Orioles Are Only The Sixth Team Since 1900 To Lose 113 Games

Losing 113 games in one season is hard to do. It has happened only six times since 1900.

The 2018 Orioles are one of those six teams.

Chronological (Since 1900)

1904 Washington Senators    38-113  .252   55.5 GB
1916 Philadelphia A's       36-117  .235   54.5 GB
1935 Boston Braves          38-115  .248   61.5 GB
1962 New York Mets          40-120  .250   60.5 GB
2003 Detroit Tigers         43-119  .265   47.0 GB
2018 Baltimore Orioles      46-113  .289   60.5 GB   (2 games remaining)

Number of Losses (Since 1900)

1962 New York Mets          40-120  .250   60.5 GB
2003 Detroit Tigers         43-119  .265   47.0 GB
1916 Philadelphia A's       36-117  .235   54.5 GB
1935 Boston Braves          38-115  .248   61.5 GB
1904 Washington Senators    38-113  .252   55.5 GB
2018 Baltimore Orioles      46-113  .289   60.5 GB   (2 games remaining)

There was a five-week period earlier in the season (May 26-June 30) in which the Orioles did not win a game against an American League team.

They are a Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, September 21, 2018:

Wins above average

This is fancy way of measuring how one player, both offensively and defensively, measures up to the Major League average at his position. For the Orioles, the numbers aren't pretty.

The Orioles' everyday lineup has a WAA of -23.3, according to Baseball-Reference.com. That means if Manager Buck Showalter had just started an average fielder and hitter at each position, Baltimore would have won 23 more games.

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