MLB Standings after Aug 8 in 1955 season

AMERICAN LEAGUE
  Home Away
Chi White Sox 63-43 .594 ---- 33-21 30-22
NY Yankees 65-45 .591 0.0 36-21 29-24
Cleveland 64-45 .587 0.5 34-19 30-26
Boston 63-46 .578 1.5 36-18 27-28
Detroit 59-50 .541 5.5 33-20 26-30
Kans City As 46-64 .418 19.0 23-33 23-31
Wash Senators 39-69 .361 25.0 21-34 18-35
Baltimore 35-72 .327 28.5 19-33 16-39
NATIONAL LEAGUE
  Home Away
Brooklyn 74-36 .673 ---- 37-15 37-21
Mil Braves 60-50 .545 14.0 33-23 27-27
NY Giants 59-53 .527 16.0 30-24 29-29
Philadelphia 57-58 .496 19.5 32-24 25-34
Chi Cubs 56-58 .491 20.0 35-22 21-36
Cincinnati 52-59 .468 22.5 34-26 18-33
St Louis 47-60 .439 25.5 27-27 20-33
Pittsburgh 42-73 .365 34.5 24-34 18-39
National League Games
Chi Cubs 1, Brooklyn 0