Overcoming a three-run deficit in the late innings, the Braves rallied for a 6-5 decision over the Mets. The winning rally came in the eighth when Brian Asselstine led off with a triple and scored the tying run on a single by Jeff Burroughs. Barry Bonnell, the pinch-runner for Burroughs, moved to second on a balk by reliever Skip Lockwood and scored when Biff Pocoroba hit a double into the bullpen. The Mets led, 5-2, entering the bottom of the sixth but Burroughs' sacrifice fly plated a tally in the sixth and Jerry Royster singled home a seventh-inning run. Royster earlier had a double and triple and scored twice.

Braves' manager Bobby Cox was ejected from the game in the top of the fifth after getting into an argument with plate umpire Nick Colosi when the Braves' field television flashed a picture of first base umpire Satch Davidson who had made a questionable call on a Braves' infield out in the bottom of the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Monday, May       1, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Mets         2  0  0    1  1  1    0  0  0  -   5 11  0
Braves       2  0  0    0  0  1    1  2  x  -   6 11  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           4   0   2   0     1   2   .259      Royster 2b            4   2   3   1     0   0   .351
Valentine 2b          3   1   0   1     1   0   .333      Office cf             4   0   0   1     0   0   .250
Boisclair rf          3   2   1   0     2   1   .229      Asselstine rf         3   1   1   0     1   0   .324
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burroughs lf          3   1   2   2     0   0   .406
S. Henderson lf       5   0   1   1     0   0   .193        Bonnell pr,lf       0   1   0   0     0   0   .191
Montanez 1b           3   0   2   1     2   0   .200      Pocoroba c            4   0   2   2     0   0   .250
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     1   0   .186      Murphy 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .187
Youngblood 3b         4   1   2   0     1   1   .385      Gilbreath 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .256
Flynn ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Rockett ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .100
Swan p                3   1   2   0     0   1   .231        Chaney ph,ss        1   1   1   0     1   0   .381
  Metzger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hanna p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Maddox rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .143        Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .077
                                                            Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Beall ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .118
                                                            Solomon p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250

Totals               35   5  11   3     8   6             Totals               33   6  11   6     2   4

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance:  5,399
Left on Base: Mets 13, Braves 6
DP: Mets 0, Braves 1
Errors: Murphy
Doubles: Youngblood 2 (2), Mazzilli (9), Pocoroba 2 (3), Royster (2)
Triples: Royster (1), Asselstine (1)
Stolen Bases: Montanez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Swan (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Valentine (1), Burroughs (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan                    6.2   7   4   4   1   3   0  27   2.02
Metzger                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   7.84
Lockwood L(0-1)         1     3   2   2   1   1   0   7   3.86
Totals                  8    11   6   6   2   4   0  36

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna                   3     6   3   1   4   1   0  19   2.89
Camp                    2     2   1   1   3   0   0  10   5.25
Devine                  2     1   1   1   1   2   0   8   9.49
Solomon W(1-1)          2     2   0   0   0   3   0   8   1.00
Totals                  9    11   5   3   8   6   0  45

Wild Pitches: Devine (1)
Balks: Lockwood (1), Hanna (1), Devine 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Joe West, 3B - John Kibler


METS 1ST: Braves Manager Bobby Cox ejected by HP umpire Nick
Colosi sometime in game; Mazzilli struck out; Valentine
walked; Hanna balked [Valentine to second]; Boisclair reached on
an error by Murphy [Valentine scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Boisclair to second]; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Montanez singled to center [Boisclair scored
(unearned)]; Montanez stole second; Stearns walked; Youngblood
walked [Montanez to third, Stearns to second]; Flynn flied out
to center; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster tripled to right; Office grounded out
(second to first) [Royster scored]; Asselstine grounded out
(second to first); Burroughs singled to left; Pocoroba doubled
to right [Burroughs scored, Pocoroba out at third (right to
second to catcher to third)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Braves 2.

METS 2ND: Swan singled to left; Mazzilli singled to right [Swan
out at third (right to second to first to third), Mazzilli to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Valentine flied out to center;
Boisclair walked; S. Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy grounded out (third to first); Gilbreath
struck out; Rockett was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 2.

METS 3RD: Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns
grounded out (third to first); Youngblood doubled to right;
Flynn lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Hanna was called out on strikes; Royster popped to
catcher in foul territory; Office lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 2.

METS 4TH: Swan singled to left; Mazzilli doubled to right [Swan
to third]; CAMP REPLACED HANNA (PITCHING); Valentine flied out
to center; Boisclair was walked intentionally; S. Henderson
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Swan scored, Mazzilli to third,
Boisclair to second]; Montanez was walked intentionally; Stearns
popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Asselstine made an out to second; Burroughs grounded
out (third to first); Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 2.

METS 5TH: Youngblood doubled to left; Flynn singled to shortstop
[Youngblood stayed at second]; Swan out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Youngblood to third, Flynn to second];
Mazzilli was walked intentionally; Valentine sacrifice flied
into a double play (center to second) [Youngblood scored,
Mazzilli out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Murphy flied out to right; Gilbreath singled to
center; Rockett grounded out (pitcher to first) [Gilbreath to
second]; NOLAN BATTED FOR CAMP; Nolan popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 2.

METS 6TH: DEVINE REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); On a bunt Boisclair
singled to first; Devine balked [Boisclair to second]; Devine
threw a wild pitch [Boisclair to third]; S. Henderson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Montanez was walked intentionally;
Devine balked [Boisclair scored, Montanez to second]; Stearns
grounded out (third to first); Youngblood grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Royster doubled to left; Office grounded out (second
to pitcher) [Royster to third]; Asselstine walked; Burroughs hit
a sacrifice fly to center [Royster scored]; Pocoroba flied out
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 3.

METS 7TH: Flynn flied out to right; Swan struck out; Mazzilli
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves
3.

BRAVES 7TH: Murphy flied out to center; Gilbreath grounded out
(shortstop to first); CHANEY BATTED FOR ROCKETT; Chaney singled
to right; BEALL BATTED FOR DEVINE; Beall singled to right
[Chaney to third]; METZGER REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Royster
singled to right [Chaney scored, Beall to second]; Office flied
out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 4.

METS 8TH: SOLOMON REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); CHANEY STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); Valentine popped to shortstop; Boisclair was
called out on strikes; S. Henderson singled to left; Montanez
singled to right [S. Henderson to third]; Stearns grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); MADDOX
REPLACED METZGER (PLAYING RF); Asselstine tripled to right;
Burroughs singled to left [Asselstine scored]; BONNELL RAN FOR
BURROUGHS; Lockwood balked [Bonnell to second]; Pocoroba doubled
to right [Bonnell scored]; Murphy was called out on strikes;
Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney was walked
intentionally; Solomon flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 6.

METS 9TH: BONNELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Youngblood struck
out; Flynn grounded out (third to first); Maddox was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 6.