1946 MLB Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The Philadelphia Athletics led all of MLB in losses in 1946, with 105, 12 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 28 MLB teams is 52.2.
Led all of MLB in 1946
Philadelphia Athletics
155 games
105
Losses
12 clear of New York Giants
| # | Team | League | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
AL | 155 | 105 |
| 2 |
|
NL | 154 | 93 |
| 3 |
|
NL | 155 | 91 |
| 4 |
|
AL | 156 | 88 |
| 5 |
|
NL | 156 | 87 |
| 6 |
|
AL | 156 | 86 |
| 7 |
|
NL | 155 | 85 |
| 8 |
|
AL | 155 | 80 |
| 9 |
|
AL | 155 | 78 |
| 10 |
|
NL | 154 | 72 |
| 11 |
|
NL | 155 | 71 |
| 12 |
|
AL | 154 | 67 |
| 13 |
|
AL | 155 | 62 |
| 14 |
|
NL | 157 | 60 |
| 15 |
|
NL | 156 | 58 |
| MLB average | 52.2 | |||
| 16 |
|
AL | 156 | 50 |
| 17 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | 34 |
| 18 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 58 | 31 |
| 18 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 56 | 31 |
| 20 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 58 | 28 |
| 21 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 50 | 23 |
| 22 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 64 | 17 |
| 23 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 67 | 14 |
| 24 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 80 | 13 |
| 24 | Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 69 | 13 |
| 26 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 68 | 10 |
| 27 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 76 | 9 |
| 28 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 66 | 5 |
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.
