1948 AL Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The Chicago White Sox led the AL in losses in 1948, with 101, 4 ahead of the Washington Senators. The average across 8 AL teams is 76.9.
Led the AL in 1948
Chicago White Sox
154 games
101
Losses
4 clear of Washington Senators
| # | Team | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 101 |
| 2 |
 Washington Senators
|
154 | 97 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
155 | 94 |
| AL average | 76.9 | ||
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
154 | 76 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 70 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
154 | 60 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 59 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
156 | 58 |
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.