Two of those teams, the '69 Astros and '73 Cards, managed to finish at 81-81. Farther down the list, the '86 Reds and '96 Red Sox started 6-19 and finished with 86/85 wins.
https://champsorchumps.us/records/worst-mlb-regular-season-records-through-25-games
― clemenza, Friday, 26 April 2024 04:38 (two weeks ago) link
The Astros this year are such a weird mix of extremes.
― clemenza, Friday, 26 April 2024 04:40 (two weeks ago) link