One. The 2004 Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees after trailing 3 nil in the American League Championship series. As of the beginning of the 2005 season they are the only MLB team to do so, and the first team of all major sports to do so outside of hockey.
The Boston Red Sox are the only team to accomplish this -- coming back form down 3-0 against the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series
It has happened 11 times. The comeback teams were:
• The 1921 New York Giants over the New York Yankees, 5-3.
• The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers over the New York Yankees, 4-3.
• The 1956 New York Yankees over the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4-3.
• The 1958 New York Yankees over the Milwaukee Braves, 4-3.
• The 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers over the Minnesota Twins, 4-3.
• The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates over the Baltimore Orioles, 4-3.
• The 1978 New York Yankees over the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2.
• The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Yankees, 4-2.
• The 1985 Kansas City Royals over the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-3.
• The 1986 New York Mets over the Boston Red Sox, 4-3.
• The 1996 New York Yankees over the Atlanta Braves, 4-2.
World Series? Never.
Only one team has ever been down three games to none, and then gone on to win a Baseball series. Ask any Red Sox fan which one that was.*
* If you can't find a Red Sox fan right away, it was the 2004 Red Sox, over the New York *^#%* Yankees.
Only 11 teams have won a World Series after losing the first two games. The comeback teams were:
• The 1921 New York Giants over the New York Yankees, 5-3.
• The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers over the New York Yankees, 4-3.
• The 1956 New York Yankees over the Brooklyn Dodgers, 4-3.
• The 1958 New York Yankees over the Milwaukee Braves, 4-3.
• The 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers over the Minnesota Twins, 4-3.
• The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates over the Baltimore Orioles, 4-3.
• The 1978 New York Yankees over the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2.
• The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Yankees, 4-2.
• The 1985 Kansas City Royals over the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-3.
• The 1986 New York Mets over the Boston Red Sox, 4-3.
• The 1996 New York Yankees over the Atlanta Braves, 4-2.
The New York Yankees
No. Since 1922, four wins equals a World Series championship. No team in the history of the Fall Classic has come back from three games down.
No. Since the first World Series in 1903, no team has ever won a world championship after losing the first three games of the Fall Classic.
No.
It has never happened in the history of the World Series.
No team has ever won the World Series after trailing 3 games to 0.
No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win the World Series.
It has happened in the World Series many times. The last team to win a championship after being down two games to none was the 1996 New York Yankees.
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Click on the 'World Series Winners' link on this page to see how many World Series each MLB team has won.
Five teams have done it in a seven-game World Series: 1925 Pirates 1958 Yankees 1968 Tigers 1979 Pirates 1985 Royals The Boston (AL) team also won the Series in 1903 after being down 3-1, but that was a nine-game series.
No. Every World Series team with a 3-0 lead has gone on to win the world championship.