The White Sox’ current losing streak is their worst in more than 55 years. Inside, all the terrible numbers originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
With a 6-3 loss to the Brewers on Sunday, the White Sox extended their losing streak to eleven straight games. As things stand now, that ranks fourth worst in franchise history.
Unsurprisingly, the 11-game skid is the longest active streak in the MLB. If the Angels lose on Sunday, they will be in second place with five straight losses.
The last time the White Sox lost eleven games in a row, they were in the middle of a fifteen-game losing streak that stretched from the end of the 1967 regular season to the beginning of the 1968 season. The last time the White Sox lost eleven losing consecutive games in the same season was in 1956.
If the White Sox lose again on Tuesday when they face the Cubs, their 12-game losing streak will match their third-worst skid, which they had all the way back in 1927. The second-worst losing streak was a 13-game losing streak in 1924. The 15-game losing streak from 1967 to 1968 is the worst ever for the South Siders.
The White Sox still have a long way to go before they reach historic levels of ineptitude across the entire MLB. Since the “modern era of baseball” began in 1901, the longest losing streak belongs to the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies, who lost a whopping 23 games in a row.
The team has lost in just about every way imaginable during their current eleven-game winning streak. Leaky defense, quiet bats, bullpen meltdowns and poor starting pitching have all played a role at some point.
After Sunday’s game, the White Sox are 15-45, giving them a winning percentage of .250. That puts them on track to win just 40 games this season, which would be the fewest in MLB history since the American League adopted a 162-game season in 1961. The 2003 Tigers now maintain that piece of baseball fame with a 43-119. file. If they were to maintain a winning percentage of .250, it would be the third-worst in modern Major League history, behind the 1935 Boston Braves who went 38-115 for a winning percentage of .248.
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