List of Major League Baseball longest winning streaks

This is a list of the longest team winning streaks in Major League Baseball history. The lists below include streaks that consist entirely of regular season games, streaks from the predecessor National Association (1871–1875), streaks of playoff games, and streaks of World Series games. Some streaks started at the end of one season (regular season games only) and were carried over into the following season.

The National League’s 1916 New York Giants hold the record of winning 26 consecutive games. The longest American League winning streak is 22, by the 2017 Cleveland Indians.

The longest winning streak consisting only of playoff games stands at 12 consecutive wins, by the 1927, 1928 and 1932 New York Yankees (who swept the World Series all three seasons) and tied by the 1998–99 Yankees.

According to Major League Baseball's policy on winning streaks, tie games do not end a team's winning streak. The list below includes streaks with ties.

Key ^Denotes streaks that contain tie game(s) not included in the win totals**Denotes streaks that spanned over two seasonsDenotes streaks that are in progress*Denotes season in which team won the World Series

Game streaks

Regular season This list contains the top 25 streaks (including ties) consisting entirely of regular season games.

Rank Games Team Season(s) Seasonrecord(s) Date Score Opponent Date Score Opponent Beginning (first victory) End (first defeat)126^New York Giants191686–664–1Brooklyn Robins3–8Boston Braves222Cleveland Indians2017102–6013–6Boston Red Sox3–4Kansas City Royals3 21^Chicago White Stockings188067–175–4Boston Braves0–2Cleveland Blues3 21Chicago Cubs1935100–548–2Philadelphia Phillies5–7 St. Louis Cardinals5 20St. Louis Maroons188494–197–2Chicago/Pittsburgh1–8Boston Reds5 20Providence Grays188484–284–2New York Giants0–2Buffalo Bisons5 20Oakland Athletics2002103–595–4Toronto Blue Jays0–6Minnesota Twins8 19^Chicago White Sox1906*93–583–0Boston Americans4–5Washington Senators8 19New York Yankees1947*97–573–1Washington Senators0–8Detroit Tigers10 18Chicago White Stockings188587–256–0Detroit Wolverines0–2Philadelphia Phillies10 18^Boston Beaneaters189187–517–2Chicago Colts3–5Philadelphia Phillies10 18Baltimore Orioles189489–395–2St. Louis Browns3–4Cincinnati Reds10 18New York Giants1904106–474–3St. Louis Cardinals5–6Philadelphia Phillies10 18New York Yankees1953*99–523–1Washington Senators1–3St. Louis Browns15 17St. Louis Browns79–3312–4Louisville Colonels1–7Baltimore Orioles15 17Boston Beaneaters189793–3925–5St. Louis Cardinals4–7Brooklyn Bridegrooms15 17New York Giants190782–716–3Philadelphia Phillies4–6St. Louis Cardinals15 17Washington Senators191291–615–0Boston Red Sox1–2Philadelphia Athletics15 17New York Giants191686–6613–5Pittsburgh Pirates1–5Philadelphia Phillies15 17Philadelphia Athletics1931107–454–1Boston Red Sox2–6New York Yankees15 17Pittsburgh Pirates**86–6886–648–2Cincinnati Reds3–5 Chicago Cubs15 17St. Louis Cardinals2021 90–726–4Cincinnati Reds0–4Milwaukee Brewers23 16St. Louis Maroons188494–195–4Chicago/Pittsburgh2–4Washington Nationals23 16^Philadelphia Quakers188775–488–4Indianapolis Hoosiers3–4Boston Beaneaters23 16Philadelphia Phillies189078–539–4Cincinnati Reds4–12Chicago Colts23 16Philadelphia Phillies189287–667–1Cleveland Spiders1–9Boston Beaneaters23 16Pittsburgh Pirates1909*110–423–1Cincinnati Reds7–8New York Giants23 16New York Giants1912103–486–5Boston Braves4–10Brooklyn Dodgers23 16New York Yankees192691–6313–9Detroit Tigers1–2Philadelphia Athletics23 16New York Giants195198–593–2Philadelphia Phillies0–2Pittsburgh Pirates23 16Kansas City Royals1977102–605–4Texas Rangers1–4Seattle Mariners23 16Milwaukee Brewers**77–8491–714–1Toronto Blue Jays1–7Chicago White Sox

National Association Rank Games Team Season(s) Seasonrecord(s) Date Score Opponent Date Score Opponent Beginning (first victory) End (first defeat)126^Boston Red Stockings187571–86–0New Haven Elm Citys4–5St. Louis Brown Stockings218Boston Red Stockings187239–823–3Brooklyn Atlantics10–17Troy Trojans3 15Hartford Dark Blues**16–3754–2810–3Philadelphia Whites5–10Boston Red Stockings3 15Boston Red Stockings187571–89–4Philadelphia Whites8–9Hartford Dark Blues

1Denotes season in which team won a pennant in the American Association

Postseason This list contains the top 10 streaks (including ties) consisting entirely of postseason games.

