| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Philadelphia Phillies ** | 90 | 62 | .592 | -- | 589 | 463 | Pat Moran | Baker Bowl | 449,898 | $0 | Gavvy Cravath (5) | Pete Alexander (1) | Lost World Series (Red Sox) |
| 2 | Boston Braves | 83 | 69 | .546 | 7.0 | 582 | 545 | George Stallings | Braves Field,Fenway Park | 376,283 | $0 | Sherry Magee (6) | Tom Hughes (2) | |
| 3 | Brooklyn Robins | 80 | 72 | .526 | 10.0 | 536 | 560 | Wilbert Robinson | Ebbets Field | 297,766 | $0 | Jake Daubert (16) | Jeff Pfeffer (7) | |
| 4 | Chicago Cubs | 73 | 80 | .477 | 17.5 | 570 | 622 | Roger Bresnahan | West Side Park | 217,058 | $0 | Bob Fisher (11) | Hippo Vaughn (10) | |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 73 | 81 | .474 | 18.0 | 557 | 520 | Fred Clarke | Forbes Field | 225,743 | $0 | Bill Hinchman (1) | Al Mamaux (6) | |
| 6 | St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 81 | .471 | 18.5 | 590 | 601 | Miller Huggins | Robison Field | 252,666 | $0 | Tom Long (14) | Slim Sallee (11) | |
| 7 | Cincinnati Reds | 71 | 83 | .461 | 20.0 | 516 | 585 | Buck Herzog | Redland Field | 218,878 | $0 | Tommy Griffith (2) | Fred Toney (8) | |
| 8 | New York Giants | 69 | 83 | .454 | 21.0 | 582 | 628 | John McGraw | Polo Grounds | 391,850 | $0 | Larry Doyle (4) | Jeff Tesreau (3) |