Worst MLB Seasons of All-Time (1903-Present)

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[@randomflames9590]

What is that Pirates logo at #7 lol

[@brownies8519]

Arrr don’t know

[@sheryllesolis4886]

That's their logo at the time

[@williamgroves3134]

Shocked they only appear on this list ounce.

[@randomflames9590]

@@sheryllesolis4886 Ik but who decided on that lol

[@nordic8960]

The logo fits their record

[@cards11rule]

1941 Phillies: Hey it can’t get any worse 1942 Phillies: …

[@111highgh]

Let me finish that thought, "Hold my beer."

[@freethinker1277]

Me, a Phillies fan: ALRIGHT WE FUCKING GET IT!!!!

[@danoleary7184]

Doin us dirty lol

[@jasonfaber1463]

Lol.....yeah and the Mets.....I thought they were the worst but somehow they have the most defeats and why I was praying for those Tigers to break that record.

[@OldBenKenobi2318]

Not only that but the Philadelphia Athletics were on this list like 7 times or something. Must be hard being a Philadelphia fan.

[@WeberAreiv]

Me, a Mets fan: ALL RIGHT WE FUCKIN GET IT

[@elchapeau]

Even the A's sucked in Philadelphia.

[@kyleandcoco9906]

Philly has had some wierd logos

[@terencehill2320]

Its sad that Babe Ruth's final year was on that dreaded '35 Boston Braves team that went 38-115. I bet he hated it.

[@SamtheBravesFan]

He got increasingly frustrated, especially when he realized he wasn't going to be a coach or manager and he decided to hang it up in the middle of the season.

[@garyfaught3769]

Hit his last 3 Homers at Forbes Field that year in one game, one clearing the roof in right field

[@TheBrooklynbodine]

Also, I don't know how many players have done it, but there have been quite a few, by which I mean starting and ending their MLB career in the same city, but with different teams. The Babe started out with the Red Sox. Also, both Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden started with the Mets and ended with the Yankees. There are many more, but I can't think of any right now. And yes, I'll bet the Babe did hate it. He played on seven World Series-winning teams (1915, '16 and '18 Red Sox and the '23, '27, '28 and '32 Yankees).

[@HoneyBadger-bq6kn]

Poor Phillies fans 🤣🤣

[@HoneyBadger-bq6kn]

@Joseph Bryant shows loyalty to a team to remain a fan to a historic losing franchise

[@lightyagami3492]

@Joseph Bryant at least you guys got the world series title in 2008.

[@dallassportsfan_forever1983]

1899 Cleveland spiders went 20-134 WP: .130

[@HipsterShiningArmor]

Fun fact: the Athletics won the World Series in 1910, 1911, and 1913. The 1915 squad was on this list and the 1916 team was #1. That’s one hell of a drop-off

[@ObsessedCollector]

That's Connie Mack for ya..

[@garyfaught3769]

Same thing happened after winning pennants in '29,'30, and '31, beating out Ruth & Gehrigs Yankees. Won WS in '29 and '30, lost to cardinals in 7 in '31. THEN, Connie Mack sold off his stars and they were terrible for many years thereafter.

[@philithegamer8265]

@@garyfaught3769 I need more info on the Philadelphia Athletics...

[@garyfaught3769]

@@philithegamer8265 After the 1929-31 run, Connie Mack got rid of Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, Mickey Cochrane (Mickey Mantle's namesake), Earl Averill, and Lefty Grove; ALL future Hall of Famers. Athletics didn't return to the series for 41 years, with their home being in Oakland

[@jmentone]

Chicago (Cubs & Sox together) have only won 6 World Series titles, yet not one team in their season histories bad enough statistically to be in the top 35 worst. I find that astonishing tbh.

[@garyfaught3769]

The great Ernie Banks, Mr. Cub himself, NEVER played a postseason game. Very sad.

[@bw-leftturnracing7779]

That's about to change this year.

[@krissmonte6374]

The pirate in the 1952 logo looked tired 😳

[@matthewdowling6549]

Like he just wanted to be done and move to another city

[@dominicmontoya5487]

The 1899 Cleveland spiders wiped the floor with all of these

[@bw-leftturnracing7779]

The Chicago White Sox currently sit at 31-104, a .230 win percentage. If it holds, it would be #1 in the video. Update: They're at 36-119, a .232 win percentage, still #1 and one loss away from tying the 1962 Mets for the most in a season Update: They ended the season with a 41-121 record, a .253 win percentage, which would put them at #5 on this list.

[@netrade3898]

I'm amazed with how bad they were in their first decade, not a single season here showed up for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays

[@jstyxx4110]

Worst record by Winning % was .342 (55-106). They needed to lose about 4-5 more games to make it on here.

