Worst Teams In MLB History
Every MLB team has a season they wish they could just forget, especially the fans. Well, here are the worst year and team of every MLB franchise.
New York Mets (1962) 40-120
The 1962 Mets were in their first season. They were filled with cast-offs and were managed by a 71-year-old Casey Stengel.
Houston Astros (2013) 51-111
This was a re-build year for the Astros. They had a young Jose Altuve and at one point they lost 13 straight games.
Arizona Diamondbacks (2004) 51-111
They had a huge amount of injuries. Including Randy Johnson's injury they just had no shot to do anything with no farm system.
San Diego Padres (1969) 52-110
This was another expansion squad. They had no big league veterans and really their starting pitching was nothing to write home about.
Toronto Blue Jays (1979) 53-109
They lost 17 out of their first 19 games of the season. And they finished the season 2-18 in games decided by one run.
Milwaukee Brewers (2002) 56-106
Their pitching combined for a 5.29 ERA. They also had three opening day rookies in their starting lineup.
Kansas City Royals (2005) 56-106
Well at least they had Carlos Beltran putting up MVP numbers. But that wasn't enough to save the team from being terrible.
Atlanta Braves (1988) 54-106
They did have rookie Tom Glavine an he was promising. But a injury to Dale Murphy kept the team from having any pop.
Oakland Athletics (1979) 54-108
After having three straight AL pennants this was a bad season. They finished 31 games out of first place.
Seattle Mariners (1978) 56-104
Well this was a tough expansion year for the Mariners. They finished the season by going 3-19 in September. And they played a game in the Kingdome in front of just 7,000 fans.
Chicago White Sox (2024) 41-121
The White Sox last season had one of the worst seasons in history of baseball.
Baltimore Orioles (2018) 47-115 (.290)
The Orioles were futile. They only had Manny Machado to speak of but that didn't help enough to even reach 50 wins.
Colorado Rockies (2012) 64-98
The bullpen posted a 6.60 ERA in road games. But here's some good news for that team.. this year the team will post even a worse record.
Detroit Tigers (2003) 43-119 (.265)
Catcher Ivan Rodriguez was one of their only veterans. But last year's White Sox helped them get away from that modern day record.
Pittsburgh Pirates (2010) 57-105
The pitching staff was the biggest issue. The staff allowed 5.15 runs per game.
Minnesota Twins (2016) 59-103
Only bright spot was Miguel Sano. He had 25 HRs. They however, had just 4 grand slams all season which was the fewest in MLB.
San Francisco Giants (1985) 62-100
Want to know what's hard? Going 16 straight games without a Home Run, that's exactly what this team did.
Washington Nationals (2009) 59-103
This was the team's first year in DC after relocation Ryan Zimmerman was the only good player on the roster.
Cleveland Indians (1991) 57-105
Carlos Barega was their only good hitter in the lineup. But a ton of injuries cost them a chance at a good season.
Cincinnati Reds (1982) 61-101
The aging stars of the Big Red Machine were either traded or injured. This was the end of the dynasty.
Boston Red Sox (1965) 62-100
They lost 16 straight games during this season which is the longest in team's history.
Los Angeles Dodgers (1992) 63-99
The team was just a bad Dodgers team. They had the worst defense in baseball which attributed to being so bad.
Los Angeles Angels (1980) 65-95
Don Baylor still provided some pop but other wise this team has nothing to write home about.
Tampa Bay Rays (1998) 63-99
Wade Boggs was a future hall of famer at least. And they ended the season losing 10 straight.
Chicago Cubs ('62 & 66') 59-103
The Chicago Cubs had two seasons with identical records. The 1962 team lost 23 straight games in June and July.
Texas Rangers (1973) 57-105
Julio Franco debuted at least. This was their first year in Texas.
New York Yankees (1990)
This was a bad season for the Yankees, how bad? This was their first losing record since 1912.
St. Louis Cardinals (1978)
Their lone bright spot was rookie Keith Hernandez and won a gold glove at first base. This is the Cardinals however and still drew 2.2 million fans.
Philadelphia Phillies (2015) 63-99
This was just a bad season for a Phillies franchise who has been really good in the 2000s. Their pitching staff was filled with injuries.
Miami Marlins (1992) 54-108
This was an expansion squad so that is somewhat of an excuse. They did have a 14 game losing streak at one point of the season.