1871 MLB Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The Cleveland Forest Citys led all of MLB in losses in 1871, with 19, 2 ahead of the New York Mutuals. The average across 9 MLB teams is 13.3.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Cleveland Forest Citys
29 games
19
Losses
2 clear of New York Mutuals
| # | Team | League | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | 19 |
| 2 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | 17 |
| 2 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | 17 |
| 4 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | 15 |
| 4 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | 15 |
| MLB average | 13.3 | |||
| 6 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | 11 |
| 7 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | 10 |
| 8 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | 9 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | 7 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.