1965 AL Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The Kansas City Athletics led the AL in losses in 1965, with 103, 3 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 10 AL teams is 81.0.
Led the AL in 1965
Kansas City Athletics
162 games
103
Losses
3 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Athletics
|
162 | 103 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 100 |
| 3 |
 Washington Senators
|
162 | 92 |
| 4 |
 California Angels
|
162 | 87 |
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 85 |
| AL average | 81.0 | ||
| 6 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
162 | 75 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 73 |
| 8 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | 68 |
| 9 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 67 |
| 10 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 60 |
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.