Although each club hit three homers, the Braves' blows were more productive, accounting for six runs, and resulted in an 8-6 victory over the Mets. Hank Aaron homered with a man on base in the first inning. Ralph Garr led off the third with a solo swat and, after Aaron singled and Orlando Cepeda walked, Clete Boyer also hit for the circuit.

The Braves added what proved to be their winning margin in the sixth when Marty Perez tripled one run home and scored himself on a sacrifice fly by Mike Lum. The Mets had two homers by Bob Aspromonte and one by Tommie Agee, but all came with the bases empty. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, New York Mets 6
Game Played on Tuesday, May       18, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  1    0  4  0  -   6 12  1
Braves       2  0  4    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   8  8  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hahn cf               2   0   0   0     1   1   .235      Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .352
  Kranepool ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Garr lf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .400
  Boswell 2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .256      H. Aaron rf           3   2   2   2     1   1   .270
Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .313        Baker rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .138
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cepeda 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .295
  Marshall ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Boyer 3b              4   1   1   3     0   0   .197
Agee rf,cf            4   1   1   1     1   0   .291      Jackson cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Clendenon 1b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .292      Didier c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Perez ss              3   1   2   1     0   0   .215
Aspromonte 3b         4   3   3   2     0   0   .283      McQueen p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .143
Grote c               4   1   2   0     0   0   .330        Lum ph              0   0   0   1     0   0   .143
Foli 2b,ss            4   1   3   0     0   0   .286        Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McAndrew p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Priddy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Williams p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Shamsky ph,rf       2   0   1   3     0   0   .130

Totals               38   6  12   6     2   3             Totals               30   8   8   8     2   3

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  9,264
Left on Base: Mets 7, Braves 2
DP: Mets 1, Braves 1
Errors: Grote
Doubles: Shamsky (1)
Triples: Perez (2)
Home Runs: Aspromonte 2 (5), Agee (4), H. Aaron (13), Garr (5), Boyer (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Didier (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Lum (2)
GIDP: Shamsky (2), Cepeda (6)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAndrew L(0-2)         3     6   6   6   1   1   3  17   6.23
Williams                3     2   2   2   1   1   0  11   6.23
Taylor                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.98
Totals                  8     8   8   8   2   3   3  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McQueen W(2-0)          6     5   2   2   2   3   2  25   2.31
Upshaw                  1.2   7   4   4   0   0   1  11   3.51
Priddy SV(1)            1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.79
Totals                  9    12   6   6   2   3   3  40

Wild Pitches: Williams (1)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Tom Gorman


METS 1ST: Hahn was called out on strikes; Harrelson flied out to
center; Agee flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan singled to left; Garr popped to third in foul
territory; H. Aaron homered [Millan scored]; Cepeda struck out;
Boyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Braves 2.

METS 2ND: Clendenon flied out to right; Jones was called out on
strikes; Aspromonte homered; Grote singled to right; Foli
singled to left [Grote to second]; McAndrew grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Jackson flied out to center; Didier flied out to
center; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 2.

METS 3RD: Hahn flied out to center; Harrelson flied out to left;
Agee walked; Clendenon singled to right [Agee to third]; Jones
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: McQueen flied out to center; Millan flied out to
center; Garr homered; H. Aaron singled to right; Cepeda walked
[H. Aaron to second]; Boyer homered [H. Aaron scored, Cepeda
scored]; Jackson reached on an error by Grote; Didier flied to
left in foul territory; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 6.

METS 4TH: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 6.

BRAVES 4TH: Perez singled to left; WILLIAMS REPLACED MCANDREW
(PITCHING); On a bunt McQueen struck out; Millan popped to
second in foul territory; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 6.

METS 5TH: Williams struck out; Hahn walked; Harrelson grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Hahn to second]; Agee popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves
6.

BRAVES 5TH: H. Aaron walked; Cepeda grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [H. Aaron out at second]; Boyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Braves 6.

METS 6TH: Clendenon flied out to center; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); Aspromonte homered; Grote grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: Jackson singled to center; Williams threw a wild
pitch [Jackson to second]; Didier out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Jackson to third]; Perez tripled to right
[Jackson scored]; LUM BATTED FOR MCQUEEN; Lum hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Perez scored]; Millan flied out to center; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 8.

METS 7TH: UPSHAW REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Foli singled to right;
SHAMSKY BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Shamsky grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Foli out at second]; KRANEPOOL
BATTED FOR HAHN; Kranepool singled to right; Harrelson forced
Kranepool (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Braves 8.

BRAVES 7TH: SHAMSKY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BOSWELL
REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING 2B); TAYLOR REPLACED HARRELSON
(PITCHING); FOLI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); AGEE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); H.
Aaron struck out; Cepeda flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 8.

METS 8TH: BAKER REPLACED H. AARON (PLAYING RF); Agee homered;
Clendenon grounded out (third to first); Jones grounded out
(third to first); Aspromonte singled to center; Grote singled to
right [Aspromonte to second]; Foli singled to left [Grote to
second, Aspromonte to third]; Shamsky doubled to left [Foli
scored, Grote scored, Aspromonte scored]; PRIDDY REPLACED UPSHAW
(PITCHING); Boswell flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 6, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: Boyer flied out to center; Jackson flied out to
center; Didier lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
6, Braves 8.

METS 9TH: MARSHALL BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Marshall flied out to
left; Agee popped to shortstop in foul territory; Clendenon
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6,
Braves 8.