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Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 17, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets, played on July 17, 1978 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
|
| Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Hausman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mickey Mahler |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 11,822 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Williams 1B: Dick Stello 2B: Bruce Froemming 3B: Eric Gregg |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joel Youngblood | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Valentine | Second Baseman |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Tom Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Elliott Maddox | Third Baseman |
| Doug Flynn | Shortstop |
| Tom Hausman | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rod Gilbreath | Third Baseman |
| Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
| Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
| Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
| Biff Pocoroba | Catcher |
| Dale Murphy | First Baseman |
| Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
| Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
| Mickey Mahler | Pitcher |
| Bobby Cox | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 17, 1978
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Mahler
Youngblood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Valentine vs. Mahler
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Mahler
Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Hausman
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Hausman
Office hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hausman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Hausman
Matthews hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Mahler
Stearns hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Mahler
Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Mahler
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Mahler
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Hausman
Burroughs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pocoroba vs. Hausman
Pocoroba hits a fly ball into center field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Hausman
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Hausman
Hubbard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Mahler
Flynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausman vs. Mahler
Hausman bunts towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hausman for the out. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. Mahler
Youngblood strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valentine vs. Mahler
Valentine hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Hausman
Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahler vs. Hausman
Mahler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hausman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Hausman
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maddox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Mahler
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Mahler
Stearns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Mahler
Montanez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Montanez reaches second base with a double. Stearns moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grieve vs. Mahler
Grieve hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stearns scores. Montanez scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Mahler
There goes Grieve. The throw from Pocoroba and he is out, Chaney applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Mahler
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Mahler
There goes Maddox. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Maddox steals second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Mahler
Flynn is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hausman vs. Mahler
Hausman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maddox scores. Flynn moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Youngblood vs. Solomon
Eddie Solomon now pitching.
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Hausman
Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Hausman
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Hausman
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Stearns fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Solomon
Valentine hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Solomon
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Solomon
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Hausman
Pocoroba hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Hausman
Murphy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Hausman
Hubbard hits a popup, foul, towards third. Maddox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Hausman
Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solomon vs. Hausman
Solomon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Valentine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Solomon
Montanez hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Solomon
Grieve takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maddox vs. Solomon
Lee Mazzilli pinch runs for Tom Grieve.
The umpire calls a balk on Solomon Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maddox vs. Solomon
There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Mazzilli steals third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maddox vs. Solomon
Maddox takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flynn vs. Solomon
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Hausman
Lee Mazzilli now playing center field. Joel Youngblood now playing right field.
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Flynn. Gilbreath moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Office vs. Hausman
Office hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matthews vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Gilbreath moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Matthews vs. Murray
Matthews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilbreath scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burroughs vs. Murray
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Matthews moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pocoroba vs. Murray
Pocoroba hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Solomon
Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Dale Murray.
Boisclair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngblood vs. Solomon
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boisclair moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valentine vs. Solomon
Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Solomon
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Boisclair scores. Youngblood moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stearns vs. Solomon
Stearns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Youngblood scores. Henderson moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Montanez vs. Skok
Craig Skok now pitching.
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Lockwood
Skip Lockwood now pitching. Doug Flynn now playing second base. Tim Foli now playing shortstop.
Murphy hits a popup towards third. Maddox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Lockwood
Hubbard hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Lockwood
Chaney hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Lockwood
Joe Nolan pinch hits for Craig Skok.
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nolan for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Campbell
Dave Campbell now pitching.
Mazzilli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Campbell
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Campbell
Flynn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Lockwood
Gilbreath hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Lockwood
Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Lockwood
Matthews hits a popup, foul, towards third. Maddox settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Campbell
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first, with Campbell covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Campbell
Youngblood hits a popup towards third. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockwood vs. Campbell
Lockwood hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Campbell
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Campbell
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Lockwood
Burroughs hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Lockwood
Pocoroba hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Lockwood
Murphy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1978, game 2 -- New York at Atlanta (N)
New York AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Youngblood J, cf-rf 4 1 1 0 Gilbreath R, 3b 4 1 1 0
Valentine B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Office R, cf 4 0 1 0
Lockwood S, p 1 1 1 1 Matthews G, rf 4 0 1 1
Henderson S, lf 4 0 1 0 Burroughs J, lf 4 0 1 0
Stearns J, c 5 2 3 2 Pocoroba B, c 4 1 1 0
Montanez W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Murphy D, 1b 4 1 1 2
Grieve T, rf 2 0 1 2 Hubbard G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Mazzilli L, pr-cf 1 0 0 0 Chaney D, ss 3 1 1 1
Maddox E, 3b 2 1 0 0 Mahler M, p 1 0 0 0
Flynn D, ss-2b 3 0 1 0 Solomon E, p 1 0 0 0
Hausman T, p 1 0 1 1 Skok C, p 0 0 0 0
Murray D, p 0 0 0 0 Nolan J, ph 1 0 0 0
Boisclair B, ph 0 1 0 0 Campbell D, p 0 0 0 0
Foli T, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 7 10 6 33 4 7 4
New York 010 300 201 -- 7
Atlanta 000 021 100 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hausman T (W) 5.1 5 3 3 0 0
Murray D 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Lockwood S (S) 3.0 1 1 1 0 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Mahler M (L) 3.2 6 4 4 3 1
Solomon E 2.2 3 2 2 3 1
Skok C 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Campbell D 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
E -- Flynn D
DP -- New York 1, Atlanta 3
LOB -- New York 6, Atlanta 2
2B -- Montanez W
HR -- Stearns J, Murphy D, Chaney D, Lockwood S
SB -- Maddox E, Mazzilli L
CS -- Grieve T
SH -- Hausman T
WP -- Murray D
Balk -- Solomon E
T -- 2:24
A -- 11822
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