List of MLB franchise post-season droughts

This is a list of Major League Baseball franchise postseason and World Series droughts, through the most recently completed baseball season (2008). Those teams which have never made it in franchise history are listed by the date they entered the leagues. The list includes only the modern World Series between the American League and the National League, not the various 19th-century championship series.

MLB franchises with the longest current post-season drought

* Year does not indicate a championship, but rather the team's first year of existence.

Cities waiting for their first World Series crown

* Only includes cities which currently host a major league franchise
* Note that while neither the Washington Nationals nor Milwaukee Brewers have ever won a World Series, their cities celebrated championships with, respectively, the 1924 Senators and 1957 Braves.

* Year does not indicate a title won, but rather the team's first year of existence or the first year of this list (1903).**Bold is active drought.

World Series in which both teams were making their first Series appearance

Numbers marked with * indicates that the number is counted from either the franchise's first year of existence or the first year of this list (1903).

World Series crown droughts by region

Includes only regions which currently field an MLB club.

*region without MLB for 33 seasons (1972-2004)

^region without MLB for 4 seasons (1966-1969)

**number doesn't indicate a title won, but rather total seasons played

Pennant droughts by region

Includes only regions which currently field an MLB club.

*region without MLB for 33 seasons (1972-2004)

**number doesn't indicate a title won, but rather total seasons played

ee also

*List of National Basketball Association franchise post-season droughts
*List of National Football League franchise post-season droughts
*List of NHL franchise post-season droughts