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Atlanta Braves @ New York Mets

1978-05-17 · Night game · Shea Stadium · 10 innings · night · 2:11

Atlanta Braves defeated New York Mets 2–1. Phil Niekro earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Phil Niekro L: Jerry Koosman SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dutch Rennert · 1B: Ed Montague · 2B: Lee Weyer · 3B: Harry Wendelstedt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerry Royster	5	0	2	1	0	1
Barry Bonnell	5	0	1	0	0	2
Dale Murphy	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff Burroughs	2	1	1	0	2	1
Cito Gaston	4	0	1	0	0	1
Biff Pocoroba	4	1	1	0	0	2
Rod Gilbreath	4	0	0	1	0	1
Pat Rockett	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Niekro	4	0	1	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lenny Randle	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Valentine	4	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Mazzilli	3	1	0	0	1	0
Willie Montanez	3	0	0	0	1	1
Steve Henderson	3	0	0	1	0	0
Bruce Boisclair	4	0	2	0	0	0
John Stearns	3	0	1	0	0	0
Doug Flynn	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jerry Koosman	3	0	0	0	0	2

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Niekro	10.0	4	2	4

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jerry Koosman	9.2	6	2	9
Skip Lockwood	0.1	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jerry Royster: 4/L
Barry Bonnell: K/C
Dale Murphy: 53

Bot 1

Lenny Randle: 13
Bobby Valentine: 3/G
Lee Mazzilli: 3/G

Top 2

Jeff Burroughs: W
Cito Gaston: S9.1-3
Biff Pocoroba: K
Rod Gilbreath: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Pat Rockett: POCS2(E3).1-3
Pat Rockett: 53

Bot 2

Willie Montanez: 43
Steve Henderson: 8
Bruce Boisclair: 3/G

Top 3

Phil Niekro: 43
Jerry Royster: S9
Barry Bonnell: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 3

John Stearns: S7
Doug Flynn: S5.1-3(E3)
Jerry Koosman: K
Lenny Randle: 9
Bobby Valentine: 53

Top 4

Dale Murphy: 63
Jeff Burroughs: D8
Cito Gaston: 9.2-3
Biff Pocoroba: K

Bot 4

Lee Mazzilli: W
Willie Montanez: BK.1-2
Willie Montanez: 9.2-3
Steve Henderson: 9/SF.3-H
Bruce Boisclair: S8
John Stearns: CS2(24)

Top 5

Rod Gilbreath: K
Pat Rockett: 3/G
Phil Niekro: 53

Bot 5

John Stearns: 13
Doug Flynn: 13
Jerry Koosman: 43

Top 6

Jerry Royster: 8
Barry Bonnell: K
Dale Murphy: 9

Bot 6

Lenny Randle: 3/G
Bobby Valentine: 63
Lee Mazzilli: 9/FL

Top 7

Jeff Burroughs: K/C
Cito Gaston: 9
Biff Pocoroba: 9

Bot 7

Willie Montanez: K
Steve Henderson: 53
Bruce Boisclair: S9
John Stearns: CS2(24)

Top 8

Rod Gilbreath: 9
Pat Rockett: 4
Phil Niekro: 9

Bot 8

John Stearns: 3/L
Doug Flynn: 9
Jerry Koosman: K

Top 9

Jerry Royster: K/C
Barry Bonnell: D9
Dale Murphy: K
Jeff Burroughs: IW
Cito Gaston: K

Bot 9

Lenny Randle: K
Bobby Valentine: 6
Lee Mazzilli: 3/G

Top 10

Biff Pocoroba: S7
Rod Gilbreath: 2/FL
Pat Rockett: 9
Phil Niekro: S7.1-2
Jerry Royster: S7.2-H;1-3(E7);B-2
Barry Bonnell: 8/L

Bot 10

Willie Montanez: W
Steve Henderson: 14(1)3/GDP
Bruce Boisclair: 4/P

Notes & reviews

Protest=H
Braves manager Bobby Cox ran onto the field to argue the balk with 1B umpire Ed Montague; Mets manager Joe Torre protested the game when Cox was not ejected for arguing the balk

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