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Tuesday July 15, 1980
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Two homers by Steve Henderson and the six-hit pitching of Pat Zachry sparked the Mets to a 9-2 triumph over the Braves. The Mets jumped to a 4-0 lead in their first turn at bat on a walk, singles by John Stearns and Mike Jorgensen and three-run round-tripper by Henderson. The second homer by Henderson came with the bases empty in the sixth. Lee Mazzilli capped the Mets' scoring with a two-run homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]


New York Mets 9, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Tuesday, July 15, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Mets         4  2  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   9  8  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  6  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           4   1   1   2     0   2   .283      Hubbard 2b            4   0   2   1     0   0   .290
Taveras ss            2   1   0   0     0   0   .277      Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .299
  Almon ph,ss         3   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .297
Washington rf         3   2   1   1     1   0   .277      Matthews rf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .282
Stearns c             4   1   2   1     0   1   .287      Horner 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Jorgensen 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .281      Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .262
Henderson lf          4   2   2   4     0   0   .318      Nahorodny c           3   1   2   0     0   1   .298
Maddox 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Gomez ss              2   0   0   0     0   2   .209
Flynn 2b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .245        Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Zachry p              4   0   0   0     0   3   .043        Blanks ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
                                                          Alexander p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .130
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
                                                            Hanna p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                            Asselstine ph       1   0   0   0     0   1   .258
                                                            Hrabosky p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   9   8   9     2   7             Totals               32   2   6   2     1   8

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 21,608
Left on Base: Mets 2, Braves 4
DP: Mets 1, Braves 1
Errors: Hubbard
Doubles: Washington (3), Stearns (23), Nahorodny (8)
Home Runs: Henderson 2 (4), Mazzilli (10), Matthews (10)
Stolen Bases: Washington (9)
GIDP: Flynn (10), Matthews (9)
Hit by Pitch: Mazzilli (3,by Alexander)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(4-5)           9     6   2   2   1   8   1  33   2.84
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   8   1  33

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(7-5)        6     6   7   7   2   5   2  27   3.80
Hanna                   2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   5.86
Hrabosky                1     2   2   2   0   1   1   5   4.21
Totals                  9     8   9   9   2   7   3  38

Hit by Pitch: Alexander (2)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Fred Brocklander


METS 1ST: Mazzilli struck out; Taveras grounded out (pitcher to
first); Washington walked; Washington stole second; Stearns
singled to shortstop [Washington to third]; Jorgensen singled to
second [Washington scored, Stearns to second]; Henderson homered
[Stearns scored, Jorgensen scored]; Maddox walked; Flynn
grounded out (pitcher to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard flied out to center; Murphy grounded out
(third to first); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Zachry flied out to left; Mazzilli was hit by a pitch;
Taveras forced Mazzilli (shortstop to second); Washington
doubled to left [Taveras scored]; Stearns doubled to center
[Washington scored]; Jorgensen flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Matthews flied out to left; Horner flied out to
center; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6,
Braves 0.

METS 3RD: Henderson reached on an error by Hubbard; Maddox flied
out to center; Flynn grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Nahorodny struck out; Gomez struck out; Alexander
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 0.

METS 4TH: Zachry struck out; Mazzilli flied out to center; ALMON
BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Almon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: ALMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Hubbard singled
to center; Murphy flied out to center; Chambliss walked [Hubbard
to second]; Matthews grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Chambliss out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 0.

METS 5TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Stearns was
called out on strikes; Jorgensen grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Horner grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
flied out to right; Nahorodny singled to shortstop; Gomez struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 0.

METS 6TH: Henderson homered; Maddox grounded out (second to
first); Flynn struck out; Zachry struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 7, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: LUM BATTED FOR ALEXANDER; Lum struck out; Hubbard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Braves 0.

METS 7TH: HANNA REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Mazzilli struck out;
Almon grounded out (second to first); Washington grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews
homered; Horner grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7,
Braves 1.

METS 8TH: Stearns flied out to center; Jorgensen flied out to
center; Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Nahorodny doubled to right; POCOROBA BATTED FOR
GOMEZ; Pocoroba grounded out (third to first); ASSELSTINE BATTED
FOR HANNA; Asselstine struck out; Hubbard singled to left
[Nahorodny scored]; Murphy forced Hubbard (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Braves 2.

METS 9TH: BLANKS REPLACED POCOROBA (PLAYING SS); HRABOSKY
REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PITCHING); Maddox flied out to center;
Flynn singled to center; On a bunt Zachry struck out; Mazzilli
homered [Flynn scored]; Almon flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 9, Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Chambliss singled to right; Matthews flied out to
right; Horner flied out to right; Burroughs was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 9, Braves 2.



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