Tom Hausman and Skip Lockwood combined to hurl the Mets to their fifth straight victory, a 2-0 whitewashing of the Braves. The first Mets' run came in the second inning on a double by Joel Youngblood and single by Doug Flynn. John Stearns hit a homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      22, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  8  0
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   2  6  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Boisclair rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .245
Office cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .266      Foli ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Matthews rf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .292      S. Henderson lf       4   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Burroughs lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .323      Montanez 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Horner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Stearns c             3   1   1   1     0   1   .275
Murphy 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .237      Youngblood cf         3   1   2   0     0   0   .261
Pocoroba c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Valentine 3b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Gilbreath 2b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Flynn 2b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .253
Niekro p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Hausman p             3   0   1   0     0   0   .500
  Beall ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .220        Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   8   0     1   2             Totals               30   2   6   2     1   5

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 12,277
Left on Base: Braves 8, Mets 5
DP: Braves 0, Mets 2
Doubles: Youngblood (6), Hausman (1)
Home Runs: Stearns (11)
Stolen Bases: Boisclair (3), Youngblood (1)
GIDP: Pocoroba (14), Burroughs (8)
Hit by Pitch: Office (3,by Hausman)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(11-10)         7     6   2   2   1   4   1  28   3.00
Garber                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   1.77
Totals                  8     6   2   2   1   5   1  31

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hausman W(2-0)          8     8   0   0   1   2   0  32   4.58
Lockwood SV(13)         1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.28
Totals                  9     8   0   0   1   2   0  35

Hit by Pitch: Hausman (1)

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Office
was hit by a pitch; Matthews forced Office (third to second);
Burroughs walked [Matthews to second]; Horner flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Boisclair singled to right; Boisclair stole second;
Foli struck out; S. Henderson popped to first in foul territory;
Montanez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Mets 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy singled to right; Pocoroba grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Murphy out at
second]; Gilbreath singled to left; Niekro forced Gilbreath
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns struck out; Youngblood doubled to center;
Valentine walked; Flynn singled to left [Youngblood scored,
Valentine to second]; Hausman forced Valentine (pitcher to
third) [Flynn to second]; Boisclair grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster singled to shortstop; Office struck out;
Matthews singled to left [Royster to second]; Burroughs grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Matthews out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); S. Henderson
flied out to center; Montanez made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner flied out to left; Murphy grounded out (third
to first); Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Stearns made an out to shortstop; Youngblood flied out
to center; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Niekro
grounded out (third to first); Royster grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Hausman
doubled to right; Boisclair flied out to right; Foli grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Office grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews
lined to third; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: S. Henderson grounded out (third to first); Montanez
flied out to center; Stearns homered; Youngblood singled to
left; Youngblood stole second; Valentine grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Horner grounded out (third to first); Murphy flied
out to right; Pocoroba singled to right; Gilbreath flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Flynn struck out; Hausman popped to shortstop;
Boisclair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 2.

BRAVES 8TH: BEALL BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Beall struck out; Royster
lined to left; Office singled to center; Matthews singled to
left [Office to third]; Burroughs forced Matthews (third to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Foli flied out to
left; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Horner singled to right; LOCKWOOD REPLACED HAUSMAN
(PITCHING); Murphy lined to left; Pocoroba flied out to left;
Gilbreath flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Mets 2.