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Team Starting Pitching* Table
Tm	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
Chicago Cubs	155	155	48	58	49	12	15	74	80	.481	8	26	30	10	72	46%	49	88	18	217	73	76	40	4.3	5.5	6.1
Cincinnati Reds	154	154	52	65	37	9	15	74	80	.481	5	20	44	6	69	45%	48	86	16	197	78	51	52	5.1	7.3	6.1
Los Angeles Dodgers	156	156	60	48	48	5	12	88	68	.564	10	28	43	14	74	47%	54	100	21	232	93	68	45	4.5	5.7	6.2
Milwaukee Braves	157	157	75	57	25	12	19	86	70	.551	5	13	69	18	89	57%	54	92	13	146	60	80	33	4.7	6.0	7.0
Philadelphia Phillies	155	155	54	71	30	5	16	64	90	.416	5	17	54	8	73	47%	50	84	9	131	62	54	62	3.9	6.4	6.5
Pittsburgh Pirates	155	155	51	67	37	6	21	78	76	.506	10	22	48	6	83	54%	52	107	19	158	62	44	62	4.2	6.6	6.6
San Francisco Giants	154	154	65	54	35	12	23	83	71	.539	6	21	52	11	87	56%	55	93	20	153	59	93	21	4.6	6.8	6.8
St. Louis Cardinals	154	154	47	58	49	4	24	71	83	.461	10	32	36	8	85	55%	50	89	4	199	82	64	38	4.2	6.1	6.3
League Average	155	155	56	60	39	8	18	77	77	.500	7	22	47	10	79	51%	51	107	4	179	71	66	44	4.4	6.3	6.5
	1240	1240	452	478	310	65	145	618	618	.500	59	179	376	81	632	51%	51	107	4	1433	569	530	353	4.4	6.3	6.5

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* Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1910 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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