Ray Sadecki, starting for the Mets for only the second time this season, pitched a five-hitter and beat the Braves, 4-0. Jerry Grote, who had two of the Mets' seven hits, set up one run and drove in another. Tommie Agee contributed a homer. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       23, 1971 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Mets         0  1  2    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Hahn cf               0   0   0   0     0   0   .275
Garr lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .384        Singleton ph,rf     3   1   1   0     0   0   .173
H. Aaron rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .278      Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .297
Cepeda 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .297      Agee rf,cf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .285
Boyer 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .245      Clendenon 1b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .282
Jackson cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Jones lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .282
Didier c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .222      Grote c               3   0   2   1     1   0   .320
  Herbel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Foli 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Perez ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .216      Weis 2b               2   0   0   1     0   0   .000
McQueen p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .111      Sadecki p             3   0   2   0     0   0   .375
  Williams ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   0   .221

Totals               32   0   5   0     1   7             Totals               30   4   7   4     2   3

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 50,999
Left on Base: Braves 6, Mets 6
DP: Braves 1, Mets 0
Errors: Cepeda, Clendenon
Doubles: Perez (5), Boyer (1)
Home Runs: Agee (6)
Stolen Bases: Garr (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Weis (1)
GIDP: Singleton (1)
Hit by Pitch: Hahn (1,by McQueen)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McQueen L(2-1)          7     7   4   3   2   3   1  31   2.67
Herbel                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.93
Totals                  8     7   4   3   2   3   1  34

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sadecki W(2-0)          9     5   0   0   1   7   0  33   1.82
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   7   0  33

Hit by Pitch: McQueen (1)

Umpires: HP - Nick Colosi, 1B - Ken Burkhart, 2B - Ed Sudol, 3B - Lee Weyer


BRAVES 1ST: Millan flied out to center; Garr walked; Garr stole
second; H. Aaron struck out; Cepeda struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

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

BRAVES 2ND: Boyer grounded out (third to first); Jackson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Didier struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Jones reached on an error by Cepeda (assist by Perez);
Grote singled to center [Jones to second]; Foli forced Grote
(third to second) [Jones to third]; Weis hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Jones scored (unearned)]; Sadecki popped to second; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez doubled to left; Perez was picked off second
(catcher to shortstop to third to shortstop); McQueen struck
out; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: SINGLETON BATTED FOR HAHN; Singleton singled to left;
Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Singleton to second];
Agee flied out to center [Singleton to third]; Clendenon walked;
Jones singled to center [Clendenon to third, Singleton scored];
Grote singled to left [Jones to second, Clendenon scored]; Foli
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 3.

BRAVES 4TH: SINGLETON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); AGEE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Garr grounded out (catcher to first); H.
Aaron flied out to right; Cepeda singled to right; Boyer
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Weis flied to left in foul territory; Sadecki singled;
Singleton flied out to left; Harrelson forced Sadecki (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Didier
reached on an error by Clendenon; Perez flied out to left;
McQueen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Agee homered; Clendenon grounded out (second to
first); Jones flied out to center; Grote walked; Foli grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets
4.

BRAVES 6TH: Millan grounded out (second to first); Garr struck
out; H. Aaron grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 4.

METS 6TH: Weis flied out to center; Sadecki singled to right;
Singleton grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Sadecki out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 4.

BRAVES 7TH: Cepeda grounded out (third to first); Boyer doubled;
Jackson flied out to left; Didier was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 4.

METS 7TH: Harrelson popped to catcher in foul territory; Agee
flied out to center; Clendenon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 4.

BRAVES 8TH: Perez flied out to left; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
MCQUEEN; Williams popped to first; Millan singled to right; Garr
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 4.

METS 8TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HERBEL REPLACED
DIDIER (PITCHING); Jones flied out to center; Grote grounded out
(second to first); Foli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 0, Mets 4.

BRAVES 9TH: H. Aaron singled to left; Cepeda flied out to
center; Boyer lined to second; Jackson popped to shortstop; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 4.