Today is day 50 of the 1979 season
1979-05-23 MLB Standings
NL East 1979-05-23
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| PHI | 26 | 14 | 20.4 | 15.8 | 10.1 | 2.3 | |
| WAS | 25 | 14 | -2.1 | 25.7 | -0.5 | 6.1 | |
| SLN | 21 | 18 | -13.1 | 27.7 | 9.5 | -2.1 | |
| PIT | 18 | 20 | -4.6 | 3.7 | -6.0 | -0.6 | |
| CHN | 16 | 20 | -3.7 | -32.4 | 6.9 | 2.1 | |
| NYN | 13 | 23 | -28.7 | 4.6 | -5.1 | -3.9 | |
NL West 1979-05-23
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| CIN | 24 | 17 | 20.5 | 13.8 | -14.4 | 2.8 | |
| SFN | 23 | 20 | 0.8 | 8.9 | -1.3 | 1.2 | |
| HOU | 24 | 21 | -23.9 | 35.0 | -5.2 | 1.8 | |
| LAN | 21 | 24 | -11.4 | 14.0 | 3.8 | -4.3 | |
| SDN | 18 | 27 | -28.4 | -9.0 | 0.8 | -1.3 | |
| ATL | 15 | 26 | -7.0 | -22.2 | -9.4 | -2.9 | |
AL East 1979-05-23
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| BAL | 27 | 14 | 30.0 | 29.8 | 5.6 | -0.7 | |
| BOS | 25 | 15 | 21.9 | 9.8 | 13.1 | 0.6 | |
| NYA | 23 | 19 | 1.0 | 11.8 | 10.2 | -0.8 | |
| MIL | 23 | 20 | 7.1 | 34.9 | -9.3 | -3.9 | |
| DET | 16 | 20 | 10.3 | -30.4 | 8.9 | -1.6 | |
| CLE | 18 | 23 | -27.0 | -13.2 | 1.6 | 3.1 | |
| TOR | 11 | 33 | -34.4 | -39.1 | -5.7 | -5.4 | |
AL West 1979-05-23
| Tm | W | L | BAT | PITCH | UR | dPE | |
| MIN | 25 | 15 | 29.4 | -14.2 | 5.1 | 5.7 | |
| ANA | 25 | 17 | 34.5 | 1.8 | 5.2 | -0.7 | |
| TEX | 24 | 17 | 8.0 | 7.8 | -3.4 | 4.4 | |
| KCA | 22 | 20 | 40.5 | -22.2 | -9.8 | 0.2 | |
| CHA | 20 | 20 | 15.4 | -7.2 | -3.9 | -0.9 | |
| OAK | 15 | 28 | -45.9 | -28.1 | -5.3 | 3.7 | |
| SEA | 15 | 28 | -1.4 | -35.1 | -2.3 | -4.9 | |