1948 MLB Wins by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games won
The Cleveland Indians led all of MLB in wins in 1948, with 97, 1 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 28 MLB teams is 51.3.
Led all of MLB in 1948
Cleveland Indians
156 games
97
Wins
1 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
AL | 156 | 97 |
| 2 |
|
AL | 155 | 96 |
| 3 |
|
AL | 154 | 94 |
| 4 |
|
NL | 154 | 91 |
| 5 |
|
NL | 155 | 85 |
| 6 |
|
NL | 155 | 84 |
| 6 |
|
AL | 154 | 84 |
| 8 |
|
NL | 156 | 83 |
| 9 |
|
AL | 154 | 78 |
| 9 |
|
NL | 155 | 78 |
| 11 |
|
NL | 155 | 66 |
| 12 |
|
NL | 155 | 64 |
| 12 |
|
NL | 153 | 64 |
| 14 |
|
AL | 155 | 59 |
| 15 |
|
AL | 154 | 56 |
| MLB average | 51.3 | |||
| 16 |
|
AL | 154 | 51 |
| 17 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 73 | 36 |
| 18 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 80 | 27 |
| 19 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 57 | 26 |
| 19 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 59 | 26 |
| 21 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 62 | 25 |
| 22 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 78 | 22 |
| 23 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 45 | 18 |
| 24 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 87 | 8 |
| 25 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | 6 |
| 26 | Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 76 | 5 |
| 26 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 91 | 5 |
| 28 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 78 | 3 |
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.
