After falling behind, 5-0, the Braves rallied to defeat the Mets, 7-6. The Mets scored four runs off Phil Niekro in the first inning, the first run crossing the plate on a pass to Willie Montanez with the bases loaded. Steve Henderson then hit into an apparent inning-ending double play, but Pepe Frias failed to tag second as the pivot man and two runs scored. Alex Trevino doubled for the fourth counter of the frame.

Richie Hebner homered to make it 5-0 in the fifth, but the Braves erupted for five runs in their half, including homers by Bob Horner and Barry Bonnell, each with a man on base. After each club picked up another tally, the Braves put over their winning run with two out in the eighth when Gary Matthews doubled and, after an intentional pass to Horner, Jeff Burroughs singled. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 7, New York Mets 6
Game Played on Saturday, June      2, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Mets         4  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   6  7  2
Braves       0  0  5    1  0  0    0  1  x  -   7 14  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Youngblood rf,2b      4   1   0   0     0   0   .305      Royster 3b            5   1   1   1     0   1   .314
Taveras ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .223      Matthews rf           5   1   2   1     0   2   .300
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .160      Horner 1b             3   1   3   2     2   0   .317
Mazzilli cf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .350      Burroughs lf          4   1   2   1     1   0   .227
Hebner 3b             3   2   1   2     1   1   .301        Office pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Montanez 1b           2   1   0   1     2   1   .225      Bonnell cf,lf         5   1   2   2     0   0   .275
Henderson lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .271      Hubbard 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .225
Trevino c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .394      Benedict c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .190
Flynn 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .209      Frias ss              0   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Murray p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Chaney ss           3   1   0   0     1   2   .103
Falcone p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .176      Niekro p              3   1   2   0     0   0   .175
  Scott p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spikes ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .346
  Twitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .161
  Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boisclair rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .270

Totals               34   6   7   4     3   6             Totals               37   7  14   7     4   7

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 25,240
Left on Base: Mets 5, Braves 10
DP: Mets 2, Braves 0
Errors: Mazzilli, Flynn, Frias
Doubles: Trevino 2 (3), Horner (3), Niekro (1), Matthews (15)
Home Runs: Hebner (4), Horner (5), Bonnell (8)
Stolen Bases: Mazzilli 2 (14), Royster (8)
Caught Stealing: Hubbard (6), Benedict (2)
Hit by Pitch: Youngblood (2,by Niekro)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone                 2.2   6   5   5   1   3   2  14   5.46
Scott                   1     1   1   1   0   1   0   5   4.91
Twitchell               1.1   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   6.41
Glynn L(0-1)            2.2   5   1   1   2   3   0  14   2.45
Murray                  0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.53
Totals                  8    14   7   7   4   7   2  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(6-8)           8     7   6   3   3   6   1  35   3.94
Garber SV(11)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.26
Totals                  9     7   6   3   3   6   1  38

Passed Balls: Trevino (1), Benedict (2)
Hit by Pitch: Niekro (5)

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Terry Tata, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - John Kibler


METS 1ST: Youngblood was hit by a pitch; Taveras popped to
pitcher; Mazzilli singled to right [Youngblood to third]; Hebner
walked [Mazzilli to second]; Montanez walked [Youngblood scored,
Mazzilli to third, Hebner to second]; Henderson grounded out
(second to shortstop to first) [Mazzilli scored (error by Frias)
(unearned) (no RBI), Hebner scored (unearned) (no RBI), Montanez
to third]; Pepe Frias ejected by 2B umpire Jerry Crawford
when Crawford ruled that Frias missed the bag on the attempted
double play; CHANEY REPLACED FRIAS (PLAYING SS); Trevino
doubled to left [Montanez scored (unearned)]; Flynn grounded out
(catcher to first); 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves
0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster was called out on strikes; Matthews flied
out to center; Horner doubled to left; Burroughs flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Falcone grounded out (second to first); Youngblood
grounded out (third to first); Taveras made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Bonnell grounded out (second to first); Hubbard
singled to right; Benedict was called out on strikes while
Hubbard was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 0.

METS 3RD: Mazzilli made an out to first; Hebner homered;
Montanez grounded out (second to first); Henderson struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Chaney walked; Niekro doubled to left [Chaney to
third]; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first) [Chaney
scored]; Matthews was called out on strikes; Horner homered
[Niekro scored]; Burroughs singled to left; Bonnell homered
[Burroughs scored]; SCOTT REPLACED FALCONE (PITCHING); Hubbard
reached on an error by Flynn [Hubbard to first]; Benedict forced
Hubbard (shortstop to second); 5 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Braves 5.

METS 4TH: Trevino made an out to third; Flynn flied to right in
foul territory; Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 5.

BRAVES 4TH: Chaney struck out; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to
first); Royster singled to pitcher; TWITCHELL REPLACED SCOTT
(PITCHING); Royster stole second; Matthews singled to center
[Royster scored]; Trevino allowed a passed ball [Matthews to
second]; Horner walked; Burroughs flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 6.

METS 5TH: Youngblood flied out to center; Taveras singled to
pitcher; Mazzilli singled to right [Taveras to third]; Mazzilli
stole second; Hebner grounded out (shortstop to first) [Taveras
scored, Mazzilli to third]; Montanez walked; Henderson grounded
out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 6.

BRAVES 5TH: Bonnell singled to shortstop; Hubbard popped to
third; Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bonnell to
second]; Chaney flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
6, Braves 6.

METS 6TH: Trevino doubled to left; Benedict allowed a passed
ball [Trevino to third]; Flynn struck out; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
TWITCHELL; Kranepool struck out; Youngblood grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: GLYNN REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Niekro singled
to center; Royster popped to first in foul territory; Matthews
struck out; Horner singled to center [Niekro to third (error by
Mazzilli), Horner to second]; Burroughs was walked
intentionally; Bonnell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
 Mets 6, Braves 6.

METS 7TH: Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); Mazzilli
singled to left; Mazzilli stole second; Hebner struck out;
Montanez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Hubbard grounded out (third to first); Benedict
singled to left; Chaney struck out while Benedict was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 6, Braves 6.

METS 8TH: Henderson struck out; Trevino grounded out (shortstop
to first); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: SPIKES BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Spikes struck out; Royster
popped to first in foul territory; Matthews doubled to right;
Horner was walked intentionally; Burroughs singled to center
[Matthews scored, Horner to third]; OFFICE RAN FOR BURROUGHS;
MURRAY REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); BOISCLAIR REPLACED GLYNN
(PLAYING RF); YOUNGBLOOD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Bonnell
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 7.

METS 9TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BONNELL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); GARBER REPLACED SPIKES (PITCHING);
Boisclair flied out to center; Youngblood grounded out (third to
first); HODGES BATTED FOR TAVERAS; Hodges grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 7.