Today is day 36 of the 1979 season
1979-05-09 MLB Standings
NL East 1979-05-09
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| PHI | 20 | 7 | 1.6 | 30.6 | 9.9 | 4.2 | |
| WAS | 18 | 8 | 8.7 | 13.5 | -0.7 | 5.5 | |
| SLN | 14 | 13 | -5.9 | 15.6 | 5.9 | -2.3 | |
| CHN | 12 | 12 | -10.1 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 1.0 | |
| PIT | 11 | 15 | 4.7 | -3.5 | -2.7 | -3.7 | |
| NYN | 9 | 17 | -23.3 | 6.5 | -1.7 | -4.1 | |
NL West 1979-05-09
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| HOU | 18 | 12 | -4.9 | 18.8 | -0.4 | 3.2 | |
| CIN | 17 | 12 | 10.5 | 9.7 | -10.0 | 2.9 | |
| SFN | 14 | 16 | -3.8 | -1.2 | -4.4 | -0.0 | |
| LAN | 14 | 18 | -26.6 | 2.0 | 5.8 | -0.1 | |
| SDN | 12 | 19 | -2.1 | -22.1 | 3.2 | -2.6 | |
| ATL | 9 | 19 | -4.4 | -20.4 | -7.5 | -3.2 | |
AL East 1979-05-09
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| BOS | 18 | 10 | 16.6 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 0.3 | |
| BAL | 19 | 11 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 5.6 | -2.5 | |
| MIL | 18 | 12 | 17.0 | 31.8 | -10.4 | -2.1 | |
| NYA | 15 | 14 | -16.5 | 2.7 | 9.0 | 2.0 | |
| DET | 11 | 13 | 18.8 | -17.7 | 5.1 | -3.3 | |
| CLE | 9 | 18 | -27.4 | -26.4 | 2.9 | 1.7 | |
| TOR | 8 | 22 | -21.5 | -41.2 | -4.4 | 0.1 | |
AL West 1979-05-09
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| MIN | 20 | 8 | 26.1 | -0.4 | 2.5 | 6.1 | |
| ANA | 17 | 13 | 28.0 | -0.2 | 2.6 | -2.4 | |
| KCA | 16 | 13 | 26.0 | -3.3 | -12.0 | 0.8 | |
| TEX | 15 | 13 | -2.4 | 10.6 | -3.5 | 1.0 | |
| CHA | 13 | 15 | 18.1 | -5.4 | -5.5 | -3.5 | |
| OAK | 12 | 18 | -26.5 | -19.2 | -1.4 | 3.9 | |
| SEA | 10 | 21 | -14.1 | -22.1 | -4.8 | -2.4 | |