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 1973 and mostly complete back to 1914. This page is missing Negro League games because we do not have that data at this time. More about data coverage.

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	1989-06-04	TOR	@	BOS	0.09%	0-10	b 6	2	--3	13-11	12
15	1947-08-22	DET		WSH	0.09%	0-6	b 9	1	---	7-6
16	1986-08-29	CAL		DET	0.10%	5-12	b 9	1	1--	13-12
17	1972-09-02	NYM	@	HOU	0.10%	0-8	b 7	2	1--	11-8
18	1997-09-13	NYM		MON	0.10%	0-6	b 9	1	---	9-6	11
19	1994-05-10	ATL		PHI	0.11%	1-8	t 9	0	---	9-8	15
20	2016-05-28	KCR		CHW	0.11%	1-7	b 9	1	---	8-7
21	1974-06-10	SDP		PIT	0.11%	0-8	t 8	1	12-	9-8
22	2016-06-02	SEA	@	SDP	0.11%	2-12	t 6	1	---	16-13
23	1976-04-17	PHI	@	CHC	0.12%	4-13	b 6	1	12-	18-16	10
24	1975-07-27	BAL	@	MIL	0.12%	0-6	b 8	1	1-3	11-6	10
25	1933-05-27	NYY		CHW	0.12%	3-11	b 8	1	---	15-11
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	wWE	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Final	Inn
26	1925-05-07	NYG	@	PHI	0.12%	2-8	t 9	1	---	11-8
27	1947-08-20	NYY	@	DET	0.13%	5-13	b 7	2	12-	14-13	11
28	2000-05-22	MIL		HOU	0.13%	2-9	t 9	2	-2-	10-9	10
29	1965-08-27	PIT		HOU	0.13%	3-9	t 9	1	--3	10-9	11
30	2010-05-20	ATL		CIN	0.14%	3-9	t 9	0	12-	10-9
31	2008-05-28	MIN	@	KCR	0.14%	3-8	t 9	2	1--	9-8	10
32	1974-06-01	MON		ATL	0.14%	2-6	b 9	2	---	7-6	10
33	1970-08-29	SFG		PIT	0.14%	2-9	t 8	0	123	10-9	10
34	2005-09-17	SDP		WSN	0.15%	0-5	b 9	2	1--	8-5	12
35	2020-08-27	SDP		SEA	0.15%	3-7	b 7	2	---	10-7	7
36	1946-04-21	BOS		PHA	0.16%	5-11	t 9	1	--3	12-11	10
37	1994-04-15	CAL		TOR	0.16%	6-13	t 9	1	---	14-13	10
38	1932-08-31	CHC		NYG	0.16%	5-9	b10	2	---	10-9	10
39	2004-05-11	MIL		MON	0.16%	1-5	b 9	2	---	8-5	14
40	1952-06-15	STL	@	NYG	0.16%	0-11	b 4	0	---	14-12
41	1978-07-05	ATL	@	LAD	0.17%	3-8	t 9	1	---	9-8
42	1953-08-18	WSH	@	NYY	0.17%	1-8	b 7	0	12-	10-8
43	1950-05-18	BRO		STL	0.18%	0-8	t 8	0	1--	9-8
44	2008-09-18	CHC		MIL	0.18%	2-6	b 9	2	---	7-6	12
45	2005-05-02	STL	@	CIN	0.18%	3-9	b 8	2	123	10-9
46	2009-05-25	CLE		TBR	0.18%	2-10	t 8	0	---	11-10
47	1947-09-08	NYG	@	PIT	0.18%	0-8	b 7	2	1--	10-8
48	1950-09-10	STL		PIT	0.18%	1-5	b 9	2	---	6-5	10
49	1998-08-26	FLA	@	STL	0.18%	0-6	b 8	0	1--	7-6	10
