Losing can be contagious, and unfortunately Royals fans have seen a lot of losing streaks over the years. The Royals didn’t have a double-digit losing streak over their first 16 seasons, despite being an expansion club. But since they won a championship in 1985, they have had 10 double-digit losing streaks, seven of which happened in the last 15 years, including their current streak. Let’s take a look back at the misery.
June 27 - July 8, 1986 - 11 losses in a row
In 1986 the Royals were the defending champs, and by late June they were still 37-35, a few games out of first place.