List of Major League Baseball longest winning streaks
This is a list of the longest team winning streaks in Major League Baseball history. Streaks started at the end of one season are carried over into the following season. Four lists are provided—one with streaks that consist entirely of regular-season games, one with streaks from the predecessor National Association (1871–1875), one with streaks of playoff games only, and one with streaks that include both regular-season and postseason games.
The 1916 New York Giants hold the record for the longest winning streak in MLB history at 26 games, but this streak includes a tie, which is not counted toward official statistics. The longest winning streak not including a tie belongs to the 1935 Chicago Cubs at 21 games. The longest winning streak consisting only of playoff games stands at 12 consecutive wins, by the 1927, 1928 and 1932 New York Yankees (swept the World Series all three seasons) and tied by the 1998-99 Yankees. For streaks that have included both regular and postseason games, the 1970 and 1971 Baltimore Orioles hold the top two positions with 17 and 16 consecutive victories, respectively.
Key
| ^ | Denotes streaks that included unofficial ties | |
| ** | Denotes streaks that spanned over two seasons | |
| Denotes streaks that are currently in progress | ||
| * | Denotes season in which team won the World Series | |
Game streaks
Regular season
This list contains only the top 30 streaks consisting entirely of regular-season games.
| Rank | Games | Team | Season(s) | Season record(s) |
Date | Score | Opponent | Date | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning (first victory) | End (first defeat) | |||||||||
| 1 | 26 | New York Giants^ | 1916 | 86–66 | September 7, 1916 | 4-1 | Brooklyn Robins | September 30, 1916 | 3–8 | Boston Braves |
| 2 (tie) | 21 | Chicago White Stockings^ | 1880 | 67-17 | June 2, 1880 | 5-4 | Boston Braves | July 10, 1880 | 0–2 | Cleveland Spiders |
| 2 (tie) | 21 | Chicago Cubs | 1935 | 100-54 | September 4, 1935 | 8-2 | Philadelphia Phillies | September 28, 1935 | 5–7 (11) | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 4 (tie) | 20 | St. Louis Maroons | 1884 | 94-19 | April 20, 1884 | 7-2 | Chicago/Pittsburgh | May 24, 1884 | 1-8 | Boston Reds |
| 4 (tie) | 20 | Providence Grays | 1884 | 84-28 | August 7, 1884 | 4-2 | New York Giants | September 9, 1884 | 0-2 | Buffalo Bisons |
| 4 (tie) | 20 | Oakland Athletics | 2002 | 103-59 | August 13, 2002 | 5-4 | Toronto Blue Jays | September 6, 2002 | 0-6 | Minnesota Twins |
| 7 (tie) | 19 | Chicago White Sox^ | 1906* | 93-58 | August 2, 1906 | 3-0 | Boston Americans | August 25, 1906 | 4-5 | Washington Senators |
| 7 (tie) | 19 | New York Yankees | 1947* | 97-57 | June 29, 1947 | 3-1 | Washington Senators | July 18, 1947 | 0-8 | Detroit Tigers |
| 9 (tie) | 18 | Chicago White Stockings | 1885 | 87-25 | June 1, 1885 | 6-0 | Detroit Wolverines | June 25, 1885 | 0-2 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 9 (tie) | 18 | Boston Beaneaters^ | 1891 | 87-51 | September 16, 1891 | 7-2 | Chicago Colts | October 3, 1891 | 3-5 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 9 (tie) | 18 | New York Giants | 1904 | 106-47 | June 16, 1904 | 4-3 | St. Louis Cardinals | July 4, 1904 | 5-6 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 9 (tie) | 18 | New York Yankees | 1953* | 99-52 | May 27, 1953 | 3-1 | Washington Senators | June 16, 1953 | 1-3 | St. Louis Browns |
| 13 (tie) | 17 | St. Louis Browns | 18851 | 79-33 | May 5, 1885 | 12-4 | Louisville Colonels | June 2, 1885 | 1-7 | Baltimore Orioles |
| 13 (tie) | 17 | Boston Beaneaters | 1897 | 93-39 | May 31, 1897 | 25-5 | St. Louis Cardinals | June 22, 1897 | 4-7 | Brooklyn Bridegrooms |
| 13 (tie) | 17 | New York Giants | 1907 | 82-71 | April 25, 1907 | 6-3 | Philadelphia Phillies | May 20, 1907 | 4-6 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 13 (tie) | 17 | Washington Senators | 1912 | 91-61 | May 30, 1912 | 5-0 | Boston Red Sox | June 19, 1897 | 1-2 | Philadelphia Athletics |
| 13 (tie) | 17 | New York Giants | 1916 | 86-66 | May 9, 1916 | 13-5 | Pittsburgh Pirates | May 30, 1916 | 1-5 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 13 (tie) | 17 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1931 | 107-45 | May 5, 1931 | 4-1 | Boston Red Sox | May 26, 1931 | 2-6 | New York Yankees |
