Tom Hausman and Skip Lockwood combined to hurl the Mets to their fifth straight victory, a 2-0 whitewashing of the Braves. The first Mets' run came in the second inning on a double by Joel Youngblood and single by Doug Flynn. John Stearns hit a homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 2, Atlanta Braves 0

Game Played on Saturday, July 22, 1978 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0 Mets 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 2 6 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royster ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 Boisclair rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .245 Office cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .266 Foli ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Matthews rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .292 S. Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Burroughs lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .323 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Horner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Stearns c 3 1 1 1 0 1 .275 Murphy 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .237 Youngblood cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 .261 Pocoroba c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Valentine 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .267 Gilbreath 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .246 Flynn 2b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .253 Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Hausman p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .500 Beall ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 0 8 0 1 2 Totals 30 2 6 2 1 5 Time of Game: 1:59 Attendance: 12,277 Left on Base: Braves 8, Mets 5 DP: Braves 0, Mets 2 Doubles: Youngblood (6), Hausman (1) Home Runs: Stearns (11) Stolen Bases: Boisclair (3), Youngblood (1) GIDP: Pocoroba (14), Burroughs (8) Hit by Pitch: Office (3,by Hausman) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro L(11-10) 7 6 2 2 1 4 1 28 3.00 Garber 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.77 Totals 8 6 2 2 1 5 1 31 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Hausman W(2-0) 8 8 0 0 1 2 0 32 4.58 Lockwood SV(13) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.28 Totals 9 8 0 0 1 2 0 35 Hit by Pitch: Hausman (1) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Office was hit by a pitch; Matthews forced Office (third to second); Burroughs walked [Matthews to second]; Horner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Boisclair singled to right; Boisclair stole second; Foli struck out; S. Henderson popped to first in foul territory; Montanez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0. BRAVES 2ND: Murphy singled to right; Pocoroba grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Murphy out at second]; Gilbreath singled to left; Niekro forced Gilbreath (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Stearns struck out; Youngblood doubled to center; Valentine walked; Flynn singled to left [Youngblood scored, Valentine to second]; Hausman forced Valentine (pitcher to third) [Flynn to second]; Boisclair grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1. BRAVES 3RD: Royster singled to shortstop; Office struck out; Matthews singled to left [Royster to second]; Burroughs grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Matthews out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Foli grounded out (pitcher to first); S. Henderson flied out to center; Montanez made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1. BRAVES 4TH: Horner flied out to left; Murphy grounded out (third to first); Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1. METS 4TH: Stearns made an out to shortstop; Youngblood flied out to center; Valentine grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1. BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath grounded out (third to first); Niekro grounded out (third to first); Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1. METS 5TH: Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); Hausman doubled to right; Boisclair flied out to right; Foli grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1. BRAVES 6TH: Office grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews lined to third; Burroughs grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1. METS 6TH: S. Henderson grounded out (third to first); Montanez flied out to center; Stearns homered; Youngblood singled to left; Youngblood stole second; Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2. BRAVES 7TH: Horner grounded out (third to first); Murphy flied out to right; Pocoroba singled to right; Gilbreath flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2. METS 7TH: Flynn struck out; Hausman popped to shortstop; Boisclair struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2. BRAVES 8TH: BEALL BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Beall struck out; Royster lined to left; Office singled to center; Matthews singled to left [Office to third]; Burroughs forced Matthews (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2. METS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED BEALL (PITCHING); Foli flied out to left; S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2. BRAVES 9TH: Horner singled to right; LOCKWOOD REPLACED HAUSMAN (PITCHING); Murphy lined to left; Pocoroba flied out to left; Gilbreath flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 2.

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