1956 NL Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The Chicago Cubs led the NL in losses in 1956, with 94, 6 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 8 NL teams is 77.0.
Led the NL in 1956
Chicago Cubs
157 games
94
Losses
6 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
157 | 94 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
157 | 88 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
154 | 87 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
154 | 83 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
156 | 78 |
| NL average | 77.0 | ||
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
155 | 63 |
| 7 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
155 | 62 |
| 8 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
154 | 61 |
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.