List of Major League Baseball longest winning streaks
John McGraw , manager of the 1916 New York Giants , who won a record 26 games in a row
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. 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.
The National League’s 1916 New York Giants hold the record of winning 26 games in a row. 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.[1] 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 seasons
Denotes streaks that are in progress
*
Denotes season in which team won the World Series
Game streaks
Regular season
This list contains the top 31 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
22
Cleveland Indians
2017
102–60
August 24, 2017
13–6
Boston Red Sox
September 15, 2017
3–4
Kansas City Royals
3 (tie)
21^
Chicago White Stockings
1880
67–17
June 2, 1880
5–4
Boston Braves
July 10, 1880
0–2
Cleveland Blues
3 (tie)
21
Chicago Cubs
1935
100–54
September 4, 1935
8–2
Philadelphia Phillies
September 28, 1935
5–7 (11)
St. Louis Cardinals
5 (tie)
20
St. Louis Maroons
1884
94–19
April 20, 1884
7–2
Chicago/Pittsburgh
May 24, 1884
1–8
Boston Reds
5 (tie)
20
Providence Grays
1884
84–28
August 7, 1884
4–2
New York Giants
September 9, 1884
0–2
Buffalo Bisons
5 (tie)
20
Oakland Athletics
2002
103–59
August 13, 2002
5–4
Toronto Blue Jays
September 6, 2002
0–6
Minnesota Twins
8 (tie)
19^
Chicago White Sox
1906 *
93–58
August 2, 1906
3–0
Boston Americans
August 25, 1906
4–5
Washington Senators
8 (tie)
19
New York Yankees
1947 *
97–57
June 29, 1947
3–1
Washington Senators
July 18, 1947
0–8
Detroit Tigers
10 (tie)
18
Chicago White Stockings
1885
87–25
June 1, 1885
6–0
Detroit Wolverines
June 25, 1885
0–2
Philadelphia Phillies
10 (tie)
18^
Boston Beaneaters
1891
87–51
September 16, 1891
7–2
Chicago Colts
October 3, 1891
3–5
Philadelphia Phillies
10 (tie)
18
Baltimore Orioles
1894
89–39
August 24, 1894
5–2
St. Louis Browns
September 16, 1894
3–4
Cincinnati Reds
10 (tie)
18
New York Giants
1904
106–47
June 16, 1904
4–3
St. Louis Cardinals
July 4, 1904
5–6
Philadelphia Phillies
10 (tie)
18
New York Yankees
1953 *
99–52
May 27, 1953
3–1
Washington Senators
June 16, 1953
1–3
St. Louis Browns
15 (tie)
17
St. Louis Browns
1885 1
79–33
May 5, 1885
12–4
Louisville Colonels
June 2, 1885
1–7
Baltimore Orioles
15 (tie)
17
Boston Beaneaters
1897
93–39
May 31, 1897
25–5
St. Louis Cardinals
June 22, 1897
4–7
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
15 (tie)
17
New York Giants
1907
82–71
April 25, 1907
6–3
Philadelphia Phillies
May 20, 1907
4–6
St. Louis Cardinals
15 (tie)
17
Washington Senators
1912
91–61
May 30, 1912
5–0
Boston Red Sox
June 19, 1912
1–2
Philadelphia Athletics
15 (tie)
17
New York Giants
1916
86–66
May 9, 1916
13–5
Pittsburgh Pirates
May 30, 1916
1–5
Philadelphia Phillies
15 (tie)
17
Philadelphia Athletics
1931
107–45
May 5, 1931
4–1
Boston Red Sox
May 26, 1931
2–6
New York Yankees
15 (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
15 (tie)
17
St. Louis Cardinals
2021
90–72
September 11, 2021
6–4
Cincinnati Reds
September 29, 2021
0–4
Milwaukee Brewers
23 (tie)
16
St. Louis Maroons
1884
94–19
August 26, 1884
5–4
Chicago/Pittsburgh
September 18, 1884
2–4
Washington Nationals
23 (tie)
16^
Philadelphia Quakers
1887
75–48
September 15, 1887
8–4
Indianapolis Hoosiers
April 20, 1888
3–4
Boston Beaneaters
23 (tie)
16
Philadelphia Phillies
1890
78–53
July 8, 1890
9–4
Cincinnati Reds
July 28, 1890
4–12
Chicago Colts
23 (tie)
16
Philadelphia Phillies
1892
87–66
June 10, 1892
7–1
Cleveland Spiders
June 29, 1892
1–9
Boston Beaneaters
23 (tie)
16
Pittsburgh Pirates
1909 *
110–42
September 9, 1909
3–1
Cincinnati Reds
September 27, 1909
7–8
New York Giants
23 (tie)
16
New York Giants
1912
103–48
June 19, 1912
6–5
Boston Braves
July 4, 1912
4–10
Brooklyn Dodgers
23 (tie)
16
New York Yankees
1926
91–63
May 10, 1926
13–9
Detroit Tigers
May 28, 1926
1–2
Philadelphia Athletics
23 (tie)
16
New York Giants
1951
98–59
August 12, 1951
3–2
Philadelphia Phillies
August 28, 1951
0–2
Pittsburgh Pirates
23 (tie)
16
Kansas City Royals
1977
102–60
August 31, 1977
5–4
Texas Rangers
September 16, 1977
1–4
Seattle Mariners
23 (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
1 Denotes season in which team won a pennant in the American Association
Postseason
This list contains only the top 10 streaks (including ties) consisting entirely of postseason games.
