The Braves, who were losing, 6-3, erupted for five runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Mets, 8-6. A walk to Chuck Goggin and singles by Ralph Garr and Marty Perez produced the first run of the rally. After Jerry Koosman threw late to third on a bunt by Darrell Evans, loading the bases, Buzz Capra relieved and passed Hank Aaron to force in Garr. Dusty Baker doubled, driving in two runs, and Sonny Jackson capped the outburst with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]

Atlanta Braves 8, New York Mets 6

Game Played on Monday, July 16, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 - 6 11 0 Braves 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 x - 8 10 2 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garrett 3b 3 0 0 0 2 2 .234 Garr rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 .276 Millan 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .295 Perez ss 5 2 2 2 0 0 .237 Mays cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .214 Evans 3b 2 1 1 1 1 0 .272 Jones lf 5 2 2 3 0 0 .269 Aaron lf 3 2 1 1 1 0 .249 Milner 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .206 Freeman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Kranepool rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .260 Baker cf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .305 Staub rf 2 0 2 0 0 0 .274 Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 Hodges c 4 0 0 1 0 0 .260 Dietz 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 .311 Dyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .181 Lum 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 .304 Harrelson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .257 Oates c 2 0 0 1 0 0 .247 Koosman p 3 1 1 1 0 2 .116 Casanova pr,c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Capra p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jackson ph,lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 .226 Sadecki p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 P. Niekro p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .159 Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Panther p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Strohmayer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Goggin ph,c 1 1 0 0 1 1 .314 Totals 39 6 11 5 3 6 Totals 32 8 10 8 5 3 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 7,688 Left on Base: Mets 10, Braves 8 DP: Mets 0, Braves 0 Errors: Johnson, Jackson Doubles: Mays (9), Koosman (1), Garr (15), Evans (16), Baker (18) Home Runs: Jones (4), Perez (3) Sacrifice Hits: Evans (2) Sacrifice Flies: Evans (6), Jackson (3) Hit by Pitch: Mays (1,by P. Niekro) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Koosman L(7-9) 6 9 7 7 2 2 1 30 3.41 Capra 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 4 5.17 Sadecki 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3.14 Strohmayer 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5.05 Totals 8 10 8 8 5 3 1 40 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA P. Niekro 5.2 8 6 6 2 5 1 29 3.41 Panther W(2-3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.78 Freeman SV(1) 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 9 5.88 Totals 9 11 6 6 3 6 1 43 Hit by Pitch: P. Niekro (4) Wild Pitches: P. Niekro 2 (7), Freeman (1) Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Chris Pelekoudas, 3B - Nick Colosi METS 1ST: Garrett struck out; Millan walked; Mays was hit by a pitch [Millan to second]; Jones flied to right; Milner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr doubled to left; Perez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Garr to third]; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to left [Garr scored]; Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Hodges grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Harrelson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 2ND: Baker flied to right; Johnson popped to second; Dietz singled to center; Oates flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. METS 3RD: Koosman struck out; Garrett grounded out (second to first); Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: P. Niekro popped to shortstop; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez homered; Evans grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 2. METS 4TH: Mays doubled to left; Jones singled to left [Mays scored]; Milner flied to center; Kranepool singled to right [Jones to third]; Hodges reached on an error by Johnson [Kranepool to second, Jones scored (RBI)]; Harrelson popped to first in foul territory; Koosman struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 2. BRAVES 4TH: Aaron singled to left; Baker struck out; Johnson singled to right [Aaron to third]; Dietz walked [Johnson to second]; Oates forced Dietz (second unassisted) [Johnson to third, Aaron scored]; Mets Manager Yogi Berra ejected by 1B umpire Ed Sudol; CASANOVA RAN FOR OATES; P. Niekro struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 3. METS 5TH: CASANOVA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); LUM REPLACED DIETZ (PLAYING 1B); Garrett struck out; Millan singled to right; Mays grounded out (pitcher to first) [Millan to second]; Jones homered [Millan scored]; Milner flied to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 3. BRAVES 5TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez lined to left; Evans doubled to left; Aaron lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 3. METS 6TH: Kranepool grounded out (first to pitcher); Hodges grounded out (shortstop to first); On a bunt Harrelson singled; P. Niekro threw a wild pitch [Harrelson to second]; Koosman doubled to right [Harrelson scored]; Garrett walked; Millan singled to left [Garrett to second, Koosman to third]; P. Niekro threw a wild pitch [Millan to second, Garrett to third, Koosman scored]; PANTHER REPLACED P. NIEKRO (PITCHING); Mays struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 3. BRAVES 6TH: STAUB REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING RF); Baker flied to center; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lum singled to left; Casanova flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 3. METS 7TH: Jones flied to right; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Staub singled to center; Hodges forced Staub (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 3. BRAVES 7TH: GOGGIN BATTED FOR PANTHER; Goggin walked; Garr singled to center [Goggin to second]; Perez singled to center [Garr to second, Goggin scored]; Evans reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Perez to second, Garr to third]; CAPRA REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Aaron walked [Garr scored, Perez to third, Evans to second]; Baker doubled to left [Aaron to third, Evans scored, Perez scored]; Johnson flied to left; Lum was walked intentionally; JACKSON BATTED FOR CASANOVA; SADECKI REPLACED CAPRA (PITCHING); Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Aaron scored]; Goggin struck out; 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 8. METS 8TH: FREEMAN REPLACED AARON (PITCHING); JACKSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GOGGIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Harrelson popped to first in foul territory; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR SADECKI; Beauchamp grounded out (third to first); Garrett walked; Freeman threw a wild pitch [Garrett to second]; Millan grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 8. BRAVES 8TH: STROHMAYER REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez flied to center; Evans walked; Freeman flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 8. METS 9TH: Mays singled to center; Jones flied to right; Milner forced Mays (shortstop to second); Staub singled to left [Milner to third (error by Jackson)]; DYER BATTED FOR HODGES; Dyer forced Staub (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Braves 8.

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