Template:1938 American League standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	99	53	0.651	—	55–22	44–31
Boston Red Sox	88	61	0.591	9½	52–23	36–38
Cleveland Indians	86	66	0.566	13	46–30	40–36
Detroit Tigers	84	70	0.545	16	48–31	36–39
Washington Senators	75	76	0.497	23½	44–33	31–43
Chicago White Sox	65	83	0.439	32	33–39	32–44
St. Louis Browns	55	97	0.362	44	31–43	24–54
Philadelphia Athletics	53	99	0.349	46	28–47	25–52