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Standings

Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
New York Yankees9757.630--Bucky Harris
Detroit Tigers8569.55212.0Steve O'Neill
Boston Red Sox8371.53914.0Joe Cronin
Cleveland Indians8074.51917.0Lou Boudreau
Philadelphia Athletics7876.50619.0Connie Mack
Chicago White Sox7084.45527.0Ted Lyons
Washington Senators I6490.41633.0Ossie Bluege
St. Louis Browns5995.38338.0Muddy Ruel

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

At Bats:   Johnny Pesky - Boston Red Sox (638)
Runs:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (125)
Hits:   Johnny Pesky - Boston Red Sox (207)
Doubles:   Lou Boudreau - Cleveland Indians (45)
Triples:   Tommy Henrich - New York Yankees (13)
Home Runs:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (32)
Runs Batted In:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (114)
Total Bases:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (335)
Walks:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (162)
Strikeouts:   Eddie Joost - Philadelphia Athletics (110)
Stolen Bases:   Bob Dillinger - St. Louis Browns (34)
Hit by Pitch:   Phil Rizzuto - New York Yankees (8)

Wins:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (20)
Losses:   Hal Newhouser - Detroit Tigers (17)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Joe Haynes - Chicago White Sox (2.42)
Games:   Ed Klieman - Cleveland Indians (58)
Complete Games:   Hal Newhouser - Detroit Tigers (24)
Shutouts:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (5)
Saves:   Ed Klieman - Cleveland Indians, Joe Page - New York Yankees (17)
Innings Pitched:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (299)
Walks:   Phil Marchildon - Philadelphia Athletics (141)
Strikeouts:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (196)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (1.19)
Hits/9 Ip:   Spec Shea - New York Yankees (6.40)
HR/9 Ip:   Joe Haynes - Chicago White Sox (0.25)
Walks/9 Ip:   Denny Galehouse - Boston Red Sox,St. Louis Browns (2.48)
SO/9 Ip:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (5.90)

Team Information

Team NameAttendance
Boston Red Sox1,427,315
Chicago White Sox876,948
Cleveland Indians1,521,978
Detroit Tigers1,398,093
New York Yankees2,178,937
Philadelphia Athletics911,566
St. Louis Browns320,474
Washington Senators I850,758