| 13 (tie) | 17 | Pittsburgh Pirates** | 1937 1938 |
86-68 86-64 |
September 24, 1937 | 8-2 | Cincinnati Reds | April 26, 1938 | 3-5 (10) | Chicago Cubs |
| 20 (tie) | 16 | St. Louis Maroons | 1884 | 94-19 | August 26, 1884 | 5-4 | Chicago/Pittsburgh | September 18, 1884 | 2-4 | Washington Nationals |
| 20 (tie) | 16 | Philadelphia Quakers^ | 1887 | 75-48 | September 15, 1887 | 8-4 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | April 20, 1888 | 3-4 | Boston Beaneaters |
| 20 (tie) | 16 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1890 | 78-53 | July 8, 1890 | 9-4 | Cincinnati Reds | July 28, 1890 | 4-12 | Chicago Colts |
| 20 (tie) | 16 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1892 | 87-66 | June 10, 1892 | 7-1 | Cleveland Spiders | June 29, 1892 | 1-9 | Boston Beaneaters |
| 20 (tie) | 16 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1909* | 110-42 | September 9, 1909 | 3-1 | Cincinnati Reds | September 27, 1909 | 7-8 | New York Giants |
| 20 (tie) | 16 | New York Giants | 1912 | 103-48 | June 19, 1912 | 6-5 | Boston Braves | July 4, 1912 | 4-10 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 20 (tie) | 16 | New York Yankees | 1926 | 91-63 | May 10, 1926 | 13-9 | Detroit Tigers | May 28, 1926 | 1-2 | Philadelphia Athletics |
| 20 (tie) | 16 | New York Giants | 1951 | 98-59 | August 12, 1951 | 3-2 | Philadelphia Phillies | August 28, 1951 | 0-2 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 20 (tie) | 16 | Kansas City Royals | 1977 | 102-60 | August 31, 1977 | 5-4 | Texas Rangers | September 16, 1977 | 1-4 | Seattle Mariners |
| 20 (tie) | 16 | Milwaukee Brewers** | 1986 1987 |
77-84 91-71 |
October 3, 1986 | 4-1 | Toronto Blue Jays | April 21, 1987 | 1-7 | Chicago White Sox |
National Association
| Rank | Games | Team | Season(s) | Season record(s) |
Date | Score | Opponent | Date | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning (first victory) | End (first defeat) | |||||||||
| 1 | 26 | Boston Red Stockings^ | 1875 | 71-8 | April 19, 1875 | 6-0 | New Haven Elm Citys | June 5, 1875 | 4-5 | St. Louis Brown Stockings |
| 2 | 19 | Boston Red Stockings | 1872 | 39-8 | May 7, 1872 | 23-3 | Brooklyn Atlantics | July 20, 1872 | 10-17 | Troy Trojans |
1Denotes season in which team won a pennant in the American Association, which is not recognized as a major league by Major League Baseball.
Playoffs
This list contains only the top 10 streaks consisting entirely of postseason games.
| Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Team | Beginning (first victory) | End (first defeat) | ||||||
| 1 (tie) | 12 | New York Yankees | 1927–28, 1932 | October 5, 1927 | 5-4 | Pittsburgh Pirates | September 30, 1928 | 1-6 | New York Giants |
| 1 (tie) | 12 | New York Yankees | 1998–99 | October 10, 1998 | 4-0 | Cleveland Indians | October 16, 1999 | 1-13 | Boston Red Sox |
| 3 | 11 | Kansas City Royals | 1985, 2014 | October 24, 1985 | 6-1 | St. Louis Cardinals | October 21, 2014 | 1-7 | San Francisco Giants |
| 4 (tie) | 10 | New York Yankees | 1937–39, 1941 | October 10, 1937 | 4-2 | New York Giants | October 2, 1941 | 2-3 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 4 (tie) | 10 | Oakland Athletics | 1989–90 | October 7, 1989 | 6-5 | Toronto Blue Jays | October 16, 1990 | 0-7 | Cincinnati Reds |
| 4 (tie) | 10 | San Francisco Giants | 2012, 2014 | October 19, 2012 | 5-0 | St. Louis Cardinals | October 6, 2014 | 1-4 | Washington Nationals |
| 7 | 9 | Boston Red Sox | 2007–08 | October 18, 2007 | 7-1 | Cleveland Indians | October 5, 2008 | 4-5 (12) | Los Angeles Angels |
| 8 (tie) | 8 | Cincinnati Reds | 1975–76 | October 22, 1975 | 4-3 | Boston Red Sox | October 12, 1979 | 2-5 (11) | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 8 (tie) | 8 | Cincinnati Reds | 1990, 1995 | October 12, 1990 | 2-1 | Pittsburgh Pirates | October 10, 1995 | 1-2 (11) | Atlanta Braves |
| 8 (tie) | 8 | Boston Red Sox | 2004 | October 17, 2004 | 6-4 (12) | New York Yankees | October 4, 2005 | 2-14 | Chicago White Sox |
| 8 (tie) | 8 | Chicago White Sox | 2005 | October 12, 2005 | 2-1 | Los Angeles Angels | October 2, 2008 | 4-6 | Tampa Bay Rays |
Regular season and playoffs
This list includes streaks that involve both regular season games and games which occurred in the playoffs.
