| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | New York Giants ** | 103 | 48 | .682 | -- | 823 | 571 | John McGraw | Polo Grounds | 638,000 | $0 | Larry Doyle (2) | Christy Mathewson (3) | Lost World Series (Red Sox) |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 93 | 58 | .616 | 10.0 | 751 | 565 | Fred Clarke | Forbes Field | 384,000 | $0 | Honus Wagner (4) | Claude Hendrix (7) | |
| 3 | Chicago Cubs | 91 | 59 | .607 | 11.5 | 756 | 668 | Frank Chance | West Side Park | 514,000 | $0 | Heinie Zimmerman (3) | Larry Cheney (5) | |
| 4 | Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 78 | .490 | 29.0 | 656 | 724 | Hank O'Day | Redland Field | 344,000 | $0 | Bob Bescher (8) | George Suggs (6) | |
| 5 | Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 79 | .480 | 30.5 | 670 | 689 | Red Dooin | Baker Bowl | 250,000 | $0 | Dode Paskert (10) | Pete Alexander (2) | |
| 6 | St. Louis Cardinals | 63 | 90 | .412 | 41.0 | 659 | 825 | Roger Bresnahan | Robison Field | 241,759 | $0 | Ed Konetchy (6) | Slim Sallee (8) | |
| 7 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 58 | 95 | .379 | 46.0 | 651 | 744 | Bill Dahlen | Washington Park | 243,000 | $0 | Jake Daubert (14) | Nap Rucker (1) | |
| 8 | Boston Braves | 52 | 101 | .340 | 52.0 | 693 | 869 | Johnny Kling | South End Grounds | 121,000 | $0 | Bill Sweeney (1) | Hub Perdue (17) |