Indians Taking Aim At Longest Winning Streaks In MLB History

Cleveland's now won 19 in a row. Still a couple games to go before reaching the all-time record but they are nonetheless reaching some rarefied air.

The Cleveland Indians entered a three-game weekend series against the Baltimore Orioles having won 15 straight games. Not only have they broken the record for the 117-year-old franchise of 14 games that was set just last year, they have also established the second-longest streak in the majors since the expansion era (going back to 1961). They have since stretched that streak to 19, with the A's and Cubs' streaks within reach against the Tigers this week. That ties Cleveland with the 1947 Yankees for the third longest uninterrupted streak of all-time.

The post-19th century major league record for consecutive wins is 21 by the Cubs in 1935. The overall record is 26 by the 1916 Giants, but that ignores the fact that New York actually had a tie in the 13th game of that 27-game stretch. Excluding other streaks with ties or wrap-arounds to the following season, here are the only ones longer than Cleveland's current tear:

Team	Wins	Dates
1935 Cubs	21	Sept. 4 to Sept. 28
2002 Athletics	20	Aug. 13 to Sept. 6
1947 Yankees	19	June 29 to July 18
2017 Indians	19	Aug. 24 to Present
1953 Yankees	18	May 27 to June 16
1904 Giants	18	June 16 to July 4

Here's a closer look at lengthy winning streaks from the division play era, including the only one the Indians have yet to reach: