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Message #: 11482
Braves take opener 5-2, then the teams trade blowouts. Doyle Alexander's Game Score in Game 2: -5 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 6/27/1977 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG B.Boisclair LF 2 0 1 0 .369 G.Matthews LF 4 0 1 0 .228 S.Lockwood P 0 0 0 0 .500 R.Mulliniks SS 4 1 2 1 .227 E-S.Lezcano PH 1 1 1 1 .272 J.Burroughs RF 4 0 0 0 .280 M.Guerrero 2B 5 0 0 0 .321 B.Bonnell CF 3 1 0 0 .262 K.Hernandez 1B 5 0 0 0 .278 W.Montanez 1B 4 2 2 1 .301 R.Smith RF 2 0 1 0 .306 B.Pocoroba C 4 1 1 3 .330 B.Bell 3B 2 0 1 0 .277 R.Gilbreath 2B 2 0 1 0 .241 L.Mazzilli CF 4 0 1 0 .192 J.Royster 3B 3 0 1 0 .189 R.Hodges C 3 1 1 1 .244 P.Niekro P 2 0 1 0 .125 B-S.Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 .280 C.Hough P 0 0 0 0 .250 D-B.Harrelson SS 0 0 0 0 .141 C.Speier SS 2 0 0 0 .236 C-J.Bench PH,C 1 0 0 0 .262 N.Espinosa P 2 0 0 0 .061 A-J.Johnstone PH,LF 2 0 0 0 .273 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 2 6 2 Totals 30 5 9 5 A-Pinch Hit For Espinosa In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Hodges In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Speier In 8th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Henderson In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Lockwood In 9th Inning Mets............ 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 0 Braves.......... 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 - 5 9 0 Mets (49-36) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET N.Espinosa LOSS(8-5) 6 8 4 4 2 3 2 93 3.26 A1 C8 S.Lockwood 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 26 1.86 C9 Totals 8 9 5 5 2 5 3 Braves (37-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET P.Niekro WIN(8-8) 7 1/3 5 1 1 7 5 1 119 3.21 A1 D6 C.Hough SAVE(9th) 1 2/3 1 1 1 0 2 1 24 3.98 D7 Totals 9 6 2 2 7 7 2 ATTENDANCE- 37,573 DATE- Monday, June 27th 1977 TIME- Night T- 2:31 LEFT ON BASE- Mets:10 Braves: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0 Braves: 1 DOUBLES- R.Mulliniks(7th) HOME RUNS- S.Lezcano(15th), R.Hodges(1st), R.Mulliniks(3rd), W.Montanez(16th), B.Pocoroba(8th) STOLEN BASES- J.Royster(11th) CAUGHT STEALING- J.Royster SACRIFICE HITS- P.Niekro WALKS- B.Boisclair-2, R.Smith-2, B.Bell-2, C.Speier, B.Bonnell, R.Gilbreath STRIKE OUTS- M.Guerrero-2, L.Mazzilli, R.Hodges, S.Henderson, C.Speier, N.Espinosa, G.Matthews, J.Burroughs-2, W.Montanez, R.Gilbreath GIDP- K.Hernandez WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Ron Hodges blocked the plate, saving a run! The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York NL Mets by a score of 5 to 2 at Fulton Co. Stadium. Atlanta brought 3 runs across the plate in the 6th inning. The crucial at-bat was provided by Biff Pocoroba who came through for the home fans when he clubbed a three-run home run (his 8th of the season). New York NL was out-hit by Atlanta, 9 hits to 6. Phil Niekro(8-8) got credit for the victory, pitching 7 and 1/3 innings and allowing 1 run. Niekro got relief help from Charlie Hough who gained credit for his 9th save. The losing pitcher was Nino Espinosa(8-5). He gave up 4 runs and 8 hits in 6 innings. BOXSCORE: 1977 New York NL Mets At 1977 Atlanta Braves 6/28/1977 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG J.Johnstone LF 6 1 1 1 .269 G.Matthews LF 4 0 1 0 .228 M.Guerrero 2B 5 1 3 0 .337 J.Moore 3B 4 0 1 0 .223 B-M.Tyson 2B 1 0 0 0 .208 J.Burroughs RF 4 0 1 0 .280 K.Hernandez 1B 5 1 0 0 .274 C.Johnson C 4 0 0 0 .359 R.Smith RF 4 4 1 0 .305 W.Montanez 1B 4 0 0 0 .298 J.Bench C 3 1 3 4 .269 R.Office CF 4 0 0 0 .249 A-R.Hodges PH,C 2 1 2 0 .279 R.Gilbreath 2B 3 1 1 0 .242 L.Mazzilli CF 3 2 0 0 .189 A.Rodriguez SS 3 0 2 1 .255 E.Maddox 3B 3 0 0 2 .242 D.Alexander P 1 0 0 0 .093 D-B.Bell 3B 0 0 0 0 .277 M.Leon P 1 0 0 0 .083 C.Speier SS 4 1 3 1 .245 E-B.Pocoroba PH 1 0 1 0 .333 S.Carlton P 3 0 1 3 .305 C-S.Henderson PH 1 0 0 0 .278 W.Brusstar P 0 0 0 0 .500 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 40 12 14 11 Totals 33 1 7 1 A-Pinch Hit For Bench In 6th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Guerrero In 6th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Carlton In 8th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Maddox In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Leon In 9th Inning Mets............ 3 0 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 - 12 14 1 Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 5 Mets (50-36) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET S.Carlton WIN(11-5) 7 6 1 1 3 6 0 118 3.06 A1 D3 W.Brusstar 