Biggest Comeback Wins

This page shows the most improbable comebacks in Major League history. A comeback is considered improbable based on the most dire Win Expectancy the eventual winning team faced.

This list is complete back to 1969 and mostly complete back to 1910. This page is missing Negro League games because we do not have that data at this time. Negro Leagues Data: Frequently Asked Questions.

Regular Season Comeback Wins

Regular Season Comeback Wins
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	wWE	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Final	Inn
1	1952-06-29	CHC	@	CIN	0.01%	2-8	t 9	2	---	9-8
2	1990-08-21	PHI	@	LAD	0.01%	1-11	b 7	1	-23	12-11
3	1961-06-18	BOS		WSA	0.02%	5-12	b 9	2	1--	13-12
4	2001-07-28	PIT		HOU	0.02%	2-8	b 9	2	---	9-8
5	2001-08-05	CLE		SEA	0.03%	3-14	b 7	2	---	15-14	11
6	1925-06-15	PHA		CLE	0.03%	4-15	t 8	0	---	17-15
7	2011-09-27	ARI		LAD	0.04%	1-6	b10	2	---	7-6	10
8	1931-07-28	CHW	@	NYY	0.05%	3-12	t 8	1	---	14-12
9	1934-08-21	CLE	@	PHA	0.05%	3-11	b 8	2	1--	12-11
10	1961-06-23	PHI	@	PIT	0.05%	2-11	b 7	1	12-	12-11
11	1940-04-25	WSH		PHA	0.05%	1-6	b 9	2	---	7-6
12	2000-05-10	CHC		MIL	0.06%	3-8	b 9	2	---	9-8	11
13	1973-05-01	SFG		PIT	0.06%	1-7	b 9	2	1--	8-7
14	2025-06-05	ARI	@	ATL	0.08%	4-10	t 9	1	---	11-10
15	1989-06-04	TOR	@	BOS	0.09%	0-10	b 6	2	--3	13-11	12
16	1947-08-22	DET		WSH	0.09%	0-6	b 9	1	---	7-6
17	1986-08-29	CAL		DET	0.10%	5-12	b 9	1	1--	13-12
18	1972-09-02	NYM	@	HOU	0.10%	0-8	b 7	2	1--	11-8
19	1997-09-13	NYM		MON	0.10%	0-6	b 9	1	---	9-6	11
20	1994-05-10	ATL		PHI	0.11%	1-8	t 9	0	---	9-8	15
21	2016-05-28	KCR		CHW	0.11%	1-7	b 9	1	---	8-7
22	1974-06-10	SDP		PIT	0.11%	0-8	t 8	1	12-	9-8
23	2016-06-02	SEA	@	SDP	0.11%	2-12	t 6	1	---	16-13
24	1976-04-17	PHI	@	CHC	0.12%	4-13	b 6	1	12-	18-16	10
25	1975-07-27	BAL	@	MIL	0.12%	0-6	b 8	1	1-3	11-6	10
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	wWE	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Final	Inn
26	1933-05-27	NYY		CHW	0.12%	3-11	b 8	1	---	15-11
27	1925-05-07	NYG	@	PHI	0.12%	2-8	t 9	1	---	11-8
28	1947-08-20	NYY	@	DET	0.13%	5-13	b 7	2	12-	14-13	11
