New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
May 16, 1980 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1980 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 5, Atlanta Braves 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Maddox 3b 3 2 2 0
Mazzilli 1b 4 1 1 1
Stearns c 5 1 2 3
Jorgensen rf 4 0 2 1
  Morales pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Youngblood cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Henderson lf 5 0 0 0
Flynn 2b 4 1 2 0
Falcone p 2 0 0 0
  Allen p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Royster 2b 3 0 0 0
Blanks 3b,ss 4 1 1 1
Matthews rf 3 0 1 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 2 1 0 0
Murphy cf 4 1 1 0
Benedict c 3 0 1 1
Gomez ss 2 0 0 0
  Nahorodny ph 0 0 0 0
  Asselstine ph 0 0 0 1
  Ruiz 3b 0 0 0 0
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Lum ph 1 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 3 4 3
New York 100 010 3005111
Atlanta 100 000 200341
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Falcone  W (2-2) 6.0 4 3 3 4 7
  Allen  SV (6) 3.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
4
3
3
4
11
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  L (2-5) 6.2 9 5 5 5 3
  Garber   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hrabosky   2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
5
4

  E–Flynn (2), Royster (9).  DP–New York 3.  PB–Benedict 2 (3).  2B–New York Youngblood (8,off Niekro); Stearns (14,off Niekro), Atlanta Murphy (5,off Falcone).  HR–Atlanta Blanks (2,1st inning off Falcone 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Falcone (3,off Niekro).  SF–Asselstine (2,off Allen).  CS–Mazzilli (5,2nd base by Niekro/Benedict).  SB–Royster (7,2nd base off Falcone/Stearns).  WP–Niekro (2).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Steve Fields, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:30.  A–6,135.
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