1949 AL Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The Washington Senators led the AL in losses in 1949, with 104, 3 ahead of the St. Louis Browns. The average across 8 AL teams is 77.0.
Led the AL in 1949
Washington Senators
154 games
104
Losses
3 clear of St. Louis Browns
| # | Team | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington Senators
|
154 | 104 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
155 | 101 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
154 | 91 |
| AL average | 77.0 | ||
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
154 | 73 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
155 | 67 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
154 | 65 |
| 7 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
155 | 58 |
| 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.