Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
August 28, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 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 6, New York Mets 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 5 0 1 1
Matthews rf 5 1 2 0
Murphy 1b 4 1 2 2
Burroughs lf 4 1 2 0
  Bonnell lf 0 0 0 0
Office cf 4 1 1 0
Frias ss 4 0 0 0
Chaney 3b 3 0 0 0
Benedict c 4 2 3 1
Niekro p 2 0 2 2
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 13 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Flores rf 3 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0
Taveras ss 4 1 2 0
Mazzilli cf 4 1 3 1
Stearns c 4 0 1 1
Hebner 1b 3 0 1 1
Youngblood lf 4 1 3 0
Trevino 3b 4 0 1 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 4 0 0 1
Ellis p 2 0 0 0
  Reardon p 0 0 0 0
  Maddox ph,3b 2 1 1 0
Totals 35 4 12 4
Atlanta 100 201 0116132
New York 000 010 0304120
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (17-17) 7.0 8 1 1 0 3
  Garber   0.1 3 3 2 0 1
  Bradford   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  McLaughlin  SV (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
12
4
3
0
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ellis  L (2-6) 7.0 10 4 4 3 4
  Reardon   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Allen   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
6
3
5

  E–Murphy (12), Benedict (5).  DP–Atlanta 2, New York 1.  2B–Atlanta Office (14,off Ellis); Benedict (9,off Ellis); Matthews (31,off Ellis); Burroughs (14,off Ellis), New York Youngblood (33,off Niekro); Hebner (15,off Niekro); Taveras (26,off Garber).  3B–Atlanta Matthews (5,off Allen).  HR–Atlanta Murphy (16,1st inning off Ellis 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Niekro (6,off Reardon).  SF–Niekro (1,off Ellis); Murphy (4,off Allen); Hebner (7,off Bradford).  IBB–Chaney (1,by Ellis); Office (2,by Ellis).  HBP–Flores (1,by Niekro).  SB–Murphy (4,2nd base off Ellis/Stearns); Mazzilli (28,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict).  CS–Youngblood (13,2nd base by Niekro/Benedict); Taveras (17,2nd base by Niekro/Benedict).  HBP–Niekro (9,Flores).  IBB–Ellis 2 (7,Chaney,Office).  U-HP–Jerry Dale, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Bill Williams.  T–2:29.  A–6,586.
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