1882 MLB Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The Worcester Ruby Legs led all of MLB in losses in 1882, with 66, 12 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 14 MLB teams is 40.4.
Led all of MLB in 1882
Worcester Ruby Legs
84 games
66
Losses
12 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcester Ruby Legs | NL | 84 | 66 |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 74 | 54 |
| 3 | Troy Trojans | NL | 85 | 48 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Brown Stockings
|
AA | 79 | 43 |
| 5 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 86 | 41 |
| MLB average | 40.4 | |||
| 6 | Cleveland Blues | NL | 84 | 40 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Caps
|
NL | 85 | 39 |
| 7 | Buffalo Bisons | NL | 84 | 39 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
AA | 79 | 39 |
| 10 | Louisville Eclipse | AA | 79 | 37 |
| 11 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 75 | 34 |
| 12 | Providence Grays | NL | 84 | 32 |
| 13 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 84 | 29 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 80 | 25 |
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.