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Sunday May 18, 1980
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New York Mets 2, Atlanta Braves 1 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, May 18, 1980 (Day game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  5  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1 10  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   3   0     0   0   .248      Royster 2b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Maddox 3b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .282      Blanks 3b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .198
Mazzilli 1b           4   1   0   0     0   2   .243      Matthews rf           4   1   2   0     0   2   .258
Jorgensen rf,lf       4   0   0   0     0   2   .295      Chambliss 1b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .303
Youngblood cf,rf      4   0   1   0     0   0   .277      Asselstine lf         4   0   1   1     0   0   .261
Henderson lf          2   0   0   0     1   1   .293      Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .257
  Morales pr,cf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .184      Benedict c            4   0   3   0     0   1   .281
Hodges c              2   0   0   0     0   2   .176      Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Flynn 2b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .209        Ruiz ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Burris p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .133      Alexander p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Stearns ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .306        Lum ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .118
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Nolan ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .313

Totals               27   2   5   0     2   8             Totals               34   1  10   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 11,807
Left on Base: Mets 3, Braves 9
DP: Mets 2, Braves 2
Errors: Royster 2
Doubles: Blanks (2)
Stolen Bases: Youngblood (5)
Caught Stealing: Youngblood (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Maddox 2 (3), Hodges (1), Gomez (2)
GIDP: Stearns (1), Gomez (4)
Hit by Pitch: Chambliss (1,by Burris)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burris                  7     7   0   0   1   5   0  28   2.53
Allen W(1-3)            2     3   1   1   0   1   0   9   5.40
Totals                  9    10   1   1   1   6   0  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander               7     3   0   0   0   8   0  22   4.12
Garber L(1-3)           2     2   2   0   2   0   0  10   6.19
Totals                  9     5   2   0   2   8   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Burris (3)

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Harry Wendelstedt, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Dutch Rennert


METS 1ST: On a bunt Taveras singled to first; Taveras was picked
off first (pitcher to first); Maddox struck out; Mazzilli struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); Blanks
doubled to center; Matthews struck out; Chambliss was hit by a
pitch; Asselstine grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Jorgensen struck out; Youngblood popped to catcher in
foul territory; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy flied out to right; Benedict singled to
center; Gomez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Benedict out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Braves 0.

METS 3RD: Hodges struck out; Flynn grounded out (second to
first); Burris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Alexander struck out; Royster made an out to second;
Blanks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 4TH: Taveras singled to shortstop; Maddox out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Taveras to second]; Mazzilli
flied out to left; Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Matthews struck out; Chambliss singled to right;
Asselstine flied out to center; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 5TH: Youngblood flied out to left; Henderson grounded out
(third to first); Hodges struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Benedict singled to right; Gomez lined to right;
Alexander popped to pitcher; Royster made an out to shortstop; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 6TH: Flynn lined to third; Burris singled to left; Taveras
lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Burris out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Blanks singled to left; Matthews singled to center
[Blanks to second]; Chambliss lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Matthews out at first]; Asselstine flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 7TH: Maddox flied out to left; Mazzilli struck out;
Jorgensen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Murphy grounded out (second to first); Benedict
singled to left; Gomez out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
first) [Benedict to second]; LUM BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Lum was
walked intentionally; Royster forced Benedict (third
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Youngblood singled to
left; Youngblood stole second; Henderson walked; MORALES RAN FOR
HENDERSON; Hodges out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted)
[Youngblood to third, Morales to second]; Flynn was walked
intentionally; STEARNS BATTED FOR BURRIS; Stearns grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Flynn out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: JORGENSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); YOUNGBLOOD
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
CF); ALLEN REPLACED STEARNS (PITCHING); Blanks flied out to
right; Matthews singled to center; Chambliss singled to center
[Matthews to second]; Asselstine singled to left [Matthews
scored, Chambliss to second]; Murphy popped to catcher in foul
territory; Benedict was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 1.

METS 9TH: Taveras singled to shortstop; Maddox out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Taveras to second]; Mazzilli
reached on an error by Royster [Taveras scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first) [Mazzilli to
second]; Youngblood reached on an error by Royster [Mazzilli
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Youngblood was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: RUIZ BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Ruiz grounded out (third to
first); NOLAN BATTED FOR GARBER; Nolan grounded out (pitcher to
first); Royster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 1.



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