Hank Aaron hit his 25th homer of the season and 664th of his career to provide the Braves' clinching run in the eighth inning of a 3-1 victory over the Mets. The Braves' two other tallies counted in the sixth on singles by Ralph Garr and Darrell Evans, a pass to Aaron, forceout of Aaron by Earl Williams on which Garr scored and single by Dusty Baker. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 3, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    16, 1972 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  2    0  1  0  -   3  9  0
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   1   3   0     0   0   .332      Agee cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Evans 3b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .252      Garrett 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .224
Aaron 1b              3   1   1   1     1   0   .261      Schneck rf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .198
Williams c            4   0   1   1     0   1   .271      Kranepool 1b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .252
Baker cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .316      Milner lf             1   0   1   0     3   0   .255
Millan 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .257      Boswell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .169
Brown rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .195      Dyer c                3   1   3   0     1   0   .254
Perez ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .219        Barnes pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .429
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Martinez ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .221
                                                            Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
                                                          Matlack p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .164
                                                            Mays ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
                                                            Gentry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125

Totals               34   3   9   3     1   6             Totals               30   1   7   1     5   5

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 33,827
Left on Base: Braves 5, Mets 7
DP: Braves 3, Mets 0
Errors: Agee
Doubles: Dyer 2 (13)
Home Runs: Aaron (25)
Caught Stealing: Garr (9), Millan (3)
GIDP: Boswell (12), Agee (14), Mays (6)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(11-10)         9     7   1   1   5   5   0  35   3.21
Totals                  9     7   1   1   5   5   0  35

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(10-7)         7     6   2   2   1   5   0  27   2.19
Gentry                  2     3   1   1   0   1   1   8   3.78
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   6   1  35

Passed Balls: Williams (21)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Garr singled to shortstop; Garr was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Evans struck out; Aaron grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Agee grounded out (pitcher to first); Garrett singled
to right; Schneck flied to left; Kranepool flied to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

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

METS 2ND: Milner walked; Boswell grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Milner out at second]; Dyer
doubled to center; Martinez singled to center [Dyer scored,
Martinez out at second (center to pitcher to second to first to
third to shortstop to first to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Brown popped to first; Perez flied to right; Niekro
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Matlack singled to left; Agee grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Matlack out at second];
Garrett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr singled to shortstop; Evans was called out on
strikes; Aaron lined to center; Williams flied to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Schneck struck out; Kranepool struck out; Milner
walked; Boswell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
singled to third; Brown struck out; Perez popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Dyer singled to right; Martinez grounded out (catcher
to first) [Dyer to second]; Matlack was called out on strikes;
Agee grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Niekro popped to first in foul territory; Garr
singled to left; Evans singled to center [Garr to third, Evans
to second (error by Agee)]; Aaron was walked intentionally;
Williams forced Aaron (third to second) [Garr scored, Evans to
third]; Baker singled to left [Evans scored, Williams to
second]; Millan flied to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2,
Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Schneck
struck out; Kranepool walked; Williams allowed a passed ball
[Kranepool to second]; Milner walked; Boswell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Brown grounded out (third to first); Perez struck
out; Niekro flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2,
Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Dyer walked; Martinez forced Dyer (pitcher to
shortstop); MAYS BATTED FOR MATLACK; Mays grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Martinez out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 1.

BRAVES 8TH: GENTRY REPLACED MAYS (PITCHING); Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (first to pitcher);
Aaron homered; Williams singled to center; Baker flied to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Agee grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett
grounded out (second to first); Schneck flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 1.

BRAVES 9TH: Millan singled to center; Millan was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Brown grounded out (shortstop to
first); Perez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets
1.

METS 9TH: Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); Milner
singled to right; Boswell flied to center; Dyer doubled to
center [Milner to third]; BARNES RAN FOR DYER; JONES BATTED FOR
MARTINEZ; Jones lined to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3,
Mets 1.