Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
May 31, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1982 at Shea 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)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 10

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Washington rf 5 2 4 1
Hubbard 2b 3 1 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Murphy cf 3 0 0 0
Whisenton lf 3 0 0 1
Pocoroba c 4 0 2 1
Royster 3b 3 1 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 1
Walk p 1 0 0 0
  McWilliams p 1 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0
  Hanna p 0 0 0 0
  Watson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 2 0 0
Stearns c 5 2 3 3
Foster lf 5 1 2 1
Staub 1b 3 1 2 1
  Jorgensen pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Valentine rf 5 1 4 2
Brooks 3b 4 0 1 1
Backman 2b 1 0 0 0
  Bailor ph,2b 1 1 1 0
Veryzer ss 4 1 2 1
Puleo p 3 1 1 0
  Swan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 10 16 9
Atlanta 010 000 021474
New York 101 204 02x10161
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Walk  L (4-4) 2.2 6 2 2 2 2
  McWilliams   2.2 6 6 3 0 1
  Camp   0.2 2 0 0 1 0
  Hrabosky   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Hanna   1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
16
10
7
4
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Puleo  W (5-2) 7.2 6 3 3 4 10
  Swan   1.1 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
4
11

  E–Hubbard (7), Chambliss (6), Ramirez (10), Walk (3), Valentine (1).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–Atlanta Ramirez (8,off Puleo); Pocoroba (4,off Puleo), New York Staub (1,off Walk); Bailor (6,off McWilliams); Stearns (10,off McWilliams).  HR–Atlanta Washington (5,9th inning off Swan 0 on, 2 out), New York Valentine (2,8th inning off Hanna 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Whisenton (1,off Puleo).  SH–Puleo (3,off McWilliams).  SB–Washington (7,3rd base off Puleo/Stearns); Hubbard (3,2nd base off Puleo/Stearns); Stearns (7,2nd base off Walk/Pocoroba); Brooks (3,2nd base off McWilliams/Pocoroba); Bailor (5,2nd base off Hrabosky/Pocoroba).  WP–Camp (3), Hanna (2).  U-HP–Frank Pulli, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Doug Harvey, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–3:06.  A–21,954.
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