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Team Relief Pitching* Table
Tm	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR
Baltimore Orioles	155	180	110	13	20	41	30	11	73%	50	5	117	47	40%	1.014	62	30	88	54	22	104	65	115	106	29	107	12	5.8
Boston Red Sox	154	222	116	25	16	31	25	6	81%	40	6	206	74	36%	.975	68	41	111	48	26	146	106	114	127	44	130	32	5.9
Chicago White Sox	156	242	112	25	8	45	37	8	82%	57	9	205	55	27%	1.090	74	46	122	60	32	150	103	139	125	55	129	56	5.1
Cleveland Indians	154	190	96	23	13	35	24	11	69%	39	2	139	58	42%	1.058	63	34	93	47	28	115	70	120	103	29	107	19	5.2
Detroit Tigers	154	197	101	6	22	37	24	13	65%	47	10	128	57	45%	.952	62	26	109	50	17	130	63	134	107	37	114	26	5.2
Kansas City Athletics	154	241	110	13	20	32	22	11	69%	40	5	214	67	31%	.970	52	54	134	46	19	175	117	123	128	59	137	31	5.2
New York Yankees	155	222	117	23	16	43	30	13	70%	51	7	158	66	42%	1.031	73	41	108	57	36	129	90	132	126	39	127	33	5.9
Washington Senators	154	214	108	10	15	29	22	7	76%	34	4	143	37	26%	.934	51	39	124	41	21	152	80	134	118	42	121	33	5.1
League Average	154	214	109	17	16	37	27	10	73%	45	6	164	58	35%	1.003	63	39	111	50	25	138	87	126	118	42	122	30	5.4
	1236	1708	870	138	130	293	214	80	73%	358	48	1310	461	35%	1.003	505	311	889	403	201	1101	694	1011	940	334	972	242	5.4

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