| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics ** | 92 | 56 | .622 | -- | 623 | 492 | Connie Mack | Columbia Park | 554,576 | $0 | Harry Davis (2) | Rube Waddell (1) | Lost World Series (Giants) |
| 2 | Chicago White Sox | 92 | 60 | .605 | 2.0 | 614 | 450 | Fielder Jones | South Side Park | 687,419 | $0 | George Davis (7) | Frank Owen (5) | |
| 3 | Detroit Tigers | 79 | 74 | .516 | 15.5 | 511 | 608 | Bill Armour | Bennett Park | 193,384 | $0 | Sam Crawford (1) | George Mullin (9) | |
| 4 | Boston Pilgrims | 78 | 74 | .513 | 16.0 | 578 | 564 | -- | Huntington Avenue Grounds | 468,828 | $0 | Hobe Ferris (14) | Cy Young (3) | |
| 5 | Cleveland Naps | 76 | 78 | .494 | 19.0 | 562 | 587 | Nap Lajoie, Bill Bradley | League Park | 316,306 | $0 | Elmer Flick (3) | Addie Joss (8) | |
| 6 | New York Highlanders | 71 | 78 | .477 | 21.5 | 588 | 622 | Clark Griffith | Hilltop Park | 309,100 | $0 | Willie Keeler (12) | Jack Chesbro (7) | |
| 7 | Washington Senators I | 64 | 87 | .424 | 29.5 | 560 | 623 | Jake Stahl | American League Park | 252,027 | $0 | Charlie Hickman (5) | Tom Hughes (11) | |
| 8 | St. Louis Browns | 54 | 99 | .353 | 40.5 | 509 | 608 | Jimmy McAleer | Sportsman's Park | 339,112 | $0 | George Stone (4) | Harry Howell (4) |