How many games have the Chicago White Sox lost — and what was the modern-day record?

The Chicago White Sox have surpassed the 1962 New York Mets for the most losses in modern-day Major League Baseball history.

The ’62 expansion Mets went 40-120 in their first season. The Sox are 40-121, breaking the record Friday with a 4-1 loss to the Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit. The Sox have one game remaining to add to the mark.

Latest loss: 4-1 to the Detroit Tigers (Friday)

No team in Major League Baseball’s modern era has lost more games in a season than the 2024 White Sox.

The Sox reached the pinnacle of baseball infamy with record-breaking loss No. 121 on Friday, falling 4-1 to the Tigers in front of a sellout crowd of 44,435 at Comerica Park in Detroit.

The Sox surpassed the 1962 Mets, who went 40-120 in their expansion season.

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Remaining schedule

• Sunday: at Detroit Tigers, 2:10 p.m., NBCSCH

Notable streaks this season

The Sox had three double-digit losing streaks — 14 games from May 22-June 6, an AL record-tying 21 straight from July 10-Aug. 5 and 12 consecutive from Aug. 23-Sept. 3.

Their skid of 20 straight series losses ended Sunday after back-to-back wins over the Oakland Athletics. Those two victories also broke a streak of not having won consecutive games since a stretch of three straight victories June 27-29.

The Sox on Sept. 14 snapped their stretch of 16 consecutive home losses, which also was a franchise record.

Seasons with 100+ losses

Looking back at the franchise’s 124-season history, the Sox have lost 100 or more games just six times. Three of those, however, have happened since 2018.

White Sox are not alone in their losing. Disappointment is a common theme throughout Chicago’s sports history.

Sources: Tribune reporting; Baseball Reference