@@WilliamSmith-mz9qz Though I amaCubs' fan, Ididfollow the Sox s little bit. I rememberthe '94 Sox with the best starting rotation I'd ever seen. Jack McDowell, Jason Bere, Wilson Alvarez,and Alex Fernandez. I usedto call them the Southside Bullies.
They may have ended up facing the Montreal Expos, who I believe had the best record in baseball when the strike happened. What a World Series that could have been.
Great video. As a kid growing up in San Francisco in the 1960s we were we’re always amazed how loyal the Mets fans were. Even after 1962 they had 4 more hundred loss seasons. But boy those fans were rewarded in 1969. The amazing Mets. I was 12 years old and I still remember that exciting World Series. Here’s hoping that sticking with the Giants through these awful seasons, the reward is coming soon.
My Grandfather always said that the horrific seasons only made the Amazin' Mets all the sweeter. Plus, 1969 was such a tumultuous year, that every high or low would be easily seen as far more impactful in context
While he was only focusing on the World Series era, it's hard to make a worst baseball teams video and not include that "squad". Also he said no defunct teams either.
The team’s owner also owned the St. Louis team in the National League. (Owning more than one team was common at the time). When the owner of the Spiders decided it made business sense to do it, he moved the best players on the Spiders, including Cy Young, to St. Louis. The Spiders wound up playing most of their games on the road.
@@jonathanhancock8134 More specially...and what was different about this season as opposed to the others? I can only imagine how many paper sack faces there must be at The Artist Formerly Known As New Comiskey Park.
@@JohnSmith-zw8vp To be more specific, The Roster, A Dumbass of an manager, An Moron of an general manager, An Cheapskate of an Owner. That's specific enough for you?
Thanks for putting some real historical perspective into this ... a lot of these lists throw around words like "ALL TIME" and "IN THE HISTORY OF" and then are limited to whatever happened in the uploader's (short) lifetime. Love me some 1916 A's! lol. I think you got your Bob Millers mixed up in the 1962 Mets segment, though. The 1-12 Bob Miller was shown in the second card, not the first.
@emilrwolanski During the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26 game losing streak in 76-77, Head Coach John McKay was asked how he felt about his offenses execution. He replied, "I'm for it".
@roborr3519 Shit, I knew it was John too. I just read my comment and said "Jim McKay? Wtf was wrong with me that day?" Hahaha but yeahh he had some great lines. I know I'm paraphrasing but the offense execution one just always cracked me up.
I vividly remember the 62 Mets. Manager Casey Stengel once took a blank lineup card to the umpires at home plate and told them to fill it in. He had one of the greatest lines of all time when he said. "Can't anybody play this game"?
One of my favorite Stengel quotes (perhaps slightly paraphrased, but I tried to get as close as possible) - "Come and see my Amazin' Mets! I've been in this game 100 years, and I've found new ways to lose I never thought possible!"
Surprised the 1939 St Louis Browns didn't come up, they went 43-111 (.279 Winning Percentage), and are generally considered the worst team in the history of the sad-sack Browns franchise. I know you wanted to avoid repeat teams, and the Browns would obviously become the Orioles, but honestly, 1 or 2 repeats would have made some sense, especially if the teams were in different eras of team history; another good example of this would be either the 1906 Boston Beaneaters or the 1908 Boston Doves (this franchise would obviously be become the Braves). Both of these teams lost over 100 games and finished 66.5 and 65.5 games out of first respectively; no teams since have matched this mark for futility. Either way, good video.
I remember the 2003 Tigers were well on their way to breaking the 120 loss mark but they played just good enough to avoid that fate at the end of the season.
Ralph Kiner played on that '52 Pirates squad and won his SEVENTH consecutive NL home run crown, with 37 dingers. However, his average dipped to .244, although probably even if he'd hit .300, that'd probably not have made that much of a difference for the hapless Bucs. The following season, legendary tightwad Branch Rickey, hired from the Dodgers to turn the Pirates around, cut Kiner's salary from $90K to $75K, making him no longer the highest-paid player in the NL. Obviously disappointed, Kiner protested, but Rickey wouldn't budge, citing team financial problems and curtly told him: "We finished last WITH you. We can finish last WITHOUT you." Kiner, having been hobbled by injuries in 1952, never recovered his complete form, although his numbers combined with the Cubs and Pirates was 35 HRs and 116 RBIs, and was traded midway in the 1953 season. His production dropped the following season, and he was traded to the Cleveland Indians, but he couldn't regain his old form, and 1955 was Kiner's last year, he retiring at age 32. Kiner was also famous for the saying, "Singles hitters drive Fords, Home Run hitters drive Cadillacs". As of today, the halpless ChiSox are 35-115, so, with 12 games left, they have to win but four of the remaining twelve to avoid the worst W-L percentage in the modern era. A tad better, but half of those 12 games are against the poorly-performing, and presumably not well-motivated, LA Angels. So, if they can win one game between the three they have against the Padres and three against the Tigers, that'd mean they'd have to win three of six against the Angels...DOABLE. But, to avoid losing 121 or more games, giving them the all-time mark for number of losses, they have to go 7-5, and unless they somehow have a combination of luck and burst of talent which we've not seen all year, then the old '62 Mets 120 losses in a 162-game schedule, an long-standing mark of futility, will be sadly passed. I note that in the "modern" era, we have sixty and one-half seasons (the '61 season being 154 games for the NL, and 162 for the AL) of the older 154 game season, being seven teams and 22 games played against each. The 162-game format, being divisible by both 3, 9, and 18, lent itself to a simple 18 games apiece (three series of three games each at home, and likewise away) in a single ten-team league. There'd been a proposal to split the leagues into two five-team divisions, with a best-of-three League Championship series, but that was nixed, as it was felt the fans weren't used to that long a season yet. There were already complaints that the season was starting too early, with too cold weather in more northerly climes, especially Minnesota where the old Senators had relocated to and renamed the Twins. This, of course, was long before the advent of domed and retractable-roof venues, although the Astrodome in Houston had been planned since the late 1950s, simply awaiting teams that'd play in it to gain support. So, this season marks the sixty-third of the 162-game schedule, which should lend reason to discard any "asterix" to any season-records, like HRs, although in 1998, Mark McGwire put that notion to rest by hitting HR #61 in Game 144, and the then record-breaking #62 the following day, ending that epic slugfest campaign with 70. It'd take only three years for THAT record to fall with Barry Lamar Bonds, and that record, which I expect to see surpassed in my lifetime, has stood for 17 seasons.
