MLB GAMES LOST BY TEAMS RECORDS
Major League Baseball Team Specific Records for Games Lost |Baseball Almanac
The most game lost by a team, the worst record by a team, the most consecutive losses, and other similar records are one of the most asked for items on the Internet.Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a record book full of baseball records dealing specifically with games lost by the Major League franchises.
"We've (1962 New York Mets) got to learn to stay out of triple plays." - Mets' Manager Casey Stengel. "This club (1969 New York Mets) plays better baseball now. Some of them look fairly alert." - Mets' Manager Casey Stengel.
Games Lost RecordsGames Lost by a Franchise Records | ||||||
| Record | LG | Team(s) | L | Data | ||
| Most Games Lost by Each Franchise (Up To Date: February 15, 2026) | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 10,172 | 1901 - 2025 | ||
| Minnesota Twins | 10,048 | 1901 - 2025 | ||||
| Oakland Athletics | 9,860 | 1901 - 2025 | ||||
| Chicago White Sox | 9,714 | 1901 - 2025 | ||||
| Detroit Tigers | 9,642 | 1901 - 2025 | ||||
| Cleveland Guardians | 9,443 | 1901 - 2025 | ||||
| Boston Red Sox | 9,336 | 1901 - 2025 | ||||
| New York Yankees | 8,216 | 1901 - 2025 | ||||
| Texas Rangers | 5,383 | 1961 - 2025 | ||||
| Los Angeles Angels | 5,205 | 1961 - 2025 | ||||
| Houston Astros | 5,040 | 1962 - 2025 | ||||
| Kansas City Royals | 4,703 | 1969 - 2025 | ||||
| Seattle Mariners | 4,022 | 1977 - 2025 | ||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | 3,856 | 1977 - 2025 | ||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | 2,264 | 1998 - 2025 | ||||
| NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 11,392 | 1883 - 2025 | |||
| Atlanta Braves | 11,035 | 1876 - 2025 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 10,911 | 1882 - 2025 | ||||
| Chicago Cubs | 10,837 | 1876 - 2025 | ||||
| Cincinnati Reds | 10,844 | 1882 - 2025 | ||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | 10,486 | 1882 - 2025 | ||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 10,137 | 1884 - 2025 | ||||
| San Francisco Giants | 10,100 | 1883 - 2025 | ||||
| New York Mets | 5,228 | 1962 - 2025 | ||||
| San Diego Padres | 4,789 | 1969 - 2025 | ||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | 4,595 | 1969 - 2025 | ||||
| Washington Nationals | 4,665 | 1969 - 2025 | ||||
| Miami Marlins | 2,792 | 1993 - 2025 | ||||
| Colorado Rockies | 2,818 | 1993 - 2025 | ||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 2,267 | 1998 - 2025 | ||||
| Record | LG | Team(s) | L | Data | ||
Games Lost RecordsGames Lost in a Single Season Records | ||||||
| Record | LG | Team(s) | L | Data | ||
| Most Games Lost In A Season | AL | 2024 Chicago White Sox | 121 | 2024 | Won 41 | |
| NL | 1899 Cleveland Spiders | 134 | 1899 | Won 20 | ||
| Most Games Lost In Any Month | AL | 1909 Washington Senators | 29 | 07-1909 | Won 5 | |
| NL | 1908 Brooklyn Superbas | 27 | 09-1908 | Won 6 | ||
| 1899 Cleveland Spiders | 09-1899 | Won 1 | ||||
| 1939 Philadelphia Phillies | 09-1939 | Won 6 | ||||
| 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 08-1890 | Won 1 | ||||
| 1908 St. Louis Cardinals | 09-1908 | Won 7 | ||||
| Most Games Lost In A Season | Home | AL | 1939 St. Louis Browns | 59 | 1939 | Won 18 | |
| NL | 1962 New York Mets | 58 | 1962 | Won 22 | ||
| Most Games Lost In A Season | Road | AL | 1916 Philadelphia Athletics | 64 | 1916 | Won 13 | |
| NL | 1899 Cleveland Spiders | 102 | 1899 | Won 11 | ||
| Record | LG | Team(s) | L | Data | ||
Games Lost RecordsConsecutive Games Lost in a Single Season Records | ||||||
| Record | LG | Team(s) | L | Data | ||
