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1942 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 1942, with 99, 10 ahead of the Washington Senators. The average across 8 AL teams is 76.1.

Led the AL in 1942 Philadelphia Athletics 154 games
99 Losses 10 clear of Washington Senators

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.