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As catcher for Pete Falcone and Neil Allen, who combined to pitch a four-hitter, John Stearns drove in three runs to help the Mets defeat the Braves, 5-3. Stearns got one RBI with a bunt single in the first inning and added two others with a double in the seventh. [The Sporting News] New York Mets 5, Atlanta Braves 3Game Played on Friday, May 16, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County StadiumMets 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 - 5 11 1
Braves 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 4 1
Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 .231 Royster 2b 3 0 0 0 1 3 .232
Maddox 3b 3 2 2 0 2 0 .300 Blanks 3b,ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 .177
Mazzilli 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .263 Matthews rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .254
Stearns c 5 1 2 3 0 0 .321 Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .304
Jorgensen rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .296 Burroughs lf 2 1 0 0 2 2 .303
Morales pr,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Murphy cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .265
Youngblood cf,rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .283 Benedict c 3 0 1 1 0 0 .245
Henderson lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Gomez ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .188
Flynn 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .209 Nahorodny ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Falcone p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 Asselstine ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
Allen p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Ruiz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .118
Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118
Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 5 11 5 5 4 Totals 28 3 4 3 4 11
Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 6,135
Left on Base: Mets 11, Braves 3
DP: Mets 3, Braves 0
Errors: Flynn, Royster
Doubles: Youngblood (8), Stearns (14), Murphy (5)
Home Runs: Blanks (2)
Stolen Bases: Royster (7)
Caught Stealing: Mazzilli (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Falcone (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Asselstine (2)
GIDP: Lum (2)
Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Falcone W(2-2) 6 4 3 3 4 7 1 25 4.97
Allen SV(6) 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 5.47
Totals 9 4 3 3 4 11 1 33
Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA
Niekro L(2-5) 6.2 9 5 5 5 3 0 33 4.58
Garber 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.07
Hrabosky 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.40
Totals 9 11 5 5 5 4 0 43
Passed Balls: Benedict 2 (3)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (2)
Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Dutch Rennert, 2B - Steve Fields, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt
METS 1ST: Taveras flied out to right; Maddox walked; Mazzilli
singled to right [Maddox to third]; Mazzilli was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); On a bunt Stearns singled to third
[Maddox scored]; Jorgensen singled to right [Stearns to third];
Youngblood grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Royster was called out on strikes; Blanks homered;
Matthews walked; Chambliss hit into a double play (center to
second to first) [Matthews out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 1.
METS 2ND: Henderson flied out to center; Flynn singled to
center; On a bunt Falcone struck out; Taveras struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 1.
BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs struck out; Murphy grounded out (third to
first); Benedict flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 1.
METS 3RD: Maddox grounded out (second to first); Mazzilli
grounded out (first unassisted); Stearns grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 1.
BRAVES 3RD: Gomez flied out to center; Niekro grounded out
(third to first); Royster walked; Royster stole second; Blanks
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 1.
METS 4TH: Jorgensen lined to shortstop; Youngblood grounded out
(third to first); Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 1.
BRAVES 4TH: Matthews flied out to center; Chambliss struck out;
Burroughs walked; Murphy was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 1.
METS 5TH: Flynn singled to left; Falcone out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Flynn to second]; Taveras walked; Maddox
singled to right [Flynn to third, Taveras to second]; Mazzilli
grounded out (second to pitcher) [Flynn scored, Taveras to
third, Maddox to second]; Stearns grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1.
BRAVES 5TH: Benedict grounded out (third to first); Gomez struck
out; Niekro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 2, Braves 1.
METS 6TH: Jorgensen flied out to right; Youngblood doubled to
left; Henderson flied out to right [Youngblood to third]; Flynn
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2,
Braves 1.
BRAVES 6TH: Royster struck out; Blanks reached on an error by
Flynn; Matthews singled to center [Blanks to second]; Chambliss
lined into a double play (shortstop unassisted) [Blanks out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1.
METS 7TH: Falcone grounded out (second to first); Taveras made
an out to shortstop; Maddox walked; Benedict allowed a passed
ball [Maddox to second]; Mazzilli walked; Benedict allowed a
passed ball [Maddox to third, Mazzilli to second]; Stearns
doubled to left [Maddox scored, Mazzilli scored]; Niekro threw a
wild pitch [Stearns to third]; Jorgensen singled to right
[Stearns scored]; MORALES RAN FOR JORGENSEN; Youngblood walked
[Morales to second]; GARBER REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING);
Henderson grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 5, Braves 1.
BRAVES 7TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); YOUNGBLOOD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Burroughs walked; Murphy doubled
to left [Burroughs to third]; Benedict singled to right
[Burroughs scored, Murphy to third]; NAHORODNY BATTED FOR GOMEZ;
ALLEN REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); ASSELSTINE BATTED FOR
NAHORODNY; Asselstine hit a sacrifice fly to left [Murphy
scored]; LUM BATTED FOR GARBER; Lum grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Benedict out at second]; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 3.
METS 8TH: BLANKS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); RUIZ REPLACED
ASSELSTINE (PLAYING 3B); HRABOSKY REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Flynn
popped to third in foul territory; Allen struck out; Taveras
singled to left; Maddox singled to right [Taveras to second];
Mazzilli reached on an error by Royster [Taveras to third,
Maddox to second]; Stearns popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 3.
BRAVES 8TH: Royster struck out; Blanks struck out; Matthews
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 3.
METS 9TH: Morales popped to first; Youngblood grounded out
(third to first); Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 3.
BRAVES 9TH: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Burroughs was called out on strikes; Murphy was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 3.
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