MLB Standings after Aug 18 in 1954 season

AMERICAN LEAGUE
  Home Away
Cleveland 84-33 .718 ---- 48-14 36-19
NY Yankees 82-37 .689 3.0 42-18 40-19
Chi White Sox 77-44 .636 9.0 39-23 38-21
Detroit 52-65 .444 32.0 29-31 23-34
Boston 49-67 .422 34.5 26-31 23-36
Wash Senators 49-67 .422 34.5 27-30 22-37
Philadelph As 39-78 .333 45.0 23-32 16-46
Baltimore 39-80 .328 46.0 24-34 15-46
NATIONAL LEAGUE
  Home Away
NY Giants 72-44 .621 ---- 40-18 32-26
Brooklyn 71-47 .602 2.0 33-24 38-23
Mil Braves 67-48 .583 4.5 30-27 37-21
Philadelphia 56-59 .487 15.5 30-30 26-29
Cin Redlegs 56-62 .475 17.0 33-28 23-34
St Louis 55-61 .474 17.0 26-30 29-31
Chi Cubs 46-71 .393 26.5 26-29 20-42
Pittsburgh 44-75 .370 29.5 26-37 18-38
American League Games
Boston 9, Wash Senators 8 (11 in)
Chi White Sox 4, Baltimore 1
Cleveland 4, Detroit 0
NY Yankees 6, Philadelphia As 1
National League Games
Brooklyn 3, Pittsburgh 2
NY Giants 6, Philadelphia 2
Mil Braves 3, St Louis 1