The Indians won the American League title via a tie-breaker game victory over the Boston Red Sox, after both teams finished their 154-game schedules with identical 96–58 records.
This was the second regular season tie-breaker, and saw a change from the previous three-game format to that of a single-game, Game 163.
The Indians defeated the Braves, four games to two, capturing their second championship in franchise history, since their previous in 1920.
The final day of the scheduled regular season was on October 3, which saw all sixteen teams play, continuing the trend from 1946.
Due to the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians finishing with the same record of 96–58, a tie-breaker game was scheduled, to be considered an extension of the regular season.