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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