Below you will find the number of times a team recorded a sweep and the number of times that team was swept in a given year (select the year via the drop-down box). If you are looking for the total number of sweeps in our database, check out Sweep Statistics. If you want more specific details about a given team, including the number of times a team was on the verge of a sweep and failed, check out the Team Tracker.
Sweep Data current through series ended April 7th, 2024.For the 1976 Season
| Category | 2 Game Series | 3 Game Series | 4 Game Series | 5 Game Series | Total Series |
| Total Series | 167 | 321 | 138 | 15 | 641 |
| Total Sweeps | 87 | 89 | 20 | 3 | 199 |
| Series Sweep Percentage (Total Sweeps divided by Total Series) | 52.1% | 27.73% | 14.49% | 20% | 31.05% |
| Home Teams | |||||
| Home Team Sweeps | 42 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 109 |
| Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 43 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 110 |
| Home Team Sweep Success (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 49.41% | 48.15% | 54.55% | 75% | 49.77% |
| Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 49.41% | 28.11% | 17.91% | 37.5% | 31.59% |
| Road Teams | |||||
| Road Team Sweeps | 45 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 90 |
| Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 37 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 84 |
| Road Team Sweep Success (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 54.88% | 50% | 47.06% | 0% | 51.72% |
| Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 54.88% | 27.21% | 11.27% | 0% | 30.41% |
| 1976 Season | |||||
| Key: 2-3. This would indicate 2 series sweeps and 3 times swept. | |||||
| Team | 2 Game Series | 3 Game Series | 4 Game Series | 5 Game Series | Totals Series |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 - 3 | 2 - 7 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 11 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 8 - 4 | 4 - 3 | 3 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 15 - 9 |
| Boston Red Sox | 4 - 3 | 3 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 7 |
| California Angels | 2 - 4 | 6 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 9 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 - 3 | 4 - 6 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 10 |
| Chicago White Sox | 2 - 9 | 0 - 4 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 3 - 15 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 4 - 2 | 5 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 11 - 2 |
| Cleveland Indians | 7 - 3 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 9 - 6 |
| Detroit Tigers | 2 - 6 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 9 |
| Houston Astros | 2 - 4 | 5 - 5 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 9 - 11 |
| Kansas City Royals | 3 - 3 | 3 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 5 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 - 6 | 10 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 15 - 7 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3 - 4 | 2 - 4 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 7 - 10 |
| Minnesota Twins | 4 - 4 | 3 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 8 - 8 |
| Montreal Expos | 0 - 5 | 1 - 10 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 1 - 16 |
| New York Mets | 2 - 3 | 4 - 3 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 6 |
| New York Yankees | 9 - 2 | 5 - 2 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 16 - 5 |
| Oakland Athletics | 2 - 3 | 4 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 6 - 6 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 9 - 2 | 6 - 3 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 16 - 5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 - 3 | 8 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 14 - 4 |
| San Diego Padres | 6 - 3 | 0 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 7 - 9 |
| San Francisco Giants | 4 - 3 | 4 - 7 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 10 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 - 2 | 4 - 7 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 10 |
| Texas Rangers | 2 - 3 | 4 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 7 - 9 |
| Total Sweeps During 1976: 199 | |||||