Team Record – Society for American Baseball Research

Joe Start (COURTESY OF THE AUTHOR)

June 18, 1874: Mutuals’ 38-1 win over Chicago White Stockings is the biggest blowout ever

June 22, 1889: Sad-sack Louisville Colonels lose 26th game in a row

August 17, 1894: Phillies break records for hits and runs; Sam Thompson hits for cycle

June 29, 1897: The Chicago Colts’ record romp for 36 runs

September 16, 1899: Misfit Cleveland Spiders lose 24th in a row

April 25, 1901: Tigers stage 9th-inning comeback in AL opener

April 25, 1901: Tigers’ ‘magnificent batting rally’ caps 10-run comeback in AL opener

July 19, 1915: Washington Senators set a stolen-base record, sort of

June 13, 1916: Braves, Reds play longest scoreless duel in MLB history

September 28, 1919: Giants and Phillies record 51 outs in 51 minutes, the fastest game in major-league history

May 1, 1920: An extreme exercise in futility: Braves, Dodgers play 26 innings to no decision

Earl Sheely (TRADING CARD DB)

September 9, 1921: Batting explosion ties American League record for total runs as White Sox top Tigers, 20-15

July 14, 1922: Red Sox game vs. Cleveland sets mark for lowest attendance at Fenway Park

August 25, 1922: Cubs and Phillies combine for 49 runs on 51 hits

May 11, 1923: Phillies and Cardinals clout 10 home runs in Baker Bowl barrage

June 1, 1923: New York Giants score in every inning to blast Phillies, 22-8

September 15, 1928: Braves play the last of record nine straight doubleheaders

July 12, 1931: Cardinals set doubles record with assist from St. Louis crowd

August 19, 1934: Red Sox rookie Moose Solters hits for the cycle before a record Fenway crowd of 46,995

April 30, 1944: New York Giants score 26 runs; Weintraub has 11 RBIs

Joe Berry (Trading Card DB)

July 21, 1945: Athletics, Tigers play to record setting 24-inning tie

July 18, 1947: Tigers’ Hutchinson ends Yankees’ 19-game winning streak

LohrkeJack

September 1, 1947: Jack Lohrke hits New York Giants’ record-setting 183rd home run of season

Ted Williams (Trading Card Database)

May 3, 1949: Red Sox, Tigers wage highest-scoring tie game in American League history