the last time the yankees and the dodgers played in a world series was 2018.
the last time the yankees and the dodgers played in a world series was 2018.
when was the last time the yankees and the dodgers played in a world series?
2018
major league baseball exhibitionsthe minnesota twins and the houston astros played an exhibition game on april 6, 1976. the new york yankees played exhibition games at the superdome in 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1983. the yankees hosted the baltimore orioles on march 15 and 16, 1980. 45,152 spectators watched the yankees beat the orioles 9–3 on march 15, 1980. the following day, 43,339 fans saw floyd rayford lead the orioles to a 7–1 win over the yankees. in 1981, the yankees played the new york mets, philadelphia philles and pittsburgh pirates in the dome. in 1982, the yankees played the montreal expos and texas rangers and late in 1982, the yankees considered opening the 1983 regular season at the superdome if yankee stadium would not be ready yet after renovations. the 1983 new york yankees also played the montreal expos and toronto blue jays in the superdome that year. the philadelphia phillies and st. louis cardinals closed the 1984 spring training season with two games at the dome on march 31, 1984 and april 1, 1984. in what was a preview of the 1989 world series, the oakland a's played the san francisco giants in two games on march 28–29, 1989. in 1991, the los angeles dodgers played the oakland a's in two games on march 22–23, 1991. the a's also played the new york mets in two contests on march 26–27, 1993. in 1994, the boston red sox played the new york yankees in two games on april 1–2, 1994. the last professional baseball games played in the superdome occurred on april 3–4, 1999, when the chicago cubs and minnesota twins played a two-game series dubbed the "new orleans major league baseball classic."
mercedes-benz superdome
this was the first year since 1948 that neither the yankees, nor the giants, nor the dodgers played in the world series. it would be another seven years before the dodgers would return to the series and nine before the yankees came back. the giants would not play again in a world series until 1989. lou brock stole three bases in game 7 for a record seven (7) thefts in a seven-game series. the cardinals tied a world series record by using eight pitchers in their game 6 loss.
1967 world series