Tuesday May 1, 1979
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Atlanta Braves (8-13) 5 7 1 4
Pittsburgh Pirates (7-12) 2 7 0 11
Win: Phil Niekro (3-4)   Loss: Kent Tekulve (1-4)
T: 2:37   Att: 5,122 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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Baltimore Orioles (15-9) 3 5 0 6
Seattle Mariners (8-16) 1 6 0 6
Win: Dennis Martinez (2-2)   Loss: Byron McLaughlin (1-1)
T: 2:30   Att: 4,015 at The Kingdome Boxscore

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Boston Red Sox (13-8) 5 17 0 18
Oakland A's (9-14) 7 11 0 4
Win: Steve McCatty (1-0)   Loss: Bob Stanley (2-2)   Save: Bob Lacey (2)
T: 2:56   Att: 5,689 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

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Chicago Cubs (9-9) 5 11 0 7
Cincinnati Reds (11-11) 1 6 1 8
Win: Ken Holtzman (2-1)   Loss: Fred Norman (1-3)
T: 2:22   Att: 15,378 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

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Detroit Tigers (8-9) 5 7 1 5
Chicago White Sox (9-12) 2 7 0 6
Win: Steve Baker (1-2)   Loss: Ken Kravec (0-3)   Save: Jack Billingham (1)
T: 2:19   Att: 16,470 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

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Houston Astros (15-7) 6 9 0 7
St. Louis Cardinals (10-10) 7 10 0 8
Win: Darold Knowles (1-0)   Loss: Joe Sambito (2-1)
T: 3:09   Att: 6,349 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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Los Angeles Dodgers (10-15) 3 9 2 6
Montreal Expos (15-5) 7 11 0 6
Win: Bill Lee (3-0)   Loss: Bob Welch (2-1)   Save: Elias Sosa (3)
T: 2:18   Att: 11,621 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

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Milwaukee Brewers (13-10) 1 8 2 11
Cleveland Indians (7-14) 3 8 0 5
Win: Mike Paxton (1-1)   Loss: Lary Sorensen (3-3)   Save: Sid Monge (3)
T: 2:20   Att: 3,583 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

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Minnesota Twins (14-7) 3 9 0 9
Toronto Blue Jays (7-16) 2 9 0 12
Win: Jerry Koosman (5-0)   Loss: Jesse Jefferson (0-2)   Save: Mike Marshall (8)
T: 3:02   Att: 10,155 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore

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New York Yankees (11-11) 12 17 1 6
California Angels (15-9) 8 15 2 8
Win: Tommy John (5-0)   Loss: Dave LaRoche (2-3)
T: 3:46   Att: 38,858 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

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San Diego Padres (10-14) 10 11 0 10
New York Mets (8-11) 5 13 1 11
Win: Gaylord Perry (3-1)   Loss: Dale Murray (1-3)   Save: Rollie Fingers (3)
T: 3:09   Att: 5,614 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

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San Francisco Giants (10-14) 7 7 0 2
Philadelphia Phillies (14-6) 0 5 2 8
Win: Bob Knepper (2-2)   Loss: Nino Espinosa (3-1)
T: 2:25   Att: 29,048 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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Texas Rangers (12-8) 3 7 1 4
Kansas City Royals (12-10) 9 11 1 4
Win: Paul Splittorff (4-2)   Loss: Jon Matlack (0-1)   Save: Marty Pattin (1)
T: 2:19   Att: 20,767 at Royals Stadium Boxscore


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