1969 AL Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The Cleveland Indians led the AL in losses in 1969, with 99, 1 ahead of the Seattle Pilots. The average across 12 AL teams is 80.9.
Led the AL in 1969
Cleveland Indians
161 games
99
Losses
1 clear of Seattle Pilots
| # | Team | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cleveland Indians
|
161 | 99 |
| 2 |
 Seattle Pilots
|
163 | 98 |
| 3 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
162 | 94 |
| 4 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
163 | 93 |
| 5 |
 California Angels
|
163 | 91 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
162 | 81 |
| AL average | 80.9 | ||
| 7 |
 Washington Senators
|
162 | 76 |
| 8 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
162 | 75 |
| 9 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
162 | 74 |
| 10 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
162 | 72 |
| 11 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
162 | 65 |
| 12 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
162 | 53 |
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.