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J.J. Put up, ESPN
The Chicago White Sox are chasing historical past. Sadly, not all historical past is constructive.
For many years the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics (worst profitable share) and 1962 New York Mets (most complete losses) have had truthful arguments for the worst season in Main League Baseball historical past. The White Sox, nonetheless, are on tempo to doubtlessly settle the controversy as soon as and for all with the worst mark in each metrics.
Already boasting 102 losses and a profitable share of simply .233, Chicago is on tempo to reset league information. Who may they take part infamy if they can not discover a September scorching streak? Listed below are a number of the worst campaigns ever in American sports activities leagues.
NFL
2008 Detroit Lions
Report: 0-16
Unsurprisingly, a season ending with a .000 profitable share leads this record. The Lions weren’t with out occasional hope — most notably enduring a stretch of 4 consecutive video games determined by one rating — however ultimately fell quick each time. The marketing campaign was the eighth in a stretch of 10 straight shedding seasons for Detroit, and third-year coach Rod Marinelli was fired at some point after a Week 17 defeat to the Inexperienced Bay Packers that made the Lions the primary group in NFL historical past to go 0-16.
2017 Cleveland Browns
Report: 0-16
Because the saying goes, distress loves firm. Fortunately (in a way) for the Lions, they don’t seem to be the one NFL group to carry the distinctive distinction of finishing a winless 16-game season. Simply over a decade after Detroit went 0-16, the Browns put forth a winless season of their very own.
Cleveland’s quest for a victory got here right down to the wire. Most notably, a 4-yard landing move to Rashard Higgins pulled the Browns right into a tie with the Pittsburgh Steelers early within the third quarter in Week 17. However their hope was short-lived. Minutes later, JuJu Smith-Schuster returned the following kickoff 96 yards to offer the Steelers a lead they would not relinquish and seal Cleveland’s winless destiny.
1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Report: 0-14
The Buccaneers’ winless season pales considerably when in comparison with these of the Lions and Browns, who accomplished the feat with two extra video games on the schedule, however Tampa Bay nonetheless completed with the identical profitable share of .000. The offense was significantly anemic within the Buccaneers’ fateful marketing campaign, getting shut out in 5 of its video games.
WNBA
2011 Tulsa Shock
Report: 3-31
Tulsa’s 2011 marketing campaign began out with a 20-point loss on the highway to the San Antonio Stars and did not enhance a lot from there. It was the primary of 10 losses by 20 or extra factors for the Shock that season. Tulsa went two months between its first and second wins. The Shock gained only one dwelling recreation all season en path to a WNBA-record profitable share of .088.
NHL
1974-75 Washington Capitals
Report: 8-67-5
It goes with out saying that the Capitals’ debut as an NHL franchise may have gone somewhat higher. The group set quite a few information marks in its preliminary marketing campaign, together with the worst highway file of any group in NHL historical past (1-39) in addition to the worst defensive file (the group’s 446 complete targets conceded stay an NHL file, over 30 greater than the subsequent closest squad).
NBA
2011-12 Charlotte Bobcats
Report: 7-59
The Bobcats’ season received off to a robust begin, with a pair of free throws from rookie Kemba Walker sealing a 96-95 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on opening evening. From there, although, issues spiraled. Charlotte gained not more than three video games in any given month earlier than a brutal stretch by which the squad misplaced their remaining 23 video games. The Bobcats ended the season (shortened resulting from a fall lockout) a outstanding 43 video games out of first place within the Jap Convention, and 39 video games behind the division-leading Miami Warmth.
MLB
1916 Philadelphia Athletics
Report: 36-117
Whereas the 1962 New York Mets (40-120-1) maintain the file for many complete losses in a season, the 1916 Athletics are extra related to the White Sox’s chase, having completed with the worst profitable share (.235) of any MLB group (the Mets performed an extra seven video games). Philadelphia completed a outstanding 40 video games again … of second-to-last place within the American League. The historic marketing campaign got here only one season after the Athletics got here up quick within the second of back-to-back World Sequence appearances.