League Leaders Daily Quiz

1958 NL Losses by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost

The Philadelphia Phillies led the NL in losses in 1958, with 85, 2 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 8 NL teams is 77.0.

Led the NL in 1958 Philadelphia Phillies 154 games
85 Losses 2 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers

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.