| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | St. Louis Browns ** | 89 | 65 | .578 | -- | 684 | 587 | Luke Sewell | Sportsman's Park | 508,644 | $0 | Vern Stephens (10) | Jack Kramer (4) | Lost World Series (Cardinals) |
| 2 | Detroit Tigers | 88 | 66 | .571 | 1.0 | 658 | 581 | Steve O'Neill | Briggs Stadium | 923,176 | $0 | Pinky Higgins (11) | Dizzy Trout (1) | |
| 3 | New York Yankees | 83 | 71 | .539 | 6.0 | 674 | 617 | Joe McCarthy | Yankee Stadium | 789,995 | $0 | Snuffy Stirnweiss (3) | Hank Borowy (6) | |
| 4 | Boston Red Sox | 77 | 77 | .500 | 12.0 | 739 | 676 | Joe Cronin | Fenway Park | 506,975 | $0 | Bob Johnson (1) | Tex Hughson (3) | |
| 5 | Philadelphia Athletics | 72 | 82 | .468 | 17.0 | 525 | 594 | Connie Mack | Shibe Park | 505,322 | $0 | Frankie Hayes (18) | Bobo Newsom (5) | |
| 6 | Cleveland Indians | 72 | 82 | .468 | 17.0 | 643 | 677 | Lou Boudreau | Cleveland Municipal Stadi | 475,272 | $0 | Lou Boudreau (2) | Steve Gromek (10) | |
| 7 | Chicago White Sox | 71 | 83 | .461 | 18.0 | 543 | 662 | Jimmy Dykes | Comiskey Park | 563,539 | $0 | Wally Moses (21) | Bill Dietrich (12) | |
| 8 | Washington Senators I | 64 | 90 | .416 | 25.0 | 592 | 664 | Ossie Bluege | Griffith Stadium | 525,235 | $0 | Stan Spence (4) | Dutch Leonard (8) |