Chicago is a favorite destination for most visiting players, but for three seasons, the city of broad shoulders has treated the New York Yankees rather rudely. The Bronx Bombers have not celebrated a victory at U.S. Cellular field since 2011, when Ivan Nova notched his 10th win of the season and Hector Noesi, last night’s starter for Chicago, closed out the game. Eight straight losses have followed that distant victory, one shy of the Yankees’ longest stretch of futility when visiting the White Sox in the Windy City.
Yankees’ Longest Road Losing Streaks vs. A.L. Teams Past and Present
Note: In 1902, the Yankees were the Baltimore Orioles. In 1912, the Twins were the Washington Senators. In 1918-19, the Orioles were the St. Louis Browns.
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The Yankees have suffered double-digit road losing streaks in Texas, Boston, St. Louis (Browns), Baltimore, and Oakland. Come Sunday, will Chicago be added to that list? Even if the Yankees get swept in the current series, and push their slide at U.S. Cellular to 10 games, it won’t be close to the franchise’s longest road losing streak against one team. From 1989 to 1991, the Yankees lost 15 straight games against the Texas Rangers at Arlington Stadium, beginning with a defeat at the hands of the legendary Nolan Ryan, who struck out 11 Yankees and bested Andy Hawkins for the 284th victory of his career. That loss snowballed into a four game sweep, followed by six consecutive losses in 1990, and five more in 1991 before the Yankees broke the Texas schneid with a 3-2 victory in their final game at Arlington that season.
Needless to say, no tears were shed in the Bronx when the Rangers said goodbye to their old ballpark in 1994. The Yankees ended up going 58-68 over 22 seasons at Arlington Stadium, but with the opening of Globe Life Park in Arlington (as it is called now), the Yankees have had a lot more fun when visiting Texas. The Bronx Bombers have gone 49-35 at the Rangers’ new ballpark, not including five of seven victories in the post season. So, if the Yankees continue to struggle at U.S. Cellular, they might want to help the White Sox campaign for a new stadium.
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