The Mets set a scoring record for their 10-year history by trouncing the Braves, 20-6, with a 21-hit attack that included a grand-slam homer, double and two singles by Ken Boswell. The Mets' previous high was 19 runs against the Cubs on May 26, 1964. However, their 21 hits fell two shy of the club mark set in that same 1964 game with the Cubs. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 20, Atlanta Braves 6
Game Played on Saturday, August    7, 1971 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Mets         3  7  0    0  3  3    2  0  2  -  20 21  2
Braves       1  0  0    0  4  1    0  0  0  -   6  8  3


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          3   3   1   0     1   0   .277      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     1   0   .305
  Foli ss             3   0   1   2     0   0   .232        Garrido pr,2b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Garrett 3b            5   0   1   3     0   0   .316      Garr lf               4   2   1   0     1   1   .329
Agee cf               3   2   3   1     1   0   .284      H. Aaron 1b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .311
  Hahn pr,cf          2   0   0   0     0   1   .231        King c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .203
Jones lf              4   2   2   2     0   0   .325      Lum rf                5   0   2   2     0   1   .280
  Marshall lf         2   1   1   0     0   0   .238      Williams c,1b         4   1   1   1     0   0   .244
Kranepool 1b          0   0   0   1     0   0   .281      Jackson cf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .268
  Clendenon ph,1b     3   3   1   3     2   1   .241      Versalles 3b          3   1   1   3     1   1   .222
Boswell 2b            5   3   4   5     1   0   .275      Perez ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .221
Singleton rf          5   1   2   0     1   1   .254      Reed p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .107
Grote c               6   3   3   1     0   0   .281        McQueen p           2   0   0   0     0   2   .154
Ryan p                4   2   2   0     0   1   .125        Barber p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .100
  Shamsky ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .196        Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .179
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        Priddy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .182

Totals               45  20  21  18     7   4             Totals               36   6   8   6     5   7

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 20,827
Left on Base: Mets 8, Braves 9
DP: Mets 1, Braves 3
Errors: Harrelson, Boswell, Jackson, Versalles, Perez
Doubles: Boswell (17)
Home Runs: Boswell (3), Clendenon (9), Versalles (4)
Stolen Bases: Agee (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Ryan (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Kranepool (2), Garrett (1)
GIDP: Clendenon (9), Grote (15), Garrett (2), King (8)
Hit by Pitch: Williams (6,by Ryan)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(9-9)             8     8   6   6   5   7   1  39   2.98
Taylor SV(2)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.17
Totals                  9     8   6   6   5   7   1  42

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(11-8)            1.1   6   8   5   1   1   0  13   3.23
McQueen                 3.1   5   5   5   2   0   1  16   3.57
Barber                  2.1   8   5   4   1   2   1  15   5.59
Priddy                  2     2   2   0   3   1   0  11   3.39
Totals                  9    21  20  14   7   4   2  55

Passed Balls: Grote (10)
Hit by Pitch: Ryan (11)
Wild Pitches: Ryan (5)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Stan Landes, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Satch Davidson


METS 1ST: Harrelson reached on an error by Perez; Garrett flied
out to left; Agee singled to center [Harrelson to third]; Agee
stole second; Jones singled to left [Harrelson scored
(unearned), Agee to third]; Kranepool hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Agee scored (unearned)]; Boswell doubled to right [Jones
scored (unearned)]; Singleton struck out; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
walked; Grote allowed a passed ball [Garr to second]; H. Aaron
popped to third in foul territory; Lum singled to right [Garr
scored]; Williams was hit by a pitch [Lum to second]; Jackson
walked [Lum to third, Williams to second]; Versalles struck out;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 1.

