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 April 7th, 2024.For the 1977 Season
| Category | 2 Game Series | 3 Game Series | 4 Game Series | 5 Game Series | Total Series |
| Total Series | 203 | 351 | 138 | 16 | 708 |
| Total Sweeps | 103 | 105 | 26 | 1 | 235 |
| Series Sweep Percentage (Total Sweeps divided by Total Series) | 50.74% | 29.91% | 18.84% | 6.25% | 33.19% |
| Home Teams | |||||
| Home Team Sweeps | 60 | 64 | 15 | 1 | 140 |
| Home Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 50 | 52 | 11 | 0 | 113 |
| Home Team Sweep Success (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 54.55% | 55.17% | 57.69% | 100% | 55.34% |
| Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 54.55% | 31.22% | 20.55% | 14.29% | 35.44% |
| Road Teams | |||||
| Road Team Sweeps | 43 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 95 |
| Road Team Lost Potential Sweeps | 50 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 100 |
| Road Team Sweep Success (Successful Sweeps divided by Possible Sweeps) | 46.24% | 49.4% | 57.89% | 0% | 48.72% |
| Win 1st Game, Complete Sweep (Win 1st game of series and complete sweep) | 46.24% | 28.08% | 16.92% | 0% | 30.35% |
| 1977 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 | 2 - 4 | 4 - 11 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 16 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 5 - 6 | 8 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 14 - 9 |
| Boston Red Sox | 5 - 6 | 6 - 4 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 14 - 10 |
| California Angels | 5 - 2 | 2 - 3 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 7 |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 - 4 | 4 - 2 | 2 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 9 - 7 |
| Chicago White Sox | 7 - 2 | 3 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 11 - 4 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 - 7 | 5 - 3 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 10 |
| Cleveland Indians | 3 - 6 | 2 - 7 | 2 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 13 |
| Detroit Tigers | 4 - 5 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 12 |
| Houston Astros | 4 - 2 | 2 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 6 |
| Kansas City Royals | 9 - 5 | 6 - 0 | 4 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 19 - 6 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 - 2 | 5 - 2 | 3 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 11 - 4 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 2 - 4 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 3 - 7 |
| Minnesota Twins | 7 - 3 | 4 - 3 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 11 - 7 |
| Montreal Expos | 4 - 3 | 3 - 4 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 8 |
| New York Mets | 3 - 5 | 2 - 4 | 0 - 3 | 0 - 1 | 5 - 13 |
| New York Yankees | 6 - 2 | 9 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 15 - 5 |
| Oakland Athletics | 3 - 5 | 1 - 6 | 2 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 6 - 14 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 4 - 4 | 11 - 2 | 3 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 18 - 7 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 - 0 | 8 - 5 | 1 - 2 | 1 - 0 | 16 - 7 |
| San Diego Padres | 0 - 3 | 4 - 6 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 10 |
| San Francisco Giants | 2 - 1 | 1 - 4 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 7 |
| Seattle Mariners | 2 - 8 | 2 - 7 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 4 - 16 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 - 1 | 4 - 6 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 7 - 7 |
| Texas Rangers | 7 - 3 | 4 - 1 | 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 12 - 4 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 2 - 10 | 0 - 8 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 19 |
| Total Sweeps During 1977: 235 | |||||