[@jonathanpermutation]

also none for the Twins (other than the washinton senators appearing but that doesnt count)

[@darrendoyle568]

1998 Florida Marlins 54-108

[@spongebobroundpants2966]

Damn even the Browns have historically bad seasons in baseball😂

[@RedRaiderLobo20]

Underrated comment

[@mbdg6810]

Football teams back in the day used their baseball franchises name.

[@RedRaiderLobo20]

@@mbdg6810 but this was a different city, and the baseball Browns preceded the football Browns by decades

[@fromthehaven94]

@@mbdg6810 The Cleveland Browns were named after their coach/owner Paul Brown.

[@garyfaught3769]

Won the AL pennant in 1944. Lost to city rival Cardinals in 6 games.

[@TheBrooklynbodine]

This is somewhat off the subject, as we're talking about individual seasons, but the 1993-2012 Pirates had a losing record every year. Their 20 straight losing seasons were a record for all of the 4 North American pro sports teams-NFL, NHL, NBA, and MLB. The only one of those years in which the Pirates lost 100 or more was 2001, when they lost 101. BTW, yesterday (4-23-22) the Cubs beat them 21-0.

[@ch9ones]

LolMets was even a thing in the 60's

[@ch9ones]

Dang I forgot about that

[@TheBrooklynbodine]

At 2:03, the 1915 Philadelphia Athletics plunged to that abysmal record just a year removed from winning the AL pennant. At 3:08, the 1935 Boston Braves, what's significant about them is that was Babe Ruth's last year in MLB. His last game was May 30 of that year.

[@sodiman10]

How the diamondbacks went from World Series Champions to the worst team in 3 years

[@michaelbaucom4019]

All the veteran free agents signed or veterans acquired all got old at the same time...the younger players weren't ready yet or not very good

[@sodiman10]

@@michaelbaucom4019 oh ok

[@waynejohanson1083]

Hard to believe the Mets in 1962 in the next 7 years would be World Champions.

[@Karmy.]

My great uncle was part of that 62 team

[@waynejohanson1083]

@@Karmy. What was your Uncle's name. How did he feel about that team and being part of dubious baseball history.

[@Karmy.]

@@waynejohanson1083 Hobie Landrith, the Mets' first pick in the 1961 Expansion Draft Unfortunately I've never met him before though

[@waynejohanson1083]

@@Karmy. He played 23 games that year with that team. Played 14 years in the majors starting in 1950. According the baseball reference website he is 91 years old now and still living.

[@danielscheeler5559]

As a Seattle Mariners fan, how did this inept team not make the list?

[@christmashake8968]

Worst one we had was .350 (56-104) in 1978-31 points short of the qualifying line for this list. :P

[@philithegamer8265]

@@christmashake8968 Still terrible record.

[@Rockhound6165]

The 1962 Mets were 40-120 for a .250 winning %. It would be impossible to be this bad today. And the 1961 Phillies still hold the record of 23 straight losses. Hard to believe 3 seasons later they would have won the NL pennant if it weren't for the infamous late season collapse. And kudos on the reference to when the Phils were known as the Blue Jays. Funny how you got this right but failed to get the Florida Panthers right in another video.

[@kevindouglas5333]

47-115 Baltimore in 2018. Not as impossible as you think

[@Rockhound6165]

@@kevindouglas5333touche.

[@bw-leftturnracing7779]

What did you say about it being impossible to be that bad today

[@0RatedChess]

1988 Orioles: Bruh i started 0-21 and didn’t make the list! 2018 Orioles: We shall make the list!

[@connorburns8915]

D-backs looking to break that 2004 record 😂

[@jonathanfrimerman8855]

They might will

[@brettpatterson404]

Teams by the decades 1900s-6 1910s-6 1920s-4 1930s-6 1940s-3 1950s-1 1960s-4 1970s-0 1980s-0 1990s-0 2000s-2 2010s-3

[@1953Johnnyp]

In 1972 the Phillies were 59-97. Steve Carlton was 27-10 in 1972 with a 1.97 ERA. I'm glad I was in basic training and electronics school in the military then! The rest of the Phillies pitchers sucked!

[@dallassportsfan_forever1983]

1899 Cleveland spiders went 20-134 WP: .130

[@salamipitza]

philli athletics = oakland athletics?

[@0prismatic0]

Yep! They were moved out to KC and later Oakland in the 50s I think.

[@davidrivera9743]

@@0prismatic0 1968 move KC to Oakland

[@richardcheng7563]

Philadelphia A's first, then the Kansas City A's, now the Oakland A's, maybe someday the Las Vegas A's?

