Phil Niekro leveled his record at 17-17 as the Braves captured a 6-4 decision over the Mets. Dale Murphy gave the Braves a 1-0 lead in the first inning with his 16th homer of the season and the Braves added two more runs in the fourth on an RBI single by Bruce Benedict and sacrifice fly by Niekro. Niekro drilled an RBI single in the sixth, Jerry Royster stroked a run-scoring single in the eighth and Murphy drove in a ninth-inning tally with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, New York Mets 4
Game Played on Tuesday, August    28, 1979 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       1  0  0    2  0  1    0  1  1  -   6 13  2
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  3  0  -   4 12  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Royster 2b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .260      Flores rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .192
Matthews rf           5   1   2   0     0   0   .317        Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Murphy 1b             4   1   2   2     0   1   .299      Taveras ss            4   1   2   0     0   0   .261
Burroughs lf          4   1   2   0     1   2   .226      Mazzilli cf           4   1   3   1     0   0   .302
  Bonnell lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Stearns c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .249
Office cf             4   1   1   0     1   1   .259      Hebner 1b             3   0   1   1     0   1   .254
Frias ss              4   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Youngblood lf         4   1   3   0     0   0   .290
Chaney 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .128      Trevino 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .293
Benedict c            4   2   3   1     0   0   .228        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Niekro p              2   0   2   2     0   0   .194      Flynn 2b              4   0   0   1     0   1   .249
  Garber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Ellis p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Bradford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reardon p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  J. McLaughlin p     0   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Maddox ph,3b        2   1   1   0     0   1   .283

Totals               35   6  13   6     3   5             Totals               35   4  12   4     0   7

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  6,586
Left on Base: Braves 8, Mets 6
DP: Braves 2, Mets 1
Errors: Murphy, Benedict
Doubles: Office (14), Benedict (9), Matthews (31), Burroughs (14), Youngblood (33), Hebner (15), Taveras (26)
Triples: Matthews (5)
Home Runs: Murphy (16)
Stolen Bases: Murphy (4), Mazzilli (28)
Caught Stealing: Youngblood (13), Taveras (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Niekro (1), Murphy (4), Hebner (7)
GIDP: Stearns 2 (20)
Hit by Pitch: Flores (1,by Niekro)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(17-17)         7     8   1   1   0   3   0  26   3.58
Garber                  0.1   3   3   2   0   1   0   5   4.37
Bradford                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
J. McLaughlin SV(2)     1.1   1   0   0   0   3   0   5   2.13
Totals                  9    12   4   3   0   7   0  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ellis L(2-6)            7    10   4   4   3   4   1  33   6.17
Reardon                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   4   9.00
Allen                   1     1   1   1   0   1   0   4   4.24
Totals                  9    13   6   6   3   5   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Niekro (9)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Bill Williams


BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy homered; Burroughs
singled to center; Office struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Flores grounded out (second to first); Taveras lined
to second; Mazzilli singled to center; Mazzilli stole second
[Mazzilli to third (error by Benedict)]; Stearns struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney
grounded out (second to first); Benedict made an out to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Hebner was called out on strikes; Youngblood singled
to left; Youngblood was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Trevino singled to center; Flynn struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro singled to left; Royster struck out; Matthews
flied out to right; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Ellis flied out to right; Flores grounded out (pitcher
to first); On a bunt Taveras singled to first; Taveras was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Burroughs walked; Office doubled to center
[Burroughs to third]; Frias grounded out (pitcher to first);
Chaney was walked intentionally; Benedict singled to left
[Burroughs scored, Office to third, Chaney to second]; Niekro
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Office scored]; Royster grounded
out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Mazzilli singled to center; Stearns grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mazzilli out at
second]; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Matthews grounded out (first to pitcher); Murphy
singled to shortstop; Murphy stole second; Burroughs struck out;
Office grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 3, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Youngblood doubled to left; Trevino grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Youngblood to third]; Flynn grounded out
(second to first) [Youngblood scored]; Ellis flied out to left;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Frias grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney
grounded out (second to first); Benedict doubled to right;
Niekro singled to center [Benedict scored]; Royster forced
Niekro (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4,
Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Flores was hit by a pitch; Taveras grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Flores to second]; Mazzilli singled to
shortstop [Flores stayed at second]; Stearns grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Mazzilli out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Matthews doubled to right; Murphy hit into a double
play (third to first to third) [Matthews out at third];
Burroughs doubled to center; Office was walked intentionally;
Frias forced Office (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Braves 4, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Hebner doubled to right; Youngblood flied out to
center [Hebner to third]; Trevino grounded out (shortstop to
first); Flynn grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 1.

BRAVES 8TH: REARDON REPLACED ELLIS (PITCHING); Chaney flied out
to left; Benedict singled to center; Niekro out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Benedict to second]; Royster singled
to center [Benedict scored, Royster out at second (center to
third to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: GARBER REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); MADDOX BATTED FOR
REARDON; Maddox singled to right; Flores struck out; Taveras
doubled to left [Maddox to third]; Mazzilli reached on an error
by Murphy [Maddox scored (RBI), Taveras to third, Mazzilli to
first]; Stearns singled to right [Taveras scored, Mazzilli to
third]; BRADFORD REPLACED GARBER (PITCHING); Hebner hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Mazzilli scored (unearned)]; J.
MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BRADFORD (PITCHING); Youngblood singled to
left [Stearns to second]; Trevino struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Mets 4.

BRAVES 9TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ALLEN REPLACED
TREVINO (PITCHING); Matthews tripled to left; Murphy hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Matthews scored]; Burroughs was called
out on strikes; Office flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 6, Mets 4.

METS 9TH: BONNELL REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING LF); Flynn
grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox struck out; KRANEPOOL
BATTED FOR FLORES; Kranepool was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Mets 4.