29	2000-05-22	MIL		HOU	0.13%	2-9	t 9	2	-2-	10-9	10
30	1965-08-27	PIT		HOU	0.13%	3-9	t 9	1	--3	10-9	11
31	2010-05-20	ATL		CIN	0.14%	3-9	t 9	0	12-	10-9
32	2008-05-28	MIN	@	KCR	0.14%	3-8	t 9	2	1--	9-8	10
33	1974-06-01	MON		ATL	0.14%	2-6	b 9	2	---	7-6	10
34	1970-08-29	SFG		PIT	0.14%	2-9	t 8	0	123	10-9	10
35	2005-09-17	SDP		WSN	0.15%	0-5	b 9	2	1--	8-5	12
36	2020-08-27	SDP		SEA	0.15%	3-7	b 7	2	---	10-7	7
37	2026-06-10	SFG		WSN	0.15%	1-9	t 8	0	---	11-10
38	1946-04-21	BOS		PHA	0.16%	5-11	t 9	1	--3	12-11	10
39	1994-04-15	CAL		TOR	0.16%	6-13	t 9	1	---	14-13	10
40	1932-08-31	CHC		NYG	0.16%	5-9	b10	2	---	10-9	10
41	2004-05-11	MIL		MON	0.16%	1-5	b 9	2	---	8-5	14
42	1952-06-15	STL	@	NYG	0.16%	0-11	b 4	0	---	14-12
43	1978-07-05	ATL	@	LAD	0.17%	3-8	t 9	1	---	9-8
44	1953-08-18	WSH	@	NYY	0.17%	1-8	b 7	0	12-	10-8
45	1950-05-18	BRO		STL	0.18%	0-8	t 8	0	1--	9-8
46	2008-09-18	CHC		MIL	0.18%	2-6	b 9	2	---	7-6	12
47	2005-05-02	STL	@	CIN	0.18%	3-9	b 8	2	123	10-9
48	2009-05-25	CLE		TBR	0.18%	2-10	t 8	0	---	11-10
49	1947-09-08	NYG	@	PIT	0.18%	0-8	b 7	2	1--	10-8
50	1950-09-10	STL		PIT	0.18%	1-5	b 9	2	---	6-5	10
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	wWE	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Final	Inn
51	1998-08-26	FLA	@	STL	0.18%	0-6	b 8	0	1--	7-6	10
52	1998-06-10	CHW		STL	0.19%	4-8	b 9	2	---	10-8	11
53	1958-05-08	CIN	@	CHC	0.19%	2-8	b 8	0	---	10-8
54	1926-07-14	NYY		DET	0.19%	1-6	b 9	2	1--	7-6	12
55	2007-04-19	NYY		CLE	0.19%	2-6	b 9	2	---	8-6
56	1973-07-17	NYM	@	ATL	0.20%	1-7	b 8	0	---	8-7
57	1940-07-03	BOS		PHA	0.20%	3-10	b 8	2	---	12-11
58	1969-07-19	CIN		HOU	0.20%	0-9	b 6	2	---	10-9	11
59	2020-08-30	NYY		NYM	0.20%	2-7	b 7	2	1--	8-7	8
60	2022-05-05	NYM	@	PHI	0.20%	1-7	b 8	0	---	8-7
61	1948-08-25	PIT		BRO	0.20%	6-11	b 9	2	-2-	12-11
62	1967-05-03	PIT		LAD	0.20%	0-5	b 9	1	---	6-5	15
63	2012-04-21	NYY	@	BOS	0.21%	0-9	t 6	2	---	15-9
64	2022-05-09	CLE	@	CHW	0.21%	2-8	b 8	1	---	12-9	11
65	2020-08-14	OAK	@	SFG	0.21%	2-7	t 9	1	---	8-7	10
66	1946-06-10	PHI	@	CHC	0.22%	1-8	b 7	2	12-	9-8
67	1989-09-04	SFG	@	CIN	0.22%	2-8	t 8	2	---	9-8
68	1970-09-23	SFG	@	LAD	0.22%	0-8	t 7	1	---	14-10	10
