List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason streaks - wikipedia List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason streaks Part of a series on the Major League Baseball postseason Tie Breakers Tie Breaker Games Wild Card Wild Card Game Division Series ALDS NLDS League Championship Series ALCS ( Winners list ) NLCS ( Winners list ) World Series List of World Series champions Commissioner 's Trophy Teams Appearances Series Streaks Droughts This is a list of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) franchise postseason and World Series streaks. The list includes only the modern World Series between the American League ( AL ) and the National League ( NL ), not the various 19th - century championship series. The most successful postseason team in MLB history is the New York Yankees, who have achieved three of the four instances of a franchise winning more than two World Series championships in a row ( one streak each of durations 3, 4, and 5 seasons ) and five of the six instances of a franchise winning the league pennant ( i.e., an appearance in the World Series ) more than three times in a row ( three streaks of 4 seasons and two streaks of 5 seasons ). The only other franchises to achieve these milestones are the Oakland Athletics, who won three consecutive championships from 1972 to 1974, and the New York Giants, who won four consecutive pennants from 1921 to 1924. The Yankees also achieved a remarkable run of appearing in 15 of the 18 World Series from 1947 to 1964. Beginning in 1969, MLB split into four divisions, and the winners of each competed in the League Championship Series, with the winners advancing to the World Series. When a multi-tier playoff system was implemented in 1995, the LCS remained the series that determined the pennant - winner. The longest streak of consecutive LCS appearances belongs to the Atlanta Braves with 8 in a row from 1991 to 1999 ( not counting 1994, when there were no playoffs ), while the second - longest belongs to the Oakland Athletics with 5 in a row from 1971 to 1975. Further expansion of the postseason began in 1995, with eight teams entering the playoffs each year ( further expanded to ten teams in 2012 ). In this era, the Braves entered the postseason 14 consecutive years from 1991 to 2005 ( again not counting 1994 ), while the Yankees had a streak of 13 appearances from 1995 to 2007. However, all other postseason appearance streaks of 5 years or more predate the expanded - postseason era and are mentioned above, except for 5 - year runs by the Cleveland Indians ( 1995 -- 1999 ), the Philadelphia Phillies ( 2007 -- 2011 ), the St. Louis Cardinals ( 2011 -- 2015 ), and the Los Angeles Dodgers ( 2013 -- 2017 ). Contents 1 World Series championship streaks 2 World Series appearance ( pennant ) streaks 3 League Championship Series appearance streaks 4 Postseason appearance streaks 5 See also World Series championship streaks Length Team Seasons 5 New York Yankees 1949 -- 1953 New York Yankees 1936 -- 1939 Oakland Athletics 1972 -- 1974 New York Yankees 1998 -- 2000 Chicago Cubs 1907 -- 1908 Philadelphia Athletics 1910 -- 1911 Boston Red Sox 1915 -- 1916 New York Giants 1921 -- 1922 New York Yankees 1927 -- 1928 Philadelphia Athletics 1929 -- 1930 New York Yankees 1961 -- 1962 Cincinnati Reds 1975 -- 1976 New York Yankees 1977 -- 1978 Toronto Blue Jays 1992 -- 1993 Near streaks : Runs during