Jerry Koosman, the Mets' unbeaten lefthander, shut out the Braves, 1-0, for his fourth straight victory. The Mets' run counted off Carl Morton in the second inning when Ed Kranepool and Wayne Garrett singled and Jerry Grote hit a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 1, Atlanta Braves 0
Game Played on Sunday, April     29, 1973 (Day game) at Atlanta Stadium
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Martinez cf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .323      Gilbreath 3b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .158        Blanks ph,3b,ss     2   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Theodore lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .273      Brown cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .167
Staub rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .159      Aaron rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Kranepool 1b          4   1   2   0     0   0   .320      Johnson 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Garrett 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Evans 1b,3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Grote c               2   0   0   1     0   1   .269      Garr lf               3   0   1   0     0   1   .221
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .177      Casanova c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Koosman p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .167      Jackson ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .125
                                                            Baker ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
                                                            Pierce 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Morton p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .154
                                                            Dietz ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                            Frisella p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   7   1     0   4             Totals               29   0   4   0     1   4

Time of Game: 2:02   Attendance: 12,152
Left on Base: Mets 4, Braves 3
DP: Mets 2, Braves 1
Doubles: Theodore (2)
Caught Stealing: Martinez (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Martinez (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Grote (1)
GIDP: Garrett (1), Aaron (4), Brown (1)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(4-0)          9     4   0   0   1   4   0  30   1.06
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   4   0  30

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(1-2)           8     6   1   1   0   4   0  28   2.68
Frisella                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   0.00
Totals                  9     7   1   1   0   4   0  32

Umpires: HP - Dick Stello, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Bill Williams


METS 1ST: Martinez struck out; Millan popped to catcher in foul
territory; Theodore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Gilbreath grounded out (catcher to first); Brown
walked; Aaron grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Brown out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kranepool
singled to left; Garrett singled to right [Kranepool to third];
Grote hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kranepool scored];
Harrelson flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Evans flied
to left; Garr singled to right; Casanova struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

METS 3RD: Koosman singled to left; Martinez out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Koosman to second]; Millan flied to
right; On a bunt Theodore singled [Koosman stayed at second];
Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Jackson grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Morton grounded out (second to first); Gilbreath singled to
left; Brown grounded out (catcher unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

METS 4TH: Kranepool popped to third; Garrett grounded out
(shortstop to first); Grote struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Aaron flied to left; Johnson popped to shortstop;
Evans flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

METS 5TH: Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Koosman
struck out; Martinez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr flied to left; Casanova grounded out (shortstop
to first); Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

METS 6TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Theodore
grounded out (third to first); Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Morton popped to pitcher; BLANKS BATTED FOR
GILBREATH; Blanks singled to right; Brown grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Blanks out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

METS 7TH: BLANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Kranepool singled
to right; Garrett grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to pitcher) [Kranepool out at second]; Grote grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Aaron flied to left in foul territory; Johnson
singled to left; Evans flied to center; Garr was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

METS 8TH: Harrelson flied to right; Koosman grounded out (second
to first); Martinez singled to right; Martinez was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Casanova grounded out (pitcher to first); BAKER
BATTED FOR JACKSON; Baker was called out on strikes; DIETZ
BATTED FOR MORTON; Dietz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Braves 0.

METS 9TH: PIERCE REPLACED BAKER (PLAYING 1B); FRISELLA REPLACED
DIETZ (PITCHING); BLANKS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); EVANS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Millan grounded out (shortstop
to first); Theodore doubled to left; Staub flied to left;
Kranepool flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves
0.

BRAVES 9TH: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Brown
grounded out (second to first); Aaron popped to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.