1891 MLB Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The Washington Statesmen led all of MLB in losses in 1891, with 91, 8 ahead of the Louisville Colonels. The average across 17 MLB teams is 64.0.
Led all of MLB in 1891
Washington Statesmen
139 games
91
Losses
8 clear of Louisville Colonels
| # | Team | League | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Statesmen | AA | 139 | 91 |
| 2 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 138 | 83 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 138 | 81 |
| 4 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 137 | 80 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Grooms
|
NL | 137 | 76 |
| 5 | Columbus Solons | AA | 138 | 76 |
| 7 | Cleveland Spiders | NL | 141 | 74 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 138 | 69 |
| 9 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 142 | 65 |
| MLB average | 64.0 | |||
| 10 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 139 | 63 |
| 11 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 136 | 61 |
| 12 | Cincinnati Kelly's Killers | AA | 102 | 57 |
| 13 |
 Chicago Colts
|
NL | 137 | 53 |
| 14 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 140 | 51 |
| 14 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 139 | 51 |
| 16 | Boston Reds | AA | 139 | 42 |
| 17 | Milwaukee Brewers | AA | 36 | 15 |
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.