What is major league average ops each year for the last 40 years?

	LEAGUE	OPS	SEASON	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	NL	.700	1986	185	.500	185	185	12,638	1,547	3,231	574	70	284	1,432	1,205	53	2,306	352	141	14,147	4,797	928	159	92	154	260	.256	.321	.380
2	AL	.717	1986	212	.500	212	212	14,393	1,827	3,694	606	90	407	1,712	1,333	92	2,542	281	139	16,072	5,701	1,103	133	121	93	320	.257	.321	.396
3	NL	.732	1987	971	.500	971	971	66,276	8,771	17,275	3,126	435	1,824	8,233	6,577	349	11,658	1,851	757	74,506	26,743	5,385	823	481	782	1,406	.261	.328	.404
4	AL	.759	1987	1,134	.500	1,134	1,134	77,819	11,112	20,620	3,667	461	2,634	10,480	7,812	493	13,442	1,734	772	87,385	33,111	6,762	632	629	505	1,720	.265	.333	.425
5	NL	.673	1988	969	.500	967	967	65,563	7,522	16,277	2,828	415	1,279	7,040	5,793	368	11,032	1,789	729	73,251	23,772	4,522	938	589	766	1,304	.248	.310	.363
6	AL	.715	1988	1,131	.500	1,131	1,131	77,005	9,858	19,967	3,558	425	1,901	9,177	7,191	550	12,323	1,512	689	86,114	30,078	5,884	692	676	601	1,782	.259	.324	.391
7	NL	.678	1989	973	.500	970	970	65,817	7,673	16,215	2,903	411	1,365	7,126	6,251	318	11,354	1,529	715	73,821	24,035	4,679	899	536	853	1,228	.246	.312	.365
8	AL	.709	1989	1,133	.500	1,133	1,133	77,004	9,732	20,078	3,404	457	1,718	9,102	7,277	483	12,296	1,587	726	86,195	29,550	5,579	727	704	594	1,835	.261	.326	.384
9	NL	.704	1990	972	.500	972	972	65,968	8,173	16,917	2,967	405	1,521	7,650	6,221	352	11,164	1,787	727	73,981	25,257	4,893	876	564	797	1,233	.256	.321	.383
10	AL	.715	1990	1,133	.500	1,133	1,133	76,800	9,746	19,900	3,559	460	1,796	9,154	7,631	509	12,689	1,503	783	86,320	29,767	5,815	683	697	587	1,843	.259	.327	.388
11	NL	.689	1991	970	.500	970	970	65,364	7,955	16,363	2,819	441	1,430	7,438	6,254	367	11,446	1,651	809	73,439	24,354	4,690	892	562	626	1,198	.250	.317	.373
12	AL	.724	1991	1,134	.500	1,134	1,134	77,603	10,172	20,195	3,680	453	1,953	9,610	7,730	538	12,944	1,469	758	87,291	30,640	6,086	733	687	603	1,823	.260	.329	.395
13	NL	.684	1992	972	.500	972	972	65,748	7,539	16,538	2,967	459	1,262	7,060	5,978	395	11,342	1,560	741	73,649	24,209	4,688	983	545	689	1,302	.252	.315	.368
14	AL	.713	1992	1,134	.500	1,134	1,134	77,147	9,802	20,006	3,596	386	1,776	9,222	7,704	585	12,196	1,704	860	86,867	29,702	5,758	682	749	626	1,808	.259	.328	.385
15	NL	.726	1993	1,135	.500	1,134	1,134	77,490	10,190	20,427	3,588	513	1,956	9,533	7,104	567	13,358	1,714	788	86,971	30,909	6,057	1,109	701	743	1,637	.264	.327	.399
16	AL	.745	1993	1,134	.500	1,134	1,134	77,506	10,674	20,661	3,861	427	2,074	10,063	8,006	633	12,952	1,549	872	87,575	31,598	6,362	701	729	734	1,793	.267	.337	.408
17	NL	.747	1994	803	.500	802	802	55,068	7,422	14,695	2,784	377	1,532	6,973	5,193	451	10,147	1,141	529	61,925	22,829	4,693	758	455	559	1,207	.267	.333	.415
18	AL	.779	1994	797	.500	797	797	55,198	8,330	15,048	2,939	325	1,774	7,885	5,938	425	9,619	1,117	503	62,547	23,959	5,038	449	537	449	1,236	.273	.345	.434
19	NL	.739	1995	1,007	.500	1,007	1,007	69,049	9,329	18,184	3,367	418	1,917	8,746	6,668	624	13,309	1,602	671	77,819	28,138	5,702	947	531	613	1,479	.263	.331	.408
20	AL	.771	1995	1,010	.500	1,009	1,009	69,521	10,225	18,791	3,591	406	2,164	9,691	7,572	595	12,116	1,330	586	78,872	29,686	6,161	542	642	492	1,667	.270	.344	.427
21	NL	.738	1996	1,134	.500	1,134	1,134	77,711	10,623	20,398	3,782	434	2,220	9,986	7,501	683	15,252	1,785	709	87,517	31,708	6,436	974	648	732	1,699	.262	.330	.408
22	AL	.795	1996	1,133	.500	1,132	1,132	79,090	12,208	21,922	4,205	421	2,742	11,583	8,592	721	14,056	1,455	634	89,725	35,195	7,368	570	752	609	1,910	.277	.350	.445
23	NL	.744	1997	1,241	.504	1,144	1,124	77,203	10,440	20,300	3,907	485	2,163	9,876	7,704	773	15,320	1,817	841	87,353	31,666	6,555	1,030	643	629	1,645	.263	.333	.410
24	AL	.768	1997	1,239	.496	1,122	1,142	78,235	11,164	21,171	4,097	398	2,477	10,592	7,962	676	14,617	1,491	723	88,160	33,495	6,972	547	740	540	1,795	.271	.340	.428
25	NL	.741	1998	1,410	.499	1,295	1,299	88,700	11,932	23,213	4,493	491	2,565	11,313	8,710	824	17,455	1,609	751	100,092	36,383	7,549	1,167	691	647	1,932	.262	.331	.410

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	82	57	.590
Phillies	79	60	.568	3.0
Marlins	70	69	.504	12.0
Nationals	67	74	.475	16.0
Mets	62	77	.446	20.0
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Cubs	78	61	.561	8.0
Cardinals	69	70	.496	17.0
Pirates	68	71	.489	18.0
Reds	66	73	.475	20.0
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Red Sox	75	64	.540	8.5
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Blue Jays	68	71	.489	15.5
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Twins	67	72	.482	6.5
Tigers	63	75	.457	10.0
Royals	62	77	.446	11.5
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Rangers	69	70	.496	1.0
Mariners	65	74	.468	5.0
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