1997 New York Islanders lose, beginning a 10 game losing streak
1996 Pakistan all out 67 to lose to Tasmania by an inning
1996 Yanks lose ending 3rd best home series victory streak at 24
1996 Tendulkar scores 137 for Ind vs. SL in Cricket World Cup, but still lose
1995 1st NBA game at FleetCenter, Boston Celtics lose to Mil Bucks, 101-100
1995 1st NBA game at Rose Garden, Port Trailblazers lose to Grizzlies 92-80
1995 Carolina Panthers lose their 1st NFL game (Atlanta-23 Carolina-20 OT)
1995 Jacksonville Jaguars lose their 1st NFL game (Houston-10, Jaguars-3)
1995 Indians and Browns play in Cleveland on same day for 1st time ever both lose - Chicago 5, Indians 1; Giants 19, Browns 13 (exhibition)
1994 Cleve Cavaliers 1st game at Gund Arena, lose to Hous Rockets, 100-98
1994 Steffi Graf becomes 1st defending tennis champ to lose in 1st round of a major tournament (Wimbledon to Lorrie McNeal)
1993 Toronto Maple Leafs lose 1st game of season after going 10-0-0
1993 New Jersey Devils lose 2-0 to Montreal, after winning 1st 7 games of 1993
1993 New York Met Anthony Young ties record of 23rd straight lose
1993 Colorado Rockies 1st game - lose to New York Mets 3-0
1992 New York Giants lose 19-0 to Phoenix Cardinals
1992 1st time a positional player pitches for New York Mets, Phil Pecota, in 19-2 lose to Pirates
1992 New York Giants trailing Dallas Cowboys 34-0 in 3rd, lose 34-28
1992 New York Mets lose 1st 3 home games for 1st time since 1962
1992 Indians set team record for long game lose to Red Sox (19 inn - 6 hr)
1991 After going 12-0, Washington Redskins lose to Dallas 24-21
1991 General Motors announces 9 month loss of $2.2 billion
1991 San Jose Sharks lose 4-3 to Vancouver Canucks in their 1st NHL game
1991 Bert Convy, actor (Snoop Sisters, Win Lose or Draw), dies at 57
1991 Chicago Blackhawks becomes 1st NHL regular season champion in 20 years to lose in 1st round of the playoffs (To Minnesota North Stars)
1991 New York - New Jersey Knights 1st home game (Giant Stadium) lose to Frankfurt 27-17
1991 Howard Stern kisses New York Giant Leonard Marshall's ass over bet, Stern lost claiming the Giants would lose the Superbowl
1990 Buffalo Bills become 6th 1st place NFL team to lose on same weekend
1990 Sri Lanka all out 82, Venkatapathy Raju (I) 6-12 off 17 lose, Phil Eagles beat Giants 31-13 and L.A. Rams beat 49ers 28-17
1990 Minn Twins become 1st team to turn 2 triple plays in a game but lose to Boston Red Sox 1-0
1990 After pitching a no-hitter lose, New York Yankee Andy Hawkins pitches a complete 12 inn game and loses 2-0
1990 Despite Andy Hawkins no-hitting White Sox, Yankees lose 4-0
1990 1st ever lose for Cameroon in Soccer World Cup, U.S.S.R.-4 Cameroon-0
1990 Boston Celtics worst ever (6 pts in 2nd vs New Jersey Nets) and lose 87-78
1989 Mets turn their 1st triple play in 7 years but lose to Cubs 8-4
1989 Red Sox lead Blue Jays 10-0 in 7th, but lose 12-11 in 12 for Blue Jays 12th consecutive victory at Fenway
1988 Merv Hughes takes 13 wickets vs. WI at the WACA but Australia lose
1988 New York Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs St. Louis Blues
1988 Arco Arena in Sacramento, California opens, Sac Kings lose to Seattle, 97-75
1988 1st NBA game at Bradley Center, Milwaukee Bucks lose to Los Angeles Clippers 111-9
1988 1st NBA game at Charlotte Coliseum - Hornets lose to Cavs, 133-93
1988 1st non-pitcher (Jose Oquendo) in 20 years to get a decision in a baseball game, he and St. Louis Cardinals lose to Braves 7-5 in 19 inn
1988 Baltimore Orioles lose AL record 21 games in a row
1988 New Jersey Devils' 1st playoff game; lose to Isles 4-3 (OT) in 1st round
1987 Blues Jays lose final 7 games allowing Tigers to win AL pennant
1987 Jack Morris ties AL record with 5 wild pitches in a 4-2 lose
