Dee ihe ga-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - Uru nke ebe obibi maka usoro ahụ gara na AL maka afọ nke asatọ n'usoro n'ihi mmeri 4 × 3 ya na All-Star Game. Ndị Phillies nwetara ebe ha ga-anọ n'egwuregwu asọmpi site n'imeri National League East. Ndị Yankees meriri American League East iji nweta ebe ha, na-etinye ndekọ kachasị mma na Major Leagues. The Phillies ruru World Series site na imeri Colorado Rockies na nke kacha mma n'ime ise National League Division Series, na Los Angeles Dodgers na nke kacha mma n'ime asaa NL Championship Series (NLCS). Yankees meriri Minnesota Twins na American League Division Series na Los Angeles Angels nke Anaheim na AL Championship Series
(ALCS) ịga n'ihu na World Series mbụ ha kemgbe 2003. N'ihi mmeri ha, ndị Phillies ghọrọ ndị otu mbụ kemgbe ndị Yankees tụfuru World Series mgbe ha meriri ya n'afọ gara aga.