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Chasing Records — 121 losses, modern MLB record


Paulie4Pres

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"Their (1962 Mets) team batting average, team earned run average (ERA), and team fielding percentage were all the worst in the major leagues that season. Despite the team's terrible performance, fans came out in droves. Their 1962 season attendance of 922,530 was good enough for sixth in the National League."

 

So the big differences were the 1962 Mets were an expansion team and actually had quite solid fan support (not by today's numbers of course) for such a terrible team.

https://www.mlb.com/news/1962-mets-losing-record-being-challenged-by-2024-white-sox

Most of the Mets' players and coaching staff from 1962 fondly reminisced about their experiences...they weren't "fighting with the home crowd" the last 6 weeks as some Sox fans started rooting for losses, which undoubtedly brought those players together, just for their own psychological well-being's sake.

The top salary on the team was reportedly $30,000.

"All I ask is that you bust your heiny on that field." - Casey Stengel

 

1962 New York Mets
Salaries

Frank Thomas  $30,000.00
Richie Ashburn  $29,000.00
Clem Labine  $20,000.00
Jay Hook  $13,500.00
Joe Ginsberg  $13,000.00
Bobby Gene Smith  $10,500.00
Joe Christopher  $6,500.00
Ed Kranepool  $5,500.00
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