Jim McAndrew and Tug McGraw combined on a five-hitter and pitched the Mets to a 5-0 victory over the Braves. Ed Kranepool and Tommie Agee each drove in two runs, Kranepool with a homer and single and Agee with a homer. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    15, 1972 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1
Mets         0  1  1    0  0  0    0  3  x  -   5  9  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .328      Agee cf               4   1   1   2     0   0   .248
Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .252      Garrett 3b            4   1   2   1     0   1   .223
Aaron 1b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .261      Schneck rf            4   0   1   0     0   2   .207
Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Kranepool 1b          4   1   3   2     0   0   .256
Baker cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .317      Milner lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Lum rf                3   0   0   0     1   2   .229      Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .172
Millan 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Dyer c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Perez ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Martinez ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Jackson ph,ss       1   0   1   0     0   0   .230      McAndrew p            2   1   1   0     0   0   .067
Schueler p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .211        McGraw p            1   1   1   0     0   0   .143
  Breazeale ph        0   0   0   0     0   0   .184
  Brown ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .202
  Hoerner p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   5   0     3   3             Totals               33   5   9   5     0   5

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 34,782
Left on Base: Braves 6, Mets 4
DP: Braves 0, Mets 2
Errors: Perez
Doubles: Garrett (8)
Home Runs: Kranepool (6), Agee (10)
Caught Stealing: Schneck (1)
GIDP: Aaron (14), Perez (19)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler L(4-7)         7     5   2   1   0   4   1  26   4.27
Hoerner                 1     4   3   3   0   1   1   7   4.24
Totals                  8     9   5   4   0   5   2  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McAndrew W(9-3)         7.1   4   0   0   2   3   0  26   2.53
McGraw SV(17)           1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   1.86
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   3   0  33

Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Ed Vargo, 3B - Paul Pryor


BRAVES 1ST: Garr walked; Evans popped to third in foul
territory; Aaron grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (third to first); Garrett grounded
out (second to first); Schneck singled to right; Schneck was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams grounded out (third to first); Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool homered; Milner flied to center; Boswell
struck out; Dyer flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Millan singled to right; Perez grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Millan out at
second]; Schueler singled to shortstop; Garr popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); McAndrew
singled to pitcher; Agee reached on an error by Perez [McAndrew
to second]; Garrett singled to right [McAndrew scored
(unearned), Agee to third]; Schneck struck out; Kranepool flied
to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); Aaron popped
to third in foul territory; Williams grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 2.

METS 4TH: Milner flied to left; Boswell grounded out (first to
pitcher); Dyer grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Baker grounded out (pitcher to first); Lum struck
out; Millan flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Mets 2.

METS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (third to first); McAndrew
grounded out (second to first); Agee grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Perez flied to center; Schueler grounded out (third
to first); Garr singled to center; Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 2.

METS 6TH: Garrett struck out; Schneck popped to third; Kranepool
singled to center; Milner flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Braves 0, Mets 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Aaron popped to catcher in foul territory; Williams
popped to catcher in foul territory; Baker flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 2.

METS 7TH: Boswell struck out; Dyer flied to center; Martinez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Mets 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Lum walked; Millan flied to left; JACKSON BATTED FOR
PEREZ; Jackson singled to right [Lum to second]; BREAZEALE
BATTED FOR SCHUELER; MCGRAW REPLACED MCANDREW (PITCHING); BROWN
BATTED FOR BREAZEALE; Brown flied to right; Garr forced Jackson
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: HOERNER REPLACED BROWN (PITCHING); JACKSON STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING SS); McGraw singled to left; Agee homered [McGraw
scored]; Garrett doubled to right; Schneck struck out; Kranepool
singled to center [Garrett scored]; Milner flied to left;
Boswell grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 5.

BRAVES 9TH: Evans singled to left; Aaron walked [Evans to
second]; Williams popped to first in foul territory; Baker flied
to left; Lum popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
0, Mets 5.