The Cubs have joined the 10,000 loss club

[El Supremo]

With Sunday’s 5-2 victory, the Braves wrapped up a series sweep over the Cubs. The Cubs fell to 12-24, 10.5 games out of first place, dead last in the NL Central. But the embarrassment didn’t end there.

Sunday’s loss marked the 10,000th in club history for the Cubs, joining only the Phillies (10,480) and Braves (10,176) in the five-figure gang. The Cubs got there a bit sooner than they would have liked, having won games at a meager .417 clip since the start of the 2010 season.

The Pirates will become the next team to join the ignominious club with 55 more losses. And unless the Reds lose 142 games between Tuesday and the end of the 2015 season, the club won’t see a fifth member until 2016.

The list:

Phillies: 10,480 losses (.473 winning percentage)
Braves: 10,176 (.502)
Cubs: 10,000 (.511)
Pirates: 9,945 (.503)
Reds: 9,858 (.508)

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/11/the-cubs-have-joined-the-10000-loss-club/

Hey, at least they have a winning record, something the Phils don't have.

I wonder how many loses the Cards, Dodgers and Giants have?

[KamaAina]

1. And Indians

[Auggie]

3. Cleveland: Since 1901, 8,949 wins and 8,633 losses, a surprising .509 winning %

Yankees are tops at .568 (includes all N.Y. teams)

Giants: .538 (includes all N.Y. teams)

Dodgers: .524 (includes all N.Y. teams)

Cardinals: .519 (includes all St. Louis teams)

Red Sox: .517 (all teams)

LINK: http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/

[El Supremo]

4. It says that the Cubs have more wins than anyone but the Giants.

Giants 10716
Cubs 10450

So all isn't bad. Wait, yes it is. 1908

[Auggie]

5. They included stats from 1876 for the Cubs!

[El Supremo]

6. They could have gone back to 1870.

Before there was the National League. The Cubs (White Stockings) played in the National Association of Base Ball Players or something like that.

[Bluzmann57]

2. If Epstein's rebuilding effort doesn't work

The Cubs will likely be the first team to 20,000 losses. And as of now, it ain't working.

[ProfessorGAC]

7. As A Cub Fan. . .

. . .i am surprised that this didn't happen 20 years ago!
GAC

[dhill926]

8. we lose well….

this is awful, but I remember growing up in the early 60's. Those were some historically and hysterically awful teams.