The Mets collected five doubles among their nine hits and defeated the Braves, 9-1. Nino Espinosa limited the Braves to six hits and gave up their only run on a walk to Biff Pocoroba, single by Gary Matthews and forceout by Barry Bonnell in the second inning. New York Mets 9, Atlanta Braves 1Game Played on Saturday, September 3, 1977 (Day game) at Shea StadiumBraves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2 Mets 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 2 x - 9 9 2 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .203 Randle 3b 5 1 1 0 0 2 .298 Burroughs ph,rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .270 Mazzilli cf 4 2 2 1 1 1 .237 Asselstine rf,cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .181 Boisclair rf 1 1 0 0 2 1 .300 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Henderson lf 4 1 1 2 1 3 .311 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kranepool 1b 4 2 1 2 1 0 .284 Davey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hodges c 3 1 2 0 1 0 .283 Theiss p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Youngblood 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .244 Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .270 Flynn ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 .219 Pocoroba c 3 1 0 0 1 0 .282 Espinosa p 4 0 0 0 0 0 .087 Matthews lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .279 Bonnell 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .293 Rockett ss 3 0 2 0 1 1 .278 Hanna p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Chaney ph,2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .196 Totals 31 1 6 1 5 3 Totals 33 9 9 7 6 8 Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 15,460 Left on Base: Braves 9, Mets 8 DP: Braves 0, Mets 2 Errors: Bonnell, Hanna, Henderson, Kranepool Doubles: Montanez (25), Youngblood 2 (7), Mazzilli (17), Kranepool (16), Henderson (12) Stolen Bases: Matthews (18), Mazzilli (17), Boisclair (5), Randle (27) Sacrifice Hits: Hanna (1), Boisclair 2 (7) GIDP: Chaney (9) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hanna L(1-4) 6 3 3 2 4 8 0 27 4.93 Camp 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 4.01 Davey 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 5 4.15 Theiss 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 7 5.40 Totals 8 9 9 8 6 8 0 41 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Espinosa W(7-11) 9 6 1 1 5 3 0 37 3.73 Totals 9 6 1 1 5 3 0 37 Wild Pitches: Hanna (3) Balks: Camp (2), Espinosa (2) Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Paul Pryor BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to left; Asselstine flied out to center; Office lined into a double play (third to first) [Royster out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Randle struck out; Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli stole second; Boisclair struck out; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0. BRAVES 2ND: Montanez flied out to center; Pocoroba walked; Matthews singled to center [Pocoroba to third]; Bonnell forced Matthews (second to shortstop) [Pocoroba scored]; Espinosa balked [Bonnell to second]; Rockett struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Kranepool walked; Hodges singled to right [Kranepool to third]; Youngblood struck out; Flynn forced Hodges (third to second) [Kranepool scored]; Espinosa grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 1. BRAVES 3RD: Hanna struck out; Royster grounded out (third to first); Asselstine lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Randle struck out; Mazzilli reached on an error by Bonnell [Mazzilli to first]; Boisclair out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Mazzilli to second]; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 1. BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (first unassisted); Montanez doubled to left; Pocoroba made an out to second; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Hodges walked; Youngblood doubled to left [Hodges to third]; Flynn reached on an error by Hanna [Hodges scored (no RBI), Youngblood to third, Flynn to first]; Hanna threw a wild pitch [Youngblood scored (unearned), Flynn to third]; Espinosa grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 3. BRAVES 5TH: Bonnell singled to center; Rockett walked [Bonnell to second]; Hanna out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Bonnell to third, Rockett to second]; Royster grounded out (first unassisted); Asselstine walked; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 3. METS 5TH: Mazzilli struck out; Boisclair walked; Boisclair stole second; Henderson struck out; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 3. BRAVES 6TH: Montanez flied out to right; Pocoroba made an out to shortstop; Matthews walked; Matthews stole second; Bonnell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 3. METS 6TH: Hodges singled to left; Youngblood popped to catcher in foul territory; Flynn forced Hodges (second unassisted); Espinosa flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 3. BRAVES 7TH: Rockett singled to left [Rockett to second (error by Henderson)]; CHANEY BATTED FOR HANNA; Chaney flied out to right [Rockett to third]; BURROUGHS BATTED FOR ROYSTER; Burroughs walked; Asselstine popped to catcher in foul territory; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 3. METS 7TH: BURROUGHS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ASSELSTINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); CAMP REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Randle singled to left; Randle stole second; Camp balked [Randle to third]; Mazzilli doubled to left [Randle scored]; DAVEY REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING); Boisclair out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Mazzilli to third]; Henderson was walked intentionally; Kranepool doubled to right [Mazzilli scored, Henderson scored]; Hodges grounded out (second to first) [Kranepool to third]; Youngblood doubled to left [Kranepool scored]; THEISS REPLACED DAVEY (PITCHING); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 7. BRAVES 8TH: Montanez reached on an error by Kranepool [Montanez to first]; Pocoroba popped to third in foul territory; Matthews grounded out (first unassisted) [Montanez to second]; Bonnell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 7. METS 8TH: Espinosa grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli singled to right; Boisclair walked [Mazzilli to second]; Henderson doubled to left [Mazzilli scored, Boisclair scored]; Kranepool grounded out (catcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 9. BRAVES 9TH: Rockett singled to left; Chaney grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rockett out at second]; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 9. |
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