Rank
Games
Team
Season(s)
Beginning (first victory)
End (first defeat)
1 (tie)
12
New York Yankees
1927 –28 , 1932
October 5, 1927
5–4
Pittsburgh Pirates
September 30, 1936
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
8 (tie)
8
Washington Nationals
2019
October 7, 2019
6–1
Los Angeles Dodgers
October 25, 2019
1–4
Houston Astros
World Series
This list contains only 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)
1
14
New York Yankees
1996 , 1998 –2000
October 22, 1996
5–2
Atlanta Braves
October 24, 2000
2–4
New York Mets
2
12
New York Yankees
1927 –28 , 1932
October 5, 1927
13–6
Pittsburgh Pirates
September 30, 1936
1–6
New York Giants
3
10
New York Yankees
1937 –39 , 1941
October 10, 1937
3–2
New York Giants
October 2, 1941
2–3
Brooklyn Dodgers
4(tie)
9
Cincinnati Reds
1975 –76 , 1990
October 22, 1975
4–3
Boston Red Sox
4(tie)
9
Boston Red Sox
2004 , 2007 , 2013
October 23, 2004
8–1
St. Louis Cardinals
October 24, 2013
2–4
St. Louis Cardinals
6(tie)
7
New York Yankees
1949 –50
October 7, 1949
5–2
Brooklyn Dodgers
October 4, 1951
1–5
New York Giants
6(tie)
7
San Francisco Giants
2010 , 2012 , 2014
October 31, 2010
4–0
Texas Rangers
October 22, 2014
2–7
Kansas City Royals
8(tie)
6
Chicago Cubs
1907 –08
October 9, 1907
6–1
Detroit Tigers
October 12, 1908
3–8
Detroit Tigers
8(tie)
6
Los Angeles Dodgers
1981 , 1988
October 23, 1981
5–4
New York Yankees
October 18, 1988
1–2
Oakland Athletics
8(tie)
6
New York Yankees
1978 , 1981
October 13, 1978
3–0
Los Angeles Dodgers
October 23, 1981
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.[citation needed ]
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 (tie)
11
New York Yankees
1998 –2001
1998 ALDS
3–0
Texas Rangers
2001 WS
3–4
Arizona Diamondbacks
1 (tie)
11
San Francisco Giants
2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016
2010 NLDS
3–1
Atlanta Braves
2016 NLDS
1–3
Chicago Cubs
3
8
New York Yankees
1927 –28 , 1932 , 1936 –39 , 1941
1927 WS
4–0
Pittsburgh Pirates
1942 WS
1–4
St. Louis Cardinals
4 (tie)
7
New York Yankees
1943 , 1947 , 1949 –53
1943 WS
4–1
St. Louis Cardinals
1955 WS
3–4
Brooklyn Dodgers
4 (tie)
7
Miami Marlins
1997 , 2003 , 2020
1997 NLDS
3–0
San Francisco Giants
2020 NLDS
0–3
Atlanta Braves
6
6
Oakland Athletics
1972 –74
1972 ALCS
3–2
Detroit Tigers
1975 ALCS
0–3
Boston Red Sox
7 (tie)
5
Boston Red Sox
1903 , 1912 , 1915 –16 , 1918
1903 WS
5–3
Pittsburgh Pirates
1946 WS
3–4
St. Louis Cardinals
7 (tie)
5
Atlanta Braves
1995 –96
1995 NLDS
3–1
Colorado Rockies
1996 WS
2–4
New York Yankees
7 (tie)
5
Minnesota Twins
1987 , 1991 , 2002
1987 ALCS
4–1
Detroit Tigers
2002 ALCS
1–4
Anaheim Angels
7 (tie)
5
Philadelphia Phillies
2008 –09
2008 NLDS
3–1
Milwaukee Brewers
2009 WS
2–4
New York Yankees
7 (tie)
5
St. Louis Cardinals
2011 –12
2011 NLDS
3–2
Philadelphia Phillies
2012 NLCS
3–4
San Francisco Giants
7 (tie)
5
Kansas City Royals
1985 , 2014
1985 ALCS
4-3
Toronto Blue Jays
2014 WS
3–4
San Francisco Giants
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