Three hits by Doug Flynn led a 12-hit assault as the Mets defeated the Braves, 6-3. The Mets snapped a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning. Frank Taveras drove in one run with a single. Alex Trevino added another with a double. Flynn broke the game open in the seventh with a bases-loaded single, driving home two tallies. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    15, 1979 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Mets         1  0  0    1  0  2    2  0  0  -   6 12  0
Braves       0  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   3 11  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Taveras ss            4   1   0   1     0   0   .261      Royster 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .263
  Ferrer ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Matthews rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .306
Trevino c             4   1   1   1     1   1   .322      Office cf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Mazzilli cf           5   0   3   0     0   0   .318      Horner 3b             4   1   1   1     0   0   .328
Stearns 3b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .251      Murphy 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .284
Youngblood lf         2   1   1   0     2   0   .290      Nolan c               4   1   1   0     0   0   .247
Cardenal 1b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Bonnell lf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .260
Norman rf             3   0   1   0     2   0   .194      Frias ss              4   1   3   0     0   0   .285
Flynn 2b              5   2   3   2     0   0   .246      M. Mahler p           2   0   1   1     0   0   .115
Swan p                3   0   1   0     0   1   .127        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Allen p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        B. McLaughlin p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   1   1     0   0   .245
                                                            Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Spikes ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .287

Totals               38   6  12   5     5   2             Totals               35   3  11   3     2   0

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  5,120
Left on Base: Mets 12, Braves 7
DP: Mets 2, Braves 0
Errors: Horner, Devine
Doubles: Stearns (22), Trevino (9)
Triples: Frias (4)
Home Runs: Horner (25)
Stolen Bases: Stearns (12), Taveras (35)
Sacrifice Hits: Swan (4)
GIDP: Royster 2 (7)
Hit by Pitch: Youngblood (6,by Devine)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Swan W(12-9)            6.2  10   3   3   0   0   1  28   3.08
Allen SV(4)             2.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   9   3.76
Totals                  9    11   3   3   2   0   1  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
M. Mahler L(3-11)       5.1   8   4   4   4   0   0  27   6.18
Devine                  1     2   2   1   1   0   0   8   3.15
B. McLaughlin           0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.24
Bradford                2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   0.00
Totals                  9    12   6   5   5   2   0  45

Hit by Pitch: Devine (2)
Wild Pitches: Allen (4), M. Mahler 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Jim Quick, 1B - Fred Brocklander, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Ed Vargo


METS 1ST: Taveras flied out to left; Trevino walked; Mazzilli
singled to center [Trevino to third, Mazzilli to second (on
throw to 3b)]; Stearns singled to right [Trevino scored,
Mazzilli out at home (right to catcher to third), Stearns to
third (on throw to home)]; Youngblood walked; Cardenal flied out
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster popped to second; Matthews flied out to
right; Office singled to right; Horner flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Norman walked; Flynn flied out to left; Swan popped to
pitcher; Taveras grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Murphy popped to third in foul territory; Nolan
popped to third in foul territory; Bonnell made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

METS 3RD: Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
singled to left; Stearns doubled to right [Mazzilli out at home
(right to shortstop to catcher)]; Youngblood singled to second
[Stearns to third]; Cardenal grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Frias tripled to right; M. Mahler singled to right
[Frias scored]; Royster flied out to right; Matthews flied out
to right; Office flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 1.

METS 4TH: Norman flied out to right; Flynn singled to center;
Swan out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Flynn to second];
M. Mahler threw a wild pitch [Flynn scored]; Taveras flied out
to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Horner homered; Murphy flied out to center; Nolan
grounded out (second to first); Bonnell flied out to left; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 2.

METS 5TH: Trevino flied out to right; Mazzilli grounded out
(pitcher to first); Stearns reached on an error by Horner
[Stearns to first]; Stearns stole second; Youngblood walked;
Cardenal popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves
2.

BRAVES 5TH: Frias singled to right; M. Mahler popped to first in
foul territory; Royster grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Frias out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Braves 2.

METS 6TH: Norman grounded out (pitcher to first); Flynn singled
to shortstop; Swan singled to left [Flynn to second]; M. Mahler
threw a wild pitch [Flynn to third, Swan to second]; DEVINE
REPLACED M. MAHLER (PITCHING); Taveras reached on a fielder's
choice [Flynn scored, Swan out at third (shortstop to third)];
Taveras stole second; Trevino doubled to center [Taveras
scored]; Mazzilli flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: FERRER REPLACED TAVERAS (PLAYING SS); Matthews
singled to left; Office flied out to center; Horner popped to
first in foul territory; Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 2.

METS 7TH: Stearns reached on an error by Devine [Stearns to
first]; Youngblood was hit by a pitch [Stearns to second];
Cardenal grounded out (second to first) [Stearns to third,
Youngblood to second]; Norman was walked intentionally; Flynn
singled to right [Stearns scored (unearned), Youngblood scored,
Norman to second]; B. MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED DEVINE (PITCHING);
Swan struck out; Ferrer forced Flynn (shortstop to second); 2 R
(1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Nolan singled to right; Bonnell made an out to
shortstop; Frias singled to center [Nolan to second]; LUM BATTED
FOR B. MCLAUGHLIN; Lum singled to left [Nolan scored, Frias to
second]; Royster singled to left [Frias out at home (left to
catcher), Lum to second]; ALLEN REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Allen
threw a wild pitch [Lum to third, Royster to second]; Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets
6, Braves 3.

METS 8TH: BRADFORD REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Trevino struck out;
Mazzilli singled to right; Stearns grounded out (second to
first) [Mazzilli to second]; Youngblood grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Office grounded out (shortstop to first); Horner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy walked; Nolan lined to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 3.

METS 9TH: Cardenal grounded out (shortstop to first); Norman
singled to left; Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first) [Norman
to second]; Allen popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
6, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Bonnell walked; Frias flied out to center; SPIKES
BATTED FOR BRADFORD; Spikes singled to shortstop [Bonnell to
second]; Royster grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Spikes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6,
Braves 3.