1935 Boston Braves

Record: 38-115, Finished 8th in National League (1935 NL)

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The 1935 Boston Braves had the lowest winning percentage of any National League team in the 20th century, "topping" even the 1962 New York Mets. The presence of over-the-hill future Hall of Famers Babe Ruth and Rabbit Maranville, both in their final seasons, was no help. They also lost the most road games (at 13-65) of any MLB team since 1900; the 2010 Pittsburgh Pirates almost broke the record at 17-64, playing a longer schedule.

Mark Bowman: "The story behind final stop of Ruth's career", mlb.com, January 5, 2021. [1]
Bob LeMoine: When the Babe Went Back to Boston: Babe Ruth, Judge Fuchs and the Hapless Braves of 1935, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2023. ISBN 978-1-4766-8502-1
Charles Salzberg and George Robinson: On a Clear Day, They Could See Seventh Place: Baseball's Worst Teams, Bison Books, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 2010. ISBN 978-0803229884 (Originally published in 1989)
Jonathan Weeks: Cellar Dwellers: The Worst Teams in Baseball History, Scarecrow Press, Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Lanham, MD, 2012. ISBN 978-0-8108-8532-5