List of Major League Baseball franchise post-season droughts
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This is a list of Major League Baseball franchise postseason and World Series droughts. Those teams which have never made it in franchise history are listed by the date they entered the leagues. The list includes only the modern World Series between the American League and the National League, not the various 19th-century championship series.
- 1 MLB franchises with the longest current post-season drought
- 2 MLB franchises with the longest current league pennant drought
- 3 MLB franchises with the longest current World Series crown drought
- 4 Longest major league pennant droughts through history
- 5 Longest World Series crown droughts through history
- 6 World Series in which both teams were making their first Series appearance
- 7 World Series in which neither team had ever won a Series
- 8 World Series in which both teams were ending multi-decade pennant droughts
- 9 World Series in which either team could have ended a 30-year-plus championship drought
- 10 See also
MLB franchises with the longest current post-season drought
MLB franchises with the longest current league pennant drought
MLB franchises with the longest current World Series crown drought
Longest major league pennant droughts through history
Years indicate consecutive seasons in which a team failed to win the pennant, beginning with 1903 (about the time the current configuration of National League and American League stabilized). Note that no pennants were won in 1994 due to strike. This list only shows droughts of 20 or more years.
Longest World Series crown droughts through history
Years indicate consecutive seasons in which a team failed to win the World Series. The first World Series was played in 1903. Note that no World Series was played in 1904 or 1994. This list only shows droughts of 30 or more years.
| Years | Team | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Chicago Cubs | 1909 | |
| 87 | Chicago White Sox | 1918 | 2004 |
| 85 | Boston Red Sox | 1919 | 2003 |
| 77 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1903 | 1979 |
| 63 | St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles | 1903 | 1965 |
| 62 | Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins | 1925 | 1986 |
| 57 | Cleveland Indians | 1949 | |
| 52 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1903 | 1954 |
| 51 | New York-San Francisco Giants | 1955 | |
| 45 | Washington Senators/Texas Rangers | 1961 | |
| 44 | Houston Colt .45s/Astros | 1962 | |
| 42 | Boston-Milwaukee Braves | 1915 | 1956 |
| 41 | Philadelphia-Kansas City-Oakland Athletics | 1931 | 1971 |
| 41 | Los Angeles-California-Anaheim Angels | 1961 | 2001 |
| 37 | Milwaukee-Atlanta Braves | 1958 | 1994 |
| 37 | Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers | 1969 | |
| 37 | Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals | 1969 | |
| 37 | San Diego Padres | 1969 | |
| 34 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1926 | 1959 |
| 34 | Cincinnati Reds | 1941 | 1974 |
| 32 | Detroit Tigers | 1903 | 1934 |
World Series in which both teams were making their first Series appearance
| Year | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 World Series | Chicago White Sox | Chicago Cubs |
| 1905 World Series | New York Giants | Philadelphia Athletics |
| 1903 World Series | Boston Americans | Pittsburgh Pirates |
World Series in which neither team had ever won a Series
World Series in which both teams were ending multi-decade pennant droughts
| Year | Won | Drought (years) | Lost | Drought (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 World Series | Chicago White Sox | 46 | Houston Astros | 44 |
| 1948 World Series | Cleveland Indians | 28 | Boston Braves | 34 |
World Series in which either team could have ended a 30-year-plus championship drought
| Year | Won | Drought (years) | Lost | Drought (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 World Series | Chicago White Sox | 88 | Houston Astros | 44 |
| 2002 World Series | Anaheim Angels | 42 | San Francisco Giants | 48* |
| 1995 World Series | Atlanta Braves | 38* | Cleveland Indians | 47 |
| 1975 World Series | Cincinnati Reds | 35 | Boston Red Sox | 57 |
| 1972 World Series | Oakland Athletics | 42* | Cincinnati Reds | 32 |
See also
- List of National Basketball Association franchise post-season droughts
- List of National Football League franchise post-season droughts
- List of NHL franchise post-season droughts
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