In the third iteration of this World Series matchup, the Cardinals defeated the Yankees, four games to one, capturing their fourth championship in franchise history, since their previous in 1934.
In the National League, the Brooklyn Dodgers had a record of 104–50, but finished two games behind the Cardinals; the Dodgers tied the 1909 Chicago Cubs, who had a record of 104–49, for the most wins in an MLB regular season without reaching the postseason.
[1] The Philadelphia Athletics set a record for the fewest runs batted in during a season, with only 354.
The final day of the regular season was on September 27 and featured ten teams.
An asterisk (*) denotes the ballpark a team played the minority of their home games at 1 American League Triple Crown batting winner