1947 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 1947, with 95, 5 ahead of the Washington Senators. The average across 8 AL teams is 77.0.
Led the AL in 1947
St. Louis Browns
154 games
95
Losses
5 clear of Washington Senators
| # | Team | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
154 | 95 |
| 2 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 90 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
155 | 84 |
| AL average | 77.0 | ||
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
156 | 76 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
157 | 74 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
157 | 71 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
158 | 69 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
155 | 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.