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Standings

Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
New York Yankees9953.651--Joe McCarthy
Boston Red Sox8861.5919.5Joe Cronin
Cleveland Indians8666.56613.0Ossie Vitt
Detroit Tigers8470.54516.0Del Baker
Mickey Cochrane
Washington Senators I7576.49723.5Bucky Harris
Chicago White Sox6583.43932.0Jimmy Dykes
St. Louis Browns5597.36244.0Gabby Street
Ski Melillo
Philadelphia Athletics5399.34946.0Connie Mack

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

At Bats:   Doc Cramer - Boston Red Sox (658)
Runs:   Hank Greenberg - Detroit Tigers (144)
Hits:   Joe Vosmik - Boston Red Sox (201)
Doubles:   Joe Cronin - Boston Red Sox (51)
Triples:   Jeff Heath - Cleveland Indians (18)
Home Runs:   Hank Greenberg - Detroit Tigers (58)
Runs Batted In:   Jimmie Foxx - Boston Red Sox (175)
Total Bases:   Jimmie Foxx - Boston Red Sox (398)
Walks:   Hank Greenberg - Detroit Tigers, Jimmie Foxx - Boston Red Sox (119)
Strikeouts:   Frankie Crosetti - New York Yankees (97)
Stolen Bases:   Frankie Crosetti - New York Yankees (27)
Hit by Pitch:   Frankie Crosetti - New York Yankees (15)

Wins:   Red Ruffing - New York Yankees (21)
Losses:   George Caster - Philadelphia Athletics (20)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Lefty Grove - Boston Red Sox (3.08)
Games:   Johnny Humphries - Cleveland Indians (45)
Complete Games:   Bobo Newsom - St. Louis Browns (31)
Shutouts:   Lefty Gomez - New York Yankees (4)
Saves:   Johnny Murphy - New York Yankees (11)
Innings Pitched:   Bobo Newsom - St. Louis Browns (329.2)
Walks:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (208)
Strikeouts:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (240)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Dutch Leonard - Washington Senators I (1.23)
Hits/9 Ip:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (7.29)
HR/9 Ip:   Lefty Gomez - New York Yankees (0.26)
Walks/9 Ip:   Dutch Leonard - Washington Senators I (2.14)
SO/9 Ip:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (7.78)

Team Information

Team NameAttendance
Boston Red Sox646,459
Chicago White Sox338,278
Cleveland Indians652,006
Detroit Tigers799,557
New York Yankees970,916
Philadelphia Athletics385,357
St. Louis Browns130,417
Washington Senators I522,694