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Message #: 11688
Poor starting pitching and dumb baserunning put the Mets into a 0-2 hole. We salvage the split so as to avoid losing further ground to the Expos. Jon Fellows New York Mets 1976 NL East Champions "Meet the Mets. Step right up and greet the Mets ..." jonfel@... BOXSCORE: 1977 New York NL Mets At 1977 Atlanta Braves 8/4/1977 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG B.Bell 3B 5 1 3 1 .285 G.Matthews LF 3 1 1 1 .249 K.Hernandez 1B 3 0 0 0 .255 J.Moore 2B 5 0 0 0 .242 S.Lezcano RF 4 0 0 0 .267 J.Burroughs RF 4 2 2 0 .268 R.Smith LF,CF 4 0 1 0 .304 C.Johnson C 4 1 4 2 .359 J.Bench C 4 0 1 1 .254 W.Montanez 1B 4 1 2 0 .281 L.Mazzilli CF 3 0 1 0 .209 R.Gilbreath 3B 4 1 1 1 .243 D.Tomlin P 0 0 0 0 .333 A.Rodriguez SS 3 0 1 0 .253 D-B.Boisclair PH 1 0 1 0 .340 R.Office CF 4 0 1 1 .234 S.Lockwood P 0 0 0 0 .333 D.Collins P 3 0 0 0 .000 C.Speier SS 1 1 0 0 .242 D.Campbell P 1 0 0 0 .000 A-M.Guerrero PH,SS 2 0 0 0 .307 R.Camp P 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Tyson 2B 2 0 0 0 .215 C-J.Orta PH,2B 2 0 1 0 .286 K.Kravec P 1 0 0 0 .116 W.Brusstar P 0 0 0 0 .500 B-J.Johnstone LF 1 0 1 0 .280 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 2 9 2 Totals 35 6 12 5 A-Pinch Hit For Speier In 6th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Brusstar In 6th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Tyson In 7th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Tomlin In 8th Inning Mets............ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 Braves.......... 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 - 6 12 0 Mets (72-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET K.Kravec LOSS(10-8) 2 2/3 7 5 5 2 4 2 62 3.79 A1 B8 W.Brusstar 3 5 1 0 2 4 0 58 1.83 B9 D4 D.Tomlin 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.26 D5 D9 S.Lockwood 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 1.52 E1 Totals 8 12 6 5 4 10 2 Braves (50-73) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Collins WIN(2-2) 5 2/3 6 2 2 3 3 0 88 4.94 A1 C6 D.Campbell HOLD(1st) 2 1/3 3 0 0 2 0 0 51 2.50 C7 D9 R.Camp SAVE(4th) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.77 E1 Totals 9 9 2 2 5 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 29,425 DATE- Thursday, August 4th 1977 TIME- Night T- 2:52 LEFT ON BASE- Mets:10 Braves: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0 Braves: 0 ERRORS- M.Tyson DOUBLES- B.Bell(19th), R.Smith(21st), W.Montanez(27th) HOME RUNS- G.Matthews(11th), C.Johnson(10th) CAUGHT STEALING- B.Bell, G.Matthews SACRIFICE HITS- W.Brusstar WALKS- K.Hernandez-2, S.Lezcano, C.Speier, J.Johnstone, G.Matthews-2, J.Burroughs, A.Rodriguez STRIKE OUTS- K.Hernandez, S.Lezcano, R.Smith, L.Mazzilli, G.Matthews, J.Moore-2, J.Burroughs-2, R.Gilbreath-2, D.Collins-3 WILD PITCHES- W.Brusstar Cliff Johnson had 4 hits and 2 RBI at Fulton Co. Stadium where the Atlanta Braves beat the New York NL Mets by the score of 6 to 2. Don Collins(2-2) had a steady outing. He went 5 and 2/3 innings allowing 6 hits and 3 walks reducing his ERA from 5.33 to 4.94. Atlanta had 12 hits for the game and New York NL had 9. Collins was helped out by Rick Camp who recorded his 4th save. Ken Kravec(10-8) was the losing pitcher. He got hit hard, allowing 7 hits and 2 walks in 2 and 2/3 innings. BOXSCORE: 1977 New York NL Mets At 1977 Atlanta Braves 8/5/1977 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG B.Bell 3B 4 1 2 1 .287 B.Bonnell CF 5 1 2 0 .271 K.Hernandez 1B 4 0 2 0 .257 J.Nolan C 5 1 2 2 .500 S.Lezcano RF 4 0 1 0 .267 J.Burroughs RF 4 2 2 0 .270 R.Smith LF 4 0 0 0 .301 G.Matthews LF 5 0 2 2 .251 J.Bench C 3 0 0 0 .252 W.Montanez 1B 4 0 3 0 .285 E.Maddox CF 3 0 2 0 .242 R.Mulliniks SS 2 0 0 1 .258 J.Orta 2B 3 0 0 0 .283 R.Gilbreath 2B 4 0 0 0 .239 M.Guerrero SS 3 0 1 0 .307 J.Royster 3B 4 0 1 0 .210 C.Swan P 1 0 1 0 .162 R.Lerch P 4 1 3 0 .184 A-L.Mazzilli PH 1 0 0 0 .209 B.Myrick P 0 0 0 0 .333 B-J.Johnstone PH 1 0 0 0 .279 W.Brusstar P 0 0 0 0 .500 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 1 9 1 Totals 37 5 15 5 A-Pinch Hit For Swan In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Myrick In 8th Inning Mets............