankees have also accumulated more victories than any other team in baseball history.
Boston Red Sox in the early years were marked by a series championship and won the World Series, the most notable of which was against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The team won against the Pirates in 1903 and 1918, had amassed four victories in the championship. It would be the last in a long time the Red Sox would take home a prize of the World Championship, which is 2004.