Tuesday May 25, 1982
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Larry Whisenton went 4-for-4, including a triple and two RBIs, to pace the Braves to a 10-2 thumping of the Mets. Atlanta sent 14 batters to the plate while scoring eight runs in the second inning. The runs came on a solo homer by Dale Murphy, RBI triple by Whisenton, sacrifice fly by Bruce Benedict, RBI double by Claudell Washington, three-run homer by Glenn Hubbard and Whisenton's single. [The Sporting News]


Atlanta Braves 10, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Tuesday, May 25, 1982 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Mets         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  2
Braves       0  8  0    0  1  0    0  1  x  -  10 14  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .318      Washington rf         5   1   2   2     0   0   .274
Stearns c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .319      Hubbard 2b            5   1   1   3     0   0   .256
Foster lf             3   1   1   1     1   1   .224      Chambliss 1b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .301
Kingman 1b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .236      Murphy cf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .301
Valentine rf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .234        Butler cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Brooks 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .262      Horner 3b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .303
Backman 2b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .303      Whisenton lf          4   2   4   2     0   0   .417
Gardenhire ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Benedict c            2   0   1   1     0   0   .230
Scott p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Ramirez ss            2   1   1   1     0   0   .263
  Hausman p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Royster ss          1   1   1   0     0   0   .250
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Mahler p              3   1   1   0     0   1   .130
  Lynch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     2   5             Totals               35  10  14  10     0   2

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance:  9,581
Left on Base: Mets 6, Braves 5
DP: Mets 1, Braves 2
Errors: Foster, Brooks, Ramirez
Doubles: Brooks (7), Ramirez (7), Washington 2 (7), Royster (2)
Triples: Whisenton (1)
Home Runs: Foster (5), Murphy (14), Hubbard (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Mahler (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Benedict (2), Ramirez (2)
GIDP: Valentine (5), Jorgensen (1), Benedict (4)
Hit by Pitch: Benedict (1,by Hausman)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Scott L(3-4)            1.1   6   6   6   0   0   1  10   3.62
Hausman                 4.2   5   3   1   0   2   1  21   1.93
Lynch                   2     3   1   1   0   0   0   8   3.62
Totals                  8    14  10   8   0   2   2  39

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mahler W(4-3)           9     7   2   2   2   5   1  35   3.45
Totals                  9     7   2   2   2   5   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Hausman (1)

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


METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (catcher to first); Stearns flied
out to center; Foster reached on an error by Ramirez [Foster to
first]; Kingman walked [Foster to second]; Valentine struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Washington grounded out (second to first); Hubbard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Chambliss grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Brooks doubled; Backman singled [Brooks to third];
Gardenhire struck out; Scott lined to center; Wilson singled
[Backman to second, Brooks scored]; Stearns grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy homered; Horner singled; Whisenton tripled
[Horner scored]; Benedict hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Whisenton scored]; Ramirez doubled; Mahler singled [Ramirez to
third]; Washington doubled [Mahler to third, Ramirez scored];
HAUSMAN REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Hubbard homered [Mahler
scored, Washington scored]; Chambliss singled; Murphy reached on
an error by Brooks [Chambliss to second]; Horner struck out;
Whisenton singled [Murphy to third, Chambliss scored
(unearned)]; Benedict was hit by a pitch [Whisenton to second];
Ramirez flied out to center; 8 R (7 ER), 9 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets
1, Braves 8.

METS 3RD: Foster walked; Kingman forced Foster (pitcher to
second); Valentine grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Kingman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 8.

BRAVES 3RD: Mahler struck out; Washington popped to third;
Hubbard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 8.

METS 4TH: Brooks singled; Backman flied out to left; Gardenhire
popped to first; Hausman grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 8.

BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Murphy
flied out to right; Horner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 8.

METS 5TH: Wilson flied out to center; Stearns grounded out
(second to first); Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 8.

BRAVES 5TH: Whisenton singled; Benedict singled to left
[Whisenton to third (error by Foster), Benedict to second];
Ramirez hit a sacrifice fly to left [Whisenton scored
(unearned)]; Mahler popped to second; Washington flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 9.

METS 6TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Valentine
grounded out (catcher unassisted); Brooks flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 9.

BRAVES 6TH: Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 9.

METS 7TH: Backman singled; Gardenhire flied out to right;
JORGENSEN BATTED FOR HAUSMAN; Jorgensen grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Backman out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 9.

BRAVES 7TH: LYNCH REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Horner popped
to third; Whisenton singled; Benedict grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Whisenton out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 9.

METS 8TH: BUTLER REPLACED MURPHY (PLAYING CF); ROYSTER REPLACED
RAMIREZ (PLAYING SS); Wilson grounded out (second to first);
Stearns flied out to center; Foster homered; Kingman struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 9.

BRAVES 8TH: Royster doubled; Mahler out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Royster to third]; Washington doubled
[Royster scored]; Hubbard popped to shortstop; Chambliss flied
out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 10.

METS 9TH: Valentine singled; Brooks flied out to center; Backman
struck out; Gardenhire grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 10.



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