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1902 MLB Losses by Team

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

The New York Giants led all of MLB in losses in 1902, with 88, 1 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 16 MLB teams is 68.2.

Led all of MLB in 1902 New York Giants 141 games
88 Losses 1 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team League G L
1 New York Giants NL 141 88
2 Baltimore Orioles AL 140 87
3 Detroit Tigers AL 137 83
4 Philadelphia Phillies NL 138 81
5 St. Louis Cardinals NL 140 78
6 Washington Senators AL 138 75
7 Cincinnati Reds NL 141 70
8 Chicago Orphans NL 143 69
MLB average 68.2
9 Cleveland Bronchos AL 137 67
10 Boston Beaneaters NL 141 63
10 Brooklyn Superbas NL 141 63
12 Boston Americans AL 138 60
12 Chicago White Sox AL 138 60
14 St. Louis Browns AL 139 58
15 Philadelphia Athletics AL 137 53
16 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 141 36

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.