- Source: List of Major League Baseball postseason sweeps
In Major League Baseball (MLB), a sweep refers, depending on the playoff format, to a 4–0, 3–0, or 2–0 series win where one team wins all the games without losing any. The following is a complete list of Major League Baseball postseason sweeps since the World Series began in 1903.
World Series
League Championship Series
Between 1969 and 1984, the League Championship Series (LCS) were held in a best-of-five format. Hence, to accomplish a sweep, a team had to win 3–0. Since 1985, the LCS has been held in a best-of-seven format, requiring a team to win 4–0.
= American League
== National League
=Division Series
The Division Series first took place in 1981, due to the 1981 MLB players' strike dividing the season up into two different halves. Winners of each half of the season played against each other in a best-of-five format. The best-of-five Division Series were reintroduced in 1995, as part of a postseason and divisional realignment.
To complete a sweep in the Division Series, a sweep requires a 3–0 series win.
= American League
== National League
=Wild Card Series
After being implemented in the pandemic-shortened 2020 MLB postseason, MLB permanently implemented the Wild Card Series starting 2022, with a best-of-three format. To date, nearly every Wild Card Series held has ended in a sweep, with only 4 of the 20 series going to a Game 3.
= American League
== National League
=See also
List of World Series champions
List of American League pennant winners
List of National League pennant winners
List of Major League Baseball tie-breakers
Lists of reverse sweeps
List of teams that have overcome 2–0 series deficits in a best-of-five series
List of teams that have overcome 3–0 series deficits
Notes
References
External links
Playoff Sweeps at MLBSweeps.com
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