Which MLB team had the longest losing streak in the 1926 season?

The Boston Red Sox had the longest losing streak within the 1926 regular season at 17 straight games. During this streak they lost to their opponents by an average of 3.6 runs. The streak started on Aug 20, 1926 and ended on Sep 7, 1926.

Longest 1926 MLB Losing Streaks

Team Losing Streak Start End Avg Margin of Defeat
1 Boston Red Sox 17 Aug 20 Sep 7 3.6 runs
2 Boston Braves 9 Aug 24 Sep 3 4.1 runs
Brooklyn Robins 9 Aug 2 Aug 10 3.6 runs
4 Boston Braves 8 Jun 21 Jun 28 1.6 runs
5 Boston Red Sox 7 May 23 May 30 2.0 runs
Philadelphia Athletics 7 Jul 17 Jul 23 4.0 runs
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 Jun 23 Jun 30 5.9 runs
St. Louis Browns 7 May 6 May 13 4.0 runs
St. Louis Browns 7 Jul 10 Jul 17 3.6 runs
St. Louis Browns 7 Jul 24 Jul 31 3.4 runs
11 Boston Braves 6 Jul 5 Jul 11 5.8 runs
Boston Braves 6 May 11 May 17 5.5 runs
Boston Red Sox 6 Jul 19 Jul 23 4.7 runs
Boston Red Sox 6 Jul 2 Jul 7 2.8 runs
Boston Red Sox 6 Sep 12 Sep 19 2.3 runs
Brooklyn Robins 6 May 15 May 22 3.8 runs
Chicago White Sox 6 Jul 21 Jul 27 3.5 runs
Cincinnati Reds 6 May 31 Jun 9 3.3 runs
Cincinnati Reds 6 Sep 17 Sep 24 2.8 runs
Cleveland Indians 6 Jun 22 Jun 27 2.8 runs
Cleveland Indians 6 May 26 May 31 1.7 runs
Detroit Tigers 6 Jul 3 Jul 8 3.0 runs
New York Giants 6 Aug 19 Aug 24 1.8 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 6 Aug 19 Aug 25 4.0 runs
St. Louis Browns 6 Sep 20 Sep 25 5.2 runs
St. Louis Browns 6 Aug 16 Aug 21 4.0 runs
St. Louis Browns 6 May 18 May 23 2.5 runs
28 Boston Braves 5 Jun 16 Jun 19 2.8 runs
Boston Red Sox 5 Apr 26 Apr 30 4.4 runs
Brooklyn Robins 5 Sep 12 Sep 15 3.8 runs
Chicago Cubs 5 Sep 14 Sep 18 1.6 runs
Chicago Cubs 5 Jul 27 Aug 1 1.4 runs
Cincinnati Reds 5 Jul 7 Jul 11 4.8 runs
Detroit Tigers 5 Apr 21 Apr 26 3.8 runs
New York Giants 5 May 7 May 11 2.2 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 5 Sep 15 Sep 18 9.6 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 5 Jun 16 Jun 21 6.0 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 5 Aug 3 Aug 7 4.2 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 5 Jul 9 Jul 14 3.4 runs
St. Louis Browns 5 Apr 13 Apr 18 4.0 runs
St. Louis Cardinals 5 Jul 1 Jul 5 4.6 runs
St. Louis Cardinals 5 Apr 29 May 3 1.8 runs
Washington Senators 5 Sep 11 Sep 15 4.4 runs
44 Boston Braves 4 Jul 19 Jul 22 5.2 runs
Boston Braves 4 May 2 May 5 3.2 runs
Boston Braves 4 Apr 23 Apr 28 1.0 runs
Boston Red Sox 4 Sep 21 Sep 26 4.8 runs
Boston Red Sox 4 Aug 4 Aug 7 3.8 runs
Boston Red Sox 4 Jul 10 Jul 15 3.0 runs
Boston Red Sox 4 Jun 14 Jun 18 2.0 runs
Brooklyn Robins 4 May 25 May 27 2.8 runs
Chicago Cubs 4 Jun 2 Jun 6 6.2 runs
Chicago Cubs 4 May 28 May 31 2.0 runs
Chicago White Sox 4 May 14 May 18 3.5 runs
Chicago White Sox 4 Jun 29 Jul 2 3.0 runs
Chicago White Sox 4 Aug 22 Aug 26 2.8 runs
Cincinnati Reds 4 Sep 7 Sep 10 5.5 runs
Cincinnati Reds 4 May 23 May 26 3.8 runs
Cincinnati Reds 4 Jul 23 Jul 27 3.0 runs
Cleveland Indians 4 Apr 29 May 2 3.2 runs
Cleveland Indians 4 Sep 6 Sep 9 3.0 runs
Cleveland Indians 4 May 12 May 15 2.0 runs
Detroit Tigers 4 Jul 30 Aug 2 4.8 runs
Detroit Tigers 4 Jun 8 Jun 11 4.0 runs
Detroit Tigers 4 Sep 15 Sep 17 1.8 runs
New York Giants 4 Aug 26 Aug 29 4.2 runs
New York Giants 4 Jul 3 Jul 5 3.0 runs
New York Giants 4 Jun 8 Jun 11 3.0 runs
New York Giants 4 Jul 25 Jul 30 2.8 runs
New York Giants 4 Apr 29 May 2 1.8 runs
New York Yankees 4 May 3 May 6 3.5 runs
New York Yankees 4 Sep 16 Sep 18 3.0 runs
New York Yankees 4 Aug 10 Aug 12 1.8 runs
Philadelphia Athletics 4 Jul 28 Jul 30 2.2 runs
Philadelphia Athletics 4 Jun 24 Jun 27 2.2 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 4 May 3 May 8 5.5 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 4 Jun 3 Jun 9 3.5 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 4 Apr 27 Apr 30 2.5 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 4 Apr 18 Apr 22 2.0 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 4 Jun 29 Jul 2 1.8 runs
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Sep 4 Sep 6 4.5 runs
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Aug 30 Sep 1 2.8 runs
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 Sep 15 Sep 18 1.5 runs
St. Louis Browns 4 Aug 28 Sep 2 2.2 runs
St. Louis Cardinals 4 Jul 31 Aug 2 3.5 runs
St. Louis Cardinals 4 May 27 May 29 3.0 runs
Washington Senators 4 May 17 May 20 4.0 runs
Washington Senators 4 Jun 13 Jun 17 2.2 runs

Were there any historic MLB losing streaks in the 1926 season?

Yes, one losing streak during the 1926 MLB season is in the all time top 50 losing streaks in the same season. The 17 game losing streak by the Boston Red Sox is the 20th longest same season losing streak in MLB history.

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