1987 Salt Lake City Trappers lose 7-5 to Billings Mustangs, ending their professional-record winning streak at 29 consecutive
1987 Brewers lose, ending AL season-opening winning streak at 13 games
1987 Milwaukee Brewers lose after 13th straight victory to start season
1986 California Angels within 1 pitch of pennant victory lose to Red Sox
1986 Wichita State Shockers blow a 35-3 lead; lose 36-35 to Morehead State
1985 "Don't Lose My Number" by Phil Collins peaks at #4
1985 Pirates score 10 in top of 1st, but lose 15-11 to Phillies, as Steve becomes 1st Phillie to switch hit home runs in same game
1985 French socialists lose election (National Front 9%)
1984 Miami Hurricanes blows 31-0 lead in 3rd quarter lose to Md 42-40
1984 Despite Mike Bossy 4 goals Islanders lose 5-6 to Canadians making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-77-3-4
1984 Det Tigers lose to Seattle 7-3 ends record tying 17 consecutive wins
1983 Kapil Dev takes 9-83 vs. WI at Ahmedabad, but India still lose
1983 New Jersey Devils 1st overtime game, lose to Calgary Flames 4-3
1983 Columbia beats Yale 21-18 in football, will lose next 44 games
1982 Cleveland Cavaliers lose 24th consecutive game (NBA record)
1982 Spain's socialists win/communists lose elections
1982 Atlanta Braves lose after winning 1st 13 games of season
1981 1st NBA game at Meadowlands Arena, New Jersey Nets lose to New York Knicks 103-99
1981 Last game at Minn's Metropolitan Stadium, lose to Kansas City 5-2
1980 Yanks lose 4-2 and are swept by Royals in AL Championship series
1979 New York Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs Chicago Black Hawks
1979 Milwaukee Brewers lose 5-0 ending 213 straight games without a shutout
1979 Calif's Nolan Ryan and Boston's Steve Renko each lose no-hitters in 9th
1979 Sarfraz takes 9-86 at MCG as Australia lose 7-5 to lose the Test
1978 Despite Denis Potvin hat trick in 3:21 Islanders lose 7-10 making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-22-2-1
1978 Yanks lose 9-2 to Indians forcing a playoff game with Red Sox
1978 WI all set to lose cricket test vs. Aust at Kingston till riots end game
1977 Mont Canadiens set NHL record of 34 straight home games without a lose
1976 Piper Cherokee crashes into Balt Memorial Stadium upper stands, 10 minutes after Colts lose 40-14 to Steelers. No one seriously hurt
1976 1st NBA playoff game for Cleveland Cavliers, they lose 100-95 to Wash
1975 Troy Slaten, actor, Jerry-Parker Lewis Can't Lose
1974 Milwaukee Bucks lose their 11th straight NBA game (team record)
1974 Steely Dan releases "Rikki Don't Lose that Number"
1974 Despite Billy Harris' hat trick Islanders lose 3-4
1973 1st one-day Cricket international for WI (v Eng) - lose by 1 wicket
1973 Frank Hayes scores 106 on Test Cricket debut vs. WI as England lose
1973 Philadelphia 76ers lose their 20th NBA game in a row
1972 Ted Williams manages his final game as Rangers lose to Royals, 4-0
1972 U.S. Men's olympic basketball teams 1st lose, 51-50 to U.S.S.R. (disputed)
1971 John Newcombe is 1st top-seed man to lose in 1st round of U.S. Open
1971 Globetrotters lose 100-99 to New Jersey Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak
1970 Cleve Cavaliers lose by biggest margin-54 pts (Philadelphia 141-87)
1970 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99
1970 Cleve Cavaliers lose to Buffalo Braves in their 1st game 107-92
1970 White Sox use record 41 players in doubleheader and lose both games
1970 Clay Kirby has a no-hitter going for 8 inn, but is lifted for a pinch hitter, Reliever Jack Baldschun gives up 3 hits and Padres lose, 3-0
1970 Milwaukee Brewers (former Seat Pilots) 1st game, lose to Angels 12-0
1969 Seattle Pilots last game in Seattle, lose 3-1 to As in front of 5,473
