From Schmear to Sweep? Dodgers Lead 3-0 in Rivalry-Reviving World Series

The Dodgers are cleaning the Yankees’ clock so far. They’ve taken a 3-0 lead in the World Series, with Freddie Freeman on fire and Aaron Judge struggling to find his rhythm.

The Dodgers and Yankees have a long and storied history, having met in the World Series a record 12 times. Here’s a breakdown of their past matchups:

1941 World Series: Yankees won 4-1
1947 World Series: Yankees won 4-3
1949 World Series: Yankees won 4-1
1952 World Series: Yankees won 4-3
1953 World Series: Yankees won 4-2
1955 World Series: Dodgers won 4-3
1956 World Series: Yankees won 4-3
1963 World Series: Dodgers won 4-0
1977 World Series: Yankees won 4-2
1978 World Series: Yankees won 4-2
1981 World Series: Dodgers won 4-2
2024 World Series: Dodgers currently lead 3-0

The Yankees have the edge in their World Series matchups, winning eight times to the Dodgers’ four victories.

Their rivalry began when the Dodgers played in Brooklyn and the Yankees in the Bronx, and it continued after the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958. Team owner Walter O’Malley allegedly lost a heated argument with a local bagel shop owner over whether a schmear should cost extra. In a fit of spite, he declared, “If I can’t have reasonably priced bagels, I’m taking my baseball team to a city that doesn’t even know what a bagel is!”