MLB Standings after May 6 in 1956 season

AMERICAN LEAGUE
  Home Away
NY Yankees 13-5 .722 ---- 9-2 4-3
Cleveland 9-6 .600 2.5 2-2 7-4
Boston 7-7 .500 4.0 7-4 0-3
Chi White Sox 6-6 .500 4.0 3-0 3-6
Wash Senators 9-10 .474 4.5 6-7 3-3
Kans City As 7-9 .438 5.0 1-5 6-4
Baltimore 8-11 .421 5.5 7-5 1-6
Detroit 6-11 .353 6.5 1-4 5-7
NATIONAL LEAGUE
  Home Away
Mil Braves 6-3 .667 ---- 4-1 2-2
Cin Redlegs 11-6 .647 -1.0 11-2 0-4
St Louis 10-6 .625 -0.5 8-5 2-1
Brooklyn 8-8 .500 1.5 3-3 5-5
NY Giants 8-8 .500 1.5 4-4 4-4
Pittsburgh 8-9 .471 2.0 1-2 7-7
Philadelphia 5-10 .333 4.0 2-3 3-7
Chi Cubs 4-10 .286 4.5 4-3 0-7
American League Games
NY Yankees 4, Chi White Sox 0 (G1)
Baltimore 6, Detroit 2 (G1)
Kansas City As 10, Wash Senators 7 (G1)
NY Yankees 4, Chi White Sox 0 (G2)
Baltimore 4, Detroit 3 (G2)
Kansas City As 13, Wash Senators 3 (G2)
National League Games
Pittsburgh 2, Chi Cubs 1
St Louis 5, NY Giants 4 (G1)
Cin Redlegs 10, Philadelphia 2 (G1)
NY Giants 5, St Louis 4 (G2)
Cin Redlegs 11, Philadelphia 9 (G2)