1969 William Jayne, actor, Mikey Randall-Parker Lewis Can't Lose
1969 Ted Williams begins managing Washington Senators, they lose to Yanks 8-4
1968 Yanks turn 21st triple-play in their history lose 4-3 to Twins
1968 A's 1st game in Oakland-Alameda Stadium, lose 4-1 to Baltimore Orioles
1967 New Orleans Saints 1st NFL game, they lose to Los Angeles Rams 27-13
1967 New Orleans Saints 1st pre-season game, they lose to Los Angeles Rams 16-77
1967 Yanks take 5-3 lead in 11th and lose 6-5, in 2nd game Red Sox lead 3-2 in 9th and Yanks beat them 6-3
1967 Orioles' Stu Miller and Steve Barber lose 2-1 despite no-hitting Tigers
1966 St. Louis' Busch Stadium opens, Braves lose to Cards 4-3 in 12 inns
1966 Last game at old Busch stadium, St. Louis Card lose 10-5 to SF
1966 In 1st regular season game at Anaheim Stadium, Angels lose 3-1 to Chic
1964 Houston Colt 45s Ken Johnson becomes 1st major league pitcher to lose a 9 inning no-hitter, Reds win 1-0
1964 1st game at Shea Stadium, New York Mets lose to Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3
1963 1st Sunday night game in baseball San Francisco Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0
1962 New York Mets lose record 120th game as Cubs turn triple play and beat New York 5-1
1962 1st baseball game at LA's Dodger Stadium, they lose 6-3 to Reds
1961 Philadelphia Phillies lose 17th straight game
1961 Phillies lose 1st of 23 straight games
1961 Expansion Washington Senators are 30-30, latest date an expansion team will be at .500, Washington will lose their next 10 games
1960 Phillies lose 3rd consecutive 1-0 game
1958 NL single-game record of 78,682, Giants lose to Dogers 6-5, in Los Angeles
1957 New York Giants play and lose their last game at Polo Grounds (9-1 to Pitts)
1956 Phil Fearon, rocker, Galaxy, Kandidate-I Don't Want to Lose You
1956 Dodgers lose to the Reds, 2-1, playing in Jesey City
1956 Reds' John Klippstein, Hershel Freemman and Joe Blacks no-hitter, broken up with 2 outs in 10th and lose to Braves in 11th, 2-1
1955 Washington Senators lose their 99th and 100th games of season
1955 Gaullists lose elections in France
1954 BC Lions plays its 1st CF game, they lose to Montreal Alouettes, 22-0
1953 Despite Johnny Mize 2,000th hit, Yanks lose ending 18 game win streak and also ending St. Louis Brown 14 game losing streak
1951 Lefty O'Doul's all-stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Billy Martin, lose 3-1 to Pacific League all-star team (Japan)
1951 St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Giants 6-4 (rescheduled from 9/12) then at night lose to Boston Braves 2-0
1951 New York Giants lose to go 13 games behind Brooklyn Dodgers, later win pennant
1950 Browns lose to Giants, setting club record for fewest points scored by both teams (tied in 1979), New York 6, Cleveland 0
1950 San Francisco 49ers (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, lose 21-17
1949 St. Louis Browns use 9 pitchers, lose to Whites Sox 4-3
1946 San Francisco 49ers play 1st AAFC game, lose to New York Yankees 21-7
1945 Aust Services lose 3rd Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts
1944 Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 and break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row
1941 German Jews in Netherlands declared stateless (lose of nationality)
1941 Phillies lose club record 111th game
1941 Joe DiMaggio starts 56-game hitting streak; Yanks lose 13-1
1940 Yankees, lose to A's and eliminated from pennant for 1st time since 1935
1940 Mont Canadiens lose record tying NHL 15th straight game at home
1939 White Sox host 1st "day-night" doubleheader, lose to Cleve, 5-2 and 7-5
1938 Lefty Grove defeats Tigers 4-3 for 1st of record 20 consecutive wins at his home field Fenway Park; he doesn't lose there until May 12 1941