White Sox fan, I’d say the pain is unbearable but I’m too old and too cynical to care enough to feel anything but disgust. We’ll see how things end, but I’d like to congratulate Jerry Reinsdorf on a job well done. You, and you alone, deserve all the credit Jerry.
I'm a Cubs fan, but I remember how well the Sox played in 2020 and 2021 and looked like they were on the verge of making it back to the World Series, but I'm astonished at how quickly everything fell apart. The first mistake wax hiring Tony LaRussa as Manger after having been retired for several years, as he couldn't relate to any of the players. Then he had his own issues with his health which wasn't encouraging to the team at all, and if I remember correctly he even fell asleep during a game. But instead of reloading with m8re talent and a more attentive manager, Reinsdorf went on the cheap and hired a manager and GM with no prior experience.
Not only were the Athletics in the 1913 & 1914 WS, they also were in the 1910 & 1911 WS also, winning 3 out of 4. Early dynasty with the famous 100K infield.
Like my late grandpa would say regarding the Good Guys (who as Tammy Wynette would say, have REALLY gone bad!!) not having the lowest win percentage and especially not having the most losses in the modern era...possible but not probable.
It wasn't mentioned that the 2003 Detroit Tigers also looked like they would break the Mets record of 120 losses in a 162 game season. After a 10 game losing streak, they won 5 of their last 6 games to finish 43-119. There is the odd chance that the ChiSox win some games late in the season to avoid out losing the Mets. But this team is so bad and the players probably quit on the season weeks ago it seems very very very unlikely.
Even if one excludes the 1899 Cleveland Spiders, the 2024 White Sox have managed an impressive achievement to land amidst such ignominy. It is much more difficult to be this bad in the modern era. That said, my list would include, in no special order: 1899 Spiders; 2024 White Sox; 1916 A's (the second of seven straight last-place finishes); 1942 Phils (the worst of a decade of terrible teams); 1935 Braves; 1962 Mets; 2003 Tigers; 1952 Pirates; 1904 Senators; and either the 1939 Browns or 1932 Red Sox.
I enjoy the RUclips page and the historical videos that get posted like this one. The White Sox were in last year’s MLB draft lottery. Since they are considered a big-market team it means they can’t be in the MLB draft lottery In consecutive seasons aka they won’t have the #1 pick in next year’s MLB Draft.
The only reason why they are not perineal contenders is because they just have arguably the worst owner in MLB who has thoroughly sabotaged the team, If Arte Moreno was just AVERAGE, the Angels would be a staple in the playoffs.
Another cool list. Watching it, I wondered if maybe there should be a special "dis-honorary" mention for the 1990 Yankees and the 1992 Mets. Obviously, the had better records than the teams you mentioned, but those early '90s New York teams had big budgets and high expectations. Maybe "big-budget bust" teams should be its own category?
The crazy thing about that terrible Mets team is they actually didn't even play a full season and still lost an all-time record 120 games. They had multiple games that were rainouts and never even bothered to play the makeup games. If that Mets team jad actually played a full season they likely would've lost even more games. Watch the White Sox finish the season by going 5-11 to have both the kost losses and lowest winning percentage in history. To add insult to injury with these new rules the White Sox probably won't even get the #1 pick as compensation for such a terrible season.
@@aidenawe9359 They finished a regular season game with a tie? I've never even heard of that before. I've only heard of exhibition games like Spring training and in one instance the All-Star game ending in a tie. Which game did the Mets finish with a tie? Why did MLB allow it to count as a tie? Was it just suspended and then never made up or something? As far as I have known MLB didn't allow regular season games to finish as a tie.
I agree with you, I think that they'll be the worst team in history. And just a few years ago it looked like they had a bright future. Their big mistake was hiring Tony LaRussa as manager. He was a great manager 20 years ago, but in 2021 and 2022, he was way past his prime. Even 2 years ago they were a .500, and in 2021, they were 93-69, first place in their division. There are many reasons for their quick decline, and there are videos on this, so I won't go into it. .
My fav stat about the 1962 Mets is they traded a player to be named later for a catcher that ended up being so bad he was returned 30 days later. The first time in history a player was ever traded for himself.
Yeah good video indeed. Agreed about the White Sox breaking the record. I didn't think they were THIIIS bad going into the All Star break and wouldn't break the record and even still said the 2019 Tigers, 2003 Tigers, and 2023 A's were worse (of my lifetime that is... Since 1987), but boy was I wrong. They are absolutely indeed the worst team i have ever seen. Couldn't agree more. They will break the record indeed. How does a professional baseball team go 6-42 for any stretch (their record in the 2nd half as of this comment)?! Sad to see
The won again in 10 innings on the 25th. They are now 38-120 with 4 to play. They are 5-5 in their last 10 so it likely now that will win at least one more before the years is out with one more game with the Angels who are last in the AL West at 63-95. Then they go to Detroit to play the surging Tigers for 3 games. These can be if the Tigers are fighting for a playoff birth. THIS is why we watch baseball.
Well what do you know. They won 3 straight games against the Angels. I bet no one had that on their bingo card. I guess when faced with being the worst in history, lit a fire in their dugout. The worst they can finish now is 39-122, a .24074 W-L percentage.
They won 3 straight on the 14th, 15th & 16th before losing on the 17th. As I write this, they are tied in the 13th. The home team Angels, 90 game losers themselves, have a runner on second with no outs.
Connie Mack began an A's tradition of winning titles, dumping all of their talent , and instantly plummeting to the basement. Name one great player who spent their entire career with the A's.
Or even good ones. I did think of one, Eddie Rommel, he'd have been an all-star a few times had they had the game. Is he the best full-career Athletic? It'd be interesting to see a list of best players for each team who spent their whole career with that team.
@@dougfowler1368 According to Baseball Reference, he is the best player to spend his whole career with the A's. As for the franchise player list, I frequently find myself making that list in my mind, only struggling with a handful of teams, like the Rays.
Those 2003 Detroit Tigers played a hell of a game on June 1, 2003 against the Yankees. 17 inning marathon. They ended up losing which is good because I’m a Yankees fan but they made a great comeback in that game and it was a lot of fun to be at.
There is one bit of hope for the White Sox: nine of their last sixteen games are against the Athletics and Angels, and the Tigers might be out of contention by the time they face the Sox as well. This leaves one game against Cleveland and three against San Diego as the only real contenders on the remaining schedule.
When I started watching they were losing game 114 to the Guardians. They will undoubtedly be setting a couple of records that no one really wants to have.
