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Standings

Team NameWLPctGBLManager(s)
Cleveland Indians9758.626--Lou Boudreau
Boston Red Sox9659.6191.0Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees9460.6102.5Bucky Harris
Philadelphia Athletics8470.54512.5Connie Mack
Detroit Tigers7876.50618.5Steve O'Neill
St. Louis Browns5994.38637.0Zack Taylor
Washington Senators I5697.36640.0Joe Kuhel
Chicago White Sox51101.33644.5Ted Lyons

Playoff teams in bold.


League Leaders

At Bats:   Dom DiMaggio - Boston Red Sox (648)
Runs:   Tommy Henrich - New York Yankees (138)
Hits:   Bob Dillinger - St. Louis Browns (207)
Doubles:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (44)
Triples:   Tommy Henrich - New York Yankees (14)
Home Runs:   Joe DiMaggio - New York Yankees (39)
Runs Batted In:   Joe DiMaggio - New York Yankees (155)
Total Bases:   Joe DiMaggio - New York Yankees (355)
Walks:   Ted Williams - Boston Red Sox (126)
Strikeouts:   Pat Seerey - Cleveland Indians,Chicago White Sox (102)
Stolen Bases:   Bob Dillinger - St. Louis Browns (28)
Hit by Pitch:   Joe DiMaggio - New York Yankees (8)

Wins:   Hal Newhouser - Detroit Tigers (21)
Losses:   Fred Sanford - St. Louis Browns (21)
Earned Run Avg (ERA):   Gene Bearden - Cleveland Indians (2.43)
Games:   Joe Page - New York Yankees (55)
Complete Games:   Bob Lemon - Cleveland Indians (20)
Shutouts:   Bob Lemon - Cleveland Indians (10)
Saves:   Russ Christopher - Cleveland Indians (17)
Innings Pitched:   Bob Lemon - Cleveland Indians (293.2)
Walks:   Bill Wight - Chicago White Sox (135)
Strikeouts:   Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians (164)
BB+H/IP (WHIP):   Bob Lemon - Cleveland Indians (1.23)
Hits/9 Ip:   Spec Shea - New York Yankees (6.76)
HR/9 Ip:   Lou Brissie - Philadelphia Athletics (0.28)
Walks/9 Ip:   Fred Hutchinson - Detroit Tigers (1.95)
SO/9 Ip:   Lou Brissie - Philadelphia Athletics (5.89)

Team Information

Team NameAttendance
Boston Red Sox1,558,798
Chicago White Sox777,844
Cleveland Indians2,620,627
Detroit Tigers1,743,035
New York Yankees2,373,901
Philadelphia Athletics945,076
St. Louis Browns335,564
Washington Senators I795,254