MLB Standings after Aug 18 in 1952 season

AMERICAN LEAGUE
  Home Away
NY Yankees 70-48 .593 ---- 38-21 32-27
Cleveland 67-49 .578 2.0 33-24 34-25
Boston 61-52 .540 6.5 39-20 22-32
Wash Senators 61-56 .521 8.5 30-26 31-30
Chi White Sox 60-58 .508 10.0 32-26 28-32
Philadelph As 57-56 .504 10.5 30-25 27-31
StL Browns 50-69 .420 20.5 34-29 16-40
Detroit 39-77 .336 30.0 25-33 14-44
NATIONAL LEAGUE
  Home Away
Brooklyn 73-37 .664 ---- 37-24 36-13
NY Giants 66-45 .595 7.5 33-20 33-25
St Louis 67-49 .578 9.0 35-20 32-29
Philadelphia 61-53 .535 14.0 34-25 27-28
Chi Cubs 58-58 .500 18.0 34-25 24-33
Bos Braves 49-64 .434 25.5 23-31 26-33
Cincinnati 49-67 .422 27.0 26-30 23-37
Pittsburgh 35-85 .292 43.0 19-42 16-43
American League Games
NY Yankees 4, Boston 2
National League Games
Chi Cubs 4, Pittsburgh 3