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Team Starting Pitching* Table
Tm	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
Brooklyn Dodgers	157	157	65	60	32	9	21	84	69	.549	69	8	87	55%	52	92	17	110	45	58	66	4.5	4.3	6.9
Boston Bees	152	152	52	73	27	7	23	63	88	.417	68	11	73	48%	50	91	14	126	49	52	60	3.8	3.3	6.6
Chicago Cubs	156	156	70	60	26	12	17	84	70	.545	72	8	87	56%	51	84	9	133	60	66	57	4.7	4.5	7.3
Cincinnati Reds	156	156	80	46	30	11	17	97	57	.630	86	13	91	58%	54	87	13	100	43	80	40	5.0	4.7	7.2
New York Giants	151	151	61	66	24	16	20	77	74	.510	55	5	73	48%	48	85	4	123	52	54	55	4.8	4.5	6.5
Philadelphia Phillies	152	152	35	94	23	7	26	45	106	.298	67	3	55	36%	44	82	0	109	51	68	49	3.7	3.1	6.7
Pittsburgh Pirates	153	153	55	72	26	8	17	68	85	.444	53	10	69	45%	46	83	14	134	53	90	36	4.4	4.3	6.2
St. Louis Cardinals	155	155	69	48	38	8	13	92	61	.601	45	17	84	54%	51	91	18	172	51	92	35	5.1	5.0	6.3
League Average	154	154	61	65	28	10	19	76	76	.500	64	9	77	50%	50	92	0	126	50	70	50	4.5	4.2	6.7
	1232	1232	487	519	226	78	154	610	610	.500	515	75	619	50%	50	92	0	1007	404	560	398	4.5	4.2	6.7

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