MLB Scores and Standings Saturday, May 05, 1979
| California Angels | 1 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 9 |
| W | Jim Palmer (4-1) |
| L | Don Aase (2-3) |
| Seattle Mariners | 4 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 11 |
| W | Dennis Eckersley (3-1) |
| L | Odell Jones (0-2) |
| S | Dick Drago (3) |
| Atlanta Braves | 3 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 9 |
| W | Dennis Lamp (3-0) |
| L | Phil Niekro (3-5) |
| Houston Astros | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 6 |
| W | Tom Hume (3-3) |
| L | Joaquín Andújar (3-1) |
| S | Frank Pastore (3) |
| Kansas City Royals | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 |
| W | Rich Gale (1-2) |
| L | Rick Wise (3-3) |
| S | Al Hrabosky (4) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 |
| W | Dick Ruthven (5-0) |
| L | Andy Messersmith (1-2) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 6 |
| W | Jim Slaton (3-1) |
| L | Dave Lemanczyk (2-1) |
| Detroit Tigers | 8 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 4 |
| W | Jack Billingham (2-3) |
| L | Paul Hartzell (1-1) |
| Oakland Athletics | 4 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 5 |
| W | Tommy John (6-0) |
| L | Dave Heaverlo (2-1) |
| Montreal Expos | 3 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 6 |
| W | Steve Mura (2-0) |
| L | Woodie Fryman (1-2) |
| S | Rollie Fingers (5) |
| New York Mets | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 6 |
| W | Gary Lavelle (2-0) |
| L | Jesse Orosco (1-1) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 |
| W | Grant Jackson (2-0) |
| L | Pete Vuckovich (2-2) |
| S | Ed Whitson (1) |
| Chicago White Sox | 7 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 6 |
| W | Rich Wortham (4-2) |
| L | Dock Ellis (1-2) |
| S | Mike Proly (6) |
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL East Division
AL West Division
NL East Division
AL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 17 | 8 | .680 | -- | 126 | 116 | .538 |
| BOS | 16 | 8 | .667 | 0.5 | 125 | 86 | .665 |
| BAL | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0.5 | 140 | 101 | .645 |
| CAL | 16 | 10 | .615 | 1.5 | 148 | 112 | .625 |
| MIL | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2.0 | 136 | 106 | .612 |
| TEX | 14 | 10 | .583 | 2.5 | 112 | 100 | .552 |
| KCR | 14 | 11 | .560 | 3.0 | 144 | 129 | .550 |
| NYY | 12 | 13 | .480 | 5.0 | 98 | 104 | .473 |
| CHW | 11 | 13 | .458 | 5.5 | 128 | 123 | .518 |
| DET | 9 | 11 | .450 | 5.5 | 105 | 99 | .527 |
| OAK | 10 | 16 | .385 | 7.5 | 97 | 142 | .332 |
| CLE | 7 | 17 | .292 | 9.5 | 81 | 130 | .296 |
| TOR | 8 | 19 | .296 | 10.0 | 111 | 160 | .339 |
| SEA | 8 | 19 | .296 | 10.0 | 113 | 156 | .357 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON | 16 | 7 | .696 | -- | 118 | 95 | .598 |
| PHI | 16 | 7 | .696 | -- | 101 | 72 | .650 |
| HOU | 16 | 10 | .615 | 1.5 | 116 | 95 | .590 |
| CIN | 14 | 11 | .560 | 3.0 | 111 | 112 | .496 |
| CHC | 11 | 10 | .524 | 4.0 | 78 | 79 | .494 |
| STL | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4.5 | 108 | 97 | .549 |
| SFG | 13 | 14 | .481 | 5.0 | 125 | 135 | .465 |
| SDP | 12 | 15 | .444 | 6.0 | 126 | 135 | .468 |
| PIT | 9 | 13 | .409 | 6.5 | 106 | 109 | .487 |
| LAD | 11 | 17 | .393 | 7.5 | 107 | 132 | .405 |
| NYM | 8 | 14 | .364 | 7.5 | 87 | 98 | .446 |
| ATL | 8 | 16 | .333 | 8.5 | 99 | 123 | .402 |
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