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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	4.63	1	162	6261	5468	750	1404	244	29	132	166	57	624	848	.257	.335	.384	.720	.281	2102	89	42	89	37	82	87
Chicago Cubs	4.47		162	6264	5570	724	1475	253	50	125	118	62	539	768	.265	.331	.396	.726	.286	2203	124	33	76	44	93	80
Cincinnati Reds	4.27		161	6232	5509	688	1437	270	28	122	106	60	567	908	.261	.329	.386	.716	.290	2129	97	21	78	57	83	70
Houston Astros	3.91	4	162	6140	5378	634	1328	237	45	86	167	59	578	930	.247	.320	.356	.676	.281	1913	90	31	91	61	54	72
Los Angeles Dodgers	3.54		162	6008	5443	573	1362	198	26	107	105	56	440	800	.250	.307	.355	.662	.275	1933	116	23	68	34	43	80
Montreal Expos	3.77	2	162	6068	5344	611	1332	220	31	117	108	61	572	740	.249	.323	.368	.691	.268	1965	122	29	82	41	51	65
New York Mets	4.26	1	162	6165	5454	690	1447	247	41	114	111	69	531	775	.265	.330	.388	.719	.288	2118	127	28	92	59	94	71
Philadelphia Phillies	3.62		162	5887	5355	586	1343	250	61	118	91	56	393	813	.251	.303	.386	.689	.275	2069	131	25	75	38	49	63
Pittsburgh Pirates	3.96	1	161	6141	5487	637	1366	245	35	103	138	47	499	880	.249	.313	.363	.676	.278	1990	111	33	82	39	61	104
San Diego Padres	3.69		162	6005	5379	598	1385	254	46	74	102	65	483	744	.257	.317	.363	.680	.284	1953	138	12	80	50	92	98
San Francisco Giants	3.67		162	6090	5472	594	1377	212	36	84	159	54	453	840	.252	.309	.350	.658	.281	1913	94	22	87	55	76	82
St. Louis Cardinals	4.06		162	6057	5297	657	1300	231	54	94	162	78	600	859	.245	.323	.363	.685	.274	1921	129	31	70	58	66	75
League Average	3.99	1	162	6110	5430	645	1380	238	40	106	128	60	523	825	.254	.320	.372	.692	.280	2017	114	28	81	48	70	79
	3.99	9	1942	73318	65156	7742	16556	2861	482	1276	1533	724	6279	9905	.254	.320	.372	.692	.280	24209	1368	330	970	573	844	947

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