Some reports say six, while the team's official website reports having three victories over the Globetrotters, one each in 1954, 1958 and 1971. The 1971 win is the most storied of these, and is sometimes reported as the team's sole victory.

How many games have the Washington Generals won?

At long last, the Washington Generals stand ready to defeat the Harlem Globetrotters. It's been a tough 68 years for basketball's Washington Generals. Perennial straight men to the famed Harlem Globetrotters, the Generals have racked up just three wins since their 1952 founding, against a record of nearly 19,000 losses ...

Do the Globetrotters always win?

Yes. In fact, the Globetrotters have lost 345 games over the course of nine decades. However, with 27,000 wins, the Globetrotters do own the best winning percentage (.