After pitching no-hit ball for seven innings, Phil Niekro settled for a four-hitter over 8 2/3 innings as the Braves defeated the Mets, 3-1. The first hit off the veteran righthander was a leadoff single by Bob Bailor in the eighth. Niekro left the game in the ninth with the bases loaded and two out and Steve Bedrosian came on to strike out Wally Backman to end the game. The Braves got all their runs in the third inning when Mets left fielder George Foster dropped a two-out liner by Dale Murphy for one run and Bob Watson followed with a two-run homer. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Wednesday, June      2, 1982 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  4  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Washington rf         4   1   1   0     1   1   .285      Wilson cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .297
Ramirez ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .274      Stearns c,3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .319
Linares lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .321      Foster lf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .247
Murphy cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .290      Kingman 1b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .214
Watson 1b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .213      Valentine rf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .271
  Chambliss 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Bailor 3b,ss          3   0   1   1     1   1   .341
Hubbard 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .237      Backman 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .303
Royster 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .188      Gardenhire ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Benedict c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .237        Staub ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .194
Niekro p              4   0   2   0     0   2   .227        Swan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bedrosian p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .167
                                                            Hodges ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   0   .308

Totals               32   3   6   2     5   6             Totals               30   1   4   1     3   8

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 18,652
Left on Base: Braves 8, Mets 6
DP: Braves 1, Mets 1
Errors: Foster
Doubles: Niekro (2)
Home Runs: Watson (2)
Stolen Bases: Ramirez 2 (7), Murphy (5), Linares (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Ramirez (4)
GIDP: Backman (2)
Hit by Pitch: Kingman (3,by Niekro)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(3-2)           8.2   4   1   1   3   7   0  33   2.90
Bedrosian SV(1)         0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1.74
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   8   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(3-2)          8     5   3   0   4   6   1  33   3.39
Swan                    1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.16
Totals                  9     6   3   0   5   6   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Niekro (2)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (1)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Frank Pulli, 3B - Jerry Crawford


BRAVES 1ST: Washington struck out; Ramirez singled to third;
Ramirez stole second; Linares struck out; Murphy walked; Watson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns
popped to catcher; Foster popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Hubbard flied out to center; Royster walked;
Benedict struck out; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman was hit by a pitch; Valentine flied out to
center; Bailor struck out; Backman grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Washington singled to center; Ramirez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Washington to second];
Linares grounded out (second to first) [Washington to third];
Murphy reached on an error by Foster [Washington scored
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Murphy stole second; Watson homered
(unearned) [Murphy scored (unearned)]; Hubbard flied out to
left; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Gardenhire flied out to center; Falcone grounded out
(second to first); Wilson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Royster grounded out (third to first); Benedict
grounded out (pitcher to first); Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Foster
struck out; Kingman popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Mets 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Washington flied out to center; Ramirez walked;
Ramirez stole second; Linares popped to second; Murphy popped to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Valentine popped to shortstop; Bailor grounded out
(third to first); Backman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Watson grounded out (shortstop to first); Hubbard
walked; Royster flied out to center; Benedict flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Gardenhire popped to first; Falcone struck out; Wilson
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Niekro singled to center; Washington forced Niekro
(second to shortstop); Ramirez lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Washington out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Stearns grounded out (second to first); Foster walked;
Kingman struck out; Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 3, Mets 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Linares singled to right; Linares stole second;
Murphy flied out to right; Watson flied out to left; Hubbard
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: CHAMBLISS REPLACED WATSON (PLAYING 1B); Bailor singled
to left; Backman grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bailor out at second]; STAUB BATTED FOR
GARDENHIRE; Staub singled to left; HODGES BATTED FOR FALCONE;
Hodges grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 3, Mets 0.

BRAVES 9TH: HODGES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); STEARNS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BAILOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
SWAN REPLACED STAUB (PITCHING); Royster flied out to center;
Benedict popped to second; Niekro doubled to left; Washington
was walked intentionally; Ramirez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: Wilson singled to right; Stearns singled to left
[Wilson to second]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Stearns to
second, Wilson to third]; Foster struck out; Kingman struck out;
Valentine walked; Bailor walked [Wilson scored, Stearns to
third, Valentine to second]; BEDROSIAN REPLACED NIEKRO
(PITCHING); Backman struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 3,
Mets 1.