# Is this the season with the worst losers in modern MLB history?

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**Created:** [September 27, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-season-with-the-worst-losers-in-modern-mlb-history/465480 "2008-09-27T17:47:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-season-with-the-worst-losers-in-modern-mlb-history/465480/1 "2008-09-27T17:47:15Z")

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There are currently 2 teams that have 100+ losses and several others that are only a few games from 100. This is the worst set of losers I can remember in quite some time. Is it the worst set of losers ever though?

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-season-with-the-worst-losers-in-modern-mlb-history/465480/2 "2008-09-27T18:16:45Z")

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You only have to go back to 2003. Not only were there four 100-game losers, but there were two in a single division.

Tampa Bay 55-106  
Detroit 55-106  
Milwaukee 56-106  
Kansas City 62-100

And three teams with 95 losses or more:

San Diego 66-96  
Baltimore 67-95  
Chicago Cubs 67-95

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-season-with-the-worst-losers-in-modern-mlb-history/465480/3 "2008-09-27T18:50:33Z")

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Besides 2008 and 2003, there were at least 3 other seasons when two teams lost 100 games, but none of these are recent:

In 1909 the AL Washington Senators (42-110) and the NL Boston Rustlers (45-108). Two other NL teams lost 98 games.

In 1911 the AL St. Louis Browns (107-45) and the NL Rustlers again (107-44).

In 1939 the AL Browns again (111-43) and the NL Philadelphia Phillies (106-45). The same year the Philadelphia Athletics lost 97 games. A bad year to be a baseball fan in Philly.

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**Author:** ![mshar253](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-season-with-the-worst-losers-in-modern-mlb-history/465480/4 "2008-09-27T20:11:44Z")

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> [@mhendo](#):
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> You only have to go back to 2003.

Your standings are actually from 2002.

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2008, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-season-with-the-worst-losers-in-modern-mlb-history/465480/5 "2008-09-27T20:15:53Z")

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> [@mshar253](#):
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> Your standings are actually from 2002.

Oops. You’re right.