 The 1962 season brought the worst record in Cubs history, as they finished 59–103, in ninth place in the expanded NL; only the first-year New York Mets, who lost 120 games, finished lower.Chicago finished six games behind the second expansion team, the Houston Colt .45s, in the standings.One anonymous player told the "Chicago Tribune" that he'd never been on a club with lower morale in his career.