Which MLB team had the longest losing streak in the 1996 season?

The Detroit Tigers and the Detroit Tigers share the record for the longest losing streak within the 1996 season at 12 straight games.

Longest 1996 MLB Losing Streaks

Team Losing Streak Start End Avg Margin of Defeat
1 Detroit Tigers 12 May 14 May 27 4.8 runs
Detroit Tigers 12 Sep 7 Sep 19 4.2 runs
3 San Francisco Giants 10 Jun 21 Jun 30 3.0 runs
4 Cincinnati Reds 9 Apr 21 May 1 2.2 runs
Houston Astros 9 Sep 13 Sep 24 3.6 runs
Milwaukee Brewers 9 Aug 6 Aug 14 3.8 runs
7 Chicago Cubs 8 Sep 14 Sep 22 3.6 runs
Chicago White Sox 8 Jun 15 Jun 22 4.0 runs
Detroit Tigers 8 Aug 11 Aug 19 5.2 runs
Detroit Tigers 8 Apr 17 Apr 25 5.0 runs
New York Mets 8 Aug 21 Aug 30 1.4 runs
San Diego Padres 8 Jun 7 Jun 14 4.4 runs
13 Boston Red Sox 7 Apr 11 Apr 17 4.3 runs
California Angels 7 Sep 9 Sep 17 3.9 runs
Chicago Cubs 7 Apr 20 Apr 26 2.1 runs
Cincinnati Reds 7 May 12 May 21 3.0 runs
Colorado Rockies 7 May 6 May 12 3.9 runs
Detroit Tigers 7 May 30 Jun 6 5.3 runs
Florida Marlins 7 Jun 30 Jul 6 2.0 runs
Los Angeles Dodgers 7 Sep 26 Oct 5 2.4 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 7 Jul 14 Jul 20 4.0 runs
San Francisco Giants 7 Jul 3 Jul 12 3.9 runs
San Francisco Giants 7 Jul 30 Aug 6 2.4 runs
Seattle Mariners 7 Aug 6 Aug 12 2.7 runs
25 Atlanta Braves 6 Sep 8 Sep 14 2.8 runs
Baltimore Orioles 6 Apr 18 Apr 23 5.7 runs
California Angels 6 Aug 4 Aug 10 6.3 runs
California Angels 6 Jun 2 Jun 8 6.3 runs
California Angels 6 May 11 May 18 3.8 runs
Chicago Cubs 6 May 22 May 29 4.0 runs
Detroit Tigers 6 May 3 May 8 5.5 runs
Detroit Tigers 6 Sep 23 Sep 29 2.5 runs
Kansas City Royals 6 Apr 17 Apr 22 4.5 runs
Kansas City Royals 6 Aug 18 Aug 23 3.5 runs
New York Mets 6 Jul 21 Jul 27 1.8 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 6 Jun 5 Jun 11 3.7 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 6 Jun 13 Jun 19 3.2 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 6 Jul 22 Jul 26 2.3 runs
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 May 9 May 14 4.5 runs
San Francisco Giants 6 Sep 12 Sep 16 3.8 runs
St. Louis Cardinals 6 Apr 25 May 1 4.3 runs
Toronto Blue Jays 6 Jun 6 Jun 11 3.0 runs
43 Atlanta Braves 5 Aug 31 Sep 4 4.8 runs
Baltimore Orioles 5 Jul 22 Jul 26 4.0 runs
Baltimore Orioles 5 Jul 7 Jul 14 2.0 runs
Boston Red Sox 5 Jun 18 Jun 22 5.2 runs
Boston Red Sox 5 Apr 1 Apr 6 4.6 runs
California Angels 5 Jul 28 Aug 2 4.8 runs
Chicago Cubs 5 May 6 May 11 2.8 runs
Chicago White Sox 5 Aug 20 Aug 24 3.6 runs
Cincinnati Reds 5 Sep 14 Sep 19 3.0 runs
Colorado Rockies 5 Jul 28 Aug 1 2.8 runs
Detroit Tigers 5 Jun 16 Jun 20 4.2 runs
Detroit Tigers 5 Jun 28 Jul 2 3.6 runs
Florida Marlins 5 May 1 May 5 4.0 runs
Houston Astros 5 Jul 14 Jul 18 5.6 runs
Milwaukee Brewers 5 Apr 30 May 4 4.0 runs
Minnesota Twins 5 Jul 30 Aug 3 4.8 runs
Minnesota Twins 5 Jul 6 Jul 13 4.6 runs
Minnesota Twins 5 Sep 13 Sep 17 3.6 runs
Minnesota Twins 5 Sep 22 Sep 27 2.4 runs
Montreal Expos 5 May 24 May 28 1.2 runs
New York Yankees 5 Aug 25 Aug 29 5.0 runs
Oakland Athletics 5 Aug 13 Aug 16 7.0 runs
Oakland Athletics 5 Aug 20 Aug 24 1.4 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 5 Jun 23 Jun 26 4.4 runs
Philadelphia Phillies 5 Aug 9 Aug 13 3.2 runs
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Aug 8 Aug 13 4.0 runs
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Aug 16 Aug 20 2.8 runs
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 May 19 May 24 2.2 runs
San Diego Padres 5 Jun 16 Jun 20 3.4 runs
San Diego Padres 5 Jul 11 Jul 15 2.8 runs
San Francisco Giants 5 Sep 6 Sep 10 5.0 runs
San Francisco Giants 5 Aug 31 Sep 4 4.0 runs
St. Louis Cardinals 5 Jul 22 Jul 26 2.4 runs
Texas Rangers 5 Sep 16 Sep 20 2.8 runs
Toronto Blue Jays 5 Aug 30 Sep 3 4.0 runs

Were there any historic MLB losing streaks in the 1996 season?

In the 1996 MLB season, there were no losing streaks that were in the all time top 50 losing streaks in the same season.

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