69	2002-07-15	PHI	@	MON	0.22%	3-8	t 9	1	---	11-8
70	1933-06-11	PIT	@	STL	0.22%	1-7	t 9	0	---	11-7
71	1954-05-13	CLE		WSH	0.23%	1-7	t 9	0	---	8-7	11
72	1998-06-16	PHI		PIT	0.23%	1-7	t 9	0	1--	8-7
73	2010-07-09	PHI		CIN	0.23%	1-7	t 9	2	123	9-7	10
74	1999-08-31	CLE		ANA	0.24%	4-12	t 8	1	12-	14-12
75	1937-07-13	NYG	@	PHI	0.24%	4-10	b 8	0	---	11-10	10
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	wWE	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Final	Inn
76	1960-04-17	PIT		CIN	0.24%	0-5	b 9	1	---	6-5
77	2018-05-20	ATL		MIA	0.25%	4-9	b 9	1	---	10-9
78	1976-08-11	CIN	@	CHC	0.25%	1-10	b 5	0	1--	13-10	10
79	1937-06-08	BOS	@	CLE	0.25%	2-8	b 8	1	1--	10-8
80	2015-07-10	MIN		DET	0.25%	1-6	t 9	0	1-3	8-6
81	2018-09-20	TOR		TBR	0.25%	2-8	t 9	0	---	9-8
82	2012-07-20	ATL	@	WSN	0.25%	0-9	b 5	1	12-	11-10	11
83	2017-04-09	LAA		SEA	0.26%	3-9	t 9	0	---	10-9
84	1951-06-04	CIN	@	BSN	0.26%	0-7	b 7	2	12-	10-7
85	2019-06-14	SDP	@	COL	0.26%	4-11	t 8	2	1--	16-12	12
86	2013-09-21	DET		CHW	0.26%	0-6	t 9	2	-2-	7-6	12
87	1978-07-24	HOU		MON	0.26%	0-5	t 9	1	123	6-5
88	1946-05-30	CIN	@	CHC	0.27%	1-6	b 8	1	--3	7-6
89	1989-08-29	CHC		HOU	0.27%	0-9	b 6	1	---	10-9	10
90	1930-05-04	CLE	@	BOS	0.28%	2-7	t 9	1	---	8-7	10
91	1963-08-11	NYY	@	LAA	0.28%	1-4	t 9	2	---	6-4	10
92	2009-06-30	BAL		BOS	0.29%	1-10	t 7	2	1--	11-10
93	1993-05-21	OAK	@	CHW	0.29%	4-10	t 8	2	---	12-11
94	1949-08-28	NYY	@	CHW	0.30%	2-7	b 8	1	-23	8-7
95	1927-07-19	DET		PHA	0.30%	3-9	t 9	0	---	10-9
96	1994-07-18	HOU		STL	0.30%	0-11	b 4	1	---	15-12
97	2022-09-25	KCR		SEA	0.30%	2-11	b 6	1	---	13-12
98	1971-05-07	WSA	@	MIN	0.30%	2-5	t 9	2	---	6-5
99	2015-09-13	HOU	@	LAA	0.31%	0-3	t 9	2	---	5-3
100	2015-09-13	NYM	@	ATL	0.31%	4-7	t 9	2	---	10-7	10

Top 10 Current Season Comeback Wins

Top 10 Current Season Comeback Wins
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	wWE	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Final	Inn
1	2026-06-10	SFG		WSN	0.15%	1-9	t 8	0	---	11-10
2	2026-04-26	KCR		LAA	0.45%	5-8	b 9	2	---	11-9	10
3	2026-05-30	BAL		TOR	0.65%	1-5	b 9	1	---	6-5
4	2026-06-19	ATH		LAA	1.11%	5-11	b 7	2	---	12-11	10
