Probably the most iconic American League franchise and essentially the most iconic Nationwide League franchise are set to do battle within the World Sequence for the twelfth time ever.
The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers convey a variety of custom with them coming into the 2024 World Sequence. The franchises have 33 World Sequence titles between them and a mixed 66 appearances within the Fall Basic. With that type of wealthy historical past, the 2 organizations characteristic postseason heroes at nearly each place.
However who have been the perfect playoff performers for every franchise? Forward of their newest championship bout, we compiled the Yankees’ and Dodgers’ all-time World Sequence beginning lineups.
Yankees’ all-time World Sequence lineup
Catcher: Yogi Berra
Profession World Sequence stats: .274/.359/.452, 12 residence runs, 39 RBIs in 75 video games, 10 World Sequence titles
If you win essentially the most World Sequence titles of any participant in MLB historical past, you are mechanically making this record. Berra’s report 10 World Sequence championships will probably by no means be touched, and he performed fairly nicely within the 14 occasions he reached the Fall Basic. He hit the primary pinch-hit homer in World Sequence historical past as a part of the Yankees’ 1947 triumph and hit two homers in Recreation 7 of their 1956 World Sequence victory.
First base: Lou Gehrig
Profession World Sequence stats: .361/.483/.731, 10 residence runs, 35 RBIs in 34 video games, six World Sequence titles
Gehrig dominated all through his numerous World Sequence journeys, however his most memorable efficiency got here in 1928. The Yankees star hit .545 with 4 residence runs in a four-game sweep over the St. Louis Cardinals. He additionally had 9 RBIs, which matched the variety of runs the Cardinals scored in the entire sequence.
Lou Gehrig (proper) received three World Sequence titles enjoying alongside Babe Ruth, together with in 1927. (Bettman/Getty Photographs)
Second base: Billy Martin
Profession World Sequence stats: .333/.371/.566, 5 residence runs, 19 RBIs in 28 video games, 4 World Sequence titles
Many years earlier than his well-known stints because the Yankees’ supervisor, Martin was a clutch performer for New York on the most important stage. His catch on a popup by Jackie Robinson in Recreation 7 of the 1952 World Sequence was seen as a title saver. A yr later, he hit .500 within the 1953 World Sequence, knocking within the series-winning run in Recreation 6.
Third Base: Scott Brosius
Profession World Sequence stats: .314/.333/.529, 4 residence runs, 13 RBIs in 20 video games, three World Sequence titles, 1998 World Sequence MVP
The Yankees groups that received the World Sequence 4 occasions and appeared in it 5 occasions from 1996 to 2001 have been suffering from stars. Maybe not one of the Bronx Bombers from that period have been higher within the Fall Clasic than Brosius. His two residence runs in Recreation 3 of the 1998 World Sequence propelled him to MVP honors. In 2001, Brosius hit an unforgettable game-tying two-run residence run with two outs within the backside ninth inning of Recreation 5 towards the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Shortstop: Derek Jeter
Profession World Sequence stats: .321/.384/.449, three residence runs, 9 RBIs in 38 video games, 5 World Sequence titles, 2000 World Sequence MVP
Jeter’s most iconic second is likely to be his walk-off residence run in Recreation 4 of the 2001 World Sequence, which earned him the moniker “Mr. November.” However his efficiency within the 2000 World Sequence towards the New York Mets was his greatest. He hit .409 with two homers amid a 14-game hitting streak within the World Sequence.
Outfielder: Mickey Mantle
Profession World Sequence stats: .257/.374/.535, 18 residence runs, 40 RBIs in 65 video games, seven World Sequence titles
The Mick may need the declare for greatest World Sequence participant of all time. Nobody has extra residence runs, RBIs, extra-base hits (26), walks (43) or runs (42) within the historical past of the Fall Basic than Mantle. His greatest sequence got here in 1960, when he hit .400 with a .545 on-base proportion, three homers and 11 RBIs over seven video games towards the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Outfielder: Babe Ruth
Profession World Sequence stats: .347/.497/.788, 15 residence runs, 30 RBIs in 36 video games, 4 World Sequence titles
As a member of the Boston Pink Sox, Ruth established himself as one of many prime pitchers in World Sequence historical past. His 29.2 consecutive scoreless innings stood as a report for greater than 40 years. With the Yankees, he asserted himself as the perfect hitter of all time. His play within the World Sequence was no completely different. Whereas there are too many feats to recount right here, his best second got here in Recreation 3 of the 1932 World Sequence when the Babe is believed to have referred to as his shot.
