1989 MLB Losses by Team

The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in losses in 1989, with 103, 6 ahead of the Atlanta Braves. The average across 26 MLB teams is 80.9.

Led all of MLB in 1989 Detroit Tigers 162 games

103 Losses 6 clear of Atlanta Braves

#	Team	League	G	L
1	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	103
2	Atlanta Braves	NL	161	97
3	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	163	95
4	Chicago White Sox	AL	161	92
5	Cleveland Indians	AL	162	89
5	Seattle Mariners	AL	162	89
7	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	164	88
8	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	87
8	New York Yankees	AL	161	87
10	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	160	83
11	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	82
12	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	162	81
12	Montreal Expos	NL	162	81
	MLB average			80.9
14	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	79
14	Texas Rangers	AL	162	79
16	Houston Astros	NL	162	76
16	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	164	76
18	Baltimore Orioles	AL	162	75
18	New York Mets	NL	162	75
20	San Diego Padres	NL	162	73
20	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	73
22	California Angels	AL	162	71
23	Kansas City Royals	AL	162	70
23	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	70
25	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	69
26	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	63

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.