1932 Boston Red Sox and a 91 year old record soon to be broken?

[Bartholomew_Bump_Bailey]

Led by the phenomenal Dale Alexander and Ed Durham, the 1932 Boston Red Sox hold the all time record for worst run differential with a putrid -349 during their lowly 1932 campaign.

However, if you're paying attention these days you'd maybe guess the team aiming to break this 91 year old record. Yep, it's the Las Vegas Oakland A's and it's looking like they may cruise by -349 by a healthy margin.

Through 121 games they are a staggering -282!!!

Listen; I'm no mathematician and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night. But, with 41 left to play and with some slightly generous math, I've got them approaching -370-ish by seasons end!

I wonder what Oakland Vegas has the odds at on them breaking it???

LOL

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Bartholomew_Bump_Bailey

Led by the phenomenal Dale Alexander and Ed Durham, the 1932 Boston Red Sox hold the all time record for worst run differential with a putrid -349 during their lowly 1932 campaign.

However, if you're paying attention these days you'd maybe guess the team aiming to break this 91 year old record. Yep, it's the Las Vegas Oakland A's and it's looking like they may cruise by -349 by a healthy margin.

Through 121 games they are a staggering -282!!!

Listen; I'm no mathematician and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night. But, with 41 left to play and with some slightly generous math, I've got them approaching -370-ish by seasons end!

I wonder what Oakland Vegas has the odds at on them breaking it???

LOL

Wow I knew they were a real bad team but did not realize approaching that historicaly bad

[egri]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Wow I knew they were a real bad team but did not realize approaching that historicaly bad

Connie Mack must be spinning in his grave. Though their winning percentage isn't as bad at the 1932 Red Sox, .281 vs .279, they might still surpass them there too.

[nolemmings]

Originally Posted by egri

Connie Mack must be spinning in his grave. Though their winning percentage isn't as bad at the 1932 Red Sox, .281 vs .279, they might still surpass them there too.

Connie would know first-hand how bad those numbers look. His 1916 A's were 36-117 (.236) with a run differential of -329. They were worse the year before with a -344 differential, and a not much better record of 43-109 (.286).

It should be noted that even if the A's have a worse differential than the '32 BoSox, the latter played 8 fewer games, and almost certainly would have been more miserable had they been given the chance. [Sorry, but I like to pile on the Red Sox when possible ]

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by nolemmings

Connie would know first-hand how bad those numbers look. His 1916 A's were 36-117 (.236) with a run differential of -329. They were worse the year before with a -344 differential, and a not much better record of 43-109 (.286).

It should be noted that even if the A's have a worse differential than the '32 BoSox, the latter played 8 fewer games, and almost certainly would have been more miserable had they been given the chance. [Sorry, but I like to pile on the Red Sox when possible ]

scary last year they were -202 for the entire year (3rd worst with Cincy and Washington Worse)

and some how they are so much worse than that with time to get worse
scary