1917 NL Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The Pittsburgh Pirates led the NL in losses in 1917, with 103, 22 ahead of the Boston Braves. The average across 8 NL teams is 76.5.
Led the NL in 1917
Pittsburgh Pirates
157 games
103
Losses
22 clear of Boston Braves
| # | Team | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
157 | 103 |
| 2 |
 Boston Braves
|
157 | 81 |
| 2 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
156 | 81 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
157 | 80 |
| NL average | 76.5 | ||
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
157 | 76 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
154 | 70 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | 65 |
| 8 |
 New York Giants
|
158 | 56 |
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.