They're not one of the worst teams ever in terms of final winning percentage, but the 2022 Reds were the crappiest I've ever watched. They started off going 3-22 & it took them well over a month to even get double-digit wins. They were able to somewhat salvage themselves by "only" going 62-100, but yeah you know it's bad when Matt Reynolds is getting significant playing time. Funnily enough, the two Reds games that I went to that year, they actually won!
The 2024 Chicago White Sox finished 41-121, a .253 winning percentage. Pedro Grifol was fired with the team at 28-89. Interim Manager Grady Sizemore finished the season 13-32.
The premise that "worst team" (or "best team") is based mostly (or only) on Win-Loss Record is inherently flawed. You can statistically have a better or worse record and not actually be either. Just pointing that out.
Also another comment. I’ve always believed Barry Bonds after he left Pittsburgh put a hex or curse on the team Ive always believed that. It honestly wouldn’t surprise me at all tbh.
Boston Braves 1933: 83 and 71 1934: 78 and 73 1935: 38 and 115 1936 as the Bees: 71 and 83 That’s interesting to me. They weren’t torn apart like Connie Mack’s Athletics after 1914. They weren’t an experiment in adding lots of cheap youth like the 1952 Pirates. They weren’t an expansion team like the 1962 Mets. They weren’t bad the year before a worse season followed (2002 Tigers, 2023 White Sox) so there were indications of rough seas ahead. Those 1935 Braves just fell apart. In my mind, they were the worst team pre-1969 and unless the Sox go on a tear, they’ll be the worst since. Other historically bad teams had *no* chance to compete, Boston just collapsed badly for one, pitiful year. At least the 2003 Tigers had Dmitri Young (29 HR’s, 85 RBI, .297 BA) and Jamie Walker (76 apps, 3.32 ERA) The White Sox best hurler is Crochet (6-11, 3.83) and their best two hitters are a *combined* 33 HR’s, 116 RBI, .232 average…wow. 😱
To play devil's advocate on the '35 Braves, they had a player who was really good that year (kinda like Dimitri Young); the issue is, he was a one-man band that year in particular. I'm referring of course to Wally Berger, who is maybe the best player of the 30s not in the HOF (partially because he was that good in his short peak, and partially because the 20s and 30s are overloaded on HOFers). The bench also had a couple alright hitters, but Berger was the only one who had a year to his standards.
the interesting thing about the 2024 white sox is they actually have more talent than some of these teams (like the 03 Tigers), but they are just exceptionally good at losing. I think they will go 38 or 39 wins...the thing is their starting pitching is actually ok. crochet is good, cannon shows promise, and one other guy i forgot about.
3:22 Don't forget Randy Johnson's only perfect game came against the Braves that season. Somehow, that season's Diamondbacks gave Randy Johnson his only perfect game, period.
The Mets decision was the right one in hindsight. They needed to field a team that would somehow bring back bitter Dodgers and Giants fans. The 62 team sucked, but they were able to build their fanbase.
Now that history has been made, I wanted to offer my own list of the worst MLB teams of all time: 1) 1899 Cleveland Spiders (20-134, 84 GB). 2) 2024 Chicago White Sox (41-121, 51.5 GB). 3) 1962 New York Mets (40-120, 60.5 GB). 4) 2003 Detroit Tigers (43-119, 47 GB). 5) 1916 Philadelphia Athletics (36-117, 54.5 GB). 6) 1935 Boston Braves (38-115, 61.5 GB). 7) 2018 Baltimore Orioles (47-115, 61 GB). 8) 2019 Detroit Tigers (47-114, 54 GB). 9) 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys (23-113, 66.5 GB). 10) 1904 Washington Senators (38-113, 55.5 GB). Dishonorable Mentions: 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1889 Louisville Colonels, 1898 St. Louis Browns, 1939 St. Louis Browns, 1932 Boston Red Sox, 1941 Philadelphia Phillies, 2023 Oakland Athletics, 1965 New York Mets, 2013 Houston Astros, 2004 Arizona Diamondbacks, 1963 New York Mets, 2021 Arizona Diamondbacks, 2021 Baltimore Orioles, 1969 Montreal Expos, 1969 San Diego Padres, & 1909 Washington Senators.
As a pirates fan I would like to add we actually were genuinely one of the best teams from 1920 through the end of the 1930s a lot of people tend to forget that. We were mostly mediocre in the 40s tho and by the 50s we were absolutely pathetic but at the end of the day it was probably actually worth it. Cause you already know what happened in 1960. Back in the olden days of baseball the pirates were actually a respectable organization but hasn’t been for like the last 30 years or so lmao🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm glad you did not include the 1899 Cleveland Spiders who went 20-134. Their owner also owned the St. Louis Cardinals and sold his best Cleveland players to St. Louis after the 1898 season. Slight conflict of interest. The '99 Spiders spent most of the year on the road and went defunct after the season.
I am a staunch Mets fan and I sincerely hope the White Sox do not lose 120. That record belongs to us and it defines us. We came into the league as the worst and built a nice history from then on. But those Mets were Amazin’. Let’s go Sox. ⚾️
They lost today, so now they have to go 6-9 in their final fifteen (10-5 to avoid most losses). Their schedule is actually "easy" since they have six games against the Angels and three against the A's, who are normal bad teams, three games against the Tigers who are okay, and three against the Padres who are quite good. Still it really doesn't look good. One win in each of their five series would leave them just short so they'll actually need to "win" a series, at home vs. Oakland up next or against the Angels seems the most likely, but even then being swept by the Padres would negate that.
HOLD UP!!! HOLD UP!! Forget the rest of the video ! Did he just say a guy struck out ALL 27 batters he faced?? Where’s the video dedicated to that game? I don’t care if he’s a major leaguer pitching against a little lg team ,that’s insane!!
That's not quite what happened. On May 13, 1952 Ron Necciai struck out 27 batters in a 9 inning game while pitching for the Pirates class D (what would be considered rookie ball today) team in Bristol. It was a no-hitter, but he didn't strike out everyone he faced. He walked one, hit a batter, had a batter reach base via an error, had another batter reach base via a dropped 3rd strike, and one batter grounded out to first.
@@GizmoBeach the Orioles weren't as bad a pitching staff in 2019 as the tigers of 1996, but it wasn't as far apart as you may think. 1996 was in the steroid era, so the run environment was inflated. Still, an ERA over 6 is unacceptable in any era, as was the Orioles in 2019 of over 5 and a half
Finished 41-121. The worst record since MLB went to the 162-game season.
