Final
NYM 8 — ATL 2
5/4/1978 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · ATL197805040
Complete available game record for NYM at ATL, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Atlanta Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Royster | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lenny Randle | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Asselstine | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barry Bonnell | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliott Maddox | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jeff Burroughs | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Mazzilli | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cito Gaston | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Montanez | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Murphy | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Henderson | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sergio Ferrer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Valentine | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Biff Pocoroba | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Stearns | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbreath | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Rockett | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Flynn | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Devine | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Koosman | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Phil Niekro | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Paciorek | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Easterly | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Koosman | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Phil Niekro | 5.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 |
| Adrian Devine | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 |
| Jamie Easterly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Valentine | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sergio Ferrer | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Flynn | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Flynn | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Henderson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Koosman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliott Maddox | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Mazzilli | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Montanez | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Lenny Randle | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| John Stearns | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Biff Pocoroba | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Asselstine | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Bonnell | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Burroughs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Devine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Easterly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Rockett | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Royster | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dale Murphy | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cito Gaston | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Gilbreath | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Niekro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 43 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→1 | S8 | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | CS2(2434)# | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | POCS2(13)# | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | 9/FL | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→3 | 54(1)3/GDP | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 9 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 5/FL | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S9 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 14/SH.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 46(1)/FO.2-3 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 2/FL | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | W.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 2→2 | S7.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(TH) | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 5 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 2/FL | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→1 | D9 | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 3/FL | 3–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 53 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 5/L | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | D7 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 3 | 3–0 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 3/G | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S9 | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | SB2.1-3(E2/TH2) | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D7.3-H | 3–0 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | K | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 1→1 | HR.2-H | 4–0 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 53 | 6–0 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 9 | 6–0 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K/C | 6–0 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | K | 6–0 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 6–0 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | K | 6–0 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | W | 6–0 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 53.1-2 | 6–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S7.2-H;B-2(THH) | 6–0 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | S9.2-H | 7–0 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 31 | 8–0 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 8 | 8–0 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 8–0 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 7 | 8–0 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | K | 8–0 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 5 | 8–0 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S1 | 8–0 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K/C | 8–0 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 3/FL | 8–0 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 7 | 8–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | NP | 8–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→2 | S9 | 8–0 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 54(1)/FO | 8–0 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 53 | 8–0 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | W | 8–0 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 46(1)/FO | 8–0 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | 64(1)/FO | 8–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | HP | 8–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | D9.1-H | 8–0 |
| 9 bottom | 0→0 | S7.2-3 | 8–1 |
| 9 bottom | 0→2 | 54(1)3/GDP.3-H(NR) | 8–1 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 63 | 8–2 |