MLB Standings after Aug 31 in 1949 season

AMERICAN LEAGUE
  Home Away
NY Yankees 77-47 .621 ---- 39-17 38-30
Boston 77-51 .602 2.0 47-16 30-35
Cleveland 74-53 .583 4.5 44-25 30-28
Detroit 72-58 .554 8.0 42-24 30-34
Philadelph As 67-59 .532 11.0 40-18 27-41
Chi White Sox 52-75 .409 26.5 27-39 25-36
StL Browns 47-82 .364 32.5 33-37 14-45
Wash Senators 42-83 .336 35.5 20-40 22-43
NATIONAL LEAGUE
  Home Away
St Louis 78-48 .619 ---- 38-21 40-27
Brooklyn 76-49 .608 1.5 39-26 37-23
Bos Braves 66-60 .524 12.0 39-29 27-31
Philadelphia 64-62 .508 14.0 34-35 30-27
NY Giants 63-62 .504 14.5 38-28 25-34
Pittsburgh 57-68 .456 20.5 26-30 31-38
Cincinnati 50-74 .403 27.0 29-30 21-44
Chi Cubs 49-80 .380 30.5 23-38 26-42
American League Games
Boston 7, Detroit 4
StL Browns 10, NY Yankees 3
Chi White Sox 4, Wash Senators 2
Cleveland 7, Philadelphia As 6 (G1) (14 in)
Philadelphia As 2, Cleveland 1 (G2)
National League Games
Bos Braves 4, Chi Cubs 3 (10 in)
NY Giants 12, Pittsburgh 5