5	2026-06-23	PHI	@	WSN	1.16%	6-8	t 9	2	---	14-9
6	2026-04-15	SDP		SEA	1.34%	2-6	t 9	1	-2-	7-6
7	2026-04-23	SDP	@	COL	1.79%	4-8	t 8	2	---	10-8
8	2026-06-03	HOU		PIT	1.83%	5-9	b 8	2	---	11-9
9	2026-04-26	ARI		SDP	2.13%	2-7	t 7	0	12-	12-7
10	2026-05-15	PHI	@	PIT	2.17%	3-8	t 7	2	1--	11-9	10

Postseason Comeback Wins

Postseason Comeback Wins
Rk	Date	Series	Gm#	Tm		Opp	wWE	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Final	Inn
1	1929-10-12	WS	4	PHA		CHC	0.51%	0-8	t 7	1	12-	10-8
2	2008-10-16	ALCS	5	BOS		TBR	0.71%	0-7	t 7	0	12-	8-7
3	1993-10-20	WS	4	TOR	@	PHI	0.83%	9-14	b 7	1	123	15-14
4	2022-10-08	ALWC2	2	SEA	@	TOR	0.92%	1-8	b 5	2	123	10-9
5	1992-10-11	ALCS	4	TOR	@	OAK	1.15%	1-6	b 7	0	---	7-6	11
6	2005-10-17	NLCS	5	STL	@	HOU	1.19%	2-4	t 9	2	---	5-4
7	1977-10-07	NLCS	3	LAD	@	PHI	1.20%	3-5	t 9	2	---	6-5
8	1986-10-25	WS	6	NYM		BOS	1.30%	3-5	b10	2	---	6-5	10
9	2009-10-11	ALDS2	3	LAA	@	BOS	1.35%	4-6	t 9	2	---	7-6
10	2024-10-17	ALCS	3	CLE		NYY	1.44%	3-5	b 9	2	---	7-5	10
11	2015-10-12	ALDS1	4	KCR	@	HOU	1.64%	2-6	b 7	1	-23	9-6
12	2005-10-09	NLDS2	4	HOU		ATL	1.74%	1-6	t 8	0	---	7-6	18
13	2016-10-11	NLDS1	4	CHC	@	SFG	2.13%	2-5	b 8	0	1--	6-5
14	2014-10-03	NLDS2	1	STL	@	LAD	2.18%	1-6	t 6	2	---	10-9
15	1986-10-15	NLCS	6	NYM	@	HOU	2.34%	0-3	b 8	0	---	7-6	16
16	1996-10-23	WS	4	NYY	@	ATL	2.42%	0-6	b 5	2	-23	8-6	10
17	2022-10-11	ALDS2	1	HOU		SEA	2.46%	3-7	b 8	1	---	8-7
18	2013-10-13	ALCS	2	BOS		DET	2.69%	1-5	b 8	1	---	6-5
19	1986-10-12	ALCS	5	BOS	@	CAL	2.73%	2-5	b 8	0	---	7-6	11
20	2010-10-15	ALCS	1	NYY	@	TEX	2.82%	0-5	b 6	1	1--	6-5
21	2002-10-26	WS	6	ANA		SFG	3.03%	0-5	b 7	1	---	6-5
22	2014-09-30	ALWC	1	KCR		OAK	3.29%	3-7	t 8	0	---	9-8	12
23	2004-10-09	ALDS2	4	NYY	@	MIN	3.36%	1-5	b 7	0	---	6-5	11
24	2022-10-07	NLWC2	1	PHI	@	STL	3.36%	0-2	t 9	1	---	6-3
25	1986-10-11	ALCS	4	CAL		BOS	3.40%	0-3	t 9	0	---	4-3	11
Rk	Date	Series	Gm#	Tm		Opp	wWE	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Final	Inn
26	2014-10-04	NLDS1	2	SFG	@	WSN	3.40%	0-1	t 9	2	---	2-1	18
27	1941-10-05	WS	4	NYY	@	BRO	3.62%	3-4	t 9	2	---	7-4
28	2012-10-12	NLDS1	5	STL	@	WSN	3.62%	5-7	t 9	2	--3	9-7
