2024-08-07 04:10:02
The Chicago White Sox broke nearly a record no team would want to own.
They beat the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, ending a 21-game losing streak that tied an American League record and the second-longest losing streak in MLB history. Chicago is just two losses shy of matching the 1961 Phillies’ all-time record.
The White Sox are 28-88 and have a winning percentage of .241, just .006 better than their worst winning percentage in history. They are also on pace to break the single-season record for losses (1962 New York Mets, 120).
Next, let’s look at the longest losing streak in major North American franchise sports history.
Statistics provided by Fox Sports Research.
1. chicago cardinals (National Football League) — 29 games (1942-45)
The longest losing streak in NFL history occurred before the merger of the AFL and NFL. In fact, this happened more than ten years ago Before the AFL was born.
The then-Chicago Cardinals (now at Arizona State) started the 1942 season with three losses and then lost all 10 games in the 1943 season. Not even a merger with the Pittsburgh Steelers could save the Cardinals from victory in 1944. All 10 games, resulting in them earning the nickname “The Carpet”.
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2. Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) — 28 games (losing streak extended from 2014-15 to 2015-16)
The Pistons may have broken the record for the longest losing streak in a single season, but they still need one more loss to tie the record for the longest losing streak in NBA history.
The 76ers in the “Process” era currently have the lowest valley in NBA history. They ended the 2014-15 season with a 10-game losing streak, finishing with an 18-64 record, the third-worst record in the league that year. Things got even worse for the team at the start of the 2015-16 season, as they lost their first 18 games before defeating the Lakers on December 1.
However, it was the Sixers’ only win in their first 31 games of the season, and they have a 1-41 record since the final 10 games of the 2014-15 season. This period marked the beginning of the end for polarizing general manager Sam Hinkie, with the Sixers hiring Jerry Colangelo after a 1-21 record. Chairman of Basketball Operations. Hinkie resigned in April of that season, when the team went 10-72 and ended the year with the second fewest wins in an 82-game season in NBA history.
2. detroit pistons (NBA) — 28 games (2023)
The Pistons are the closest team and are in bad shape. They set the longest single-season losing streak among the four major North American sports leagues last season.
Detroit was a powerhouse in the early 2000s that ended up with the worst record in franchise history at 14-68, a complete reversal from the team of nearly 20 years ago. In 2005-06, the Pistons achieved a record of 68 wins and 14 losses in the regular season, setting the best record in Detroit franchise history.
One thing is for sure, if there’s a problem, it’s the defense. Last season, the Pistons allowed an average of 119 points per game to their opponents, the most in the team’s 55-year history. Fortunately, they managed to avoid an NBA monopoly of possession and were just one shy of the longest possession in North American sports history.
Pistons’ 27th consecutive loss sets NBA record
4. Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) — 26 games (2014)
The Sixers’ multi-season losing streak in 2015 was just one of the few lows the organization experienced in three seasons. At the end of the 2013-14 season, the 76ers went two months without a win, losing 26 consecutive games after winning on January 29, and finally won again on March 29.
The 2013-14 season was Hinkie’s first of three seasons as the 76ers’ general manager, kicking off the “process” era. Philadelphia received the No. 3 overall pick at the end of the 2013-14 season and used it to select Joel Embiid.
5. cleveland cavaliers (NBA) — 26 games (2010-2011)
The Cavaliers’ first season in the post-LeBron James era (after he first left Cleveland) didn’t go well. After a 7-9 start to the season, the Cavaliers lost nine games in a row and dropped to 7-19. They briefly shook off the deficit, winning a game to snap a nine-game losing streak that would go on to lose 26 straight. They went winless in January and didn’t get their next win until February 11, an overtime victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Cleveland finished the season with a 19-63 record, which actually wasn’t the league’s worst record that year. However, it won the draft lottery, earning the right to draft Kyrie Irving.
6. tampa bay buccaneers (NFL) — 26 games (1976-1977)
The NFL’s longest post-merger losing streak belongs to the Buccaneers, who waited nearly two seasons for their first win in franchise history. In their first season (1976), they lost all but three games, going 0-14. The Buccaneers’ woes continued into the 1977 season, as they lost their first 12 games, six of them by shutout. They finally won Game 1 in Week 13 and Game 2 a week later to finish the year 2-14.
7. cleveland cavaliers (NBA) — 24 games (losing streak extended from 1981-82 to 1982-83)
Aside from the 11 seasons James played for the Cavaliers, there aren’t many glorious moments in the Cavaliers’ history. One of the low points occurred between the 1981-82 and 1982-83 seasons. The former season lost its final 19 games and the latter season started 0 wins and 5 losses. The Cavaliers had their worst record in the 1981-82 season, going 15-67 that year. However, they were not rewarded in the draft as they previously traded the pick to the Lakers, who selected James Worthy with the No. 1 overall pick that year.
T8. Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) — 23 games (1961)
The Phillies’ years-long drought in baseball culminated in 1961, when they finished with the National League’s worst record at 47-107. They lost 23 games in a row from late July to August that year, the longest losing streak in MLB history.
T8. charlotte bobcats (NBA) — 23 games (2012)
Before the “The Process” era 76ers, the lockout-shortened 2011-12 Bobcats (now known as the Hornets) were considered one of the worst NBA teams of the 21st century. That year, Charlotte’s record was only 7-59, with a winning percentage of 0.106, ranking the worst in a single season in the NBA. The Bobcats suffered a 23-game losing streak over the final 23 games of the season, but were well out of playoff contention as a 16-game losing streak earlier in the year left them with a 7-36 record by season’s end. .
T8. denver nuggets (NBA) — 23 games (1997-1998)
Twenty-five years before winning their first Larry O’Brien Trophy, the Nuggets endured one of the worst seasons in NBA history. They went 11-71 in the 1997-98 season and suffered their worst performance of the season with a 23-game losing streak from early December to the January finals. The Nuggets suffered two other double-digit losing streaks that season, including a 16-game losing streak from February to March.
T8. vancouver grizzlies (NBA) — 23 games (1996)
While the Vancouver Grizzlies won more games than the Buccaneers in their first season, there wasn’t much difference between them. After starting the 1995-96 season with two wins, the Grizzlies suffered a 19-game losing streak. The Grizzlies struggled for most of the next few months, but after the Valentine’s Day win, the Grizzlies lost 23 straight games. The 23-game losing streak was part of a season in which they won just two of 35 games.
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