Brian Kingman loses his 20th game and will become the last 20-game loser of this century, and the first to hurl for a winning team since Dolf Luque

On September 25, 1980 — Brian Kingman loses his 20th game when the Oakland A’s are defeated by the Chicago White Sox at the Oakland Coliseum, 6-4. The 26 year-old right-hander, who will win his next decision to finish the season with an 8-20 record, will become the last 20-game loser of this century, and the first to hurl for a winning team (Oakland will finish 83-79) since Dolf Luque posted a 13-23 mark for the 1922 second-place Reds.

 

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