Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
May 17, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1978 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 2, New York Mets 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 5 0 2 1
Bonnell cf,lf 5 0 1 0
Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 2 1 1 0
  Office pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Gaston rf 4 0 1 0
  Asselstine rf 0 0 0 0
Pocoroba c 4 1 1 0
Gilbreath 3b 4 0 0 1
Rockett ss 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 4 0 1 0
Totals 36 2 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 4 0 0 0
Valentine 2b 4 0 0 0
  Ferrer ss 0 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 3 1 0 0
Montanez 1b 3 0 0 0
Henderson lf 3 0 0 1
Boisclair rf 4 0 2 0
Stearns c 3 0 1 0
Flynn ss,2b 3 0 1 0
Koosman p 3 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Atlanta 010 000 000 1271
New York 000 100 000 0142
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (3-6) 10.0 4 1 1 2 4
Totals
10.0
4
1
1
2
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (2-4) 9.2 6 2 2 2 9
  Lockwood   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
7
2
2
2
9

  E–Murphy (6), Montanez (3), S Henderson (5).  DP–Atlanta 1, New York 1.  2B–Atlanta Burroughs (10,off Koosman); Bonnell (4,off Koosman).  IBB–Burroughs (3,by Koosman).  SF–S Henderson (1,off Niekro).  CS–Gilbreath (2,2nd base by Koosman/Stearns); Boisclair 2 (3,2nd base by Niekro/Pocoroba 2).  BK–Niekro (2).  IBB–Koosman (2,Burroughs).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:11.
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