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.