Phil Niekro allowed only three hits -- all by John Milner -- and pitched the Braves to a 6-1 victory over the Mets. Milner accounted for the Mets' run with a homer in the ninth inning. Atlanta Braves 6, New York Mets 1Game Played on Friday, June 2, 1972 (Night game) at Shea StadiumBraves 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 - 6 11 1 Mets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 3 0 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Millan 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .250 Mays 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .237 Garr rf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .302 Harrelson ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .224 Aaron 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .238 Agee cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Carty lf 4 1 1 3 0 0 .296 Staub rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .317 Lum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Milner lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .317 Evans 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .278 Fregosi 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Williams c 3 1 2 0 0 1 .252 Boswell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .176 Baker cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .315 Grote c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Perez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 Gentry p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .091 Niekro p 4 1 1 0 0 2 .182 Taylor p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 Frisella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 6 11 6 0 6 Totals 31 1 3 1 3 7 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 42,757 Left on Base: Braves 5, Mets 6 DP: Braves 0, Mets 1 Errors: Aaron Home Runs: Carty (4), Evans (7), Milner (4) Caught Stealing: Garr (4) Sacrifice Hits: Millan (3) Sacrifice Flies: Millan (1) Hit by Pitch: Williams (2,by Gentry) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro W(7-4) 9 3 1 1 3 7 1 34 3.44 Totals 9 3 1 1 3 7 1 34 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Gentry L(3-3) 6.2 9 5 5 0 5 1 29 2.91 Taylor 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 6 4.91 Frisella 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.71 Totals 9 11 6 6 0 6 2 38 Hit by Pitch: Gentry (2) Wild Pitches: Niekro (2), Gentry (4) Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Mel Steiner, 3B - Jerry Dale BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr singled; Aaron struck out while Garr was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Mays struck out; Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Agee grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0. BRAVES 2ND: Carty flied to center; Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams was hit by a pitch; Baker forced Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Staub lined to pitcher; Milner singled; Fregosi struck out; Boswell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0. BRAVES 3RD: Perez grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Niekro struck out; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Gentry struck out; Mays lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0. BRAVES 4TH: Garr flied to left in foul territory; Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Harrelson walked; Agee forced Harrelson (first to shortstop); Niekro threw a wild pitch [Agee to second]; Staub walked; Milner flied to center [Agee to third, Staub to second]; Fregosi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0. BRAVES 5TH: Evans flied to left; Williams was called out on strikes; Baker singled to left; Gentry threw a wild pitch [Baker to second]; Perez flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0. METS 5TH: Boswell struck out; Grote grounded out (pitcher to first); Gentry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0. BRAVES 6TH: Niekro singled to left; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Niekro to second]; Garr singled to center [Niekro to third]; Aaron popped to first in foul territory; Carty homered [Niekro scored, Garr scored]; Evans struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 0. METS 6TH: Mays popped to second; Harrelson reached on an error by Aaron; Agee grounded out (shortstop to first) [Harrelson to second]; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 0. BRAVES 7TH: Williams singled to left; Baker singled to left [Williams to second]; Perez singled to left [Williams to third, Baker to second]; Niekro struck out; Millan hit a sacrifice fly to center [Williams scored, Baker to third]; Garr singled to right [Baker scored, Perez to third]; TAYLOR REPLACED GENTRY (PITCHING); Aaron was called out on strikes; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 5, Mets 0. METS 7TH: Milner singled to right; Fregosi popped to shortstop; Boswell flied to right; Grote popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 5, Mets 0. BRAVES 8TH: Carty popped to shortstop; Evans homered; Williams singled to left; Baker lined to left; Perez forced Williams (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Mets 0. METS 8TH: LUM REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Kranepool struck out; Mays walked; Harrelson flied to center; Agee grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Mets 0. BRAVES 9TH: FRISELLA REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan flied to center; Garr grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Mets 0. METS 9TH: Staub flied to center; Milner homered; Fregosi popped to third; Boswell lined to pitcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Mets 1. |
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