1874 MLB Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The Baltimore Canaries led all of MLB in losses in 1874, with 38, 1 ahead of the Hartford Dark Blues. The average across 8 MLB teams is 28.9.
Led all of MLB in 1874
Baltimore Canaries
47 games
38
Losses
1 clear of Hartford Dark Blues
| # | Team | League | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 47 | 38 |
| 2 | Hartford Dark Blues | NA | 53 | 37 |
| 3 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 56 | 33 |
| 4 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 59 | 31 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Whites | NA | 58 | 29 |
| MLB average | 28.9 | |||
| 6 | New York Mutuals | NA | 65 | 23 |
| 7 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 55 | 22 |
| 8 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 71 | 18 |
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.