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Actually, the White Sox can't lose the most ever because the 1899 Cleveland Spiders own that record; 134 loses in 1899, but yeah, they just lost their 114th of 2024 tonight so they are just 6 loses from tying the 1962 Mets for most losses since 1900
I saw that the Sox this year haven't won a game when trailing after the sixth inning, if you take out an 11-8 strech from late April to mid May it looks even worse
@@austintaylor6152 Yes, dude, the Spiders essentially moved their team. Not sure why they played another year. Just note worthy (recalling where Cy Young started his career).
Even without breaking "worst ever" records, to finish with fewer than 50 wins requires true ineptitude. Current and defunct MLB teams have played at least 2600 seasons (probably closer to 3000) including the 19th century. Less than 50 times did teams finish with fewer than than 50 wins, not even in seasons of 130-140 games. Only the NHL and NBA play close to as many games as MLB, roughly half. The Choke Sox can take relief that they are not as pathetic as the NHL's 1974-75 Washington Capitals (8-67-5, .131) or 1992-93 San Jose Sharks (11-71-2, .143) and Ottawa Senators (10-70-4, also .143), or the NBA's 2011-2012 Charlotte Bobcats (7-59, .106 in a strike shortened season) and 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers (9-73, .110 in a full season). And of course, there's the NFL's ~~~FIVE~~~ teams having seasons with zero wins, much easier to do in short seasons.
I think I counted it up one time and including the National Assoc it was 2800+ and I did that a few years ago (2018 or 2019 i forget) So it probably is 3000 now. Though it would also include a handful of 19th century teams who fold after 10-15 games, so who knows if those should be counted.
@@DemonKingBadger It was a rough estimate, using wikidiaper's numbers for number of seasons by teams, plus others not counted or listed (e.g. Montreal, Milwaukee Bravados, etc.). Exact numbers didn't really matter, it was the contrast of abundance and scarcity, that it's REALLY hard to not win at least 50. By comparison, it's incredible easy for NFL teams to finish .250 or worse (0 to 3 wins in 12 or 14 games, 0-4 wins in 16 or 17 games). It happens about four times per year.
@@guessundheit6494 yeah, no worries, I used baseball-reference, myself. If I remember the 30 teams were about 2600, counting all their moves, and the defunct teams (pretty much 19th century teams and the Federal League accounted for like 250 or 300.) But, like I said I did it a few years ago, so with 30 seasons, it would be 150 or 180 more than what I had at the time.
Funny thing is that the White Sox will probably make the playoffs in the next couple seasons. You just never know in baseball. If the Tigers made it to the WS 3 years after that terrible 03 season, why not the Sox
8-8 down the stretch. 121 losses, but.253%. well done?
@@raymondeichler442 Although it breaks the 1962 Mets record for losses, the win percentage of .253 is actually still slightly better than those Mets.
An amazing winning streak .... for this team, anyway. After hitting 120, they what, 4? 5? games.
I’m 55 years old and have been a White Sox fan my whole life. I’ve seen a lot of bad White Sox teams but nothing like this.
Well, enjoythem while they last. I'm betting they're looking to relocate.
@@chevleclair493 my neighbor says that too.
@@WilliamSmith-mz9qz Though I amaCubs' fan, Ididfollow the Sox s little bit. I rememberthe '94 Sox with the best starting rotation I'd ever seen. Jack McDowell, Jason Bere, Wilson
Alvarez,and Alex Fernandez. I usedto call them the Southside Bullies.
@@chevleclair493 they had a very good team I thought they would win the World Series the the strike happened.
They may have ended up facing the Montreal Expos, who I believe had the best record in baseball when the strike happened. What a World Series that could have been.
Great video. As a kid growing up in San Francisco in the 1960s we were we’re always amazed how loyal the Mets fans were. Even after 1962 they had 4 more hundred loss seasons. But boy those fans were rewarded in 1969. The amazing Mets. I was 12 years old and I still remember that exciting World Series.
Here’s hoping that sticking with the Giants through these awful seasons, the reward is coming soon.
My Grandfather always said that the horrific seasons only made the Amazin' Mets all the sweeter.
Plus, 1969 was such a tumultuous year, that every high or low would be easily seen as far more impactful in context
Should have had at least a mention of the 1899 Cleveland Spiders. That story of corruption is really interesting.
@@zqrahll see your point. At the same time, he was only going back to 1903
The modern era began in 1903, which was the year of the first World Series.
That record will never be broken.
While he was only focusing on the World Series era, it's hard to make a worst baseball teams video and not include that "squad". Also he said no defunct teams either.
The team’s owner also owned the St. Louis team in the National League. (Owning more than one team was common at the time). When the owner of the Spiders decided it made business sense to do it, he moved the best players on the Spiders, including Cy Young, to St. Louis. The Spiders wound up playing most of their games on the road.
This 2024 White Sox is the absolute worst MLB Team I've ever seen!!! This coming from a White Sox fan.
What exactly went wrong?
@@JohnSmith-zw8vp Everything
@@jonathanhancock8134 More specially...and what was different about this season as opposed to the others? I can only imagine how many paper sack faces there must be at The Artist Formerly Known As New Comiskey Park.
@@JohnSmith-zw8vp To be more specific, The Roster, A Dumbass of an manager, An Moron of an general manager, An Cheapskate of an Owner. That's specific enough for you?
@@JohnSmith-zw8vp Jerry Reinsdorf.
Thanks for putting some real historical perspective into this ... a lot of these lists throw around words like "ALL TIME" and "IN THE HISTORY OF" and then are limited to whatever happened in the uploader's (short) lifetime. Love me some 1916 A's! lol. I think you got your Bob Millers mixed up in the 1962 Mets segment, though. The 1-12 Bob Miller was shown in the second card, not the first.
Casey Stengel on the '62 Mets:
"This was a team effort, because one person couldn't
screw this up."
A former NHL coach, a name lost to history: "We can't win at home, and we can't win on the road. We're running out of places to play."
@emilrwolanski During the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26 game losing streak in 76-77, Head Coach John McKay was asked how he felt about his offenses execution. He replied, "I'm for it".
@@guessundheit6494 What we need is a neutral site.
@@dazed1nyc😅John McKay!! Jim was the “thrill of victory, agony of defeat” guy
@roborr3519 Shit, I knew it was John too. I just read my comment and said "Jim McKay? Wtf was wrong with me that day?" Hahaha but yeahh he had some great lines. I know I'm paraphrasing but the offense execution one just always cracked me up.
