Which MLB team had the longest losing streak in the 1978 season?

The Oakland Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals share the record for the longest losing streak within the 1978 season at 11 straight games.

Were there any historic MLB losing streaks in the 1978 season?

In the 1978 MLB season, there were no losing streaks that were in the all time top 50 losing streaks in the same season.

Longest 1978 MLB Losing Streaks

Team Losing Streak Start End Avg Margin of Defeat
1 Oakland Athletics 11 Jun 8 Jun 18 3.1 runs
St. Louis Cardinals 11 May 12 May 23 2.8 runs
3 Seattle Mariners 10 Jun 7 Jun 17 3.4 runs
4 Chicago White Sox 9 Jul 14 Jul 23 4.3 runs
Minnesota Twins 9 Apr 16 Apr 26 2.3 runs
Minnesota Twins 9 Jul 13 Jul 21 2.0 runs
Oakland Athletics 9 Aug 20 Aug 29 3.9 runs
Seattle Mariners 9 Sep 18 Sep 26 3.0 runs
Toronto Blue Jays 9 Jun 4 Jun 14 2.9 runs
10 Baltimore Orioles 8 Jun 23 Jun 29 4.0 runs
Seattle Mariners 8 Apr 8 Apr 15 3.0 runs
Texas Rangers 8 Jul 18 Jul 25 3.5 runs
Texas Rangers 8 Apr 11 Apr 23 3.2 runs
Toronto Blue Jays 8 Sep 23 Oct 1 4.0 runs
15 Atlanta Braves 7 Aug 20 Aug 27 3.7 runs
Atlanta Braves 7 Sep 24 Oct 1 2.7 runs
California Angels 7 May 27 Jun 3 5.3 runs
Detroit Tigers 7 Jun 12 Jun 18 4.0 runs
Detroit Tigers 7 May 24 May 29 1.6 runs
Houston Astros 7 Jul 19 Jul 23 4.0 runs
Minnesota Twins 7 Aug 20 Aug 26 3.0 runs
Montreal Expos 7 Jul 21 Jul 28 2.6 runs
Oakland Athletics 7 Aug 11 Aug 18 2.6 runs
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 Jul 22 Jul 29 1.9 runs
San Francisco Giants 7 Sep 9 Sep 15 4.7 runs
Seattle Mariners 7 May 27 Jun 4 3.9 runs
St. Louis Cardinals 7 Jul 28 Aug 4 2.7 runs
St. Louis Cardinals 7 Apr 17 Apr 24 2.6 runs
29 Chicago Cubs 6 Jun 20 Jun 25 3.7 runs
Chicago White Sox 6 May 21 May 27 3.5 runs
Cincinnati Reds 6 Aug 24 Aug 29 3.2 runs
Cincinnati Reds 6 Jun 27 Jul 1 3.0 runs
Cleveland Indians 6 Sep 24 Sep 30 3.0 runs
Houston Astros 6 Aug 17 Aug 20 2.2 runs
Los Angeles Dodgers 6 Jul 30 Aug 4 1.2 runs
Minnesota Twins 6 Jun 4 Jun 11 2.3 runs
Montreal Expos 6 Jun 10 Jun 14 3.0 runs
New York Mets 6 Apr 23 Apr 29 2.7 runs
Oakland Athletics 6 Sep 19 Sep 25 4.5 runs
St. Louis Cardinals 6 Jun 12 Jun 18 4.2 runs
Toronto Blue Jays 6 Jun 17 Jun 24 4.8 runs
Toronto Blue Jays 6 Aug 15 Aug 19 4.7 runs
Toronto Blue Jays 6 Sep 1 Sep 6 3.0 runs
Toronto Blue Jays 6 Jul 9 Jul 17 2.3 runs
45 Atlanta Braves 5 Sep 1 Sep 4 3.2 runs
Baltimore Orioles 5 Apr 7 Apr 12 6.8 runs
Baltimore Orioles 5 Aug 5 Aug 9 1.8 runs
Boston Red Sox 5 Jul 20 Jul 24 3.4 runs
Boston Red Sox 5 Sep 12 Sep 16 1.6 runs
California Angels 5 Jun 23 Jun 26 5.0 runs
California Angels 5 Aug 25 Aug 29 3.4 runs
Chicago Cubs 5 Sep 4 Sep 7 2.8 runs
Chicago White Sox 5 Aug 30 Sep 2 5.4 runs
Cleveland Indians 5 Aug 15 Aug 19 2.8 runs
Cleveland Indians 5 Aug 10 Aug 13 2.8 runs
Cleveland Indians 5 Jun 12 Jun 17 2.2 runs
Houston Astros 5 Jun 23 Jun 26 2.6 runs
Houston Astros 5 Apr 6 Apr 10 2.6 runs
Kansas City Royals 5 May 1 May 6 3.4 runs
Kansas City Royals 5 Jun 27 Jul 1 2.0 runs
Los Angeles Dodgers 5 May 31 Jun 5 2.8 runs
Milwaukee Brewers 5 Aug 5 Aug 10 4.8 runs
Montreal Expos 5 Aug 27 Aug 31 4.4 runs
New York Mets 5 Sep 21 Sep 25 3.4 runs
Oakland Athletics 5 Jul 6 Jul 9 2.2 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 5 Jun 11 Jun 15 2.6 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 5 Aug 13 Aug 18 2.4 runs
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Apr 9 Apr 14 3.2 runs
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Sep 7 Sep 11 2.8 runs
San Diego Padres 5 Aug 5 Aug 9 2.8 runs
Seattle Mariners 5 Jul 26 Jul 30 4.2 runs
Seattle Mariners 5 Aug 25 Aug 29 3.8 runs
St. Louis Cardinals 5 May 25 May 29 4.6 runs
Texas Rangers 5 Jul 29 Aug 1 3.8 runs
Texas Rangers 5 Jun 13 Jun 16 3.6 runs
Toronto Blue Jays 5 May 2 May 7 5.0 runs

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