[@TheEgganator324]

2022 Reds could make this List

[@krissmonte6374]

Wow all these years I was always told the 1962. Mets had the worst record...? I was lied to 😳

[@ace942]

Yeah I was surprised by that as well. I did not think that they were going to be 2 teams who had even worst records than the 1962 Mets.

[@wyattkai8250]

hey um not to be a pain, but, what about the Cleveland Spiders

[@tinyboi_]

I am outraged that the Cleveland Spiders did not make the top spot.

[@FireboltPrime]

1903-present

[@stevenbauer4799]

Tigers have had some really lousy teams. '03 tigers. an a l record 119 losses. pulled a couple games out of their asses the last week with big comeback wins over twins/kc to avoid beating the '62 expansion mets for most losses ever by an mlb team. And '19 tigers lost an a l record 59 games at home. they were so lousy it led tv guys mario and rod to come to blows during a road game at chisox.

[@bobthethird575]

Still watched almost every game that season 😂 hoping that my loyalty will pay off soon

[@JustinSlater034]

In 2003 with Tigers, poor Alan Trammel.

[@evanccino6644]

It sure is fun being a Tigers fan

[@Jimmy_Hopkins15]

Yet their still top 10 in win percentage

[@shoukatsukai]

Oh yeah, one of those Tigers wins were a walk off strikeout lmao

[@SportsFan-vq9kk]

As a Mets fan we been bad but not that damn bad my gosh

[@stevenbauer4799]

'18 O's. 47-115, only beat the '19 tigers 47-114 record by 1/2 game due to a rained out game. I thought that O's team was gonna beat the '03 tigers 119 losses.

[@matthewdowling6549]

I did too. The '03 tigers actually got lucky as they won 5 of their final 6. They started 38-118 which would be a win% of .244

[@BlackJaxxx]

Any fellow Yankees fans went to google after this to see what our worst season was? LOL

[@dylanschumann1168]

The worst seasons featuring Boston and philly

[@36into6]

I think of the Dbacks and Tigers and Rockies and Marlins when I see this

[@jakedasnake7703]

The pirates were awful for most of the 50s until 1958 when we finished second behind the Milwaukee Braves then won it all in 1960 pretty remarkable. Mets winning it all in ‘69 is the biggest Cinderella story in sports history after their DREADFUL first 6-7 years of existence.

[@kevinmiller6380]

Jake DaSnake-Don't forget the 1914 Boston Braves that won (swept) that year's World Series after being in last place as late as the 4th of July.

[@jakedasnake7703]

@@kevinmiller6380 yep Hahaaa

[@AsteroidDelta]

Cleveland spiders back in 1898 won only 20 games out of the 162 they played

[@FireboltPrime]

1903-present

[@VirtualRoadTrip]

It was 1899 and they played 154 games going 20-134 for a .130 winning percentage.

[@elchris8788]

Surprised the marlins are not in

[@katherineberger6329]

The worst Minnesota Twins season ever (2016) they finished 59-103. Not even on this list.

[@RandyDubin]

0:58 You can barely see the St. Louis Browns logo. 1:23 WTF is that Bird doing in that Phillies logo???

[@TheEgganator324]

A lot of Pennsylvania teams on this list

[@VirtualRoadTrip]

Wow no wonder the Phillies have over 11,000 losses. Also notice the Yankees aren't anywhere on this list.

[@christendo5733]

I feel kinda spoiled as a Yankee fan after seeing this video. XD

[@seanman1231]

Oddly enough, neither are the Cubs.

[@meowistforlife]

In the second viewing I noticed…… The Phillies had a particularly bad late 1930’s-mid 1940’s Met fans would rather forget the 1960’s

[@meowistforlife]

The Philadelphia Athletics had a terrible mid late 1910’s

[@BobGlassett]

The Mets at least had Casey Stengel for entertainment

[@phoodiegames]

At least we had a World Series win in ‘69

[@TedCruzisthezodiac]

Got to do the worst before 1903. 2-42 1875 Brooklyn Atlantics

[@realworldautos3936]

Im seeing teams from the same season appear. Wth was going on in the early 1900s😂

[@catholicactionbibleonlyist1813]

The 62 Mets Third place

[@vincenzor.6125]

The two that are not up there, Dodgers and the Yankees lmao.

[@spacetrades3494]

Shows theyre actually some quality frachises

[@vincenzor.6125]

@@spacetrades3494 yeah, you cant hate them because they are fun to watch

[@stevenbauer4799]

lol having the $$$'s to outspend every team in a non cap sport helps them out. royals who can't outspend teams aren't on this list as well.

