League standings - 1950 American League
Regular season
| Divisional |
| Year | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | | L10 | Strk | Recent | RF | RA | Mgn | Mgc |
| 1950 | Philadelphia (A | 95 | 59 | .617 | - |   | 4-6 | L1 | lwlllwwlwl | 1032 | 789 | 243 | 0 |
| 1950 | New York (A) | 86 | 68 | .558 | 9 |   | 5-5 | W1 | wllwwllwwl | 827 | 771 | 56 |   |
| 1950 | Boston (A) | 84 | 70 | .545 | 11 |   | 6-4 | L1 | lwlwwlwwlw | 1142 | 1070 | 72 |   |
| 1950 | Cleveland | 82 | 72 | .532 | 13 |   | 6-4 | W1 | wllwwwwlwl | 806 | 810 | -4 |   |
| 1950 | Chicago (A) | 76 | 78 | .494 | 19 |   | 5-5 | W3 | wwwlllwwll | 782 | 825 | -43 |   |
| 1950 | Washington | 68 | 86 | .442 | 27 |   | 5-5 | W2 | wwllwlwwll | 834 | 907 | -73 |   |
| 1950 | St. Louis (A) | 65 | 89 | .422 | 30 |   | 3-7 | L4 | llllwwlwll | 787 | 911 | -124 |   |
| 1950 | Detroit | 60 | 94 | .390 | 35 |   | 5-5 | L1 | lwwwllwllw | 685 | 812 | -127 |   |
| Wildcard |
| Year | Team | W | L | Pct | GB | | L10 | Strk | Recent | Mgc |
| 1950 | Philadelphia (A | 95 | 59 | .617 | na |   | 4-6 | L1 | lwlllwwlwl |   |
| 1950 | New York (A) | 86 | 68 | .558 | - |   | 5-5 | W1 | wllwwllwwl | 0 |
| 1950 | Boston (A) | 84 | 70 | .545 | 2 |   | 6-4 | L1 | lwlwwlwwlw |   |
| 1950 | Cleveland | 82 | 72 | .532 | 4 |   | 6-4 | W1 | wllwwwwlwl |   |
| 1950 | Chicago (A) | 76 | 78 | .494 | 10 |   | 5-5 | W3 | wwwlllwwll |   |
| 1950 | Washington | 68 | 86 | .442 | 18 |   | 5-5 | W2 | wwllwlwwll |   |
| 1950 | St. Louis (A) | 65 | 89 | .422 | 21 |   | 3-7 | L4 | llllwwlwll |   |
| 1950 | Detroit | 60 | 94 | .390 | 26 |   | 5-5 | L1 | lwwwllwllw |   |
| Expanded1 |
| Year | Team | Home | Road | Grass | Turf | vsLHP | vsRHP | Div | InterLg |
| 1950 | Philadelphia (A | 49-28 | 46-31 | 95-59 |   | 27-18 | 68-41 | 95-59 |   |
| 1950 | New York (A) | 45-32 | 41-36 | 86-68 |   | 31-23 | 55-45 | 86-68 |   |
| 1950 | Boston (A) | 42-35 | 42-35 | 84-70 |   | 26-28 | 58-42 | 84-70 |   |
| 1950 | Cleveland | 47-30 | 35-42 | 82-72 |   | 36-24 | 46-48 | 82-72 |   |
| 1950 | Chicago (A) | 42-35 | 34-43 | 76-78 |   | 23-29 | 53-49 | 76-78 |   |
| 1950 | Washington | 32-45 | 36-41 | 68-86 |   | 24-32 | 44-54 | 68-86 |   |
| 1950 | St. Louis (A) | 32-42 | 33-47 | 65-89 |   | 20-36 | 45-53 | 65-89 |   |
| 1950 | Detroit | 36-44 | 24-50 | 60-94 |   | 18-38 | 42-56 | 60-94 |   |
| Expanded2 |
| Year | Team | Lead7 | Tied7 | Trail7 | 1-run | Extra |
| 1950 | Philadelphia (A | 78-8 | 9-13 | 8-38 | 23-20 | 12-7 |
| 1950 | New York (A) | 59-2 | 14-11 | 13-55 | 24-22 | 6-7 |
| 1950 | Boston (A) | 67-11 | 7-5 | 10-54 | 23-17 | 3-4 |
| 1950 | Cleveland | 61-6 | 13-4 | 8-62 | 24-15 | 8-6 |
| 1950 | Chicago (A) | 56-10 | 12-10 | 8-58 | 20-23 | 14-4 |
| 1950 | Washington | 49-12 | 12-16 | 7-58 | 18-26 | 7-15 |
| 1950 | St. Louis (A) | 52-7 | 8-10 | 5-72 | 20-20 | 9-11 |
| 1950 | Detroit | 42-9 | 12-18 | 6-67 | 18-27 | 5-10 |