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.

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