MLB Standings after Aug 17 in 1954 season

AMERICAN LEAGUE
  Home Away
Cleveland 83-33 .716 ---- 47-14 36-19
NY Yankees 81-37 .686 3.0 42-18 39-19
Chi White Sox 76-44 .633 9.0 39-23 37-21
Detroit 52-64 .448 31.0 29-31 23-33
Wash Senators 49-66 .426 33.5 27-29 22-37
Boston 48-67 .417 34.5 26-31 22-36
Philadelph As 39-77 .336 44.0 23-31 16-46
Baltimore 39-79 .331 45.0 24-33 15-46
NATIONAL LEAGUE
  Home Away
NY Giants 71-44 .617 ---- 39-18 32-26
Brooklyn 70-47 .598 2.0 33-24 37-23
Mil Braves 66-48 .579 4.5 29-27 37-21
Philadelphia 56-58 .491 14.5 30-30 26-28
St Louis 55-60 .478 16.0 26-30 29-30
Cincinnati 56-62 .475 16.5 33-28 23-34
Chi Cubs 46-71 .393 26.0 26-29 20-42
Pittsburgh 44-74 .373 28.5 26-36 18-38
American League Games
Boston 4, Wash Senators 3
Cleveland 4, Detroit 3
NY Yankees 11, Philadelphia As 1
Chi White Sox 2, Baltimore 0 (G1)
Chi White Sox 3, Baltimore 1 (G2)
National League Games
Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn 2
NY Giants 8, Philadelphia 3
St Louis 4, Mil Braves 1
Chi Cubs 5, Cincinnati 0 (G1)
Chi Cubs 6, Cincinnati 1 (G2)