Gehringer and the Tecumsehs defeated the Boston Red Sox in an exhibition game, also in 1921.
New York then defeated the Boston Red Sox in the 1986 World Series, four games to three.
The Yankees' next opponent will be the Cleveland Indians, who defeated the Boston Red Sox, 2-1.
In his first game as a Yankee, he hit an extra innings home run to defeat the Boston Red Sox.
Cleveland defeated the Boston Red Sox, 6-1, while Cy Young was credited as the winning pitcher.
May 26 - The New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox, 9-8, for their sixteenth victory in row.
They then defeated the Boston Red Sox, four games to none, in the American League Championship Series.
Next year the New York Mets accomplished the same feat by defeating the Boston Red Sox in seven games.
One year after that, he led the Mets to their first championship since 1969, as New York defeated the Boston Red Sox.
The Cardinals won the pennant and defeated the Boston Red Sox in seven games to win the World Series.