Brewers seek first World Series sweep since Giants swept Tigers in 2012

The Milwaukee Brewers will have the chance to do something that hasn't been done in 14 years when they take the field for Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

With a 3-0 series lead over the Tampa Bay Rays after a 10-1 win in Game 3 , the Brewers could become the first team to sweep a World Series opponent since 2012, when the San Francisco Giants swept the Detroit Tigers . That year, the Brewers finished third in the National League Central and missed the playoffs.

There have been 19 sweeps in the World Series, plus two more in 1907 and 1922 that ended 4-0 with a tie game, according to Baseball Almanac. Of those 21 series, the New York Yankees were involved in 11 – eight as the winning team and three as the losing team.

If the Brewers complete the sweep of the Rays, it would end a 14-year World Series sweep drought, the longest in series history. The next-longest gap is 13 years, from 1976 to 1989.

No team has ever lost a World Series after taking a 3-0 lead and only four teams have won Game 4 after falling behind 3-0: the 1910 Chicago Cubs, 1937 New York Giants, 1970 Cincinnati Reds and 2024 New York Yankees. In each case, the team that had been leading, 3-0, went on to win Game 5.

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Tampa Bay Rays highlights, World Series Game 3

Here's a rundown of all the sweeps in World Series history:

2012: San Francisco Giants over Detroit Tigers

2007: Boston Red Sox over Colorado Rockies

2005: Chicago White Sox over Houston Astros

2004: Boston Red Sox over St. Louis Cardinals

1999: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves

1998: New York Yankees over San Diego Padres

1990: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics

1989: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants

1976: Cincinnati Reds over New York Yankees

1966: Baltimore Orioles over Los Angeles Dodgers

1963: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees

1954: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians

1950: New York Yankees over Philadelphia Phillies

1939: New York Yankees over Cincinnati Reds

1938: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs

1932: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs

1928: New York Yankees over St. Louis Cardinals

1927: New York Yankees over Pittsburgh Pirates

1922: New York Giants over New York Yankees (with 1 tie)

1914: Boston Braves over Philadelphia Athletics

1907: Chicago Cubs over Detroit Tigers (with 1 tie)

Brewers fans watch World Series Game 3 at American Family Field