†Louisville was not in the league but these games counted in the standings.
St. Louis won the first half, Detroit won the second half.
St. Louis beat Detroit 4 games to 3 games in a play-off.
East (independent teams) final standings
A loose confederation of teams were gathered in the East to compete with the West, however East teams did not organize a formal league as the West did.
April 14 - John B. Sheridan, 61, sportswriter for St. Louis newspapers whose column "Back of the Home Plate" appeared in The Sporting News for many years
April 18 - Jack Stivetts, 62, pitcher for St. Louis and Boston who had six 20-win seasons, including 30-win campaigns in 1891-92; in 1892, pitched no-hitter and won twice in championship playoff
August 29 - Ben Sanders, 65, pitcher for five seasons, 1888-1892, threw no-hitter on August 22, 1892.
September 1 - John Reccius, 70, pitcher and center fielder for the 1882-1883 Louisville Eclipse.
September 25 - Joe Wilhoit, 44, right fielder for the Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Giants and Boston Red Sox from 1916 to 1919, who posted the longest hitting streak in baseball history with 69 games in 1919, while playing for the Wichita Jobbers of the Western League
November 20 - William Hanna, 68, sportswriter for various New York newspapers since 1888, known for his florid writing style
December 9 - Rube Foster, 51, pioneer and driving force in the Negro Leagues who was owner and manager of the Chicago American Giants from 1911 to 1925; founded the first stable Negro League, the Negro National League, in 1920, and won its first three pennants; was black baseball's premier pitcher in the century's first decade
December 9 - Dave Rowe, 76, center fielder and manager, career lasted seven seasons from 1877-1888.
