| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Chicago Cubs ** | 107 | 45 | .704 | -- | 571 | 390 | Frank Chance | West Side Park | 422,550 | $0 | Harry Steinfeldt (10) | Orval Overall (2) | Won World Series (Tigers) |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 91 | 63 | .591 | 17.0 | 634 | 514 | Fred Clarke | Exposition Park | 319,506 | $0 | Tommy Leach (1) | Vic Willis (7) | |
| 3 | Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 64 | .565 | 21.5 | 514 | 481 | Bill Murray | Baker Bowl | 341,216 | $0 | Sherry Magee (4) | Frank Corridon (8) | |
| 4 | New York Giants | 82 | 71 | .536 | 25.5 | 573 | 511 | John McGraw | Polo Grounds | 538,350 | $0 | Spike Shannon (9) | Christy Mathewson (1) | |
| 5 | Brooklyn Superbas | 65 | 83 | .439 | 40.0 | 446 | 527 | Patsy Donovan | Washington Park | 312,500 | $0 | Whitey Alperman (13) | Nap Rucker (11) | |
| 6 | Cincinnati Reds | 66 | 87 | .431 | 41.5 | 524 | 519 | Ned Hanlon | Palace of the Fans | 317,500 | $0 | Miller Huggins (6) | Bob Ewing (6) | |
| 7 | Boston Doves | 58 | 90 | .392 | 47.0 | 0 | 0 | Fred Tenney | South End Grounds | 203,221 | $0 | |||
| 8 | St. Louis Cardinals | 52 | 101 | .340 | 55.5 | 419 | 607 | John McCloskey | New Sportsman's Park | 185,377 | $0 | Bobby Byrne (19) | Ed Karger (3) |