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 2023 Regular Season.

For the 2004 Season
Category 2 Game Series 3 Game Series 4 Game Series 5 Game Series Total Series
Total Series585811345778
Total Sweeps30172190221
Series Sweep Percentage
(Total Sweeps divided by Total Series)
51.72% 29.6% 14.18% 0% 28.41%
Home Teams
Home Team Sweeps12110120134
Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps13744091
Home Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
48% 59.78% 75% 0% 59.56%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
48% 35.83% 16.67% 0% 32.92%
Road Teams
Road Team Sweeps18627087
Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps15634082
Road Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
54.55% 49.6% 63.64% 0% 51.48%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
54.55% 22.63% 11.29% 0% 23.45%

2004 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
Anaheim Angels1 - 18 - 32 - 00 - 011 - 4
Arizona Diamondbacks0 - 20 - 160 - 10 - 00 - 19
Atlanta Braves2 - 07 - 00 - 00 - 09 - 0
Baltimore Orioles1 - 16 - 61 - 10 - 08 - 8
Boston Red Sox0 - 18 - 21 - 00 - 09 - 3
Chicago Cubs2 - 27 - 11 - 00 - 010 - 3
Chicago White Sox1 - 14 - 50 - 00 - 05 - 6
Cincinnati Reds1 - 23 - 71 - 00 - 05 - 9
Cleveland Indians3 - 25 - 51 - 00 - 09 - 7
Colorado Rockies0 - 14 - 100 - 00 - 04 - 11
Detroit Tigers0 - 12 - 60 - 20 - 02 - 9
Florida Marlins1 - 16 - 72 - 00 - 09 - 8
Houston Astros2 - 110 - 10 - 20 - 012 - 4
Kansas City Royals0 - 10 - 110 - 20 - 00 - 14
Los Angeles Dodgers1 - 06 - 31 - 10 - 08 - 4
Milwaukee Brewers1 - 23 - 70 - 10 - 04 - 10
Minnesota Twins2 - 09 - 21 - 00 - 012 - 2
Montreal Expos1 - 13 - 80 - 10 - 04 - 10
New York Mets0 - 26 - 80 - 20 - 06 - 12
New York Yankees1 - 07 - 32 - 00 - 010 - 3
Oakland Athletics1 - 18 - 71 - 00 - 010 - 8
Philadelphia Phillies0 - 19 - 60 - 10 - 09 - 8
Pittsburgh Pirates0 - 16 - 101 - 10 - 07 - 12
San Diego Padres2 - 03 - 42 - 00 - 07 - 4
San Francisco Giants2 - 16 - 31 - 00 - 09 - 4
Seattle Mariners1 - 12 - 110 - 00 - 03 - 12
St. Louis Cardinals2 - 012 - 31 - 00 - 015 - 3
Tampa Bay Devil Rays1 - 16 - 60 - 30 - 07 - 10
Texas Rangers1 - 011 - 20 - 10 - 012 - 3
Toronto Blue Jays0 - 25 - 90 - 00 - 05 - 11
Total Sweeps During 2004: 221