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1909 MLB Losses by Team

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

The Washington Senators led all of MLB in losses in 1909, with 110, 2 ahead of the Boston Doves. The average across 16 MLB teams is 76.1.

Led all of MLB in 1909 Washington Senators 156 games
110 Losses 2 clear of Boston Doves
# Team League G L
1 Washington Senators AL 156 110
2 Boston Doves NL 155 108
3 Brooklyn Superbas NL 155 98
3 St. Louis Cardinals NL 154 98
5 St. Louis Browns AL 154 89
6 Cleveland Naps AL 155 82
7 Philadelphia Phillies NL 154 79
8 New York Highlanders AL 153 77
MLB average 76.1
9 Cincinnati Reds NL 157 76
10 Chicago White Sox AL 159 74
11 Boston Red Sox AL 152 63
12 New York Giants NL 158 61
13 Philadelphia Athletics AL 153 58
14 Detroit Tigers AL 158 54
15 Chicago Cubs NL 155 49
16 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 154 42

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.