"Sell the team!"
121st bankruptcy! Negative record broken after 62 years
For 62 years, this negative record seemed untouchable - now the White Sox have broken it and are the worst team in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB) with 121 defeats in one season.
The three-time World Series winners clinched the inglorious title with a 1:4 defeat at the Detroit Tigers, which the fans responded to with boos and abuse such as "Sell the team!".
According to the US media, some fans only went to the game to be there for the historic negative moment. No team in the modern era of the league since 1901 has been as bad as Chicago, who won the championship in 1906, 1917 and 2005. In 1962, the New York Mets had lost 120 games. Only the Detroit Tigers were similarly unsuccessful with 119 defeats in 2003. Only the Cleveland Spiders (1899), with 134 defeats, lost more often (before league reorganization).
Two games to go
The White Sox, who have 39 wins after 160 games, can extend their negative record - they still have two games left in the season.
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