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List of World Series sweeps in MLB history with Dodgers leading 3-0 – NBC Los Angeles
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List of World Series sweeps in MLB history with Dodgers leading 3-0 – NBC Los Angeles

Baseball is a sport full of history.

Still, something historic could happen in the Bronx on Tuesday evening as the Los Angeles Dodgers look to win the World Series convincingly against the New York Yankees.

Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers have jumped out to a 3-0 series lead, leaving Aaron Judge and the Yankees on the brink of elimination. World Series sweeps are rare and it has been more than a decade since the last time it happened.

Here’s a look at all the sweeps in World Series history:

List of World Series sweeps in history

There have been 21 sweeps in World Series history, but none since 2012. The first occurred way back in 1907, and four have occurred since the turn of the century. Here’s the full list:

  • 1907: Chicago Cubs 4, Detroit Tigers 0 (one game was a tie, so the series lasted five games)
  • 1914: Boston Braves 4, Philadelphia Athletics 0
  • 1922: New York Giants 4, New York Yankees 0 (one game was a tie, so the series lasted five games)
  • 1927: New York Yankees 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
  • 1928: New York Yankees 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0
  • 1932: New York Yankees 4, Chicago Cubs 0
  • 1938: New York Yankees 4, Chicago Cubs 0
  • 1939: New York Yankees 4, Cincinnati Reds 0
  • 1950: New York Yankees 4, Philadelphia Phillies 0
  • 1954: New York Giants 4, Cleveland 0
  • 1963: Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Yankees 0
  • 1966: Baltimore Orioles 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0
  • 1976: Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Yankees 0
  • 1989: Oakland Athletics 4, San Francisco Giants 0
  • 1990: Cincinnati Reds 4, Oakland Athletics 0
  • 1998: New York Yankees 4, San Diego Padres 0
  • 1999: New York Yankees 4, Atlanta Braves 0
  • 2004: Boston Red Sox 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0
  • 2005: Chicago White Sox 4, Houston Astros 0
  • 2007: Boston Red Sox 4, Colorado Rockies 0
  • 2012: San Francisco Giants 4, Detroit Tigers 0

The Los Angeles Dodgers were one win away from clinching a World Series title, taking a 3-0 series lead over the Yankees.

Have the Yankees ever been swept in the World Series?

Yes, three times.

The first time, in 1922, was a five-game series after Game 2 ended in a tie. The Giants won the remaining four games, making it technically a 4-0 sweep. Forty-one years later, the Dodgers defeated the Yankees, with Sandy Koufax winning MVP. The most recent time the Yankees were swept was in 1976, when Johnny Bench and the Reds rolled to the title.

Have the Dodgers ever won the World Series?

Yes, once.

As previously mentioned, the Dodgers defeated the Yankees in 1963. That is their only World Series sweep to date, but they were able to do it again while playing the same opponent 61 years later.