One for the Books: NYPL Kicks Off New Chapter in Baseball’s Greatest Rivalry with a Wager against Boston Public Library

1927 yankees photo
1927 photo of New York Yankees game. Image via NYPL Digital Collections, ID 405503

Baseball’s greatest rivalry is now one for the books.

The New York Public Library and Boston Public Library have teamed up to have some fun around the American League Division Series between longtime, bitter rivals The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.

The two public libraries made a bookish bet:

  • If the Yankees win, Boston Public Library will create a recommended list of books about New York and promote it prominently. President David Leonard also needs to wear a Yankees cap, and The New York Public Library will receive Boston Cream Pies.

  • If the Red Sox win, The New York Public Library will create a recommended list of books about Boston and promote it prominently. President Tony Marx also needs to wear a Red Sox cap, and The Boston Public Library will receive New York bagels.

In addition to the wager, watch for the two systems to keep the rivalry going on social media throughout the best-of-five series. Follow @nypl and @BPLBoston to cheer on your team.


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Baseball Book Bet

Fun concept that may get some hardcore baseball fans looking at books!!