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Three hits by Doug Flynn led a 12-hit assault as the Mets defeated the Braves, 6-3. The Mets snapped a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning. Frank Taveras drove in one run with a single. Alex Trevino added another with a double. Flynn broke the game open in the seventh with a bases-loaded single, driving home two tallies. [The Sporting News] New York Mets 6, Atlanta Braves 3Game Played on Wednesday, August 15, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumMets 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 - 6 12 0
Braves 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 11 2
Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Taveras ss 4 1 0 1 0 0 .261 Royster 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .263
Ferrer ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Matthews rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .306
Trevino c 4 1 1 1 1 1 .322 Office cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .261
Mazzilli cf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .318 Horner 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .328
Stearns 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 .251 Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .284
Youngblood lf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .290 Nolan c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .247
Cardenal 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Bonnell lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260
Norman rf 3 0 1 0 2 0 .194 Frias ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 .285
Flynn 2b 5 2 3 2 0 0 .246 M. Mahler p 2 0 1 1 0 0 .115
Swan p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .127 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Allen p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 B. McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lum ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .245
Bradford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Spikes ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .287
Totals 38 6 12 5 5 2 Totals 35 3 11 3 2 0
Time of Game: 2:46 Attendance: 5,120
Left on Base: Mets 12, Braves 7
DP: Mets 2, Braves 0
Errors: Horner, Devine
Doubles: Stearns (22), Trevino (9)
Triples: Frias (4)
Home Runs: Horner (25)
Stolen Bases: Stearns (12), Taveras (35)
Sacrifice Hits: Swan (4)
GIDP: Royster 2 (7)
Hit by Pitch: Youngblood (6,by Devine)
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Swan W(12-9) 6.2 10 3 3 0 0 1 28 3.08
Allen SV(4) 2.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 3.76
Totals 9 11 3 3 2 0 1 37
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
M. Mahler L(3-11) 5.1 8 4 4 4 0 0 27 6.18
Devine 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 8 3.15
B. McLaughlin 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5.24
Bradford 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00
Totals 9 12 6 5 5 2 0 45
Hit by Pitch: Devine (2)
Wild Pitches: Allen (4), M. Mahler 2 (4)
Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Ed Vargo
METS 1ST: Taveras flied out to left; Trevino walked; Mazzilli
singled to center [Trevino to third, Mazzilli to second (on
throw to 3b)]; Stearns singled to right [Trevino scored,
Mazzilli out at home (right to catcher to third), Stearns to
third (on throw to home)]; Youngblood walked; Cardenal flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Royster popped to second; Matthews flied out to
right; Office singled to right; Horner flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.
METS 2ND: Norman walked; Flynn flied out to left; Swan popped to
pitcher; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.
BRAVES 2ND: Murphy popped to third in foul territory; Nolan
popped to third in foul territory; Bonnell made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.
METS 3RD: Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
singled to left; Stearns doubled to right [Mazzilli out at home
(right to shortstop to catcher)]; Youngblood singled to second
[Stearns to third]; Cardenal grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0.
BRAVES 3RD: Frias tripled to right; M. Mahler singled to right
[Frias scored]; Royster flied out to right; Matthews flied out
to right; Office flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 1.
METS 4TH: Norman flied out to right; Flynn singled to center;
Swan out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Flynn to second];
M. Mahler threw a wild pitch [Flynn scored]; Taveras flied out
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1.
BRAVES 4TH: Horner homered; Murphy flied out to center; Nolan
grounded out (second to first); Bonnell flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 2.
METS 5TH: Trevino flied out to right; Mazzilli grounded out
(pitcher to first); Stearns reached on an error by Horner
[Stearns to first]; Stearns stole second; Youngblood walked;
Cardenal popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Braves
2.
BRAVES 5TH: Frias singled to right; M. Mahler popped to first in
foul territory; Royster grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Frias out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2,
Braves 2.
METS 6TH: Norman grounded out (pitcher to first); Flynn singled
to shortstop; Swan singled to left [Flynn to second]; M. Mahler
threw a wild pitch [Flynn to third, Swan to second]; DEVINE
REPLACED M. MAHLER (PITCHING); Taveras reached on a fielder's
choice [Flynn scored, Swan out at third (shortstop to third)];
Taveras stole second; Trevino doubled to center [Taveras
scored]; Mazzilli flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 4, Braves 2.
BRAVES 6TH: FERRER REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING SS); Matthews
singled to left; Office flied out to center; Horner popped to
first in foul territory; Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 2.
METS 7TH: Stearns reached on an error by Devine [Stearns to
first]; Youngblood was hit by a pitch [Stearns to second];
Cardenal grounded out (second to first) [Stearns to third,
Youngblood to second]; Norman was walked intentionally; Flynn
singled to right [Stearns scored (unearned), Youngblood scored,
Norman to second]; B. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING);
Swan struck out; Ferrer forced Flynn (shortstop to second); 2 R
(1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 2.
BRAVES 7TH: Nolan singled to right; Bonnell made an out to
shortstop; Frias singled to center [Nolan to second]; LUM BATTED
FOR B. MCLAUGHLIN; Lum singled to left [Nolan scored, Frias to
second]; Royster singled to left [Frias out at home (left to
catcher), Lum to second]; ALLEN REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Allen
threw a wild pitch [Lum to third, Royster to second]; Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets
6, Braves 3.
METS 8TH: BRADFORD REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Trevino struck out;
Mazzilli singled to right; Stearns grounded out (second to
first) [Mazzilli to second]; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 3.
BRAVES 8TH: Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy walked; Nolan lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 3.
METS 9TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman
singled to left; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first) [Norman
to second]; Allen popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets
6, Braves 3.
BRAVES 9TH: Bonnell walked; Frias flied out to center; SPIKES
BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Spikes singled to shortstop [Bonnell to
second]; Royster grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Spikes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6,
Braves 3.
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