Has a baseball team ever swept the postseason?
The 1976 Cincinnati Reds. In 1976, the Cincinnati Reds swept the National League Championship Series (NLCS) and then the World Series for a total of seven postseason wins and no losses.
What MLB team has never been to the World Series?
The Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners are the only current MLB franchise that has never appeared in a World Series; the San Diego Padres, Colorado Rockies, Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays, and Milwaukee Brewers have all played in the Series but have never won it.
What is the longest postseason baseball game?
It ended with a walk-off home run in the bottom half of the inning by Max Muncy. This 3-2 Dodgers’ win was also the longest by time as it ran seven hours and 20 minutes….What are the longest MLB postseason games?
Teams | Braves vs. Astros |
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Date | Oct. 9, 2005 |
Innings | 18 |
Game Length | 5 hours, 50 minutes |
Result | Astros win 7-6 |
How long was the Red Sox World Series drought?
86-year
The Curse of the Bambino was a superstitious sports curse in Major League Baseball (MLB) derived from the 86-year championship drought of the Boston Red Sox from 1918 to 2004.
What MLB team has the most playoff appearances?
Which MLB team has the most consecutive playoff appearances all time? The Atlanta Braves have the record for most consecutive playoff appearances at 14 seasons. The streak started in 1991 and went until 2005. During this stretch the Braves won a single World Series in 1995.
Who has played in the most postseason baseball games?
40 plate appearances or 18 BB + H required for career leaders of rate statistics. 20 plate appearances or 9 BB + H required for yearly leaders of rate statistics….All-time and Single-Season Postseason Batting Leaders.
Rank. | 1. |
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Player | Lou Gehrig • 1928 |
1.727 | |
17 PA |
What is the longest active World Series drought?
The Mariners have the longest active postseason drought at 20 years….Longest current World Series championship droughts.
Seasons | 73 |
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Team | Cleveland Indians/Guardians |
Last World Series championship won | 1948 |
Last World Series appearance | 2016 |
How long did Babe Ruth play for the Red Sox?
In his 15 years with the Yankees, Ruth helped the team win seven American League (AL) pennants and four World Series championships….
Babe Ruth | |
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Earned run average | 2.28 |
Teams | |
Boston Red Sox (1914–1919) New York Yankees (1920–1934) Boston Braves (1935) | |
Career highlights and awards |
Which MLB team has never lost a playoff series?
Longest current World Series championship droughts
Seasons | Team | Last World Series championship won |
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53 | Milwaukee Brewers | Never (franchise began 1969) |
53 | San Diego Padres | Never (franchise began 1969) |
45 | Seattle Mariners | Never (franchise began 1977) |
42 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1979 |