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New York Mets 09-01-1982
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| Breaking News |  | Sunday, August 29th, 1982: Jackson Zeroes in on New York
Danny Jackson of Atlanta easily handled the New York Mets, stopping them on 6 hits and chucking a complete game 5-0 shutout.
"He really did a job on us," said the New York manager. "He had good command of his pitches. He changed speeds well and pretty much confused us. We never could zero in on him, but he certainly zeroed in on us."
Jackson said, "Everything was working for me. Throwing my breaking stuff over the plate was big."
He finished the game with 2 strikeouts and 1 walk in a solid outing.
In 23 starts this season Jackson has fashioned a 7-9 record and a 3.37 ERA. |
 | Monday, August 9th, 1982: Mazzilli Selected Player of the Week
It was announced today that New York first baseman Lee Mazzilli has been acclaimed by the National League as the Player of the Week for his outstanding play last week.
Mazzilli posted a .478 batting average as he collected 11 hits in 23 at-bats, 2 home runs and 4 RBIs.
In 1982 Mazzilli has produced 119 hits in 407 at-bats for a .292 average with 14 home runs and gotten on base at a .381 clip.
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 | Friday, July 30th, 1982: Blyleven Blanks New York
In a knockout performance, Bert Blyleven beat the Mets 5-0 with an impressive 3-hit shutout.
The Pirates hurler finished with 8 strikeouts and 3 walks. He showed pinpoint control and a sharp fastball.
Blyleven told reporters after the game, "My arm felt good, mechanics were good and my stuff was working ...it don't get any better than this."
The Mets manager said, "It was a rough one for my guys. We weren't at our best...and their guy was."
Checking out his stats for the season, Blyleven has racked up 5 wins and 7 losses in 21 starts, 3.26 ERA and struck out 125 batters in 163 innings.
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 72-60, .545 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 21.0 GB | | Record at home | 38-27, .585 PCT | | Record on the road | 34-33, .507 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 9-8, .529 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 25-24, .510 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 21-19, .525 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 51-41, .554 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 12-9, .571 PCT | | Record in May | 14-15, .483 PCT | | Record in June | 19-9, .679 PCT | | Record in July | 10-15, .400 PCT | | Record in August | 17-12, .586 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .270 - 3rd in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .330 - 3rd in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .387 - 5th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .717 - 5th in NL | | Runs Scored | 592 - 6th in NL | | Hits | 1240 - 3rd in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 318 - 6th in NL | | Home Runs | 91 - 8th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 419 - 7th in NL | | Strikeouts | 768 - 7th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 175 - 3rd in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.42 - 3rd in NL | | Starters' ERA | 3.51 - 4th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.19 - 4th in NL | | Runs allowed | 542 - 3rd in NL | | Hits allowed | 1111 - 3rd in NL | | Opponents AVG | .245 - 3rd in NL | | BABIP | .269 - 3rd in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 102 - 6th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 439 - 9th in NL | | Strikeouts | 684 - 11th in NL |
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