The narrowly avoided a record no team ever wants to own. On Tuesday, they beat the to snap a 21-game losing streak, which had tied the American League record and is the second-longest streak in MLB history. Chicago was a mere two lo ses from tying the 1961 Phillies for the all-time record. At 28-88, the White Sox's .241 winning percentage is only .006 better than the worst ever. They're also on track to break the single-season record for lo ses (1962 , 120). With that, let's take Goran Dragic Jersey a look at the longest losing streaks in North America major team sports history. 4. (NBA) 26 games (2014) The multiple-season losing streak for the 76ers in 2015 was just one of the few valleys the organization had over a three-season span. Late in the 2013-14 season, the 76ers went two months without a win, dropping 26 games in a row following a win on Jan. 29, finally notching another victory on March 29. The 2013-14 season was the first of Hinkie's three seasons as the 76ers' general manager, kicking off the start of "The Proce s" era. Philadelphia was able to get the No. 3 overall pick at the end of the 2013-14 season, using it to select . 5. (NBA) 26 games (2010-2011) The first season of the post- era Cavaliers (following his first departure from Cleveland) didn't go pretty. After a promising 7-9 start to the season, the Cavaliers lost nine games in a row to drop to 7-19. They got a very brief reprieve from losing, winning a game to snap a nine-game losing streak before losing 26 in a row after that. They went winle s in January and didn't pick up their next win until Feb. 11, an overtime victory over the . Cleveland finished the season with a 19-63 record, which actually wasn't the worst record in the league that year. However, it won the draft lottery, giving it the right to draft . 6. (NFL) 26 games (1976-1977) The longest losing streak post-merger in the NFL belongs to the Buccaneers, who had to wait nearly two full seasons until their first win in franchise history. They lost all but three games in their inaugural season (1976) by multiple scores, going 0-14. The struggles continued for the Buccaneers well into the 1977 season, losing their first 12 games and shutout in six of them. They finally won their first game in Week 13, picking up their second a week later to finish the year 2-14. 7. (NBA) 24 games (losing streak carried over from 1981-82 season into 1982-83 season) The Cavaliers haven't had many bright moments in their franchise's history outside the 11 seasons James played for them. One of those low points came in between the 1981-82 and 1982-83 seasons, losing their final 19 games in the former season and beginning the latter season 0-5. The Cavaliers had the worst record in the 1981-82 season, going 15-67 that year. However, they didn't reap the rewards of it in the draft as they previously traded their pick to the Lakers, who selected James Worthy with the top overall selection that year. T8. (MLB) 23 games (1961) The Phillies' several-year-long stretch of losing baseball culminated in 1961, when they went a National League-worst 47-107 that year. They lost 23 games in a row between late July and August that year, which is the longest losing streak in MLB history. T8. (NBA) 23 games (2012) Prior to "The Proce s" era 76ers, the Bobcats (now known as the ) in the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season were considered to be one of the worst NBA teams in the 21st century. Charlotte went just 7-59 that year, with its .106 winning percentage ranking as the worst in a single NBA season. The 23-game losing streak for the Bobcats came over their final 23 games of the season, but they were already well out of playoff contention as a 16-game losing streak earlier that year had them at 7-36 before their season-ending skid. T8. (NBA) 23 games (1997-1998) Twenty-five years before winning their first Larry O'Brien Trophy, the Nuggets had one of the worst seasons in NBA history. They went 11-71 in the 1997-98 campaign, with a 23-game losing streak that lasted from the beginning of December through the final of January serving as their worst skid of the season. The Nuggets had two other double-digit-long losing streaks that season, including a 16-game skid between February and March. T8. (NBA) 23 games (1996) While the Vancouver Grizzlies won more games in their inaugural season than the Buccaneers did, they weren't too different from each other. After opening the 1995-96 season with two wins, the Grizzlies went on a 19-game losing streak. They remained mostly bad for much of the next couple of months, but following a win on Valentine's Day, the Grizzlies lost 23 games in a row. That 23-game losing streak was part of a 35-game stretch during which they won just two games. FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience Major League Baseball Chicago White Sox Jimmy Butler Jersey