MLB Scores and Standings Tuesday, May 1, 1979
| New York Yankees | 12 | Final |
| California Angels | 8 | (11) |
| W | Tommy John (5-0) |
| L | Dave LaRoche (2-3) |
| Detroit Tigers | 5 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 2 |
| W | Steve Baker (1-2) |
| L | Ken Kravec (0-3) |
| S | Jack Billingham (1) |
| Chicago Cubs | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati Reds | 1 |
| W | Ken Holtzman (2-1) |
| L | Fred Norman (1-3) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 3 |
| W | Mike Paxton (1-1) |
| L | Lary Sorensen (3-3) |
| S | Sid Monge (3) |
| Texas Rangers | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City Royals | 9 |
| W | Paul Splittorff (4-2) |
| L | Jon Matlack (0-1) |
| S | Marty Pattin (1) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 7 |
| W | Bill Lee (3-0) |
| L | Bob Welch (2-1) |
| S | Elías Sosa (3) |
| San Diego Padres | 10 | Final |
| New York Mets | 5 |
| W | Gaylord Perry (3-1) |
| L | Dale Murray (1-3) |
| S | Rollie Fingers (3) |
| Boston Red Sox | 5 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 7 |
| W | Steve McCatty (1-0) |
| L | Bob Stanley (2-2) |
| S | Bob Lacey (2) |
| San Francisco Giants | 7 | Final |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 |
| W | Bob Knepper (2-2) |
| L | Nino Espinosa (3-1) |
| Atlanta Braves | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 |
| W | Phil Niekro (3-4) |
| L | Kent Tekulve (1-4) |
| Baltimore Orioles | 3 | Final |
| Seattle Mariners | 1 |
| W | Dennis Martínez (2-2) |
| L | Byron McLaughlin (1-1) |
| Houston Astros | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | (11) |
| W | Darold Knowles (1-0) |
| L | Joe Sambito (2-1) |
| Minnesota Twins | 3 | Final |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 2 |
| W | Jerry Koosman (5-0) |
| L | Jesse Jefferson (0-2) |
| S | Mike Marshall (8) |
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 | 14 | 7 | .667 | -- | 101 | 91 | .548 |
| BAL | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0.5 | 122 | 97 | .603 |
| CAL | 15 | 9 | .625 | 0.5 | 146 | 103 | .654 |
| BOS | 13 | 8 | .619 | 1.0 | 107 | 78 | .641 |
| TEX | 12 | 8 | .600 | 1.5 | 91 | 78 | .570 |
| MIL | 13 | 10 | .565 | 2.0 | 115 | 95 | .587 |
| KCR | 12 | 10 | .545 | 2.5 | 134 | 120 | .550 |
| NYY | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.5 | 88 | 88 | .500 |
| DET | 8 | 9 | .471 | 4.0 | 85 | 81 | .522 |
| CHW | 9 | 12 | .429 | 5.0 | 108 | 105 | .513 |
| OAK | 9 | 14 | .391 | 6.0 | 81 | 130 | .296 |
| CLE | 7 | 14 | .333 | 7.0 | 74 | 116 | .305 |
| SEA | 8 | 16 | .333 | 7.5 | 103 | 131 | .392 |
| TOR | 7 | 16 | .304 | 8.0 | 96 | 138 | .340 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON | 15 | 5 | .750 | -- | 101 | 78 | .616 |
| PHI | 14 | 6 | .700 | 1.0 | 83 | 65 | .610 |
| HOU | 15 | 7 | .682 | 1.0 | 103 | 77 | .630 |
| STL | 10 | 10 | .500 | 5.0 | 93 | 82 | .557 |
| CIN | 11 | 11 | .500 | 5.0 | 95 | 104 | .459 |
| CHC | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 62 | 70 | .445 |
| NYM | 8 | 11 | .421 | 6.5 | 75 | 81 | .465 |
| SDP | 10 | 14 | .417 | 7.0 | 109 | 118 | .464 |
| SFG | 10 | 14 | .417 | 7.0 | 108 | 123 | .441 |
| LAD | 10 | 15 | .400 | 7.5 | 100 | 114 | .440 |
| ATL | 8 | 13 | .381 | 7.5 | 92 | 98 | .471 |
| PIT | 7 | 12 | .368 | 7.5 | 87 | 98 | .446 |
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