| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | New York Giants ** | 99 | 54 | .647 | -- | 756 | 542 | John McGraw | Polo Grounds | 675,000 | $0 | Larry Doyle (2) | Christy Mathewson (3) | Lost World Series (Athletics) |
| 2 | Chicago Cubs | 92 | 62 | .597 | 7.5 | 757 | 607 | Frank Chance | West Side Park | 576,000 | $0 | Frank Schulte (1) | Mordecai Brown (6) | |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 69 | .552 | 14.5 | 744 | 561 | Fred Clarke | Forbes Field | 432,000 | $0 | Honus Wagner (10) | Babe Adams (5) | |
| 4 | Philadelphia Phillies | 79 | 73 | .520 | 19.5 | 658 | 673 | Red Dooin | Baker Bowl | 416,000 | $0 | Fred Luderus (9) | Pete Alexander (1) | |
| 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 75 | 74 | .503 | 22.0 | 671 | 745 | Roger Bresnahan | New Sportsman's Park | 447,768 | $0 | Ed Konetchy (3) | Bob Harmon (7) | |
| 6 | Cincinnati Reds | 70 | 83 | .458 | 29.0 | 682 | 700 | Clark Griffith | Palace of the Fans | 300,000 | $0 | Dick Hoblitzel (4) | Bobby Keefe (14) | |
| 7 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 64 | 86 | .427 | 33.5 | 539 | 659 | Bill Dahlen | Washington Park | 269,000 | $0 | Jake Daubert (18) | Nap Rucker (2) | |
| 8 | Boston Braves | 44 | 107 | .291 | 54.0 | 699 | 1021 | Fred Tenney | South End Grounds | 116,000 | $0 | Buck Herzog (5) | Buster Brown (24) |