Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
August 27, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 1979 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 5, New York Mets 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 5 0 1 0
Matthews rf 5 0 1 0
Murphy 1b 4 1 2 0
Burroughs lf 4 1 2 0
  Office cf 0 0 0 0
Bonnell cf,lf 5 1 1 0
Frias ss 5 2 2 1
Benedict c 2 0 0 1
Chaney 3b 5 0 1 1
Solomon p 4 0 3 2
Totals 39 5 13 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 1 1 0
Stearns c 4 0 2 1
Mazzilli cf 3 0 0 0
Hebner 3b 4 0 1 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 2 0
Youngblood lf 4 0 0 0
Norman rf 3 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 4 0 0 0
Kobel p 2 0 0 0
  Glynn p 0 0 0 0
  Maddox ph 1 0 1 0
  Murray p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 1
Atlanta 000 230 0005130
New York 001 000 000170
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Solomon  W (6-10) 9.0 7 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
2
0
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Kobel  L (5-8) 4.0 9 4 4 1 1
  Glynn   3.0 3 1 1 1 3
  Murray   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Bonnell (16,off Kobel); Frias (18,off Glynn); Burroughs (13,off Glynn), New York Stearns (23,off Solomon).  SF–Benedict (2,off Kobel).  IBB–Benedict (2,by Glynn).  SB–Taveras (37,2nd base off Solomon/Benedict); Stearns (13,2nd base off Solomon/Benedict).  WP–Solomon (2).  IBB–Glynn (9,Benedict).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:25.  A–5,474.
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