MLB World Series sweeps

It's been more than a decade since a team won a World Series. And thanks to the Yankees' 11-4 victory over the Dodgers in Game 4 of the 2024 Fall Classic, that streak will extend for at least another year.

There have been 19 wins in World Series history, most recently in 2012 when the Giants defeated the Tigers in four games. It remains to be seen whether the Yankees can become the first team to overcome a 3-0 deficit in the Fall Classic, but for now, New York lives to fight another day.

Here's a look at every sweep in World Series history. (As you might expect, the Yankees — who have 27 World Series titles — have by far the most sweeps, with eight.)

Note: This story only includes four-game wins, but two teams – the 1907 Cubs and the 1922 Giants – won the World Series 4-0-1, tying one game and winning the rest.

2012: Giants over Tigers
Pablo Sandoval became the fourth player to hit three home runs in a World Series game. He rushed three times for yardage in Game 1, giving San Francisco a win and its second of three titles in five seasons.

2007: Red Sox over Rockies
After erasing a 3-1 deficit against Cleveland in the ALCS, the Red Sox defeated the Rockies 29-10 to win the Fall Classic.

2005: White Sox over Astros
Paul Konerko's big slam in Game 2, followed by Scott Podsednik's walk-off home run, helped the White Sox comfortably win their first World Series since 1917.

2004: Red Sox over Cardinals
Another long title drought came to an end: After climbing out of a 0-3 hole against the Yankees in the ALCS – the only 3-0 comeback in AL/NL postseason history – the Red Sox made it quick work against the Cardinals in the World Series to end the Curse of the Bambino.

1999: Yankees over Braves
This was the Yanks' second consecutive World Series win – they lost just one game in the entire postseason, defeating the Rangers in the ALDS and eliminating the Red Sox with a 4-1 ALCS victory.

1998: Yankees over Padres
With 114 regular-season wins – an American League record at the time – the Yankees defeated San Diego thanks to Tino Martinez's grand slam in Game 1 and a strong start in Game 2 from Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez.

1990: Red on athletics
Jose Rijo posted 14 strikeouts and allowed just one run over 15 1/3 innings in two brilliant starts, denying the favored A's a second straight World Series title. It was the first time since 1938/39 that two consecutive Fall Classics ended in one round.

1989: Athletics over Giants
The earthquake in Loma Prieta shortly before the start of Game 3 cast a shadow over the Bay Bridge Series, which was postponed by 10 days. When things got going again, the A's continued their dominance and finished with a victory over the Giants.

1976: Reds over Yankees
Johnny Bench provided some dramatic performances in the fourth and final game, hitting a three-run home run in the ninth – his second home run of the game – that helped Cincinnati complete the victory and repeat as World Series champions.

1966: Orioles over Dodgers
Jim Palmer struck out Sandy Koufax and pitched a four-hit shutout in a classic Game 2 en route to Baltimore's victory – the first World Series title in franchise history, including many years as the St. Louis Browns.

1963: Dodgers over Yankees
Koufax and the Dodgers held the Bronx Bombers to just four runs in the series, with the left-handed ace striking out 15 Yanks in Game 1 – a World Series record at the time, but which only stood until Bob Gibson struck out 17 Tigers in Game 1 slammed the series in 1968.

1954: Giants over Indians
Willie Mays' famous over-the-shoulder catch at the Polo Grounds broke a 2-2 tie in the first game of the first round of the eighth, and the Giants won in the tenth on a narrow walk-off home run by Dusty Rhodes to start a dominant series .

1950: Yankees over Phillies
Joe DiMaggio hit a solo home run in the tenth inning of Game 2 to give the Yankees a 2-0 lead upon their return to New York. The Yanks held serve at home, defeated Philadelphia and won the Fall Classic.

1939: Yankees over Reds
Lou Gehrig left early in the season after suffering from ALS, but that didn't stop the Yankees from battling through Cincinnati and winning their second straight World Series – both by victory.

1938: Yankees over Cubs
By beating Chicago, the Yankees became the first team to win three consecutive World Series titles (before, of course, winning the following year). Red Ruffing went the distance in Games 1 and 4 for New York.

1932: Yankees over Cubs
This was the other of two Yankees wins over the Cubs in the 1930s and included Babe Ruth's controversial (but legendary) “called shot” home run that broke a 4-4 tie in the fifth inning of Game 3 of their final World Series broke.

1928: Yankees over Cardinals
Gehrig and Ruth did the heavy lifting for the Yanks in this series, combining to go 16-for-27 (.593) with seven home runs and 13 RBIs. Ruth ended the series with a bang, hitting three home runs in Game 4 in St. Louis.

1927: Yankees over Pirates
The Yankees' first World Series win came in 1927, the year of their famous “Murderers' Row” lineup headlined by Ruth and Gehrig. One of the greatest MLB teams of all time cemented that legacy in the Fall Classic by defeating a Pirates team with five Hall of Fame players.

1914: Braves over athletics
This was the first four-game victory in World Series history, with the “Miracle” Braves – still in last place in the National League on July 4th – advancing to an NL pennant and the supposedly strong starting lineup of the Philadelphia A amazed.