The Braves smashed three homers in one inning, accounting for five runs, and beat the Mets, 5-3, in a game that was stopped by rain after 6½ innings. The Braves put on their slugging show against Jerry Koosman with two out in the third. Rowland Office singled and Jeff Burroughs homered to begin the barrage. After a single by Willie Montanez, Gary Matthews and Junior Moore followed with consecutive circuit clouts. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Friday, August    26, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  2  0    1  -   3  8  0
Braves       0  0  5    0  0  0    0  -   5  7  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             3   1   2   0     1   1   .308      Gilbreath 2b          2   0   0   0     2   0   .244
Harrelson ss          3   2   2   1     0   0   .176      Office cf             4   1   2   0     0   0   .249
Henderson lf          2   0   0   0     2   0   .306      Burroughs rf          4   1   1   2     0   1   .274
Milner 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .256      Montanez 1b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .276
Vail rf               0   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Matthews lf           3   1   1   2     0   0   .280
  Boisclair rf        3   0   2   0     0   0   .282      Moore 3b              2   1   2   1     0   0   .251
Hodges c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Correll c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .213
  Stearns ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .265      Rockett ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Mazzilli cf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .236      Hanna p               2   0   0   0     1   1   .000
Foster 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Davey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Koosman p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .123
  Baldwin p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Valentine ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .148
  Siebert p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               27   3   8   2     5   3             Totals               24   5   7   5     5   2

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 18,001
Left on Base: Mets 10, Braves 7
DP: Mets 0, Braves 2
Errors: Burroughs, Moore
Home Runs: Burroughs (33), Matthews (13), Moore (4)
Stolen Bases: Randle 2 (26), Correll (2)
Caught Stealing: Gilbreath (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Harrelson (7)
GIDP: Milner 2 (7)
Hit by Pitch: Vail (1,by Hanna), Moore (1,by Baldwin)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(8-17)         2.2   7   5   5   2   1   3  16   3.41
Baldwin                 2.1   0   0   0   2   0   0  10   4.53
Siebert                 1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.38
Totals                  6     7   5   5   5   2   3  30

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna W(1-2)            6.2   8   3   2   4   3   0  32   4.20
Davey SV(2)             0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   2.70
Totals                  7     8   3   2   5   3   0  34

Passed Balls: Hodges (1)
Hit by Pitch: Baldwin (4), Hanna (2)

Umpires: HP - Art Williams, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - John McSherry


METS 1ST: On a bunt Randle singled; Randle stole second;
Harrelson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Randle to
third]; Henderson walked; Milner grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Office
singled to right; Burroughs flied out to left; Montanez flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Vail was hit by a pitch; Hodges flied out to right;
Mazzilli singled to center [Vail to third]; Foster grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Mazzilli to second]; Koosman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: BOISCLAIR REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING RF); Matthews
grounded out (second to first); Moore singled to second; Correll
flied out to right; Rockett popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 3RD: Randle singled to second; Harrelson grounded out
(second to first) [Randle to second]; Henderson walked; Milner
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves
0.

BRAVES 3RD: Hanna struck out; Gilbreath walked; Gilbreath was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Office singled to
center; Burroughs homered [Office scored]; Montanez singled to
first; Matthews homered [Montanez scored]; Moore homered;
Correll walked; BALDWIN REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Correll
stole second; Rockett walked; Hanna made an out to pitcher; 5 R,
5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 5.

METS 4TH: Boisclair singled to right; Hodges grounded out
(second to first) [Boisclair to second]; Mazzilli walked; Foster
forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second) [Boisclair to third];
Baldwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 5.

BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath walked; Hodges allowed a passed ball
[Gilbreath to second]; Office flied out to left; Burroughs made
an out to shortstop; Montanez grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 5.

METS 5TH: Randle walked; Randle stole second; Harrelson singled
to center [Randle scored]; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Harrelson to second]; Milner singled to right [Harrelson
scored]; Boisclair lined to second; Hodges forced Milner (second
to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Matthews grounded out (shortstop to first); Moore
was hit by a pitch; Correll grounded out (third to first) [Moore
to second]; Rockett lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Braves 5.

METS 6TH: Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); Foster
struck out; VALENTINE BATTED FOR BALDWIN; Valentine reached on
an error by Moore [Valentine to first]; Randle struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: SIEBERT REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); Hanna walked;
Gilbreath flied out to left; Office made an out to second;
Burroughs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
2, Braves 5.

METS 7TH: Harrelson singled to second; Henderson lined to
second; Milner lined to right; Boisclair singled to right
[Harrelson scored (error by Burroughs) (unearned), Boisclair to
third]; DAVEY REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); STEARNS BATTED FOR
HODGES; Stearns walked; Mazzilli grounded out (third to first);
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 5.

BRAVES 7TH: STEARNS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C );; game called
for rain after 80 minute delay; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
3, Braves 5.