50	1998-06-10	CHW		STL	0.19%	4-8	b 9	2	---	10-8	11
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	wWE	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Final	Inn
51	1958-05-08	CIN	@	CHC	0.19%	2-8	b 8	0	---	10-8
52	1926-07-14	NYY		DET	0.19%	1-6	b 9	2	1--	7-6	12
53	2007-04-19	NYY		CLE	0.19%	2-6	b 9	2	---	8-6
54	1973-07-17	NYM	@	ATL	0.20%	1-7	b 8	0	---	8-7
55	1940-07-03	BOS		PHA	0.20%	3-10	b 8	2	---	12-11
56	1969-07-19	CIN		HOU	0.20%	0-9	b 6	2	---	10-9	11
57	2020-08-30	NYY		NYM	0.20%	2-7	b 7	2	1--	8-7	8
58	2022-05-05	NYM	@	PHI	0.20%	1-7	b 8	0	---	8-7
59	1948-08-25	PIT		BRO	0.20%	6-11	b 9	2	-2-	12-11
60	1967-05-03	PIT		LAD	0.20%	0-5	b 9	1	---	6-5	15
61	2012-04-21	NYY	@	BOS	0.21%	0-9	t 6	2	---	15-9
62	2022-05-09	CLE	@	CHW	0.21%	2-8	b 8	1	---	12-9	11
63	2020-08-14	OAK	@	SFG	0.21%	2-7	t 9	1	---	8-7	10
64	1946-06-10	PHI	@	CHC	0.22%	1-8	b 7	2	12-	9-8
65	1989-09-04	SFG	@	CIN	0.22%	2-8	t 8	2	---	9-8
66	1970-09-23	SFG	@	LAD	0.22%	0-8	t 7	1	---	14-10	10
67	2002-07-15	PHI	@	MON	0.22%	3-8	t 9	1	---	11-8
68	1933-06-11	PIT	@	STL	0.22%	1-7	t 9	0	---	11-7
69	1954-05-13	CLE		WSH	0.23%	1-7	t 9	0	---	8-7	11
70	1998-06-16	PHI		PIT	0.23%	1-7	t 9	0	1--	8-7
71	2010-07-09	PHI		CIN	0.23%	1-7	t 9	2	123	9-7	10
72	1999-08-31	CLE		ANA	0.24%	4-12	t 8	1	12-	14-12
73	1937-07-13	NYG	@	PHI	0.24%	4-10	b 8	0	---	11-10	10
74	1960-04-17	PIT		CIN	0.24%	0-5	b 9	1	---	6-5
75	2018-05-20	ATL		MIA	0.25%	4-9	b 9	1	---	10-9
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	wWE	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Final	Inn
76	1976-08-11	CIN	@	CHC	0.25%	1-10	b 5	0	1--	13-10	10
77	1937-06-08	BOS	@	CLE	0.25%	2-8	b 8	1	1--	10-8
78	2015-07-10	MIN		DET	0.25%	1-6	t 9	0	1-3	8-6
79	2018-09-20	TOR		TBR	0.25%	2-8	t 9	0	---	9-8
80	2012-07-20	ATL	@	WSN	0.25%	0-9	b 5	1	12-	11-10	11
81	2017-04-09	LAA		SEA	0.26%	3-9	t 9	0	---	10-9
82	1951-06-04	CIN	@	BSN	0.26%	0-7	b 7	2	12-	10-7
83	2019-06-14	SDP	@	COL	0.26%	4-11	t 8	2	1--	16-12	12
84	2013-09-21	DET		CHW	0.26%	0-6	t 9	2	-2-	7-6	12
85	1978-07-24	HOU		MON	0.26%	0-5	t 9	1	123	6-5
86	1946-05-30	CIN	@	CHC	0.27%	1-6	b 8	1	--3	7-6
87	1989-08-29	CHC		HOU	0.27%	0-9	b 6	1	---	10-9	10
88	1930-05-04	CLE	@	BOS	0.28%	2-7	t 9	1	---	8-7	10
89	1963-08-11	NYY	@	LAA	0.28%	1-4	t 9	2	---	6-4	10
