with their loss last night, the detroit tigers became the first american league team to lose 111 games since the 1939 st. louis browns. their record currently stands at 38-111, which is also the most losses in the majors since the 1965 mets, who lost 112 times. after their loss on sunday, the tigers became the first team in 34 years to lose 110 games. with 13 games to play, they need 5 wins to avoid matching the record of 120 set by the 1962 mets, an expansion team. it's going to be close.

'03 tigers vs. '62 mets in a simulated world series and more on how bad they really are.

Posted by tien mao in Sports at 4:35 PM