Craig Swan pitched a three-hitter and was rewarded with a victory when the Mets broke up a scoreless game in the eighth inning and defeated the Braves, 3-0. Frank Taveras, who collected four of the Mets' eight hits off Phil Niekro, doubled with one away and scored the first run on a two-out double by John Stearns. Mike Jorgensen then clinched the decision with a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       25, 1980 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   3  8  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Blanks 3b,ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Youngblood rf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Ruiz 2b,3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .364      Taveras ss            4   1   4   0     0   0   .314
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Mazzilli 1b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .244
Matthews rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .281      Stearns c             3   1   2   1     1   0   .305
Asselstine cf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Jorgensen cf          4   1   1   2     0   0   .286
Burroughs lf          2   0   0   0     1   1   .278        Morales cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
Benedict c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Trevino 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .345
Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .185      Henderson lf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .311
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .095      Flynn 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .201
  Royster 2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .215      Swan p                2   0   0   0     1   1   .133
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .087

Totals               30   0   3   0     1   6             Totals               30   3   8   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 13,624
Left on Base: Braves 5, Mets 6
DP: Braves 1, Mets 0
Errors: Jorgensen, Henderson
Doubles: Taveras 2 (10), Stearns (16)
Home Runs: Jorgensen (3)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Asselstine (1)
GIDP: Youngblood (3)
Hit by Pitch: Henderson (1,by Niekro)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(3-6)           8     8   3   3   2   5   1  33   3.89
Totals                  8     8   3   3   2   5   1  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(3-3)             9     3   0   0   1   6   0  32   2.39
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   6   0  32

Hit by Pitch: Niekro (2)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Satch Davidson


BRAVES 1ST: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruiz
singled to left [Ruiz to second (error by Henderson)]; Chambliss
flied out to center; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Youngblood grounded out (third to first); Taveras
singled to center; Mazzilli was called out on strikes; Stearns
forced Taveras (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Asselstine singled to pitcher; Burroughs flied out
to left; Benedict made an out to shortstop; Gomez made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Jorgensen flied out to right; Trevino struck out;
Henderson was hit by a pitch; Flynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro struck out; Blanks flied out to right; Ruiz
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Swan walked; Youngblood grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Swan out at second]; Taveras
doubled to center; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Matthews flied out to
right; Asselstine reached on an error by Jorgensen [Asselstine
to second]; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Stearns singled to right; Jorgensen flied out to left;
Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stearns to second];
Henderson made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Mets 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Benedict flied out to left; Gomez flied out to
center; Niekro flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (third to first); Swan grounded out
(shortstop to first); Youngblood flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruiz
struck out; Chambliss flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Taveras singled to pitcher; Taveras was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mazzilli grounded out
(catcher to first); Stearns walked; Jorgensen flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Matthews singled to right; Asselstine out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Matthews to second];
Burroughs was walked intentionally; Benedict struck out; LUM
BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Lum struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: BLANKS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); RUIZ CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); ROYSTER REPLACED LUM (PLAYING 2B);
Trevino singled to left; Henderson flied out to right; Flynn
forced Trevino (third to second); Swan was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Niekro popped to catcher in foul territory; Blanks
flied out to left; Ruiz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Youngblood flied out to left; Taveras doubled to left;
Mazzilli popped to catcher in foul territory; Stearns doubled to
center [Taveras scored]; Jorgensen homered [Stearns scored];
Trevino flied to right in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 3.

BRAVES 9TH: MORALES REPLACED JORGENSEN (PLAYING CF); Chambliss
flied out to center; Matthews flied out to right; Asselstine
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 3.