Rank Games Team Season(s) Beginning (first victory) End (first defeat)1 12New York Yankees1927–28, 19325–4Pittsburgh Pirates1–6New York Giants1 12New York Yankees1998–994–0Cleveland Indians1–13Boston Red Sox311Kansas City Royals1985, 20146–1St. Louis Cardinals1–7San Francisco Giants4 10New York Yankees1937–39, 19414–2New York Giants2–3Brooklyn Dodgers4 10Oakland Athletics1989–906–5Toronto Blue Jays0–7Cincinnati Reds4 10San Francisco Giants2012, 20145–0St. Louis Cardinals1–4Washington Nationals79Boston Red Sox2007–087–1Cleveland Indians4–5 Los Angeles Angels8 8Cincinnati Reds1975–764–3Boston Red Sox2–5 Pittsburgh Pirates8 8Cincinnati Reds1990, 19952–1Pittsburgh Pirates1–2 Atlanta Braves8 8Boston Red Sox20046–4 New York Yankees2–14Chicago White Sox8 8Chicago White Sox20052–1Los Angeles Angels4–6Tampa Bay Rays8 8Washington Nationals20196–1Los Angeles Dodgers1–4Houston Astros

World Series This list contains the top 10 streaks consisting entirely of World Series games.

Rank Games Team Series Date Score Opponent Date Score Opponent Beginning (first victory) End (first defeat)114New York Yankees1996, 1998–20005–2Atlanta Braves2–4New York Mets2 12 New York Yankees 1927–28, 1932 13–6 Pittsburgh Pirates 1–6 New York Giants 3 10New York Yankees 1937–39, 1941 3–2 New York Giants 2–3 Brooklyn Dodgers 4 9Cincinnati Reds 1975–76, 1990 October 22, 1975 4–3 Boston Red Sox 4 9Boston Red Sox 2004, 2007, 2013 8–1 St. Louis Cardinals 2–4 St. Louis Cardinals 6 7New York Yankees 1949–50 5–2 Brooklyn Dodgers 1–5 New York Giants 6 7San Francisco Giants 2010, 2012, 2014 4–0 Texas Rangers 2–7 Kansas City Royals 8 6Chicago Cubs 1907–08 6–1 Detroit Tigers 3–8 Detroit Tigers 8 6Los Angeles Dodgers 1981, 1988 5–4 New York Yankees 1–2 Oakland Athletics 8 6New York Yankees 1978, 1981 3–0 Los Angeles Dodgers 4–5 Los Angeles Dodgers

Series streaks

Regular season – single opponent The longest winning streak against a single opponent is 23 games by the Baltimore Orioles over the Kansas City Royals from May 10, 1969, to August 2, 1970.

Baltimore had won more than 90 games in three of the previous four seasons, with a World Series title in 1966. The Royals were an expansion team in their first season. Kansas City won the first meeting on May 9, 1969, but Baltimore took the final 11 that season and swept all 12 in 1970 before the Royals finally took a walk-off win in their first confrontation of 1971.

Postseason This list contains only the top 10 streaks consisting entirely of postseason series. For the purpose of this list, one-game wild card matchups, such as the 2012 Cardinals' win, are counted.

Rank Series Team Beginning (first victory) End (first defeat)1 11New York Yankees1998–20011998 ALDS3–0Texas Rangers2001 WS3–4Arizona Diamondbacks1 11San Francisco Giants2010, 2012, 2014, 20162010 NLDS3–1Atlanta Braves2016 NLDS1–3Chicago Cubs3 8New York Yankees1927–28, 1932, 1936–39, 19411927 WS4–0Pittsburgh Pirates1942 WS1–4St. Louis Cardinals4 7New York Yankees1943, 1947, 1949–531943 WS4–1St. Louis Cardinals1955 WS3–4Brooklyn Dodgers4 7Miami Marlins1997, 2003, 20201997 NLDS3–0San Francisco Giants2020 NLDS0–3Atlanta Braves66Oakland Athletics1972–741972 ALCS3–2Detroit Tigers1975 ALCS0–3Boston Red Sox7 5Boston Red Sox1903, 1912, 1915–16, 19181903 WS5–3Pittsburgh Pirates1946 WS3–4St. Louis Cardinals7 5Atlanta Braves1995–961995 NLDS3–1Colorado Rockies1996 WS2–4New York Yankees7 5Minnesota Twins1987, 1991, 20021987 ALCS4–1Detroit Tigers2002 ALCS1–4Anaheim Angels7 5Philadelphia Phillies2008–092008 NLDS3–1Milwaukee Brewers2009 WS2–4New York Yankees7 5St. Louis Cardinals2011–122011 NLDS3–2Philadelphia Phillies2012 NLCS3–4San Francisco Giants7 5Kansas City Royals1985, 20141985 ALCS4–3Toronto Blue Jays2014 WS3–4San Francisco Giants

See also List of Major League Baseball longest losing streaks 1869–1870 Cincinnati Red Stockings, an 84-game winning streak including a 65-game perfect season. Moneyball, 2011 film based on the 2003 book.

References Inline citations

General 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