which a franchise won World Series championships at least 70 % of the time, with gaps of no more than one year : Length Team Seasons 6 of 7 New York Yankees 1947, 1949 -- 1953 6 of 8 New York Yankees 1936 -- 1939, 1941, 1943 4 of 5 New York Yankees 1996, 1998 -- 2000 3 of 4 Philadelphia Athletics 1910 -- 1911, 1913 3 of 4 Boston Red Sox 1915 -- 1916, 1918 World Series appearance ( pennant ) streaks Length Team Seasons 5 New York Yankees 1949 -- 1953 5 New York Yankees 1960 -- 1964 New York Giants 1921 -- 1924 New York Yankees 1936 -- 1939 New York Yankees 1955 -- 1958 New York Yankees 1998 -- 2001 Chicago Cubs 1906 -- 1908 Detroit Tigers 1907 -- 1909 New York Giants 1911 -- 1913 New York Yankees 1921 -- 1923 New York Yankees 1926 -- 1928 Philadelphia Athletics 1929 -- 1931 New York Yankees 1941 -- 1943 St. Louis Cardinals 1942 -- 1944 Baltimore Orioles 1969 -- 1971 Oakland Athletics 1972 -- 1974 New York Yankees 1976 -- 1978 Oakland Athletics 1988 -- 1990 Philadelphia Athletics 1910 -- 1911 Philadelphia Athletics 1913 -- 1914 Boston Red Sox 1915 -- 1916 Washington Senators 1924 -- 1925 St. Louis Cardinals 1930 -- 1931 Detroit Tigers 1934 -- 1935 New York Giants 1936 -- 1937 Cincinnati Reds 1939 -- 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 1952 -- 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 -- 1956 Milwaukee Braves 1957 -- 1958 Los Angeles Dodgers 1965 -- 1966 St. Louis Cardinals 1967 -- 1968 Cincinnati Reds 1975 -- 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 -- 1978 Atlanta Braves 1991 -- 1992 Toronto Blue Jays 1992 -- 1993 Atlanta Braves 1995 -- 1996 Philadelphia Phillies 2008 -- 2009 Texas Rangers 2010 -- 2011 Kansas City Royals 2014 -- 2015 Near streaks : Runs during which a franchise won its league pennant at least 70 % of the time, with gaps of no more than one year : Length Team Seasons 15 of 18 New York Yankees 1947, 1949 -- 1953, 1955 -- 1958, 1960 -- 1964 7 of 8 New York Yankees 1936 -- 1939, 1941 -- 1943 6 of 8 New York Yankees 1996, 1998 -- 2001, 2003 4 of 5 Chicago Cubs 1906 -- 1908, 1910 4 of 5 Philadelphia Athletics 1910 -- 1911, 1913 -- 1914 4 of 5 St. Louis Cardinals 1942 -- 1944, 1946 4 of 5 Brooklyn Dodgers 1952 -- 1953, 1955 -- 1956 4 of 5 Atlanta Braves 1991 -- 1992 *, 1995 -- 1996 3 of 4 Boston Red Sox 1915 -- 1916, 1918 3 of 4 St. Louis Cardinals 1928, 1930 -- 1931 3 of 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 1963, 1965 -- 1966 * Because the 1994 playoffs were cancelled, the year 1994 is not counted as either a part or an interruption of any streak. League championship Series appearance streaks Bold indicates a current streak. Length Team Seasons 8 Atlanta Braves 1991 -- 1993 *, 1995 -- 1999 5 Oakland Athletics 1971 -- 1975 New York Yankees 1998 -- 2001 St. Louis Cardinals 2011 -- 2014 Baltimore Orioles 1969 -- 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates 1970 -- 1972 Kansas City Royals 1976 -- 1978 New York Yankees 1976 -- 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1976 -- 1978 Oakland Athletics 1988 -- 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates 1990 -- 1992 Toronto Blue Jays 1991 -- 1993 St. Louis Cardinals 2004 -- 2006 Philadelphia Phillies 2008 -- 2010 Detroit Tigers 2011 -- 2013 Chicago Cubs 2015 -- 2017 Minnesota Twins 1969 -- 1970 Cincinnati Reds 1972 -- 1973 Baltimore Orioles 1973 -- 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 1974 -- 1975 