The Mets scored all their runs in one inning to beat the Braves, 3-1. Del Unser, Felix Millan, Ed Kranepool and Rusty Staub led off the fourth with consecutive singles to score two runs. The third tally came in as Joe Torre grounded into a double play. The Braves' run scored in the second on a single by Dusty Baker, a stolen base and single by Larvell Blanks. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Friday, May       23, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  0
Braves       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .325      Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Millan 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .240      Gilbreath 2b          3   0   1   0     1   1   .241
Kranepool 1b          3   1   2   1     0   0   .389      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .287
  Alou lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .364      Williams 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .214
Staub rf              4   0   3   1     0   0   .320        Beall 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gallagher rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Baker rf              3   1   2   0     1   0   .268
Torre 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Lum cf                4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
  Garrett 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Blanks ss             4   0   2   1     0   0   .245
Milner lf,1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .215      Correll c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Phillips ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Morton p              2   0   0   0     0   2   .154
Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Perez ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Matlack p             2   0   0   0     1   1   .125        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   8   2     1   1             Totals               33   1   8   1     2   6

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 10,144
Left on Base: Mets 2, Braves 7
DP: Mets 2, Braves 4
Errors: Williams
Stolen Bases: Baker (5), Blanks (1)
GIDP: Milner (1), Grote (2), Torre 2 (7), Lum (5), Correll (8)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(5-3)          7.2   8   1   1   2   6   0  31   3.90
Apodaca SV(4)           1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.13
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   6   0  35

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(5-4)           7     8   3   3   0   1   0  26   4.26
House                   2     0   0   0   1   0   0   6   8.15
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   1   0  32

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Andy Olsen


METS 1ST: Unser grounded out (third to first); Millan grounded
out (second to first); Kranepool flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Gilbreath struck out; Evans
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Staub singled to center; Torre forced Staub (second to
shortstop); Milner grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams popped to first; Baker singled to left;
Baker stole second; Lum lined to right; Blanks singled to center
[Baker scored]; Blanks stole second; Correll grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 1.

METS 3RD: Phillips reached on an error by Williams [Phillips to
first]; Grote grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Phillips out at second]; Matlack was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Morton struck out; Garr struck out; Gilbreath flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 1.

METS 4TH: Unser singled to left; Millan singled to right [Unser
to third]; Kranepool singled to right [Unser scored, Millan to
second]; Staub singled to right [Millan scored, Kranepool to
third]; Torre grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Kranepool scored (no RBI), Staub out at second];
Milner singled to center; Phillips flied out to center; 3 R, 5
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Williams
singled to center; Baker singled to left [Williams to second];
Lum grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Baker out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 1.

METS 5TH: Grote grounded out (third to first); Matlack flied out
to center; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Blanks flied out to center; Correll popped to first
in foul territory; Morton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 3, Braves 1.

METS 6TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Kranepool
singled to right; Staub singled to right [Kranepool to third];
Torre grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Staub out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr popped to third in foul territory; Gilbreath
walked; Evans singled to right [Gilbreath to third]; Williams
struck out; Baker walked [Evans to second]; Lum grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 1.

METS 7TH: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Phillips
popped to second; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Blanks singled to left; Correll grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Blanks out at second];
PEREZ BATTED FOR MORTON; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 1.

METS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); Matlack walked; Unser
popped to pitcher; Millan forced Matlack; Millan was picked off
first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves
1.

BRAVES 8TH: ALOU REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING LF); MILNER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Garr lined to center; Gilbreath singled
to right; Evans forced Gilbreath (third to second); Williams
singled to left [Evans to second]; APODACA REPLACED MATLACK
(PITCHING); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 1.

METS 9TH: BEALL REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 1B); Alou grounded
out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (first unassisted);
Torre lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves
1.

BRAVES 9TH: GARRETT REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING 3B); GALLAGHER
REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING RF); Lum grounded out (shortstop to
first); Blanks grounded out (third to first); Correll flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 1.