METS 2ND: Grote singled to left; Ryan reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [Grote to second]; On a bunt
Harrelson singled to third [Ryan to second, Grote to third];
Garrett hit a sacrifice fly to center [Harrelson to second, Ryan
to third, Grote scored]; Agee was walked intentionally; Jones
singled to right [Agee to second, Harrelson to third, Ryan
scored]; CLENDENON BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; MCQUEEN REPLACED REED
(PITCHING); Clendenon walked [Harrelson scored, Agee to third,
Jones to second]; Boswell homered [Agee scored, Jones scored,
Clendenon scored]; Singleton flied out to left; Grote flied out
to right; 7 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 10, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: CLENDENON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Perez walked;
McQueen was called out on strikes; Millan singled to center
[Perez to second]; Garr forced Millan (shortstop to second)
[Perez to third]; H. Aaron made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 10, Braves 1.

METS 3RD: Ryan made an out to second; Harrelson flied out to
center; Garrett lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 10,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Lum struck out; Williams flied out to center;
Jackson reached on an error by Harrelson; Versalles walked
[Jackson to second]; Perez forced Jackson (third unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 10, Braves 1.

METS 4TH: Agee singled to center; Jones flied out to right;
Clendenon grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Agee out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 10,
Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: McQueen struck out; Millan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 10, Braves 1.

METS 5TH: Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); Singleton
popped to first in foul territory; Grote singled to left; Ryan
singled to left [Grote to second]; Harrelson walked [Grote to
third, Ryan to second]; Garrett singled to right [Harrelson to
third, Ryan scored, Grote scored]; BARBER REPLACED MCQUEEN
(PITCHING); Agee singled to center [Harrelson scored, Garrett to
second]; HAHN RAN FOR AGEE; Jones grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 13, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: HAHN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); FOLI REPLACED
HARRELSON (PLAYING SS); MARSHALL REPLACED JONES (PLAYING LF); H.
Aaron singled to left; Ryan threw a wild pitch [H. Aaron to
second]; Lum made an out to shortstop; Williams singled to left
[H. Aaron scored]; Jackson singled to center [Williams to
second]; Versalles homered [Williams scored, Jackson scored];
Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Barber struck out; 4 R,
4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 13, Braves 5.

METS 6TH: KING REPLACED H. AARON (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Clendenon struck out; Boswell walked;
Singleton singled to shortstop [Boswell to second]; Grote
singled to center [Grote to second (error by Jackson), Boswell
scored, Singleton to third]; Ryan was called out on strikes;
Foli singled to right [Grote scored (unearned), Singleton
scored]; Garrett grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R (2 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 16, Braves 5.

BRAVES 6TH: Millan lined to third; Garr singled to center; King
grounded out (third to first) [Garr to second]; Lum singled to
right [Garr scored, Lum to second (on throw)]; Williams grounded
out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 16, Braves 6.

METS 7TH: Hahn flied out to left; Marshall singled to right;
Clendenon homered [Marshall scored]; Boswell singled to center;
Singleton singled to left [Boswell to third]; Grote grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Singleton out
at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 18, Braves 6.

BRAVES 7TH: Jackson popped to third in foul territory; Versalles
flied out to center; Perez reached on an error by Boswell; BROWN
BATTED FOR BARBER; Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets
18, Braves 6.

METS 8TH: PRIDDY REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); Ryan singled to
right; Foli made an out to second; Garrett grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Ryan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 18, Braves 6.

BRAVES 8TH: Millan walked; GARRIDO RAN FOR MILLAN; Garr struck
out; King grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Garrido out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 18,
Braves 6.

METS 9TH: GARRIDO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Hahn was called
out on strikes; Marshall grounded out (first unassisted);
Clendenon walked; Boswell singled to left [Clendenon to second];
Singleton walked [Clendenon to third, Boswell to second]; Grote
reached on an error by Versalles [Grote to second, Boswell
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Clendenon scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Singleton to third]; SHAMSKY BATTED FOR RYAN; Shamsky
walked; Foli flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Mets 20, Braves 6.

BRAVES 9TH: TAYLOR REPLACED SHAMSKY (PITCHING); Lum flied out to
center; Williams flied out to center; Jackson flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 20, Braves 6.