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Team Standard Batting Table
Tm	#Bat	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	LOB
Chicago Cubs	39	29.0	4.34	155	5941	5296	673	1321	209	44	163	635	32	19	498	911	.249	.317	.398	.715	91	2107	106	43	62	40	63	1086
Cincinnati Reds	39	28.0	4.96	154	5923	5288	764	1448	258	34	161	721	65	28	499	763	.274	.337	.427	.764	100	2257	121	32	53	50	43	1088
Los Angeles Dodgers	38	28.2	4.52	156	6034	5282	705	1360	196	46	148	667	84	51	591	891	.257	.334	.396	.730	89	2092	115	28	100	32	61	1122
Milwaukee Braves	37	29.5	4.61	157	6012	5388	724	1426	216	36	177	683	41	14	488	765	.265	.326	.417	.743	105	2245	130	27	64	43	64	1110
Philadelphia Phillies	37	28.9	3.86	155	5736	5109	599	1237	196	38	113	560	39	46	498	858	.242	.312	.362	.673	79	1848	111	34	59	35	54	1034
Pittsburgh Pirates	37	28.2	4.20	155	5954	5369	651	1414	230	42	112	617	32	26	442	715	.263	.320	.384	.704	89	2064	125	24	77	40	59	1109
San Francisco Giants	34	26.2	4.58	154	5893	5281	705	1377	239	35	167	660	81	34	473	875	.261	.322	.414	.736	97	2187	96	25	73	38	57	1075
St. Louis Cardinals	49	28.1	4.16	154	5910	5317	641	1432	244	49	118	605	65	53	485	747	.269	.331	.400	.731	90	2128	108	19	60	26	49	1166
League Average	37	28.3	4.40	155	5925	5291	683	1377	224	40	145	644	55	34	497	816	.260	.325	.400	.725	92	2116	114	29	68	38	56	1099
	298	28.3	4.40	1240	47403	42330	5462	11015	1788	324	1159	5148	439	271	3974	6525	.260	.325	.400	.725	92	16928	912	232	548	304	450	8790

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