lowest game score by a pitcher in a game

George Leclair has the lowest Game Score, with a Game Score of -56 versus the Indianapolis Hoosiers on August 16, 1914.

NAME GSC DATE TM OPP DEC GS ERA SO CG SHO SV IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP
1 George Leclair
G. Leclair
-56
8/16/1914
PTF
@
IND
L
1
22.50
0
1
0
0
8.0
24
20
21
0
8
0
0
51
0
2 Jack Bracken
J. Bracken
-47
9/15/1901
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
L
1
20.57
1
1
0
0
7.0
24
16
21
1
3
2
0
49
1
3 Doc Parker
D. Parker
-42
6/21/1901
CIN CIN
@
BKN BKN
L
1
15.75
0
1
0
0
8.0
26
14
21
1
2
0
0
51
1
4 Hod Lisenbee
H. Lisenbee
-35
9/11/1936
PHA PHA
@
CWS CWS
L
1
15.75
1
1
0
0
8.0
26
14
17
2
4
0
0
51
1
5 Howard Ehmke
H. Ehmke
-34
9/28/1923
BSA BSA
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
24.00
6
0
0
0
6.0
21
16
17
2
4
0
0
42
0
6 Roy Patterson
R. Patterson
-33
5/5/1901
CWS CWS
@
MIL MIL
L
1
14.00
2
1
0
0
9.0
25
14
21
1
2
0
0
57
0
7 Tom Sheehan
T. Sheehan
-29
9/29/1915
PHA PHA
@
WSH WSH
L
1
13.50
3
1
0
0
8.0
23
12
20
0
4
1
0
52
0
8 Jack Katoll
J. Katoll
-29
9/2/1902
BAL BAL
@
CLE CLE
L
1
9.00
0
1
0
0
8.0
23
8
23
1
3
0
0
56
0
9 Roscoe Miller
R. Miller
-27
6/24/1901
DET DET
@
BAL BAL
L
1
15.75
0
1
0
0
8.0
22
14
17
0
3
2
0
50
0
10 Johnny Miljus
J. Miljus
-26
7/25/1929
CLE CLE
@
PHA PHA
L
1
42.00
0
0
0
0
3.0
13
14
14
3
3
0
0
25
0
11 Win Noyes
W. Noyes
-26
9/5/1919
PHA PHA
vs
BSA BSA
L
1
19.29
3
0
0
0
7.0
22
15
15
1
2
1
0
43
0
12 Casey Patten
C. Patten
-25
7/24/1901
WSH WSH
@
CWS CWS
L
1
16.88
1
1
0
0
8.0
20
15
17
0
4
0
0
52
0
13 Flint Rhem
F. Rhem
-24
8/4/1933
PHN PHN
vs
NYG NYG
L
1
16.88
1
0
0
0
8.0
21
15
16
0
3
1
0
47
0
14 Clark Griffith
C. Griffith
-24
8/25/1902
CWS CWS
@
BAL BAL
L
1
29.25
1
0
0
0
4.0
16
13
14
1
1
1
0
0
15 Carl Doyle
C. Doyle
-23
7/28/1936
PHA PHA
@
CWS CWS
L
1
19.29
1
0
0
0
4.2
16
10
15
0
6
2
0
39
1
16 Hugh McQuillan
H. McQuillan
-23
9/11/1927
BSN BSN
@
CIN CIN
L
1
20.25
2
0
0
0
6.2
17
15
16
1
3
0
0
39
0
17 Archie Stimmel
A. Stimmel
-23
9/23/1901
CIN CIN
vs
BKN BKN
L
1
12.60
1
0
0
0
5.0
20
7
18
2
1
0
0
0
18 Mike Oquist
M. Oquist
-21
8/3/1998
OAK OAK
vs
NYY NYY
L
1
25.20
3
0
0
0
5.0
16
14
14
4
3
0
0
0
32
0
19 Johnny Babich
J. Babich
-21
6/23/1935
BKN BKN
vs
SLN SLN
L
1
25.07
1
0
0
0
4.2
16
13
13
1
2
0
0
31
0
20 Elmer Myers
E. Myers
-21
8/21/1917
PHA PHA
@
CLE CLE
L
1
14.63
1
1
0
0
8.0
21
13
16
0
4
0
0
48
1
21 Al Orth
A. Orth
-21
5/7/1903
WSH WSH
@
PHA PHA
L
1
11.25
3
1
0
0
8.0
22
10
19
2
4
0
0
53
1
22 Chubby Dean
C. Dean
-20
9/28/1940
PHA PHA
@
BSA BSA
L
1
15.75
1
1
0
0
8.0
19
14
16
1
5
0
0
47
2
23 Heinie Meine
H. Meine
-20
6/23/1930
PIT PIT
vs
BKN BKN
L
1
19.50
3
0
0
0
6.0
19
13
14
2
3
0
0
37
0
24 Patsy Flaherty
P. Flaherty
-20
5/30/1903
CWS CWS
@
CLE CLE
L
1
14.63
0
1
0
0
8.0
22
13
15
0
2
0
0
48
0
25 Jack Katoll
J. Katoll
-20
9/12/1902
BAL BAL
vs
WSH WSH
L
1
15.00
0
1
0
0
9.0
23
15
15
0
1
0
0
49
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for Game Score going back to the 1908 season.
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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
52
37
.584
Mets Mets
52
38
.578
0.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
53
36
.596
Brewers Brewers
49
40
.551
4.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
56
34
.622
Padres Padres
47
41
.534
8.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
51
38
.573
Yankees Yankees
48
41
.539
3.0
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
56
34
.622
Twins Twins
43
46
.483
12.5
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
54
35
.607
Mariners Mariners
47
42
.528
7.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
6/20
DET DET
@
TBR TBR
3-8
Fri
6/20
BAL BAL
@
NYY NYY
0-9
Fri
6/20
MIL MIL
@
MIN MIN
9-0
Fri
6/20
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
5-6
Fri
6/20
CWS CWS
@
TOR TOR
1-7

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
7/6
BAL BAL
@
ATL ATL
11:35 AM
Sun
7/6
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
1:35 PM
Sun
7/6
CIN CIN
@
PHI PHI
1:35 PM
Sun
7/6
LAA LAA
@
TOR TOR
1:37 PM
Sun
7/6
MIL MIL
@
MIA MIA
1:40 PM