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Team Batting Against*

Team Batting Against* Table
Tm	RA/G	PAu	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
Baltimore Orioles	3.61		163	6152	5397	588	1226	184	26	109	52	30	617	926	.227	.308	.331	.640	.254	1789	142	32	71	35	30	86
Boston Red Sox	4.86	23	163	6364	5534	792	1472	237	38	167	68	24	679	831	.266	.345	.413	.758	.285	2286	142	16	90	45	21	90
Chicago White Sox	4.45		163	6236	5573	726	1491	217	48	158	48	33	498	814	.268	.326	.409	.735	.287	2278	109	12	106	47	25	81
Cleveland Indians	4.67	44	161	6265	5529	752	1426	182	36	178	53	39	599	801	.258	.331	.400	.732	.271	2214	109	32	58	47	32	85
Detroit Tigers	4.12	1	163	6170	5569	671	1404	204	33	170	44	42	469	836	.252	.311	.392	.704	.268	2184	110	29	61	42	27	97
Kansas City Athletics	5.33	192	162	6340	5519	863	1519	262	66	141	52	30	629	703	.275	.351	.423	.775	.291	2336	126	53	75	64	21	116
Los Angeles Angels	4.84	111	162	6333	5478	784	1391	224	28	180	79	37	713	973	.254	.341	.404	.745	.277	2211	121	34	63	45	38	112
Minnesota Twins	4.83		161	6232	5517	778	1415	237	29	163	55	24	570	914	.256	.329	.399	.728	.280	2199	123	45	64	36	29	106
New York Yankees	3.75		163	6050	5388	612	1288	207	44	137	44	31	542	866	.239	.311	.370	.681	.261	1994	159	32	56	32	27	76
Washington Senators	4.82		161	6164	5399	776	1405	270	56	131	84	35	586	666	.260	.333	.404	.737	.274	2180	134	34	90	55	40	92
League Average	4.53	37	162	6231	5490	734	1404	222	40	153	58	32	590	833	.256	.329	.395	.724	.275	2167	128	32	73	45	29	94
	4.53	371	1622	62306	54903	7342	14037	2224	404	1534	579	325	5902	8330	.256	.329	.395	.724	.275	21671	1275	319	734	448	290	941

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