| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics ** | 104 | 46 | .693 | -- | 901 | 616 | Connie Mack | Shibe Park | 839,176 | $0 | Jimmie Foxx (3) | Lefty Grove (1) | Won World Series (Cubs) |
| 2 | New York Yankees | 88 | 66 | .571 | 18.0 | 899 | 773 | Miller Huggins, Art Fletcher | Yankee Stadium | 960,148 | $0 | Lou Gehrig (6) | George Pipgras (10) | |
| 3 | Cleveland Indians | 81 | 71 | .533 | 24.0 | 717 | 738 | Roger Peckinpaugh | League Park | 536,210 | $0 | Lew Fonseca (5) | Willis Hudlin (7) | |
| 4 | St. Louis Browns | 79 | 73 | .520 | 26.0 | 733 | 713 | Dan Howley | Sportsman's Park | 280,697 | $0 | Heinie Manush (12) | Sam Gray (5) | |
| 5 | Washington Senators I | 71 | 81 | .467 | 34.0 | 732 | 777 | Walter Johnson | Griffith Stadium | 355,506 | $0 | Sam Rice (15) | Firpo Marberry (2) | |
| 6 | Detroit Tigers | 70 | 84 | .455 | 36.0 | 927 | 928 | Bucky Harris | Navin Field | 869,318 | $0 | Charlie Gehringer (1) | George Uhle (11) | |
| 7 | Chicago White Sox | 59 | 93 | .388 | 46.0 | 626 | 793 | Lena Blackburne | Comiskey Park | 426,795 | $0 | Bill Cissell (19) | Tommy Thomas (8) | |
| 8 | Boston Red Sox | 58 | 96 | .377 | 48.0 | 605 | 803 | Bill Carrigan | Fenway Park | 394,620 | $0 | Phil Todt (31) | Milt Gaston (13) |