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May 2, 1978

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Mets	4	7	2
Braves	4	11	0

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Mets	4	7	2
Braves	5	12	0

Biff Pocoroba Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.250	.250
OBP	.250	.303
At Bats	4	60
Hits	1	15
• Singles	1	12
• Doubles	0	3
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	4
RBI’s	1	7

Bob Myrick Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	2	0

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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 2, 1978

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Single

Bob Myrick

Ron Hodges

Willie Montanez

Doug Flynn

Lenny Randle

Sergio Ferrer

Steve Henderson

Lee Mazzilli

Joel Youngblood

Biff Pocoroba

Jeff Burroughs

Barry Bonnell

Jerry Royster

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
New York Mets	4	7	2	9
Atlanta Braves	5	12	0	10
Winning Pitcher	Adrian Devine
Losing Pitcher	Bob Myrick
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Biff Pocoroba
Attendance	4,682
Time of Game	3 hours 8 minutes

View Box Score

Count: - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Pocoroba hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Royster scores. Bonnell moves to third. Burroughs moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Burroughs takes first base on ball four. Beall scores. Royster moves to third. Bonnell moves to second.

Bottom 9 Asselstine hits a popup towards short. Ferrer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Bonnell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ferrer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Beall moves to third. Royster moves to second.

Bottom 9 Bob Beall pinch runs for Cito Gaston. Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Beall moves to second.

Bottom 9 Cito Gaston pinch hits for Adrian Devine. Gaston takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 9 Lenny Randle now playing third base. Doug Flynn now playing second base. Joel Youngblood now playing right field. Bob Myrick now pitching. SergioChaney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Montanez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Royster catches it and throws to second with Rockett covering, to double up Mazzilli.

Top 9 Maddox takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Adrian Devine now pitching. Valentine bunts towards the mound. Devine fields it and throws to first for the out. Mazzilli moves to second.

Top 9 Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Randle scores.

Top 9 Lenny Randle pinch hits for Mardie Cornejo. Randle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs who is chasing the ball. Randle reaches third base with a triple. Flynn goes all the way around to score.

Top 9 Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 There goes Rockett. The throw from Hodges and he is out, Flynn applying the tag.

Bottom 8 Rockett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Elliott Maddox now playing right field. Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 8 Youngblood hits a fly ball into right field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Hodges is hit by the pitch. Maddox moves to third. Montanez moves to second.

Top 8 Dave Campbell now pitching. Henderson strikes out.

Top 8 Montanez takes first base on ball four. Maddox moves to second.

Top 8 Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Bruce Boisclair. Maddox takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Barry Bonnell now playing center field. Valentine hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Burroughs is called out on strikes.

Bottom 7 Asselstine hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Office trying to get to home. Mazzilli throws the ball in to Hodges who tags Office who's trying to score from second, for the out. Asselstine moves to second.

Bottom 7 There goes Office. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Office steals second.

Bottom 7 Office hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Mardie Cornejo now pitching. Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Paul Siebert. Mickey Mahler now pitching. Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mahler fields it and throws to first for the out. Youngblood moves to third. Flynn moves to second.

Top 7 Flynn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngblood moves to second.

Top 7 Youngblood takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Darrel Chaney now playing third base. Pat Rockett now playing shortstop. Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Ruthven covering, for the out.

Bottom 6 Ruthven strikes out.

Bottom 6 Chaney takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Pat Rockett pinch runs for Joe Nolan. Paul Siebert now pitching. There's a wild pitch. Rockett moves to second.

Bottom 6 Joe Nolan pinch hits for Rod Gilbreath. Nolan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burroughs scores. There goes Murphy trying to get to third. Boisclair throws the ball in to Youngblood, who tags Murphy for the out.

Bottom 6 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 6 Pocoroba hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to third.

Bottom 6 Burroughs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 6 Henderson strikes out.

Top 6 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Boisclair moves to second.

Top 6 Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 6 Valentine takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Asselstine strikes out.

Bottom 5 Office hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Office for the out.

Bottom 5 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Pocoroba and he is out, Chaney applying the tag.

Top 5 Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flynn scores.

Top 5 Bruhert bunts towards the mound. Ruthven fields it and throws to first for the out. Flynn moves to second.

Top 5 Flynn takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 4 Gilbreath hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hodges for the out.

Top 4 Henderson takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boisclair for the out.

Bottom 3 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 3 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine fields it and throws to second for the out. Asselstine scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 3 Burroughs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Asselstine moves to third.

Bottom 3 Asselstine hits a ball on the ground towards second. Valentine picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Valentine. Royster scores. Asselstine moves to second.

Bottom 3 Office is called out on strikes.

Bottom 3 Royster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Royster reaches second base with a double.

Top 3 Valentine strikes out.

Top 3 Mazzilli hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Top 3 Bruhert hits a fly ball into right field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Ruthven hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bruhert fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Chaney is walked intentionally.

Bottom 2 Gilbreath strikes out.

Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Murphy moves to third.

Bottom 2 There goes Murphy. The throw from Hodges and he is safe. Murphy steals second.

Bottom 2 Murphy takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Pocoroba hits a line drive towards first. Montanez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Burroughs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Henderson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Royster reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youngblood fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 1 The umpire calls a balk on Bruhert Asselstine moves to second.

Bottom 1 Asselstine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn has Royster trapped. There's the throw to Hodges and over to Youngblood, who tags Royster for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 1 Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Royster moves to third.

Bottom 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Flynn. Royster moves to second.

Top 1 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Boisclair is called out on strikes.

Top 1 Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mazzilli moves to third.

Top 1 There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Pocoroba and he is safe. Mazzilli steals second.

Top 1 Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

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