Pitching a two-hitter, Craig Swan was rewarded with a victory when Frank Taveras tripled in the eighth inning and Lee Mazzilli singled to beat the Braves, 2-1. Mazzilli also drove in the Mets' initial run with a single in the first. Jeff Burroughs homered for the Braves' tally in the seventh.

Swan, who almost was hit by a pitch while trying to bunt in the fifth inning, whacked Phil Niekro in the head with a delivery when the Braves' starter came to bat in the sixth. Niekro was forced to leave the game for a pinch-runner. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 2, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Friday, June      15, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  2  1
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  9  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Youngblood rf         4   1   1   0     0   1   .283
Matthews rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .306      Taveras ss            2   1   1   0     1   0   .241
Horner 1b             3   0   0   0     0   3   .299      Mazzilli cf           4   0   2   2     0   0   .344
Burroughs lf          3   1   1   1     0   0   .233      Hebner 3b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .305
Pocoroba c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .350      Stearns c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .223
Office cf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Montanez 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .208
Hubbard 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Henderson lf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .281
Frias ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Flynn 2b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .223
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Swan p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .083
Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .191
  Solomon pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  J. McLaughlin p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Chaney ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .098
  Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .231

Totals               28   1   2   1     0   7             Totals               30   2   9   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  9,808
Left on Base: Braves 1, Mets 8
DP: Braves 1, Mets 2
Errors: Pocoroba, Taveras
Triples: Taveras (2)
Home Runs: Burroughs (6)
Stolen Bases: Henderson (10), Mazzilli (16)
Caught Stealing: Taveras (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Taveras (4)
GIDP: Pocoroba (1), Royster (3)
Hit by Pitch: Niekro (2,by Swan)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  5     5   1   1   1   3   0  19   4.19
J. McLaughlin L(0-1)    2     3   1   1   1   2   0  10   1.50
Garber                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.67
Totals                  8     9   2   2   3   5   0  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(7-4)             9     2   1   1   0   7   1  29   2.90
Totals                  9     2   1   1   0   7   1  29

Hit by Pitch: Swan (1)
Balks: Niekro (2)

Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Dick Stello, 3B - John McSherry


BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (first unassisted); Matthews
struck out; Horner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Youngblood singled to left; Niekro balked [Youngblood
to second]; Taveras out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted)
[Youngblood to third]; Mazzilli singled to left [Youngblood
scored]; Hebner grounded out (first unassisted) [Mazzilli to
second]; Stearns flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs made an out to second; Pocoroba grounded
out (first unassisted); Office flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Montanez singled to left; Henderson struck out; Flynn
hit into a double play (right to first) [Montanez out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard made an out to second; Frias grounded out
(second to first); Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Swan grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood
flied out to left; Taveras walked; Taveras was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Mets 1.

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

METS 4TH: Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner was
called out on strikes; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Burroughs reached on an error by Taveras [Burroughs
to first]; Pocoroba grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at second]; Office singled to
center; Hubbard flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Montanez flied out to right; Henderson singled to
left; Flynn singled to left [Henderson to second]; On a bunt
Swan struck out; Youngblood popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Frias popped to second; Niekro was hit by a
pitch; Braves Manager Bobby Cox confronted Craig Swan on the
field after Swan hit Phil Niekro with a pitch; Cox had to be
restrained by the umpires and was ejected by HP umpire Paul
Runge; SOLOMON RAN FOR NIEKRO; Royster grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Solomon out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: J. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED SOLOMON (PITCHING); Taveras
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli grounded out
(pitcher to first); Hebner walked; Stearns singled to left
[Hebner to second]; Montanez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Matthews flied out to right; Horner was called out
on strikes; Burroughs homered; Pocoroba made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Henderson singled to center; Flynn grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Henderson to second]; Henderson stole
third; Swan was called out on strikes; Youngblood was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Office flied out to left; Hubbard flied out to left;
Frias was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
1, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Taveras tripled to left; GARBER REPLACED FRIAS
(PITCHING); CHANEY REPLACED J. MCLAUGHLIN (PLAYING SS); Mazzilli
singled to right [Taveras scored]; Mazzilli stole second
[Mazzilli to third (error by Pocoroba)]; Hebner flied out to
right; Stearns lined to third; Montanez was walked
intentionally; Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 2.

BRAVES 9TH: LUM BATTED FOR CHANEY; Lum struck out; Royster
grounded out (shortstop to first); Matthews flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 2.