29	1973-10-10	ALCS	4	BAL	@	OAK	3.63%	0-4	t 7	1	---	5-4
30	1985-10-20	WS	2	STL	@	KCR	3.76%	0-2	t 9	2	-2-	4-2
31	2010-10-08	NLDS2	2	ATL	@	SFG	3.76%	1-4	b 7	1	1-3	5-4	11
32	2011-10-27	WS	6	STL		TEX	3.83%	5-7	b 9	1	---	10-9	11
33	2009-10-12	NLDS2	4	PHI	@	COL	3.85%	2-4	t 9	2	1--	5-4
34	2023-10-20	ALCS	5	HOU	@	TEX	3.86%	2-4	b 8	0	12-	5-4
35	1988-10-15	WS	1	LAD		OAK	3.89%	3-4	b 9	2	---	5-4
36	2022-10-15	ALDS1	3	CLE		NYY	4.00%	3-5	b 9	1	---	6-5
37	1987-10-09	NLCS	3	STL	@	SFG	4.25%	0-4	b 5	1	123	6-5
38	2024-10-30	WS	5	LAD	@	NYY	4.35%	0-5	b 4	1	12-	7-6
39	2009-10-08	NLDS1	2	LAD		STL	4.41%	1-2	b 9	2	---	3-2
40	1982-10-16	WS	4	MIL		STL	4.50%	1-5	t 7	0	1--	7-5
41	1911-10-25	WS	5	NYG		PHA	4.59%	1-3	b 9	1	---	4-3	10
42	2017-10-06	ALDS1	2	CLE		NYY	4.69%	3-8	t 6	0	1--	9-8	13
43	1980-10-12	NLCS	5	PHI	@	HOU	4.70%	2-5	b 7	2	--3	8-7	10
44	2018-10-27	WS	4	BOS	@	LAD	4.84%	0-4	b 6	2	1--	9-6
45	2003-10-14	NLCS	6	FLA	@	CHC	4.94%	0-3	t 8	1	---	8-3
46	1988-10-09	NLCS	4	LAD	@	NYM	4.95%	2-4	b 8	0	---	5-4	12
47	2001-10-31	WS	4	NYY		ARI	4.99%	1-3	b 9	2	1--	4-3	10
48	1988-10-04	NLCS	1	NYM	@	LAD	5.08%	0-2	b 8	0	---	3-2
49	1923-10-15	WS	6	NYY	@	NYG	5.14%	1-4	t 8	1	---	6-4
50	1919-10-07	WS	6	CHW	@	CIN	5.15%	0-4	b 4	1	--3	5-4	10
Rk	Date	Series	Gm#	Tm		Opp	wWE	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Final	Inn
51	2001-11-01	WS	5	NYY		ARI	5.23%	0-2	b 9	2	-2-	3-2	12
52	2014-10-03	ALDS2	2	BAL		DET	5.39%	3-6	b 8	1	---	7-6
53	2015-11-01	WS	5	KCR	@	NYM	5.40%	0-2	b 8	0	---	7-2	12
54	1929-10-14	WS	5	PHA		CHC	5.47%	0-2	b 9	1	---	3-2
55	1979-10-13	WS	4	BAL	@	PIT	5.56%	3-6	b 7	1	1--	9-6
56	1972-10-11	ALCS	4	DET		OAK	5.68%	1-3	t10	2	1-3	4-3	10
57	2022-10-28	WS	1	PHI	@	HOU	5.88%	0-5	t 4	1	---	6-5	10
58	1939-10-08	WS	4	NYY	@	CIN	6.04%	2-4	b 8	1	1--	7-4	10
59	2024-10-03	NLWC1	3	NYM	@	MIL	6.07%	0-2	b 8	0	---	4-2
60	1986-10-11	NLCS	3	NYM		HOU	6.09%	0-4	t 6	0	1--	6-5
61	1999-10-08	NLDS1	3	ATL	@	HOU	6.15%	3-3	b10	0	123	5-3	12
62	2003-10-16	ALCS	7	NYY		BOS	6.27%	2-5	b 8	1	---	6-5	11
63	2022-10-15	NLDS2	4	SDP		LAD	6.28%	0-3	t 7	1	-23	5-3
64	1960-10-13	WS	7	PIT		NYY	6.31%	4-7	t 8	2	-23	10-9
65	2017-10-17	ALCS	4	NYY		HOU	6.43%	0-4	t 7	1	1--	6-4
