1908 AL Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The New York Highlanders led the AL in losses in 1908, with 103, 18 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 8 AL teams is 76.5.
Led the AL in 1908
New York Highlanders
155 games
103
Losses
18 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
155 | 103 |
| 2 |
|
157 | 85 |
| 2 |
|
155 | 85 |
| 4 |
|
155 | 79 |
| AL average | 76.5 | ||
| 5 |
|
155 | 69 |
| 6 |
|
156 | 64 |
| 6 |
|
157 | 64 |
| 8 |
|
154 | 63 |
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.
