New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
June 2, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 2, 1979 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 6, Atlanta Braves 7

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Youngblood rf,2b 4 1 0 0
Taveras ss 4 1 1 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
Mazzilli cf 4 1 3 0
Hebner 3b 3 2 1 2
Montanez 1b 2 1 0 1
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
Trevino c 4 0 2 1
Flynn 2b 4 0 0 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
Falcone p 1 0 0 0
  Scott p 1 0 0 0
  Twitchell p 0 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
  Glynn p 0 0 0 0
  Boisclair rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 7 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 3b 5 1 1 1
Matthews rf 5 1 2 1
Horner 1b 3 1 3 2
Burroughs lf 4 1 2 1
  Office pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Bonnell cf,lf 5 1 2 2
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Benedict c 4 0 1 0
Frias ss 0 0 0 0
  Chaney ss 3 1 0 0
Niekro p 3 1 2 0
  Spikes ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 14 7
New York 401 010 000672
Atlanta 005 100 01x7141
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone   2.2 6 5 5 1 3
  Scott   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Twitchell   1.1 2 0 0 1 0
  Glynn  L (0-1) 2.2 5 1 1 2 3
  Murray   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
7
7
4
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (6-8) 8.0 7 6 3 3 6
  Garber  SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
3
3
6

  E–Mazzilli (3), Flynn (8), Frias (8).  DP–New York 2.  PB–Trevino (1); Benedict (2).  2B–New York Trevino 2 (3,off Niekro 2), Atlanta Horner (3,off Falcone); Niekro (1,off Falcone); Matthews (15,off Glynn).  HR–New York Hebner (4,3rd inning off Niekro 0 on, 1 out), Atlanta Horner (5,3rd inning off Falcone 1 on, 2 out); Bonnell (8,3rd inning off Falcone 1 on, 2 out).  HBP–Youngblood (2,by Niekro).  IBB–Burroughs (3,by Glynn); Horner (1,by Glynn).  SB–Mazzilli 2 (14,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict 2); Royster (8,2nd base off Twitchell/Trevino).  CS–Hubbard (6,2nd base by Falcone/Trevino); Benedict (2,2nd base by Glynn/Trevino).  HBP–Niekro (5,Youngblood).  IBB–Glynn 2 (3,Burroughs,Horner).  U-HP–Steve Fields, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–John Kibler.  T–3:00.  A–25,240.
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