MLB Scores and Standings Tuesday, May 08, 1979
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 4 |
| W | Eddie Solomon (2-1) |
| L | Rick Rhoden (0-1) |
| Oakland Athletics | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 8 |
| W | Mike Flanagan (5-2) |
| L | Jim Todd (2-2) |
| California Angels | 10 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 |
| W | Chris Knapp (2-0) |
| L | Chuck Rainey (1-2) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 8 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 7 |
| W | Mike LaCoss (3-0) |
| L | Ken Holtzman (2-2) |
| S | Frank Pastore (4) |
| Chicago White Sox | 8 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 10 |
| W | Jack Billingham (3-3) |
| L | Randy Scarbery (1-1) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 1 |
| W | Pete Vuckovich (3-2) |
| L | Ken Forsch (3-2) |
| S | Darold Knowles (3) |
| New York Mets | 2 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 |
| W | Rick Sutcliffe (3-2) |
| L | Dale Murray (2-4) |
| S | Bob Welch (2) |
| Cleveland Indians | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 9 |
| W | Moose Haas (2-1) |
| L | Wayne Garland (0-4) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 16 |
| W | Mike Bacsik (1-0) |
| L | Mike Willis (0-2) |
| Seattle Mariners | 3 | Final |
| New York Yankees | 5 |
| W | Jim Beattie (1-1) |
| L | Floyd Bannister (1-4) |
| S | Ron Guidry (2) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 9 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 8 | (12) |
| W | Jim Kaat (1-0) |
| L | John D'Acquisto (2-3) |
| Montreal Expos | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco Giants | 0 |
| W | Scott Sanderson (2-2) |
| L | Ed Halicki (2-3) |
| Kansas City Royals | 7 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 8 |
| W | Jim Kern (4-0) |
| L | Larry Gura (1-4) |
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 |
| BAL | 19 | 10 | .655 | 1.5 | 157 | 108 | .665 |
| BOS | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2.5 | 138 | 103 | .631 |
| MIL | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2.5 | 149 | 111 | .632 |
| CAL | 17 | 12 | .586 | 3.5 | 162 | 129 | .603 |
| TEX | 15 | 12 | .556 | 4.5 | 126 | 120 | .522 |
| KCR | 15 | 13 | .536 | 5.0 | 165 | 148 | .550 |
| NYY | 14 | 14 | .500 | 6.0 | 113 | 124 | .458 |
| DET | 11 | 12 | .478 | 6.5 | 126 | 120 | .522 |
| CHW | 12 | 15 | .444 | 7.5 | 143 | 138 | .516 |
| OAK | 11 | 18 | .379 | 9.5 | 109 | 159 | .334 |
| SEA | 10 | 20 | .333 | 11.0 | 131 | 167 | .391 |
| CLE | 8 | 18 | .308 | 11.0 | 91 | 143 | .304 |
| TOR | 8 | 22 | .267 | 13.0 | 118 | 186 | .303 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 19 | 7 | .731 | -- | 125 | 86 | .665 |
| MON | 18 | 7 | .720 | 0.5 | 129 | 100 | .614 |
| HOU | 17 | 12 | .586 | 3.5 | 130 | 118 | .544 |
| CIN | 16 | 12 | .571 | 4.0 | 138 | 132 | .520 |
| STL | 14 | 12 | .538 | 5.0 | 116 | 100 | .567 |
| CHC | 12 | 11 | .522 | 5.5 | 99 | 100 | .495 |
| SFG | 13 | 16 | .448 | 7.5 | 129 | 144 | .450 |
| LAD | 13 | 18 | .419 | 8.5 | 115 | 140 | .411 |
| PIT | 10 | 15 | .400 | 8.5 | 113 | 119 | .476 |
| SDP | 12 | 18 | .400 | 9.0 | 145 | 162 | .449 |
| NYM | 9 | 16 | .360 | 9.5 | 96 | 110 | .438 |
| ATL | 9 | 18 | .333 | 10.5 | 118 | 142 | .416 |
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