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Red Sox-Yankees rivalry highlights
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July 24, 2004 -- A-Rod-Varitek brawl
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Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek and Alex Rodriguez exchange heated words after A-Rod is hit by a pitch. Varitek shoves Rodriguez in the face, inciting a brawl at Fenway, and the inspired Red Sox rally to win the game on Bill Mueller's ninth-inning homer off Mariano Rivera. It was at least the seventh time the teams have brawled in their long-running feud.
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Feb. 16, 2004 -- A-Rod in Pinstripes
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After Aaron Boone injures his left knee playing pickup basketball on Jan. 16, the Yankees trade Alfonso Soriano to Texas for Alex Rodriguez (photo), who is shifted to third base.
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Dec. 18, 2003 -- Boston fails to land A-Rod
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The Red Sox fail to complete a trade with Texas for star shortstop Alex Rodriguez after the players' union vetoes a proposal to restructure his record $252 million, 10-year contract.
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Oct. 16, 2003 -- Boone Town
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The Yankees rally to tie Game 7 of the ALCS after Red Sox manager Grady Little decides not to remove a tiring Pedro Martinez in the eighth inning. Slumping third baseman Aaron Boone (photo) homers off Tim Wakefield in the 11th to send the Yankees to the World Series.
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Oct. 11, 2003 -- Zimmer goes after Pedro
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Yankees bench coach and former Red Sox manager Don Zimmer (photo) lunges at Pedro Martinez, who throws the 73-year-old coach to the ground during a brawl in Game 3 of the ALCS. Later in the game, New York reliever Jeff Nelson and right fielder Karim Garcia get into a fight with a Fenway Park groundskeeper after he cheered for Boston in the Yankees' bullpen.
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Oct. 16, 1999 -- Pedro dominates
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Pedro Martinez (photo) and the Red Sox rout their former ace, Roger Clemens, 13-1 at Fenway Park to win Game 3 of the AL championship series. New York won the series 4-1.
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Oct. 2, 1978 -- Bucky 'Bleepin' Dent
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Light-hitting shortstop Bucky Dent's pop fly clears the Green Monster, sending the Yankees to a comeback victory in a one-game playoff for the AL East crown after they trailed Boston by 14 games on July 19.
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May 20, 1976 -- Lee breaks collarbone
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Lou Piniella (photo) barrels into Fisk at the plate in Yankee Stadium, and Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee cracks his collarbone in the subsequent fight.
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Aug. 1, 1973 -- Munson vs. Fisk
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Thurman Munson crashes into Boston's Carlton Fisk (photo) at home plate, sparking a brawl between the two feisty catchers at Fenway Park.
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June 21, 1967 -- Lonborg plunks Tillotson
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Another fight, this one in the Bronx, after Thad Tillotson hit Boston's Joe Foy with a pitch and Jim Lonborg plunked Tillotson.
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May 24, 1952 -- Martin vs. Piersall
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Jimmy Piersall and New York's Billy Martin (photo) exchange punches in the tunnel beneath the stands at Fenway Park.
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Oct. 1-2, 1949 -- Epic pennant race
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An epic pennant race between the teams comes down to the last weekend of the season, when New York beats Boston at Yankee Stadium on the final two days to win the AL by one game. The Yankees go on to the first of a record five consecutive World Series championships.
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1941 -- Teddy Ballgame hits .406
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Ted Williams bats .406 for the Red Sox, the last .400 season in the major leagues. But Joe DiMaggio's record 56-game hitting streak carries him past Williams for the AL MVP Award. The Yankees win their fifth World Series title in six years.
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May 30, 1938 -- Cronin vs. Powell
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Red Sox player-manager Joe Cronin (photo) and New York outfielder Jake Powell fight on the field and beneath the stands before a Yankee Stadium record crowd of 83,533. Both are fined and suspended for 10 days.
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Jan. 3, 1920 -- Boston sells the Babe
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Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sells Babe Ruth (photo) to the Yankees, two years after Ruth helped Boston win its last World Series title.
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