I vividly remember the 62 Mets. Manager Casey Stengel once took a blank lineup card to the umpires at home plate and told them to fill it in. He had one of the greatest lines of all time when he said. "Can't anybody play this game"?
Before John McKay, there was Casey Stengel.
You gotta give it to the old professor... he had a great sense of humor! Lol
@@georgeanthony7282 He sure did. He had a lot less problems when he managed the Yankees. A great baseball mind.
After the season the reporters asked Stengel "how could you lose 120 games?" Casey answered "I don't know how we won 40!"
One of my favorite Stengel quotes (perhaps slightly paraphrased, but I tried to get as close as possible) - "Come and see my Amazin' Mets! I've been in this game 100 years, and I've found new ways to lose I never thought possible!"
Surprised the 1939 St Louis Browns didn't come up, they went 43-111 (.279 Winning Percentage), and are generally considered the worst team in the history of the sad-sack Browns franchise. I know you wanted to avoid repeat teams, and the Browns would obviously become the Orioles, but honestly, 1 or 2 repeats would have made some sense, especially if the teams were in different eras of team history; another good example of this would be either the 1906 Boston Beaneaters or the 1908 Boston Doves (this franchise would obviously be become the Braves). Both of these teams lost over 100 games and finished 66.5 and 65.5 games out of first respectively; no teams since have matched this mark for futility. Either way, good video.
I remember the 2003 Tigers were well on their way to breaking the 120 loss mark but they played just good enough to avoid that fate at the end of the season.
They won 5 of their final 6 games after dropping 16 of their previous 17.
They were playing for pride.
Ralph Kiner played on that '52 Pirates squad and won his SEVENTH consecutive NL home run crown, with 37 dingers. However, his average dipped to .244, although probably even if he'd hit .300, that'd probably not have made that much of a difference for the hapless Bucs. The following season, legendary tightwad Branch Rickey, hired from the Dodgers to turn the Pirates around, cut Kiner's salary from $90K to $75K, making him no longer the highest-paid player in the NL. Obviously disappointed, Kiner protested, but Rickey wouldn't budge, citing team financial problems and curtly told him: "We finished last WITH you. We can finish last WITHOUT you."
Kiner, having been hobbled by injuries in 1952, never recovered his complete form, although his numbers combined with the Cubs and Pirates was 35 HRs and 116 RBIs, and was traded midway in the 1953 season. His production dropped the following season, and he was traded to the Cleveland Indians, but he couldn't regain his old form, and 1955 was Kiner's last year, he retiring at age 32. Kiner was also famous for the saying, "Singles hitters drive Fords, Home Run hitters drive Cadillacs".
As of today, the halpless ChiSox are 35-115, so, with 12 games left, they have to win but four of the remaining twelve to avoid the worst W-L percentage in the modern era. A tad better, but half of those 12 games are against the poorly-performing, and presumably not well-motivated, LA Angels. So, if they can win one game between the three they have against the Padres and three against the Tigers, that'd mean they'd have to win three of six against the Angels...DOABLE. But, to avoid losing 121 or more games, giving them the all-time mark for number of losses, they have to go 7-5, and unless they somehow have a combination of luck and burst of talent which we've not seen all year, then the old '62 Mets 120 losses in a 162-game schedule, an long-standing mark of futility, will be sadly passed.
I note that in the "modern" era, we have sixty and one-half seasons (the '61 season being 154 games for the NL, and 162 for the AL) of the older 154 game season, being seven teams and 22 games played against each. The 162-game format, being divisible by both 3, 9, and 18, lent itself to a simple 18 games apiece (three series of three games each at home, and likewise away) in a single ten-team league. There'd been a proposal to split the leagues into two five-team divisions, with a best-of-three League Championship series, but that was nixed, as it was felt the fans weren't used to that long a season yet. There were already complaints that the season was starting too early, with too cold weather in more northerly climes, especially Minnesota where the old Senators had relocated to and renamed the Twins. This, of course, was long before the advent of domed and retractable-roof venues, although the Astrodome in Houston had been planned since the late 1950s, simply awaiting teams that'd play in it to gain support. So, this season marks the sixty-third of the 162-game schedule, which should lend reason to discard any "asterix" to any season-records, like HRs, although in 1998, Mark McGwire put that notion to rest by hitting HR #61 in Game 144, and the then record-breaking #62 the following day, ending that epic slugfest campaign with 70. It'd take only three years for THAT record to fall with Barry Lamar Bonds, and that record, which I expect to see surpassed in my lifetime, has stood for 17 seasons.
White Sox fan, I’d say the pain is unbearable but I’m too old and too cynical to care enough to feel anything but disgust. We’ll see how things end, but I’d like to congratulate Jerry Reinsdorf on a job well done. You, and you alone, deserve all the credit Jerry.
At least you guys have won a WS this century. My team hasn't even been to a WS in over 40 years
I'm a Cubs fan, but I remember how well the Sox played in 2020 and 2021 and looked like they were on the verge of making it back to the World Series, but I'm astonished at how quickly everything fell apart. The first mistake wax hiring Tony LaRussa as Manger after having been retired for several years, as he couldn't relate to any of the players. Then he had his own issues with his health which wasn't encouraging to the team at all, and if I remember correctly he even fell asleep during a game. But instead of reloading with m8re talent and a more attentive manager, Reinsdorf went on the cheap and hired a manager and GM with no prior experience.
Not only were the Athletics in the 1913 & 1914 WS, they also were in the 1910 & 1911 WS also, winning 3 out of 4. Early dynasty with the famous 100K infield.
Like my late grandpa would say regarding the Good Guys (who as Tammy Wynette would say, have REALLY gone bad!!) not having the lowest win percentage and especially not having the most losses in the modern era...possible but not probable.
It wasn't mentioned that the 2003 Detroit Tigers also looked like they would break the Mets record of 120 losses in a 162 game season. After a 10 game losing streak, they won 5 of their last 6 games to finish 43-119. There is the odd chance that the ChiSox win some games late in the season to avoid out losing the Mets. But this team is so bad and the players probably quit on the season weeks ago it seems very very very unlikely.
Even if one excludes the 1899 Cleveland Spiders, the 2024 White Sox have managed an impressive achievement to land amidst such ignominy. It is much more difficult to be this bad in the modern era.
That said, my list would include, in no special order: 1899 Spiders; 2024 White Sox; 1916 A's (the second of seven straight last-place finishes); 1942 Phils (the worst of a decade of terrible teams); 1935 Braves; 1962 Mets; 2003 Tigers; 1952 Pirates; 1904 Senators; and either the 1939 Browns or 1932 Red Sox.
