Atlanta Braves (6) New York Mets (4)
| 1979
Date of Game: Tuesday, August 28, 1979
Stadium: Shea Stadium
Stadium: Shea Stadium
| Atlanta Braves (NL) | New York Mets (NL) |
| Record: 52-79 | Record: 53-76 |
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Attendance: 6,586
Time of Game: 2:29
Game Notes:
None listed
Best at-bats
Dale Murphy ? in 9th inning (13.28)
Bruce Benedict 1B in 4th inning (12.19)
Dale Murphy HR in 1st inning (10.73)
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GAME INFORMATION
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||||
| Atlanta Braves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 2 | ||||
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
Atlanta Braves Batting Stats |
| Atlanta Braves | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Jerry Royster | 2b | 26.314 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .260 | 128 | 586 | 2 | 43 | 26 |
| Gary Matthews | rf | 29.054 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 | 130 | 1001 | 25 | 73 | 14 |
| Dale Murphy | 1b | 23.169 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .299 | 76 | 264 | 16 | 44 | 4 |
| Jeff Burroughs | lf | 28.174 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .226 | 113 | 1120 | 11 | 46 | 2 |
| Barry Bonnell | lf | 25.305 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | 106 | 323 | 10 | 37 | 3 |
| Rowland Office | cf | 26.307 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 | 116 | 743 | 2 | 36 | 4 |
| Pepe Frias | ss | 31.045 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | 120 | 548 | 1 | 41 | 3 |
| Darrel Chaney | 3b | 31.172 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .128 | 48 | 899 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Bruce Benedict | c | 24.010 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .228 | 59 | 81 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Phil Niekro | p | 40.149 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .194 | 36 | 585 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Gene Garber | p | 31.289 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 60 | 431 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Bradford | p | 29.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey McLaughlin | p | 23.048 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 28 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals: | 35 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 | .371 | 1031 | 6624 | |||||
New York Mets Batting Stats |
| New York Mets | Pos | Age | AB | R | H | BI | BB | SO | Avg | S-G# | C-G# | S-HR | S-RBI | S-SB |
| Gil Flores | rf | 26.305 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 | 57 | 172 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Ed Kranepool | ph | 34.293 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | 59 | 1829 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Frank Taveras | ss | 29.247 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | 131 | 844 | 1 | 28 | 37 |
| Lee Mazzilli | cf | 24.156 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .302 | 125 | 456 | 13 | 66 | 28 |
| John Stearns | c | 28.007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .249 | 122 | 496 | 9 | 57 | 13 |
| Richie Hebner | 1b | 31.276 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .255 | 106 | 1395 | 7 | 57 | 2 |
| Joel Youngblood | lf | 28.000 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | 125 | 388 | 16 | 49 | 15 |
| Alex Trevino | 3b | 22.002 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 | 56 | 62 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Neil Allen | p | 21.216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Flynn | 2b | 28.132 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .249 | 125 | 590 | 3 | 52 | 0 |
| Dock Ellis | p | 34.170 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | 15 | 275 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Reardon | p | 23.332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliott Maddox | ph-3b | 31.251 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | 54 | 867 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Totals: | 35 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .343 | 1015 | 7414 | |||||
Game Stats |
2B: Bruce Benedict (9), Jeff Burroughs (14), Richie Hebner (15), Gary Matthews (31), Rowland Office (14), Frank Taveras (26), Joel Youngblood (33)
3B: Gary Matthews (5)
HR: Dale Murphy (16)
RBIs: Bruce Benedict (12), Doug Flynn (52), Richie Hebner (57), Lee Mazzilli (66), Dale Murphy 2 (44), Phil Niekro 2 (7), Jerry Royster (43), John Stearns (57)
SB: Lee Mazzilli (28), Dale Murphy (4)
CS: Frank Taveras (17), Joel Youngblood (13)
SH: Phil Niekro (6)
SF: Richie Hebner (7), Dale Murphy (4), Phil Niekro (1)
GDP: John Stearns 2 (20)
3B: Gary Matthews (5)
HR: Dale Murphy (16)
RBIs: Bruce Benedict (12), Doug Flynn (52), Richie Hebner (57), Lee Mazzilli (66), Dale Murphy 2 (44), Phil Niekro 2 (7), Jerry Royster (43), John Stearns (57)
SB: Lee Mazzilli (28), Dale Murphy (4)
CS: Frank Taveras (17), Joel Youngblood (13)
SH: Phil Niekro (6)
SF: Richie Hebner (7), Dale Murphy (4), Phil Niekro (1)
GDP: John Stearns 2 (20)
Atlanta Braves Pitching Stats |
| Atlanta Braves | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Phil Niekro (W 17-17) | 40.149 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.58 | 1.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 588 |
| Gene Garber | 31.289 | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.36 | 1.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 438 |
| Larry Bradford | 29.250 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 |
| Joey McLaughlin (Sv 2) | 23.048 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.13 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 31 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 1070 | |||
New York Mets Pitching Stats |
| New York Mets | Age | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP | Pit | Str | Bal | S-G# | C-G# |
| Dock Ellis (L 3-11) | 34.170 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6.17 | 1.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 337 |
| Jeff Reardon | 23.332 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Neil Allen | 21.216 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.26 | 1.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| Pitching Totals: | 9 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 378 | |||
Other Game Information |
Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Phil Niekro 0-0-0; Gene Garber 0-0-0; Larry Bradford 0-0-0; Joey McLaughlin 0-0-0; Dock Ellis 0-0-0; Jeff Reardon 0-0-0; Neil Allen 0-0-0;
Batters Faced: Phil Niekro 26; Gene Garber 5; Larry Bradford 1; Joey McLaughlin 5; Dock Ellis 33; Jeff Reardon 4; Neil Allen 4;
Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 6,586
Umpires: Home: Jerry Dale 1B Bruce Froemming 2B Joe West 3B Bill Williams
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