Posting his second straight shutout, Pat Zachry pitched the Mets to a 3-0 victory over the Braves. The Mets scored in the second inning on a double by Elliott Maddox and single by Doug Flynn, then added two more runs in the eighth on a double by Claudell Washington, walk to Steve Henderson, single by Mike Jorgensen and a throwing error by Braves right fielder Gary Matthews. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Wednesday, July      30, 1980 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  2  x  -   3  8  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hubbard 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Mazzilli cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
Murphy cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .284      Taveras ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
xChambliss 1b         2   0   1   0     1   0   .000      Washington rf         4   1   3   0     0   1   .278
Matthews rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Henderson lf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .314
Horner 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Jorgensen 1b          3   0   1   1     1   0   .278
Burroughs lf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .272      Trevino c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
Benedict c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Maddox 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .262
  Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Flynn 2b              3   0   1   1     0   0   .246
Gomez ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .195      Zachry p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .069
Boggs p               3   0   1   0     0   1   .118
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     2   5             Totals               32   3   8   2     2   1

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 16,561
Left on Base: Braves 7, Mets 7
DP: Braves 0, Mets 0
Errors: Matthews, Trevino
Doubles: Chambliss (23), Washington 3 (6), Maddox (13)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Boggs L(5-6)            7.1   8   3   2   2   1   0  32   3.59
Garber                  0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.37
Totals                  8     8   3   2   2   1   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(6-5)           9     4   0   0   2   5   0  34   2.48
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   5   0  34

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Jim Quick


BRAVES 1ST: Hubbard flied out to left; Murphy flied out to left;
Chambliss doubled to center; Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Mazzilli flied out to center; Taveras lined to second;
Washington doubled to right; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner grounded out (third to first); Burroughs
singled to center; Benedict struck out; Gomez forced Burroughs
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher); Trevino
grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox doubled to left; Flynn
singled to right [Maddox scored]; Zachry singled to right [Flynn
to second]; Mazzilli grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Boggs struck out; Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to
first); Murphy popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington
was called out on strikes; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss walked; Matthews flied out to left; Horner
singled to left [Chambliss to second]; Burroughs was called out
on strikes; Benedict flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Jorgensen walked; Trevino popped to first in foul
territory; Maddox popped to catcher in foul territory; Flynn
forced Jorgensen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Gomez lined to third; Boggs grounded out (shortstop
to first); Hubbard popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Zachry grounded out (pitcher to first); On a bunt
Mazzilli singled to second; Taveras forced Mazzilli (shortstop
to second); Washington doubled to left [Taveras to third];
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Murphy walked; Chambliss reached on catcher's
interference by Trevino [Murphy to second]; Matthews flied out
to center [Murphy to third]; Horner popped to second; Burroughs
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Jorgensen flied out to right; Trevino grounded out
(third to first); Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Benedict made an out to third; Gomez flied out to
left; Boggs singled to center; Hubbard flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Flynn flied out to center; Zachry grounded out
(shortstop to first); Mazzilli grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Murphy grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss
flied out to right; Matthews was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Washington
doubled to center; Henderson walked; Jorgensen singled to right
[Washington scored, Henderson scored (error by Matthews)
(unearned), Jorgensen to second]; GARBER REPLACED BOGGS
(PITCHING); Trevino made an out to third; Maddox flied out to
right; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Horner flied out to left; Burroughs struck out;
POCOROBA BATTED FOR BENEDICT; Pocoroba grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 3.