The Mets, who had lost three straight games, bounced back behind the five-hit pitching of Jim McAndrew to defeat the Braves, 5-1. The Mets started the scoring with two runs in the first inning on walks to Tommie Agee and Art Shamsky and a two-out double by Donn Clendenon. Agee, who rapped two singles, scored in the third and set up a run in the fourth. The Mets added their final tally on two errors in the fifth. McAndrew yielded the Braves' run in the seventh on a single by Orlando Cepeda and a double by Rico Carty. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    27, 1970 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  2
Mets         2  0  1    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  7  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .315      Agee cf               4   1   2   0     1   1   .289
Jackson ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      Garrett 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .233
Gonzalez cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .266      Jones lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .261
Cepeda 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .313      Shamsky rf            3   2   1   0     1   0   .298
Carty lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .362        Swoboda rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Lum rf                3   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Clendenon 1b          3   0   1   2     1   2   .295
Boyer 3b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Tillman c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .201      Harrelson ss          3   1   0   1     1   1   .247
Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Dyer c                4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
  T. Aaron ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .213      McAndrew p            4   0   1   0     0   2   .122
  Cardwell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  King ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Navarro p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               32   1   5   1     0   4             Totals               32   5   7   5     5   7

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 39,810
Left on Base: Braves 4, Mets 8
DP: Braves 1, Mets 0
Errors: Millan, Jackson
Doubles: Carty (19), Clendenon (12), McAndrew (3)
Stolen Bases: Lum (2), Agee (28)
GIDP: Dyer (4)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(10-16)         5     6   5   4   4   3   0  26   4.39
Cardwell                2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   7.49
Navarro                 1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.26
Totals                  8     7   5   4   5   7   0  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAndrew W(8-11)        9     5   1   1   0   4   0  32   3.89
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   4   0  32

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Frank Dezelan, 2B - Shag Crawford, 3B - Stan Landes


BRAVES 1ST: Millan popped to catcher in foul territory; Jackson
flied to center; Gonzalez singled to second; Cepeda lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee walked; Garrett forced Agee (first to shortstop);
Jones flied to center; Shamsky walked [Garrett to second];
Clendenon doubled to left [Garrett scored, Shamsky scored,
Clendenon to third (on throw to home)]; Boswell grounded out
(first to pitcher); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum singled
to center; Lum stole second; Boyer struck out; Tillman lined to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 2.

METS 2ND: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Dyer
popped to third in foul territory; McAndrew grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Niekro flied to left; Millan flied to right in foul
territory; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Agee singled to left; Garrett grounded out (first
unassisted) [Agee to second]; Jones singled to center [Agee
scored]; Shamsky singled to center [Jones to second]; Clendenon
struck out; Boswell struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0,
Mets 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Gonzalez flied to left; Cepeda flied to right; Carty
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Harrelson walked; Dyer grounded out (second to first)
[Harrelson to second]; McAndrew struck out; Agee singled to
third [Harrelson to third]; Garrett singled to center [Agee to
third, Harrelson scored]; Jones grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum grounded out (first to pitcher); Boyer grounded
out (second to first); Tillman flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 4.

METS 5TH: Shamsky reached on an error by Jackson; Clendenon
walked [Shamsky to second]; Boswell forced Clendenon (shortstop
to second) [Shamsky to third]; Harrelson reached on an error by
Millan [Boswell to third, Shamsky scored (unearned) (RBI)]; Dyer
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Harrelson out
at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 5.

BRAVES 6TH: T. AARON BATTED FOR NIEKRO; T. Aaron struck out;
Millan popped to second in foul territory; Jackson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 5.

METS 6TH: CARDWELL REPLACED T. AARON (PITCHING); McAndrew
doubled to left; Agee reached on a fielder's choice [McAndrew
out at third (second to third)]; Agee stole second; Garrett
walked; Jones grounded out (catcher to first) [Garrett to
second, Agee to third]; Shamsky flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 5.

BRAVES 7TH: Gonzalez flied to center; Cepeda singled to center;
Carty doubled to left [Cepeda scored]; Lum flied to left; Boyer
flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 5.

METS 7TH: Clendenon was called out on strikes; Boswell lined to
left; Harrelson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1,
Mets 5.

BRAVES 8TH: Tillman grounded out (third to first); KING BATTED
FOR CARDWELL; King popped to shortstop; Millan grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 5.

METS 8TH: NAVARRO REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Dyer flied to right;
McAndrew struck out; Agee was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 5.

BRAVES 9TH: SWOBODA REPLACED SHAMSKY (PLAYING RF); Jackson
popped to shortstop; Gonzalez singled to right; Cepeda struck
out; Carty flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1,
Mets 5.