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 1 Braves.......... 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 5 15 0 Mets (72-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET C.Swan LOSS(4-6) 5 12 5 5 2 2 1 113 4.35 A1 D2 B.Myrick 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 25 3.38 D3 E1 W.Brusstar 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.79 E2 Totals 8 15 5 5 2 5 1 Braves (51-73) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET R.Lerch WIN(6-12) 9 9 1 1 0 3 1 126 5.79 A1 Totals 9 9 1 1 0 3 1 ATTENDANCE- 30,171 DATE- Friday, August 5th 1977 TIME- Night T- 2:29 LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 3 Braves:11 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 1 Braves: 5 ERRORS- J.Orta DOUBLES- G.Matthews(21st), R.Lerch HOME RUNS- B.Bell(8th), J.Nolan(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- R.Mulliniks WALKS- J.Burroughs, R.Mulliniks STRIKE OUTS- S.Lezcano-2, L.Mazzilli, J.Nolan, J.Burroughs, G.Matthews-2, R.Gilbreath GIDP- B.Bell, S.Lezcano, R.Smith-2, J.Orta, G.Matthews Catcher Joe Nolan slammed a homerun and had 2 RBI and Randy Lerch went the distance as the Atlanta Braves beat the New York NL Mets by a score of 5 to 1. Atlanta jumped out to the early lead in the first inning when they tallied 2 runs on 3 hits. That early run support was enough for Lerch(6-12) and Atlanta. After the 4th inning, neither team was able to score. Craig Swan(4-6) took the loss. He allowed 12 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings. BOXSCORE: 1977 New York NL Mets At 1977 Atlanta Braves 8/6/1977 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG B.Boisclair LF 5 2 3 1 .349 B.Bonnell CF 4 1 2 0 .274 A-R.Hodges C 0 0 0 0 .328 J.Nolan C 2 0 0 0 .375 L.Mazzilli CF 6 1 2 2 .211 J.Burroughs RF 4 0 0 0 .268 K.Hernandez 1B 5 1 1 1 .257 G.Matthews LF 4 0 1 1 .251 R.Smith RF,LF 3 2 2 0 .303 W.Montanez 1B 3 0 0 0 .283 J.Todd P 0 0 0 0 ---- R.Mulliniks SS 4 1 1 0 .258 J.Bench C 2 2 2 2 .256 R.Gilbreath 2B 4 0 0 0 .236 B-S.Lezcano RF 1 0 0 0 .266 J.Royster 3B 4 1 1 2 .211 J.Orta 2B 3 1 0 1 .281 P.Niekro P 3 0 0 0 .093 C-M.Tyson 2B 1 0 0 0 .214 B.Bell 3B 3 1 2 2 .289 E-R.Staiger PH,3B 1 0 1 0 .319 C.Speier SS 5 0 1 0 .241 P.Zachry P 2 0 0 0 .170 D-J.Johnstone LF 1 0 0 0 .278 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 38 10 14 9 Totals 32 3 5 3 A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Boisclair In 7th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Bench In 7th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Orta In 7th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Zachry In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Bell In 9th Inning Mets............ 4 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 - 10 14 0 Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 3 5 0 Mets (73-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET P.Zachry WIN(10-10) 7 3 2 2 3 3 1 92 4.54 A1 C9 J.Todd 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 21 4.15 D1 Totals 9 5 3 3 3 3 1 Braves (51-74) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET P.Niekro LOSS(9-14) 9 14 10 9 7 6 2 188 4.00 A1 Totals 9 14 10 9 7 6 2 ATTENDANCE- 49,775 DATE- Saturday, August 6th 1977 TIME- Night T- 2:52 LEFT ON BASE- Mets:10 Braves: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0 Braves: 1 DOUBLES- B.Boisclair(15th), L.Mazzilli(13th), R.Smith(22nd), J.Bench(38th), B.Bell(20th), B.Bonnell(11th) HOME RUNS- K.Hernandez(16th), J.Bench(23rd), J.Royster(8th) SACRIFICE HITS- P.Zachry SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Bell WALKS- R.Hodges, R.Smith-2, J.Bench-2, J.Orta, P.Zachry, J.Nolan-2, W.Montanez STRIKE OUTS- K.Hernandez, S.Lezcano, M.Tyson, C.Speier, P.Zachry, J.Johnstone, J.Burroughs, G.Matthews, R.Gilbreath GIDP- B.Boisclair WILD PITCHES- P.Niekro-2 PASSED BALLS- J.Nolan-2 Catcher Johnny Bench connected with a 'big fly' and had 2 RBI and Pat Zachry carried a no-hitter into the 6th inning as the New York NL Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves by the score of 10 to 3 at Fulton Co. Stadium. Zachry(10-10) had a solid outing for New York NL. He was reached for 3 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings. The right-handed