▁the ▁only ▁team ▁to ▁have ▁played ▁in ▁cross - town ▁World ▁Series ▁in ▁two ▁cities , ▁having ▁faced ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁six ▁times ▁while ▁located ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁the ▁Athletics ▁once ▁while ▁based ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁Two ▁cross - town ▁World ▁Series ▁match - ups ▁were ▁formerly ▁possible ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁occur ▁— ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁vs . ▁the ▁Boston ▁Bra ves , ▁and ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Phill ies ▁vs . ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Athletics . ▁ ▁( The ▁Bra ves ▁moved ▁to ▁Mil w au kee ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁Athletics ▁moved ▁to ▁Kansas ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 .) ▁ ▁Currently ▁there ▁are ▁four ▁metropol itan ▁areas ▁that ▁have ▁two ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁teams ▁— ▁New ▁York , ▁Chicago , ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁four , ▁only ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁has ▁not ▁hosted ▁a ▁cross - town ▁World ▁Series . ▁ ▁Such ▁a ▁contest ▁would ▁pit ▁the ▁D od gers ▁against ▁the ▁Ang els . ▁ ▁Below ▁is ▁a ▁chron ological ▁list ▁of ▁World ▁Series ▁played ▁between ▁teams ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁metropol itan ▁area , ▁with ▁the ▁winning ▁teams ▁listed ▁in ▁bold face . ▁ ▁Cross - state ▁rival ries ▁ ▁The ▁historic ▁rival ry ▁between ▁Northern ▁and ▁Southern ▁California ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics - Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ▁series ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Gi