MLB Scores and Standings Sunday, August 05, 1979
| St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 3 |
| W | Willie Hernández (3-1) |
| L | Silvio Martínez (9-5) |
| S | Bruce Sutter (26) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 4 |
| W | Bob Forsch (5-10) |
| L | Ken Holtzman (6-9) |
| S | Mark Littell (6) |
| San Diego Padres | 1 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 9 |
| W | Frank Pastore (2-5) |
| L | Randy Jones (8-7) |
| Texas Rangers | 2 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 6 |
| W | Len Barker (2-4) |
| L | Doc Medich (5-5) |
| Texas Rangers | 14 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 3 |
| W | Danny Darwin (3-2) |
| L | Mike Paxton (7-6) |
| Kansas City Royals | 3 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 2 |
| W | Dennis Leonard (7-8) |
| L | Dan Petry (3-3) |
| S | Dan Quisenberry (2) |
| Atlanta Braves | 2 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 3 |
| W | Bert Roberge (3-0) |
| L | Gene Garber (5-13) |
| S | Joe Sambito (14) |
| San Francisco Giants | 1 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 8 |
| W | Don Sutton (9-12) |
| L | Bob Knepper (8-6) |
| Boston Red Sox | 7 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 2 |
| W | Dennis Eckersley (14-5) |
| L | Lary Sorensen (12-12) |
| Boston Red Sox | 19 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 5 |
| W | Win Remmerswaal (1-0) |
| L | Jerry Augustine (3-4) |
| California Angels | 11 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 7 |
| W | Dave LaRoche (4-9) |
| L | Roger Erickson (0-7) |
| S | Mark Clear (11) |
| California Angels | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 7 |
| W | Pete Redfern (6-1) |
| L | Steve Eddy (1-1) |
| S | Mike Marshall (22) |
| New York Mets | 4 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 2 |
| W | Dock Ellis (3-9) |
| L | Ross Grimsley (8-7) |
| S | Ed Glynn (7) |
| New York Mets | 3 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 7 |
| W | Rudy May (7-0) |
| L | Wayne Twitchell (5-3) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 2 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 3 |
| W | Tommy John (15-6) |
| L | Mike Flanagan (14-7) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 8 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 |
| W | Kent Tekulve (5-6) |
| L | Rawly Eastwick (1-2) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 5 |
| W | Enrique Romo (8-3) |
| L | Dickie Noles (3-3) |
| S | Kent Tekulve (20) |
| Oakland Athletics | 9 | Final |
| Seattle Mariners | 8 |
| W | Brian Kingman (2-4) |
| L | John Montague (5-4) |
| S | Dave Hamilton (3) |
| Chicago White Sox | 5 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 4 |
| W | Ken Kravec (10-10) |
| L | Dave Lemanczyk (8-9) |
| S | Ed Farmer (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% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 74 | 35 | .679 | -- | 531 | 398 | .629 |
| BOS | 67 | 41 | .620 | 6.5 | 597 | 462 | .615 |
| MIL | 64 | 48 | .571 | 11.5 | 546 | 498 | .542 |
| CAL | 63 | 49 | .563 | 12.5 | 607 | 498 | .590 |
| NYY | 59 | 50 | .541 | 15.0 | 489 | 439 | .549 |
| TEX | 58 | 51 | .532 | 16.0 | 514 | 461 | .550 |
| MIN | 57 | 51 | .528 | 16.5 | 540 | 493 | .542 |
| DET | 55 | 53 | .509 | 18.5 | 518 | 512 | .505 |
| KCR | 55 | 54 | .505 | 19.0 | 554 | 567 | .489 |
| CLE | 55 | 55 | .500 | 19.5 | 506 | 559 | .455 |
| CHW | 48 | 61 | .440 | 26.0 | 496 | 532 | .468 |
| SEA | 47 | 65 | .420 | 28.5 | 495 | 574 | .433 |
| TOR | 33 | 77 | .300 | 41.5 | 395 | 566 | .341 |
| OAK | 33 | 78 | .297 | 42.0 | 389 | 618 | .300 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 66 | 47 | .584 | -- | 418 | 423 | .495 |
| PIT | 63 | 46 | .578 | 1.0 | 514 | 441 | .570 |
| MON | 61 | 45 | .575 | 1.5 | 485 | 403 | .584 |
| CIN | 61 | 52 | .540 | 5.0 | 533 | 471 | .556 |
| CHC | 57 | 49 | .538 | 5.5 | 480 | 482 | .498 |
| PHI | 56 | 55 | .505 | 9.0 | 489 | 509 | .482 |
| STL | 53 | 53 | .500 | 9.5 | 486 | 473 | .512 |
| SFG | 52 | 59 | .468 | 13.0 | 510 | 520 | .491 |
| SDP | 50 | 63 | .442 | 16.0 | 430 | 484 | .446 |
| NYM | 47 | 60 | .439 | 16.0 | 411 | 470 | .439 |
| LAD | 48 | 62 | .436 | 16.5 | 518 | 536 | .484 |
| ATL | 45 | 68 | .398 | 21.0 | 505 | 567 | .447 |
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