▁C ubs ▁had ▁a ▁winning ▁percentage ▁of ▁. 7 6 3 , ▁a ▁record ▁that ▁still ▁stands . ▁ ▁But ▁in ▁an ▁ups et , ▁the ▁White ▁So x ▁beat ▁the ▁C ubs ▁four ▁games ▁to ▁two . ▁ ▁Four teen ▁" Sub way ▁Series " ▁have ▁been ▁played ▁entirely ▁within ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁all ▁including ▁the ▁American ▁League ' s ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es . ▁Th ir teen ▁of ▁them ▁matched ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁with ▁either ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁or ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁D od gers ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁League . ▁The ▁initial ▁instances ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁Gi ants ▁beat ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁in ▁consecutive ▁World ▁Series ▁that ▁were ▁not ▁techn ically ▁" sub way ▁series " ▁since ▁the ▁teams ▁shared ▁the ▁Pol o ▁Gr ounds ▁as ▁their ▁home ▁ball park . ▁The ▁Yan ke es ▁finally ▁beat ▁the ▁Gi ants ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁their ▁first ▁in ▁their ▁brand - new ▁Yan kee ▁Stadium , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁two ▁teams ' ▁three ▁subsequent ▁Fall ▁Classic ▁match - ups ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁The ▁Yan ke es ▁faced ▁Brook lyn ▁seven ▁times ▁in ▁October , ▁winning ▁their ▁first ▁five ▁meet ings ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁and ▁ 1