Most Detroit Tigers fans are aware of the futility that was the 2003 team. They lost a record 119 games, and are considered alongside the 1962 Mets as one of the worst teams in baseball history.
2003 wasn’t an isolated incident however. The Tigers struggled from the mid-1990’s all the way up until 2005, but eventually righted the ship during the incredible 2006 season.
Among those years of futility was the 1996 Tigers, a team that deserves their own place in the hallowed halls of subpar baseball lore. The 1996 Tigers went 53-109, finishing last in the American League in nearly every hitting and pitching category imaginable.