List of Major League Baseball franchise post-season droughts
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This is a list of Major League Baseball franchise post-season and World Series droughts (spells of not winning). Those teams which have never made it in franchise history are listed by the date they entered the leagues.
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Major League Baseball franchises with the longest post-season drought
- Team, last appearance in post-season
- Washington Nationals, 19811
- Milwaukee Brewers, 1982
- Kansas City Royals, 1985
- Detroit Tigers, 1987
- Pittsburgh Pirates, 1992
- Philadelphia Phillies, 1993
- Toronto Blue Jays, 1993
- Cincinnati Reds, 1995
- Colorado Rockies, 1995
- Baltimore Orioles, 1997
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays, never (franchise started in 1998)
- San Diego Padres, 1998
- Texas Rangers, 1999
- Chicago White Sox, 2000
- New York Mets, 2000
- Cleveland Indians, 2001
- Seattle Mariners, 2001
- Arizona Diamondbacks, 2002
- Chicago Cubs, 2003
- Florida Marlins, 2003
- Oakland Athletics, 2003
- San Francisco Giants, 2003
- Atlanta Braves, 2004
- Anaheim Angels, 2004
- Boston Red Sox, 2004
- Houston Astros, 2004
- Los Angeles Dodgers, 2004
- Minnesota Twins, 2004
- New York Yankees, 2004
- St. Louis Cardinals, 2004
Major League Baseball franchises with the longest World Series drought
- Team, last appearance in World Series
- Chicago Cubs, 1945
- Chicago White Sox, 1959
- Texas Rangers, never (franchise started in 1961)
- Houston Astros, never (franchise started in 1962)
- Washington Nationals, never (franchise started in 1969)
- Seattle Mariners, never (franchise started in 1977)
- Pittsburgh Pirates, 1979
- Milwaukee Brewers, 1982
- Baltimore Orioles, 1983
- Detroit Tigers, 1984
- Kansas City Royals, 1985
- Los Angeles Dodgers, 1988
- Cincinnati Reds, 1990
- Oakland Athletics, 1990
- Minnesota Twins, 1991
- Toronto Blue Jays, 1993
- Philadelphia Phillies, 1993
- Colorado Rockies, never (franchise started in 1993)
- Cleveland Indians, 1997
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays, never (franchise started in 1998)
- San Diego Padres, 1998
- Atlanta Braves, 1999
- New York Mets, 2000
- Arizona Diamondbacks, 2001
- Anaheim Angels, 2002
- San Francisco Giants, 2002
- Florida Marlins, 2003
- New York Yankees, 2003
- Boston Red Sox, 2004
- St. Louis Cardinals, 2004
Major League Baseball franchises with the longest World Series crown drought
- Team, last World Series crown
- Chicago Cubs, 1908
- Chicago White Sox, 1917
- Cleveland Indians, 1948
- San Francisco Giants, 1954
- Texas Rangers, never (franchise started in 1961)
- Houston Astros, never (franchise started in 1962)
- Milwaukee Brewers, never (franchise started in 1969)
- Washington Nationals, never (franchise started in 1969)
- San Diego Padres, never (franchise started in 1969)
- Seattle Mariners, never (franchise started in 1977)
- Pittsburgh Pirates, 1979
- Philadelphia Phillies, 1980
- St. Louis Cardinals, 1982
- Baltimore Orioles, 1983
- Detroit Tigers, 1984
- Kansas City Royals, 1985
- New York Mets, 1986
- Los Angeles Dodgers, 1988
- Oakland Athletics, 1989
- Cincinnati Reds, 1990
- Minnesota Twins, 1991
- Toronto Blue Jays, 1993
- Colorado Rockies, never (franchise started in 1993)
- Atlanta Braves, 1995
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays, never (franchise started in 1998)
- New York Yankees, 2000
- Arizona Diamondbacks, 2001
- Anaheim Angels, 2002
- Florida Marlins, 2003
- Boston Red Sox, 2004
Notes
Note 1: Although the Washington Nationals franchise hasn't advanced to the post-season since 1981, it should be noted that the 1994 Montréal Expos almost assuredly would have competed in the playoffs (who at the time had the best record) had it not been for the 1994 players' strike, which resulted in the cancellation of the entire post-season.