New York Mets 7, Atlanta Braves 4 (Game 2) Game Played on Monday, July 17, 1978 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Mets 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 - 7 10 1 Braves 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 - 4 7 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Youngblood cf,rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .252 Gilbreath 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .253 Valentine 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Office cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .262 Lockwood p 1 1 1 1 0 0 .125 Matthews rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .299 S. Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .256 Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .319 Stearns c 5 2 3 2 0 0 .269 Pocoroba c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Montanez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .266 Murphy 1b 4 1 1 2 0 0 .238 Grieve rf 2 0 1 2 1 0 .235 Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Mazzilli pr,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Chaney ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .218 Maddox 3b 2 1 0 0 2 0 .281 Mahler p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Flynn ss,2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .249 Solomon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Hausman p 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 Skok p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nolan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Boisclair ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 Campbell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foli ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Totals 32 7 10 6 7 3 Totals 33 4 7 4 0 0 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 11,822 Left on Base: Mets 6, Braves 2 DP: Mets 1, Braves 3 Errors: Flynn Doubles: Montanez (20) Home Runs: Stearns (9), Lockwood (1), Murphy (14), Chaney (3) Stolen Bases: Maddox (2), Mazzilli (10) Caught Stealing: Grieve (1) Sacrifice Hits: Hausman (1) GIDP: Valentine (4), Flynn (10), Montanez (5), Matthews (9) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hausman W(1-0) 5.1 5 3 3 0 0 1 20 8.38 Murray 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.56 Lockwood SV(11) 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 10 3.47 Totals 9 7 4 4 0 0 2 33 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mahler L(3-5) 3.2 6 4 4 3 1 1 18 3.16 Solomon 2.2 3 2 2 3 1 0 13 4.57 Skok 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.73 Campbell 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 4.47 Totals 9 10 7 7 7 3 2 40 Wild Pitches: Murray (6) Balks: Solomon (1) Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Eric Gregg METS 1ST: Youngblood walked; Valentine grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Youngblood out at second]; S. Henderson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Office grounded out (pitcher to first); Matthews flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. METS 2ND: Stearns homered; Montanez flied out to left; Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs singled to right; Pocoroba flied out to center; Murphy flied out to center; Hubbard popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0. METS 3RD: Flynn singled to center; Hausman out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Flynn to second]; Youngblood struck out; Valentine popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Chaney flied out to center; Mahler grounded out (pitcher to first); Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 0. METS 4TH: S. Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Stearns singled to center; Montanez doubled to right [Stearns to third]; Grieve singled to left [Stearns scored, Montanez scored]; Grieve was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Maddox walked; Maddox stole second; Flynn was walked intentionally; Hausman singled to right [Maddox scored, Flynn to third]; SOLOMON REPLACED MAHLER (PITCHING); Youngblood forced Hausman (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Office singled to second; Matthews grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Office out at second]; Burroughs grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 0. METS 5TH: Valentine flied out to right; S. Henderson struck out; Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Pocoroba singled to right; Murphy homered [Pocoroba scored]; Hubbard popped to third in foul territory; Chaney flied out to center; Solomon made an out to second; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 2. METS 6TH: Montanez flied out to right; Grieve walked; MAZZILLI RAN FOR GRIEVE; Solomon balked [Mazzilli to second]; Mazzilli stole third; Maddox walked; Flynn grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Maddox out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 2. BRAVES 6TH: MAZZILLI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Gilbreath singled to shortstop [Gilbreath to second (error by Flynn)]; Office flied to left in foul territory; MURRAY REPLACED HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Murray threw a wild pitch [Gilbreath to third]; Matthews singled to center [Gilbreath scored]; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first) [Matthews to second]; Pocoroba flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 3. METS 7TH: BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR MURRAY; Boisclair walked; Youngblood singled to second [Boisclair to second]; Valentine flied out to center; S. Henderson singled to right [Boisclair scored (no RBI), Youngblood to third]; Stearns singled to center [Youngblood scored, S. Henderson to third]; SKOK REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Montanez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Stearns out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: LOCKWOOD REPLACED VALENTINE (PITCHING); FLYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); FOLI REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PLAYING SS); Murphy popped to third; Hubbard flied out to left; Chaney homered; NOLAN BATTED FOR SKOK; Nolan grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 4. METS 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED NOLAN (PITCHING); Mazzilli made an out to second; Maddox flied out to right; Flynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 4. BRAVES 8TH: Gilbreath flied out to right; Office grounded out (second to first); Matthews popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 4. METS 9TH: Foli grounded out (second to pitcher); Youngblood made an out to third; Lockwood homered; S. Henderson walked; Stearns grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 7, Braves 4. BRAVES 9TH: Burroughs popped to first in foul territory; Pocoroba popped to first in foul territory; Murphy popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 7, Braves 4.

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