Who is the losingest team in MLB history?

The Philadelphia Phillies have the most losses, with 11,112, while the Arizona Diamondbacks have the fewest, with 1,946. With 21,769 games played, the Chicago Cubs have played more games than any other MLB club.
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Who has the worst winning percentage in MLB all time?

The 1899 Cleveland Spiders own the worst single-season record of all time (minimum 120 games) and for all eras, finishing at 20–134 (.
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What was the worst loss in MLB?

Cardinals to Royals, '85 (28 letters)

The most painful loss in baseball history is the Cardinals losing Game 6 of the '85 Series. All other teams on this list got beat by the other team.
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What baseball teams have 10,000 losses?

Prior to the Philadelphia Phillies winning the World Series in 2008, the city had gone 25 years without a championship in any major sport. The Phillies are the only professional sports team to have lost 10,000 games: an unprecedented level of failure.
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Has there ever been a MLB team that lost every game?

1. 1899 Cleveland Spiders (20-134): No team that played at least 12 games has ever gone winless, but the Spiders gave it the ol' college try.
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The Worst MLB Teams in History



Has a MLB team won without a hit?

If someone told you that a team recorded no hits in a baseball game, you would probably -- and reasonably -- assume that team lost said game. Well, on June 28, 2008, the Dodgers beat that Angels despite not recording a single hit in the game.
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What is the best MLB record ever?

Which teams won the most games in a season?
  • 1 (tie). 1906 Cubs: 116-36 (.763) ...
  • 1 (tie). 2001 Mariners: 116-46 (.716) ...
  • 1998 Yankees: 114-48 (.704) Won World Series.
  • 4 (tie). 1954 Indians: 111-43 (.721) ...
  • 4 (tie). 2022 Dodgers: 111-51 (.685) ...
  • 5 (tie). 1909 Pirates: 110-42 (.724) ...
  • 5 (tie). 1927 Yankees: 110-44 (.714) ...
  • 8 (tie).
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Has any MLB team scored 30 runs in a game?

Every starter reached base at least twice during June 8's 29-4 torching of the Browns. At the time, 29 runs set a new MLB high, which was later matched by the White Sox, before the Texas Rangers recorded 30 on Aug. 22, 2007.
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What is the biggest blowout in MLB history?

Description. Baseball's Biggest Blowout Games tells the story of the most lopsided games in major-league baseball history. The biggest blowout game in major-league history was on August 22, 2007, when the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles, 30-3. That's a 27-run differential.
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Has anyone ever gone 7 for 7 in an MLB game?

Prior to Stennett, 43 players in modern baseball history had recorded a 6-for-6 game, including Hall of Famers Ty Cobb and Paul Waner. However no batter in the modern era had been able to go 7-for-7 in a nine-inning game.
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Has there ever been a 0 0 baseball game?

In the American League, the longest 0–0 game was played between the Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers on July 16, 1909. The game was called after 18 innings due to darkness at Bennett Park in Detroit.
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Has any MLB team lost 100 games?

Here's a glance at who leads the list of most 100-loss seasons since 1961: Washington Senators/Texas Rangers (7): 1961 (61-100); 1962 (60-101); 1963 (56-106); 1964 (62-100); 1972 (54-100); 1973 (57-105); and 2021 (60-102).
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Has any MLB player ever hit 400?

300 in a season is already regarded as solid. Forty-two players have recorded a batting average of at least . 400 in a single Major League Baseball (MLB) season as of 2021, the last being Willard Brown of the Kansas City Monarchs and Artie Wilson of the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948.
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Who has the hardest hit ball in MLB history?

Oneil Cruz has hardest-hit ball recorded by MLB: 122.4 mph | AP News.
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What is the hardest MLB record to break?

The records you likely know
  • Cal Ripken Jr.'s 2,632 straight games played. ...
  • Ichiro's 262 hits in 2004. ...
  • Nolan Ryan's 5,714 strikeouts and 2,795 walks. ...
  • Rickey Henderson's 1,406 career steals and 130 steals in 1982. ...
  • Hack Wilson's 191 RBIs in 1930. ...
  • Chief Wilson's 36 triples in 1912. ...
  • Barry Bonds' 232 walks in 2004.
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What is the rarest thing in MLB?

Rarest of all is the unassisted triple play by an outfielder, performed only once in professional baseball history, by Walter Carlisle. It is possible for a team to score on a triple play, but that is also phenomenally rare.
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Who is the closest to 3000 hits in MLB?

Tony Gwynn was the fastest player in National League history to hit the 3,000 mark; he reached the mark in his 2,284th game. Hank Aaron was the youngest NL player to accomplish 3,000 hits; he achieved the feat at 36 years, 100 days old.
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Is there a mercy rule in MLB?

The Mercy Rule, also known as the Ten Run Rule or Skunk Rule, is a rule that ends games early if one team is winning (or losing) by a large amount.
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Has a team ever scored 1000 runs?

Highest 1st innings score in Test cricket: The England team that almost scored 1000 runs. Team India are sixth on the list of teams with the highest 1st innings score in Test cricket. The England cricket team holds the record for the highest 1st innings score in Test cricket.
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What was the longest MLB game ever?

The longest game by innings in Major League history could have gone even longer -- after 26 innings, the game was called due to darkness. The Robins (the predecessors to the Dodgers) and Braves were tied at 1, and that's how the game ended. The entire episode took just three hours and 50 minutes.
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Has any team hit 4 home runs in a row?

June 8, 1961: Milwaukee Braves belt a record four consecutive home runs in one inning.
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What is the longest MLB streak in history?

The National League's 1916 New York Giants hold the current record of winning 26 games in a row. The longest American League winning streak is 22, by the 2017 Cleveland Indians.
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Has any MLB team won 120 games?

763 vs. . 716), but 116 wins is the all-time record. No team has ever won more, and only six teams have ever won as many as 110 games in a season. The 56-20 record puts the Yankees on pace to win 119 games.
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What is the longest streak in MLB history?

Longest AL/NL win streaks, Modern Era (since 1900)
  • Giants (1916): 26 games.
  • Cleveland (2017): 22 games.
  • Cubs (1935): 21 games.
  • A's (2002): 20 games.
  • (tie) Yankees (1947) / White Sox (1906): 19 games.
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