Today is day 43 of the 1979 season
1979-05-16 MLB Standings
NL East 1979-05-16
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| PHI | 23 | 10 | 8.6 | 34.9 | 11.2 | 1.5 | |
| WAS | 19 | 13 | -6.5 | 13.9 | 0.6 | 4.3 | |
| SLN | 19 | 14 | -9.4 | 25.9 | 6.2 | 0.2 | |
| CHN | 16 | 15 | -12.6 | -11.1 | 6.1 | 4.7 | |
| PIT | 13 | 18 | -1.1 | -5.1 | -4.9 | -2.7 | |
| NYN | 11 | 21 | -30.5 | 4.9 | -1.4 | -4.3 | |
NL West 1979-05-16
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| CIN | 21 | 15 | 21.8 | 11.8 | -9.2 | 0.9 | |
| HOU | 20 | 17 | -9.6 | 21.8 | -4.6 | 1.4 | |
| SFN | 18 | 18 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -4.2 | 1.3 | |
| LAN | 19 | 19 | -9.0 | 9.8 | 7.9 | -1.8 | |
| SDN | 15 | 23 | -15.5 | -21.2 | 2.9 | -0.9 | |
| ATL | 11 | 22 | -3.9 | -23.1 | -6.8 | -3.9 | |
AL East 1979-05-16
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| BAL | 23 | 12 | 29.7 | 28.8 | 3.3 | -2.0 | |
| BOS | 22 | 12 | 31.2 | 8.8 | 11.7 | -0.9 | |
| MIL | 20 | 16 | 9.3 | 32.8 | -11.2 | -2.5 | |
| NYA | 20 | 16 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 1.4 | |
| DET | 13 | 17 | 12.4 | -23.1 | 6.5 | -3.1 | |
| CLE | 13 | 21 | -33.3 | -14.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 | |
| TOR | 10 | 27 | -32.1 | -32.2 | -6.6 | -2.1 | |
AL West 1979-05-16
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| MIN | 22 | 12 | 29.2 | -9.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | |
| TEX | 21 | 14 | 8.2 | 10.8 | -2.7 | 3.6 | |
| ANA | 21 | 15 | 34.3 | -2.2 | 1.8 | -1.1 | |
| KCA | 21 | 16 | 31.9 | -5.2 | -9.6 | 1.4 | |
| CHA | 17 | 17 | 18.7 | -8.2 | -5.3 | -1.1 | |
| OAK | 12 | 24 | -40.2 | -28.2 | -4.2 | 3.2 | |
| SEA | 11 | 27 | -22.5 | -28.2 | -5.1 | -4.3 | |