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May 4, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 8 8 0
Braves 2 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 8 8 0
Braves 2 7 1

Biff Pocoroba Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .250
OBP .000 .300
At Bats 3 64
Hits 0 16
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 8

Jerry Koosman Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 3 0
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Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium - May 4, 1978
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Out
Jerry Koosman
John Stearns
Willie Montanez
Doug Flynn
Lenny Randle
Sergio Ferrer
Steve Henderson
Lee Mazzilli
Elliott Maddox
Biff Pocoroba

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 8 8 0 5
Atlanta Braves 2 7 1 4
Winning Pitcher Jerry Koosman
Losing Pitcher Phil Niekro
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bobby Valentine
Attendance 6,195
Time of Game 2 hours 15 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ferrer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Burroughs scores.
Bottom 9 Gaston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burroughs moves to third.
Bottom 9 Burroughs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maddox. Burroughs reaches second base with a double. Asselstine goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 9 Asselstine is hit by the pitch.
Top 9 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 9 Maddox takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Jamie Easterly now pitching. Randle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Adrian Devine. Paciorek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Rockett hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Sergio Ferrer now playing shortstop. Doug Flynn now playing second base. Gilbreath hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Koosman is called out on strikes.
Top 8 Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Devine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Stearns hits a popup towards third. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Valentine strikes out.
Bottom 7 Pocoroba hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Murphy hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gaston hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murphy scoops it up and throws to first, with Devine covering, for the out.
Top 7 Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores.
Top 7 Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Randle scores. Mazzilli moves to second.
Top 7 Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out. Randle moves to second.
Top 7 Randle takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Koosman strikes out.
Bottom 6 Burroughs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Asselstine strikes out.
Bottom 6 Royster is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Adrian Devine now pitching. Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Valentine hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Henderson strikes out.
Top 6 Montanez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burroughs. Montanez reaches second base with a double. Mazzilli scores.
Top 6 There goes Mazzilli. The throw from Pocoroba and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 6 Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Niekro for the out.
Bottom 5 Rockett hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gilbreath hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Gilbreath reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Maddox hits a line drive towards third. Gilbreath reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Randle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rockett scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Brian Asselstine now playing center field. Koosman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbreath fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gaston hits a popup, foul, towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Burroughs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maddox. Burroughs reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Brian Asselstine pinch hits for Barry Bonnell. Asselstine hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Stearns settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Flynn hits a popup towards third. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Stearns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores. Henderson scores. Valentine moves to third. Stearns moves to second.
Top 4 Valentine takes first base on ball four. Randle scores. Mazzilli moves to third. Henderson moves to second.
Top 4 Henderson takes first base on ball four. Mazzilli moves to second.
Top 4 Montanez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pocoroba settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out. Randle moves to third.
Top 4 Maddox takes first base on ball four. Randle moves to second.
Top 4 Randle takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Royster hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Niekro bunts towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out. Rockett moves to second.
Bottom 3 Rockett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Gilbreath strikes out.
Top 3 Koosman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gilbreath settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Flynn hits a fly ball into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Bonnell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pocoroba hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Murphy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Gaston hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Valentine strikes out.
Top 2 Henderson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Gaston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Niekro fires to first and picks off Montanez.
Top 2 Montanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Burroughs hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Bonnell. The throw from Stearns to Valentine and they have Bonnell trapped. The throw over to Montanez, who applies the tag for the out.
Bottom 1 Bonnell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Maddox strikes out.
Top 1 Randle strikes out.