90	2009-06-30	BAL		BOS	0.29%	1-10	t 7	2	1--	11-10
91	1993-05-21	OAK	@	CHW	0.29%	4-10	t 8	2	---	12-11
92	1949-08-28	NYY	@	CHW	0.30%	2-7	b 8	1	-23	8-7
93	1927-07-19	DET		PHA	0.30%	3-9	t 9	0	---	10-9
94	1994-07-18	HOU		STL	0.30%	0-11	b 4	1	---	15-12
95	2022-09-25	KCR		SEA	0.30%	2-11	b 6	1	---	13-12
96	1971-05-07	WSA	@	MIN	0.30%	2-5	t 9	2	---	6-5
97	2015-09-13	HOU	@	LAA	0.31%	0-3	t 9	2	---	5-3
98	2015-09-13	NYM	@	ATL	0.31%	4-7	t 9	2	---	10-7	10
99	2010-07-06	COL		STL	0.31%	3-9	t 9	0	---	12-9
100	2003-08-01	PIT		COL	0.31%	6-11	b 9	1	---	12-11

Top 10 Current Season Comeback Wins

Top 10 Current Season Comeback Wins
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp	wWE	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Final	Inn
1	2023-04-30	CHW		TBR	0.66%	5-9	b 9	1	---	12-9
2	2023-04-27	MIA	@	ATL	1.17%	0-4	b 8	0	---	5-4
3	2023-05-05	LAA		TEX	1.43%	1-4	b 9	2	1--	5-4	10
4	2023-05-16	MIA		WSN	1.44%	2-4	b 9	2	---	5-4
5	2023-04-25	CIN		TEX	1.45%	1-6	b 8	1	---	7-6
6	2023-05-24	PHI		ARI	1.45%	3-5	b 9	2	---	6-5	10
7	2023-05-17	HOU		CHC	1.50%	1-6	t 8	2	-23	7-6
8	2023-04-09	TOR	@	LAA	1.72%	0-6	b 5	0	1--	12-11	10
9	2023-05-13	CLE		LAA	2.37%	2-6	b 8	1	---	8-6
10	2023-05-17	NYM		TBR	2.60%	2-5	t 9	1	12-	8-7	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	0.94%	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	2015-10-12	ALDS1	4	KCR	@	HOU	1.64%	2-6	b 7	1	-23	9-6
11	2005-10-09	NLDS2	4	HOU		ATL	1.74%	1-6	t 8	0	---	7-6	18
12	2016-10-11	NLDS1	4	CHC	@	SFG	2.13%	2-5	b 8	0	1--	6-5
13	2014-10-03	NLDS2	1	STL	@	LAD	2.18%	1-6	t 6	2	---	10-9
14	1986-10-15	NLCS	6	NYM	@	HOU	2.34%	0-3	b 8	0	---	7-6	16
15	1996-10-23	WS	4	NYY	@	ATL	2.42%	0-6	b 5	2	-23	8-6	10
16	2022-10-11	ALDS2	1	HOU		SEA	2.50%	3-7	b 8	1	---	8-7
17	2013-10-13	ALCS	2	BOS		DET	2.69%	1-5	b 8	1	---	6-5
18	1986-10-12	ALCS	5	BOS	@	CAL	2.73%	2-5	b 8	0	---	7-6	11
19	2010-10-15	ALCS	1	NYY	@	TEX	2.82%	0-5	b 6	1	1--	6-5
20	2002-10-26	WS	6	ANA		SFG	3.03%	0-5	b 7	1	---	6-5
21	2022-10-07	NLWC2	1	PHI	@	STL	3.28%	0-2	t 9	1	---	6-3
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	1986-10-11	ALCS	4	CAL		BOS	3.40%	0-3	t 9	0	---	4-3	11
25	2014-10-04	NLDS1	2	SFG	@	WSN	3.40%	0-1	t 9	2	---	2-1	18
Rk	Date	Series	Gm#	Tm		Opp	wWE	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Final	Inn