[@vincenzor.6125]

@@stevenbauer4799 wdym by non cap sport

[@stevenbauer4799]

@@vincenzor.6125 meaning there is no level $$$ playing field in mlb. yanks, la can spend $ 200 mil. on players if they want to. some teams only spend as much as $30- 35 mil. on players. a's, pirates, expos one year.

[@frankieallen0]

The 2021 Orioles should top this list. The O’s will keep getting worse this year.

[@luisreyes1963]

I'm shocked the Chicago Cubs didn't make the list. At least they won The 2016 World Series. ⚾

[@Custer_X_Of_The_DAU]

That should have been us, the Cleveland Indians. You guys got lucky.

[@zerothejackal6927]

@@Custer_X_Of_The_DAU got lucky? I believe the Indians had a 3-1 series lead and blew it and not even a Cubs fan

[@philithegamer8265]

@@zerothejackal6927 WS 2016 was an obvious fluke.

[@josefbleaux6724]

What about the Cleveland Spiders?????? Hello???

[@turbokart3776]

The Athletics were truly crap when they were in Philadelphia. The 1915, 1916, 1919, and 1920 teams ended up on this list. Out of the thousands of teams to ever play in the MLB, this single 6-year stretch brought about 4 of the 30 worst teams ever. Edit: nvm, apparently they were just the textbook definition of inconsistency.

[@kevindouglas5333]

How did Connie stay manager. Oh yea. He owned the team

[@HawklordLI]

They were crap in Kansas City too, 13 consecutive losing seasons.

[@jimschwandt8089]

Not true. The Philadelphia Athletics won five titles, in 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, and 1930. They also won the A.L. Pennant in 1902, 1905, 1914, and 1931. There was no middle ground. The club was either a terrifying powerhouse or a complete disaster. Check out their history.

[@turbokart3776]

Yeah, I did, and now I'm just confused. They basically flipped back and forth from being the 2007 Patriots to the 2008 Lions every single year.

[@jimschwandt8089]

@@turbokart3776 Mack's dynasties were wrecked by elements outside his control. The 1910 - 1914 club was upended by the Federal League, which was raiding the majors at the time. He had the best club at the moment, and the A's became a top target. It was Mack, not the Sox or Yankees, who was first offered Babe Ruth, then with Jack Dunn's IL Oriole club. Mack had to pass, as the Feds were hurting ticket sales. The 29-31 club simply had the misfortune of peaking during the Great Depression. Mack broke them up because he lost heavy on Wall Street. The Red Sox rebuilt themselves on the backs of Lefty Grove and Jimmie Foxx, both ex-A's, and future HOF'ers.

[@pomegranate_man]

Wonder if the diamondbacks will make this list?

[@TheEgganator324]

Thankfully we didn't

[@alexayrapetyan6051]

Pirates logo 💀

[@benelston7361]

I’m surprised the 70s or 80s Indians are not on here they were the laughing stock of the mlb in that time

[@esukyd2328]

Philly Proud Baby!

[@jasonmilly3320]

No Cubs! Third most wins and 6th highest all-time win % to the surprise of some.

[@flavoredliquid3380]

at this pace the dbacks are set to have 14-13 worst season ever

[@matthewredding6876]

That boston braves one at number 2 looks like tim allen...uuuuhhhhhh!!😂

[@josefbleaux6724]

Looks like Boston is the city with the most major league ball clubs... I knew the Braves were in Boston but never knew about those other teams.

[@buzzsburner.8286]

*why is philly like in all of these*

[@zerothejackal6927]

Cause they just like the eagles they suck

[@ginantsfan5]

@@zerothejackal6927 um the Phillies won the 2008 World Series and I forget which Super Bowl but the Eagles won one!!!!!!!!

[@zerothejackal6927]

@@ginantsfan5 2018 Superbowl and im a cowboys fan that's the only reason I said it

[@ginantsfan5]

@@zerothejackal6927 Thank you that would've driven me nuts all night trying to remember that!!!!!!

[@markbaranyk9161]

Is this post 1901 because I thought the Cleveland Spiders should have been on this list

[@robertmurdock1848]

I think these are all World Series era , 1903 onward.

[@cjm-jr9xk]

There was a team in the 1800’s called the Cleveland Spiders, and their record was 20-134. They were the worst ever

[@dominickbellicini8196]

101 road losses; undefeatable by today's standards. Opponents straight up refused to go the Spider's stadium because their shares of the gate receipts weren't enough to cover travel costs. In other words, attendance was that shit. Such a situation that resulted in the disaster that was the 1899 Season should never have happened, as their owners also owned the Cardinals and sent their best players there. Very obviously a conflict of interest.

