what is the least amount of wins in a season all-time for the a's

The Oakland Athletics had their fewest wins in a season in 2020, in 1919 and in 1916, with 36 wins.

	TEAM	W	SEASON	L	W%	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Athletics	36	2020	24	.600	60	1,908	274	430	91	11	71	264	238	39	524	26	3	2,201	756	173	2	14	5	44	.225	.322	.396	.718
2	Athletics	36	1919	104	.257	140	4,730	459	1,156	175	71	35	396	349	30	565	103		5,234	1,578	281	125				.244	.300	.334	.634
3	Athletics	36	1916	117	.235	154	5,010	447	1,212	169	65	19	380	406	30	631	151		5,603	1,568	253	157				.242	.303	.313	.616
4	Athletics	43	1915	109	.283	154	5,081	545	1,204	183	72	16	440	436	54	634	127	89	5,708	1,579	271	137				.237	.304	.311	.615
5	Athletics	48	1920	106	.312	156	5,263	558	1,325	219	49	44	465	352	45	575	50	67	5,829	1,774	312	169				.252	.304	.337	.641
6	Athletics	49	1946	105	.318	155	5,200	529	1,317	220	51	40	483	482	9	596	39	30	5,796	1,759	311	105			120	.253	.318	.338	.656
7	Athletics	49	1943	105	.318	155	5,244	497	1,219	174	44	26	462	430	29	465	55	42	5,798	1,559	244	95			132	.232	.294	.297	.592
8	Athletics	50	2023	112	.309	162	5,311	585	1,187	225	21	171	563	498	85	1,496	149	31	5,958	1,967	417	28	36	12	125	.223	.298	.370	.669
9	Athletics	51	1994	63	.447	114	3,885	549	1,009	178	13	113	515	417	18	686	91	39	4,395	1,552	304	24	51	21	79	.260	.330	.399	.730
10	Athletics	51	1954	103	.331	156	5,206	542	1,228	191	41	94	503	504	28	677	30	29	5,823	1,783	326	54	31		106	.236	.305	.342	.648
11	Athletics	52	1956	102	.338	154	5,256	619	1,325	204	41	112	584	479	20	725	40	30	5,859	1,947	357	67	37	31	127	.252	.315	.370	.685
12	Athletics	52	1950	102	.338	154	5,212	670	1,361	204	53	100	627	685	23	491	42	25	5,993	1,971	357	73			170	.261	.349	.378	.728
13	Athletics	52	1945	98	.347	153	5,296	494	1,297	201	37	33	439	450	20	460	25	45	5,862	1,671	271	96			105	.245	.306	.316	.622
14	Athletics	52	1918	76	.406	130	4,278	412	1,039	124	44	22	356	343	26	485	83		4,771	1,317	190	124				.243	.303	.308	.611
15	Athletics	53	1938	99	.349	154	5,229	726	1,410	243	62	98	686	605	22	590	65	53	5,934	2,071	403	78				.270	.348	.396	.744
16	Athletics	53	1936	100	.346	154	5,373	714	1,443	240	60	72	663	525	19	592	59	43	5,991	2,019	372	74				.269	.336	.376	.712
17	Athletics	53	1921	100	.346	155	5,455	655	1,493	255	64	82	609	424	45	570	69	56	6,060	2,122	401	136				.274	.331	.389	.720
18	Athletics	54	1979	108	.333	162	5,348	573	1,276	188	32	108	541	482	20	751	104	69	5,971	1,852	328	75	46	36	131	.239	.302	.346	.648
19	Athletics	54	1940	100	.351	154	5,304	703	1,391	242	53	105	648	556	19	655	48	33	5,948	2,054	400	69			127	.262	.334	.387	.722
20	Athletics	54	1937	97	.358	154	5,228	699	1,398	278	60	94	649	583	5	557	95	48	5,886	2,078	432	70				.267	.341	.397	.739
21	Athletics	55	1942	99	.357	154	5,285	549	1,315	213	46	33	517	441	23	489	44	45	5,823	1,719	292	74			129	.249	.309	.325	.635
22	Athletics	55	1939	97	.362	153	5,309	711	1,438	282	55	98	667	503	15	531	60	34	5,965	2,124	435	138			121	.271	.336	.400	.736
23	Athletics	55	1917	98	.359	154	5,109	528	1,296	177	62	17	457	435	33	519	112		5,782	1,648	256	205				.254	.316	.323	.639
24	Athletics	57	1964	105	.352	163	5,524	621	1,321	216	29	166	594	548	42	1,104	34	20	6,192	2,093	411	53	25	32	152	.239	.311	.379	.690
25	Athletics	58	1960	96	.377	155	5,226	615	1,303	212	34	110	566	513	12	744	16	11	5,858	1,913	356	75	32	22	154	.249	.316	.366	.682