New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves

Aug 16, 1979

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
NYM	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	6	8	0	4
ATL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	12	1	13

loss:

P. Niekro(15-16)win: New York Mets logo

P. Falcone(4-9)save: New York Mets logo

N. Allen(5)

Scoring Summary

NYMATL

5Jose Cardenal hits a home run (2). [1 run] 10
5Jeff Burroughs singles on a to left fielder Joel Youngblood. Jerry Royster scores. Gary Matthews to 2nd. [1 run] 11
8Alex Trevino singles on a to center fielder Barry Bonnell. Gil Flores scores. Frank Taveras scores. Alex Trevino to 3rd. Fielding error by center fielder Barry Bonnell. [2 runs] 31
8John Stearns out on a sacrifice bunt. Alex Trevino scores. Lee Mazzilli to 2nd. John Stearns to 1st. [1 run] 41
8Joel Youngblood doubles (29) on a to center fielder Barry Bonnell. Lee Mazzilli scores. John Stearns scores. [2 runs] 61
8Bruce Benedict grounds into a force out, third baseman John Stearns to second baseman Doug Flynn. Dale Murphy scores. Barry Bonnell to 3rd. Pepe Frias out at 2nd. Bruce Benedict to 1st. [1 run] [1 out] 62
8Jerry Royster singles on a to center fielder Lee Mazzilli. Barry Bonnell scores. Bruce Benedict to 2nd. [1 run] 63

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Frank TaverasSS	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	.261
2Alex TrevinoC	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.319
3Lee MazzilliCF	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	.316
4John Stearns3B	1	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	.252
Sergio Ferrer3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
5Joel YoungbloodLF	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.292
6Jose Cardenal1B	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.238
7Dan NormanRF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.171
Ed GlynnP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Neil AllenP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
8Doug Flynn2B	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248
9Pete FalconeP	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.222
Gil FloresPH-RF	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.169
TOTAL	8	33	6	5	5	2	1	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Pete FalconeLHP	7.0	7	1	1	1	4	45	4.55
Ed GlynnLHP	0.0	2	2	2	0	1	6	2.45
Neil AllenRHP	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	15	3.65
TOTAL	9.0	12	3	3	4	5	66	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jerry Royster2B	2	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	.266
2Gary Matthews Sr.RF	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.307
3Jeff BurroughsLF	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	6	.224
4Bob Horner3B	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	.329
5Dale Murphy1B	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	.283
6Barry BonnellCF	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.260
Rowland OfficePH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.260
7Pepe FriasSS	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	2	.284
8Bruce BenedictC	1	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.213
9Phil NiekroP	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.189
Charlie SpikesPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.284
Gene GarberP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333

TOTAL	12	38	3	3	4	5	0	26	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Phil NiekroRHP	8.0	8	6	6	5	2	1	50	3.74
Gene GarberRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4.34

TOTAL	9.0	8	6	6	5	2	1	53	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningNYMATL

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Frank Taveras flies out to catcher Bruce Benedict. [1 out]
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BATTER OUT — Alex Trevino out, second baseman Jerry Royster to first baseman Dale Murphy. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Lee Mazzilli strikes out swinging, catcher Bruce Benedict to first baseman Dale Murphy. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
WALK — Jerry Royster walks.
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GROUNDOUT — Gary Matthews grounds out to first baseman Jose Cardenal. Jerry Royster to 2nd. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Jeff Burroughs strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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BATTER OUT — Bob Horner out to right fielder Dan Norman. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

NYM

ATL

6Runs3

8Hits12

0Errors1

.242Batting Avg.316

33At Bats38

4Extra-base Hits0

1Home Runs0

5Runs-Batted-In3

2Walks5

1Stolen Bases1

5Strikeouts4

4Left on Base13

15Total Bases12

Game Details

Thursday, August 16, 1979 · 7:05 PM

Truist Park · Cumberland, GA

attendance: 7,397 (18.0%)

weather: 80 degrees, unknown