Rockies off to worst 50-game start in modern era

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.