Template:1926 American League standings

American League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	91	63	0.591	—	50–25	41–38
Cleveland Indians	88	66	0.571	3	49–31	39–35
Philadelphia Athletics	83	67	0.553	6	44–27	39–40
Washington Senators	81	69	0.540	8	42–30	39–39
Chicago White Sox	81	72	0.529	9½	47–31	34–41
Detroit Tigers	79	75	0.513	12	39–41	40–34
St. Louis Browns	62	92	0.403	29	40–39	22–53
Boston Red Sox	46	107	0.301	44½	25–51	21–56