1872 MLB Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The Brooklyn Atlantics led all of MLB in losses in 1872, with 28, 2 ahead of the Brooklyn Eckfords. The average across 11 MLB teams is 16.2.
Led all of MLB in 1872
Brooklyn Atlantics
37 games
28
Losses
2 clear of Brooklyn Eckfords
| # | Team | League | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 37 | 28 |
| 2 | Brooklyn Eckfords | NA | 29 | 26 |
| 3 | New York Mutuals | NA | 56 | 20 |
| 4 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 58 | 19 |
| 4 | Middletown Mansfields | NA | 24 | 19 |
| MLB average | 16.2 | |||
| 6 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 22 | 16 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 47 | 14 |
| 8 | Washington Nationals | NA | 11 | 11 |
| 9 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 25 | 10 |
| 10 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 48 | 8 |
| 11 | Washington Olympics | NA | 9 | 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.