MLB Franchises With The Longest Current League Pennant Drought
| Seasons | Team | Last pennant |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Chicago Cubs | 1945 |
| 44 | Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos) | never (franchise started in 1969) |
| 36 | Seattle Mariners | never (franchise started in 1977) |
| 33 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1979 |
| 30 | Milwaukee Brewers | 1982 (never since joining NL in 1998) |
| 29 | Baltimore Orioles | 1983 |
| 27 | Kansas City Royals | 1985 |
| 24 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1988 |
| 22 | Cincinnati Reds | 1990 |
| 22 | Oakland Athletics | 1990 |
| 21 | Minnesota Twins | 1991 |
| 19 | Toronto Blue Jays | 1993 |
| 15 | Cleveland Indians | 1997 |
| 14 | San Diego Padres | 1998 |
| 13 | Atlanta Braves | 1999 |
| 12 | New York Mets | 2000 |
| 11 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 2001 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 2002 |
| 9 | Miami Marlins | 2003 |
| 7 | Chicago White Sox | 2005 |
| 7 | Houston Astros | 2005 |
| 5 | Boston Red Sox | 2007 |
| 5 | Colorado Rockies | 2007 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Rays | 2008 |
| 3 | New York Yankees | 2009 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2009 |
| 1 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2011 |
| 1 | Texas Rangers | 2011 |
| 0 | Detroit Tigers | 2012 |
| 0 | San Francisco Giants | 2012 |
Read more about this topic: List Of Major League Baseball Franchise Postseason Droughts
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