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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	IBB	ROE
Brooklyn Dodgers	3.98	113	156	6008	5504	621	1366	288	62	101	52	47	393	639	.248	.302	.378	.680	.266	2081	78	31	79	51	108
Boston Bees	4.90	1265	152	5950	5264	745	1444	232	48	83	53	65	573	435	.274	.349	.382	.731	.287	2011	125	35	75	41	89
Chicago Cubs	4.13	1025	154	5961	5404	636	1418	220	44	74	52	39	430	564	.262	.319	.360	.679	.282	1948	101	16	104	71	113
Cincinnati Reds	3.41		155	5792	5250	528	1263	213	36	73	53	47	445	557	.241	.302	.337	.639	.258	1767	131	18	76	43	69
New York Giants	4.34	981	152	5839	5276	660	1383	165	46	110	44	42	473	606	.262	.325	.373	.698	.279	1970	95	18	70	50	79
Philadelphia Phillies	4.90	1371	153	5884	5286	750	1429	240	59	92	57	57	475	485	.270	.334	.389	.723	.284	2058	97	26	95	25	98
Pittsburgh Pirates	5.03	727	156	6143	5543	785	1569	238	58	72	76	44	492	491	.283	.345	.386	.731	.301	2139	120	32	75	42	120
St. Louis Cardinals	4.48	895	156	6058	5459	699	1457	246	37	83	62	37	488	550	.267	.330	.371	.701	.285	2026	89	24	84	56	95
League Average	4.40	797	154	5954	5373	678	1416	230	49	86	56	47	471	541	.264	.326	.372	.698	.280	2000	104	25	82	47	96
	4.40	6377	1234	47635	42986	5424	11329	1842	390	688	449	378	3769	4327	.264	.326	.372	.698	.280	16000	836	200	658	379	771

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