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Rockies off to worst 50-game start in modern era

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The Colorado Rockies found yet another new low Thursday afternoon.

With their 2-0 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Coors Field, the Rockies fell to 8-42, marking the worst 50-game start in baseball's modern era (since 1901).

The 1904 Washington Senators held the previous 50-game record in the modern era, opening that season 9-41. Only one team - the 1895 Louisville Colonels - has ever endured a worse start than this year's Rockies, according to Champs Or Chumps.

Colorado's start is also worse than that of the 1899 Cleveland Spiders, who went 9-41 out of the gate en route to a single-season loss record of 134 games. Thursday's defeat puts the Rockies on pace for 136, which would break the Spiders' 126-year-old mark.

Team 50-Game Record Final Record
1895 Louisville Colonels 7-43 35-96
2025 Rockies 8-42 TBD
1886 Washington Nationals 9-41 28-92
1899 Cleveland Spiders 9-41 20-134
1904 Washington Senators 9-41 38-113
1897 St. Louis Browns 10-40 29-102
2023 Athletics 10-40 50-112
1932 Red Sox 10-40 43-111

For additional perspective, the 2024 Chicago White Sox started 15-35 and finished with a modern-era record 121 losses.

The Rockies dropped to 1-9 since firing longtime manager Bud Black on May 11. They've now been shut out eight times in 2025, including a historic 21-0 defeat against San Diego on May 10.

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