OAKLAND – The Warriors still have a ways to go before claiming the longest season-opening win streak in major American sports, according to the research department at Elias Sports Bureau.
Though the Warriors’ 16th win of the season allows them to hold the record for the longest such streak in modern sports (post-1900), the folks at Elias found another team that posted a 20-game win streak.
The St. Louis Maroons of the long-defunct Union Association opened the 1884 season by reeling off 20 consecutive victories. The UA folded after one season, with the Maroons being the only team to join Major League Baseball, entering the National League.