Baseball Toaster: Mike's Baseball Rants : Sweeping Failure II

Sweeping Failure II

2007-04-25 21:46

by Mike Carminati

To clear up my brain farts with the Red Sox sweep of the Yankees, first, here are the all the previous Red Sox sweeps of three games or more (32 in total out of the 86 total sweeps):

Yr	DateFrom	DateTo	H/A	Park	R	RA	Game W	Game L	NYY W	NYY L	BOS W	BOS L
2004	20040423	20040425	H	Yankee Stadium	4	16	0	3	101	61	98	64
1999	19990910	19990912	H	Yankee Stadium	12	18	0	3	98	64	94	68
1990	19900831	19900902	A	Fenway Park	5	29	0	3	67	95	88	74
1990	19900604	19900607	A	Fenway Park	12	21	0	4	67	95	88	74
1986	19860616	19860618	H	Yankee Stadium	9	22	0	3	90	72	95	66
1985	19850408	19850411	A	Fenway Park	11	29	0	3	97	64	81	81
1982	19821001	19821003	H	Yankee Stadium	5	13	0	3	79	83	89	73
1977	19770617	19770619	A	Fenway Park	9	30	0	3	100	62	97	64
1974	19740727	19740729	A	Fenway Park	8	15	0	3	89	73	84	78
1973	19730406	19730408	A	Fenway Park	13	29	0	3	80	82	89	73
1972	19720906	19720908	A	Fenway Park	6	16	0	3	79	76	85	70
1970	19700414	19700416	A	Fenway Park	10	22	0	3	93	69	87	75
1969	19690922	19690925	A	Fenway Park	9	17	0	4	80	81	87	75
1968	19680920	19680922	H	Yankee Stadium	4	11	0	3	83	79	86	76
1960	19600708	19600710	A	Fenway Park	10	23	0	3	97	57	65	89
1959	19590709	19590713	A	Fenway Park	18	50	0	5	79	75	75	79
1954	19540820	19540822	A	Fenway Park	14	22	0	3	103	51	69	85
1953	19530925	19530927	H	Yankee Stadium	2	9	0	3	99	52	84	69
1951	19510706	19510708	A	Fenway Park	9	22	0	3	98	56	87	67
1951	19510528	19510530	A	Fenway Park	16	23	0	3	98	56	87	67
1948	19480705	19480706	A	Fenway Park	13	16	0	3	94	60	96	59
1944	19440607	19440611	A	Fenway Park	10	22	0	4	83	71	77	77
1939	19390707	19390709	H	Yankee Stadium	12	19	0	5	106	45	89	62
1920	19200419	19200420	A	Fenway Park	5	17	0	3	95	59	72	81
1917	19170628	19170702	A	Fenway Park	9	23	0	4	71	82	90	62
1912	19120619	19120622	H	Hilltop Park	18	54	0	5	50	102	105	47
1912	19120411	19120413	H	Hilltop Park	9	18	0	3	50	102	105	47
1911	19111003	19111004	H	Hilltop Park	5	17	0	3	76	76	78	75
1905	19051005	19051007	A	Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds	21	32	0	4	71	78	78	74
1903	19030601	19030603	H	Hilltop Park	5	26	0	3	72	62	91	47
1902	19020927	19020929	H	Oriole Park (IV)	15	22	0	3	50	88	77	60
1901	19010703	19010704	A	Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds	6	27	0	3	68	65	79	57

The Yankees have swept the Red Sox in a series of three games or more 64 times, the last time being the Boston Massacre last August (with 154 sweeps of any length in total):