| Most Consecutive Games Lost In A Season | No Ties (20-or-More Straight Losses) (Bold = League Records) | 1 | AA | 1889 Louisville Colonels | 26 | 05-22-1889 | |
| 06-22-1889 | ||||||
| 2 | NL | 1899 Cleveland Spiders | 24 | 08-26-1899 | ||
| 09-16-1899 | ||||||
| 3 | NL | 1890 Pittsburgh Alleghenys | 23 | 08-12-1890 | ||
| 09-02-1890 | ||||||
| NL | 1961 Philadelphia Phillies | 23 | 07-29-1961 | |||
| 08-20-1961 | ||||||
| 5 | AA | 1890 Philadelphia Athletics | 22 | 09-16-1890 | ||
| 10-12-1890 | ||||||
| 6 | AL | 1988 Baltimore Orioles | 21 | 04-04-1988 | ||
| 04-28-1988 | ||||||
| AL | 2024 Chicago White Sox | 21 | 07-10-2024 | |||
| 08-05-2024 | ||||||
| 8 | NL | 1894 Louisville Colonels | 20 | 05-28-1890 | ||
| 06-18-1890 | ||||||
| AL | 1906 Boston Americans | 20 | 05-01-1906 | |||
| 05-24-1906 | ||||||
| AL | 1916 Philadelphia Athletics | 20 | 07-01-1916 | |||
| 08-08-1916 | ||||||
| AL | 1943 Philadelphia Athletics | 20 | 08-07-1943 | |||
| 08-24-1943 | ||||||
| NL | 1969 Montreal Expos | 20 | 05-13-1969 | |||
| 06-07-1969 | ||||||
| Most Consecutive Games Lost From Opening Day | AL | 1988 Baltimore Orioles | 21 | 04-04-1988 | ||
| 04-06-1988 | ||||||
| 04-08-1988 | ||||||
| 04-09-1988 | ||||||
| 04-10-1988 | ||||||
| 04-11-1988 | ||||||
| 04-12-1988 | ||||||
| 04-13-1988 | ||||||
| 04-14-1988 | ||||||
| 04-15-1988 | ||||||
| 04-16-1988 | ||||||
| 04-17-1988 | ||||||
| 04-19-1988 | ||||||
| 04-20-1988 | ||||||
| 04-21-1988 | ||||||
| 04-22-1988 | ||||||
| 04-23-1988 | ||||||
| 04-24-1988 | ||||||
| 04-26-1988 | ||||||
| 04-27-1988 | ||||||
| 04-28-1988 | ||||||
| NL | 1997 Chicago Cubs | 14 | 04-01-1997 | |||
| 04-02-1997 | ||||||
| 04-03-1997 | ||||||
| 04-04-1997 | ||||||
| 04-05-1997 | ||||||
| 04-06-1997 | ||||||
| 04-08-1997 | ||||||
| 04-10-1997 | ||||||
| 04-12-1997 | ||||||
| 04-13-1997 | ||||||
| 04-15-1997 | ||||||
| 04-16-1997 | ||||||
| 04-19-1997 | ||||||
| 04-20-1997 | ||||||
| Record | LG | Team(s) | L | Data | ||
| Games Lost Records by MLB Teams | Research byBaseball Almanac | ||||||
Baseball Almanac presents the Major League Baseball teams who havelost more than one-hundred ten games in a single season in order by most games lost (with links to rosters, stats & schedule):
| Team | LG | L | W |
| 1899 Cleveland Spiders | NL | 134 | 20 |
| 2024 Chicago White Sox | AL | 121 | 41 |
| 1962 New York Mets | NL | 120 | 40 |
| 2003 Detroit Tigers | AL | 119 | 43 |
| 2025 Colorado Rockies | NL | 118 | 43 |
| 1916 Philadelphia Athletics | AL | 117 | 36 |
| 1935 Boston Braves | NL | 115 | 38 |
| 2018 Baltimore Orioles | AL | 115 | 47 |
| 2019 Detroit Tigers | AL | 114 | 47 |
| 1904 Washington Nationals | AL | 113 | 38 |
| 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 112 | 42 |
| 1965 New York Mets | NL | 112 | 50 |
| 1889 Louisville Colonels | AA | 111 | 27 |
| 1898 St. Louis Browns | NL | 111 | 39 |
| 1932 Boston Red Sox | AL | 111 | 43 |
| 1939 St. Louis Browns | AL | 111 | 43 |
| 1941 Philadelphia Phillies | NL | 111 | 43 |
| 1963 New York Mets | NL | 111 | 51 |
| 2004 Arizona Diamondbacks | NL | 111 | 51 |
| 2013 Houston Astros | AL | 111 | 51 |
On September 7, 1896, the Louisville Colonels lost all three games of a tripleheader. On September 8, 1896 they lost both games of a doubleheader making them the only team in Major League Baseball history to lose five games in two consecutive days!
Did you know that the1950 Chicago Cubs lost a Major League record nineteen doubleheaders? Too easy? Did you know that1968 Chicago White Sox lost a Major League record forty-four one run games? Still too easy? Did you know that the1980 Seattle Mariners lost a Major League record eighty-three night games?
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