| Rank | Total games | Playoff games | Team | Season(s) | Season record(s) |
Date | Score | Opponent | Date | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning (first victory) | End (first defeat) | ||||||||||
| 1 | 17 | 6 | Baltimore Orioles | 1970 | 108-54 | September 20, 1970 | 7-0 | Cleveland Indians | October 14, 1970 | 5-6 | Cincinnati Reds |
| 2 | 16 | 5 | Baltimore Orioles | 1971 | 101-57 | September 19, 1971 | 8-1 | Detroit Tigers | October 12, 1971 | 1-5 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 3 | 12 | 4 | New York Yankees | 1927 1928 |
110-44 101-53 |
September 27, 1927 | 7-4 | Philadelphia Athletics | April 19, 1928 | 6-7 | Boston Red Sox |
| 4 (tie) | 11 | 4 | New York Yankees | 1932 1933 |
107-47 91-59 |
September 28, 1932 | 12-6 | Chicago Cubs | April 23, 1933 | 4-5 | Washington Senators |
| 4 (tie) | 11 | 4 | New York Yankees | 1998 | 114-48 | September 22, 1998 | 10-4 | Cleveland Indians | October 7, 1998 | 1-4 (12) | Cleveland Indians |
| 6 (tie) | 10 | 1 | Baltimore Orioles | 1974 | 91-71 | September 22, 1974 | 7-2 | Boston Red Sox | October 6, 1974 | 0-5 | Oakland Athletics |
| 6 (tie) | 10 | 7 | Cincinnati Reds | 1976 1977 |
102-60 88-74 |
October 3, 1976 | 11-1 | Atlanta Braves | April 9, 1977 | 3-6 | San Diego Padres |
| 6 (tie) | 10 | 3 | Atlanta Braves | 1998 | 106-56 | September 19, 1998 | 5-0 | Arizona Diamondbacks | October 7, 1998 | 2-3 (10) | San Diego Padres |
| 6 (tie) | 10 | 7 | Colorado Rockies | 2007 | 90-73 | September 29, 2007 | 11-1 | Arizona Diamondbacks | October 24, 2007 | 1-13 | Boston Red Sox |
| 10 (tie) | 9 | 4 | New York Giants^ | 1922 1923 |
93-61 95-58 |
October 1, 1922 | 3-0 | Boston Braves | April 20, 1923 | 2-9 | Boston Braves |
| 10 (tie) | 9 | 3 | Detroit Tigers | 1984 1985 |
104-58 84-77 |
October 12, 1984 | 5-2 | San Diego Padres | April 17, 1985 | 0-2 | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 10 (tie) | 9 | 1 | San Francisco Giants | 2002 | 95-66 | September 20, 2002 | 5-1 | Milwaukee Brewers | October 3, 2002 | 3-7 | Atlanta Braves |
| 10 (tie) | 9 | 8 | Chicago White Sox | 2005 2006 |
99-63 90-72 |
October 12, 2005 | 2-1 | Los Angeles Angels | April 4, 2006 | 2-8 | Cleveland Indians |
| 10 (tie) | 9 | 8 | Kansas City Royals | 2014 | 89-73 | September 28, 2014 | 6-4 | Chicago White Sox | October 21, 2014 | 1-7 | San Francisco Giants |
| 10 (tie) | 9 | 1 | Chicago Cubs | 2015 | 97-65 | September 27, 2015 | 4-0 | Pittsburgh Pirates | October 9, 2015 | 0-4 | St. Louis Cardinals |
Series Streaks
Playoffs
This list contains only the top 10 streaks consisting entirely of postseason series.
See also
- List of Major League Baseball longest losing streaks
- List of National Basketball Association longest winning streaks
References
- Baseball-Reference.com – Team Winning and Losing Streaks Analyzer
- MLB.com – Longest winning streaks:A breakdown of the longest winning streaks in the history of every club
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