Team
New York Yankees
16 entries · 1920–2024
The Sale of Babe Ruth
The Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees for $100,000, paid in installments. The Broadway story that explains the sale is a myth.
Boston Red Sox · New York Yankees
No. 1926.10.10
1926
Ruth Is Out at Second
The 1926 World Series ended with Babe Ruth thrown out at second. He said he was stealing on his own. Other accounts say a hit-and-run was on.
New York Yankees · St. Louis Cardinals
Owen's Dropped Third Strike
The Dodgers were one strike from tying the World Series. Mickey Owen missed the third strike, and the Yankees scored four runs.
Brooklyn Dodgers · New York Yankees
No. 1978.10.02
1978
Dent over the Monster
In the one-game playoff at Fenway, Bucky Dent, batting ninth, hit a three-run homer over the Green Monster. He had borrowed Mickey Rivers's bat after fouling a pitch off his foot.
New York Yankees · Boston Red Sox
The Pine Tar Game
George Brett's go-ahead homer was taken off the board because there was too much pine tar on the bat. The league president put the homer back.
Kansas City Royals · New York Yankees
No. 1990.07.01
1990
Hawkins Loses a No-Hitter
Andy Hawkins allowed no hits and lost, 4–0, on three errors in the eighth. A year later baseball decided eight innings was not a no-hitter.
New York Yankees · Chicago White Sox
No. 1996.10.09
1996
Jeffrey Maier Reaches Over the Wall
A twelve-year-old reached over the wall and turned Derek Jeter's fly ball into a home run. The umpire out there never saw the hand.
New York Yankees · Baltimore Orioles
No. 1998.10.07
1998
Knoblauch Stays on the Bag
In the twelfth inning of the 1998 ALCS, a throw hit Travis Fryman and rolled away. Chuck Knoblauch stayed at first base to argue. Enrique Wilson scored from first.
New York Yankees · Cleveland Indians
No. 2001.10.31
2001
Byung-Hyun Kim, Two Nights
Byung-Hyun Kim gave up a game-tying homer in the ninth on consecutive nights of the 2001 World Series. Arizona won the series anyway.
Arizona Diamondbacks · New York Yankees
No. 2003.10.16
2003
Grady Little Leaves Pedro In
Boston led Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS by three runs. Grady Little visited the mound, left a tiring Pedro Martinez in, and the Yankees tied the game.
Boston Red Sox · New York Yankees
No. 2004.10.17
2004
Roberts Steals Second
Down three games to none and a run in the ninth, the Red Sox sent Dave Roberts in to run. He stole second against Mariano Rivera, and Bill Mueller singled him home.
Boston Red Sox · New York Yankees
Castillo Drops the Popup
The Mets led by a run with two outs in the ninth when Luis Castillo dropped Alex Rodriguez's popup, then threw to the wrong base.
New York Mets · New York Yankees
No. 2017.10.06
2017
Girardi Does Not Challenge
A two-out pitch was ruled to have hit Lonnie Chisenhall. Replays showed it had hit the bat. Joe Girardi did not challenge. Francisco Lindor then hit a grand slam.
New York Yankees · Cleveland Indians
No. 2018.10.08
2018
Three Calls, Four Innings
In the first four innings of a 2018 division-series game, first-base umpire Ángel Hernández had three calls overturned by replay. Two involved Didi Gregorius. One involved Gleyber Torres.
Boston Red Sox · New York Yankees
No. 2024.10.29
2024
The Ball in Betts's Glove
Mookie Betts caught Gleyber Torres's foul against the right-field wall. Two fans grabbed his glove and tried to take the ball. Torres was called out for interference, and the fans were barred from the next game.
Los Angeles Dodgers · New York Yankees
No. 2024.10.30
2024
The Yankees' Fifth Inning
The Yankees led Game 5 of the World Series by five runs. Aaron Judge dropped a fly ball, Anthony Volpe bounced a throw, and Gerrit Cole did not cover first. The Dodgers scored five unearned runs and won the championship.
Los Angeles Dodgers · New York Yankees