The Mets collected five doubles among their nine hits and defeated the Braves, 9-1. Nino Espinosa limited the Braves to six hits and gave up their only run on a walk to Biff Pocoroba, single by Gary Matthews and forceout by Barry Bonnell in the second inning.

A double by Joel Youngblood helped the Mets break a 1-1 tie with two runs in the fourth when Preston Hanna hurt himself with a wild throw and a wild pitch. In the seventh, the Mets scored four runs, two on a double by Ed Kranepool and one each on doubles by Lee Mazzilli and Joel Youngblood. Steve Henderson knocked in the final pair with a two-bagger in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 9, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 3, 1977 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
Mets         0  1  0    2  0  0    4  2  x  -   9  9  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .203      Randle 3b             5   1   1   0     0   2   .298
  Burroughs ph,rf     1   0   0   0     1   0   .270      Mazzilli cf           4   2   2   1     1   1   .237
Asselstine rf,cf      3   0   0   0     1   0   .181      Boisclair rf          1   1   0   0     2   1   .300
Office cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Henderson lf          4   1   1   2     1   3   .311
  Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kranepool 1b          4   2   1   2     1   0   .284
  Davey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hodges c              3   1   2   0     1   0   .283
  Theiss p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Youngblood 2b         4   1   2   1     0   1   .244
Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Flynn ss              4   0   0   1     0   0   .219
Pocoroba c            3   1   0   0     1   0   .282      Espinosa p            4   0   0   0     0   0   .087
Matthews lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .279
Bonnell 3b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .293
Rockett ss            3   0   2   0     1   1   .278
Hanna p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Chaney ph,2b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .196

Totals               31   1   6   1     5   3             Totals               33   9   9   7     6   8

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 15,460
Left on Base: Braves 9, Mets 8
DP: Braves 0, Mets 2
Errors: Bonnell, Hanna, Henderson, Kranepool
Doubles: Montanez (25), Youngblood 2 (7), Mazzilli (17), Kranepool (16), Henderson (12)
Stolen Bases: Matthews (18), Mazzilli (17), Boisclair (5), Randle (27)
Sacrifice Hits: Hanna (1), Boisclair 2 (7)
GIDP: Chaney (9)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hanna L(1-4)            6     3   3   2   4   8   0  27   4.93
Camp                    0     2   2   2   0   0   0   2   4.01
Davey                   0.2   2   2   2   1   0   0   5   4.15
Theiss                  1.1   2   2   2   1   0   0   7   5.40
Totals                  8     9   9   8   6   8   0  41

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Espinosa W(7-11)        9     6   1   1   5   3   0  37   3.73
Totals                  9     6   1   1   5   3   0  37

Wild Pitches: Hanna (3)
Balks: Camp (2), Espinosa (2)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Paul Pryor


BRAVES 1ST: Royster singled to left; Asselstine flied out to
center; Office lined into a double play (third to first)
[Royster out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Randle struck out; Mazzilli walked; Mazzilli stole
second; Boisclair struck out; Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Montanez flied out to center; Pocoroba walked;
Matthews singled to center [Pocoroba to third]; Bonnell forced
Matthews (second to shortstop) [Pocoroba scored]; Espinosa
balked [Bonnell to second]; Rockett struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool walked; Hodges singled to right [Kranepool
to third]; Youngblood struck out; Flynn forced Hodges (third to
second) [Kranepool scored]; Espinosa grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Hanna struck out; Royster grounded out (third to
first); Asselstine lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Randle struck out; Mazzilli reached on an error by
Bonnell [Mazzilli to first]; Boisclair out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Mazzilli to second]; Henderson struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Office grounded out (first unassisted); Montanez
doubled to left; Pocoroba made an out to second; Matthews struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Hodges
walked; Youngblood doubled to left [Hodges to third]; Flynn
reached on an error by Hanna [Hodges scored (no RBI), Youngblood
to third, Flynn to first]; Hanna threw a wild pitch [Youngblood
scored (unearned), Flynn to third]; Espinosa grounded out
(shortstop to first); Randle grounded out (second to first); 2 R
(1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Bonnell singled to center; Rockett walked [Bonnell
to second]; Hanna out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Bonnell to third, Rockett to second]; Royster grounded out
(first unassisted); Asselstine walked; Office grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Mazzilli struck out; Boisclair walked; Boisclair stole
second; Henderson struck out; Kranepool grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Montanez flied out to right; Pocoroba made an out to
shortstop; Matthews walked; Matthews stole second; Bonnell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Hodges singled to left; Youngblood popped to catcher
in foul territory; Flynn forced Hodges (second unassisted);
Espinosa flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Mets 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Rockett singled to left [Rockett to second (error by
Henderson)]; CHANEY BATTED FOR HANNA; Chaney flied out to right
[Rockett to third]; BURROUGHS BATTED FOR ROYSTER; Burroughs
walked; Asselstine popped to catcher in foul territory; Office
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1,
Mets 3.

METS 7TH: BURROUGHS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ASSELSTINE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); CAMP REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING);
CHANEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Randle singled to left;
Randle stole second; Camp balked [Randle to third]; Mazzilli
doubled to left [Randle scored]; DAVEY REPLACED CAMP (PITCHING);
Boisclair out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Mazzilli
to third]; Henderson was walked intentionally; Kranepool doubled
to right [Mazzilli scored, Henderson scored]; Hodges grounded
out (second to first) [Kranepool to third]; Youngblood doubled
to left [Kranepool scored]; THEISS REPLACED DAVEY (PITCHING);
Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Mets 7.

BRAVES 8TH: Montanez reached on an error by Kranepool [Montanez
to first]; Pocoroba popped to third in foul territory; Matthews
grounded out (first unassisted) [Montanez to second]; Bonnell
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Mets 7.

METS 8TH: Espinosa grounded out (shortstop to first); Randle
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli singled to right;
Boisclair walked [Mazzilli to second]; Henderson doubled to left
[Mazzilli scored, Boisclair scored]; Kranepool grounded out
(catcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 9.

BRAVES 9TH: Rockett singled to left; Chaney grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Rockett out at
second]; Burroughs flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Mets 9.