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Chewbaccer
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I'm only listing those I either witnessed or heard about, feel free to enlighten me on some that I either forgot about or were before my time.
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After doing some research, I think I might have left off the worst collapse. The 1964 Phillies had a 6.5 game lead with 12 games left, and had a 10 game losing streak to lose the pennant when they were in first place the entire season before the collapse.
The 2011 Boston Red Sox season was the 111th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. Before the season, the Red Sox were favored to win the American League East and reach the World Series, with some comparing the team to the 1927 New York Yankees.[3][4][5] With a record of 90 wins and 72 losses, the Red Sox finished third in their division, seven games behind the Yankees.
After leading the Tampa Bay Rays by nine games in the AL wild card race on September 3—when their odds of reaching the postseason peaked at 99.6%—the Red Sox lost 18 of their final 24 games.[6] On the last day of the season, September 28, a ninth inning Red Sox blown save loss against the Baltimore Orioles,[7] coupled with an extra inning come from behind victory by the Rays over the Yankees,[8] made the Rays the AL wild card winners, eliminating the Red Sox from postseason contention.
(THIS IS PRETTY BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!!!!)
I think we had an 8 game lead entering September, but it was 10 games in very late August over the Cardinals. We had the worst September record in the NL, the Cards had the best September record in the NL. I don't think we'll ever see dual collapses at the same time like that again.
It's pretty historically significant, especially since the Cardinals went on to win the World Series, but it sucks when your team is one of the ones making that kind of history.
That was a HBP on Inge.2009 Tigers
3 up with 4 to play, lost in the 12th inning of Game 163 after taking the lead in the 10th.
I think we had an 8 game lead entering September, but it was 10 games in very late August over the Cardinals. We had the worst September record in the NL, the Cards had the best September record in the NL. I don't think we'll ever see dual collapses at the same time like that again.
It's pretty historically significant, especially since the Cardinals went on to win the World Series, but it sucks when your team is one of the ones making that kind of history.
Interestingly, it was the Cards that caught the Phillies.
The 2011 Boston Red Sox season was the 111th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. Before the season, the Red Sox were favored to win the American League East and reach the World Series, with some comparing the team to the 1927 New York Yankees.[3][4][5] With a record of 90 wins and 72 losses, the Red Sox finished third in their division, seven games behind the Yankees.
After leading the Tampa Bay Rays by nine games in the AL wild card race on September 3—when their odds of reaching the postseason peaked at 99.6%—the Red Sox lost 18 of their final 24 games.[6] On the last day of the season, September 28, a ninth inning Red Sox blown save loss against the Baltimore Orioles,[7] coupled with an extra inning come from behind victory by the Rays over the Yankees,[8] made the Rays the AL wild card winners, eliminating the Red Sox from postseason contention.
(THIS IS PRETTY BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!!!!)
2009 Tigers
3 up with 4 to play, lost in the 12th inning of Game 163 after taking the lead in the 10th.