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 August 11, 2024.For the 1970 Season
| Category | 2 Game Series | 3 Game Series | 4 Game Series | 5 Game Series | Total Series |
| Total Series | 134 | 351 | 134 | 14 | 633 |
| Total Sweeps | 71 | 94 | 16 | 1 | 182 |
| Series Sweep Percentage (Total Sweeps divided by Total Series) | 52.99% | 26.78% | 11.94% | 7.14% | 28.75% |
| Home Teams | |||||
| Home Team Sweeps | 41 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 109 |
| Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 26 | 49 | 7 | 2 | 84 |
| Home Team Sweep Success (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 61.19% | 53.33% | 63.16% | 0% | 56.48% |
| Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 61.19% | 30.11% | 17.91% | 0% | 33.13% |
| Road Teams | |||||
| Road Team Sweeps | 30 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 73 |
| Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 37 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 83 |
| Road Team Sweep Success (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 44.78% | 50% | 33.33% | 100% | 46.79% |
| Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 44.78% | 23.17% | 5.97% | 20% | 24.09% |
| 1970 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 | 4 - 3 | 4 - 5 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 9 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 3 - 1 | 11 - 0 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 17 - 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 - 3 | 3 - 2 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 5 |
| California Angels | 1 - 3 | 4 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 5 |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 - 2 | 3 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 1 | 6 - 5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 5 - 2 | 0 - 5 | 0 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 10 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 5 - 3 | 7 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 12 - 4 |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 - 5 | 3 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 10 |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 - 3 | 4 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 6 |
| Houston Astros | 5 - 5 | 7 - 5 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 13 - 10 |
| Kansas City Royals | 2 - 0 | 1 - 12 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 3 - 13 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 - 4 | 5 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 6 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3 - 6 | 1 - 6 | 0 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 15 |
| Minnesota Twins | 2 - 2 | 7 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 10 - 3 |
| Montreal Expos | 2 - 3 | 3 - 6 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 9 |
| New York Mets | 2 - 2 | 3 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 6 - 5 |
| New York Yankees | 3 - 1 | 7 - 4 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 11 - 5 |
| Oakland Athletics | 4 - 1 | 4 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 9 - 6 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 - 4 | 5 - 7 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 11 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 - 4 | 5 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 7 |
| San Diego Padres | 1 - 2 | 1 - 9 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 11 |
| San Francisco Giants | 3 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 5 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 6 - 4 | 3 - 4 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 9 - 9 |
| Washington Senators | 2 - 5 | 2 - 4 | 1 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 12 |
| Total Sweeps During 1970: 182 | |||||