The Braves rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to gain a 9-8 victory over the Mets, who also lost the services of George Theodore and Don Hahn. The Mets' outfielders collided violently while chasing a drive by Ralph Garr in the seventh inning. The ball bounced off the left-center field fence for an inside-the-park homer with a man on base, putting the Braves ahead, 6-3. The Mets came back with four runs in the eighth, two scoring on a single by Willie Mays and two on a double by Wayne Garrett. Atlanta Braves 9, New York Mets 8Game Played on Saturday, July 7, 1973 (Day game) at Shea StadiumBraves 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 - 9 12 4 Mets 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 - 8 9 3 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr rf 5 3 3 2 0 0 .275 Hahn cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .255 Perez ss 5 1 2 2 0 0 .232 Mays cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 .192 Evans 3b 4 0 0 0 1 2 .274 Millan 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .289 Baker cf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .289 Garrett ss 5 1 1 2 0 1 .228 Johnson 2b 4 1 2 1 1 1 .266 Staub rf 4 0 2 0 1 1 .277 Dietz 1b 2 0 0 1 0 1 .306 Milner 1b 5 0 0 0 0 3 .217 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Boswell 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .222 Panther p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Theodore lf 1 1 0 0 2 0 .261 Hoerner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jones lf 1 1 0 1 1 0 .279 Miller ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 Hodges c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Devine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Dyer ph,c 1 1 0 0 1 1 .166 Lum lf,1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .302 Sadecki p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Casanova c 2 0 0 0 0 1 .173 Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Oates ph,c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .244 Hennigan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Morton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .170 Fregosi ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 Freeman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 McGraw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Tepedino ph,1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 .302 Parker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Aaron ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .234 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Jackson pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 Totals 36 9 12 9 4 6 Totals 35 8 9 7 7 7 Time of Game: 3:18 Attendance: 30,468 Left on Base: Braves 7, Mets 10 DP: Braves 0, Mets 1 Errors: Garr, Evans, Johnson, Lum, Millan, Theodore, Hodges Doubles: Hahn (4), Garrett (9) Triples: Perez (3), Boswell (1) Home Runs: Johnson (21), Garr (7) Stolen Bases: Baker (12) Sacrifice Hits: Oates (6), House (1), Millan (6), Sadecki (1), Hodges (2) Sacrifice Flies: Dietz (1) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morton 5 5 2 1 2 2 0 24 3.38 Freeman 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 6 5.96 House 1 0 3 3 3 1 0 6 5.79 Panther 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 4.43 Hoerner W(2-2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 7.15 Devine SV(1) 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 7.11 Totals 9 9 8 7 7 7 0 45 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sadecki 6 5 3 2 1 5 1 24 3.05 Hennigan 2 4 3 3 0 0 1 10 6.23 McGraw L(0-4) 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 0 5 6.20 Parker 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 3.83 Totals 9 12 9 8 4 6 2 43 Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Paul Pryor, 3B - Bruce Froemming BRAVES 1ST: Garr lined to left; Perez flied to center; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Hahn reached on an error by Lum [Hahn to second]; Millan reached on an error by Evans on a sacrifice bunt [Hahn scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Garrett forced Millan (pitcher to shortstop); Staub singled to right [Garrett to third]; Milner struck out; Boswell flied to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1. BRAVES 2ND: Baker walked; Baker stole second [Baker to third (error by Hodges)]; Johnson struck out; Dietz hit a sacrifice fly to center [Baker scored (unearned)]; Lum popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 1. METS 2ND: Theodore walked; Hodges forced Theodore (third to second) [Hodges to second (error by Johnson)]; Sadecki popped to second; Hahn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Mets 1. BRAVES 3RD: Casanova was called out on strikes; Morton grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr singled to left; Perez tripled to right [Garr scored]; Evans struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 1. METS 3RD: Millan singled to center; Garrett forced Millan (second to shortstop); Staub singled to right [Garrett to second]; Milner flied to right; Boswell singled to right [Garrett scored, Staub to third (error by Garr)]; Theodore grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Mets 2. BRAVES 4TH: Baker popped to first; Johnson homered; Dietz struck out; Lum reached on an error by Millan; Casanova grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2. METS 4TH: Hodges singled to right; Sadecki out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hodges to second]; Hahn flied to center; Millan flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2. BRAVES 5TH: Morton flied to center; Garr singled to left; Perez lined into a double play (third to first) [Garr out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2. METS 5TH: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Staub walked; Milner struck out; Boswell flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2. BRAVES 6TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Baker singled to right; Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Dietz forced Baker (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 2. METS 6TH: FREEMAN REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Theodore walked; Hodges out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Theodore to second]; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR SADECKI; Beauchamp popped to second; Hahn doubled to left [Theodore scored]; Millan walked; Garrett struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 3, Mets 3. BRAVES 7TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Lum singled to left; OATES BATTED FOR CASANOVA; Oates out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lum to second]; TEPEDINO BATTED FOR FREEMAN; Tepedino singled to left [Lum scored, Tepedino to third (error by Theodore)]; Garr hit an inside the park homer to left [Tepedino scored]; Don Hahn and George Theodore injured; MAYS REPLACED HAHN (PLAYING CF); JONES REPLACED THEODORE (PLAYING LF); Perez flied to right; Evans grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Mets 3. METS 7TH: HOUSE REPLACED DIETZ (PITCHING); OATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); TEPEDINO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner flied to right; Boswell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 6, Mets 3. BRAVES 8TH: Baker grounded out (third to first); Johnson singled to left; House out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Johnson to second]; Lum flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Mets 3. METS 8TH: Jones walked; DYER BATTED FOR HODGES; Dyer walked [Jones to second]; FREGOSI BATTED FOR HENNIGAN; Fregosi walked [Jones to third, Dyer to second]; PANTHER REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Mays singled to left [Fregosi to second, Dyer scored, Jones scored]; On a bunt Millan forced Fregosi (pitcher to third) [Mays to second]; HOERNER REPLACED PANTHER (PITCHING); Garrett doubled to right [Millan scored, Mays scored]; Staub struck out; Milner struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 6, Mets 7. BRAVES 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED FREGOSI (PITCHING); DYER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Oates singled to right; AARON BATTED FOR TEPEDINO; Aaron singled to left [Oates to second]; JACKSON RAN FOR AARON; Garr forced Oates (catcher to third) [Jackson to second]; Perez singled to left [Garr to second, Jackson scored]; Evans walked [Garr to third, Perez to second]; PARKER REPLACED MCGRAW (PITCHING); Baker forced Evans (shortstop unassisted) [Perez to third, Garr scored]; Johnson walked [Baker to second]; MILLER BATTED FOR HOERNER; Miller walked [Perez scored, Baker to third, Johnson to second]; Lum struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 9, Mets 7. METS 9TH: DEVINE REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); LUM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Boswell tripled to right; Jones grounded out (third to first) [Boswell scored]; Dyer struck out; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR PARKER; Kranepool lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 9, Mets 8. |
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