League declined to renew its membership in the "National Agreement" with the National League (NL) and declared itself a "major league", joining the ranks of Major League Baseball
| TEAM | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
 | Chicago | 82 | 53 | .607 | - | |
 | Milwaukee | 79 | 58 | .577 | 4.0 | |
| | Indianapolis | 71 | 64 | .526 | 11.0 | |
 | Detroit | 71 | 67 | .514 | 12.5 | |
| | Kansas City | 69 | 70 | .496 | 15.0 | |
| | Cleveland | 63 | 73 | .463 | 19.5 | |
| | Buffalo | 61 | 78 | .439 | 23.0 | |
| | Minneapolis | 53 | 86 | .381 | 31.0 |