MLB Standings after Aug 31 in 1959 season

AMERICAN LEAGUE
  Home Away
Chi White Sox 80-49 .620 ---- 40-25 40-24
Cleveland 75-55 .577 5.5 38-31 37-24
Detroit 65-65 .500 15.5 36-33 29-32
NY Yankees 64-66 .492 16.5 28-29 36-37
Baltimore 61-66 .480 18.0 30-31 31-35
Boston 62-69 .473 19.0 32-30 30-39
Kans City As 59-70 .457 21.0 37-37 22-33
Wash Senators 52-78 .400 28.5 25-36 27-42
NATIONAL LEAGUE
  Home Away
San Francisco 73-58 .557 ---- 33-26 40-32
LA Dodgers 72-59 .550 1.0 37-25 35-34
Mil Braves 70-60 .538 2.5 41-24 29-36
Pittsburgh 70-62 .530 3.5 44-28 26-34
Cincinnati 63-68 .481 10.0 38-31 25-37
Chi Cubs 62-67 .481 10.0 30-31 32-36
St Louis 61-72 .459 13.0 36-31 25-41
Philadelphia 54-79 .406 20.0 33-37 21-42
American League Games
Boston 4, Wash Senators 3 (10 in)
National League Games
LA Dodgers 5, San Francisco 2