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It's been 14 years since there a was a sweep in the World Series with the most recent four-game championship won by the San Francisco Giants in 2012. It's currently the longest drought between sweeps in World Series history.
The Milwaukee Brewers have a 3-0 lead
in the 2026 World Series over the Tampa Bay Rays and can secure the franchise's first-ever championship with a win in Game 4 on Tuesday at Tropicana Field.There have been 19 clean sweeps in World Series history with two more – 1907 and 1922 – ending 4-0 with a tie. There was a stretch from 1998-2005 where it happened four times in eight years.
Hers's a look back at the sweeps in Major League Baseball's Fall Classic:
World Series sweeps in MLB history
- 2012: San Francisco Giants over Detroit Tigers
- 2007: Boston Red Sox over Colorado Rockies
- 2005: Chicago White Sox over Houston Astros
- 2004: Boston Red Sox over St. Louis Cardinals
- 1999: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves
- 1998: New York Yankees over San Diego Padres
- 1990: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics
- 1989: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants
- 1976: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees
- 1966: Baltimore Orioles over Los Angeles Dodgers
- 1963: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees
- 1954: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians
- 1950: New York Yankees over Philadelphia Phillies
- 1939: New York Yankees over Cincinnati Reds
- 1938: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs
- 1932: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs
- 1928: New York Yankees over St. Louis Cardinals
- 1927: New York Yankees over Pittsburgh Pirates
- 1922: New York Giants over New York Yankees (4–0 with 1 tie)
- 1914: Boston Braves over Philadelphia Athletics
- 1907: Chicago Cubs over Detroit Tigers (4–0 with 1 tie)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: How many World Series sweeps
have there been in MLB history?
