On August 22, 2007, the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles with a score of 30-3, the most runs ever scored by a major league baseball team in the modern era. Sometimes it just happens that one side has all the might or all the luck and really gives it to the other side. This disparity can take place in sports, in wars or in just about in any other competitive endeavor. Here 10 of those lopsided victories that left one side hurt and stunned are listed. (Sorry American football fans, perhaps we can feature a list of one-sided football games. And to you soccer fans out there, Germany’s historic lopsided victory against Brazil at the recent World Cup is probably still very fresh in your memories.)
Digging Deeper
10. Germany and USSR vs. Poland, 1939.It is bad enough having to face the Nazi’s newly-created modern military, but then to have the massive might of the Soviet Union come in through the back door gave Poland no chance whatsoever, and the country was taken in just over 5 weeks. (History and Headlines Note: Poland supplied the 4th-most allied troops against Germany after the takeover, ranking behind the USSR, the UK and the U.S.)
