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Events of Thursday, May 3, 1979
Events of Thursday, May 3, 1979
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PHI N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 7 0
LA N 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 x - 5 12 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Sutcliffe (2-2)
LP: Carlton (2-4)
HR: Schmidt (5)
MON N 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 2
SD N 0 0 0 1 0 6 2 1 x - 10 14 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Jones (4-2)
LP: Sanderson (1-2)
SV: Fingers (4)
HR: Turner (2), Winfield (4), Briggs (1)
NY N 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 2
SF N 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 x - 7 11 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Halicki (2-2)
LP: Falcone (0-2)
SV: Lavelle (3)
HR: North (1), Evans (3), LeMaster (1)
HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 4 14 1
STL N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 7 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Niekro (2-2)
LP: Vuckovich (2-1)
SV: Andujar (3)
HR: Cabell (2)
TOR A 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 1
MIL A 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 7 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Travers (1-2)
LP: Underwood (0-4)
HR: Velez (2), Thomas (8)
DET A 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 6 13 3
MIN A 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 x - 7 14 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Marshall (3-1)
LP: Billingham (1-3)
HR: Thompson (2), Smalley (5), Wilfong (2)
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Standings At Close of Play of May 3, 1979
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Montreal Expos 21 15 6 0 .714 - 103 88
Philadelphia Phillies 22 14 7 1 .667 1.0 85 70
St. Louis Cardinals 23 11 11 1 .500 4.5 99 88
Chicago Cubs 19 9 10 0 .474 5.0 63 74
New York Mets 20 8 12 0 .400 6.5 80 88
Pittsburgh Pirates 20 8 12 0 .400 6.5 97 100
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Houston Astros 24 16 8 0 .667 - 109 83
Cincinnati Reds 23 12 11 0 .522 3.5 99 105
San Diego Padres 25 11 14 0 .440 5.5 119 120
San Francisco Giants 25 11 14 0 .440 5.5 115 128
Los Angeles Dodgers 26 11 15 0 .423 6.0 105 116
Atlanta Braves 22 8 14 0 .364 7.0 94 108
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Baltimore Orioles 25 16 9 0 .640 - 131 100
Boston Red Sox 22 14 8 0 .636 0.5 109 79
Milwaukee Brewers 25 15 10 0 .600 1.0 126 100
New York Yankees 23 11 12 0 .478 4.0 88 89
Detroit Tigers 18 8 10 0 .444 4.5 91 88
Cleveland Indians 22 7 15 0 .318 7.5 75 122
Toronto Blue Jays 25 7 18 0 .280 9.0 105 150
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Minnesota Twins 23 16 7 0 .696 - 115 102
California Angels 25 16 9 0 .640 1.0 147 103
Texas Rangers 21 13 8 0 .619 2.0 94 80
Kansas City Royals 23 12 11 0 .522 4.0 136 123
Chicago White Sox 21 9 12 0 .429 6.0 108 105
Oakland Athletics 24 9 15 0 .375 7.5 82 132
Seattle Mariners 25 8 17 0 .320 9.0 106 140
ML League Leaders
Deaths on This Date
Tom Jenkins (81)
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Transactions
Cincinnati Reds traded Doug Capilla to Chicago Cubs in exchange for a player to be
named later; Cincinnati Reds received Mark Gilbert (October 12, 1979).
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