Table of contents
1 Major League Baseball franchises with the longest post-season drought
2 Major League Baseball franchises with the longest World Series drought
3 Major League Baseball franchises with the longest World Series crown drought

Major League Baseball franchises with the longest post-season drought

Team, last appearance in post-season
Montreal Expos, 1981
Milwaukee Brewers, 1982
Kansas City Royals, 1985
Detroit Tigers, 1987
Pittsburgh Pirates, 1992
Philadelphia Phillies, 1993
Toronto Blue Jays, 1993
Cincinnati Reds, 1995
Colorado Rockies, 1995
Los Angeles Dodgers, 1996
Baltimore Orioles, 1997
Tampa Bay Devil Rays, never (franchise started in 1998)
San Diego Padres, 1998
Texas Rangers, 1999
Chicago White Sox, 2000
New York Mets, 2000
Cleveland Indians, 2001
Houston Astros, 2001
Seattle Mariners, 2001
Arizona Diamondbacks, 2002
Anaheim Angels, 2002
St. Louis Cardinals, 2002
Atlanta Braves, 2003
Chicago Cubs, 2003
Florida Marlins, 2003
Boston Red Sox, 2003
New York Yankees, 2003
Oakland Athletics, 2003
San Francisco Giants, 2003
Minnesota Twins, 2003

Major League Baseball franchises with the longest World Series drought

Team, last appearance in World Series
Chicago Cubs, 1945
Chicago White Sox, 1959
Texas Rangers, never (franchise started in 1961)
Houston Astros, never (franchise started in 1962)
Montreal Expos, never (franchise started in 1969)
Seattle Mariners, never (franchise started in 1977)
Pittsburgh Pirates, 1979
Milwaukee Brewers, 1982
Baltimore Orioles, 1983
Detroit Tigers, 1984
Kansas City Royals, 1985
Boston Red Sox, 1986
St. Louis Cardinals, 1987
Los Angeles Dodgers, 1988
San Diego Padres, 1998
Cincinnati Reds, 1990
Oakland Athletics, 1990
Minnesota Twins, 1991
Toronto Blue Jays, 1993
Philadelphia Phillies, 1993
Colorado Rockies, never (franchise started in 1993)
Cleveland Indians, 1997
Tampa Bay Devil Rays, never (franchise started in 1998)
Atlanta Braves, 1999
New York Mets, 2000
Arizona Diamondbacks, 2001
Anaheim Angels, 2002
San Francisco Giants, 2002
Florida Marlins, 2003
New York Yankees, 2003

Major League Baseball franchises with the longest World Series crown drought

Team, last World Series crown
Chicago Cubs, 1908
Chicago White Sox, 1917
Boston Red Sox, 1918
Cleveland Indians, 1948
San Francisco Giants, 1954
Texas Rangers, never (franchise started in 1961)
Houston Astros, never (franchise started in 1962)
Milwaukee Brewers, never (franchise started in 1969)
Montreal Expos, never (franchise started in 1969)
San Diego Padres, never (franchise started in 1969)
Seattle Mariners, never (franchise started in 1977)
Pittsburgh Pirates, 1979
Philadelphia Phillies, 1980
St. Louis Cardinals, 1982
Baltimore Orioles, 1983
Detroit Tigers, 1984
Kansas City Royals, 1985
New York Mets, 1986
Los Angeles Dodgers, 1988
Oakland Athletics, 1989
Cincinnati Reds, 1990
Minnesota Twins, 1991
Toronto Blue Jays, 1993
Colorado Rockies, never (franchise started in 1993)
Atlanta Braves, 1995
Tampa Bay Devil Rays, never (franchise started in 1998)
New York Yankees, 2000
Arizona Diamondbacks, 2001
Anaheim Angels, 2002
Florida Marlins, 2003