1987 MLB Losses by Team

The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in losses in 1987, with 101, 4 ahead of the San Diego Padres. The average across 26 MLB teams is 81.0.

Led all of MLB in 1987 Cleveland Indians 162 games

101 Losses 4 clear of San Diego Padres

#	Team	League	G	L
1	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	101
2	San Diego Padres	NL	162	97
3	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	95
4	Atlanta Braves	NL	161	92
5	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	89
6	California Angels	AL	162	87
6	Texas Rangers	AL	162	87
8	Houston Astros	NL	162	86
9	Chicago Cubs	NL	161	85
9	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	85
11	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	84
11	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	84
13	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	82
13	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	82
15	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	81
	MLB average			81.0
16	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	79
17	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	78
18	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	77
19	New York Yankees	AL	162	73
20	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	72
21	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	162	71
21	Montreal Expos	NL	162	71
23	New York Mets	NL	162	70
24	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	67
25	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	66
26	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	64

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.