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Braves 5 @ Mets 1
Shea Stadium
August 27, 1979

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves, played on August 27, 1979 at Shea Stadium. The home team Mets were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 5 to 1.

Game Summary

DateAugust 27, 1979 
Visiting Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 5 H: 13 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 5
Hits: 13
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 1 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 1
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherEddie Solomon  
Losing PitcherKevin Kobel  
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Game Winning RBIEddie Solomon 

Game Info

DateAugust 27, 1979 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamAtlanta Braves 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherEddie Solomon  
Home Starting PitcherKevin Kobel  
BallparkShea Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance5,474 
Time of Game2 hours 25 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Williams
1B: Jerry Dale
2B: Bruce Froemming
3B: Joe West

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Royster  Second Baseman 
Gary Matthews  Right Fielder 
Dale Murphy  First Baseman 
Jeff Burroughs  Left Fielder 
Barry Bonnell  Center Fielder 
Pepe Frias  Shortstop 
Bruce Benedict  Catcher 
Darrel Chaney  Third Baseman 
Eddie Solomon  Pitcher 
Bobby Cox  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Frank Taveras  Shortstop 
John Stearns  Catcher 
Lee Mazzilli  Center Fielder 
Richie Hebner  Third Baseman 
Ed Kranepool  First Baseman 
Joel Youngblood  Left Fielder 
Dan Norman  Right Fielder 
Doug Flynn  Second Baseman 
Kevin Kobel  Pitcher 
Joe Torre  Manager 

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Braves 5 @ Mets 1
Shea Stadium
August 27, 1979

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         Game of 8/27/1979 -- Atlanta at New York (N)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Royster J, 2b         5  0  1  0   Taveras F, ss         4  1  1  0   
Matthews G, rf        5  0  1  0   Stearns J, c          4  0  2  1   
Murphy D, 1b          4  1  2  0   Mazzilli L, cf        3  0  0  0   
Burroughs J, lf       4  1  2  0   Hebner R, 3b          4  0  1  0   
Office R, cf          0  0  0  0   Kranepool E, 1b       4  0  2  0   
Bonnell B, cf-lf      5  1  1  0   Youngblood J, lf      4  0  0  0   
Frias P, ss           5  2  2  1   Norman D, rf          3  0  0  0   
Benedict B, c         2  0  0  1   Flynn D, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Chaney D, 3b          5  0  1  1   Kobel K, p            2  0  0  0   
Solomon E, p          4  0  3  2   Glynn E, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Maddox E, ph          1  0  1  0   
                                   Murray D, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  5 13  5                        33  1  7  1

Atlanta          000 230 000 --  5
New York         001 000 000 --  1

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Solomon E (W)         9.0  7  1  1  2  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kobel K (L)*          4.0  9  4  4  1  1
Glynn E               3.0  3  1  1  1  3
Murray D              2.0  1  0  0  2  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 5th

DP -- Atlanta 1
LOB -- Atlanta 12, New York 7
2B -- Stearns J, Bonnell B, Frias P, Burroughs J
SB -- Taveras F, Stearns J
SF -- Benedict B
WP -- Solomon E
T -- 2:25
A -- 5474

    

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