| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics ** | 101 | 50 | .669 | -- | 861 | 596 | Connie Mack | Shibe Park | 605,749 | $0 | Frank Baker (4) | Eddie Plank (4) | Won World Series (Giants) |
| 2 | Detroit Tigers | 89 | 65 | .578 | 13.5 | 831 | 777 | Hughie Jennings | Bennett Park | 484,988 | $0 | Ty Cobb (1) | George Mullin (14) | |
| 3 | Cleveland Naps | 80 | 73 | .523 | 22.0 | 691 | 709 | George Stovall, Deacon McGuire | League Park | 406,296 | $0 | Joe Jackson (3) | Vean Gregg (7) | |
| 4 | Chicago White Sox | 77 | 74 | .510 | 24.0 | 718 | 620 | Hugh Duffy | Comiskey Park | 583,208 | $0 | Harry Lord (10) | Ed Walsh (1) | |
| 5 | Boston Red Sox | 78 | 75 | .510 | 24.0 | 680 | 642 | Patsy Donovan | Huntington Avenue Grounds | 503,961 | $0 | Tris Speaker (9) | Joe Wood (2) | |
| 6 | New York Highlanders | 76 | 76 | .500 | 25.5 | 684 | 726 | Hal Chase | Hilltop Park | 302,444 | $0 | Birdie Cree (5) | Russ Ford (5) | |
| 7 | Washington Senators I | 64 | 90 | .416 | 38.5 | 624 | 765 | Jimmy McAleer | Griffith Stadium | 244,884 | $0 | Clyde Milan (8) | Walter Johnson (3) | |
| 8 | St. Louis Browns | 45 | 107 | .296 | 56.5 | 566 | 807 | Bobby Wallace | Sportsman's Park | 207,984 | $0 | Jimmy Austin (16) | Jack Powell (17) |