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Tm	#Bat	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB
Boston	13	25.6	6.69	84	3307	3217	562	883	138	51	20	393	90	222	.274	.294	.368	.662	113	1183
Buffalo Bisons	12	25.4	4.99	79	2984	2906	394	733	105	54	2	279	78	314	.252	.272	.328	.599	93	952
Chicago White Stockings	16	24.8	5.27	83	3189	3116	437	808	167	32	3	293	73	294	.259	.276	.336	.613	94	1048
Cincinnati Reds	14	24.8	5.99	81	3151	3085	485	813	127	53	8	364	66	207	.264	.279	.347	.626	107	1070
Cleveland Blues	16	23.9	3.93	82	3024	2987	322	666	116	29	4	229	37	214	.223	.232	.285	.518	68	852
Providence Grays	17	26.7	7.20	85	3483	3392	612	1003	142	55	12	405	91	172	.296	.314	.381	.695	127	1291
Syracuse Stars	18	23.5	3.89	71	2639	2611	276	592	61	19	5	188	28	238	.227	.235	.270	.505	73	706
Troy Trojans	21	22.5	4.17	77	2886	2841	321	673	102	24	4	206	45	182	.237	.249	.294	.543	82	835
League Average	15	24.7	5.31	80	3083	3019	426	771	120	40	7	295	64	230	.255	.271	.329	.599	96	992
	119	24.7	5.31	642	24663	24155	3409	6171	958	317	58	2357	508	1843	.255	.271	.329	.599	96	7937

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