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 31 2.88 D4 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 7 0 Braves (37-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.Alexander LOSS(6-10) 5 1/3 13 12 9 6 1 1 140 4.47 A1 E1 M.Leon 3 2/3 1 0 0 0 3 0 49 6.61 E2 Totals 9 14 12 9 6 4 1 ATTENDANCE- 42,693 DATE- Tuesday, June 28th 1977 TIME- Night T- 3:01 LEFT ON BASE- Mets:10 Braves: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 1 Braves: 3 ERRORS- J.Bench, J.Moore, C.Johnson, W.Montanez, D.Alexander, M.Leon DOUBLES- J.Bench(29th), R.Hodges(2nd), C.Speier(9th), G.Matthews(16th), R.Gilbreath(8th), B.Pocoroba(12th) HOME RUNS- J.Johnstone(8th) SACRIFICE HITS- D.Alexander SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Maddox, S.Carlton WALKS- K.Hernandez, R.Smith-2, L.Mazzilli, E.Maddox, C.Speier, G.Matthews, R.Gilbreath, A.Rodriguez STRIKE OUTS- K.Hernandez-2, R.Smith, S.Henderson, J.Moore-2, J.Burroughs-3, C.Johnson, R.Gilbreath GIDP- J.Johnstone, K.Hernandez, E.Maddox, M.Leon CATCHERS INTERFERENCE- L.Mazzilli WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Jeff Burroughs robbed Steve Carlton of an extra base hit. Bot 8th: Warren Brusstar robbed Willie Montanez of a base hit. Johnny Bench had 3 base hits and 4 RBI as the New York NL Mets ballclub embarrassed the Atlanta Braves by the count of 12 to 1. Steve Carlton(11-5) pitched a fine game. He allowed 6 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings. New York NL had 14 hits overall, while Atlanta had 7. Doyle Alexander(6-10) was the loser. He allowed 13 hits and 6 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings. BOXSCORE: 1977 New York NL Mets At 1977 Atlanta Braves 6/29/1977 Mets AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG B.Boisclair LF 4 0 0 0 .355 G.Matthews LF 4 2 2 1 .232 L.Mazzilli CF 4 1 1 1 .190 J.Moore 3B 3 0 0 0 .220 K.Hernandez 1B 4 0 0 0 .271 J.Burroughs RF 4 2 2 0 .282 R.Smith RF 4 0 1 0 .304 C.Johnson C 3 1 1 1 .358 J.Bench C 3 0 0 0 .267 W.Montanez 1B 4 2 2 2 .300 C-E.Maddox 3B 0 0 0 0 .242 R.Office CF 4 1 1 3 .249 B.Bell 3B 3 0 0 0 .275 R.Gilbreath 2B 4 0 0 0 .237 W.Brusstar P 0 0 0 0 .500 A.Rodriguez SS 4 1 1 1 .254 M.Tyson 2B 3 0 2 0 .215 F.Jenkins P 3 0 0 0 .000 C.Speier SS 2 0 0 0 .243 E-S.Lezcano PH 1 0 0 0 .271 F-B.Harrelson SS 0 0 0 0 .141 K.Kravec P 0 0 0 0 .125 A-J.Johnstone PH 1 0 0 0 .267 B.Myrick P 0 0 0 0 .500 B-S.Henderson PH 1 0 1 0 .284 B.Apodaca P 0 0 0 0 .500 D-R.Hodges C 1 0 0 0 .273 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 1 5 1 Totals 33 9 9 8 A-Pinch Hit For Kravec In 3rd Inning B-Pinch Hit For Myrick In 5th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Bench In 7th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Apodaca In 7th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Speier In 8th Inning F-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Lezcano In 8th Inning Mets............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 5 Braves.......... 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 9 9 0 Mets (50-37) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET K.Kravec LOSS(9-4) 2 4 5 2 0 3 3 28 3.07 A1 B2 B.Myrick 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 2.79 B3 B9 B.Apodaca 2 3 4 0 0 3 0 42 3.09 C1 D1 W.Brusstar 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 2.67 D2 Totals 8 9 9 2 0 9 3 Braves (38-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET F.Jenkins WIN(7-6) 9 5 1 1 0 4 1 105 3.08 A1 Totals 9 5 1 1 0 4 1 ATTENDANCE- 19,676 DATE- Wednesday, June 29th 1977 TIME- Day T- 2:19 LEFT ON BASE- Mets: 3 Braves: 2 DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 1 Braves: 0 ERRORS- B.Boisclair, K.Hernandez, E.Maddox, B.Bell, C.Speier DOUBLES- R.Office(8th) HOME RUNS- L.Mazzilli(3rd), G.Matthews(8th), W.Montanez(17th), A.Rodriguez(4th) SACRIFICE HITS- J.Moore SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Johnson STRIKE OUTS- B.Boisclair, K.Hernandez, B.Bell, C.Speier, G.Matthews, J.Moore-2, C.Johnson, R.Office, R.Gilbreath-2, F.Jenkins-2 GIDP- A.Rodriguez First baseman Willie Montanez went deep and had 2 RBI and Fergie Jenkins had a strong outing at Fulton Co. Stadium as the Atlanta Braves beat the New York NL Mets by the count of 9 to 1. Atlanta drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning when they tallied 3 runs on 2 hits. The early run support proved sufficient for Jenkins(7-6) and Atlanta. That was all the run support Jenkins required. Atlanta had a total of 9 hits for the game. Ken Kravec(9-4) was given the loss. He served up 3 homeruns in his 2 innings. |
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