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New York Mets @ Atlanta Braves

1977-08-27 · Night game · Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium · 10 innings · Att: 8328 · night · 2:43

Atlanta Braves defeated New York Mets 5–4. Atlanta Braves put up 2 in the 3rd. Phil Niekro earned the win. John Milner went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
NYN	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	7
ATL	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	14

W: Phil Niekro L: Skip Lockwood SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Paul Runge · 1B: Lee Weyer · 2B: John McSherry · 3B: Art Williams · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lenny Randle	5	0	0	0	0	1
Bud Harrelson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bruce Boisclair	4	0	1	0	1	1
Steve Henderson	3	1	1	0	2	0
John Milner	5	2	2	3	0	2
Lee Mazzilli	3	1	1	0	1	1
John Stearns	4	0	1	0	0	1
Leo Foster	3	0	1	1	1	1
Pat Zachry	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joel Youngblood	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ron Hodges	1	0	0	0	0	1

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rowland Office	5	0	1	1	0	1
Rod Gilbreath	5	0	1	0	0	3
Jeff Burroughs	4	2	2	1	1	0
Willie Montanez	5	1	2	0	0	0
Gary Matthews	3	1	3	0	2	0
Junior Moore	5	0	2	2	0	0
Vic Correll	4	0	0	0	1	2
Pat Rockett	4	1	2	1	1	0
Phil Niekro	4	0	1	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pat Zachry	6.0	8	3	3
Bob Apodaca	2.2	3	2	3
Paul Siebert	0.1	0	0	0
Skip Lockwood	0.1	3	0	1

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Niekro	10.0	7	6	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lenny Randle: 63
Bud Harrelson: W
Bruce Boisclair: CS2(26)
Bruce Boisclair: W
Steve Henderson: PB.1-2
Steve Henderson: W
John Milner: 31

Bot 1

Rowland Office: 43
Rod Gilbreath: 53
Jeff Burroughs: 53

Top 2

Lee Mazzilli: W
John Stearns: 46(1)/FO
Leo Foster: 7
Pat Zachry: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

Willie Montanez: S7
Gary Matthews: W.1-2
Junior Moore: 9
Vic Correll: K
Pat Rockett: E5.2-3;1-2;B-1
Phil Niekro: 9

Top 3

Lenny Randle: K23
Bud Harrelson: 6/L
Bruce Boisclair: D9
Steve Henderson: PB.2-3
Steve Henderson: 13

Bot 3

Rowland Office: 7
Rod Gilbreath: K
Jeff Burroughs: W
Willie Montanez: S9.1-2
Gary Matthews: W.2-3;1-2
Junior Moore: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Vic Correll: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

John Milner: K+PB.B-1
Lee Mazzilli: K
John Stearns: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Pat Rockett: S7
Phil Niekro: 53.1-2
Rowland Office: S8.2-H;BX2(836)
Rod Gilbreath: K

Top 5

Leo Foster: W
Pat Zachry: 36(1)/FO
Lenny Randle: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Jeff Burroughs: HR
Willie Montanez: 8
Gary Matthews: S5#
Junior Moore: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Bud Harrelson: 63
Bruce Boisclair: 6
Steve Henderson: 63

Bot 6

Vic Correll: 63
Pat Rockett: 5
Phil Niekro: S9
Rowland Office: 9

Top 7

John Milner: HR
Lee Mazzilli: S8
John Stearns: S8.1-3
Leo Foster: S7.3-H;1-2
Joel Youngblood: K
Lenny Randle: 6
Bud Harrelson: 46(1)/FO

Bot 7

Rod Gilbreath: S9
Jeff Burroughs: 46(1)3/GDP
Willie Montanez: 63

Top 8

Bruce Boisclair: 4
Steve Henderson: S7
John Milner: PB.1-2
John Milner: HR.2-H
Lee Mazzilli: 8
John Stearns: K

Bot 8

Gary Matthews: S7
Junior Moore: CS2(26)
Junior Moore: 63
Vic Correll: W
Pat Rockett: W.1-2
Phil Niekro: K

Top 9

Leo Foster: K23
Joel Youngblood: 8
Lenny Randle: 1/G

Bot 9

Rowland Office: K
Rod Gilbreath: K
Jeff Burroughs: S6#
Willie Montanez: 43

Top 10

Ron Hodges: K
Bruce Boisclair: K
Steve Henderson: W
John Milner: K

Bot 10

Gary Matthews: S7
Junior Moore: S9.1-2
Vic Correll: K
Pat Rockett: S8.2-H;1-2