1938 AL Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The Philadelphia Athletics led the AL in losses in 1938, with 99, 2 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 8 AL teams is 75.6.
Led the AL in 1938
Philadelphia Athletics
154 games
99
Losses
2 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 99 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
156 | 97 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
149 | 83 |
| 4 |
 Washington Senators
|
152 | 76 |
| AL average | 75.6 | ||
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 70 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
153 | 66 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
150 | 61 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
157 | 53 |
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.