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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
Brooklyn Dodgers	3.90		154	5684	5123	601	1251	216	36	171	32	27	441	772	.244	.305	.401	.706	.256	2052	121	21	68	31	41	60
Chicago Cubs	4.51	654	157	6015	5249	708	1325	182	37	161	55	34	613	744	.252	.332	.393	.725	.265	2064	110	33	77	43	79	73
Cincinnati Redlegs	4.25		155	5908	5293	658	1406	239	47	141	51	32	458	653	.266	.325	.408	.733	.278	2162	117	28	78	49	48	64
Milwaukee Braves	3.67	458	155	5823	5242	569	1295	155	35	133	25	25	467	639	.247	.309	.366	.676	.258	1919	126	21	62	31	65	74
New York Giants	4.22	517	154	5882	5155	650	1287	162	39	144	31	30	551	765	.250	.323	.380	.703	.267	1959	97	30	106	40	63	78
Philadelphia Phillies	4.79	35	154	5891	5304	738	1407	251	65	172	63	22	437	750	.265	.322	.434	.757	.279	2304	115	29	79	43	72	76
Pittsburgh Pirates	4.16	1079	157	5890	5265	653	1406	157	37	142	29	30	469	662	.267	.327	.392	.719	.281	2063	102	20	92	41	72	73
St. Louis Cardinals	4.47		156	5909	5216	698	1339	212	50	155	52	25	546	709	.257	.327	.406	.733	.270	2116	138	18	90	38	64	73
League Average	4.25	343	155	5875	5231	659	1340	197	43	152	42	28	498	712	.256	.321	.398	.719	.269	2080	116	25	82	40	63	71
	4.25	2743	1242	47002	41847	5275	10716	1574	346	1219	338	225	3982	5694	.256	.321	.398	.719	.269	16639	926	200	652	316	504	571

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