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In Major League Baseball (MLB), a sweep refers, depending on the playoff format, to a 4–0, 3–0, or 2–0 series win where one team wins all the games without losing any. The following is a complete list of Major League Baseball postseason sweeps since the World Series began in 1903.

World Series

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Main article: List of World Series sweeps

League Championship Series

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Between 1969 and 1984, the League Championship Series (LCS) were held in a best-of-five format. Hence, to accomplish a sweep, a team had to win 3–0. Since 1985, the LCS has been held in a best-of-seven format, requiring a team to win 4–0.

Key
* Team went on to win the World Series

American League

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Year Winning team Manager Losing team Manager Ref.
Best-of-five: 1969–1984
1969 Baltimore Orioles Earl Weaver Minnesota Twins Billy Martin [1]
1970 Baltimore Orioles Earl Weaver Minnesota Twins Bill Rigney [2]
1971 Baltimore Orioles Earl Weaver Oakland Athletics Dick Williams [3]
1975 Boston Red Sox Darrell Johnson Oakland Athletics Alvin Dark [4]
1980 Kansas City Royals Jim Frey New York Yankees Dick Howser [5]
1984 Detroit Tigers Sparky Anderson Kansas City Royals Dick Howser [6]
Best-of-seven: 1985–present
1988 Oakland Athletics Tony La Russa Boston Red Sox Joe Morgan [7]
1990 Oakland Athletics Tony La Russa Boston Red Sox Joe Morgan [8]
2006 Detroit Tigers Jim Leyland Oakland Athletics Ken Macha [9]
2012 Detroit Tigers Jim Leyland New York Yankees Joe Girardi [10]
2014 Kansas City Royals Ned Yost Baltimore Orioles Buck Showalter [11]
2022 Houston Astros Dusty Baker New York Yankees Aaron Boone [12]

National League

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Year Winning team Manager Losing team Manager Ref.
Best-of-five: 1969–1984
1969 New York Mets Gil Hodges Atlanta Braves Lum Harris [13]
1970 Cincinnati Reds Sparky Anderson Pittsburgh Pirates Danny Murtaugh [14]
1975 Cincinnati Reds Sparky Anderson Pittsburgh Pirates Danny Murtaugh [15]
1976 Cincinnati Reds Sparky Anderson Philadelphia Phillies Danny Ozark [16]
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Chuck Tanner Cincinnati Reds John McNamara [17]
1982 St. Louis Cardinals Whitey Herzog Atlanta Braves Joe Torre [18]
Best-of-seven: 1985–present
1995 Atlanta Braves Bobby Cox Cincinnati Reds Davey Johnson [19]
2007 Colorado Rockies Clint Hurdle Arizona Diamondbacks Bob Melvin [20]
2015 New York Mets Terry Collins Chicago Cubs Joe Maddon [21]
2019 Washington Nationals Dave Martinez St. Louis Cardinals Mike Shildt [22]

Division Series

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The Division Series first took place in 1981, due to the 1981 MLB players' strike dividing the season up into two different halves. Winners of each half of the season played against each other in a best-of-five format. The best-of-five Division Series were reintroduced in 1995, as part of a postseason and divisional realignment.

To complete a sweep in the Division Series, a sweep requires a 3–0 series win.

Key
* Team went on to win the World Series
* Team went on to win the pennant

American League

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Year Winning team Manager Losing team Manager Ref.
1981 Oakland Athletics Billy Martin Kansas City Royals Dick Howser
1995 Cleveland Indians Mike Hargrove Boston Red Sox Kevin Kennedy
1998 New York Yankees Joe Torre Texas Rangers Johnny Oates
1999 New York Yankees Joe Torre Texas Rangers Johnny Oates
2000 Seattle Mariners Lou Piniella Chicago White Sox Jerry Manuel
2004 Boston Red Sox Terry Francona Anaheim Angels Mike Scioscia
2005 Chicago White Sox Ozzie Guillén Boston Red Sox Terry Francona
2006 Oakland Athletics Ken Macha Minnesota Twins Ron Gardenhire
2007 Boston Red Sox Terry Francona Los Angeles Angels Mike Scioscia
2009 New York Yankees Joe Girardi Minnesota Twins Ron Gardenhire
Los Angeles Angels Mike Scioscia Boston Red Sox Terry Francona
2010 New York Yankees Joe Girardi Minnesota Twins Ron Gardenhire
2014 Baltimore Orioles Buck Showalter Detroit Tigers Brad Ausmus
Kansas City Royals Ned Yost Los Angeles Angels Mike Scioscia
2016 Cleveland Indians Terry Francona Boston Red Sox John Farrell
Toronto Blue Jays John Gibbons Texas Rangers Jeff Banister
2018 Houston Astros A. J. Hinch Cleveland Indians Terry Francona
2019 New York Yankees Aaron Boone Minnesota Twins Rocco Baldelli
2022 Houston Astros Dusty Baker Seattle Mariners Scott Servais
2023 Texas Rangers Bruce Bochy Baltimore Orioles Brandon Hyde

