World Series Sweeps

World Series Sweeps

Baseball Almanac presents the World Series dominators. Each of the following teams went to the World Series, but one swept the other before it became too much of a Series making it known that though they both made it to the Fall Classic, one of the two was truly dominant.

"Man, if I made one million dollars I would come in at six in the morning, sweep the stands, wash the uniforms, clean out the office, manage the team and play the games." - Hall of Famer Duke Snider

World Series Sweeps In Chronological Order
Year / Link	National League	Wins	American League	Wins	Ties
1907 World Series	Chicago Cubs	4	Detroit Tigers	0	1
1914 World Series	Boston Braves	4	Philadelphia Athletics	0	0
1922 World Series	New York Giants	4	New York Yankees	0	1
1927 World Series	Pittsburgh Pirates	0	New York Yankees	4	0
1928 World Series	St. Louis Cardinals	0	New York Yankees	4	0
1932 World Series	Chicago Cubs	0	New York Yankees	4	0
1938 World Series	Chicago Cubs	0	New York Yankees	4	0
1939 World Series	Cincinnati Reds	0	New York Yankees	4	0
1950 World Series	Philadelphia Phillies	0	New York Yankees	4	0
1954 World Series	New York Giants	4	Cleveland Indians	0	0
1963 World Series	Los Angeles Dodgers	4	New York Yankees	0	0
1966 World Series	Los Angeles Dodgers	0	Baltimore Orioles	4	0
1976 World Series	Cincinnati Reds	4	New York Yankees	0	0
1989 World Series	San Francisco Giants	0	Oakland Athletics	4	0
1990 World Series	Cincinnati Reds	4	Oakland Athletics	0	0
1998 World Series	San Diego Padres	0	New York Yankees	4	0
1999 World Series	Atlanta Braves	0	New York Yankees	4	0
2004 World Series	St. Louis Cardinals	0	Boston Red Sox	4	0
2005 World Series	Houston Astros	0	Chicago White Sox	4	0
2007 World Series	Colorado Rockies	0	Boston Red Sox	4	0
Year / Link	National League	Wins	American League	Wins	Ties
World Series Sweeps in Chronological Order

There have been twenty World Series sweeps in history. The American League has won / swept thirteen Fall Classics and the National League has won / swept seven Fall Classics.

Did you know that eight of the thirteen American League World Series sweeps were courtesy of the New York Yankees? In the National League only the New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds have hade more than one Series sweep.

Other interesting general World Series stats through 2007 include one-hundred eight shutouts, one perfect game, and eleven instances where a team lost the first two games yet rallied to win the Series.

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