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Braves 1 @ Mets 2
Shea Stadium
June 17, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves, played on June 17, 1979 at Shea Stadium. The home team Mets beat the visiting Braves with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateJune 17, 1979 
Visiting Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 1 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 1
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 2 H: 9 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 2
Hits: 9
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherJeff Reardon  
Losing PitcherGene Garber  
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Game Winning RBIAlex Trevino 

Game Info

DateJune 17, 1979 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamAtlanta Braves 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherTony Brizzolara  
Home Starting PitcherPete Falcone  
BallparkShea Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance12,133 
Time of Game2 hours 18 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dick Stello
1B: John McSherry
2B: Paul Runge
3B: Bob Engel

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Royster  Third Baseman 
Gary Matthews  Right Fielder 
Bob Horner  First Baseman 
Jeff Burroughs  Left Fielder 
Barry Bonnell  Center Fielder 
Glenn Hubbard  Second Baseman 
Pepe Frias  Shortstop 
Bruce Benedict  Catcher 
Tony Brizzolara  Pitcher 
Bobby Cox  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Joel Youngblood  Right Fielder 
Frank Taveras  Shortstop 
Lee Mazzilli  Center Fielder 
Richie Hebner  Third Baseman 
Willie Montanez  First Baseman 
John Stearns  Catcher 
Steve Henderson  Left Fielder 
Doug Flynn  Second Baseman 
Pete Falcone  Pitcher 
Joe Torre  Manager 

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Braves 1 @ Mets 2
Shea Stadium
June 17, 1979

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 6/17/1979 -- Atlanta at New York (D)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Royster J, 3b-2b      5  0  0  0   Youngblood J, rf-lf   4  0  1  0   
Matthews G, rf        4  1  2  1   Taveras F, ss         4  0  1  0   
Horner B, 1b-3b       4  0  0  0   Mazzilli L, cf        4  2  2  0   
Burroughs J, lf       3  0  2  0   Hebner R, 3b-1b       4  0  2  0   
Office R, pr-cf       0  0  0  0   Montanez W, 1b        3  0  0  0   
Bonnell B, cf-lf      2  0  1  0   Trevino A, 3b         1  0  1  1   
Hubbard G, 2b         3  0  1  0   Stearns J, c          2  0  1  1   
Nolan J, ph           0  0  0  0   Henderson S, lf       3  0  0  0   
Chaney D, 2b-c        0  0  0  0   Flores G, rf          0  0  0  0   
Frias P, ss           4  0  1  0   Flynn D, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Benedict B, c         2  0  0  0   Falcone P, p          1  0  0  0   
Pocoroba B, ph-c      0  0  0  0   Boisclair B, ph       1  0  0  0   
Murphy D, ph-1b       1  0  1  0   Twitchell W, p        0  0  0  0   
Brizzolara T, p       1  0  0  0   Kranepool E, ph       1  0  1  0   
Spikes C, ph          1  0  0  0   Ferrer S, pr          0  0  0  0   
McLaughlin J, p       0  0  0  0   Reardon J, p          0  0  0  0   
Lum M, ph             0  0  0  0                                      
Garber G, p           1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  1  8  1                        31  2  9  2

Atlanta          000 010 000 --  1
New York         000 100 001 --  2
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Brizzolara T          4.0  5  1  1  0  2
McLaughlin J          2.0  1  0  0  0  1
Garber G (L)          2.1  3  1  1  1  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Falcone P             5.0  6  1  1  0  4
Twitchell W           3.0  1  0  0  4  2
Reardon J (W)         1.0  1  0  0  0  0

DP -- Atlanta 1, New York 1
LOB -- Atlanta 10, New York 5
2B -- Hebner R
HR -- Matthews G
SB -- Stearns J, Mazzilli L
CS -- Ferrer S
SH -- Bonnell B 2, Lum M
WP -- Reardon J
T -- 2:18
A -- 12133

    

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