1917 MLB Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in losses in 1917, with 103, 5 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 16 MLB teams is 76.6.
Led all of MLB in 1917
Pittsburgh Pirates
157 games
103
Losses
5 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 157 | 103 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | 98 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 155 | 97 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | 82 |
| 5 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 157 | 81 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
NL | 156 | 81 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 157 | 80 |
| 8 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 157 | 79 |
| MLB average | 76.6 | |||
| 9 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 157 | 76 |
| 10 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | 75 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | 70 |
| 12 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | 66 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | 65 |
| 14 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 157 | 62 |
| 15 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 158 | 56 |
| 16 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | 54 |
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.