Losing streaks are funny. If you lose at the beginning you got off to a bad start. If you lose in the middle of the season, you're in a slump. If you lose at the end, you're choking.

Gene William Mauch (November 18 1925 – August 8 2005) was an American professional baseball player and manager. The Phillies faded losing 10 games in a row before winning their last 2 games to finish tied for second place with the Cincinnati Reds one game behind the St. Mauch was best known for managing four teams from 1960 to 1987.

Louis Cardinals (1952) and the Boston Red Sox (1956–57). He is by far the winningest manager to have never won a league pennant (breaking the record formerly held by Jimmy Dykes) three times coming within a single victory.