A’s starting pitcher Matt Keough snaps his eighteen-game consecutive losing streak

Just one defeat shy of the American League record, A’s starting pitcher Matt Keough snaps his eighteen-game consecutive losing streak, which includes four losses at the end of last season. The 24 year-old right-hander tosses a 6-1 complete-game victory over the Brewers at the Oakland Coliseum to avoid the dubious distinction.

Clifford Curtis of the Boston Braves sets a major league record by losing his 23rd consecutive game

Clifford Curtis of the Boston Braves sets a major league record by losing his 23rd consecutive game

On May 22, 1911, at the South End Grounds III (Boston) Clifford Curtis of the Boston Doves (Braves) sets a major league record by losing his 23rd consecutive game. A 3-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Curtis had begun the streak by losing a game on June 13, 1910. Curtis will finally win a…