The Organist
That's as good an answer as any since the first Yankees/Dodgers World Series matchup was in 1941 and the last was in 1981, there was no player that spanned those 40 years.The NY Yankees and The LA Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers played the New York Yankees in the 1981 World Series. (Some sources incorrectly list the Angels as having played the Yankees.) The Dodgers won the Series 4 games to 2.
No. The Dodgers beat the Yankees, 4 games to 0, in the 1963 World Series. The Dodgers and Twins played in the 1965 World Series with the Dodgers winning 4 games to 3.
The New York Yankees won the 1947 World Series. They defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers, four games to three.
None.Through the 2009 World Series, the Yankees have played in 40 World Series. Second is the Dodgers who have played in 18 World Series. The Cardinals and Giants have played in 17 each.
The Yankees and the Dodgers last played in the 1981 World Series, with the Dodgers winning in six games.
The Dodgers and the Yankees.
The New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1956 World Series 4 game to 3.
The Dodgers have played the Yankees 11 times in the World Series. Their record against the Yankees is 3-8.1941: Dodgers lost to the Yankess 4 games to 1.1947: Dodgers lost to the Yankees 4 games to 3.1949: Dodgers lost to the Yankees 4 games to 1.1952: Dodgers lost to the Yankees 4 games to 3.1953: Dodgers lost to the Yankees 4 games to 2.1955: Dodgers defeated the Yankees 4 games to 3.1956: Dodgers lost to the Yankees 4 games to 3.1963: Dodgers defeated the Yankees 4 games to 0.1977: Dodgers lost to the Yankees 4 games to 2.1978: Dodgers lost to the Yankees 4 games to 2.1981: Dodgers defeated the Yankees 4 games to 2.
The Yankees did not play in the 1920 World Series ... the Cleveland Indians defeated the Brooklyn Robins (now Los Angeles Dodgers) 5 games to 2. The Yankees played in their first World Series in 1921 and won their first World Series in 1923.
The New York Yankees played in the most World Series with 40. The Dodgers and Cardinals are second with 17, and the Athletics are 4th with 14.
Tommy John - 1978 with the Dodgers, 1981 with the Yankees.