After blowing the two previous games, the Mets gained an 8-3 victory to salvage the finale of a series with the Braves. Willie Mays hit a single and double, scoring one run and driving in another for the Mets. Hank Aaron smashed his 651st homer for the Braves and Dusty Baker also hit for the circuit.

The Braves, who had rallied in the eighth inning in the two previous games, threatened again in that same stanza, but they were checked by Tug McGraw, in relief of Jon Matlack, after Earl Williams drove in a run with a single. The Mets then iced their victory with four runs in the ninth. Cleon Jones batted in one with a single for his third hit and second RBI of the game and Duffy Dyer followed with a three-run homer. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 8, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      14, 1972 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Mets         1  0  1    1  0  0    1  0  4  -   8 13  1
Braves       0  0  0    1  1  0    0  1  0  -   3  9  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mays cf               5   1   2   1     0   1   .253      Millan 2b             5   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Boswell 2b            3   1   0   0     2   1   .186      Garr rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .296
Milner lf             5   0   2   0     0   1   .281      Aaron 1b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .239
  Kranepool 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Carty lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .336
Staub rf              4   3   2   1     0   0   .307        Jackson pr,cf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jones 1b,lf           5   1   3   2     0   1   .272      Williams c            4   0   2   1     0   0   .267
Garrett 3b            5   0   1   1     0   2   .208      Baker cf,lf           4   1   1   1     0   2   .300
Dyer c                3   1   2   3     2   0   .345      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
Martinez ss           4   1   0   0     1   1   .232      Perez ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
Matlack p             3   0   1   0     1   1   .154      Nash p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Stone p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cepeda ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .313
                                                            Upshaw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McQueen p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Lum ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .241

Totals               37   8  13   8     6   8             Totals               37   3   9   3     0   3

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 13,043
Left on Base: Mets 9, Braves 7
DP: Mets 0, Braves 0
Errors: Kranepool
Doubles: Jones (7), Mays (5), Staub (9)
Home Runs: Dyer (5), Aaron (12), Baker (3)
Caught Stealing: Dyer (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (4)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(7-2)          7.2   8   3   3   0   2   2  31   2.42
McGraw SV(10)           1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   6   1.45
Totals                  9     9   3   3   0   3   2  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Nash L(1-1)             3.1   6   3   3   4   1   0  19   5.46
Stone                   3.2   4   1   1   1   5   0  15   8.15
Upshaw                  1.1   2   3   3   1   1   0   7   4.41
McQueen                 0.2   1   1   1   0   1   1   3   4.73
Totals                  9    13   8   8   6   8   1  44

Wild Pitches: Nash 2 (6)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Ken Burkhart, 3B - Lee Weyer


METS 1ST: Mays singled to left; Boswell walked [Mays to second];
Milner flied to center [Mays to third]; Staub hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Mays scored]; Nash threw a wild pitch [Boswell to
second]; Jones grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
grounded out (shortstop to first); Aaron grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Garrett flied to left; Dyer walked; Martinez flied to
right; Matlack singled to center [Dyer to second]; Mays struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
singled to left; Baker struck out; Evans flied to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

METS 3RD: Boswell grounded out (second to first); Milner
grounded out (third to first); Staub singled to center; Nash
threw a wild pitch [Staub to second]; Jones doubled to left
[Staub scored]; Garrett grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez flied to center; Nash grounded out (shortstop
to first); Millan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 0.

METS 4TH: Dyer singled to left; Dyer was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Martinez walked; Matlack walked
[Martinez to second]; Mays doubled to right [Martinez scored,
Matlack to third]; STONE REPLACED NASH (PITCHING); Boswell
struck out; Milner was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Aaron
homered; Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Williams
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3,
Braves 1.

METS 5TH: Staub doubled to right; Jones struck out; Garrett was
called out on strikes; Dyer was walked intentionally; Martinez
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Baker homered; Evans singled to right; Perez popped
to third; On a bunt Stone forced Evans (pitcher to shortstop);
Millan forced Stone (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 3, Braves 2.

METS 6TH: Matlack was called out on strikes; Mays flied to left;
Boswell flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr grounded out (third to first); Aaron grounded
out (third to first); Carty singled to center; Williams flied to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 2.

METS 7TH: Milner singled to left; Staub forced Milner (second to
shortstop); Jones singled to center [Staub to second]; Garrett
singled to right [Staub scored, Jones out at third (right to
third)]; Dyer flied to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans
grounded out (first unassisted); Perez singled to left; CEPEDA
BATTED FOR STONE; Cepeda forced Perez (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 2.

METS 8TH: UPSHAW REPLACED CEPEDA (PITCHING); Martinez struck
out; Matlack grounded out (third to first); Mays flied to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Millan flied to left; Garr singled to left; Aaron
struck out; Carty singled to left [Garr to second]; JACKSON RAN
FOR CARTY; MCGRAW REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Williams singled
to left [Garr scored, Jackson to second]; Baker struck out; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 3.

METS 9TH: JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BAKER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Boswell walked; Milner singled to right
[Boswell to second]; Staub forced Milner (first to shortstop)
[Boswell to third]; Jones singled to right [Boswell scored,
Staub to second]; MCQUEEN REPLACED UPSHAW (PITCHING); Garrett
struck out; Dyer homered [Staub scored, Jones scored]; Martinez
grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8,
Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: KRANEPOOL REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 1B); JONES
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Evans reached on an error by
Kranepool; Perez forced Evans (third to second); LUM BATTED FOR
MCQUEEN; Lum flied to center; Millan forced Perez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 8, Braves 3.