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The 1889 Louisville Colonels hold the record for the longest losing streak in official MLB history at 26 games, though the 1875 Brooklyn Atlantics lost 31 consecutive games in the National Association, a number that is not considered official by MLB.
The longest single-season losing streak in MLB history was 26 games, by the 1889 Louisville Colonels. Baseball looked a bit different back then, to say the least. In the Modern Era (since 1900), that distinction belongs to the 1961 Phillies, who lost 23 straight.
The 1899 Spiders set the major league record for most consecutive losses in a season (24, from July 26 to September 16), and had six losing streaks of 10 games or more.
Instead, it’s the 2023 Rays, the 1982 Braves and 1987 Brewers who are tied for the longest season-opening winning streaks in MLB’s modern era. That Braves team, managed by Joe Torre, finished the regular season atop the NL West (yes, the Braves were in the West) and were swept by the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS.
The longest single-season MLB losing streak of all time was 26 games, by the 1889 Louisville Colonels. In the modern era (since 1900), the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies top the list.
Baseball Almanac presents the Major League Baseball teams who have lost more than one-hundred ten games in a single season in order by most games lost (with links to rosters, stats & schedule):
The team with the most consecutive losses in an MLB season was the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies. They were already off to a bad start. But on July 29, the skid began and lasted a whopping 23...
After winning the first game of the ALDS in 2004, the Twins lost 18 straight games that included series sweeps in 2006, 2009-10 and 2019-20 -- as well as the '17 AL Wild Card game. Here's a brief summary of what those 18 straight losses looked like.
The longest losing streaks in MLB history began with the ‘61 Phillies’ embarrassing 23 straight games, followed by the 88’s Oriole’s 21, 69 Expos’ 20 string of losses. The rest of the teams with the most consecutive losses included the Athletics, Royals, etc.
The Twins have made the playoffs five times since their AL Championship Series appearance against the Angels in 2002, and Minnesota has won just two games in that span, including a record-tying 13 consecutive playoff losses.