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A winning streak, also known as a win streak or hot streak, is an uninterrupted sequence of success in games or competitions, commonly measured by at least three wins that are uninterrupted by losses or ties. [citation needed] In sports, it can be applied to teams, and individuals. In sports where teams or individuals represent groups such as ...
This list of winning streaks lists all articles containing lists of Winning streaks in sports. List of winning streaks in the Olympic Games; List of high school boys basketball streaks by state; List of NFL franchise post-season streaks; List of National Hockey League longest winning streaks; List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason ...
The longest winning streak consisting only of playoff games stands at 12 consecutive wins, by the 1927, 1928 and 1932 New York Yankees (who swept the World Series all three seasons) and tied by the 1998–99 Yankees. According to Major League Baseball's policy on winning streaks, tie games do not end a team's winning streak. [1]
In the 2016–17 season, the Golden State Warriors posted a season-best 67–15 regular-season record and began the 2017 playoffs with a 15-game win-streak, the most consecutive wins in NBA playoff history. They went on to win the NBA Championship with a 16–1 (.941 winning percentage) record, the best playoff record in NBA history. [1]
The New England Patriots hold the record for the longest postseason winning streak in NFL history, with 10 straight playoff wins between 2001 and 2005—although the team did miss the playoffs in 2002. New England Patriots also hold the consecutive wins record for regular and post season combined with 21 straight.
The Toronto Blue Jays' affiliate in the rookie-level Dominican Summer League, the DSL Blue Jays, claim a 37-game winning streak to begin the 1992 season. [3] The team went on to compile a regular season record of 68–2, then were eliminated in the first round of the postseason.
The streak is broken if the team completes a game in which the player neither takes a turn at bat nor plays a half-inning in the field. The record—2,632 consecutive games, a streak compiled over more than 16 years—is held by Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles, and is considered to be one of the league's unbreakable records.
Largest margin of an away win by a non-league club against a league club: Carlisle United 1–6 Wigan Athletic (First round, 1934–35) and Derby County 1–6 Boston United (Second round, 1955–56) Most goals scored by a non-league club against a league club in an away win: 7 goals, Swindon Town 4–7 Aldershot Town (First round 2023–24)