| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Detroit Tigers ** | 101 | 53 | .656 | -- | 957 | 708 | Mickey Cochrane | Navin Field | 919,161 | $0 | Charlie Gehringer (2) | Schoolboy Rowe (2) | Lost World Series (Cardinals) |
| 2 | New York Yankees | 94 | 60 | .610 | 7.0 | 842 | 669 | Joe McCarthy | Yankee Stadium | 854,682 | $0 | Lou Gehrig (1) | Lefty Gomez (1) | |
| 3 | Cleveland Indians | 85 | 69 | .552 | 16.0 | 814 | 764 | Walter Johnson | Cleveland Municipal Stadi | 391,338 | $0 | Earl Averill (5) | Mel Harder (3) | |
| 4 | Boston Red Sox | 76 | 76 | .500 | 24.0 | 820 | 775 | Bucky Harris | Fenway Park | 610,640 | $0 | Billy Werber (6) | Wes Ferrell (9) | |
| 5 | Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 82 | .453 | 31.0 | 764 | 838 | Connie Mack | Shibe Park | 305,847 | $0 | Jimmie Foxx (4) | Johnny Marcum (13) | |
| 6 | St. Louis Browns | 67 | 85 | .441 | 33.0 | 674 | 800 | Rogers Hornsby | Sportsman's Park | 115,305 | $0 | Harlond Clift (12) | Bobo Newsom (6) | |
| 7 | Washington Senators I | 66 | 86 | .434 | 34.0 | 729 | 806 | Joe Cronin | Griffith Stadium | 330,074 | $0 | Heinie Manush (15) | Jack Russell (16) | |
| 8 | Chicago White Sox | 53 | 99 | .349 | 47.0 | 704 | 945 | Jimmy Dykes, Lew Fonseca | Comiskey Park | 236,559 | $0 | Al Simmons (13) | George Earnshaw (12) |