Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
September 3, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 1977 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 1, New York Mets 9

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 3 0 1 0
  Burroughs ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Asselstine rf,cf 3 0 0 0
Office cf 4 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Davey p 0 0 0 0
  Theiss p 0 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 1 0
Pocoroba c 3 1 0 0
Matthews lf 3 0 1 0
Bonnell 3b 4 0 1 1
Rockett ss 3 0 2 0
Hanna p 1 0 0 0
  Chaney ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 5 1 1 0
Mazzilli cf 4 2 2 1
Boisclair rf 1 1 0 0
Henderson lf 4 1 1 2
Kranepool 1b 4 2 1 2
Hodges c 3 1 2 0
Youngblood 2b 4 1 2 1
Flynn ss 4 0 0 1
Espinosa p 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 9 9 7
Atlanta 010 000 000162
New York 010 200 42x992
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Hanna  L (1-4) 6.0 3 3 2 4 8
  Camp   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Davey   0.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Theiss   1.1 2 2 2 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
9
8
6
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa  W (7-11) 9.0 6 1 1 5 3
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
5
3

  E–Bonnell (4), Hanna (3), Henderson (2), Kranepool (4).  DP–New York 2.  2B–Atlanta Montanez (25,off Espinosa), New York Youngblood 2 (7,off Hanna,off Davey); Mazzilli (17,off Camp); Kranepool (16,off Davey); Henderson (12,off Theiss).  SH–Hanna (1,off Espinosa); Boisclair 2 (7,off Hanna,off Davey).  IBB–Henderson (2,by Davey).  SB–Matthews (18,2nd base off Espinosa/Hodges); Mazzilli (17,2nd base off Hanna/Pocoroba); Boisclair (5,2nd base off Hanna/Pocoroba); Randle (27,2nd base off Camp/Pocoroba).  WP–Hanna (3).  BK–Camp (2), Espinosa (2).  IBB–Davey (3,Henderson).  U-HP–Doug Harvey, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:38.  A–15,460.
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