1937 Yankees lose 9-5 but clinch pennant when Red Sox beat Detroit
1937 Cleveland (Los Angeles) Rams plays their 1st NFL game, lose 28-0
1936 Final Boston Redskin NFL game, lose to Packers 21-6, move to Washington D.C.
1936 Victoria need 442 to win against NSW, but lose, all out for 415 They pick "The Bees" it doesn't catch on and is scrapped by 1940 season
1935 Boston Braves lose NL record 110th game of year en route to 115
1933 1st game at NFL Pitts Pirate's Forbes Field, lose to Brooklyn Dodgers 32-0
1933 Philadelphia Eagles play 1st NFL game, lose to New York Giants 56-0
1933 Pittsburgh Steelers (as Pirates) play 1st NFL game, lose 23-2
1933 Bert Convy, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Snoop Sisters, Win Lose or Draw
1933 Bert Convy, born in St. Louis, Missouri, game show host, Win, Lose or Draw
1932 Washington Redskins (as Boston Braves) play 1st NFL game, lose 14-0
1931 Yanks turn triple-play but lose 7-5 to Indians
1930 Ruth hits 3 home runs as Yanks blow 6-0 lead in 7th and lose 15-7
1929 Chicago Blackhawks lose record NHL 15th straight game at home
1928 A's commit 7 errors and lose to Yanks 7-4
1927 Ferlin Husky, country singer, Born to Lose, Gone
1926 Shortest double header, Yanks lose 6-1 in 72 minutes and lose again 6-2 in 55 minutes to Browns. Yanks had already clinched pennant
1925 New York Giants play 1st NFL game, lose to Providence 14-0
1925 NHL's New York Americans (formerly Hamilton Tigers) 1st game, lose 3-1
1924 German election (Social Democrats win/Nazis and Communists lose)
1924 Cleveland Bulldogs lose to Frankford Yellowjackets, ends 31-game undefeated streak (NFL and major-league football record)
1923 Carl Mays gave up 13 runs and 20 hits in 13-0 lose to Indians
1917 Pittsburgh Pirates play 4th straight extra inning game, Carson Bigbee sets record of 11 at-bats, they lose in 22 innings to Dodgers
1916 Giants lose to Braves 8-3, ends 26 consecutive win streak
1913 John McGraw, after drinking, blames Wilbert Robinson's coaching mistakes for World Series lose, Robertson blames McGraw and is fired
1912 Yanks lose game #100 en route to a 50-102 season
1912 Chicago Cubs get 21 hits but lose to Philadelphia Phillies in 11 innings
1911 Cleve's League Park hosts 1st unofficial ML All Star game (benefit game for Addie Joss' family). Cleveland Naps lose to All Stars 5-3
1910 Cleveland Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Det Tigers 5-0
1908 Yanks lose 100th game of year go 51-103 for season
1907 Yanks commit 11 errors and lose 14-6 to Tigers
1907 Stanley Cup: Montreal Wanderers lose to Kenora Thistles but outscore them in 2 game set but outscore them 12-8 and win cup
1906 After 20 straight wins, Boston Pilgrims lose to Chicago White Sox 3-0
1905 Pittsburgh Pirates strand NL record 18 men on base and lose to Reds 8-3
1903 Boston Beaneater Wiley Piatt is only 20th-century pitcher to lose 2 complete games in one day, falling to Pittsburgh 1-0 and 5-3
1902 New York Giants lose their 1st game under new manager John McGraw
1827 Creek-indians lose all their property in US
1777 Battle of Brandywine, Pa; Americans lose to British
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