Zachry lost his chance for a no-hitter when Barry Bonnell singled with one out in the 6th inning. New York NL simply wore out the Atlanta pitching staff, scoring in 6 different innings. Phil Niekro(9-14) suffered the loss. He was knocked around by New York NL, allowing 14 hits and 7 walks in 9 innings. New York NL now has a record of 73-52. With the loss, Atlanta has a record of 4-6 lately, 51-74 overall. BOXSCORE: 1977 New York NL Mets At 1977 Atlanta Braves 8/7/1977 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG J.Johnstone LF 7 2 3 1 .283 G.Matthews LF 5 1 0 0 .248 L.Mazzilli CF 5 0 0 0 .208 J.Moore 2B 5 0 1 1 .242 K.Hernandez 1B 7 0 0 0 .253 J.Burroughs RF 6 1 2 2 .269 R.Smith RF 5 1 1 0 .302 C.Johnson C 5 0 1 0 .352 J.Bench C 4 0 2 1 .258 W.Montanez 1B 6 0 2 0 .284 J.Orta 2B 4 0 0 0 .277 R.Gilbreath 3B 4 0 0 0 .233 B-B.Bell 3B 2 0 0 0 .288 A.Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 0 .248 R.Staiger 3B 4 0 1 0 .314 C.Hough P 1 0 0 0 .200 C-M.Tyson 2B 2 0 0 0 .212 J.Niekro P 1 0 0 0 .063 C.Speier SS 4 1 0 0 .238 D.Campbell P 0 0 0 0 .000 S.Carlton P 3 0 1 0 .329 R.Office CF 4 0 0 0 .230 S.Lockwood P 0 0 0 0 .333 D.Alexander P 2 0 0 0 .119 E-B.Boisclair PH 1 0 1 0 .353 A-R.Mulliniks SS 0 0 0 0 .258 R.Gossage P 0 0 0 0 .000 D-J.Royster PR,SS 1 1 0 0 .210 F-S.Lezcano PH 1 0 0 0 .265 W.Brusstar P 0 0 0 0 .500 D.Tomlin P 0 0 0 0 .333 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 49 4 9 2 Totals 43 3 6 3 A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Alexander In 8th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Orta In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Staiger In 8th Inning D-Pinch Ran For Mulliniks In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Lockwood In 9th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Gossage In 13th Inning Mets............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 0 Braves.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 3 Mets (74-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET S.Carlton 7 2/3 3 3 3 3 9 1 104 3.22 A1 D2 S.Lockwood 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.51 D3 D3 R.Gossage 4 2 0 0 0 5 0 45 2.41 D4 E7 W.Brusstar WIN(4-1) 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 30 1.71 E8 F4 D.Tomlin SAVE(4th) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.25 F5 Totals 14 6 3 3 4 15 1 Braves (51-75) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Alexander 7 3 2 1 4 5 0 94 4.43 A1 D3 C.Hough 3 1/3 4 1 1 3 0 0 56 3.99 D4 E9 J.Niekro LOSS(4-10) 3 1/3 2 1 1 1 3 0 63 3.34 F1 G4 D.Campbell 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 2.48 G5 Totals 14 9 4 3 9 9 0 ATTENDANCE- 48,004 DATE- Sunday, August 7th 1977 TIME- Day T- 4:24 LEFT ON BASE- Mets:14 Braves: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 3 Braves: 1 ERRORS- J.Moore-2, J.Burroughs DOUBLES- R.Smith(23rd), J.Bench(39th), R.Staiger(5th) HOME RUNS- J.Burroughs(31st) CAUGHT STEALING- B.Boisclair SACRIFICE HITS- L.Mazzilli, R.Gossage, J.Moore, J.Royster WALKS- L.Mazzilli, R.Smith-2, J.Bench-3, B.Bell, C.Speier-2, G.Matthews, R.Gilbreath, R.Office, R.Mulliniks HIT BY PITCH- C.Johnson STRIKE OUTS- J.Johnstone, L.Mazzilli, K.Hernandez-3, R.Smith, J.Bench, B.Bell, C.Speier, G.Matthews-2, J.Moore-2, J.Burroughs-3, W.Montanez, R.Gilbreath-3, A.Rodriguez-2, R.Office, D.Alexander GIDP- J.Orta, C.Johnson, W.Montanez, J.Niekro BALKS- S.Carlton WILD PITCHES- J.Niekro-2 48,004 fans were treated to a fine game at Fulton Co. Stadium as only one run separated the combatants at game's end. The New York NL Mets won by the slimmest of margins, 4 to 3. The game was deadlocked at 3 after nine full innings. New York NL won it in the 14th inning. Jay Johnstone slapped a single. Lee Mazzilli came next and he laid down a sacrifice bunt. One out later, Reggie Smith stepped up to the plate and he drew a walk. Joe Niekro then unleashed a wild pitch scoring the run. For the game New York NL out-hit Atlanta 9 to 6. Warren Brusstar(4-1) was the winner allowing no runs in 1 and 2/3 innings. Brusstar got relief help from Dave Tomlin who gained credit for his 4th save. The loss was charged to Niekro(4-10) in relief. |
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