MLB Scores and Standings Wednesday, May 09, 1979
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 17 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 9 |
| W | Jim Bibby (2-1) |
| L | Gene Garber (1-5) |
| S | Kent Tekulve (2) |
| Oakland Athletics | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 2 |
| W | Mike Norris (3-1) |
| L | Jim Palmer (4-2) |
| California Angels | 8 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 9 |
| W | Bill Campbell (1-1) |
| L | Dave LaRoche (2-4) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 7 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 4 |
| W | Paul Moskau (2-0) |
| L | Lynn McGlothen (3-3) |
| S | Doug Bair (5) |
| Chicago White Sox | 5 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 4 |
| W | Ross Baumgarten (3-0) |
| L | Milt Wilcox (2-2) |
| S | Ken Kravec (1) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 5 | (16) |
| W | Bo McLaughlin (1-0) |
| L | Tom Bruno (1-2) |
| New York Mets | 2 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 7 |
| W | Don Sutton (4-3) |
| L | Neil Allen (0-4) |
| Cleveland Indians | 8 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 7 |
| W | Rick Waits (3-3) |
| L | Mike Caldwell (4-3) |
| S | Sid Monge (4) |
| Seattle Mariners | 0 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 5 |
| W | Ed Figueroa (3-3) |
| L | Glenn Abbott (1-4) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 0 |
| W | Dick Ruthven (6-0) |
| L | Eric Rasmussen (0-3) |
| Montreal Expos | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 9 |
| W | Vida Blue (6-2) |
| L | Ross Grimsley (3-1) |
| Kansas City Royals | 4 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 3 |
| W | Rich Gale (2-2) |
| L | Fergie Jenkins (4-1) |
| S | Renie Martin (1) |
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 | 20 | 8 | .714 | -- | 157 | 129 | .589 |
| BOS | 18 | 10 | .643 | 2.0 | 147 | 111 | .626 |
| BAL | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2.0 | 159 | 112 | .655 |
| MIL | 18 | 12 | .600 | 3.0 | 156 | 119 | .621 |
| CAL | 17 | 13 | .567 | 4.0 | 170 | 138 | .594 |
| KCR | 16 | 13 | .552 | 4.5 | 169 | 151 | .551 |
| TEX | 15 | 13 | .536 | 5.0 | 129 | 124 | .518 |
| NYY | 15 | 14 | .517 | 5.5 | 118 | 124 | .477 |
| CHW | 13 | 15 | .464 | 7.0 | 148 | 142 | .519 |
| DET | 11 | 13 | .458 | 7.0 | 130 | 125 | .518 |
| OAK | 12 | 18 | .400 | 9.0 | 113 | 161 | .343 |
| CLE | 9 | 18 | .333 | 10.5 | 99 | 150 | .319 |
| SEA | 10 | 21 | .323 | 11.5 | 131 | 172 | .378 |
| TOR | 8 | 22 | .267 | 13.0 | 118 | 186 | .303 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 20 | 7 | .741 | -- | 127 | 86 | .671 |
| MON | 18 | 8 | .692 | 1.5 | 131 | 109 | .583 |
| HOU | 18 | 12 | .600 | 3.5 | 135 | 122 | .546 |
| CIN | 17 | 12 | .586 | 4.0 | 145 | 136 | .529 |
| STL | 14 | 13 | .519 | 6.0 | 120 | 105 | .561 |
| CHC | 12 | 12 | .500 | 6.5 | 103 | 107 | .483 |
| SFG | 14 | 16 | .467 | 7.5 | 138 | 146 | .474 |
| LAD | 14 | 18 | .438 | 8.5 | 122 | 142 | .431 |
| PIT | 11 | 15 | .423 | 8.5 | 130 | 128 | .507 |
| SDP | 12 | 19 | .387 | 10.0 | 145 | 164 | .444 |
| NYM | 9 | 17 | .346 | 10.5 | 98 | 117 | .420 |
| ATL | 9 | 19 | .321 | 11.5 | 127 | 159 | .399 |
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