White Sox players Luis Robert Jr., center, and Miguel Vargas (20) look on from the dugout in the ninth inning against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. The Sox fell 4-1, setting the modern MLB record with their 121st loss this season. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Photos: Chicago White Sox make history with loss No. 121
Photos from the Chicago White Sox’s 4-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. The loss was the 121st of the season for the Sox, breaking the modern MLB record.
White Sox designated hitter Andrew Vaughn walks off the field after making the last out of the game as the Tigers celebrate their playoff berth following a 4-1 victory on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr., left, and third baseman Yoán Moncada sit in the dugout in the ninth inning of a game against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
White Sox shortstop Nicky Lopez (8) walks through the dugout after a record-setting loss to the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Shortstop Nicky Lopez (8) and other White Sox players leave the dugout after a record-setting loss to the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox first baseman Gavin Sheets (32) takes a peek at the Tigers’ celebration as he and teammates head to the locker room after a loss on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Tigers reliever Jason Foley and catcher Jake Rogers celebrate their playoff berth after a 4-1 victory against the White Sox on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)The Tigers celebrate clinching a playoff berth after a victory against the White Sox on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)A White Sox fan reacts in the stands as the Tigers celebrate after clinching a playoff berth with a 4-1 victory on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Tigers third baseman Matt Vierling drives in a run on a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning against the White Sox on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Tigers fans cheer as catcher Jake Rogers scores on a wild pitch in the fifth inning against the White Sox on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Tigers fans cheer before third baseman Matt Vierling drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning against the White Sox on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows celebrates as he scores on a sacrifice fly by Matt Vierling in the fifth inning against the White Sox on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox reliever Fraser Ellard sits in the dugout after being pulled from the game in the seventh inning against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox catcher Korey Lee walks back to the dugout after striking out in the eighth inning against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
White Sox catcher Korey Lee is unable to handle a wild pitch from Fraser Ellard in the seventh inning against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. A run scored on the play. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox catcher Korey Lee gets hit in his face mask on a wild pitch from Fraser Ellard in the seventh inning against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024,at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox catcher Korey Lee chases after a wild pitch in the seventh inning against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Tigers left fielder Riley Greene watches his RBI double in the seventh inning against the White Sox on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Tigers left fielder Riley Greene celebrates at second base after driving in a run with a double in the seventh inning against the White Sox on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox center fielder Dominic Fletcher plays a ball off the wall that went for a run-scoring double for Tigers left fielder Riley Greene in the seventh inning on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
White Sox reliever Fraser Ellard reacts on the mound in the seventh inning against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox reliever Fraser Ellard, second from right, stands on the mound with teammates in the seventh inning against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox pitcher Fraser Ellard walks off the mound after being pulled from the game in the seventh inning against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Tigers shortstop Trey Sweeney throws to first base after forcing out White Sox baserunner Zach DeLoach in the ninth inning on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox right felder Zach DeLoach follows through on his ground-rule double in the first inning against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox shortstop Nicky Lopez trots back to the dugout after lining out in the first inning against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
White Sox interim manager Grady Sizemore looks on from the dugout in the third inning against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox third baseman Bryan Ramos is beaten to first base on a groundout in the second inning against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox catcher Korey Lee tries to settle down reliever Jared Shuster in the fifth inning of a game against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Tigers left fielder Riley Greene catches a fly ball as center fielder Parker Meadows tries to keep his distance in the sixth inning against the White Sox on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows leaps over Riley Greene after Greene caught a fly ball in the sixth inning against the White Sox on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet gets a high-five from a teammate in the dugout after working out of a jam in the fourth inning against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
White Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet delivers against the Tigers in the third inning on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox interim manager Grady Sizemore argues a ground-rule double call that negatively affected the Sox in the first inning against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox right fielder Zach DeLoach, right, is congratulated while returning to the dugout after hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
The White Sox stand for the national anthem before a game against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet delivers against the Tigers in the third inning on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Tigers shortstop Trey Sweeney catches a ball at second as he forces out White Sox baserunner Dominic Fletcher in the third inning on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
White Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet delivers against the Tigers in the third inning on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox reliever Jared Shuster walks back to the dugout after a poor fifth inning against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)White Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet receives high-fives from his teammates before taking on the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
White Sox starting pitcher Garrett Crochet (45) and catcher Korey Lee walk in from the bullpen before a game against the Tigers on Sept. 27, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)