MLB Standings after Aug 3 in 1956 season

AMERICAN LEAGUE
  Home Away
NY Yankees 67-34 .663 ---- 34-18 33-16
Cleveland 59-40 .596 7.0 31-17 28-23
Boston 56-44 .560 10.5 31-20 25-24
Chi White Sox 50-46 .521 14.5 27-19 23-27
Detroit 46-55 .455 21.0 17-33 29-22
Baltimore 45-56 .446 22.0 27-25 18-31
Wash Senators 41-61 .402 26.5 22-29 19-32
Kans City As 36-64 .360 30.5 13-37 23-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE
  Home Away
Mil Braves 57-38 .600 ---- 28-17 29-21
Cincinnati 59-42 .584 1.0 33-19 26-23
Brooklyn 57-42 .576 2.0 30-17 27-25
St Louis 50-47 .515 8.0 28-23 22-24
Philadelphia 47-52 .475 12.0 27-20 20-32
Pittsburgh 44-55 .444 15.0 22-31 22-24
Chi Cubs 42-56 .429 16.5 29-20 13-36
NY Giants 36-60 .375 21.5 21-27 15-33
American League Games
Chi White Sox 13, Baltimore 3
Boston 7, Cleveland 1
Detroit 10, NY Yankees 4
Wash Senators 2, Kansas City As 1 (11 in)
National League Games
Philadelphia 6, Cincinnati 3
Pittsburgh 4, Mil Braves 3
St Louis 11, Brooklyn 8 (12 in)
NY Giants 7, Chi Cubs 1 (G1)
Chi Cubs 2, NY Giants 0 (G2)