Roberto Clemente Played his last game on October 3, 1972 in the NLCS against Cincinnati.
Wilbur Wood in 1973 for the Chicago White Sox was the last pitcher to start both games of a doubleheader.
As of the 2013 season, the last MLB pitcher to win 30+ games in a season was Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers who went 31-6 in 1968.
Denny McLain won 31 games for the Detroit Tigers in 1968, the last Major League 30 game winner.
The most consecutive World Series lost is 7 by the Chicago Cubs (1945, 1938, 1935, 1932, 1929, 1918, 1910). The most consecutive games lost in the World Series is 8 by the Philadelphia Phillies (last 4 games in 1915 and all four games in 1950). The New York Yankees went winless in 9 consecutive games (last 3 games in 1921, all five games in 1922, and the first game in 1923) but one of the games in the 1922 World Series ended in a tie.
Through the 2008 season, that was 1992 when they lost to the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS 4 games to 3.
Prior to the 2012 ALCS, the Yankees were last swept in the 1980 ALCS, by the Kansas City Royals.
Dick Ruthven pitched the lat two innings of the 1980 NLCS, and picked up the win.
The New York Yankees last made the playoffs in 2010. They lost to the Texas Rangers in the ALCS four games to two.
Roberto Clemente played his last game in the NLCS, on October 3, 1972.
What were Roberto Clemente's stats for his last game in NLCS vs Reds 10/3/1972
Roberto Clemente Played his last game on October 3, 1972 in the NLCS against Cincinnati.
2012. The Washington Nationals made the playoffs in 2012 with the best record in MLB that season(98-64). They lost the NLCS to the St. Louis Cardinals 3 games to 2
Prior to 2014, The Orioles were last in the playoffs in 1997. They lost to the Cleveland Indians in the ALCS, 4 games to 2, after defeating Seattle in the ALDS 3 games to 1. This answer is wrong. The Baltimore Orioles were in the playoffs in 2012, when they beat the Texas Rangers in the Wild Card game, and then lost to the Yankees in the ALDS.
1988 ... the Mets lost in the NLCS to the Dodgers and the Yankees finished 5th in the AL East.
October 10, 1972 off Ross Grimsley of the Cincinnati Reds in Game 4 of the NLCS.
Both games of the 2011 season.