I enjoy the RUclips page and the historical videos that get posted like this one.
The White Sox were in last year’s MLB draft lottery. Since they are considered a big-market team it means they can’t be in the MLB draft lottery In consecutive seasons aka they won’t have the #1 pick in next year’s MLB Draft.
I'm just glad the Angels didn't make this list. God knows they've tried real hard.
They never had a record below .400 throughout their history.
The only reason why they are not perineal contenders is because they just have arguably the worst owner in MLB who has thoroughly sabotaged the team, If Arte Moreno was just AVERAGE, the Angels would be a staple in the playoffs.
They're the only team to never have a 100 loss season, so they've never really been close to a list like this.
That is, until this year. They had a .389 win percentage.
@@erikbunty2016 It's still not one of the worst seasons of all time, I doubt it even makes the top 100.
Another cool list. Watching it, I wondered if maybe there should be a special "dis-honorary" mention for the 1990 Yankees and the 1992 Mets. Obviously, the had better records than the teams you mentioned, but those early '90s New York teams had big budgets and high expectations. Maybe "big-budget bust" teams should be its own category?
I look forward to your baseball history content! You have a unique voice that I like as well. Keep them comin’
The crazy thing about that terrible Mets team is they actually didn't even play a full season and still lost an all-time record 120 games. They had multiple games that were rainouts and never even bothered to play the makeup games. If that Mets team jad actually played a full season they likely would've lost even more games.
Watch the White Sox finish the season by going 5-11 to have both the kost losses and lowest winning percentage in history. To add insult to injury with these new rules the White Sox probably won't even get the #1 pick as compensation for such a terrible season.
Played 161 games, finished with 40-120-1. The Mets lost on the final day of the season and the rainout was canceled
@@aidenawe9359 They finished a regular season game with a tie? I've never even heard of that before. I've only heard of exhibition games like Spring training and in one instance the All-Star game ending in a tie. Which game did the Mets finish with a tie? Why did MLB allow it to count as a tie? Was it just suspended and then never made up or something? As far as I have known MLB didn't allow regular season games to finish as a tie.
@@matthew01234 A handful of games in history are allowed to end in ties and they functionally don't count in the standings
Was that 154 games or 162 games
@@matthew01234 A handful of games in history are allowed to end in ties and they functionally don't count in the standings
I agree with you, I think that they'll be the worst team in history. And just a few years ago it looked like they had a bright future. Their big mistake was hiring Tony LaRussa as manager. He was a great manager 20 years ago, but in 2021 and 2022, he was way past his prime. Even 2 years ago they were a .500, and in 2021, they were 93-69, first place in their division. There are many reasons for their quick decline, and there are videos on this, so I won't go into it. .
My fav stat about the 1962 Mets is they traded a player to be named later for a catcher that ended up being so bad he was returned 30 days later. The first time in history a player was ever traded for himself.
Harry Chiti.
11:28 Zimmer looked 50 years old from the years 1962-1992
Can't imajine Zimmer ever looking fifty yrs old is he trying to start fights by assaulting pitchers
He was born 50 years old.
Awesome insight of most incredibly unsuccessful MLB teams. Really appreciated the research and background, very interesting 👍
Yeah good video indeed. Agreed about the White Sox breaking the record. I didn't think they were THIIIS bad going into the All Star break and wouldn't break the record and even still said the 2019 Tigers, 2003 Tigers, and 2023 A's were worse (of my lifetime that is... Since 1987), but boy was I wrong. They are absolutely indeed the worst team i have ever seen. Couldn't agree more. They will break the record indeed. How does a professional baseball team go 6-42 for any stretch (their record in the 2nd half as of this comment)?! Sad to see
As of Tuesday afternoon, 24-Sept.-2024, The Chisox have a 36-120 record.
With six to go They will likely not finish with 39 wins (or more.)
They won tonight - 24 Sept. 5 games to go.
The won again in 10 innings on the 25th.
They are now 38-120 with 4 to play.
They are 5-5 in their last 10 so it likely now that will win at least one more before the years is out with one more game with the Angels who are last in the AL West at 63-95. Then they go to Detroit to play the surging Tigers for 3 games. These can be if the Tigers are fighting for a playoff birth.
THIS is why we watch baseball.
Well what do you know. They won 3 straight games against the Angels. I bet no one had that on their bingo card.
I guess when faced with being the worst in history, lit a fire in their dugout.
The worst they can finish now is 39-122, a .24074 W-L percentage.
Most last place teams in both the NL and AL have AT LEAST 50 wins.
White Sox fans deserve better.
As of today (9/14/2024) the ChiSox need to go 9 and 4 to avoid 120 losses.
NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
Zero chance
Damn, they won on a walk off HR.
Jerry Reinsdorf is threatening to keep the team in Chicago if he doesn't get public financing for a new ballpark!😃
They won 3 straight on the 14th, 15th & 16th before losing on the 17th. As I write this, they are tied in the 13th. The home team Angels, 90 game losers themselves, have a runner on second with no outs.
They just lost 4-3 in the 13th. The Sox now stand at 36-117.
As Ed McMahon used to say…. “YOU ARE CORRECT SIR!”
Connie Mack began an A's tradition of winning titles, dumping all of their talent , and instantly plummeting to the basement. Name one great player who spent their entire career with the A's.
Or even good ones. I did think of one, Eddie Rommel, he'd have been an all-star a few times had they had the game. Is he the best full-career Athletic? It'd be interesting to see a list of best players for each team who spent their whole career with that team.
@@dougfowler1368 According to Baseball Reference, he is the best player to spend his whole career with the A's. As for the franchise player list, I frequently find myself making that list in my mind, only struggling with a handful of teams, like the Rays.
ED DELAHANTY MENTIONED
The last time I heard a team that was bad as the Sox is the '03 Tigers.
Those 2003 Detroit Tigers played a hell of a game on June 1, 2003 against the Yankees. 17 inning marathon. They ended up losing which is good because I’m a Yankees fan but they made a great comeback in that game and it was a lot of fun to be at.
Did you picture, at 15:05, Bobby Shantz, an A's star of the Fifties, to see if we were paying attention?
Looks like the NFL copied the Federal League's shield logo at 14:30.
Thank you for not having the ‘24 Sox at #1.
As a White Sox fan it's about time that everyone is starting to take notice.
It's been a tough year. That's a really big understatement
When I saw the title, I did wonder how many Phillies seasons would make the list. Thanks for clarifying that early.
Bold video Erik. Go Giants!
