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Monday July 17, 1978
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New York Mets 7, Atlanta Braves 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Monday, July 17, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Mets         0  1  0    3  0  0    2  0  1  -   7 10  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  2  1    1  0  0  -   4  7  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Youngblood cf,rf      4   1   1   0     1   1   .252      Gilbreath 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .253
Valentine 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
  Lockwood p          1   1   1   1     0   0   .125      Matthews rf           4   0   1   1     0   0   .299
S. Henderson lf       4   0   1   0     1   1   .256      Burroughs lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .319
Stearns c             5   2   3   2     0   0   .269      Pocoroba c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Montanez 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .266      Murphy 1b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .238
Grieve rf             2   0   1   2     1   0   .235      Hubbard 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Mazzilli pr,cf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Chaney ss             3   1   1   1     0   0   .218
Maddox 3b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .281      Mahler p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .083
Flynn ss,2b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .249        Solomon p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Hausman p             1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000        Skok p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .207
  Boisclair ph        0   1   0   0     1   0   .250        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foli ss             1   0   0   0     0   0   .233

Totals               32   7  10   6     7   3             Totals               33   4   7   4     0   0

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 11,822
Left on Base: Mets 6, Braves 2
DP: Mets 1, Braves 3
Errors: Flynn
Doubles: Montanez (20)
Home Runs: Stearns (9), Lockwood (1), Murphy (14), Chaney (3)
Stolen Bases: Maddox (2), Mazzilli (10)
Caught Stealing: Grieve (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Hausman (1)
GIDP: Valentine (4), Flynn (10), Montanez (5), Matthews (9)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hausman W(1-0)          5.1   5   3   3   0   0   1  20   8.38
Murray                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.56
Lockwood SV(11)         3     1   1   1   0   0   1  10   3.47
Totals                  9     7   4   4   0   0   2  33

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler L(3-5)           3.2   6   4   4   3   1   1  18   3.16
Solomon                 2.2   3   2   2   3   1   0  13   4.57
Skok                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.73
Campbell                2     1   1   1   1   1   1   8   4.47
Totals                  9    10   7   7   7   3   2  40

Wild Pitches: Murray (6)
Balks: Solomon (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg


METS 1ST: Youngblood walked; Valentine grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Youngblood out at second]; S.
Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Office
grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns homered; Montanez flied out to left; Grieve
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs singled to right; Pocoroba flied out to
center; Murphy flied out to center; Hubbard popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

METS 3RD: Flynn singled to center; Hausman out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Flynn to second]; Youngblood struck
out; Valentine popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Chaney flied out to center; Mahler grounded out
(pitcher to first); Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

METS 4TH: S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Stearns
singled to center; Montanez doubled to right [Stearns to third];
Grieve singled to left [Stearns scored, Montanez scored]; Grieve
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Maddox
walked; Maddox stole second; Flynn was walked intentionally;
Hausman singled to right [Maddox scored, Flynn to third];
SOLOMON REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING); Youngblood forced Hausman
(shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Office singled to second; Matthews grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Office out at
second]; Burroughs grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 0.

METS 5TH: Valentine flied out to right; S. Henderson struck out;
Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba singled to right; Murphy homered [Pocoroba
scored]; Hubbard popped to third in foul territory; Chaney flied
out to center; Solomon made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 2.

METS 6TH: Montanez flied out to right; Grieve walked; MAZZILLI
RAN FOR GRIEVE; Solomon balked [Mazzilli to second]; Mazzilli
stole third; Maddox walked; Flynn grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: MAZZILLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); YOUNGBLOOD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Gilbreath singled to shortstop
[Gilbreath to second (error by Flynn)]; Office flied to left in
foul territory; MURRAY REPLACED HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Murray threw
a wild pitch [Gilbreath to third]; Matthews singled to center
[Gilbreath scored]; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Matthews to second]; Pocoroba flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 3.

METS 7TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR MURRAY; Boisclair walked;
Youngblood singled to second [Boisclair to second]; Valentine
flied out to center; S. Henderson singled to right [Boisclair
scored (no RBI), Youngblood to third]; Stearns singled to center
[Youngblood scored, S. Henderson to third]; SKOK REPLACED
SOLOMON (PITCHING); Montanez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Stearns out at second]; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 7TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); FLYNN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); FOLI REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PLAYING
SS); Murphy popped to third; Hubbard flied out to left; Chaney
homered; NOLAN BATTED FOR SKOK; Nolan grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 4.

METS 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Mazzilli made an
out to second; Maddox flied out to right; Flynn struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Gilbreath flied out to right; Office grounded out
(second to first); Matthews popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 4.

METS 9TH: Foli grounded out (second to pitcher); Youngblood made
an out to third; Lockwood homered; S. Henderson walked; Stearns
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 9TH: Burroughs popped to first in foul territory;
Pocoroba popped to first in foul territory; Murphy popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Braves 4.



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