| Rk | Lg | MLB | AL - | GP | W | L | Pct | GBL | RF | RA | Diff | Home | Away | StrK | 1959 Links | Manager | General Manager | Ballpark | GP | W | L | Pct |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Chicago White Sox | 156 | 95 | 61 | .609 | -- | 667 | 598 | 69 | 46-32 | 47-31 | W2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Hank Greenberg | Comiskey Park | -2 | -1 | -1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Cleveland Indians | 154 | 89 | 65 | .578 | 5.0 | 745 | 646 | 99 | 46-31 | 43-34 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Frank Lane | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 6 | New York Yankees | 155 | 79 | 76 | .510 | 15.5 | 687 | 647 | 40 | 39-39 | 40-37 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | George Weiss | Yankee Stadium I | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 8 | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 76 | 78 | .494 | 18.0 | 723 | 730 | -7 | 35-42 | 42-35 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Rick Ferrell | Briggs Stadium | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 9 | Boston Red Sox | 152 | 74 | 78 | .487 | 19.0 | 717 | 689 | 28 | 32-44 | 42-34 | W4 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Bucky Harris | Fenway Park | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 6 | 6 | 10 | Baltimore Orioles | 155 | 75 | 80 | .484 | 19.5 | 551 | 621 | -70 | 36-41 | 38-40 | W2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Lee MacPhail | Memorial Stadium | -1 | -1 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 14 | Kansas City Athletics | 153 | 65 | 88 | .425 | 28.5 | 676 | 757 | -81 | 29-48 | 36-40 | W2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Parke Carroll | Municipal Stadium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 8 | 8 | 16 | Washington Senators I | 153 | 63 | 90 | .412 | 30.5 | 617 | 695 | -78 | 29-47 | 34-43 | L4 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Calvin Griffith | Griffith Stadium | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| Rk | Lg | MLB | NL - | GP | W | L | Pct | GBL | RF | RA | Diff | Home | Away | StrK | 1959 Links | Manager | General Manager | Ballpark | GP | W | L | Pct |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 156 | 88 | 68 | .564 | -- | 705 | 670 | 35 | 42-36 | 46-32 | W3 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Buzzie Bavasi | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Milwaukee Braves | 147 | 81 | 66 | .551 | 2.5 | 685 | 595 | 90 | 34-38 | 46-29 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Fred Haney | John McHale | County Stadium | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | San Francisco Giants | 154 | 83 | 71 | .539 | 4.0 | 705 | 613 | 92 | 41-36 | 42-35 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Chub Feeney | Seals Stadium | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 7 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 149 | 75 | 74 | .503 | 9.5 | 638 | 657 | -19 | 31-46 | 44-28 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Joe Brown | Forbes Field | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | Chicago Cubs | 149 | 72 | 77 | .483 | 12.5 | 651 | 665 | -14 | 35-39 | 37-38 | L1 | T S R Log Off Def SP | John Holland | Wrigley Field | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | |
| 6 | 6 | 12 | Cincinnati Reds | 154 | 74 | 80 | .481 | 13.0 | 764 | 738 | 26 | 31-46 | 43-34 | W2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Gabe Paul | Crosley Field | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 13 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 71 | 83 | .461 | 16.0 | 641 | 725 | -84 | 29-48 | 42-35 | W2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | Bing Devine | Sportsman's Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 8 | 15 | Philadelphia Phillies | 155 | 65 | 90 | .419 | 22.5 | 599 | 725 | -126 | 27-50 | 37-41 | L2 | T S R Log Off Def SP | John Quinn | Connie Mack Stadium | -1 | -1 | 0 |
