Ralph Garr hit two consecutive homers, one to tie the score in the 10th inning and the other to give the Braves a 4-3 victory over the Mets in the 12th. All runs in the game counted on round-trippers. Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 3Game Played on Monday, May 17, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta StadiumMets 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 11 1 Braves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 - 4 9 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hahn cf 4 0 1 0 1 2 .250 Millan 2b 6 0 0 0 0 0 .355 Boswell ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Garr lf 6 2 3 2 0 0 .404 Harrelson ss 6 0 1 0 0 1 .323 H. Aaron rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .261 Agee rf,cf 6 1 1 0 0 3 .292 Cepeda 1b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .302 Clendenon 1b 5 2 3 3 1 1 .299 Boyer 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .194 Jones lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .275 Jackson cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Aspromonte 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .267 Didier c 4 0 1 0 1 1 .250 Weis pr,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Perez ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .197 Grote c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .324 Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .138 Foli 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Garrido ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Shamsky ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .095 Stone p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 King ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .162 Seaver p 4 0 2 0 0 2 .208 Upshaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lum ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Marshall ph,rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 .338 Priddy p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 45 3 11 3 4 13 Totals 44 4 9 4 2 6 Time of Game: 3:15 Attendance: 16,051 Left on Base: Mets 12, Braves 8 DP: Mets 0, Braves 1 Errors: Foli Doubles: Clendenon (3) Home Runs: Clendenon 2 (5), Boyer (3), Cepeda (11), Garr 2 (4) Sacrifice Hits: Grote (2), Perez (2) GIDP: Agee (3) Hit by Pitch: Jones (1,by Stone) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver 9.2 7 3 3 1 5 3 38 2.10 Frisella 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3.07 Taylor L(1-1) 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 8 2.31 Totals 11.2 9 4 4 2 6 4 47 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone 7 6 2 2 2 7 1 30 3.45 Upshaw 3 2 1 1 0 5 1 11 2.56 Priddy W(2-1) 2 3 0 0 2 1 0 10 4.08 Totals 12 11 3 3 4 13 2 51 Hit by Pitch: Stone (1) Umpires: HP - Tom Gorman, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Jerry Dale METS 1ST: Hahn popped to first; Harrelson was called out on strikes; Agee singled to left; Clendenon homered [Agee scored]; Jones was hit by a pitch; Aspromonte singled to center [Jones to third]; Grote forced Aspromonte (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (second to first); Garr singled; H. Aaron grounded out (third to first) [Garr to second]; Cepeda grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0. METS 2ND: Foli popped to catcher in foul territory; Seaver singled to center; Hahn struck out; Harrelson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Boyer homered; Jackson struck out; Didier flied out to right; Perez singled to left; Stone grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. METS 3RD: Agee struck out; Clendenon doubled to right; Jones walked; Aspromonte flied out to right; Grote flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr grounded out (third to first); H. Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. METS 4TH: Foli flied out to center; Seaver struck out; Hahn walked; Harrelson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Cepeda was called out on strikes; Boyer struck out; Jackson popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. METS 5TH: Agee grounded out (pitcher to first); Clendenon grounded out (third to first); Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Didier singled to right; Perez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Didier to second]; Stone flied out to left; Millan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. METS 6TH: Aspromonte flied out to center; Grote grounded out (second to first); Foli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); H. Aaron walked; Cepeda lined to second; Boyer reached on an error by Foli [H. Aaron to third, Boyer to second]; Jackson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. METS 7TH: Seaver was called out on strikes; Hahn singled to center; Harrelson popped to catcher in foul territory; Agee struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: Didier flied to left in foul territory; Perez was called out on strikes; KING BATTED FOR STONE; King grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. METS 8TH: UPSHAW REPLACED KING (PITCHING); Clendenon struck out; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: Millan flied out to center; Garr popped to third; H. Aaron flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. METS 9TH: Grote struck out; Foli grounded out (second to first); Seaver singled to right; Hahn struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: Cepeda homered; Boyer singled to right; Jackson forced Boyer (third to second); Didier struck out; Perez flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 2. METS 10TH: Harrelson flied out to left; Agee struck out; Clendenon homered; Jones struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 2. BRAVES 10TH: LUM BATTED FOR UPSHAW; Lum flied out to left; Millan flied out to center; Garr homered; FRISELLA REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); H. Aaron was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 3. METS 11TH: PRIDDY REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Aspromonte singled to left; WEIS RAN FOR ASPROMONTE; Grote out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Weis to second]; SHAMSKY BATTED FOR FOLI; Shamsky grounded out (first to pitcher) [Weis to third]; MARSHALL BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Marshall was walked intentionally; BOSWELL BATTED FOR HAHN; Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 11TH: BOSWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MARSHALL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); TAYLOR REPLACED SHAMSKY (PITCHING); WEIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); AGEE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Cepeda singled; Boyer flied out to center; Jackson grounded out (second to first) [Cepeda to second]; Didier was walked intentionally; BAKER BATTED FOR PEREZ; Baker popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 3. METS 12TH: GARRIDO REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING SS); Harrelson singled to right; Agee grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Harrelson out at second]; Clendenon walked; Jones singled to center [Clendenon to second]; Weis struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 3. BRAVES 12TH: Priddy popped to catcher in foul territory; Millan flied out to center; Garr homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 4. |
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