Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
May 1, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1983 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 2, New York Mets 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 3 0 0 0
Ramirez ss 4 1 1 0
Washington rf 4 0 0 0
Murphy lf 4 1 1 1
Horner 3b 3 0 1 1
  Royster 3b 0 0 0 0
Chambliss 1b 4 0 0 0
Hubbard 2b 3 0 1 0
Benedict c 2 0 0 0
Niekro p 3 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 4 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 1 0
Brooks 3b 4 0 2 1
Kingman 1b 3 0 1 0
Foster lf 4 0 0 0
Heep rf 4 0 0 0
Hodges c 3 0 0 0
Giles 2b,ss 3 0 0 0
Gardenhire ss 1 0 0 0
  Backman ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Seaver p 2 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 1 0
  Ownbey pr 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1
Atlanta 000 002 000241
New York 100 000 000150
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (1-2) 7.0 5 1 1 3 6
  Bedrosian  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
4
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  L (1-2) 7.0 4 2 2 2 5
  Orosco   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
3
7

  E–Ramirez (8).  DP–New York 1.  2B–Atlanta Horner (2,off Seaver).  SH–Backman (1,off Bedrosian).  SB–Ramirez (4,2nd base off Seaver/Hodges); Wilson (7,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict); Giles (2,2nd base off Bedrosian/Benedict).  U-HP–Dutch Rennert, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Lanny Harris, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–2:27.  A–32,163.
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