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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	SF	IBB	ROE
Atlanta Braves	4.71	1	155	5967	5309	730	1412	209	39	155	99	37	512	732	.266	.331	.408	.739	.281	2164	105	26	74	44	55	74
Chicago Cubs	3.63		156	5848	5285	567	1329	188	31	112	95	46	421	824	.251	.309	.362	.671	.278	1915	119	34	77	31	56	86
Cincinnati Reds	3.62	5	154	5862	5311	557	1313	225	26	129	31	39	435	806	.247	.305	.372	.677	.268	1977	116	20	61	35	62	72
Houston Astros	4.16	2	153	5890	5237	636	1340	215	25	114	100	37	498	971	.256	.323	.372	.695	.292	1947	133	38	77	40	33	64
Los Angeles Dodgers	3.40	3	155	5795	5209	527	1196	187	34	83	79	37	429	856	.230	.291	.326	.617	.258	1700	118	34	85	37	36	113
Montreal Expos	3.90	2	156	5914	5224	609	1281	180	34	103	73	67	579	888	.245	.321	.352	.673	.276	1838	114	26	44	40	60	66
New York Mets	3.71		156	5897	5260	578	1263	210	33	118	60	61	486	1059	.240	.306	.360	.666	.277	1893	91	30	77	44	63	70
Philadelphia Phillies	4.07		156	5932	5242	635	1318	247	55	117	87	45	536	927	.251	.321	.386	.708	.283	2026	110	29	71	50	75	55
Pittsburgh Pirates	3.30		155	5845	5282	512	1282	177	20	90	54	41	433	838	.243	.302	.335	.637	.272	1769	150	29	64	35	60	89
San Diego Padres	4.35		153	6090	5300	665	1350	175	37	121	98	46	618	960	.255	.334	.370	.705	.288	1962	108	40	84	48	90	89
San Francisco Giants	4.19	1	155	5887	5228	649	1309	191	45	130	87	53	507	771	.250	.318	.379	.697	.270	1980	92	31	81	40	57	88
St. Louis Cardinals	3.85		156	5889	5229	600	1290	188	51	87	91	55	531	912	.247	.317	.352	.669	.282	1841	115	21	70	37	82	75
League Average	3.91	1	155	5901	5260	605	1307	199	36	113	80	47	499	879	.248	.315	.365	.680	.277	1918	114	30	72	40	61	78
	3.91	14	1860	70816	63116	7265	15683	2392	430	1359	954	564	5985	10544	.248	.315	.365	.680	.277	23012	1371	358	865	481	729	941

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