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 July 13th, 2025 (All-Star Break)For the 1971 Season
| Category | 2 Game Series | 3 Game Series | 4 Game Series | 5 Game Series | Total Series |
| Total Series | 147 | 352 | 124 | 16 | 639 |
| Total Sweeps | 81 | 84 | 21 | 1 | 187 |
| Series Sweep Percentage (Total Sweeps divided by Total Series) | 55.1% | 23.86% | 16.94% | 6.25% | 29.26% |
| Home Teams | |||||
| Home Team Sweeps | 37 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 95 |
| Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 41 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 103 |
| Home Team Sweep Success (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 47.44% | 45.92% | 57.14% | 100% | 47.98% |
| Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 47.44% | 25.14% | 17.91% | 12.5% | 28.61% |
| Road Teams | |||||
| Road Team Sweeps | 44 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 92 |
| Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 25 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 72 |
| Road Team Sweep Success (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 63.77% | 52.7% | 50% | 0% | 56.1% |
| Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 63.77% | 22.54% | 15.79% | 0% | 29.97% |
| 1971 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 | 6 - 4 | 3 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 10 - 9 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 4 - 2 | 9 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 14 - 2 |
| Boston Red Sox | 8 - 1 | 2 - 6 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 10 - 8 |
| California Angels | 3 - 4 | 3 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 6 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 - 2 | 4 - 2 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 5 |
| Chicago White Sox | 4 - 3 | 4 - 5 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 9 - 8 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 - 3 | 4 - 6 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 10 |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 - 5 | 3 - 4 | 0 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 12 |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 - 3 | 4 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 4 |
| Houston Astros | 1 - 2 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 5 |
| Kansas City Royals | 3 - 7 | 5 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 10 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 - 2 | 8 - 3 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 12 - 6 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 5 - 5 | 1 - 6 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 12 |
| Minnesota Twins | 2 - 3 | 2 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 8 |
| Montreal Expos | 2 - 4 | 4 - 3 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 8 |
| New York Mets | 3 - 2 | 3 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 6 |
| New York Yankees | 2 - 4 | 4 - 5 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 9 |
| Oakland Athletics | 9 - 3 | 5 - 2 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 16 - 5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 3 - 4 | 0 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 3 - 9 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 - 0 | 6 - 0 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 12 - 2 |
| San Diego Padres | 1 - 2 | 0 - 8 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 1 | 1 - 13 |
| San Francisco Giants | 4 - 4 | 3 - 4 | 3 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 11 - 8 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 - 4 | 5 - 2 | 3 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 9 - 8 |
| Washington Senators | 3 - 8 | 0 - 3 | 1 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 14 |
| Total Sweeps During 1971: 187 | |||||