Tomorrow night, the Yankees and Red Sox will meet in the AL Wild Card Game for the first time in their historic rivalry. Although they are new to this particular do-or-die showdown, however, they nonetheless have matched up with everything on the line five times in their long history. As we spend the next 35 hours stressing out about the matchup between Gerrit Cole and Nathan Eovaldi, let’s take a trip down memory lane and relive the highs and lows that shape the relationship between these two teams.
October 10, 1904: A pre-rivalry double-header
The first epic matchup between the Yankees and Red Sox actually came between the Highlanders and Americans, as Boston would not adopt the Red Sox moniker until 1908 and the Highlanders would not be officially named the Yankees until 1913.