Babe Ruth’s notorious residence run from the 1932 World Sequence has been immortalized, with this illustration depicting the second. (Picture by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Photographs)
Outfielder: Joe DiMaggio
Profession World Sequence stats: .271/.338/.422, eight residence runs, 30 RBIs in 51 video games, 9 World Sequence titles
Solely Berra received extra titles than DiMaggio. The Yankees legend took residence a World Sequence title in every of the primary 4 seasons and every of his final three. Whereas his profession predated the World Sequence MVP award, he may need received it 1950 versus the Phillies after his residence run within the tenth inning gave the Yankees a 2-0 sequence lead.
Designated hitter: Reggie Jackson
Profession World Sequence stats: .400/.500/.891, eight residence runs, 17 RBIs in 15 video games, two World Sequence titles with Yankees, 1977 World Sequence MVP
Mr. October may additionally have a declare as the perfect World Sequence performer in MLB historical past. He received three titles with the Oakland Athletics together with a World Sequence MVP in 1973. 4 years later, Jackson received World Sequence MVP once more, this time with the Yankees, when he hit three residence runs on consecutive pitches towards the Dodgers within the series-clinching sport.
Beginning pitcher: Whitey Ford
Profession World Sequence stats: 10-8, 2.71 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 94 strikeouts, seven full video games, three shutouts, 146 innings pitched. 22 begins, six World Sequence titles, 1961 World Sequence MVP
Ford has essentially the most wins and strikeouts in World Sequence historical past. He additionally has the second-most shutouts. The lefty pitched 14 shutout innings over two begins within the 1961 World Sequence, which was a part of his World Sequence report streak of 33 straight scoreless innings.
Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford helped New York win six World Sequence titles (Bettman/Getty Photographs).
Beginning pitcher: Pink Ruffing
Profession World Sequence stats: 7-2, 2.63 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 61 strikeouts, eight full video games, 85.2 innings pitched, 10 begins, six World Sequence titles
Ruffing was the Yankees’ ace via six World Sequence titles between 1932-41, pitching in a then-World Sequence report six Recreation 1s throughout that stretch. Ford finally broke that mark, however Ruffing was extremely efficient within the Fall Basic.
Beginning pitcher: Roger Clemens
Profession World Sequence stats: 3-0, 1.50 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 37 strikeouts, 36 innings pitched, 5 begins, two World Sequence titles (with Yankees)
Clemens excelled in nearly all of his World Sequence outings, recording a high quality begin in each. He pitched practically eight innings of one-run ball within the Yankees’ 1999 clinching win and had eight shutout innings towards the Mets in Recreation 2 of the 2000 World Sequence.
Beginning pitcher: Don Larsen
Profession World Sequence stats: 3-2, 2.67 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 24 strikeouts, one full sport, one shutout, 33.2 innings pitched, seven outings (six begins)
Pitching an ideal sport ensures your inclusion on this record. Larsen’s masterpiece in Recreation 5 of the 1956 Fall Basic towards the Dodgers stays the one good sport in World Sequence historical past and considered one of simply three postseason no-hitters.
Don Larsen pitched the primary and solely good sport thus far in World Sequence historical past towards the Dodgers in 1956. (Getty Photographs/Bettman)
Aid pitcher: Mariano Rivera
Profession World Sequence stats: 2-1, 11 saves, 0.99 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 32 strikeouts, 36.1 innings pitched, 24 outings, 5 World Sequence titles, 1999 World Sequence MVP
Did you anticipate anybody else right here? Past Rivera’s World Sequence excellence, his 0.70 profession ERA within the postseason stays the bottom in historical past amongst certified pitchers.
Dodgers’ all-time World Sequence lineup
Catcher: Steve Yeager
Profession World Sequence stats: .298/.323/.579, 4 residence runs, 10 RBIs in 21 video games, one World Sequence title, 1981 World Sequence co-MVP
In his fourth World Sequence journey, Yeager lastly bought the Dodgers over the hump. He did so in an enormous means, hitting two homers within the 1981 Fall Basic towards the Yankees although he was the Dodgers’ backup catcher. His second homer served because the game-winner in Recreation 5.
First base: Gil Hodges
Profession World Sequence stats: .267/.349/.412, 5 residence runs, 21 RBIs in 39 video games, two World Sequence titles (with Dodgers)
The Yankees blocked Hodges from profitable the World Sequence on just a few events within the Forties and ‘50s. He lastly bought his first title in 1955, knocking in the one two runs of the Dodgers’ 2-0 win in Recreation 7.
Second base: Jackie Robinson
Profession World Sequence stats: .234/.335/.343, two residence runs, 12 RBIs in 38 video games, one World Sequence title
Robinson, like Hodges, was denied of a hoop repeatedly by the Yankees. The Dodgers lastly prevailed in 1955, with Robinson delivering one of many extra iconic moments of the Fall Basic by stealing residence in Recreation 1. The sequence win would symbolize Robinson’s lone championship in six appearances.