Great video thanks!
There is one bit of hope for the White Sox: nine of their last sixteen games are against the Athletics and Angels, and the Tigers might be out of contention by the time they face the Sox as well. This leaves one game against Cleveland and three against San Diego as the only real contenders on the remaining schedule.
Swept by Cleveland
they would have to go 10-5 just to avoid the 62' Mets record. They are definitely breaking it.
@@hhattonaom9729Yeah, I don't see them going 10-5 the rest of the way.
They'll be lucky to go 5-10.
Why was there no Phillies team on this list? The worst team we ever had was in '42, finishing 42-109 (.278)
In 1899, the Cleveland Spiders of the NATIONAL LEAGUE was 20-134.
Very interesting, well-researched video
When I started watching they were losing game 114 to the Guardians. They will undoubtedly be setting a couple of records that no one really wants to have.
How they Chicago ended today end of the regular season ???? Anyone has the record ????
I watched. Good video.
Agreed however this is modern baseball 1900 on the Cleveland Spiders were in the 1880.
They're not one of the worst teams ever in terms of final winning percentage, but the 2022 Reds were the crappiest I've ever watched. They started off going 3-22 & it took them well over a month to even get double-digit wins. They were able to somewhat salvage themselves by "only" going 62-100, but yeah you know it's bad when Matt Reynolds is getting significant playing time.
Funnily enough, the two Reds games that I went to that year, they actually won!
At the start of this season I thought the Oakland A's would be the worst team. But oh boy we are seeing something special from the 2024 White Sox. 😅😅
The 2024 Chicago White Sox finished 41-121, a .253 winning percentage.
Pedro Grifol was fired with the team at 28-89. Interim Manager Grady Sizemore finished the season 13-32.
The premise that "worst team" (or "best team") is based mostly (or only) on Win-Loss Record is inherently flawed. You can statistically have a better or worse record and not actually be either. Just pointing that out.
Also another comment. I’ve always believed Barry Bonds after he left Pittsburgh put a hex or curse on the team Ive always believed that. It honestly wouldn’t surprise me at all tbh.
Boston Braves
1933: 83 and 71
1934: 78 and 73
1935: 38 and 115
1936 as the Bees: 71 and 83
That’s interesting to me. They weren’t torn apart like Connie Mack’s Athletics after 1914. They weren’t an experiment in adding lots of cheap youth like the 1952 Pirates. They weren’t an expansion team like the 1962 Mets.
They weren’t bad the year before a worse season followed (2002 Tigers, 2023 White Sox) so there were indications of rough seas ahead.
Those 1935 Braves just fell apart. In my mind, they were the worst team pre-1969 and unless the Sox go on a tear, they’ll be the worst since. Other historically bad teams had *no* chance to compete, Boston just collapsed badly for one, pitiful year.
At least the 2003 Tigers had Dmitri Young (29 HR’s, 85 RBI, .297 BA) and Jamie Walker (76 apps, 3.32 ERA) The White Sox best hurler is Crochet (6-11, 3.83) and their best two hitters are a *combined* 33 HR’s, 116 RBI, .232 average…wow. 😱
To play devil's advocate on the '35 Braves, they had a player who was really good that year (kinda like Dimitri Young); the issue is, he was a one-man band that year in particular. I'm referring of course to Wally Berger, who is maybe the best player of the 30s not in the HOF (partially because he was that good in his short peak, and partially because the 20s and 30s are overloaded on HOFers). The bench also had a couple alright hitters, but Berger was the only one who had a year to his standards.
Great rebuild by baltimore
Our farm system still can't produce quality pitchers to save their life though.
@@sammcpherson82 Seem to choke in the playoffs, though.
the interesting thing about the 2024 white sox is they actually have more talent than some of these teams (like the 03 Tigers), but they are just exceptionally good at losing. I think they will go 38 or 39 wins...the thing is their starting pitching is actually ok. crochet is good, cannon shows promise, and one other guy i forgot about.
As of today (9/21/24) they are 36-119 after losing to my resurgent Padres (I almost feel bad for this!)…Manny Michael is great, as usual
Jimmy Breslin wrote a book about the 1962 New York Mets called Can't Anybody Here Play This Game.
The 1961 Philadelphia Phillies finished 47-107, a .305 Winning Percentage, and lost and MLB Record 23 games in a row
This is a motivational video for Giants fans. 😞
That’s what I love about the Mets, even at the very beginning they were signing Yankees castoffs. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
3:22 Don't forget Randy Johnson's only perfect game came against the Braves that season. Somehow, that season's Diamondbacks gave Randy Johnson his only perfect game, period.
121 today
Don't look now, but the White Sox just won three in a row (against the A's & Angels but still).
And now they've just lost four in a row. 36-119, a thing of beauty!
Totally Agree with you!
🎉
13 Arod in postseason time only 1 time good 2009
The Mets decision was the right one in hindsight. They needed to field a team that would somehow bring back bitter Dodgers and Giants fans. The 62 team sucked, but they were able to build their fanbase.
Mannnn poor Corey Julks keeps showing up in the pics and he got traded there!
Now that history has been made, I wanted to offer my own list of the worst MLB teams of all time:
1) 1899 Cleveland Spiders (20-134, 84 GB).
2) 2024 Chicago White Sox (41-121, 51.5 GB).
3) 1962 New York Mets (40-120, 60.5 GB).
4) 2003 Detroit Tigers (43-119, 47 GB).
5) 1916 Philadelphia Athletics (36-117, 54.5 GB).
6) 1935 Boston Braves (38-115, 61.5 GB).
7) 2018 Baltimore Orioles (47-115, 61 GB).
8) 2019 Detroit Tigers (47-114, 54 GB).
9) 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys (23-113, 66.5 GB).
10) 1904 Washington Senators (38-113, 55.5 GB).
Dishonorable Mentions: 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1889 Louisville Colonels, 1898 St. Louis Browns, 1939 St. Louis Browns, 1932 Boston Red Sox, 1941 Philadelphia Phillies, 2023 Oakland Athletics, 1965 New York Mets, 2013 Houston Astros, 2004 Arizona Diamondbacks, 1963 New York Mets, 2021 Arizona Diamondbacks, 2021 Baltimore Orioles, 1969 Montreal Expos, 1969 San Diego Padres, & 1909 Washington Senators.
It's a shame that the 1899 Cleveland Spiders cannot be included on this list.
Pretty fair evaluation of MLB's worst of all time!!!!