National League

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Year Winning team Manager Losing team Manager Ref.
1995 Cincinnati Reds Davey Johnson Los Angeles Dodgers Tommy Lasorda
1996 Atlanta Braves Bobby Cox Los Angeles Dodgers Bill Russell
St. Louis Cardinals Tony La Russa San Diego Padres Bruce Bochy
1997 Atlanta Braves Bobby Cox Houston Astros Larry Dierker
Florida Marlins Jim Leyland San Francisco Giants Dusty Baker
1998 Atlanta Braves Bobby Cox Chicago Cubs Jim Riggleman
2000 St. Louis Cardinals Tony La Russa Atlanta Braves Bobby Cox
2001 Atlanta Braves Bobby Cox Houston Astros Larry Dierker
2002 St. Louis Cardinals Tony La Russa Arizona Diamondbacks Bob Brenly
2005 St. Louis Cardinals Tony La Russa San Diego Padres Bruce Bochy
2006 New York Mets Willie Randolph Los Angeles Dodgers Jim Tracy
2007 Colorado Rockies Clint Hurdle Philadelphia Phillies Charlie Manuel
Arizona Diamondbacks Bob Melvin Chicago Cubs Lou Piniella
2008 Los Angeles Dodgers Joe Torre Chicago Cubs Lou Piniella
2009 Los Angeles Dodgers Joe Torre St. Louis Cardinals Tony La Russa
2010 Philadelphia Phillies Charlie Manuel Cincinnati Reds Dusty Baker
2017 Los Angeles Dodgers Dave Roberts Arizona Diamondbacks Torey Lovullo
2018 Milwaukee Brewers Craig Counsell Colorado Rockies Bud Black
2020 Atlanta Braves Brian Snitker Miami Marlins Don Mattingly
2023 Arizona Diamondbacks Torey Lovullo Los Angeles Dodgers Dave Roberts

Wild Card Series

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After being implemented in the pandemic-shortened 2020 MLB postseason, MLB permanently implemented the Wild Card Series starting 2022, with a best-of-three format. To date, nearly every Wild Card Series held has ended in a sweep, with only 4 of the 20 series going to a Game 3.

Key
* Team went on to win the World Series
* Team went on to win the pennant

American League

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Year Winning team Manager Losing team Manager Ref.
2020 Tampa Bay Rays Kevin Cash Toronto Blue Jays Charlie Montoyo
Houston Astros Dusty Baker Minnesota Twins Rocco Baldelli
New York Yankees Aaron Boone Cleveland Indians Sandy Alomar Jr.[a]
2022 Cleveland Guardians Terry Francona Tampa Bay Rays Kevin Cash
Seattle Mariners Scott Servais Toronto Blue Jays John Schneider
2023 Minnesota Twins Rocco Baldelli Toronto Blue Jays John Schneider
Texas Rangers Bruce Bochy Tampa Bay Rays Kevin Cash
2024 Detroit Tigers A. J. Hinch Houston Astros Joe Espada
Kansas City Royals Matt Quatraro Baltimore Orioles Brandon Hyde

National League

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Year Winning team Manager Losing team Manager Ref.
2020 Los Angeles Dodgers Dave Roberts Milwaukee Brewers Craig Counsell
Atlanta Braves Brian Snitker Cincinnati Reds David Bell
Miami Marlins Don Mattingly Chicago Cubs David Ross
2022 Philadelphia Phillies Rob Thomson St. Louis Cardinals Oliver Marmol
2023 Arizona Diamondbacks Torey Lovullo Milwaukee Brewers Craig Counsell
Miami Marlins Skip Schumaker Philadelphia Phillies Rob Thomson
2024 San Diego Padres Mike Shildt Atlanta Braves Brian Snitker

See also

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Lists of reverse sweeps

Notes

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  1. ^ In 2020, Alomar was designated as Cleveland's interim manager in lieu of Terry Francona who missed the postseason due to health concerns.

References

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  2. ^ "1970 American League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  3. ^ "1971 American League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  4. ^ "1975 American League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  5. ^ "1980 American League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  6. ^ "1984 American League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  7. ^ "1988 American League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  8. ^ "1990 American League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  9. ^ "2006 American League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 4, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  10. ^ "2012 American League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  11. ^ "2014 American League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
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  13. ^ "1969 National League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  14. ^ "1970 National League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  15. ^ "1975 National League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  16. ^ "1976 National League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  17. ^ "1979 National League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  18. ^ "1982 National League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  19. ^ "1995 National League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  20. ^ "2007 National League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
  21. ^ "2015 National League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
  22. ^ "2019 National League Team Statistics and Standings". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
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