teams that lost world series and were two strikes away from winning world series

The Pittsburgh Pirates have 70 series losses on the road in the World Series with 2+ strikes with >0 series wins all-time.

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  • Data note: Series Losses, Strikes, Series Wins: player event data complete from 1903 · postseason
  • Data note: Data: Retrosheet
TEAMSeries LSTRIKESeries WSERIESGW%WLABH2B3BHRRBIBBHBPSOPATBXBHSHSFIBBAVGOBPSLGOPS
1Pirates
Pirates
70
297
120
World Series
24
.458
11
13
811
185
33
7
6
67
60
9
123
901
250
46
13
8
6
.228
.286
.308
.594
2Red Sox
Red Sox
74
872
149
World Series
39
.590
23
16
1,352
330
43
23
27
139
105
10
240
1,495
500
93
24
4
13
.244
.303
.370
.672
3Giants
Giants
210
812
227
World Series
59
.456
26
31
2,006
464
69
15
34
174
165
9
336
2,227
665
118
35
12
15
.231
.291
.332
.623
4Athletics
Athletics
100
399
159
World Series
38
.500
19
19
1,295
292
46
7
22
123
123
7
225
1,459
418
75
30
4
9
.225
.295
.323
.618
5White Sox
White Sox
0
134
73
World Series
15
.600
9
6
512
124
22
4
3
36
40
5
96
572
163
29
14
1
3
.242
.303
.318
.621
6Cubs
Cubs
179
227
117
World Series
30
.500
15
15
999
251
42
8
12
101
97
4
165
1,139
345
62
35
4
5
.251
.319
.345
.664
7Tigers
Tigers
71
300
80
World Series
33
.438
14
18
1,128
262
45
5
14
119
117
8
190
1,274
359
64
19
2
16
.232
.308
.318
.627
8Braves
Braves
109
727
77
World Series
30
.400
12
18
1,026
251
43
5
25
102
76
4
191
1,128
379
73
17
5
5
.245
.298
.369
.667
9Dodgers
Dodgers
236
1,500
292
World Series
69
.333
23
46
2,302
505
73
17
51
203
218
12
433
2,571
765
141
24
14
18
.219
.289
.332
.621
10Reds
Reds
33
326
163
World Series
25
.560
14
11
834
189
32
5
12
85
66
4
121
919
267
49
12
3
10
.227
.286
.320
.606
11Indians
Indians
73
484
38
World Series
18
.389
7
11
593
124
25
1
9
41
54
5
121
665
178
35
10
3
6
.209
.279
.300
.580
12Yankees
Yankees
179
1,672
709
World Series
118
.568
67
51
4,074
1,042
156
29
128
538
440
37
707
4,645
1,640
313
64
30
47
.256
.332
.403
.734
13Cardinals
Cardinals
135
971
161
World Series
59
.458
27
32
2,017
481
96
12
36
215
150
6
335
2,218
709
144
32
11
19
.238
.292
.352
.643
14Orioles
Orioles
68
280
34
World Series
19
.526
10
9
627
122
24
3
15
59
63
4
129
702
197
42
3
5
9
.195
.270
.314
.585
15Royals
Royals
37
626
50
World Series
12
.417
5
7
419
102
18
1
4
41
37
0
106
461
134
23
3
2
4
.243
.303
.320
.623
16Brewers
Brewers
33
324
36
World Series
7
.429
3
4
255
70
15
1
5
32
17
4
43
279
102
21
1
2
1
.275
.327
.400
.727
17Blue Jays
Blue Jays
0
496
50
World Series
9
.667
6
3
356
98
14
5
8
51
39
5
65
407
146
27
1
6
4
.275
.350
.410
.760
18Marlins
Marlins
0
282
38
World Series
6
.667
4
2
210
57
7
0
5
29
25
1
40
239
79
12
1
2
3
.271
.349
.376
.725
19Astros
Astros
0
714
37
World Series
15
.533
8
7
518
124
24
1
17
60
46
9
122
579
201
42
3
3
10
.239
.311
.388
.699
20Rangers
Rangers
35
417
39
World Series
9
.444
4
5
309
72
16
1
9
39
25
2
62
344
117
26
4
4
2
.233
.291
.379
.670
21Nationals
Nationals
0
210
40
World Series
4
1.000
4
0
144
41
5
0
10
29
15
1
29
163
76
15
3
0
1
.285
.356
.528
.884

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35

Lowe

Brandon Lowe

RBI

96

Lowe

Brandon Lowe

AVG

.303

Gonzales

Nick Gonzales
Team Pitching Leaders

W

14

Ashcraft

Braxton Ashcraft

K

200

Skenes

Paul Skenes

ERA

2.86

Ramírez

Yohan Ramírez
Team Rankings

HR

186

13th

R

767

6th

SO

1,496

5th

ERA

4.14

16th

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TEAMWLPCTGB
103
59
.636
89
73
.549
14.0
Pirates Pirates
82
80
.506
21.0
77
85
.475
26.0
75
87
.463
28.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
3/25
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4:00 AM
Fri
3/26
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4:00 AM
Sat
3/27
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4:00 AM
Mon
3/29
@
4:00 AM
Tue
3/30
@
4:00 AM
Last Game
PIT Pirates

82 - 80

4

Final

2

DET Tigers

76 - 86

Sun 27 Sep 2026

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NL EastWLPCTGB
94
68
.580
88
74
.543
6.0
80
82
.494
14.0
77
85
.475
17.0
74
88
.457
20.0
NL CentralWLPCTGB
103
59
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Cubs Cubs - w
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73
.549
14.0
82
80
.506
21.0
77
85
.475
26.0
75
87
.463
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NL WestWLPCTGB
100
62
.617
91
71
.562
9.0
86
76
.531
14.0
65
97
.401
35.0
58
104
.358
42.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - y
98
64
.605
93
68
.578
4.5
87
75
.537
11.0
79
82
.491
18.5
79
83
.488
19.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
85
77
.525
84
78
.519
1.0
77
85
.475
8.0
76
86
.469
9.0
69
93
.426
16.0
AL WestWLPCTGB
81
81
.500
80
82
.494
1.0
76
86
.469
5.0
64
98
.395
17.0
62
100
.383
19.0

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/15
@
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9/16
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6-5
Wed
9/16
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4-5
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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Thu
3/25
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