# 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.

## 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.
Key :
| * | Team went on to win the World Series |

### American League

| Year | Winning team | Manager | Losing team | Manager |
| Best-of-five: 1969–1984 ||||||
| 1969 | Baltimore Orioles | Earl Weaver | Minnesota Twins | Billy Martin |
| 1970 | Baltimore Orioles | Earl Weaver | Minnesota Twins | Bill Rigney |
| 1971 | Baltimore Orioles | Earl Weaver | Oakland Athletics | Dick Williams |
| 1975 | Boston Red Sox | Darrell Johnson | Oakland Athletics | Alvin Dark |
| 1980 | Kansas City Royals | Jim Frey | New York Yankees | Dick Howser |
| 1984 | Detroit Tigers | Sparky Anderson | Kansas City Royals | Dick Howser |
| Best-of-seven: 1985–present ||||||
| 1988 | Oakland Athletics | Tony La Russa | Boston Red Sox | Joe Morgan |
| 1990 | Oakland Athletics | Tony La Russa | Boston Red Sox | Joe Morgan |
| 2006 | Detroit Tigers | Jim Leyland | Oakland Athletics | Ken Macha |
| 2012 | Detroit Tigers | Jim Leyland | New York Yankees | Joe Girardi |
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals | Ned Yost | Baltimore Orioles | Buck Showalter |
| 2022 | Houston Astros | Dusty Baker | New York Yankees | Aaron Boone |

### National League

| Year | Winning team | Manager | Losing team | Manager |
| Best-of-five: 1969–1984 ||||||
| 1969 | New York Mets | Gil Hodges | Atlanta Braves | Lum Harris |
| 1970 | Cincinnati Reds | Sparky Anderson | Pittsburgh Pirates | Danny Murtaugh |
| 1975 | Cincinnati Reds | Sparky Anderson | Pittsburgh Pirates | Danny Murtaugh |
| 1976 | Cincinnati Reds | Sparky Anderson | Philadelphia Phillies | Danny Ozark |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Chuck Tanner | Cincinnati Reds | John McNamara |
| 1982 | St. Louis Cardinals | Whitey Herzog | Atlanta Braves | Joe Torre |
| Best-of-seven: 1985–present ||||||
| 1995 | Atlanta Braves | Bobby Cox | Cincinnati Reds | Davey Johnson |
| 2007 | Colorado Rockies | Clint Hurdle | Arizona Diamondbacks | Bob Melvin |
| 2015 | New York Mets | Terry Collins | Chicago Cubs | Joe Maddon |
| 2019 | Washington Nationals | Dave Martinez | St. Louis Cardinals | Mike Shildt |

## 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.
Key :
| * | Team went on to win the World Series |
| * | Team went on to win the pennant |

### American League

| Year | Winning team | Manager | Losing team | Manager |
| 1981 | Oakland Athletics | Billy Martin | Kansas City Royals | Dick Howser |
| 1995 | Cleveland Indians | Mike Hargrove | Boston Red Sox | Kevin Kennedy |
| 1998 | New York Yankees | Joe Torre | Texas Rangers | Johnny Oates |
| 1999 | New York Yankees | Joe Torre | Texas Rangers | Johnny Oates |
| 2000 | Seattle Mariners | Lou Piniella | Chicago White Sox | Jerry Manuel |
| 2004 | Boston Red Sox | Terry Francona | Anaheim Angels | Mike Scioscia |
| 2005 | Chicago White Sox | Ozzie Guillén | Boston Red Sox | Terry Francona |
| 2006 | Oakland Athletics | Ken Macha | Minnesota Twins | Ron Gardenhire |
| 2007 | Boston Red Sox | Terry Francona | Los Angeles Angels | Mike Scioscia |
| 2009 | New York Yankees | Joe Girardi | Minnesota Twins | Ron Gardenhire |
| 2009 | Los Angeles Angels | Mike Scioscia | Boston Red Sox | Terry Francona |
| 2010 | New York Yankees | Joe Girardi | Minnesota Twins | Ron Gardenhire |
| 2014 | Baltimore Orioles | Buck Showalter | Detroit Tigers | Brad Ausmus |
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals | Ned Yost | Los Angeles Angels | Mike Scioscia |
| 2016 | Cleveland Indians | Terry Francona | Boston Red Sox | John Farrell |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays | John Gibbons | Texas Rangers | Jeff Banister |
| 2018 | Houston Astros | A. J. Hinch | Cleveland Indians | Terry Francona |
| 2019 | New York Yankees | Aaron Boone | Minnesota Twins | Rocco Baldelli |
| 2022 | Houston Astros | Dusty Baker | Seattle Mariners | Scott Servais |
| 2023 | Texas Rangers | Bruce Bochy | Baltimore Orioles | Brandon Hyde |

