MLB Scores and Standings Thursday, July 05, 1979
| San Francisco Giants | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 5 |
| W | Phil Niekro (11-10) |
| L | Greg Minton (1-1) |
| Kansas City Royals | 4 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 5 |
| W | Bob Stanley (10-5) |
| L | Bill Paschall (0-1) |
| Oakland Athletics | 3 | Final |
| California Angels | 0 |
| W | Rick Langford (4-9) |
| L | Nolan Ryan (10-6) |
| Montreal Expos | 1 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 |
| W | Rick Reuschel (7-5) |
| L | Scott Sanderson (5-5) |
| S | Bruce Sutter (18) |
| Houston Astros | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 5 |
| W | Tom Seaver (7-5) |
| L | J.R. Richard (7-8) |
| S | Doug Bair (12) |
| Chicago White Sox | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 4 |
| W | Rich Wortham (8-8) |
| L | VĂctor Cruz (1-6) |
| S | Guy Hoffman (1) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 2 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 |
| W | Kip Young (2-1) |
| L | Phil Huffman (4-10) |
| S | Aurelio LĂłpez (2) |
| Seattle Mariners | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 |
| W | Rick Honeycutt (5-5) |
| L | Geoff Zahn (7-2) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 0 |
| W | Lary Sorensen (10-8) |
| L | Ron Guidry (6-5) |
| New York Mets | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 |
| W | Craig Swan (8-6) |
| L | Dickie Noles (0-1) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 |
| W | John Fulgham (2-1) |
| L | Jim Rooker (2-3) |
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% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 54 | 27 | .667 | -- | 390 | 309 | .605 |
| BOS | 50 | 29 | .633 | 3.0 | 427 | 318 | .632 |
| TEX | 47 | 34 | .580 | 7.0 | 376 | 337 | .550 |
| MIL | 47 | 34 | .580 | 7.0 | 406 | 346 | .573 |
| CAL | 48 | 36 | .571 | 7.5 | 472 | 387 | .590 |
| MIN | 43 | 36 | .544 | 10.0 | 410 | 365 | .553 |
| NYY | 44 | 38 | .537 | 10.5 | 358 | 330 | .537 |
| KCR | 42 | 39 | .519 | 12.0 | 436 | 438 | .498 |
| DET | 37 | 40 | .481 | 15.0 | 384 | 380 | .505 |
| CLE | 36 | 44 | .450 | 17.5 | 347 | 393 | .443 |
| CHW | 35 | 45 | .438 | 18.5 | 374 | 389 | .482 |
| SEA | 36 | 49 | .424 | 20.0 | 376 | 431 | .438 |
| TOR | 26 | 58 | .310 | 29.5 | 300 | 449 | .323 |
| OAK | 24 | 60 | .286 | 31.5 | 301 | 485 | .295 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 52 | 32 | .619 | -- | 314 | 290 | .536 |
| MON | 45 | 29 | .608 | 2.0 | 326 | 259 | .604 |
| CHC | 40 | 35 | .533 | 7.5 | 339 | 354 | .480 |
| PIT | 40 | 35 | .533 | 7.5 | 346 | 311 | .549 |
| PHI | 42 | 39 | .519 | 8.5 | 355 | 355 | .500 |
| STL | 39 | 37 | .513 | 9.0 | 362 | 333 | .538 |
| CIN | 42 | 41 | .506 | 9.5 | 362 | 354 | .510 |
| SFG | 40 | 42 | .488 | 11.0 | 395 | 384 | .513 |
| SDP | 37 | 48 | .435 | 15.5 | 315 | 361 | .438 |
| ATL | 35 | 47 | .427 | 16.0 | 364 | 407 | .449 |
| NYM | 32 | 44 | .421 | 16.0 | 295 | 336 | .441 |
| LAD | 34 | 49 | .410 | 17.5 | 364 | 393 | .465 |


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