▁season , ▁leaving ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁as ▁the ▁l one ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁until ▁the ▁M ets ▁were ▁enf ranch ised ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁both ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Series ▁were ▁from ▁New ▁York , ▁with ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁playing ▁against ▁either ▁the ▁D od gers ▁or ▁Gi ants . ▁ ▁The ▁World ▁Series ▁in ▁California ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁D od gers ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁took ▁their ▁long - time ▁rival ry ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁coast , ▁moving ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁respectively , ▁bringing ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁west ▁of ▁St . ▁Louis ▁and ▁Kansas ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁D od gers ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁clubs ▁to ▁contest ▁a ▁World ▁Series ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁coast , ▁defe ating ▁the ▁Chicago ▁White ▁So x ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Gi ants ▁made ▁the ▁first ▁California ▁World ▁Series ▁appearance ▁of ▁that ▁franch ise , ▁losing ▁to ▁the ▁Yan ke es . ▁The ▁D od gers ▁made ▁three ▁World ▁Series ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s : ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Yan