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Braves 7 @ Mets 8
Shea Stadium
May 18, 1978

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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 May 18, 1978 at Shea Stadium. The home team Mets beat the visiting Braves with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateMay 18, 1978 
Visiting Team
Atlanta Braves
R: 7 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 7
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
New York Mets
R: 8 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherSkip Lockwood  
Losing PitcherEddie Solomon  
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Game Winning RBISteve Henderson 

Game Info

DateMay 18, 1978 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamAtlanta Braves 
Home TeamNew York Mets 
Visiting Starting PitcherPreston Hanna  
Home Starting PitcherPat Zachry  
BallparkShea Stadium 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance4,431 
Time of Game3 hours 40 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lee Weyer
1B: Harry Wendelstedt
2B: Dutch Rennert
3B: Ed Montague

Atlanta Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jerry Royster  Second Baseman 
Bob Beall  First Baseman 
Brian Asselstine  Right Fielder 
Jeff Burroughs  Left Fielder 
Biff Pocoroba  Catcher 
Rowland Office  Center Fielder 
Darrel Chaney  Shortstop 
Rod Gilbreath  Third Baseman 
Preston Hanna  Pitcher 
Bobby Cox  Manager 

New York Mets Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lenny Randle  Third Baseman 
Bruce Boisclair  Right Fielder 
Lee Mazzilli  Center Fielder 
Steve Henderson  Left Fielder 
Willie Montanez  First Baseman 
John Stearns  Catcher 
Joel Youngblood  Second Baseman 
Doug Flynn  Shortstop 
Pat Zachry  Pitcher 
Joe Torre  Manager 

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Braves 7 @ Mets 8
Shea Stadium
May 18, 1978

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         Game of 5/18/1978 -- Atlanta at New York (N)

  Atlanta            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Royster J, 2b         4  1  1  0   Randle L, 3b          3  5  3  0   
Beall B, 1b           4  1  0  0   Boisclair B, rf       2  0  0  0   
Asselstine B, rf      3  2  2  1   Valentine B, ph-2b    2  1  1  1   
Burroughs J, lf       3  1  2  2   Kranepool E, ph       1  0  0  0   
Bonnell B, lf         1  0  0  0   Lockwood S, p         0  0  0  0   
Pocoroba B, c         5  0  1  0   Mazzilli L, cf        3  1  1  1   
Office R, cf          3  1  1  1   Henderson S, lf       5  1  4  2   
Chaney D, ss          4  1  2  2   Montanez W, 1b        3  0  3  4   
Gilbreath R, 3b       4  0  1  1   Stearns J, c          5  0  0  0   
Hanna P, p            1  0  0  0   Youngblood J, 2b-rf   5  0  0  0   
Easterly J, p         0  0  0  0   Flynn D, ss-2b        5  0  0  0   
Devine A, p           1  0  0  0   Zachry P, p           1  0  0  0   
Nolan J, ph           0  0  0  0   Myrick B, p           1  0  0  0   
Rockett P, pr         0  0  0  0   Cornejo M, p          0  0  0  0   
Solomon E, p          0  0  0  0   Grieve T, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Metzger B, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Hodges R, ph          0  0  0  0   
                                   Ferrer S, pr-ss       1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  7 10  7                        38  8 12  8

Atlanta          040 020 100 0 --  7
New York         102 020 200 1 --  8
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Atlanta              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hanna P               2.1  2  3  3  4  4
Easterly J            2.1  4  2  2  0  1
Devine A              2.1  3  2  2  0  1
Solomon E (L)         2.2  3  1  1  5  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Zachry P*             2.0  6  4  4  4  1
Myrick B              2.1  2  2  2  1  2
Cornejo M             1.2  0  0  0  0  1
Metzger B             2.0  2  1  1  1  1
Lockwood S (W)        2.0  0  0  0  1  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 3rd

DP -- Atlanta 1, New York 2
LOB -- Atlanta 6, New York 12
2B -- Royster J, Gilbreath R, Burroughs J, Chaney D, Randle L, Montanez W 2
3B -- Randle L
SB -- Ferrer S
CS -- Royster J, Rockett P
SH -- Hanna P, Lockwood S
SF -- Montanez W, Office R
HBP -- by Cornejo M (Royster J)
WP -- Hanna P, Zachry P
PB -- Pocoroba B
T -- 3:40
A -- 4431

    

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