| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | |||||||||
| W | L | GB | Pct | W | L | GB | Pct | |||
| NEW YORK YANKEES | 112 | 50 | - | .691 | MILWAUKEE BRAVES | 100 | 54 | - | .649 | |
| DETROIT TIGERS | 101 | 61 | 11.0 | .623 | SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS | 92 | 62 | 8.0 | .597 | |
| BALTIMORE ORIOLES | 98 | 64 | 14.0 | .605 | PITTSBURGH PIRATES | 84 | 70 | 16.0 | .545 | |
| CHICAGO WHITE SOX | 87 | 75 | 25.0 | .537 | CINCINNATI REDS | 83 | 71 | 17.0 | .539 | |
| CLEVELAND INDIANS | 80 | 81 | 31.5 | .497 | LOS ANGELES DODGERS | 76 | 78 | 24.0 | .494 | |
| LOS ANGELES ANGELS | 77 | 84 | 34.5 | .478 | ST. LOUIS CARDINALS | 72 | 82 | 28.0 | .468 | |
| MINNESOTA TWINS | 70 | 90 | 41.0 | .438 | CHICAGO CUBS | 64 | 90 | 36.0 | .416 | |
| BOSTON RED SOX | 70 | 92 | 42.0 | .432 | PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES | 45 | 109 | 55.0 | .292 | |
| WASHINGTON SENATORS | 65 | 96 | 46.5 | .404 | ||||||
| KANSAS CITY A's | 47 | 114 | 64.5 | .292 | ||||||