66	1985-10-16	NLCS	6	STL	@	LAD	6.49%	1-4	b 6	0	1--	7-5
67	1914-10-12	WS	3	BSN		PHA	6.71%	2-4	t10	2	12-	5-4	12
68	1992-10-14	NLCS	7	ATL		PIT	6.75%	0-2	t 9	0	---	3-2
69	1976-10-12	NLCS	3	CIN		PHI	6.80%	4-6	t 9	2	--3	7-6
70	2012-10-10	ALDS2	4	OAK		DET	6.91%	1-3	t 9	0	---	4-3
71	2023-10-09	NLDS1	2	ATL		PHI	6.97%	0-4	b 6	2	---	5-4
72	1997-10-21	WS	3	FLA	@	CLE	7.12%	3-7	t 6	2	1--	14-11
73	2020-10-01	NLWC2	2	SDP		STL	7.17%	2-5	t 6	0	-23	11-9
74	1917-10-13	WS	5	CHW		NYG	7.19%	2-5	t 7	1	12-	8-5
75	1975-10-21	WS	6	BOS		CIN	7.27%	3-6	t 8	0	---	7-6	12
Rk	Date	Series	Gm#	Tm		Opp	wWE	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Final	Inn
76	1908-10-10	WS	1	CHC	@	DET	7.31%	5-6	t 9	1	---	10-6
77	2021-10-19	NLCS	3	LAD		ATL	7.35%	2-5	t 8	0	---	6-5
78	1998-10-12	NLCS	5	ATL	@	SDP	7.48%	2-4	b 7	1	1-3	7-6
79	2023-10-27	WS	1	TEX		ARI	7.53%	3-5	t 9	0	---	6-5	11
80	2010-10-10	NLDS2	3	SFG	@	ATL	7.68%	1-2	t 9	2	1--	3-2
81	2008-10-13	NLCS	4	PHI	@	LAD	7.68%	3-5	b 6	0	-23	7-5
82	1997-09-30	ALDS1	1	NYY		CLE	7.71%	1-6	t 4	1	12-	8-6
83	1913-10-08	WS	2	NYG	@	PHA	7.86%	0-0	b 9	0	-23	3-0	10
84	2017-10-25	WS	2	HOU	@	LAD	8.09%	1-3	b 7	0	-2-	7-6	11
85	1972-10-19	WS	4	OAK		CIN	8.17%	1-2	b 9	1	---	3-2
86	1996-10-13	NLCS	4	STL		ATL	8.22%	0-3	b 7	2	---	4-3
87	1956-10-05	WS	2	BRO		NYY	8.31%	0-6	t 2	2	---	13-8
88	1992-10-18	WS	2	TOR	@	ATL	8.34%	3-4	t 9	1	---	5-4
89	1946-10-06	WS	1	BOS	@	STL	8.34%	1-2	t 9	1	---	3-2	10
90	2009-10-09	ALDS1	2	NYY		MIN	8.40%	1-3	t 9	0	---	4-3	11
91	2019-10-06	NLDS2	3	ATL	@	STL	8.47%	0-1	b 8	0	12-	3-1
92	2012-10-07	NLDS1	1	WSN	@	STL	8.59%	1-2	b 7	0	123	3-2
93	1980-10-11	NLCS	4	PHI	@	HOU	8.67%	0-2	b 6	1	123	5-3	10
94	2020-09-30	ALWC2	2	NYY	@	CLE	8.72%	8-9	b 8	0	12-	10-9
95	2005-10-25	WS	3	CHW	@	HOU	8.72%	0-4	b 4	0	---	7-5	14
96	2025-10-07	ALDS1	3	NYY		TOR	8.88%	1-6	t 3	1	1--	9-6
97	1998-10-20	WS	3	NYY	@	SDP	8.94%	0-2	b 6	0	--3	5-4
98	1972-10-07	ALCS	1	OAK		DET	9.03%	1-2	t11	1	--3	3-2	11
99	1935-10-04	WS	3	DET	@	CHC	9.07%	0-3	b 5	1	1-3	6-5	11
100	1911-10-17	WS	3	PHA	@	NYG	9.08%	0-1	t 9	1	---	3-2	11

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