The Braves jumped on starter and loser Harry Parker for five runs in the first two innings and went on to beat the Mets behind a solid four-hit effort by Phil Niekro, 8-1. Niekro allowed only two hits over the final eight innings. Darrell Evans gave Atlanta a 1-0 lead with his sixth homer in the first. The Mets tied the score in the same inning on Wayne Garrett's single and stolen base, plus a double by Rusty Staub.

A walk to Mike Lum, Davey Johnson's double, Johnny Oates' RBI grounder, an error by shortstop Ted Martinez and Ralph Garr's 10th triple of the season dispatched Parker in the second. Evans greeted reliever Ray Sadecki with an RBI single. The Braves tacked on a single run in eighth and a pair in the ninth, both driven across by Rowland Office's double. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Monday, June      17, 1974 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       1  4  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   8  9  1
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr rf,lf            5   1   1   1     0   1   .371      Garrett 3b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .175
Evans 3b              4   2   2   2     1   0   .260      Millan 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Baker cf,rf           5   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Kranepool lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .316
Aaron lf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .260      Staub rf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .265
  Office pr,cf        1   1   1   2     0   0   .258      Milner 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .258
Lum 1b                4   1   0   0     1   1   .233      Schneck cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Johnson 2b            3   1   2   1     1   0   .253      Hodges c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Oates c               2   0   0   1     1   0   .252      Martinez ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Robinson ss           4   1   0   0     0   0   .213      Parker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
P. Niekro p           3   1   1   0     0   1   .273        Sadecki p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Theodore ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .167
                                                            McGraw p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Boswell ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .290
                                                            Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8   9   7     4   4             Totals               32   1   4   1     1   2

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 35,994
Left on Base: Braves 6, Mets 5
DP: Braves 0, Mets 0
Errors: Evans, Martinez
Doubles: Johnson (9), Aaron (8), Office (9), Staub (12), Hodges (3), Milner (7)
Triples: Garr (10)
Home Runs: Evans (6)
Stolen Bases: Garrett (1)
Sacrifice Hits: P. Niekro (5), Oates (8)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Niekro W(8-4)        9     4   1   1   1   2   0  33   2.75
Totals                  9     4   1   1   1   2   0  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parker L(1-6)           1.2   3   5   2   1   1   1  10   2.63
Sadecki                 3.1   2   0   0   1   0   0  13   4.97
McGraw                  3     2   1   1   1   1   0  12   7.88
Apodaca                 1     2   2   2   1   2   0   6   5.76
Totals                  9     9   8   5   4   4   1  41

Wild Pitches: P. Niekro (2)

Umpires: HP - Shag Crawford, 1B - John Kibler, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Dutch Rennert


BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied to left; Evans homered; Baker grounded
out (shortstop to first); Aaron struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Garrett singled to left; Garrett stole second; Millan
grounded out (third to first); Kranepool flied to center; Staub
doubled to right [Garrett scored]; P. Niekro threw a wild pitch
[Staub to third]; Milner struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 1, Mets 1.

BRAVES 2ND: Lum walked; Johnson doubled to left [Lum to third];
Oates grounded out (second to first) [Johnson to third, Lum
scored]; Robinson reached on an error by Martinez [Johnson
scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; P. Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Robinson to second]; Garr tripled to right
[Robinson scored (unearned)]; SADECKI REPLACED PARKER
(PITCHING); Evans singled to right [Garr scored (unearned)];
Baker forced Evans (third to second); 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 5, Mets 1.

METS 2ND: Schneck grounded out (second to first); Hodges flied
to left; Martinez flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
5, Mets 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Aaron flied to center; Lum flied to center; Johnson
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Sadecki flied to right; Garrett grounded out (first
unassisted); Millan flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Mets 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Oates walked; Robinson flied to right; P. Niekro
forced Oates (second unassisted); Garr popped to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); Staub
struck out; Milner flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Mets 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Evans flied to center; Baker flied to right; Aaron
doubled to center; Lum flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Schneck flied to right; Hodges doubled to right;
Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); THEODORE BATTED FOR
SADECKI; Theodore walked; Garrett popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Mets 1.

BRAVES 6TH: MCGRAW REPLACED THEODORE (PITCHING); Johnson walked;
Oates out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Johnson to
second]; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); P. Niekro
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: Millan popped to second; Kranepool grounded out
(second to first); Staub popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Mets 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Evans popped
to shortstop; Baker popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 5, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Milner reached on an error by Evans; Schneck flied to
right; Hodges flied to right; Martinez flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Mets 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Aaron singled to left; OFFICE RAN FOR AARON; Lum
grounded out (second to first) [Office to second]; Johnson
singled to left [Office scored]; Oates flied to right; Robinson
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
6, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); GARR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BAKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
BOSWELL BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Boswell popped to second; Garrett
grounded out (second to first); Millan grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Mets 1.

BRAVES 9TH: APODACA REPLACED BOSWELL (PITCHING); P. Niekro
singled to center; Garr struck out; Evans walked [P. Niekro to
second]; Baker flied to left; Office doubled to right [Evans
scored, P. Niekro scored]; Lum was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: Kranepool grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub lined
to first; Milner doubled to left; Schneck grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 8, Mets 1.