Total Sweeps By Year

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 the end of the Seoul Series.

For the 1992 Season
Category 2 Game Series 3 Game Series 4 Game Series 5 Game Series Total Series
Total Series1034361424685
Total Sweeps57111160184
Series Sweep Percentage
(Total Sweeps divided by Total Series)
55.34% 25.46% 11.27% 0% 26.86%
Home Teams
Home Team Sweeps3475100119
Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps145912085
Home Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
70.83% 55.97% 45.45% 0% 58.33%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
70.83% 30.61% 13.33% 0% 31.99%
Road Teams
Road Team Sweeps23366065
Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps32446082
Road Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
41.82% 45% 50% 0% 44.22%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
41.82% 18.85% 8.96% 0% 20.77%

1992 Season
Key: 2-3. This would indicate 2 series sweeps and 3 times swept.
Team2 Game
Series
3 Game
Series
4 Game
Series
5 Game
Series
Totals
Series
Atlanta Braves6 - 16 - 22 - 00 - 014 - 3
Baltimore Orioles2 - 05 - 31 - 00 - 08 - 3
Boston Red Sox1 - 32 - 30 - 00 - 03 - 6
California Angels3 - 22 - 70 - 10 - 05 - 10
Chicago Cubs3 - 34 - 51 - 10 - 08 - 9
Chicago White Sox3 - 25 - 40 - 10 - 08 - 7
Cincinnati Reds5 - 36 - 41 - 10 - 012 - 8
Cleveland Indians2 - 14 - 40 - 00 - 06 - 5
Detroit Tigers2 - 24 - 70 - 10 - 06 - 10
Houston Astros0 - 38 - 30 - 20 - 08 - 8
Kansas City Royals2 - 11 - 50 - 00 - 03 - 6
Los Angeles Dodgers0 - 31 - 90 - 00 - 01 - 12
Milwaukee Brewers1 - 24 - 20 - 00 - 05 - 4
Minnesota Twins1 - 26 - 50 - 00 - 07 - 7
Montreal Expos2 - 26 - 20 - 00 - 08 - 4
New York Mets2 - 74 - 41 - 10 - 07 - 12
New York Yankees3 - 14 - 40 - 00 - 07 - 5
Oakland Athletics1 - 310 - 32 - 00 - 013 - 6
Philadelphia Phillies3 - 20 - 70 - 20 - 03 - 11
Pittsburgh Pirates4 - 06 - 42 - 10 - 012 - 5
San Diego Padres1 - 14 - 62 - 00 - 07 - 7
San Francisco Giants1 - 23 - 51 - 00 - 05 - 7
Seattle Mariners0 - 42 - 91 - 20 - 03 - 15
St. Louis Cardinals4 - 44 - 10 - 20 - 08 - 7
Texas Rangers0 - 33 - 31 - 10 - 04 - 7
Toronto Blue Jays5 - 07 - 01 - 00 - 013 - 0
Total Sweeps During 1992: 184