Cincinnati Reds 1975 -- 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 -- 1978 New York Yankees 1980 -- 1981 Kansas City Royals 1984 -- 1985 Baltimore Orioles 1996 -- 1997 Cleveland Indians 1997 -- 1998 New York Mets 1999 -- 2000 Seattle Mariners 2000 -- 2001 Boston Red Sox 2003 -- 2004 New York Yankees 2003 -- 2004 Houston Astros 2004 -- 2005 Boston Red Sox 2007 -- 2008 Los Angeles Dodgers 2008 -- 2009 New York Yankees 2009 -- 2010 Texas Rangers 2010 -- 2011 Kansas City Royals 2014 -- 2015 Toronto Blue Jays 2015 -- 2016 Los Angeles Dodgers 2016 -- 2017 Near streaks : Runs during which a franchise appeared in its league championship series at least 70 % of the time, with gaps of no more than one year : Length Team Seasons 9 of 10 Atlanta Braves 1991 -- 1993 *, 1995 -- 1999, 2001 7 of 9 New York Yankees 1996, 1998 -- 2001, 2003 -- 2004 5 of 6 Baltimore Orioles 1969 -- 1971, 1973 -- 1974 5 of 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 1970 -- 1972, 1974 -- 1975 5 of 6 New York Yankees 1976 -- 1978, 1980 -- 1981 5 of 7 Cincinnati Reds 1970, 1972 -- 1973, 1975 -- 1976 5 of 7 St. Louis Cardinals 2000, 2002, 2004 -- 2006 4 of 5 Kansas City Royals 1976 -- 1978, 1980 4 of 5 Philadelphia Phillies 1976 -- 1978, 1980 4 of 5 Oakland Athletics 1988 -- 1990, 1992 4 of 5 Toronto Blue Jays 1989, 1991 -- 1993 3 of 4 Cleveland Indians 1995, 1997 -- 1998 3 of 4 New York Yankees 2009 -- 2010, 2012 * Because the 1994 playoffs were cancelled, the year 1994 is not counted as either a part or an interruption of any streak. Postseason appearance streaks Bold indicates a current streak. Length Team Seasons 14 Atlanta Braves 1991 -- 1993 *, 1995 -- 2005 13 New York Yankees 1995 -- 2007 5 New York Yankees 1949 -- 1953 5 New York Yankees 1960 -- 1964 5 Oakland Athletics 1971 -- 1975 5 Cleveland Indians 1995 -- 1999 5 Philadelphia Phillies 2007 -- 2011 5 St. Louis Cardinals 2011 -- 2015 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 2013 -- 2017 New York Giants 1921 -- 1924 New York Yankees 1936 -- 1939 New York Yankees 1955 -- 1958 Oakland Athletics 2000 -- 2003 New York Yankees 2009 -- 2012 Detroit Tigers 2011 -- 2014 Chicago Cubs 1906 -- 1908 Detroit Tigers 1907 -- 1909 New York Giants 1911 -- 1913 New York Yankees 1921 -- 1923 New York Yankees 1926 -- 1928 Philadelphia Athletics 1929 -- 1931 New York Yankees 1941 -- 1943 St. Louis Cardinals 1942 -- 1944 Baltimore Orioles 1969 -- 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates 1970 -- 1972 Kansas City Royals 1976 -- 1978 New York Yankees 1976 -- 1978 Philadelphia Phillies 1976 -- 1978 Oakland Athletics 1988 -- 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates 1990 -- 1992 Toronto Blue Jays 1991 -- 1993 Houston Astros 1997 -- 1999 St. Louis Cardinals 2000 -- 2002 Minnesota Twins 2002 -- 2004 Boston Red Sox 2003 -- 2005 St. Louis Cardinals 2004 -- 2006 Boston Red Sox 2007 -- 2009 Los Angeles Angels 2007 -- 2009 Texas Rangers 2010 -- 2012 Oakland Athletics 2012 -- 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates 2013 -- 2015 Chicago Cubs 2015 -- 2017 Philadelphia Athletics 1910 -- 1911 Philadelphia Athletics 1913 -- 1914 Boston Red Sox 1915 -- 1916 Washington Senators 1924 -- 1925 St. Louis Cardinals 1930 -- 1931 Detroit Tigers 1934 -- 1935 New York Giants 1936 -- 1937 Cincinnati Reds 1939 -- 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers 1952 -- 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 -- 1956 Milwaukee Braves 1957 -- 1958 Los Angeles Dodgers 1965 -- 1966 St. Louis Cardinals 1967 -- 1968 Minnesota Twins 1969 -- 1970 Cincinnati Reds 1972 -- 1973 Baltimore Orioles 1973 -- 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 1974 -- 1975 Cincinnati Reds 1975 -- 1976 Los Angeles Dodgers 1977 -- 1978 Houston Astros 1980 -- 1981 Kansas City Royals 1980 -- 1981 Philadelphia Phillies 1980 -- 1981 New York Yankees 1980 -- 1981 Milwaukee Brewers 1981 -- 1982 Kansas City Royals 1984 -- 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers 1995 -- 1996 Baltimore Orioles 1996 -- 1997 Boston Red Sox 1998 -- 1999 Texas Rangers 1998 -- 1999 New York Mets 1999 -- 2000 Seattle Mariners 2000 -- 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks 2001 -- 2002 San Francisco Giants 2002 -- 2003 Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels 2004 -- 2005 Houston Astros 2004 -- 2005 San Diego Padres 2005 -- 2006 Chicago Cubs 2007 -- 2008 Los Angeles Dodgers 2008 -- 2009 Minnesota Twins 2009 -- 2010 Tampa Bay Rays 2010 -- 2011 Atlanta Braves 2012 -- 2013 Cincinnati Reds 2012 -- 2013 Kansas City Royals 2014 -- 2015 New York Mets 2015 -- 2016 Texas Rangers 2015 -- 2016 Toronto Blue Jays 2015 -- 2016 Boston Red Sox 2016 -- 2017 Cleveland Indians 2016 -- 2017 Washington Nationals 2016 -- 2017 Near streaks : Runs during which a franchise appeared in the postseason at least 70 % of the time, with gaps of no more than one year : Length Team Seasons 17 of 18 New York Yankees 1995 -- 2007, 2009 -- 2012 15 of 18 New York Yankees 1947, 1949 -- 1953, 1955 -- 1958, 1960 -- 1964 7 of 8 New York Yankees 1936 -- 1939, 1941 -- 1943 6 of 7 Cleveland Indians 1995 -- 1999, 2001 6 of 7 St. Louis Cardinals 2000 -- 2002, 2004 -- 2006 6 of 7 Boston Red Sox 2003 -- 2005, 2007 -- 2009 6 of 7 St. Louis Cardinals 2009, 2011 -- 2015 6 of 8 Philadelphia Phillies 1976 -- 1978, 1980 -- 1981, 1983 6 of 8 Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels 2002, 2004 -- 2005, 2007 -- 2009 5 of 6 Baltimore Orioles 1969 -- 1971, 1973 -- 1974 5 of 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 1970 -- 1972, 1974 -- 1975 5 of 6 Kansas City Royals 1976 -- 1978, 1980 -- 1981 5 of 6 New York Yankees 1976 -- 1978, 1980 -- 1981 5 of 7 Cincinnati Reds 1970, 1972 -- 1973, 1975 -- 1976 4 of 5 Chicago Cubs 1906 -- 1908, 1910 4 of 5 Philadelphia Athletics 1910 -- 1911, 1913 -- 1914 4 of 5 St. Louis Cardinals 1942 -- 1944, 1946 4 of 5 Brooklyn Dodgers 1952 -- 1953, 1955 -- 1956 4 of 5 Oakland Athletics 1988 -- 1990, 1992 4 of 5 Toronto Blue Jays 1989, 1991 -- 1993 4 of 5 Houston Astros 1997 -- 1999, 2001 4 of 5 Minnesota Twins 2002 -- 2004, 2006 4 of 6 Tampa Bay Rays 2008, 2010 -- 2011, 2013 4 of 6 Washington Nationals 2012, 2014, 2016 -- 2017 3 of 4 Boston Red Sox 1915 -- 1916, 1918 3 of 4 St. Louis Cardinals 1928, 1930 -- 1931 3 of 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 1963, 1965 -- 1966 3 of 4 Texas Rangers 1996, 1998 -- 1999 3 of 4 Arizona Diamondbacks 1999, 2001 -- 2002 3 of 4 San Francisco Giants 2000, 2002 -- 2003 3 of 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 2006, 2008 -- 2009 * Because the 1994 playoffs were cancelled, the year 1994 is not counted as either a part or an interruption of any streak. 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Question: when was the last time a team won the world series two years in a row
Answer: 1998–2000