Below you will find the specific sweep details about an MLB team for a given season. You will find the total number of series, series sweeps, times the team failed to complete a sweep, times swept and times prevented being swept broken down by home and road series. Looking for dates and opponents? Check out the Team by Season pages.
Sweep Data current through series ended April 7th, 2024.Kansas City Royals Sweep data during the 1971 Season
| Streaks | |||||
| Longest Sweep Streak: 2 | |||||
| Longest Swept Streak: 3 | |||||
| Category | 2 Game Series | 3 Game Series | 4 Game Series | 5 Game Series | Total Series |
| Total Series | |||||
| Total Series | 13 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 52 |
| Swept a Series | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Lost the final game of a potential sweep | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Was Swept | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Won the final game to prevent a sweep | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Category | 2 Game Series | 3 Game Series | 4 Game Series | 5 Game Series | Total Series |
| Home Series | |||||
| Total Series at Home | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| Swept a Series at Home | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lost the final game of a potential sweep at home | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Was Swept at Home | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Won the final game to prevent a sweep at home | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Category | 2 Game Series | 3 Game Series | 4 Game Series | 5 Game Series | Total Series |
| Road Series | |||||
| Total Series on the Road | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 26 |
| Swept a Series on the Road | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lost the final game of a potential sweep on the road | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Was Swept on the Road | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Won the final game to prevent a sweep on the road | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |