MLB Standings after Aug 20 in 1949 season

AMERICAN LEAGUE
  Home Away
NY Yankees 73-41 .640 ---- 39-16 34-25
Boston 71-46 .607 3.5 47-16 24-30
Cleveland 68-47 .591 5.5 39-20 29-27
Detroit 64-55 .538 11.5 35-22 29-33
Philadelph As 62-54 .534 12.0 40-18 22-36
Chi White Sox 49-66 .426 24.5 24-30 25-36
Wash Senators 38-76 .333 35.0 20-39 18-37
StL Browns 39-79 .331 36.0 25-34 14-45
NATIONAL LEAGUE
  Home Away
St Louis 70-43 .619 ---- 38-21 32-22
Brooklyn 69-44 .611 1.0 32-23 37-21
Bos Braves 58-56 .509 12.5 31-25 27-31
Philadelphia 59-57 .509 12.5 29-30 30-27
NY Giants 57-56 .504 13.0 33-23 24-33
Pittsburgh 53-60 .469 17.0 25-29 28-31
Cincinnati 47-68 .409 24.0 28-29 19-39
Chi Cubs 44-73 .376 28.0 23-38 21-35
American League Games
Boston 7, Wash Senators 1
StL Browns 5, Detroit 1
NY Yankees 7, Philadelphia As 3
National League Games
Bos Braves 4, Brooklyn 0
Cincinnati 7, Chi Cubs 4
Philadelphia 9, NY Giants 3
St Louis 4, Pittsburgh 3