Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
September 2, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1977 at Shea Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 3, New York Mets 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Office cf 3 0 1 1
Gilbreath 2b 3 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Matthews lf 4 0 0 0
Nolan c 4 1 2 0
Asselstine rf 3 0 0 0
Moore 3b 3 1 0 0
Rockett ss 2 1 1 1
Capra p 2 0 1 1
  Campbell p 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 5 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0
Boisclair rf 4 1 2 0
Henderson lf 4 1 2 2
Kranepool 1b 4 0 0 0
Stearns c 2 0 1 0
Youngblood 2b 4 0 1 0
Flynn ss 3 0 0 0
  Milner ph 1 0 0 0
Todd p 2 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 1 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
  Vail ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Atlanta 000 030 000351
New York 100 001 000271
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Capra  W (3-10) 6.1 6 2 2 3 4
  Campbell  SV (6) 2.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
3
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Todd  L (2-4) 7.0 4 3 3 3 1
  Apodaca   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
4
2

  E–Montanez (7), Boisclair (4).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Atlanta Nolan (3,off Todd); Rockett (8,off Todd), New York Henderson (11,off Capra); Youngblood (5,off Capra).  HR–New York Henderson (11,6th inning off Capra 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gilbreath (5,off Todd); Capra (3,off Todd); Asselstine (1,off Apodaca).  IBB–Rockett (1,by Apodaca).  HBP–Vail (2,by Campbell).  HBP–Campbell (3,Vail).  IBB–Apodaca (11,Rockett).  U-HP–Paul Pryor, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Andy Olsen.  T–2:28.  A–10,080.
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