### National League

| Year | Winning team | Manager | Losing team | Manager |
| 1995 | Cincinnati Reds | Davey Johnson | Los Angeles Dodgers | Tommy Lasorda |
| 1996 | Atlanta Braves | Bobby Cox | Los Angeles Dodgers | Bill Russell |
| 1996 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tony La Russa | San Diego Padres | Bruce Bochy |
| 1997 | Atlanta Braves | Bobby Cox | Houston Astros | Larry Dierker |
| 1997 | Florida Marlins | Jim Leyland | San Francisco Giants | Dusty Baker |
| 1998 | Atlanta Braves | Bobby Cox | Chicago Cubs | Jim Riggleman |
| 2000 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tony La Russa | Atlanta Braves | Bobby Cox |
| 2001 | Atlanta Braves | Bobby Cox | Houston Astros | Larry Dierker |
| 2002 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tony La Russa | Arizona Diamondbacks | Bob Brenly |
| 2005 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tony La Russa | San Diego Padres | Bruce Bochy |
| 2006 | New York Mets | Willie Randolph | Los Angeles Dodgers | Jim Tracy |
| 2007 | Colorado Rockies | Clint Hurdle | Philadelphia Phillies | Charlie Manuel |
| 2007 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Bob Melvin | Chicago Cubs | Lou Piniella |
| 2008 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Joe Torre | Chicago Cubs | Lou Piniella |
| 2009 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Joe Torre | St. Louis Cardinals | Tony La Russa |
| 2010 | Philadelphia Phillies | Charlie Manuel | Cincinnati Reds | Dusty Baker |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Dave Roberts | Arizona Diamondbacks | Torey Lovullo |
| 2018 | Milwaukee Brewers | Craig Counsell | Colorado Rockies | Bud Black |
| 2020 | Atlanta Braves | Brian Snitker | Miami Marlins | Don Mattingly |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Dave Roberts | San Diego Padres | Jayce Tingler |
| 2023 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Torey Lovullo | Los Angeles Dodgers | Dave Roberts |

## 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.
Key :
| * | Team went on to win the World Series |
| * | Team went on to win the pennant |

### American League

| Year | Winning team | Manager | Losing team | Manager |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Rays | Kevin Cash | Toronto Blue Jays | Charlie Montoyo |
| 2020 | Houston Astros | Dusty Baker | Minnesota Twins | Rocco Baldelli |
| 2020 | New York Yankees | Aaron Boone | Cleveland Indians | Sandy Alomar Jr. |
| 2022 | Cleveland Guardians | Terry Francona | Tampa Bay Rays | Kevin Cash |
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners | Scott Servais | Toronto Blue Jays | John Schneider |
| 2023 | Minnesota Twins | Rocco Baldelli | Toronto Blue Jays | John Schneider |
| 2023 | Texas Rangers | Bruce Bochy | Tampa Bay Rays | Kevin Cash |
| 2024 | Detroit Tigers | A. J. Hinch | Houston Astros | Joe Espada |
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | Matt Quatraro | Baltimore Orioles | Brandon Hyde |

### National League

| Year | Winning team | Manager | Losing team | Manager |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Dave Roberts | Milwaukee Brewers | Craig Counsell |
| 2020 | Atlanta Braves | Brian Snitker | Cincinnati Reds | David Bell |
| 2020 | Miami Marlins | Don Mattingly | Chicago Cubs | David Ross |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Phillies | Rob Thomson | St. Louis Cardinals | Oliver Marmol |
| 2023 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Torey Lovullo | Milwaukee Brewers | Craig Counsell |
| 2023 | Miami Marlins | Skip Schumaker | Philadelphia Phillies | Rob Thomson |
| 2024 | San Diego Padres | Mike Shildt | Atlanta Braves | Brian Snitker |