by the numbers

Boston vs. New York

43: Number of New York Yankees playoff appearances, 1913-2003

14: Number of Boston Red Sox playoff appearances, 1907-2003

39: Number of pennants won by the Yankees

8: Number of pennants won by the Red Sox

26: Number of Yankees world championships

4: Number of Red Sox world championships

56: Percentage of games won by the Yankees since the team’s inception

51: Percentage of games won by the Boston Red Sox since the team’s inception

1918: The last year the Red Sox won the World Series

2000: The last year the Yankees won the World Series

$5,250: Cost of two tickets to Fenway Park in Boston (grandstand seats) for Game 1 if the Red Sox make it to the World Series

Source: Baseball-Reference.com and showmetickets.com