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===Disputed===
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 tie game. Hence, a number of sources do not recognize them as official sweeps while others list them as such.
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Revision as of 11:03, 17 November 2024

The Boston Braves completed the first official sweep in MLB history, beating the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1914 World Series by winning four straight games and losing none.

In the World Series, a sweep usually refers to a Major League Baseball (MLB) team winning four straight games and losing none in a best-of-seven format.

There have been 21 sweeps in World Series history. The American League has been responsible for thirteen of the sweeps, with the New York Yankees account for more than half of those, with a record eight. The National League is responsible for the remaining eight sweeps, with the New York / San Francisco Giants having the most, with three.

The first sweep, depending on the definition, occurred either in 1907 or in 1914. As the 1907 Series included a tie game, many credit the 1914 "Miracle" Boston Braves with the first official sweep, defeating the 1914 Philadelphia Athletics in an upset. The most recent sweep occured in the 2012 World Series, when the San Francisco Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers.

List of Sweeps

— National League team (NL)
— American League team (AL)
Year Winning team Manager Losing team Manager Series MVP Ref.
1914 Boston Braves George Stallings Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack —
1927 New York Yankees Miller Huggins Pittsburgh Pirates Donie Bush —
1928 New York Yankees St. Louis Cardinals Bill McKechnie —
1932 New York Yankees Joe McCarthy Chicago Cubs Charlie Grimm —
1938 New York Yankees Chicago Cubs Gabby Hartnett —
1939 New York Yankees Cincinnati Reds Bill McKechnie —
1950 New York Yankees Casey Stengel Philadelphia Phillies Eddie Sawyer —
1954 New York Giants Leo Durocher Cleveland Indians Al López —
1963 Los Angeles Dodgers Walter Alston New York Yankees Ralph Houk Sandy Koufax
1966 Baltimore Orioles Hank Bauer Los Angeles Dodgers Walter Alston Frank Robinson
1976 Cincinnati Reds Sparky Anderson New York Yankees Billy Martin Johnny Bench
1989 Oakland Athletics Tony La Russa San Francisco Giants Roger Craig Dave Stewart
1990 Cincinnati Reds Lou Piniella Oakland Athletics Tony La Russa José Rijo
1998 New York Yankees Joe Torre San Diego Padres Bruce Bochy Scott Brosius
1999 New York Yankees Atlanta Braves Bobby Cox Mariano Rivera
2004 Boston Red Sox Terry Francona St. Louis Cardinals Tony La Russa Manny Ramirez
2005 Chicago White Sox Ozzie Guillén Houston Astros Phil Garner Jermaine Dye
2007 Boston Red Sox Terry Francona Colorado Rockies Clint Hurdle Mike Lowell
2012 San Francisco Giants Bruce Bochy Detroit Tigers Jim Leyland Pablo Sandoval

Disputed

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 tie game. Hence, a number of sources do not recognize them as official sweeps while others list them as such.

Year Winning team Manager Series Losing team Manager Ref.
1907 Chicago Cubs Frank Chance 4–0–(1) Detroit Tigers Hugh Jennings
1922 New York Giants John McGraw 4–0–(1) New York Yankees Miller Huggins

Instances where a sweep was prevented

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."

Year Winning team Manager Series result Losing team Manager Ref.
1910 Philadelphia Athletics Connie Mack 4–1 Chicago Cubs Frank Chance
1937 New York Yankees Joe McCarthy 4–1 New York Giants Bill Terry
1970 Baltimore Orioles Earl Weaver 4–1 Cincinnati Reds Sparky Anderson
2024 Los Angeles Dodgers Dave Roberts 4–1 New York Yankees Aaron Boone

Sweeps by team

Franchise No. of sweeps No. of sweeps by opponent
New York Yankees 8 3
New York / San Francisco Giants 3 1
Boston Red Sox 2 0
Cincinnati Reds 2 1
St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles 1 0
Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers 1 1
Boston / Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves 1 1
Chicago Cubs 1 2
Philadelphia / Kansas City / Oakland Athletics 1 2
Chicago White Sox 0 1
Cleveland Guardians 0 1
Houston Astros 0 1
San Diego Padres 0 1
St. Louis Cardinals 0 2
Detroit Tigers 0 2
Philadelphia Phillies 0 1
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 1
Colorado Rockies 0 1
Los Angeles Angels 0 0
Arizona Diamondbacks 0 0
Seattle Mariners 0 0
Texas Rangers 0 0
Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals 0 0
Kansas City Royals 0 0
Miami Marlins 0 0
Milwaukee Brewers 0 0
Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins 0 0
New York Mets 0 0
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0
Toronto Blue Jays 0 0

See also

Notes

  • Some sources exclude the 1907 Cubs and the 1922 Giants from list of sweeps because they technically did not sweep (4-0) their respective opponents as each Series included a tied game.
  • The Astros were in the National League from 1962 to 2012, after which they moved to the American League.

References

  1. Suggs, David (October 29, 2024). "World Series sweep history: Full list of every MLB team to be swept in Fall Classic". The Sporting News.
  2. Schulman, Henry (October 28, 2012). "SF Giants win World Series". San Francisco Chronicle.
  3. Gardner, Steve (October 30, 2024). "Yankees look to rally from 3-0 deficit: How many MLB teams have done it in playoffs?". USA Today.
  4. Gavin, Mike (October 29, 2024). "Has a team ever come back from being down 3-0 in the World Series?". NBC New York.

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