26	1941-10-05	WS	4	NYY	@	BRO	3.62%	3-4	t 9	2	---	7-4
27	2012-10-12	NLDS1	5	STL	@	WSN	3.62%	5-7	t 9	2	--3	9-7
28	1973-10-10	ALCS	4	BAL	@	OAK	3.63%	0-4	t 7	1	---	5-4
29	1985-10-20	WS	2	STL	@	KCR	3.76%	0-2	t 9	2	-2-	4-2
30	2010-10-08	NLDS2	2	ATL	@	SFG	3.76%	1-4	b 7	1	1-3	5-4	11
31	2011-10-27	WS	6	STL		TEX	3.83%	5-7	b 9	1	---	10-9	11
32	2009-10-12	NLDS2	4	PHI	@	COL	3.85%	2-4	t 9	2	1--	5-4
33	1988-10-15	WS	1	LAD		OAK	3.89%	3-4	b 9	2	---	5-4
34	2022-10-15	ALDS1	3	CLE		NYY	4.00%	3-5	b 9	1	---	6-5
35	1987-10-09	NLCS	3	STL	@	SFG	4.25%	0-4	b 5	1	123	6-5
36	2009-10-08	NLDS1	2	LAD		STL	4.41%	1-2	b 9	2	---	3-2
37	1982-10-16	WS	4	MIL		STL	4.50%	1-5	t 7	0	1--	7-5
38	1911-10-25	WS	5	NYG		PHA	4.59%	1-3	b 9	1	---	4-3	10
39	2017-10-06	ALDS1	2	CLE		NYY	4.69%	3-8	t 6	0	1--	9-8	13
40	1980-10-12	NLCS	5	PHI	@	HOU	4.70%	2-5	b 7	2	--3	8-7	10
41	2018-10-27	WS	4	BOS	@	LAD	4.84%	0-4	b 6	2	1--	9-6
42	2003-10-14	NLCS	6	FLA	@	CHC	4.94%	0-3	t 8	1	---	8-3
43	1988-10-09	NLCS	4	LAD	@	NYM	4.95%	2-4	b 8	0	---	5-4	12
44	2001-10-31	WS	4	NYY		ARI	4.99%	1-3	b 9	2	1--	4-3	10
45	1988-10-04	NLCS	1	NYM	@	LAD	5.08%	0-2	b 8	0	---	3-2
46	1923-10-15	WS	6	NYY	@	NYG	5.14%	1-4	t 8	1	---	6-4
47	1919-10-07	WS	6	CHW	@	CIN	5.15%	0-4	b 4	1	--3	5-4	10
48	2001-11-01	WS	5	NYY		ARI	5.23%	0-2	b 9	2	-2-	3-2	12
49	2014-10-03	ALDS2	2	BAL		DET	5.39%	3-6	b 8	1	---	7-6
50	2015-11-01	WS	5	KCR	@	NYM	5.40%	0-2	b 8	0	---	7-2	12
Rk	Date	Series	Gm#	Tm		Opp	wWE	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Final	Inn
51	1929-10-14	WS	5	PHA		CHC	5.47%	0-2	b 9	1	---	3-2
52	1979-10-13	WS	4	BAL	@	PIT	5.56%	3-6	b 7	1	1--	9-6
53	1972-10-11	ALCS	4	DET		OAK	5.68%	1-3	t10	2	1-3	4-3	10
54	2022-10-28	WS	1	PHI	@	HOU	5.96%	0-5	t 4	1	---	6-5	10
55	1939-10-08	WS	4	NYY	@	CIN	6.04%	2-4	b 8	1	1--	7-4	10
56	1986-10-11	NLCS	3	NYM		HOU	6.09%	0-4	t 6	0	1--	6-5
57	2022-10-15	NLDS2	4	SDP		LAD	6.12%	0-3	t 7	1	-23	5-3
58	1999-10-08	NLDS1	3	ATL	@	HOU	6.15%	3-3	b10	0	123	5-3	12
59	2003-10-16	ALCS	7	NYY		BOS	6.27%	2-5	b 8	1	---	6-5	11
60	1960-10-13	WS	7	PIT		NYY	6.31%	4-7	t 8	2	-23	10-9
61	2017-10-17	ALCS	4	NYY		HOU	6.43%	0-4	t 7	1	1--	6-4
62	1985-10-16	NLCS	6	STL	@	LAD	6.49%	1-4	b 6	0	1--	7-5
63	1914-10-12	WS	3	BSN		PHA	6.71%	2-4	t10	2	12-	5-4	12
