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1986 AL Losses by Team

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

The Seattle Mariners led the AL in losses in 1986, with 95, 4 ahead of the Minnesota Twins. The average across 14 AL teams is 80.9.

Led the AL in 1986 Seattle Mariners 162 games
95 Losses 4 clear of Minnesota Twins

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.