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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 19 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 six sweeps, with the New York / San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds each achieving two.
The first sweep is credited to the 1914 "Miracle" Boston Braves who defeated the 1914 Philadelphia Athletics in four straight games. 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) |
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 tied game. A number of sources do not recognize them as official sweeps while others list them as such.
| Year | Winning team | Manager | Series result | 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 |
Sweeps by team
| Franchise | No. of sweeps | No. of sweeps by opponent |
|---|---|---|
| New York Yankees | 8 | 2 |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | 0 |
| New York / San Francisco Giants | 2 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 1 |
| St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles | 1 | 0 |
| Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 1 |
| Boston / Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves | 1 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 1 |
| Colorado Rockies | 0 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 |
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 2 |
| 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 |
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 |
Notes
- The Astros were in the National League from 1962 to 2012, after which they moved to the American League.
See also
References
- DeRosa, Theo. "MLB World Series Sweeps". MLB.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- Schulman, Henry (October 28, 2012). "SF Giants win World Series". San Francisco Chronicle.
- "How many sweeps have there been in the World Series?". ESPN. October 30, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
- Suggs, David (October 29, 2024). "World Series sweep history: Full list of every MLB team to be swept in Fall Classic". The Sporting News.
- Gardner, Steve (October 30, 2024). "Yankees look to rally from 3-0 deficit: How many MLB teams have done it in playoffs?". USA Today.
- Gavin, Mike (October 29, 2024). "Has a team ever come back from being down 3-0 in the World Series?". NBC New York.