64	1992-10-14	NLCS	7	ATL		PIT	6.75%	0-2	t 9	0	---	3-2
65	1976-10-12	NLCS	3	CIN		PHI	6.80%	4-6	t 9	2	--3	7-6
66	2012-10-10	ALDS2	4	OAK		DET	6.91%	1-3	t 9	0	---	4-3
67	1997-10-21	WS	3	FLA	@	CLE	7.12%	3-7	t 6	2	1--	14-11
68	2020-10-01	NLWC2	2	SDP		STL	7.17%	2-5	t 6	0	-23	11-9
69	1917-10-13	WS	5	CHW		NYG	7.19%	2-5	t 7	1	12-	8-5
70	1975-10-21	WS	6	BOS		CIN	7.27%	3-6	t 8	0	---	7-6	12
71	1908-10-10	WS	1	CHC	@	DET	7.31%	5-6	t 9	1	---	10-6
72	2021-10-19	NLCS	3	LAD		ATL	7.35%	2-5	t 8	0	---	6-5
73	1998-10-12	NLCS	5	ATL	@	SDP	7.48%	2-4	b 7	1	1-3	7-6
74	2010-10-10	NLDS2	3	SFG	@	ATL	7.68%	1-2	t 9	2	1--	3-2
75	2008-10-13	NLCS	4	PHI	@	LAD	7.68%	3-5	b 6	0	-23	7-5
Rk	Date	Series	Gm#	Tm		Opp	wWE	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Final	Inn
76	1997-09-30	ALDS1	1	NYY		CLE	7.71%	1-6	t 4	1	12-	8-6
77	1913-10-08	WS	2	NYG	@	PHA	7.86%	0-0	b 9	0	-23	3-0	10
78	2017-10-25	WS	2	HOU	@	LAD	8.09%	1-3	b 7	0	-2-	7-6	11
79	1972-10-19	WS	4	OAK		CIN	8.17%	1-2	b 9	1	---	3-2
80	1996-10-13	NLCS	4	STL		ATL	8.22%	0-3	b 7	2	---	4-3
81	1956-10-05	WS	2	BRO		NYY	8.31%	0-6	t 2	2	---	13-8
82	1992-10-18	WS	2	TOR	@	ATL	8.34%	3-4	t 9	1	---	5-4
83	1946-10-06	WS	1	BOS	@	STL	8.34%	1-2	t 9	1	---	3-2	10
84	2009-10-09	ALDS1	2	NYY		MIN	8.40%	1-3	t 9	0	---	4-3	11
85	2019-10-06	NLDS2	3	ATL	@	STL	8.47%	0-1	b 8	0	12-	3-1
86	2012-10-07	NLDS1	1	WSN	@	STL	8.59%	1-2	b 7	0	123	3-2
87	1980-10-11	NLCS	4	PHI	@	HOU	8.67%	0-2	b 6	1	123	5-3	10
88	2020-09-30	ALWC2	2	NYY	@	CLE	8.72%	8-9	b 8	0	12-	10-9
89	2005-10-25	WS	3	CHW	@	HOU	8.72%	0-4	b 4	0	---	7-5	14
90	1998-10-20	WS	3	NYY	@	SDP	8.94%	0-2	b 6	0	--3	5-4
91	1972-10-07	ALCS	1	OAK		DET	9.03%	1-2	t11	1	--3	3-2	11
92	1935-10-04	WS	3	DET	@	CHC	9.07%	0-3	b 5	1	1-3	6-5	11
93	1911-10-17	WS	3	PHA	@	NYG	9.08%	0-1	t 9	1	---	3-2	11
94	2015-10-17	ALCS	2	KCR		TOR	9.17%	0-3	t 6	1	123	6-3
95	2018-10-13	NLCS	2	LAD	@	MIL	9.23%	0-3	b 6	1	---	4-3
96	2020-10-07	ALDS2	3	OAK	@	HOU	9.28%	4-7	b 6	0	---	9-7
97	2011-10-02	NLDS1	2	STL	@	PHI	9.45%	0-4	b 3	0	---	5-4
98	1915-10-13	WS	5	BOS	@	PHI	9.50%	2-4	b 7	0	---	5-4
99	1996-10-05	NLDS2	3	STL	@	SDP	9.56%	1-4	b 4	1	-23	7-5
100	2010-10-08	NLDS1	2	PHI		CIN	9.57%	0-4	b 5	2	1--	7-4

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