Climaxing a seven-run rally in the ninth inning, Willie Mays drove in the Mets' tying and winning tallies with a pinch-single to beat the Braves, 8-7. Ralph Garr, Marty Perez and Hank Aaron hit homers for the Braves. Aaron's smash in the sixth was the 698th of his career.

The Mets began their ninth-inning rally with two-run homers by Rusty Staub and John Milner. Don Hahn continued the uprising with a single, Ed Kranepool walked and Jim Beauchamp singled to score Hahn. Mays then delivered his hit, driving in Ted Martinez, who ran for Kranepool, and Jim Beauchamp, who surprised the Braves by putting on the steam and scoring from first base. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 8, Atlanta Braves 7
Game Played on Tuesday, July      17, 1973 (Night game) at Atlanta Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  7  -   8 13  1
Braves       1  1  2    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   7 10  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .235      Garr rf               5   2   3   1     0   0   .280
  Mays ph             1   0   1   2     0   0   .219      Perez ss              4   2   1   2     1   1   .237
  Grote 3b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Evans 3b              3   1   0   0     1   2   .270
Millan 2b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .297      Aaron lf              3   1   1   1     1   1   .250
Staub rf              5   1   2   2     0   1   .276        Jackson lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .224
Jones lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .271      Baker cf              5   0   1   1     0   0   .303
Milner 1b             4   2   2   2     0   1   .212      Johnson 2b            3   0   0   1     0   1   .257
Hodges c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Lum 1b                4   0   2   0     0   1   .306
Hahn cf               3   1   2   1     0   1   .261      Casanova c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .190
Harrelson ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Morton p              3   0   1   0     1   2   .189
  Kranepool ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .260        Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Martinez pr,ss      0   1   0   0     0   0   .226        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
McGraw p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .111
  Strohmayer p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Capra p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beauchamp ph        1   1   1   1     0   0   .302
  Parker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .118

Totals               35   8  13   8     3   5             Totals               35   7  10   6     4   9

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance:  8,161
Left on Base: Mets 4, Braves 7
DP: Mets 0, Braves 5
Errors: Staub, Evans
Home Runs: Staub (8), Milner (13), Garr (8), Perez (4), Aaron (25)
Sacrifice Flies: Hahn (1), Johnson (2)
GIDP: Millan (9), Jones (5), Staub (6), Milner (9), Harrelson (2)
Hit by Pitch: Evans (3,by McGraw)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McGraw                  6    10   7   6   4   4   3  32   6.17
Strohmayer              1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.91
Capra W(1-4)            1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.86
Parker SV(2)            1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.73
Totals                  9    10   7   6   4   9   3  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  8.1   9   5   5   2   4   2  32   3.46
Devine L(0-2)           0.1   2   3   3   1   0   0   4   8.10
House                   0.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   3   6.00
Totals                  9    13   8   8   3   5   2  39

Hit by Pitch: McGraw (2)
Wild Pitches: McGraw (7)

Umpires: HP - Ed Sudol, 1B - Chris Pelekoudas, 2B - Nick Colosi, 3B - John McSherry


METS 1ST: Garrett walked; Millan grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Garrett out at second]; Staub flied to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr homered; Perez popped to first in foul
territory; Evans was hit by a pitch; Aaron popped to second;
Baker flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 1.

METS 2ND: Jones grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner was
called out on strikes; Hodges reached on an error by Evans; Hahn
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Johnson flied to left; Lum singled to center;
Casanova singled to right [Lum out at home (right to first to
catcher), Casanova to third (error by Staub)]; McGraw threw a
wild pitch [Casanova scored (unearned)]; Morton walked; Garr
popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 2.

METS 3RD: Harrelson flied to left; McGraw struck out; Garrett
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez walked; Evans walked [Perez to second]; Aaron
struck out; Baker singled to left [Evans to third, Perez
scored]; Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Evans scored];
Lum was called out on strikes; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Braves 4.

METS 4TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Staub singled to
left; Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 4TH: Casanova flied to left; Morton singled to right;
Garr singled to center [Morton to second]; Perez popped to
shortstop; Evans grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 4.

METS 5TH: Milner singled to right; Hodges singled to right
[Milner to third]; Hahn hit a sacrifice fly to center [Milner
scored]; Harrelson flied to left; McGraw struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 4.

BRAVES 5TH: Aaron walked; Baker popped to first in foul
territory; Johnson flied to right; Lum singled to right [Aaron
to second]; Casanova forced Lum (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 4.

METS 6TH: Garrett grounded out (second to first); Millan singled
to right; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Millan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1,
Braves 4.

BRAVES 6TH: Morton struck out; Garr singled; Perez homered [Garr
scored]; Evans was called out on strikes; Aaron homered; Baker
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Braves 7.

METS 7TH: Jones walked; Milner grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Jones out at second]; Hodges
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Braves 7.

BRAVES 7TH: STROHMAYER REPLACED MCGRAW (PITCHING); Johnson
struck out; Lum flied to right; Casanova grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 7.

METS 8TH: Hahn singled to left; Harrelson grounded into a double
play (second to first to second) [Hahn out at second]; BOSWELL
BATTED FOR STROHMAYER; Boswell popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: CAPRA REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); Morton was called
out on strikes; Garr grounded out (second to first); Perez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 7.

METS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED AARON (PLAYING LF); Garrett singled
to right; Millan lined to center; Staub homered [Garrett
scored]; Jones singled to center; Milner homered [Jones scored];
DEVINE REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Hodges grounded out (second
to first); Hahn singled to center; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR
HARRELSON; Kranepool walked [Hahn to second]; MARTINEZ RAN FOR
KRANEPOOL; BEAUCHAMP BATTED FOR CAPRA; Beauchamp singled to
right [Martinez to third, Hahn scored]; HOUSE REPLACED DEVINE
(PITCHING); MAYS BATTED FOR GARRETT; Mays singled to right
[Beauchamp scored, Martinez scored]; Millan singled to left
[Mays to second]; Staub was called out on strikes; 7 R, 8 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 8, Braves 7.

BRAVES 9TH: PARKER REPLACED BEAUCHAMP (PITCHING); MARTINEZ
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GROTE REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING 3B);
Evans struck out; Jackson struck out; Baker popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 8, Braves 7.