Third base: Justin Turner
Profession World Sequence stats: .270/.349/.500, three residence runs, 4 RBIs in 18 video games, one World Sequence title
Turner was integral to the Dodgers making three World Sequence journeys in 4 season. Whereas he was quiet within the first look, he was stellar within the second and luxurious within the third. In 2020, he hit .320 with two homers because the Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays for his or her first title in 32 years.
Shortstop: Corey Seager
Profession World Sequence stats: .298/.414/.511, three residence runs, 9 RBIs, in 13 video games, one World Sequence title, 2020 World Sequence MVP
Seager’ 2020 postseason run was much more memorable than Turner’s, as he received NLCS and World Sequence MVP. He hit .400 with a .556 on-base proportion and two homers in six video games towards the Rays.
Outfielder: Duke Snider
Profession World Sequence stats: .286/.351/.594, 11 residence runs, 26 RBIs in 36 video games, two World Sequence titles
Snider’s 11 homers within the World Sequence are essentially the most ever by a Dodgers hitter. He additionally made historical past attending to that quantity, as he is the one participant to ever hit a minimum of 4 residence runs in numerous World Sequence, doing so in 1952 (seven-game loss to Yankees) and 1955 (seven-game win over Yankees).
Outfielder: Joc Pederson
Profession World Sequence stats: .275/.341/.700, 5 residence runs, 9 RBIs in 17 video games, one World Sequence title (with Dodgers)
Pederson may need received World Sequence MVP in 2017 had the Dodgers crushed the Houston Astros within the seven-game sequence, which noticed him slug three homers. His Fall Basic heroics continued in 2020, when he went 4-for-10 and hit the game-winning residence run in Recreation 5 of the Dodgers’ eventual sequence win.
Outfielder: Pedro Guerrero
Profession World Sequence stats: .333/.417/.762, two residence runs, seven RBIs in six video games, one World Sequence title, 1981 World Sequence co-MVP
Guerrero solely made the World Sequence as soon as with the Dodgers. Nevertheless, he made a serious impression. He had three hits within the Recreation 6 clincher in 1981, falling a double wanting the cycle as he knocked in 5 runs as a part of their 9-2 victory over the Yankees.
Beginning pitcher: Sandy Koufax
Profession World Sequence stats: 4-3, 0.95 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 61 strikeouts, 4 full video games, two shutouts, 57 innings pitched, eight outings (seven begins), 4 World Sequence titles, 1963 and 1965 World Sequence MVP
Koufax’s World Sequence report would not mirror simply how dominant he was within the Fall Basic. He struck out 23 hitters over 18 innings within the Dodgers’ 1963 win towards the Yankees. In 1965, Koufax pitched a three-hit shutout towards the Minnesota Twins in Recreation 7 to win the World Sequence.
Sandy Koufax pitched the Dodgers to a World Sequence title over the Twins in 1965. (Picture by Give attention to Sport/Getty Photographs)
Beginning pitcher: Orel Hershiser
Profession World Sequence stats: 2-0, 1.00 ERA, 0.72 WHIP, 17 strikeouts, two full video games, one shutout, 19 innings pitched, two begins, one World Sequence title, 1988 World Sequence MVP
Hershiser’s 1988 season was historic, turning into the primary pitcher to ever win Cy Younger, NLCS MVP and World Sequence MVP in the identical yr. He went the space in each of his World Sequence begins that yr, pitching a shutout in Recreation 2 towards the Athletics earlier than permitting two runs within the World Sequence clincher in Recreation 5.
Beginning pitcher: Johnny Podres
Profession World Sequence stats: 4-1, 2.11 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 18 strikeouts, two full video games, one shutout, 38.1 innings pitched, six begins, 4 World Sequence titles, 1955 World Sequence MVP
Podres had an odd common season in 1955, however he was stellar within the Dodgers’ win over the Yankees that yr. He pitched a shutout over the Yankees in Recreation 7, which helped him earn MLB’s first World Sequence MVP honor.
Johnny Podres was embraced by Dodgers teammates following his efficiency in Recreation 7 of the 1955 World Sequence. (Picture by William Greene/Sports activities Studio Images/Getty Photographs)
Beginning pitcher: Don Drysdale
Profession World Sequence stats: 3-3, 2.95 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 36 strikeouts, three full video games, one shutout, 39.2 innings pitched, seven outings (six begins), three World Sequence titles
Drysdale helped type probably the greatest rotations in baseball alongside Koufax within the early Sixties, pitching one-run full video games within the 1963 and 1965 World Sequence.
Aid pitcher: Larry Shery
Profession World Sequence stats: 2-0, two saves, 0.71 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, 5 strikeouts, 12.2 innings pitched, 4 outings, one World Sequence title, 1959 World Sequence MVP
Sherry closed out every of the Dodgers’ 4 victories within the 1959 World Sequence, permitting only one earned run in 12.2 innings pitched.
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