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Standings

Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
New York Yankees10351.669--Joe McCarthy
Boston Red Sox9359.6129.0Joe Cronin
St. Louis Browns8269.54319.5Luke Sewell
Cleveland Indians7579.48728.0Lou Boudreau
Detroit Tigers7381.47430.0Del Baker
Chicago White Sox6682.44634.0Jimmy Dykes
Washington Senators I6289.41139.5Bucky Harris
Philadelphia Athletics5599.35748.0Connie Mack

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

At Bats:   Doc Cramer - Detroit Tigers (630)
Runs:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (141)
Hits:   Johnny Pesky - Boston Red Sox (205)
Doubles:   Don Kolloway - Chicago White Sox (40)
Triples:   Stan Spence - Washington Senators I (15)
Home Runs:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (36)
Runs Batted In:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (137)
Total Bases:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (338)
Walks:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (145)
Strikeouts:   Joe Gordon - New York Yankees (95)
Stolen Bases:   George Case - Washington Senators I (44)
Hit by Pitch:   Frankie Crosetti - New York Yankees (9)

Wins:   Tex Hughson - Boston Red Sox (22)
Losses:   Eddie Smith - Chicago White Sox (20)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Ted Lyons - Chicago White Sox (2.10)
Games:   Joe Haynes - Chicago White Sox (40)
Complete Games:   Tiny Bonham - New York Yankees, Tex Hughson - Boston Red Sox (22)
Shutouts:   Tiny Bonham - New York Yankees (6)
Saves:   Johnny Murphy - New York Yankees (11)
Innings Pitched:   Tex Hughson - Boston Red Sox (281)
Walks:   Phil Marchildon - Philadelphia Athletics (140)
Strikeouts:   Bobo Newsom - Washington Senators I, Tex Hughson - Boston Red Sox (113)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Tiny Bonham - New York Yankees (0.99)
Hits/9 Ip:   Hal Newhouser - Detroit Tigers (6.71)
HR/9 Ip:   Virgil Trucks - Detroit Tigers (0.16)
Walks/9 Ip:   Tiny Bonham - New York Yankees (0.96)
SO/9 Ip:   Hal Newhouser - Detroit Tigers (5.05)

Team Information

Team NameAttendance
Boston Red Sox730,340
Chicago White Sox425,734
Cleveland Indians459,447
Detroit Tigers580,087
New York Yankees922,011
Philadelphia Athletics423,487
St. Louis Browns255,617
Washington Senators I403,493