Hank Aaron smashed a homer in the fourth inning to decide a duel between Phil Niekro and Tom Seaver as the Braves defeated the Mets, 2-0. After Aaron's drive, the Braves added another run in the same stanza on singles by Darrell Evans, Mike Lum and Sonny Jackson. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 2, New York Mets 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      4, 1971 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  0
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  9  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .330      Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     2   0   .266
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .314      Marshall rf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .246
H. Aaron 1b           4   1   2   1     0   2   .313      Agee cf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .294
  Williams 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Kranepool 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .296
Evans 3b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .265      Jones lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .299
Lum rf                4   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Boswell 2b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .249
Jackson cf            4   0   2   1     0   0   .268      Aspromonte 3b         4   0   2   0     0   0   .246
Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   2   .198      Grote c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .302
Didier c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .220      Seaver p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .234
Niekro p              4   0   2   0     0   1   .143        Clendenon ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
                                                            Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Jorgensen ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .279

Totals               36   2  10   2     0   8             Totals               35   0   9   0     4   3

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 27,451
Left on Base: Braves 7, Mets 12
DP: Braves 0, Mets 0
Home Runs: H. Aaron (23)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(9-7)           9     9   0   0   4   3   0  39   2.99
Totals                  9     9   0   0   4   3   0  39

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Seaver L(10-4)          6     9   2   2   0   5   1  26   2.07
Frisella                3     1   0   0   0   3   0  10   1.37
Totals                  9    10   2   2   0   8   1  36

Balks: Frisella (1)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Millan struck
out; H. Aaron was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Harrelson walked; Marshall grounded out (second to
first) [Harrelson to second]; Agee singled to center [Harrelson
to third]; Kranepool grounded out (pitcher to first) [Agee to
second]; Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Evans popped to second; Lum flied to center; Jackson
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Boswell popped to third in foul territory; Aspromonte
grounded out (third to first); Grote lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez struck out; Didier flied to left; Niekro
singled to center; Garr forced Niekro (second to shortstop); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Seaver struck out; Harrelson flied to center; Marshall
singled to right; Agee forced Marshall (third to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Millan flied to right; H. Aaron homered; Evans
singled to center; Lum singled to center [Evans to second];
Jackson singled to right [Evans scored, Lum to third, Jackson to
second (on throw)]; Lum was picked off third (catcher to third);
Perez struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Kranepool grounded out (third to first); Jones singled
to center; Boswell grounded out (pitcher to first) [Jones to
second]; Aspromonte singled to right [Jones out at home (right
to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Didier flied to center; Niekro singled to center;
Garr forced Niekro (second to shortstop); Millan grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Grote grounded out (pitcher to first); Seaver singled;
Harrelson walked [Seaver to second]; Marshall flied to left;
Agee flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.

BRAVES 6TH: H. Aaron singled to center; Evans was called out on
strikes; Lum popped to third in foul territory; Jackson singled
to center [H. Aaron to second]; Perez singled [Jackson to
second, H. Aaron to third]; Didier flied to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Kranepool popped to shortstop; Jones struck out;
Boswell walked; Aspromonte singled to left [Boswell to third,
Aspromonte to second (on throw)]; Grote walked; CLENDENON BATTED
FOR SEAVER; Clendenon forced Grote (second unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.

BRAVES 7TH: FRISELLA REPLACED CLENDENON (PITCHING); Niekro
struck out; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Millan flied
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Harrelson singled to left; Marshall flied to center;
Agee singled to center [Harrelson to second]; Kranepool was
called out on strikes; Jones flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.

BRAVES 8TH: H. Aaron struck out; Evans struck out; Lum popped to
first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: Boswell grounded out (shortstop to first); Aspromonte
popped to second; Grote flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 2, Mets 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Jackson grounded out (second to first); Perez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Didier singled; Frisella
balked [Didier to second]; Niekro grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED H. AARON (PLAYING 1B); JORGENSEN
BATTED FOR FRISELLA; Jorgensen singled to right; Harrelson flied
to left; Marshall flied to left; Agee flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.