Yr	DateFrom	DateTo	H/A	Park	R	RA	Game W	Game L	BOS W	BOS L	NYY W	NYY L
2006	20060818	20060821	H	Fenway Park	26	49	0	5	86	76	97	65
2004	20040629	20040701	A	Yankee Stadium	9	20	0	3	98	64	101	61
2001	20010907	20010909	A	Yankee Stadium	6	19	0	3	82	79	95	65
2001	20010831	20010902	H	Fenway Park	2	6	0	3	82	79	95	65
2000	20000908	20000910	H	Fenway Park	5	15	0	3	85	77	87	74
1997	19970915	19970916	A	Yankee Stadium	9	13	0	3	78	84	96	66
1995	19950908	19950910	A	Yankee Stadium	8	26	0	3	86	58	79	65
1994	19940506	19940508	A	Yankee Stadium	10	17	0	3	54	61	70	43
1991	19910625	19910627	H	Fenway Park	5	19	0	3	84	78	71	91
1986	19861002	19861005	H	Fenway Park	5	21	0	4	95	66	90	72
1985	19850816	19850819	A	Yankee Stadium	12	18	0	4	81	81	97	64
1985	19850809	19850811	H	Fenway Park	12	22	0	3	81	81	97	64
1982	19820614	19820616	A	Yankee Stadium	6	14	0	3	89	73	79	83
1980	19800911	19800914	H	Fenway Park	13	21	0	4	83	77	103	59
1980	19800630	19800702	H	Fenway Park	5	15	0	3	83	77	103	59
1978	19780907	19780910	H	Fenway Park	9	42	0	4	99	64	100	63
1977	19770624	19770626	A	Yankee Stadium	10	16	0	3	97	64	100	62
1976	19760723	19760725	A	Yankee Stadium	7	19	0	3	83	79	97	62
1972	19720519	19720521	A	Yankee Stadium	5	15	0	3	85	70	79	76
1971	19710709	19710711	A	Yankee Stadium	7	13	0	3	85	77	82	80
1966	19660909	19660911	H	Fenway Park	4	11	0	3	72	90	70	89
1962	19620717	19620719	H	Fenway Park	10	23	0	3	76	84	96	66
1961	19610929	19611001	A	Yankee Stadium	2	6	0	3	76	86	109	53
1960	19600930	19601002	A	Yankee Stadium	13	17	0	3	65	89	97	57
1960	19600923	19600925	H	Fenway Park	9	15	0	3	65	89	97	57
1956	19560420	19560422	A	Yankee Stadium	17	34	0	3	84	70	97	57
1955	19550916	19550918	A	Yankee Stadium	7	12	0	3	84	70	96	58
1955	19550506	19550508	H	Fenway Park	6	20	0	3	84	70	96	58
1954	19540813	19540815	A	Yankee Stadium	12	25	0	3	69	85	103	51
1953	19530421	19530423	A	Yankee Stadium	5	13	0	3	84	69	99	52
1952	19520924	19520925	H	Fenway Park	10	14	0	3	76	78	95	59
1952	19520901	19520902	A	Yankee Stadium	1	14	0	3	76	78	95	59
1952	19520509	19520511	A	Yankee Stadium	7	26	0	3	76	78	95	59
1951	19510928	19510930	A	Yankee Stadium	4	29	0	5	87	67	98	56
1949	19490628	19490630	H	Fenway Park	14	20	0	3	96	58	97	57
1947	19470523	19470526	A	Yankee Stadium	5	40	0	4	83	71	97	57
1945	19450417	19450419	A	Yankee Stadium	9	18	0	3	71	83	81	71
1943	19430909	19430912	H	Fenway Park	12	34	0	5	68	84	98	56
1943	19430504	19430506	A	Yankee Stadium	11	15	0	4	68	84	98	56
1941	19410701	19410702	A	Yankee Stadium	8	24	0	3	84	70	101	53
1939	19390906	19390908	A	Yankee Stadium	4	11	0	3	89	62	106	45
1938	19380530	19380531	A	Yankee Stadium	9	27	0	3	88	61	99	53
1936	19360630	19360702	A	Yankee Stadium	15	29	0	4	74	80	102	51
1935	19350921	19350922	H	Fenway Park	6	20	0	3	78	75	89	60
1932	19320428	19320430	A	Yankee Stadium	11	19	0	3	43	111	107	47
1931	19310901	19310902	A	Yankee Stadium	10	23	0	3	62	90	94	59
1930	19300730	19300801	H	Fenway Park	17	36	0	4	52	102	86	68
1929	19290701	19290703	A	Yankee Stadium	10	13	0	3	58	96	88	66
1928	19280809	19280811	H	Fenway Park	5	17	0	3	57	96	101	53
1927	19270629	19270702	A	Yankee Stadium	14	31	0	4	51	103	110	44
1927	19270621	19270623	H	Fenway Park	14	35	0	5	51	103	110	44
1926	19260524	19260526	H	Fenway Park	17	23	0	4	46	107	91	63
1924	19240908	19240911	H	Fenway Park	10	19	0	4	67	87	89	63
1924	19240423	19240426	A	Yankee Stadium	12	28	0	4	67	87	89	63
1923	19230418	19230421	A	Yankee Stadium	12	23	0	4	61	91	98	54
1921	19210629	19210702	A	Polo Grounds V	12	23	0	4	75	79	98	55
1920	19200527	19200529	H	Fenway Park	10	22	0	4	72	81	95	59
1918	19180810	19180812	H	Fenway Park	3	11	0	3	75	51	60	63
1918	19180503	19180506	A	Polo Grounds V	9	18	0	3	75	51	60	63
1915	19150906	19150907	H	Fenway Park	5	17	0	3	101	50	69	83
1911	19110904	19110905	H	Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds	7	15	0	3	78	75	76	76
1906	19060904	19060905	H	Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds	1	14	0	3	49	105	90	61
1906	19060705	19060706	H	Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds	3	20	0	3	49	105	90	61
1906	19060627	19060629	A	Hilltop Park	13	21	0	3	49	105	90	61