As a pirates fan I would like to add we actually were genuinely one of the best teams from 1920 through the end of the 1930s a lot of people tend to forget that. We were mostly mediocre in the 40s tho and by the 50s we were absolutely pathetic but at the end of the day it was probably actually worth it. Cause you already know what happened in 1960. Back in the olden days of baseball the pirates were actually a respectable organization but hasn’t been for like the last 30 years or so lmao🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm glad you did not include the 1899 Cleveland Spiders who went 20-134. Their owner also owned the St. Louis Cardinals and sold his best Cleveland players to St. Louis after the 1898 season. Slight conflict of interest. The '99 Spiders spent most of the year on the road and went defunct after the season.
I am a staunch Mets fan and I sincerely hope the White Sox do not lose 120. That record belongs to us and it defines us. We came into the league as the worst and built a nice history from then on. But those Mets were Amazin’. Let’s go Sox. ⚾️
On point!
Excellent as usual Erik
I cant see them winning more then maybe 3 more games this year!
They lost today, so now they have to go 6-9 in their final fifteen (10-5 to avoid most losses). Their schedule is actually "easy" since they have six games against the Angels and three against the A's, who are normal bad teams, three games against the Tigers who are okay, and three against the Padres who are quite good. Still it really doesn't look good.
One win in each of their five series would leave them just short so they'll actually need to "win" a series, at home vs. Oakland up next or against the Angels seems the most likely, but even then being swept by the Padres would negate that.
The A's are much more respectable this season.
HOLD UP!!! HOLD UP!! Forget the rest of the video ! Did he just say a guy struck out ALL 27 batters he faced?? Where’s the video dedicated to that game? I don’t care if he’s a major leaguer pitching against a little lg team ,that’s insane!!
That's not quite what happened. On May 13, 1952 Ron Necciai struck out 27 batters in a 9 inning game while pitching for the Pirates class D (what would be considered rookie ball today) team in Bristol. It was a no-hitter, but he didn't strike out everyone he faced. He walked one, hit a batter, had a batter reach base via an error, had another batter reach base via a dropped 3rd strike, and one batter grounded out to first.
Now that would have to be superman suddenly playing baseball using his super powers
He had a brief major league career, but I think he blew out his arm.
@@donwhiteley3293 ah ok ok nice still impressive
@@donwhiteley3293, how can I get that box score, lol?
I cannot find it..
I'd argue that the 2019 Orioles should be up there simply because of how bad their pitching staff really was that year.
Detroit’s team ERA was 6.38 in 1996…the 2019 Orioles were quite bad, but not that putrid.
@@GizmoBeach the Orioles weren't as bad a pitching staff in 2019 as the tigers of 1996, but it wasn't as far apart as you may think. 1996 was in the steroid era, so the run environment was inflated. Still, an ERA over 6 is unacceptable in any era, as was the Orioles in 2019 of over 5 and a half
Finished 41-121. The worst record since MLB went to the 162-game season.
Actually, the White Sox can't lose the most ever because the 1899 Cleveland Spiders own that record; 134 loses in 1899, but yeah, they just lost their 114th of 2024 tonight so they are just 6 loses from tying the 1962 Mets for most losses since 1900
Reminds me of Leela and Blurnsball of Futurama
I saw that the Sox this year haven't won a game when trailing after the sixth inning, if you take out an 11-8 strech from late April to mid May it looks even worse
22-106 outside that stretch. Yikes.
Nice!
I agree 100% with this prediction
Before the strike. The 94 Toronto Blue Jays were terrible
The Cleveland Spiders had a record of 20-134 (.130 winning percentage).
The year after Cy Young left the team.
dude the owner of the spiders moved all of his good players to his "good" team (I wanna say they were in St Louis but im not 100% on that
@@austintaylor6152 Yes, dude, the Spiders essentially moved their team. Not sure why they played another year. Just note worthy (recalling where Cy Young started his career).
Even without breaking "worst ever" records, to finish with fewer than 50 wins requires true ineptitude. Current and defunct MLB teams have played at least 2600 seasons (probably closer to 3000) including the 19th century. Less than 50 times did teams finish with fewer than than 50 wins, not even in seasons of 130-140 games.
Only the NHL and NBA play close to as many games as MLB, roughly half. The Choke Sox can take relief that they are not as pathetic as the NHL's 1974-75 Washington Capitals (8-67-5, .131) or 1992-93 San Jose Sharks (11-71-2, .143) and Ottawa Senators (10-70-4, also .143), or the NBA's 2011-2012 Charlotte Bobcats (7-59, .106 in a strike shortened season) and 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers (9-73, .110 in a full season).
And of course, there's the NFL's ~~~FIVE~~~ teams having seasons with zero wins, much easier to do in short seasons.
I think I counted it up one time and including the National Assoc it was 2800+ and I did that a few years ago (2018 or 2019 i forget) So it probably is 3000 now. Though it would also include a handful of 19th century teams who fold after 10-15 games, so who knows if those should be counted.
@@DemonKingBadger It was a rough estimate, using wikidiaper's numbers for number of seasons by teams, plus others not counted or listed (e.g. Montreal, Milwaukee Bravados, etc.). Exact numbers didn't really matter, it was the contrast of abundance and scarcity, that it's REALLY hard to not win at least 50.
By comparison, it's incredible easy for NFL teams to finish .250 or worse (0 to 3 wins in 12 or 14 games, 0-4 wins in 16 or 17 games). It happens about four times per year.
@@guessundheit6494 yeah, no worries, I used baseball-reference, myself. If I remember the 30 teams were about 2600, counting all their moves, and the defunct teams (pretty much 19th century teams and the Federal League accounted for like 250 or 300.)
But, like I said I did it a few years ago, so with 30 seasons, it would be 150 or 180 more than what I had at the time.
What’s worse is guys like Robert’s and The pitcher should have been traded at the deadline.
Check out any of the St. Louis Browns teams
And yet about 3,4 years ago white sox was billed as a world series contender
The Chisox WILL become worst ⚾MLB team ever=Let's hope you didn't jinx infamy Erik!
This is a Jerry Reinsdorf problem...
Without the Big Unit the DBacks that year would've been all time bad.
I agree. I am pulling them to become the worst in losses and winning percentage of all time,
I cant believe they lost this many games somebody lost 120 games which they might reach
Funny thing is that the White Sox will probably make the playoffs in the next couple seasons. You just never know in baseball. If the Tigers made it to the WS 3 years after that terrible 03 season, why not the Sox
The son of a man who died just eight days before he was supposed to be 57, played for a franchise that gave us the worst. Baseball team. Ever.