New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
May 2, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1978 at Fulton County 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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New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mazzilli cf 5 1 4 3
Valentine 2b 3 0 0 0
  Ferrer ss 0 0 0 0
Boisclair rf 3 0 0 0
  Maddox ph,rf 0 0 0 0
  Myrick p 0 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0
Henderson lf 3 0 0 0
Hodges c 3 0 0 0
Youngblood 3b,rf 3 0 0 0
Flynn ss,2b 3 2 2 0
Bruhert p 1 0 0 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Cornejo p 0 0 0 0
  Randle ph,3b 1 1 1 1
Totals 30 4 7 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 5 2 2 0
Office cf 4 0 1 0
  Bonnell cf 1 0 1 0
Asselstine rf 5 1 2 0
Burroughs lf 4 1 2 1
Pocoroba c 5 0 2 2
Murphy 1b 3 0 0 0
Gilbreath 3b 2 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 1 0 1 1
  Rockett pr,ss 1 0 1 0
Chaney ss,3b 2 0 0 0
Ruthven p 3 0 0 0
  Mahler p 0 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 0 0 0 0
  Beall pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 4
New York 001 010 002472
Atlanta 002 001 0025120
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Bruhert   5.2 6 3 2 2 3
  Siebert   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Cornejo   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Myrick  L (0-3) 0.2 3 2 2 2 0
Totals
8.2
12
5
4
5
5
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Ruthven   6.1 4 2 2 4 3
  Mahler   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Campbell   0.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Devine  W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
7
4

  E–Valentine (3), Flynn (3).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Royster (3,off Bruhert).  3B–New York Randle (1,off Campbell).  HR–New York Mazzilli (3,3rd inning off Ruthven 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Bruhert (1,off Ruthven); Valentine (2,off Devine).  HBP–Hodges (1,by Campbell).  IBB–Chaney (2,by Bruhert).  SB–Mazzilli (2,2nd base off Ruthven/Pocoroba); Murphy (2,2nd base off Bruhert/Hodges); Office (1,2nd base off Cornejo/Hodges).  CS–Mazzilli (1,2nd base by Ruthven/Pocoroba); Rockett (1,2nd base by Cornejo/Hodges).  WP–Bruhert (2), Siebert (1).  BK–Bruhert (2).  HBP–Campbell (1,Hodges).  IBB–Bruhert (1,Chaney).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Joe West, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–3:08.  A–4,682.
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