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Braves
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 17, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves, played on May 17, 1978 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 17, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Home Team |
New York Mets
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 17, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
Home Team | New York Mets |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tommy Boggs |
Home Starting Pitcher | Nino Espinosa |
Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 4,054 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Lee Weyer 2B: Harry Wendelstedt 3B: Dutch Rennert |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jerry Royster | Second Baseman |
Bob Beall | First Baseman |
Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
Jeff Burroughs | Left Fielder |
Brian Asselstine | Right Fielder |
Joe Nolan | Catcher |
Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
Rod Gilbreath | Third Baseman |
Tommy Boggs | Pitcher |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
Bruce Boisclair | Right Fielder |
Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
Ron Hodges | Catcher |
Joel Youngblood | Second Baseman |
Doug Flynn | Shortstop |
Nino Espinosa | Pitcher |
Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 17, 1978
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Espinosa
Royster hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beall vs. Espinosa
Beall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Office vs. Espinosa
There goes Beall. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Beall steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Office vs. Espinosa
Office takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burroughs vs. Espinosa
Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Boggs
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Boggs
Boisclair takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Boggs
Mazzilli hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nolan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Boggs
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Chaney fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Asselstine vs. Espinosa
Asselstine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Espinosa
Nolan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Nolan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chaney vs. Espinosa
Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nolan moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gilbreath vs. Espinosa
Gilbreath hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nolan scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Espinosa
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Boggs
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Boggs
Hodges takes first base on ball four. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngblood vs. Boggs
Youngblood hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flynn vs. Boggs
Flynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Hodges moves to third. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Espinosa vs. Boggs
Espinosa hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Royster reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Randle vs. Boggs
Randle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hodges scores. Flynn moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boisclair vs. Boggs
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Espinosa
Royster strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beall vs. Espinosa
Beall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Espinosa
Office is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Boggs
Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Boggs
Montanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Boggs
Henderson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Henderson reaches second base with a double. Montanez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Mahler
Mickey Mahler now pitching.
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngblood vs. Mahler
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Espinosa
Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Asselstine vs. Espinosa
Asselstine hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nolan vs. Espinosa
Nolan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Mahler
Flynn hits a popup into right field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Mahler
Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Mahler
Randle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boisclair vs. Mahler
There goes Randle. The throw from Nolan and he is safe. Randle steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boisclair vs. Mahler
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Beall scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boisclair for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Espinosa
Chaney is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Espinosa
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mahler vs. Espinosa
Mahler hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Mahler
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Mahler
Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Mahler
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Espinosa
Royster hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beall vs. Espinosa
Beall hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Espinosa
Office hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Espinosa covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Mahler
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Mahler
Youngblood hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Mahler
Flynn strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Espinosa
Burroughs strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Asselstine vs. Espinosa
Asselstine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nolan vs. Espinosa
Nolan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Mahler
Espinosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Mahler
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Mahler
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Espinosa
Chaney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbreath vs. Espinosa
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. Chaney moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pocoroba vs. Espinosa
Biff Pocoroba pinch hits for Mickey Mahler.
Pocoroba hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Royster vs. Espinosa
Royster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beall vs. Espinosa
Beall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Youngblood fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Chaney trying to get to home. Youngblood throws to Hodges who tags Chaney for the out. Royster moves to second. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Devine
Pat Rockett now playing shortstop. Adrian Devine now pitching.
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Devine
Montanez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Devine
Henderson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Espinosa
Sergio Ferrer now playing shortstop. Doug Flynn now playing second base.
Office hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burroughs vs. Espinosa
Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Asselstine vs. Espinosa
Asselstine hits a popup towards short. Ferrer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1978, game 2 -- Atlanta at New York (N) Atlanta AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Royster J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Randle L, 3b 3 0 1 1 Beall B, 1b 4 0 2 0 Boisclair B, rf 3 0 0 0 Office R, cf 3 0 0 0 Mazzilli L, cf 4 0 0 0 Burroughs J, lf 4 0 1 0 Montanez W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Asselstine B, rf 4 0 0 0 Henderson S, lf 4 1 2 1 Nolan J, c 3 1 1 0 Hodges R, c 2 1 0 0 Chaney D, ss 3 0 1 0 Youngblood J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Rockett P, ss 0 0 0 0 Ferrer S, ss 0 0 0 0 Gilbreath R, 3b 3 0 1 1 Flynn D, ss-2b 3 0 1 1 Boggs T, p 1 0 0 0 Espinosa N, p 3 0 0 0 Mahler M, p 1 0 0 0 Pocoroba B, ph 1 0 0 0 Devine A, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 6 1 29 3 5 3 Atlanta 010 000 000 -- 1 New York 021 000 00x -- 3 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Boggs T (L) 2.1 5 3 3 2 0 Mahler M 4.2 0 0 0 1 3 Devine A 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Espinosa N (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 5 DP -- New York 2 LOB -- Atlanta 4, New York 5 2B -- Nolan J, Henderson S SB -- Beall B, Randle L T -- 2:16 A -- 4054
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