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

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 17, 1978 at Fulton County 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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New York Mets 7, Atlanta Braves 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Youngblood cf,rf 4 1 1 0
Valentine 2b 4 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 1 1 1 1
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Stearns c 5 2 3 2
Montanez 1b 4 1 1 0
Grieve rf 2 0 1 2
  Mazzilli pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Maddox 3b 2 1 0 0
Flynn ss,2b 3 0 1 0
Hausman p 1 0 1 1
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph 0 1 0 0
  Foli ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 10 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gilbreath 3b 4 1 1 0
Office cf 4 0 1 0
Matthews rf 4 0 1 1
Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0
Pocoroba c 4 1 1 0
Murphy 1b 4 1 1 2
Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0
Chaney ss 3 1 1 1
Mahler p 1 0 0 0
  Solomon p 1 0 0 0
  Skok p 0 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 1 0 0 0
  Campbell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
New York 010 300 2017101
Atlanta 000 021 100470
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hausman  W (1-0) 5.1 5 3 3 0 0
  Murray   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Lockwood  SV (11) 3.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
0
0
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (3-5) 3.2 6 4 4 3 1
  Solomon   2.2 3 2 2 3 1
  Skok   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Campbell   2.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
10
7
7
7
3

  E–Flynn (8).  DP–New York 1, Atlanta 3.  2B–New York Montanez (20,off Mahler).  HR–New York Stearns (9,2nd inning off Mahler 0 on, 0 out); Lockwood (1,9th inning off Campbell 0 on, 2 out), Atlanta Murphy (14,5th inning off Hausman 1 on, 0 out); Chaney (3,7th inning off Lockwood 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Hausman (1,off Mahler).  IBB–Flynn (5,by Mahler).  SB–Maddox (2,2nd base off Mahler/Pocoroba); Mazzilli (10,3rd base off Solomon/Pocoroba).  CS–Grieve (1,2nd base by Mahler/Pocoroba).  WP–Murray (6).  BK–Solomon (1).  IBB–Mahler (2,Flynn).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Eric Gregg.  T–2:24.  A–11,822.
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