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Worst MLB teams ever: 2024 Chicago White Sox make ugly history, worst MLB teams of all time

Worst MLB teams ever
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What is the worst MLB team ever? The 2024 Chicago White Sox are now infamous as one of the worst MLB teams ever, playing at a level that hasn’t been seen in decades. While it’s a bit harder to compare teams across vastly different eras, it’s a fun exercise to examine the worst MLB teams of all time.

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For the sake of this exercise, we’re going to look past the worst records in baseball history before 1900. We’ll also be using winning percentage and run differential, when applicable, to compare some of the worst MLB teams ever.

2024 Chicago White Sox – (40-121, .248)

Worst MLB teams ever
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2019 Detroit Tigers – (47-114, .292)

Worst MLB teams ever, Detroit Tigers
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2018 Baltimore Orioles – (47-115, .290)

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2003 Detroit Tigers – (43-119, .265)

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1962 New York Mets – (40-120, .250)

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1952 Pittsburgh Pirates – (42-112, .273)

Worst MLB teams ever, Pittsburgh Pirates
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1942 Philadelphia Phillies – (42-109, .278)

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1941 Philadelphia Phillies – (43-111, .279)

Worst MLB teams ever
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1935 Boston Braves – (38-115, .248)

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1932 Boston Red Sox – (43-111, .279)

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1916 Philadelphia Athletics – (36-117, .235)

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1904 Washington Senators – (38-113, .252)

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