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1968 MLB Losses by Team

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

The Washington Senators led all of MLB in losses in 1968, with 96, 1 ahead of the California Angels. The average across 20 MLB teams is 81.0.

Led all of MLB in 1968 Washington Senators 161 games
96 Losses 1 clear of California Angels
# Team League G L
1 Washington Senators AL 161 96
2 California Angels AL 162 95
2 Chicago White Sox AL 162 95
4 Houston Astros NL 162 90
5 New York Mets NL 163 89
6 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 86
6 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 86
8 Minnesota Twins AL 162 83
9 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 163 82
10 Atlanta Braves NL 163 81
MLB average 81.0
11 Oakland Athletics AL 163 80
12 Cincinnati Reds NL 163 79
12 New York Yankees AL 164 79
14 Chicago Cubs NL 163 78
15 Boston Red Sox AL 162 76
16 Cleveland Indians AL 162 75
17 San Francisco Giants NL 163 74
18 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 71
19 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 65
20 Detroit Tigers AL 164 59

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.