1948 NL Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The Chicago Cubs led the NL in losses in 1948, with 90, 1 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 8 NL teams is 76.9.
Led the NL in 1948
Chicago Cubs
155 games
90
Losses
1 clear of Cincinnati Reds
| # | Team | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
155 | 90 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
153 | 89 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
155 | 88 |
| NL average | 76.9 | ||
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
155 | 76 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
156 | 71 |
| 6 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
155 | 70 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
155 | 69 |
| 8 |
 Boston Braves
|
154 | 62 |
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.