A two-run homer by Ellis Valentine spurred the Mets to a 5-3 decision over the Braves as Neil Allen, pitching out of an eighth-inning jam, notched his 11th save. Valentine's round-tripper came in the fourth inning following a walk to George Foster. The Mets added three runs in the sixth on RBI singles by Dave Kingman and Hubie Brooks and an RBI double by Ron Gardenhire. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Monday, May       24, 1982 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    2  0  3    0  0  0  -   5  8  1
Braves       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   3  9  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .320      Butler cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .228
Stearns c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .328      Hubbard 2b            4   2   2   2     0   1   .258
Foster lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .222      Washington rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .270
  Youngblood lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Murphy lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .303
Kingman 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .241      Horner 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .305
  Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .304
Valentine rf          4   1   1   2     0   1   .233      Benedict c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .225
Brooks 3b             4   0   1   1     0   1   .255      Ramirez ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Gardenhire ss         4   0   1   1     0   0   .246      Dayley p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .400
Veryzer 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .353        Bedrosian p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Zachry p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Whisenton ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .344
  Allen p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .250        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   5     2   6             Totals               34   3   9   2     1   2

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 10,388
Left on Base: Mets 4, Braves 5
DP: Mets 1, Braves 1
Errors: Veryzer
Doubles: Gardenhire (4), Benedict (6), Butler (1)
Home Runs: Valentine (1), Hubbard (3)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (18)
Caught Stealing: Butler (5), Dayley (1)
GIDP: Murphy (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zachry W(4-1)           7     9   3   3   1   2   1  30   4.59
Allen SV(11)            2     0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2.30
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   2   1  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dayley L(1-2)           5.1   5   5   5   1   4   1  22   6.75
Bedrosian               1.2   3   0   0   1   0   0   8   1.46
Garber                  2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   1.73
Totals                  9     8   5   5   2   6   1  36

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Jerry Dale


METS 1ST: Wilson struck out; Stearns popped to first in foul
territory; Foster singled; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Butler reached on an error by Veryzer [Butler to
first]; Butler was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Hubbard homered; Washington grounded out (first
unassisted); Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 1.

METS 2ND: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Brooks
flied out to left; Gardenhire flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Benedict doubled; Ramirez
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Braves 1.

METS 3RD: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Zachry
struck out; Wilson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Dayley singled; Dayley was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop to first); Butler flied out to center;
Hubbard flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Braves 1.

METS 4TH: Stearns grounded out (second to first); Foster walked;
Kingman grounded out (shortstop to second) [Foster to second];
Valentine homered [Foster scored]; Brooks struck out; 2 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Washington flied out to center; Murphy singled;
Horner singled [Murphy to second]; Chambliss flied out to left;
Benedict forced Horner (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 1.

METS 5TH: Gardenhire popped to shortstop; Veryzer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Zachry grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Ramirez flied out to center; Dayley grounded out
(third to first); Butler grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 1.

METS 6TH: Wilson singled; Stearns singled [Wilson to second];
Foster popped to first in foul territory; Kingman singled
[Wilson scored, Stearns to third]; BEDROSIAN REPLACED DAYLEY
(PITCHING); Valentine flied out to center; Brooks singled
[Stearns scored, Kingman to third]; Gardenhire doubled [Kingman
scored, Brooks to third]; Veryzer was walked intentionally;
Zachry forced Veryzer (second to shortstop); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Hubbard struck out; Washington grounded out (pitcher
to first); Murphy singled; Horner walked [Murphy to second];
Chambliss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
5, Braves 1.

METS 7TH: Wilson singled; Wilson stole second; Stearns grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Wilson to third]; Foster flied into a
double play (right to catcher) [Wilson out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Benedict popped to third; Ramirez grounded out
(second to first); WHISENTON BATTED FOR BEDROSIAN; Whisenton
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 1.

METS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED WHISENTON (PITCHING); Kingman grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); Valentine struck out; Brooks grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING 1B); YOUNGBLOOD
REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF); Butler doubled; Hubbard singled
[Butler scored]; Washington singled [Hubbard to third]; ALLEN
REPLACED ZACHRY (PITCHING); Murphy grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Hubbard scored (no RBI),
Washington out at second]; Horner popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 3.

METS 9TH: Gardenhire grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer
grounded out (third to first); Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Chambliss flied out to left; Benedict flied out to
left; Ramirez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 3.