| AMERICAN LEAGUE | NATIONAL LEAGUE | |||||||||
| EASTERN DIVISION | EASTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W | L | GB | Pct | W | L | GB | Pct | |||
| Detroit Tigers | 100 | 62 | - | .617 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 97 | 65 | - | .599 | |
| Baltimore Orioles | 98 | 64 | 2.0 | .605 | St. Louis Cardinals | 93 | 68 | 3.5 | .578 | |
| New York Yankees | 82 | 80 | 18.0 | .506 | New York Mets | 83 | 78 | 13.5 | .516 | |
| Boston Red Sox | 81 | 81 | 19.0 | .500 | Chicago Cubs | 77 | 85 | 20.0 | .475 | |
| Washington Senators | 63 | 98 | 36.5 | .391 | Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 95 | 30.0 | .414 | |
| Cleveland Indians | 61 | 101 | 39.0 | .377 | Montreal Expos | 62 | 99 | 34.5 | .385 | |
| WESTERN DIVISION | WESTERN DIVISION | |||||||||
| W | L | GB | Pct | W | L | GB | Pct | |||
| Chicago White Sox | 90 | 72 | - | .556 | San Francisco Giants | 99 | 63 | - | .611 | |
| Oakland Athletics | 89 | 73 | 1.0 | .549 | Atlanta Braves | 94 | 68 | 5.0 | .580 | |
| Kansas City Royals | 88 | 74 | 2.0 | .543 | Houston Astros | 82 | 80 | 17.0 | .506 | |
| Minnesota Twins | 79 | 81 | 10.0 | .494 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 77 | 85 | 22.0 | .475 | |
| California Angels | 72 | 90 | 18.0 | .444 | San Diego Padres | 71 | 90 | 27.5 | .441 | |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 67 | 94 | 22.5 | .416 | Cincinnati Reds | 68 | 94 | 31.0 | .420 | |