MLB Standings after Aug 18 in 1945 season

AMERICAN LEAGUE
  Home Away
Detroit 62-46 .574 ---- 39-20 23-26
Wash Senators 61-48 .560 1.5 31-22 30-26
Chi White Sox 58-51 .532 4.5 40-22 18-29
Cleveland 57-51 .528 5.0 36-25 21-26
StL Browns 55-52 .514 6.5 35-22 20-30
NY Yankees 52-53 .495 8.5 30-15 22-38
Boston 52-59 .468 11.5 29-22 23-37
Philadelph As 34-71 .324 26.5 23-20 11-51
NATIONAL LEAGUE
  Home Away
Chi Cubs 72-39 .649 ---- 34-17 38-22
St Louis 67-46 .593 6.0 30-21 37-25
Brooklyn 63-49 .562 9.5 39-23 24-26
NY Giants 62-52 .544 11.5 40-22 22-30
Pittsburgh 59-57 .509 15.5 31-22 28-35
Bos Braves 53-63 .457 21.5 33-31 20-32
Cincinnati 45-65 .409 26.5 22-24 23-41
Philadelphia 31-81 .277 41.5 17-46 14-35
American League Games
Chi White Sox 16, Boston 1
StL Browns 3, NY Yankees 1
Cleveland 7, Philadelphia As 4
Wash Senators 11, Detroit 5
National League Games
Chi Cubs 7, Brooklyn 3
Bos Braves 13, Cincinnati 10
NY Giants 6, Pittsburgh 0