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A passed ball by Jerry Grote on a third strike cross-up by Tom Seaver and wild throw by the catcher after retrieving the ball enabled the Braves to score two runs in the ninth inning to defeat the Mets, 3-2. Seaver, who was the loser, gave up the Braves' initial run in the second inning on singles by Orlando Cepeda, Rico Carty and Clete Boyer, but the Mets' ace singled in the sixth and scored on a two-out homer by Donn Clendenon. |
Atlanta Braves 3, New York Mets 2
Game Played on Saturday, August 15, 1970 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Mets 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 4 1 Braves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 9 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Agee cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .285 Lum rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .244 Garrett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .248 Jackson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .251 Clendenon 1b 4 1 2 2 0 1 .303 Gonzalez cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .263 Shamsky rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Cepeda 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .314 Swoboda rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Carty lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .362 Jones lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Boyer 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 .235 Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234 H. Aaron ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 Weis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Hall pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 Grote c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .278 Tillman c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .201 Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Garrido 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Seaver p 3 1 1 0 0 0 .188 Niekro p 2 0 1 0 0 0 .159 King ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Wilhelm p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 4 2 1 4 Totals 32 3 9 1 1 6 Time of Game: 2:18 Attendance: 31,897 Left on Base: Mets 4, Braves 5 DP: Mets 3, Braves 0 Errors: Grote, Jackson Doubles: Boyer (11) Home Runs: Clendenon (17) GIDP: Garrido (12), Lum (2), Cepeda (9) Hit by Pitch: Lum (5,by Seaver) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver L(17-7) 8.2 9 3 2 1 6 0 34 2.41 Totals 8.2 9 3 2 1 6 0 34 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro 8 4 2 2 1 4 1 30 4.31 Wilhelm W(4-3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.67 Totals 9 4 2 2 1 4 1 33 Hit by Pitch: Seaver (2) Wild Pitches: Seaver (3) Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Frank Dezelan METS 1ST: Agee struck out; Garrett grounded out (second to first); Clendenon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Lum struck out; Jackson grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. METS 2ND: Shamsky grounded out (first unassisted); Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Boswell struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Cepeda singled to left; Carty singled to center [Cepeda to second]; Boyer singled to left [Carty to second, Cepeda scored]; On a bunt Tillman made an out to first; Garrido grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Boyer out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. METS 3RD: Grote grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrelson grounded out (third to first); Seaver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Niekro grounded out (third to first); Lum was hit by a pitch; Jackson singled to right [Lum to second]; Gonzalez was called out on strikes; Cepeda flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. METS 4TH: Agee popped to shortstop; Garrett struck out; Clendenon singled to left; Shamsky popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Carty flied to left; Boyer popped to second; Tillman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. METS 5TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Boswell grounded out (second to first); Grote walked; Harrelson forced Grote (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Garrido popped to shortstop in foul territory; Niekro singled to third; Lum grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Niekro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. METS 6TH: Seaver singled to third; Agee flied to right; Garrett popped to shortstop; Clendenon homered [Seaver scored]; Shamsky flied to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to first); Gonzalez singled to right; Cepeda grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Gonzalez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. METS 7TH: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Boswell flied to right; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: Carty flied to right; Boyer doubled to left; Tillman struck out; Garrido flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. METS 8TH: Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Seaver grounded out (third to first); Agee singled to right; Garrett reached on an error by Jackson [Agee to second]; Clendenon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: SWOBODA REPLACED SHAMSKY (PLAYING RF); KING BATTED FOR NIEKRO; King struck out; Lum popped to third in foul territory; Jackson flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. METS 9TH: WILHELM REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Swoboda popped to shortstop; Jones grounded out (third to first); Boswell flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: WEIS REPLACED BOSWELL (PLAYING 2B); Gonzalez singled to left; Cepeda flied to center; Carty singled to third [Gonzalez to second]; H. AARON BATTED FOR BOYER; H. Aaron walked [Gonzalez to third, Carty to second]; HALL RAN FOR H. AARON; Tillman struck out while Gonzalez advanced to home and Carty advanced to home and Hall advanced to second on a wild pitch; Tom Seaver crossed up Jerry Grote on third strike; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 3.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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