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1979 Regular Season Game 58
June 15, 1979
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National League Standings, June 15, 1979

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Mets Starting Lineup
rf
Youngblood Joel
Youngblood
ss
Taveras Frank
Taveras
cf
Mazzilli Lee
Mazzilli
3b
Hebner Richie
Hebner
c
Stearns John
Stearns
1b
Montanez Willie
Montanez
lf
Henderson Steve
Henderson
2b
Flynn Doug
Flynn
p
Swan Craig
Swan
June 15, 1979, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY

New York Mets 2, Atlanta Braves 1

Braves ab r hbibbso
Jerry Royster 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0
Gary Matthews rf 4 0 0 0 0 1
Bob Horner 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3
Jeff Burroughs lf 3 1 1 1 0 0
Biff Pocoroba c 3 0 0 0 0 0
Rowland Office cf 3 0 1 0 0 0
Glenn Hubbard 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0
Pepe Frias ss 3 0 0 0 0 1
- Gene Garber p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Phil Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 1
- Eddie Solomon pr 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Joey McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Darrel Chaney ss 0 0 0 0 0 0
- Mike Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 1
Mets ab r hbibbso Avg.
Joel Youngblood rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .283
Frank Taveras ss 2 1 1 0 1 0 .240
Lee Mazzilli cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .344
Richie Hebner 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .305
John Stearns c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .223
Willie Montanez 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .208
Steve Henderson lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .281
Doug Flynn 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .223
Craig Swan p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .083

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1
New York Mets 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 2 9 1

Atlanta Braves ip h rer bbso
Phil Niekro 5.0 5 1 1 1 3
Joey McLaughlin (L) 2.0 3 1 1 1 2
Gene Garber 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
New York Mets ip h rer bbso
Craig Swan (W,7-4) 9.0 2 1 1 0 7 2.90

Errors: Frank Taveras (9), Biff Pocoroba.
3B: Frank Taveras (2).
HR: Jeff Burroughs.
Intentional Walks: Willie Montanez.
HBP: Phil Niekro.
SH: Frank Taveras.
SB: Lee Mazzilli (16), Steve Henderson (10).
CS: Frank Taveras (3).


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