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Atlanta Braves @ New York Mets

1978-05-17 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 4054 · night · 2:16

New York Mets defeated Atlanta Braves 3–1. New York Mets put up 2 in the 2nd. Nino Espinosa earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Nino Espinosa L: Tommy Boggs SV: (none)

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

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerry Royster	3	0	0	0	1	1
Bob Beall	4	0	2	0	0	0
Rowland Office	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jeff Burroughs	4	0	1	0	0	1
Brian Asselstine	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Nolan	3	1	1	0	0	1
Darrel Chaney	3	0	1	0	0	1
Rod Gilbreath	3	0	1	1	0	0
Tommy Boggs	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Mahler	1	0	0	0	0	0
Biff Pocoroba	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lenny Randle	3	0	1	1	1	0
Bruce Boisclair	3	0	0	0	1	0
Lee Mazzilli	4	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Montanez	4	1	1	0	0	1
Steve Henderson	4	1	2	1	0	1
Ron Hodges	2	1	0	0	1	2
Joel Youngblood	3	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Flynn	3	0	1	1	0	1
Nino Espinosa	3	0	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Boggs	2.1	5	2	0
Mickey Mahler	4.2	0	1	3
Adrian Devine	1.0	0	0	2

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nino Espinosa	9.0	6	2	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jerry Royster: 7
Bob Beall: S4
Rowland Office: SB2
Rowland Office: W
Jeff Burroughs: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Lenny Randle: 63
Bruce Boisclair: W
Lee Mazzilli: 2/FL
Willie Montanez: 6(1)/FO

Top 2

Brian Asselstine: 43
Joe Nolan: D7
Darrel Chaney: 43.2-3
Rod Gilbreath: S8.3-H
Tommy Boggs: 43

Bot 2

Steve Henderson: S9
Ron Hodges: W.1-2
Joel Youngblood: 7
Doug Flynn: S8.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Nino Espinosa: 4/L
Lenny Randle: S7.3-H;2-3
Bruce Boisclair: 53

Top 3

Jerry Royster: K
Bob Beall: 13
Rowland Office: K/C

Bot 3

Lee Mazzilli: 9/L
Willie Montanez: S8
Steve Henderson: D7.1-H
Ron Hodges: K
Joel Youngblood: 53

Top 4

Jeff Burroughs: S7
Brian Asselstine: 7
Joe Nolan: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Doug Flynn: 9/P
Nino Espinosa: 13
Lenny Randle: W
Bruce Boisclair: SB2
Bruce Boisclair: 3/G

Top 5

Darrel Chaney: K/C
Rod Gilbreath: 13
Mickey Mahler: 7

Bot 5

Lee Mazzilli: 7
Willie Montanez: 8
Steve Henderson: 53

Top 6

Jerry Royster: 9
Bob Beall: 8
Rowland Office: 31

Bot 6

Ron Hodges: K
Joel Youngblood: 8
Doug Flynn: K

Top 7

Jeff Burroughs: K
Brian Asselstine: 4
Joe Nolan: K

Bot 7

Nino Espinosa: 63
Lenny Randle: 53
Bruce Boisclair: 43

Top 8

Darrel Chaney: S9
Rod Gilbreath: 53.1-2
Biff Pocoroba: 7
Jerry Royster: W
Bob Beall: S4.2XH(42);1-2

Bot 8

Lee Mazzilli: 8
Willie Montanez: K/C
Steve Henderson: K/C

Top 9

Rowland Office: 7
Jeff Burroughs: 8
Brian Asselstine: 6/P

Notes & reviews

Joel Youngblood dove to his left and stopped what seemed to be a sure hit; the ball squirted from Youngblood's glove, he retrieved it and threw out Darrel Chaney trying to score from 2B; Chaney ejected by HP umpire Ed Montague

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