When was the last sweep in a World Series?

Asked by: Brandy Cosby

Louis Cardinals, the 2011 World Series winners. As of 2021, this is the most recent World Series to end in a sweep.

Has any World Series ended in 4 games?

The 1987 Minnesota Twins became the first team in the history of the World Series to win the championship by winning all 4 games they hosted when they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals. They repeated this 4 years later in 1991 when they defeated the Atlanta Braves.

Who has the most sweeps in MLB?

The #Dodgers have the most sweeps with 5. And the #Mets have the most series wins with 11. Tonight we have potential #MLB Sunday Night Baseball sweep action. The #Dodgers are looking for a 3-game sweep of the #Cubs in Chicago for the first time since 2002 (although they did have a 4-game sweep in Chicago in 2013).

What year did the Yankees sweep the World Series?

1950 World Series (4–0): New York Yankees (A.L.)

Was there ever a 9 game World Series?

Although most World Series have been of the best-of-seven format, the 1919 World Series was a best-of-nine series (along with 1903, 1920, and 1921).

Has there ever been a World Series sweep?

There have been twenty-one World Series sweeps in Major League history. The American League has won / swept thirteen Fall Classics. The National League has won / swept eight Fall Classics.

Has any MLB team swept the World Series?

Their World Series sweep was the first by an NL team since the Cincinnati Reds swept the Oakland Athletics in the 1990 series and the first NL sweep not by the Reds since 1963, when the Los Angeles Dodgers swept the New York Yankees.

When was the last time the Dodgers got swept?

The loss marked the first time the Dodgers have been swept in a three-game series at home since Aug.

How often do series sweeps happen in baseball?

One thing that immediately jumps out when you examine the statistics is how seldom a potential sweep has occurred in Major League Baseball. There have only been 35 3-0 situations in the history of the sport. The leading team has won Game Four and completed the sweep a whopping 82.9% of the time.

What was the shortest World Series?

the 1939 World Series

At a cumulative time of seven hours and five minutes, the 1939 World Series is one of the shortest World Series in real time, and was shorter than the third game of the 2018 World Series that lasted 7 hours, 20 minutes and was 18 innings long.

Who has never won a World Series?

Longest current World Series championship droughts

What was the fastest MLB game ever?

According to the all-knowing Google, the 1910 matchup between the Atlanta Crackers and Mobile Sea Gulls is the first choice that pops up when you search fastest baseball game ever. It was 32 minutes long.