Rookie Randy Tate gave up only four hits in seven innings and Rusty Staub hit a pair of run-scoring singles to lead the Mets to a 5-1 victory over the Braves. Tate was lifted in the eighth after walking leadoff batter Larvell Blanks and reliever Bob Apodaca finished. The Mets erupted for three runs on five singles in their first turn at bat, the runs being driven in by Ed Kranepool, Staub and Mike Phillips.

Felix Millan doubled and was singled home by Staub in the fifth and John Milner singled home Gene Clines in the seventh. The Braves' only run came in the third on Vic Correll's triple and Ron Reed's RBI single. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 5, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       24, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Mets         3  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   5 15  0
Braves       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              5   1   2   0     0   1   .328      Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Millan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   2   .239      Gilbreath 2b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .219
Kranepool 1b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .397        Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .283
  Clines ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .150        House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gallagher lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Evans 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Staub rf              4   1   2   2     1   0   .327      Williams 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .206
Torre 3b              4   0   2   0     1   0   .227      Baker rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .260
  Garrett 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .273      Lum cf                3   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Milner lf,1b          4   0   2   1     1   0   .229      Blanks ss             2   0   0   0     1   0   .241
Phillips ss           5   0   1   1     0   0   .270      Correll c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .243
Grote c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .268      Reed p                2   0   1   1     0   1   .231
Tate p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Perez 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .231

Totals               39   5  15   5     3   4             Totals               31   1   5   1     1   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 13,407
Left on Base: Mets 11, Braves 4
DP: Mets 1, Braves 1
Doubles: Millan (11), Lum (4)
Triples: Correll (1)
Stolen Bases: Unser (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Tate (2)
GIDP: Phillips (2), Williams (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tate W(2-3)             7     4   1   1   1   3   0  25   4.41
Apodaca SV(5)           2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   1.00
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   4   0  32

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Reed L(4-5)             8    13   4   4   2   4   0  38   4.22
House                   1     2   1   1   1   0   0   5   8.20
Totals                  9    15   5   5   3   4   0  43

Wild Pitches: Reed (2)
Balks: House (2)

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


METS 1ST: Unser singled to left; Unser stole second; Millan
struck out; Kranepool singled to center [Unser scored, Kranepool
to second (on throw to home)]; Staub singled to left [Kranepool
scored]; Torre singled to right [Staub to second]; Milner flied
out to center; Phillips singled to right [Staub scored, Torre
out at third (right to third)]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Gilbreath
grounded out (second to first); Evans made an out to shortstop;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Grote singled to left; Tate out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Grote to second]; Unser was called out on
strikes; Millan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams struck out; Baker grounded out (first
unassisted); Lum grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 0.

METS 3RD: Kranepool popped to third; Staub flied out to right;
Torre grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Blanks flied out to left; Correll tripled to right;
Reed singled to left [Correll scored]; Garr forced Reed
(shortstop to second); Gilbreath was called out on strikes; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 1.

METS 4TH: Milner singled to right; Phillips flied out to left;
Grote singled to left [Milner to third, Grote to second (on
throw to 3b)]; Tate reached on a fielder's choice [Milner out at
home (second to catcher), Grote to third]; Unser grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 1.

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

METS 5TH: Millan doubled to center; Kranepool grounded out
(second to first) [Millan to third]; Staub singled to center
[Millan scored]; Torre singled to right [Staub to third]; Milner
popped to first in foul territory; Phillips flied out to left; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Lum doubled to right; Blanks popped to shortstop;
Correll grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Lum to
third]; Reed struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 1.

METS 6TH: Grote lined to third; Tate struck out; Unser popped to
second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves
1.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr popped to third in foul territory; Gilbreath
grounded out (second to first); Evans flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 1.

METS 7TH: Millan flied out to left; Kranepool singled to right;
Reed threw a wild pitch [Kranepool to second]; Staub was walked
intentionally; Torre grounded out (shortstop to second to first)
[Kranepool to third, Staub to second]; Milner was walked
intentionally; Phillips flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Williams popped to first in foul territory; Baker
grounded out (second to first); Lum flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 1.

METS 8TH: Grote flied out to left; Tate grounded out (third to
first); Unser singled to right; Millan forced Unser (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Blanks walked; APODACA REPLACED TATE (PITCHING);
Correll flied out to left; MAY BATTED FOR REED; May struck out;
Garr singled to right [Blanks to second]; OFFICE BATTED FOR
GILBREATH; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 1.

METS 9TH: HOUSE REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); PEREZ REPLACED MAY
(PLAYING 2B); CLINES BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Clines singled to
right; House balked [Clines to second]; Staub flied out to right
[Clines to third]; Torre was walked intentionally; Milner
singled to right [Clines scored, Torre to second]; Phillips
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Milner out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: GALLAGHER REPLACED CLINES (PLAYING LF); MILNER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); GARRETT REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING
3B); Evans popped to third; Williams popped to catcher in foul
territory; Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 1.