Season Almanac
| Team | Record | Roster VAL | Top player | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 100-54 | 235.1 | Lon Warneke | Playoffs |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 96-58 | 215.5 | Joe Medwick | |
| Detroit Tigers | 93-58 | 213.2 | Hank Greenberg | Playoffs |
| New York Yankees | 89-60 | 226.9 | Lou Gehrig | |
| San Francisco Giants | 91-62 | 221.4 | Mel Ott | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 86-67 | 222.2 | Arky Vaughan | |
| Pittsburgh Crawfords | 36-20 | 46.5 | Josh Gibson | |
| Cleveland Indians | 82-71 | 207.4 | Joe Vosmik | |
| Philadelphia Stars | 35-25 | 35.3 | Jud Wilson | |
| Columbus Elite Giants | 19-15 | 13.9 | Zollie Wright | |
| Boston Red Sox | 78-75 | 186.6 | Lefty Grove | |
| New York Cubans | 22-20 | 20.3 | Alejandro Oms | |
| Homestead Grays | 26-26 | 41.6 | Ray Brown | |
| Brooklyn Eagles | 29-30 | 37.1 | Leon Day | |
| Chicago White Sox | 74-78 | 156.5 | Zeke Bonura | |
| Cole's American Giants | 21-30 | 37.6 | Turkey Stearnes | |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 70-83 | 183.4 | Van Mungo | |
| Cincinnati Reds | 68-85 | 178.5 | Paul Derringer | |
| Minnesota Twins | 67-86 | 148.3 | Buddy Myer | |
| Baltimore Orioles | 65-87 | 104.7 | Harlond Clift | |
| Newark Dodgers | 14-37 | 10.1 | Ray Dandridge | |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 64-89 | 173.1 | Johnny Moore | |
| Athletics | 58-91 | 154.3 | Jimmie Foxx | |
| Atlanta Black Crackers | 38-115 | 126.7 | Wally Berger |
Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.