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 1975 Season
Category 2 Game Series 3 Game Series 4 Game Series 5 Game Series Total Series
Total Series15732313618634
Total Sweeps7492211188
Series Sweep Percentage
(Total Sweeps divided by Total Series)
47.13% 28.48% 15.44% 5.56% 29.65%
Home Teams
Home Team Sweeps4053151109
Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps464210098
Home Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
46.51% 55.79% 60% 100% 52.66%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
46.51% 29.44% 19.74% 8.33% 30.79%
Road Teams
Road Team Sweeps34396079
Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps37405082
Road Team Sweep Success
(Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps)
47.89% 49.37% 54.55% 0% 49.07%
Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep
(Win 1st game of series and complete sweep)
47.89% 27.27% 10.17% 0% 28.32%

1975 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 Braves2 - 12 - 70 - 20 - 04 - 10
Baltimore Orioles6 - 45 - 30 - 00 - 011 - 7
Boston Red Sox5 - 45 - 21 - 01 - 012 - 6
California Angels3 - 31 - 50 - 10 - 04 - 9
Chicago Cubs3 - 21 - 30 - 10 - 04 - 6
Chicago White Sox0 - 33 - 50 - 00 - 03 - 8
Cincinnati Reds2 - 210 - 04 - 20 - 016 - 4
Cleveland Indians4 - 43 - 30 - 00 - 07 - 7
Detroit Tigers1 - 52 - 81 - 10 - 14 - 15
Houston Astros1 - 22 - 71 - 20 - 04 - 11
Kansas City Royals4 - 25 - 43 - 00 - 012 - 6
Los Angeles Dodgers2 - 17 - 11 - 10 - 010 - 3
Milwaukee Brewers2 - 52 - 51 - 10 - 05 - 11
Minnesota Twins5 - 14 - 60 - 10 - 09 - 8
Montreal Expos3 - 72 - 41 - 10 - 06 - 12
New York Mets5 - 12 - 41 - 10 - 08 - 6
New York Yankees5 - 54 - 20 - 00 - 09 - 7
Oakland Athletics6 - 16 - 10 - 00 - 012 - 2
Philadelphia Phillies4 - 14 - 62 - 00 - 010 - 7
Pittsburgh Pirates4 - 26 - 20 - 30 - 010 - 7
San Diego Padres2 - 11 - 62 - 00 - 05 - 7
San Francisco Giants2 - 43 - 43 - 20 - 08 - 10
St. Louis Cardinals0 - 65 - 10 - 00 - 05 - 7
Texas Rangers3 - 77 - 30 - 20 - 010 - 12
Total Sweeps During 1975: 188