1939 AL Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The St. Louis Browns led the AL in losses in 1939, with 111, 14 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 8 AL teams is 76.4.
Led the AL in 1939
St. Louis Browns
156 games
111
Losses
14 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
156 | 111 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
153 | 97 |
| 3 |
 Washington Senators
|
153 | 87 |
| AL average | 76.4 | ||
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 73 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 69 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
154 | 67 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
152 | 62 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
152 | 45 |
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.