[@josefbleaux6724]

Yeah Spiders fans had it rough...

[@SportsHistory]

Is your favorite team included in this list?!

[@_nso_12]

Yes

[@RallyCapBaseballtalk]

@@_nso_12 who is it

[@vincenzor.6125]

@@RallyCapBaseballtalk well his name is Marylander so guess

[@stevenbauer4799]

No the royals aren't on this list. GO royals.

[@stevenbauer4799]

@@vincenzor.6125the o's. hahaha

[@algeborusas1883]

You can't win them all.

[@VianoMusicAcademy]

But you sure can lose them!

[@NicholasS264]

When I saw this, as a Dbacks fan, I got worried…

[@CloneGoofy]

Me to I'm a Dbacks fan to

[@lightyagami3492]

At least you guys got that world series title in 2001.

[@lilyt..]

the althetics sucked in philly lmfao

[@TheEgganator324]

They won 5 titles there and just 4 in Oakland

[@Classicrocker6119]

Sorry baseball fans in Philly. Too many submissions here from the Phillies and the A’s.

[@davesteibstan38]

What about the Cleveland Spiders

[@marlonelliot8943]

So the Athletics set the record for worst season ever two years after appearing in the World Series and three years after winning it. Seems about right when you look at their history.

[@marcelognakouri8533]

It is not shocking to be honest. 24% victories is no disaster. In football some teams have less than 1% victories on a regular basis

[@Skill_issue_fc]

Where are spiders

[@ericalaverdyan1666]

Interesting idea

[@spacetrades3494]

facts, would love to see it for nba, nfl, and nhl too

[@lightyagami3492]

The modern teams that appear on this list (post 2000) should be absolutely embarrassed to appear on a list like this dominated by teams that played in the dead ball era.

[@Royal2kantford]

Surprised The White Sox aren't on here or did I overlook

[@aguy3570]

I’m shocked my Rangers aren’t on here.

[@EncryptSpoon]

Same with my Redlegs

[@christendo5733]

Yeah I've noticed the Rangers do well in the regular season and crack under the pressure in the playoffs.

[@ObsessedCollector]

Worst will always be the 1890s Cleveland Spiders. But that's for another video!

[@colehunter1846]

Philly was on this 11 times. Rip me

[@JohnnyLodge2]

In case anyone wonders why Philadelphia fans are miserable

[@WeberAreiv]

The Yankees after they lost the 2001 World Series: 😲...LISTEN HERE, YOU LITTLE~ Three Years Later: I'm gonna end this man's whole career.

[@anwnerd1762]

So that's why the Philadelphia athletics moved

[@jonathanfrimerman8855]

2004 Dbacks won just 51 gamea The 2021 version could be even worse they are curt 32-71 could finish the year on pace of 113 loses

[@Radman1889]

Neat, I get to laugh at all the old teams tha- *sees #17* Oof... *Then sees #6* Oooooof!

[@jovauhngarcia5414]

Damn. I'm surprised the Rockies aren't on here

[@johnny1963ify]

Philadelphia sucks in sports. But the fans are the best.

[@marcluu2433]

I have a request: who not cover the history of MLS? If the history is too short that's fine

[@Viper631]

How bout presidents trophy winners in NHL or the conference champions for each year? Also great channel. This is some pretty interesting stuff.

[@ianward3647]

can you please do worst nba seasons of all time

[@garyfaught3769]

72-73 76ers, went 9-73.

[@Thereallyinsaneninja]

Oh come on the mets aren't that bad they won two world series.

[@abstractassassin8767]

God I guess the Browns really sucked that bad

[@Sean8888TTP]

Yes at #2

[@swifter2383]

Yay my Reds and Rays aren’t on here lol

[@zerothejackal6927]

I honestly thought one of them would be at least be on the list once but there not that's good coming from a reds fan

[@swifter2383]

@@zerothejackal6927 generally Cincinnati is mediocre, but I have faith this year. We just need to stop being so inconsistent, some days we play like the Dodgers and other times we play like the Pirates :/

[@zerothejackal6927]

@@swifter2383 agreed

[@dolyhoangmai9555]

Share me instrumental,pls

[@trumpet9]

Diamondbacks this season lol

[@jonathanpermutation]

yeah 110 - 52

[@eboy1974]

the mets used to be very at baseball but now they are good

[@ginantsfan5]

Ya no Yankees on this list!!!!!!!!!!

[@rickmoskal2458]

I understand why Philadelphia fans are always mean and pissed off 😅😂🤣

[@littleblackduck3134]

Damn! , Phillies

[@katiedwyer8549]

Worst NFL seasons of all time!