New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
August 18, 1981 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 1981 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 0

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 1 0
Taveras ss 4 0 1 0
Brooks 3b 4 0 0 0
Kingman 1b 4 2 3 3
  Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 0 0 0
Mazzilli lf 4 0 0 0
Stearns c 4 1 3 0
Flynn 2b 4 0 2 0
Lynch p 3 0 0 0
  Allen p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 3
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Linares lf 4 0 0 0
Washington rf 3 0 3 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 1 0
Horner 3b 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 4 0 1 0
Hubbard 2b 4 0 1 0
Benedict c 4 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 0 0
Mahler p 1 0 0 0
  Asselstine ph 0 0 0 0
  Montefusco p 0 0 0 0
  Royster ph 1 0 0 0
  Garber p 0 0 0 0
  Harper ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 6 0
New York 110 001 0104103
Atlanta 000 000 000062
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch  W (2-3) 7.2 5 0 0 2 3
  Allen  SV (10) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
4
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler  L (3-3) 5.0 6 2 1 1 5
  Montefusco   3.0 4 2 2 0 3
  Garber   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
3
1
9

  E–Taveras (18), Brooks 2 (14), Horner (8), Ramirez (14).  DP–New York 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–New York Kingman (7,off Mahler); Taveras (8,off Mahler), Atlanta Washington 2 (15,off Lynch 2).  HR–New York Kingman 2 (18,6th inning off Montefusco 0 on, 0 out,8th inning off Montefusco 0 on, 0 out).  SB–Wilson (16,2nd base off Mahler/Benedict).  CS–Washington (4,2nd base by Lynch/Stearns).  WP–Mahler (3).  BK–Mahler (1).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Dick Stello, 3B–Lanny Harris.  T–2:31.  A–7,566.
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