There has never been an undefeated team in baseball since the merger of the American League and National League and the founding of Major League Baseball in 1903. Before the creation of the MLB, in 1869, the Cincinnati Red Stockings achieved baseball's only perfect season, going 57-0.
8 - 1982 Chicago White Sox.
Longest Winning Streak: 26 New York Giants (1916)
The longest win streak since 1901 was established early in MLB history. The 1916 Giants won 26 games in a row despite only going 60-66 the rest of the season.
What is the longest winning streak in MLB history? The 1916 New York Giants have the longest winning streak in MLB history, winning 26 consecutive games. After winning 17 consecutive games earlier in the season (May 9 – May 29), the Giants never lost a game from Sep. 7 through Sep.
Orioles 10, Red Sox 9: The 162-0 Dream Is Dead - Over the Monster.
1951 NBA Finals: New York trailed Rochester Royals 3-0, lost in seven. 1962 Western Division finals: Detroit trailed L.A. Lakers 3-0, lost in six. 1994 Western Conference semifinals: Denver trailed Utah 3-0, lost in seven. 1996 NBA Finals: Seattle trailed Chicago 3-0, lost in six.
Joe DiMaggio holds the Major League Baseball record with a streak of 56 consecutive games in 1941 which began on May 15 and ended July 17. DiMaggio hit . 408 during his streak (91-for-223), with 15 home runs and 55 runs batted in.
In 1941, Joe DiMaggio hit in 56 straight games, and although players have gotten painfully close, no one has beaten it since.
During the 1988 Major League Baseball season, pitcher Orel Hershiser of the Los Angeles Dodgers set the MLB record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched. Over 59 consecutive innings, opposing hitters did not score a run against Hershiser. During the streak, he averted numerous high-risk scoring situations.
The 1899 Cleveland Spiders own the worst single-season record of all time (minimum 120 games) and for all eras, finishing at 20–134 (.
The Los Angeles Reign lost all ten games it played during the league's (and team's) three-year existence.
Highest single-season batting average – .440
Set by Hugh Duffy in 1894, the highest single-season average in National League, and MLB history. Nap Lajoie's .426 in 1901 is the highest in American League history. In the live-ball era, Rogers Hornsby hit .424 in 1924, a feat unmatched since then.
Here's a glance at who leads the list of most 100-loss seasons since 1961: Washington Senators/Texas Rangers (7): 1961 (61-100); 1962 (60-101); 1963 (56-106); 1964 (62-100); 1972 (54-100); 1973 (57-105); and 2021 (60-102).
How many teams lost 100 or more games from 1961 to the present? A total of 87 teams lost 100 or more games in a season since MLB went from a 154- to a 162-game schedule in 1961.
The New York Highlanders in 1912 played to a record of 50–102, and then became the New York Yankees. They never lost 100 games as the Yankees. The San Francisco Giants lost 100 in 1985, but never before or after. Was this worth your time?
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Speaking of active streaks, Gehrig's then-record streak became the longest active itself on May 2, 1930, when he played in his 745th consecutive game and Joe Sewell's streak of 1,103 games ended.
The MLB record for consecutive three-hit games is six, set by the Royals' George Brett (May 8-13, 1976) and the Brooklyn Robins' Jimmy Johnston (June 25-30, 1923).
1. Babe Ruth, 575 Feet (1921) Although there are multiple tales of Babe Ruth's hitting his mythical home run beyond 600 feet, no accurate measuring tools existed during his playing days.
The oldest player to appear regularly was Jack Quinn, who ended his last season at age 50, having made 14 appearances as a relief pitcher in that final season. The oldest active player is Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Rich Hill, who is currently 43 years old.
Other NFL perfect regular seasons
The 2007 Patriots became the first and only team under the 16-game schedule used from 1978 to 2020 to finish the regular season undefeated.
The answer is yes. LeBron James has been swept twice in the NBA playoffs. The first time was in 2007, when LeBron's Cavaliers faced Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs in the Finals. It was James' first trip to the Finals and his supporting cast paled in comparison to the Spurs' well-rounded, star-studded roster.
The 2007 New England Patriots were the first NFL team to achieve a perfect 16-0 regular season record, and seemed destined to go down as the greatest team ever until their stunning defeat in Super Bowl XLII.
Rarest of all is the unassisted triple play by an outfielder, performed only once in professional baseball history, by Walter Carlisle. It is possible for a team to score on a triple play, but that is also phenomenally rare.