MLB Scores and Standings Tuesday, April 17, 1979
| Milwaukee Brewers | 5 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 6 |
| W | Tom Burgmeier (1-0) |
| L | Reggie Cleveland (0-2) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 5 |
| W | Ken Holtzman (1-1) |
| L | John Denny (1-2) |
| S | Bruce Sutter (1) |
| Atlanta Braves | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 7 |
| W | Tom Hume (2-1) |
| L | Larry McWilliams (1-2) |
| S | Doug Bair (2) |
| Texas Rangers | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 2 |
| W | Fergie Jenkins (3-0) |
| L | Rick Waits (1-2) |
| S | Jim Kern (1) |
| Kansas City Royals | 3 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 6 |
| W | John Hiller (1-0) |
| L | Paul Splittorff (1-2) |
| Houston Astros | 6 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 10 |
| W | Jerry Reuss (1-0) |
| L | Tom Dixon (0-1) |
| California Angels | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 0 |
| W | Nolan Ryan (2-1) |
| L | Dave Goltz (1-2) |
| New York Mets | 4 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 5 | (12) |
| W | Woodie Fryman (1-0) |
| L | Skip Lockwood (0-2) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 1 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 5 |
| W | Ron Guidry (1-1) |
| L | Mike Flanagan (1-2) |
| Seattle Mariners | 5 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 6 |
| W | Dave Heaverlo (1-0) |
| L | Odell Jones (0-1) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 13 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 |
| W | Steve Carlton (2-1) |
| L | Bert Blyleven (0-2) |
| San Francisco Giants | 3 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 4 |
| W | Rollie Fingers (1-0) |
| L | Bob Knepper (1-1) |
| Chicago White Sox | 6 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 1 |
| W | Francisco Barrios (1-0) |
| L | Tom Underwood (0-2) |
| S | Mike Proly (2) |
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% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 7 | 1 | .875 | -- | 46 | 27 | .726 |
| CAL | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0.5 | 74 | 44 | .721 |
| MIN | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1.0 | 54 | 43 | .603 |
| MIL | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.5 | 52 | 39 | .629 |
| BOS | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.0 | 49 | 36 | .637 |
| NYY | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.0 | 44 | 45 | .490 |
| KCR | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.0 | 65 | 57 | .560 |
| DET | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.0 | 48 | 46 | .519 |
| TOR | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.0 | 55 | 68 | .404 |
| CHW | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.0 | 56 | 52 | .534 |
| SEA | 5 | 8 | .385 | 4.5 | 68 | 84 | .405 |
| BAL | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5.0 | 40 | 57 | .343 |
| CLE | 2 | 7 | .222 | 5.5 | 23 | 51 | .189 |
| OAK | 3 | 9 | .250 | 6.0 | 40 | 65 | .291 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON | 7 | 2 | .778 | -- | 30 | 26 | .565 |
| HOU | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0.5 | 54 | 31 | .734 |
| PHI | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.5 | 41 | 30 | .639 |
| SFG | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1.5 | 54 | 50 | .535 |
| CIN | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2.5 | 61 | 63 | .485 |
| STL | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | 43 | 31 | .645 |
| LAD | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.0 | 53 | 63 | .422 |
| SDP | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.5 | 41 | 52 | .393 |
| PIT | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.5 | 43 | 59 | .359 |
| NYM | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.5 | 35 | 32 | .541 |
| ATL | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4.0 | 48 | 52 | .463 |
| CHC | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.0 | 20 | 34 | .275 |
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