1939 NL Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in losses in 1939, with 106, 18 ahead of the Boston Bees. The average across 8 NL teams is 76.3.
Led the NL in 1939
Philadelphia Phillies
152 games
106
Losses
18 clear of Boston Bees
| # | Team | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
152 | 106 |
| 2 |
 Boston Bees
|
152 | 88 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
153 | 85 |
| NL average | 76.3 | ||
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
151 | 74 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
156 | 70 |
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
157 | 69 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | 61 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
156 | 57 |
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.