| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | |||||||||
| EASTERN DIVISION | EASTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W | L | GB | Pct | W | L | GB | Pct | |||
| Baltimore Orioles | 104 | 58 | - | .642 | St. Louis Cardinals | 93 | 69 | - | .574 | |
| Boston Red Sox | 87 | 75 | 17.0 | .537 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 91 | 71 | 2.0 | .562 | |
| Washington Senators | 85 | 77 | 19.0 | .525 | Chicago Cubs | 85 | 77 | 8.0 | .525 | |
| New York Yankees | 82 | 80 | 22.0 | .506 | Montreal Expos | 73 | 89 | 20.0 | .451 | |
| Cleveland Indians | 78 | 84 | 26.0 | .481 | New York Mets | 70 | 92 | 23.0 | .432 | |
| Detroit Tigers | 73 | 89 | 31.0 | .451 | Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 92 | 23.5 | .429 | |
| WESTERN DIVISION | WESTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W | L | GB | Pct | W | L | GB | Pct | |||
| Minnesota Twins | 93 | 69 | - | .574 | Cincinnati Reds | 99 | 63 | - | .611 | |
| Oakland Athletics | 83 | 79 | 10.0 | .512 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 86 | 75 | 12.5 | .534 | |
| California Angels | 80 | 82 | 13.0 | .494 | San Francisco Giants | 85 | 77 | 14.0 | .525 | |
| Kansas City Royals | 75 | 87 | 18.0 | .463 | Houston Astros | 80 | 82 | 19.0 | .494 | |
| Chicago White Sox | 73 | 89 | 20.0 | .451 | Atlanta Braves | 74 | 88 | 25.0 | .457 | |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 59 | 103 | 34.0 | .364 | San Diego Padres | 66 | 96 | 33.0 | .407 | |