Gary Matthews drilled a three-run homer and Bob Horner cracked two solo shots to lead the Braves to a 5-2 decision over the Mets. After Matthews connected in the first inning, Horner added a blast in the same frame. Horner's second clout came in the third. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 5, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Wednesday, July      16, 1980 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Mets         0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  2
Braves       4  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  7  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mazzilli cf           4   1   3   1     0   0   .289      Hubbard 2b            3   1   0   0     1   1   .285
Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Asselstine cf         4   1   2   0     0   0   .263
Henderson lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .317        Murphy cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .299
Stearns 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .287      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Youngblood rf         4   1   1   0     0   1   .279      Matthews rf           4   1   1   3     0   0   .282
Trevino c             4   0   2   1     0   1   .307      Horner 3b             3   2   2   2     1   0   .240
Maddox 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Royster 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Flynn 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Lum lf                3   0   1   0     1   0   .140
Swan p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Nahorodny c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .296
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gomez ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .205
  Norman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .170      McWilliams p          2   0   0   0     1   0   .233
  Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .175
  Hausman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .083

Totals               35   2   8   2     0   3             Totals               31   5   7   5     4   2

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  5,414
Left on Base: Mets 6, Braves 6
DP: Mets 1, Braves 0
Errors: Taveras, Stearns, Gomez
Doubles: Mazzilli (20), Youngblood (17)
Home Runs: Mazzilli (11), Matthews (11), Horner 2 (14)
Caught Stealing: Trevino (3)
GIDP: Nahorodny (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan L(5-8)             3     5   5   5   3   0   3  16   3.23
Jackson                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3  13.50
Glynn                   2     1   0   0   1   0   0   9   3.08
Hausman                 2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   3.16
Totals                  8     7   5   5   4   2   3  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McWilliams W(6-6)       9     8   2   2   0   3   1  35   4.37
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   3   1  35

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


METS 1ST: Mazzilli doubled to center; Taveras grounded out
(catcher unassisted) [Mazzilli stayed at second]; Frank
Taveras called for batter interference; Henderson grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Mazzilli to third]; Stearns grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard walked; Asselstine singled to left [Hubbard
to second]; Chambliss lined to right [Hubbard to third];
Matthews homered [Hubbard scored, Asselstine scored]; Horner
homered; Lum grounded out (first to pitcher); Nahorodny flied
out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 4.

METS 2ND: Youngblood doubled to center; Trevino singled to right
[Youngblood scored]; Trevino was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Maddox flied out to center; Flynn grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 2ND: Gomez flied out to center; McWilliams walked;
Hubbard flied out to center; Asselstine singled to left
[McWilliams to second]; Chambliss forced Asselstine (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 4.

METS 3RD: Swan flied out to center; Mazzilli flied out to left;
Taveras flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 3RD: Matthews grounded out (first unassisted); Horner
homered; Lum walked; Nahorodny grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Lum out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 5.

METS 4TH: Henderson singled to right; Stearns singled to left
[Henderson to second]; Youngblood struck out; Trevino forced
Stearns (third to second) [Henderson to third]; Maddox grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves
5.

BRAVES 4TH: JACKSON REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Gomez struck out;
McWilliams grounded out (third to first); Hubbard struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 5.

METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); NORMAN BATTED
FOR JACKSON; Norman flied to right in foul territory; Mazzilli
homered; Taveras reached on an error by Gomez; Henderson lined
to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 5.

BRAVES 5TH: GLYNN REPLACED NORMAN (PITCHING); Asselstine
grounded out (second to first); Chambliss reached on an error by
Stearns; Matthews forced Chambliss (second to shortstop)
[Matthews to second (error by Taveras)]; Horner was walked
intentionally; Lum flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 2, Braves 5.

METS 6TH: Stearns flied out to left; Youngblood flied out to
center; Trevino singled to center; Maddox flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Nahorodny singled to center; Gomez grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Nahorodny to second]; McWilliams grounded
out (third to first); Hubbard flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 5.

METS 7TH: Flynn grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
CARDENAL BATTED FOR GLYNN; Cardenal popped to shortstop;
Mazzilli singled to left; Taveras flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 5.

BRAVES 7TH: HAUSMAN REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Asselstine
flied out to left; Chambliss grounded out (first to pitcher);
Matthews flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Braves 5.

METS 8TH: MURPHY REPLACED ASSELSTINE (PLAYING CF); Henderson
flied out to right; Stearns struck out; Youngblood flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Horner grounded out (third to first); Lum singled to
right; Nahorodny popped to second; Gomez forced Lum (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 5.

METS 9TH: ROYSTER REPLACED HORNER (PLAYING 3B); Trevino struck
out; Maddox flied out to center; Flynn flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 5.