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 2024 Regular Season.For the 1973 Season
| Category | 2 Game Series | 3 Game Series | 4 Game Series | 5 Game Series | Total Series |
| Total Series | 142 | 351 | 134 | 11 | 638 |
| Total Sweeps | 63 | 102 | 13 | 1 | 179 |
| Series Sweep Percentage (Total Sweeps divided by Total Series) | 44.37% | 29.06% | 9.7% | 9.09% | 28.06% |
| Home Teams | |||||
| Home Team Sweeps | 31 | 65 | 9 | 1 | 106 |
| Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 39 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 98 |
| Home Team Sweep Success (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 44.29% | 56.03% | 52.94% | 100% | 51.96% |
| Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 44.29% | 32.34% | 13.64% | 20% | 30.99% |
| Road Teams | |||||
| Road Team Sweeps | 32 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 73 |
| Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 40 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 92 |
| Road Team Sweep Success (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 44.44% | 46.25% | 30.77% | 0% | 44.24% |
| Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 44.44% | 24.67% | 5.88% | 0% | 24.66% |
| 1973 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 - 4 | 0 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 10 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 5 - 3 | 7 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 12 - 4 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1 - 2 | 4 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 5 |
| California Angels | 6 - 2 | 2 - 6 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 8 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 - 3 | 4 - 6 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 9 |
| Chicago White Sox | 4 - 2 | 4 - 6 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 8 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 6 - 0 | 5 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 12 - 2 |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 - 3 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 3 - 7 |
| Detroit Tigers | 2 - 2 | 4 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 1 | 7 - 4 |
| Houston Astros | 2 - 4 | 4 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 6 |
| Kansas City Royals | 2 - 4 | 5 - 3 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 7 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 - 3 | 8 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 15 - 5 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 - 3 | 7 - 6 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 10 |
| Minnesota Twins | 2 - 3 | 6 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 7 |
| Montreal Expos | 2 - 0 | 5 - 4 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 6 |
| New York Mets | 3 - 3 | 4 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 6 |
| New York Yankees | 3 - 5 | 1 - 5 | 1 - 0 | 1 - 0 | 6 - 10 |
| Oakland Athletics | 4 - 0 | 6 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 10 - 5 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 - 4 | 3 - 7 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 12 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 - 0 | 3 - 6 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 6 |
| San Diego Padres | 1 - 5 | 1 - 8 | 0 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 16 |
| San Francisco Giants | 3 - 1 | 7 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 10 - 4 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 - 5 | 4 - 5 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 10 |
| Texas Rangers | 1 - 3 | 3 - 9 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 12 |
| Total Sweeps During 1973: 179 | |||||