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] completed the first official sweep in MLB history, beating the ] in the ] by winning four straight games and losing none.]]
] completed the first official sweep in MLB history, beating the ] in the ] by winning four straight games and losing none.]]
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There have been 19 ] in World Series history. The ] has been responsible for thirteen of the sweeps, with the ] account for more than half of those, with a record eight. The ] is responsible for the remaining six sweeps, with the ] / ] and the ] each achieving two.<ref>{{cite web |last1=DeRosa |first1=Theo |title=MLB World Series Sweeps |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-world-series-sweeps |website=] |access-date=October 30, 2024}}</ref>
There have been 19 ] in World Series history. The ] has been responsible for thirteen of the sweeps, with the ] account for more than half of those, with a record eight. The ] is responsible for the remaining six sweeps, with the ] / ] and the ] each achieving two.<ref>{{cite web |last1=DeRosa |first1=Theo |title=MLB World Series Sweeps |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-world-series-sweeps |website=] |access-date=October 30, 2024}}</ref>
The first sweep is credited to the ] who defeated the ] in four straight games. The most recent sweep occured in the ], when the ] defeated the ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schulman |first1=Henry |title=SF Giants win World Series |url=https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/SF-Giants-win-World-Series-3989059.php |work=] |date=October 28, 2012}}</ref>
The first sweep is credited to the ] who defeated the ] in four straight games. The most recent sweep occurred in the ], when the ] defeated the ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schulman |first1=Henry |title=SF Giants win World Series |url=https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/SF-Giants-win-World-Series-3989059.php |work=] |date=October 28, 2012}}</ref>
There is a dispute as to whether the following World Series can be considered sweeps as, in both cases, while the team did win four games and lost none, each series had a tied game. A number of sources do not recognize them as official sweeps while others list them as such.
In the 25 times teams have taken a 3-0 World Series lead, the opponent has forced a Game 5 four times. No team which has forced a World Series Game 5 has went on force a Game 6, let alone complete a comeback, i.e. a "reverse sweep."
