Sports headlines for Saturday May 5, 1979:

• Bud And Bid And The Kid Win The Derby
• 'Bird' Is Back, At Least For 4 Innings (And 2 Runs)
• Court Lifts CART Ban At Indy

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   1979 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

   American League Batting / American League Pitching            MLB standings as of this date
   National League Batting / National League Pitching

Team R H E LOB California Angels (16-10) 1 4 2 5 Baltimore Orioles (17-9) 9 13 1 6 Win: Jim Palmer (4-1)   Loss: Don Aase (2-3) T: 2:37   Att: 20,455 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (8-19) 4 11 1 10 Boston Red Sox (16-8) 11 14 0 7 Win: Dennis Eckersley (3-1)   Loss: Odell Jones (0-2)   Save: Dick Drago (3) T: 2:58   Att: 25,714 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (14-11) 3 4 3 3 Cleveland Indians (7-17) 2 6 4 9 Win: Rich Gale (1-2)   Loss: Rick Wise (3-3)   Save: Al Hrabosky (4) T: 2:53   Att: 9,529 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (8-19) 1 8 3 9 Milwaukee Brewers (16-11) 6 7 1 1 Win: Jim Slaton (3-1)   Loss: Dave Lemanczyk (2-1) T: 2:04   Att: 14,910 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (9-11) 8 13 1 11 Minnesota Twins (17-8) 4 10 2 10 Win: Jack Billingham (2-3)   Loss: Paul Hartzell (1-1) T: 2:47   Att: 15,002 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (10-16) 4 11 0 5 New York Yankees (12-13) 5 7 1 9 Win: Tommy John (6-0)   Loss: Dave Heaverlo (2-1) T: 2:37   Att: 30,167 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (11-13) 7 12 3 5 Texas Rangers (14-10) 6 11 0 6 Win: Rich Wortham (4-2)   Loss: Dock Ellis (1-2)   Save: Mike Proly (6) T: 2:25   Att: 27,901 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (8-16) 3 8 1 3 Chicago Cubs (11-10) 9 10 0 9 Win: Dennis Lamp (3-0)   Loss: Phil Niekro (3-5) T: 2:04   Att: 16,312 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (16-10) 2 9 1 5 Cincinnati Reds (14-11) 6 8 0 8 Win: Tom Hume (3-3)   Loss: Joaquin Andujar (3-1)   Save: Frank Pastore (3) T: 2:13   Att: 25,044 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (16-7) 11 13 0 7 Los Angeles Dodgers (11-17) 0 4 0 6 Win: Dick Ruthven (5-0)   Loss: Andy Messersmith (1-2) T: 2:31   Att: 45,169 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (16-7) 3 7 2 6 San Diego Padres (12-15) 6 8 0 5 Win: Steve Mura (2-0)   Loss: Woodie Fryman (1-2)   Save: Rollie Fingers (5) T: 2:32   Att: 45,500 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Mets (8-14) 4 12 3 7 San Francisco Giants (13-14) 6 7 1 9 Win: Gary Lavelle (2-0)   Loss: Jesse Orosco (1-1) T: 2:38   Att: 6,960 at Candlestick Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (9-13) 6 10 0 9 St. Louis Cardinals (12-12) 5 12 2 7 Win: Grant Jackson (2-0)   Loss: Pete Vuckovich (2-2)   Save: Ed Whitson (1) T: 3:04   Att: 17,440 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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