Bearing down with the bases loaded and one out in the ninth inning, Phil Niekro struck out Ed Kranepool and retired Dave Kingman on a grounder to finish the Braves' 4-1 victory over the Mets. The Braves got their scoring underway with two runs in the first. Marty Perez singled, Darrell Evans was safe on an error and Dave May singled for the first marker. Then, after a pass to Dusty Baker loaded the bases, Larvell Blanks walked to force in a second run.

Kingman homered for the Mets' counter in the second, but the Braves pulled away again with a single by Vic Correll and double by Bob Beall in the third and their final run on singles by Correll, Blanks and Niekro in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Friday, June      6, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       2  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   4 11  1
Mets         0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  3


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   0   0   0     2   0   .255      Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .313
Perez 2b              5   1   1   0     1   0   .266      Millan 2b             3   0   2   0     0   0   .261
Evans 3b              5   1   1   0     0   0   .266      Torre 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .256
May cf                5   1   3   1     0   1   .256      Staub rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .303
  Office pr,cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Clines pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .178
Baker rf              4   0   0   0     1   2   .234      Kranepool 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .380
Correll c             4   1   2   0     1   1   .250      Kingman lf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .233
Blanks ss             4   0   2   1     1   0   .262      Phillips ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Beall 1b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .222      Grote c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Niekro p              5   0   1   1     0   2   .250      Tate p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Parker p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Gallagher ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Baldwin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               40   4  11   4     6   6             Totals               31   1   6   1     1   8

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 15,978
Left on Base: Braves 16, Mets 5
DP: Braves 1, Mets 0
Errors: May, Millan, Torre, Phillips
Doubles: Beall (1)
Home Runs: Kingman (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Beall (1), Millan (6)
GIDP: Kranepool (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(7-4)           9     6   1   1   1   8   1  33   2.36
Totals                  9     6   1   1   1   8   1  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tate L(2-5)             4     6   3   2   4   4   0  25   4.12
Parker                  4     5   1   1   1   2   0  18   4.29
Baldwin                 1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.95
Totals                  9    11   4   3   6   6   0  47

Passed Balls: Correll (10), Grote (2)

Umpires: HP - Satch Davidson, 1B - Tom Gorman, 3B - Lee Weyer


BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Perez singled
to right; Grote allowed a passed ball [Perez to second]; Evans
reached on an error by Millan [Perez to third]; May singled to
right [Evans to third, Perez scored]; Baker walked [May to
second]; Correll was called out on strikes; Blanks walked [Evans
scored (unearned), May to third, Baker to second]; Beall forced
Blanks (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 2, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Unser singled to center [Unser to second (error by
May)]; Millan out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Unser to
third]; Torre struck out; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Niekro struck out; Garr flied to left; Perez walked;
Evans flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool flied to center; Kingman homered; Phillips
grounded out (second to first); Grote grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Mets 1.

BRAVES 3RD: May singled to left; Baker lined to left; Correll
singled to center [May to second]; Blanks forced Correll
(shortstop to second) [May to third]; Beall doubled to left
[Blanks to third, May scored]; Niekro struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 1.

METS 3RD: Tate popped to second; Unser struck out; Millan
singled to left; Torre popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Garr reached on an error by Phillips; Perez reached
on an error by Torre [Garr to second]; Evans grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Perez to second, Garr to third]; May was
called out on strikes; Baker flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 1.

METS 4TH: Staub flied to right; Kranepool popped to third in
foul territory; Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Mets 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Correll walked; Blanks singled to right [Correll to
second]; PARKER REPLACED TATE (PITCHING); Beall out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Blanks to second, Correll to
third]; Niekro grounded out (third to first); Garr was walked
intentionally; Perez flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 3, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Phillips grounded out (first unassisted); Grote popped
to shortstop in foul territory; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans flied to center; May grounded out (second to
first); Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets
1.

METS 6TH: Unser grounded out (second to first); Millan flied to
right; Torre was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 3, Mets 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Correll singled to center; Blanks singled to right
[Correll to second]; Beall lined to shortstop; Niekro singled to
left [Blanks to second, Correll scored]; Garr popped to first;
Perez flied to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: Staub singled to right; Kranepool grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Staub out at second]; Kingman
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Evans singled to center; May singled to right [Evans
to second]; OFFICE RAN FOR MAY; Baker struck out; Correll flied
to center; Blanks flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
4, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Phillips lined to
first; Grote struck out; GALLAGHER BATTED FOR PARKER; Gallagher
flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 1.

BRAVES 9TH: BALDWIN REPLACED GALLAGHER (PITCHING); Beall
grounded out (catcher to first); Niekro grounded out (shortstop
to first); Garr walked; Perez forced Garr (second to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
singled to left; Torre singled to center [Millan to second];
Correll allowed a passed ball [Torre to second, Millan to
third]; Staub walked; CLINES RAN FOR STAUB; Kranepool struck
out; Kingman forced Clines (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 1.