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The Pirates' streak in sporting perspective
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

All winning streaks of 15 years or longer in Major League Baseball according to the Elias Sports Bureau:

In baseball history

All winning streaks of 15 years or longer in Major League Baseball according to the Elias Sports Bureau:

Streak Team Years
39 New York Yankees 1926-64
18 Baltimore Orioles 1968-85
17 Chicago White Sox 1951-67
17 New York Yankees 1993-2009
16 Boston Red Sox 1967-82
15 Pirates 1899-1913
15 St. Louis Cardinals 1939-53
15 Atlanta Braves 1991-2005

And all the losing streaks of 15 or more:

Streak Team Years
17 Pirates 1993-2009
16 Philadelphia Phillies 1933-48
15 Boston Red Sox 1919-33
15 Philiadelphia/Kansas City Athletics 1953-67



Other sports

The longest all-time losing streaks in the other three sports:

Streak Team Years
15 Vancouver Canucks, NHL 1976-91
15 Kansas City/Sacramento Kings, NBA 1983-98
14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1983-96

And the longest active losing streaks:

Streak Team Years
8 Detroit Lions, NFL 2001-09
8 New York Knicks, NBA 2001-09
3 Los Angeles Kings, NHL 2006-09
First published on September 8, 2009 at 1:10 am