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2009 AL Losses by Team

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

The Baltimore Orioles led the AL in losses in 2009, with 98, 1 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 14 AL teams is 80.2.

Led the AL in 2009 Baltimore Orioles 162 games
98 Losses 1 clear of Cleveland Indians

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.