MLB Standings after Aug 21 in 1956 season

AMERICAN LEAGUE
  Home Away
NY Yankees 77-42 .647 ---- 39-21 38-21
Cleveland 68-48 .586 7.5 35-22 33-26
Chi White Sox 62-51 .549 12.0 35-22 27-29
Boston 63-53 .543 12.5 34-25 29-28
Detroit 56-62 .475 20.5 23-36 33-26
Baltimore 53-64 .453 23.0 32-27 21-37
Wash Senators 49-67 .422 26.5 24-33 25-34
Kans City As 38-79 .325 38.0 13-45 25-34
NATIONAL LEAGUE
  Home Away
Mil Braves 72-45 .615 ---- 36-21 36-24
Brooklyn 68-47 .591 3.0 37-20 31-27
Cin Redlegs 69-50 .580 4.0 39-22 30-28
St Louis 58-59 .496 14.0 31-28 27-31
Philadelphia 55-60 .478 16.0 31-24 24-36
Pittsburgh 51-67 .432 21.5 26-36 25-31
Chi Cubs 48-67 .417 23.0 32-25 16-42
NY Giants 44-70 .386 26.5 26-31 18-39
American League Games
Cleveland 3, NY Yankees 0
Detroit 8, Wash Senators 3
Baltimore 4, Kansas City As 3
National League Games
Brooklyn 2, St Louis 1
Chi Cubs 6, Philadelphia 4
Cin Redlegs 7, Pittsburgh 4
Mil Braves 5, NY Giants 3 (G1)
Mil Braves 6, NY Giants 2 (G2)