Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
July 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 23, 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 3, New York Mets 0

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster ss 3 0 0 0
Bonnell cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Matthews rf 3 2 2 0
Gaston lf 2 0 1 1
  Office cf 0 0 0 0
Horner 3b 3 0 1 2
Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0
Pocoroba c 3 0 0 0
Gilbreath 2b 4 0 0 0
McWilliams p 3 1 1 0
  Garber p 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 6 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Maddox rf,cf 4 0 0 0
Foli ss 3 0 0 0
  Randle ph 1 0 0 0
Henderson lf 4 0 2 0
Stearns c 2 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 3 0 1 0
Youngblood cf 2 0 0 0
  Boisclair ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Valentine 3b 3 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 3 0 0 0
Koosman p 2 0 1 0
  Mazzilli ph 1 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 4 0
Atlanta 100 010 010361
New York 000 000 000041
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McWilliams  W (2-0) 6.0 4 0 0 0 1
  Garber  SV (14) 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (3-11) 8.0 6 3 2 3 6
  Murray   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
3
6

  E–Murphy (13), Koosman (2).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–New York Koosman (3,off McWilliams); S Henderson (20,off McWilliams).  SH–Royster (6,off Koosman); Gaston (1,off Koosman); Stearns (2,off Garber).  SF–Gaston (1,off Koosman).  IBB–Matthews (2,by Koosman).  CS–Bonnell (5,2nd base by Koosman/Stearns); Montanez (2,2nd base by McWilliams/Pocoroba).  SB–S Henderson (6,2nd base off McWilliams/Pocoroba).  IBB–Koosman (7,Matthews).  U-HP–Paul Runge, 1B–Bob Engel, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:12.  A–10,684.
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