1876 MLB Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The Cincinnati Reds led all of MLB in losses in 1876, with 56, 11 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 8 MLB teams is 32.1.
Led all of MLB in 1876
Cincinnati Reds
65 games
56
Losses
11 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 65 | 56 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | NL | 60 | 45 |
| 3 | Louisville Grays | NL | 69 | 36 |
| 4 | New York Mutuals | NL | 57 | 35 |
| MLB average | 32.1 | |||
| 5 |
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NL | 70 | 31 |
| 6 | Hartford Dark Blues | NL | 69 | 21 |
| 7 | St. Louis Brown Stockings | NL | 64 | 19 |
| 8 |
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NL | 66 | 14 |
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.