A homer by Wayne Garrett in the first inning and three-run smash by Dave Kingman in the sixth carried the Mets to a 4-3 victory over the Braves. Felix Millan was safe on an error and Joe Torre walked ahead of Kingman's decisive blow. The Braves had homers by Earl Williams in the second and Cito Gaston in the fourth before counting their last run in the eighth on a walk to Vic Correll and singles by Rod Gilbreath and Marty Perez. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July      8, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Mets         1  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   4  7  0
Braves       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  5  4


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garrett 3b            5   1   2   1     0   0   .276      Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Millan 2b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .278      Perez 2b              4   0   1   1     0   2   .293
Torre 1b              3   1   0   0     2   1   .267      Evans 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .238
Staub rf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .264      Gaston rf             3   1   1   1     0   0   .233
Kingman lf            3   1   2   3     1   1   .239        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Williams 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .216
Heidemann ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .224      Blanks ss             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Grote c               3   0   0   0     1   0   .282      Correll c             2   1   0   0     1   0   .235
Koosman p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Office cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .314
  Kranepool ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .327      Morton p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .204
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Gilbreath ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .283
                                                            Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .111

Totals               35   4   7   4     4   3             Totals               31   3   5   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance:  4,942
Left on Base: Mets 8, Braves 3
DP: Mets 1, Braves 2
Errors: Evans, Blanks, Morton, Sosa
Home Runs: Garrett (3), Kingman (15), Williams (6), Gaston (5)
Caught Stealing: Kingman (4)
GIDP: Torre (12), Perez (11)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(8-6)          8     5   3   3   2   5   2  30   3.71
Sanders SV(1)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.23
Totals                  9     5   3   3   2   5   2  33

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton L(10-9)          6     6   4   3   3   3   2  29   3.72
Leon                    2     0   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.63
Sosa                    1     1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.33
Totals                  9     7   4   3   4   3   2  39

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Shag Crawford, 2B - John Kibler, 3B - Dick Stello


METS 1ST: Garrett homered; Millan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Torre struck out; Staub grounded out (first unassisted);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Perez struck
out; Evans walked; Gaston popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman struck out; Unser grounded out (second to
first); Heidemann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams homered; Blanks flied out to center;
Correll flied out to right; Office flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 1.

METS 3RD: Grote reached on an error by Evans [Grote to first];
Koosman forced Grote (catcher to shortstop); Garrett flied out
to right; Millan singled to right [Koosman to second]; Torre
walked [Koosman to third, Millan to second]; Staub lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 3RD: Morton grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
singled to right; Perez grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 1.

METS 4TH: Kingman singled to left; Kingman was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Unser grounded out (third to
first); Heidemann popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Braves 1.

BRAVES 4TH: Evans popped to catcher; Gaston homered; Williams
flied out to center; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 2.

METS 5TH: Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); Koosman
grounded out (second to first); Garrett grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); Office
flied out to left; Morton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 1, Braves 2.

METS 6TH: Millan reached on an error by Blanks [Millan to
second]; Torre walked; Staub forced Millan (center to third)
[Torre to second]; Kingman homered [Torre scored, Staub scored
(unearned)]; Unser singled to left; Heidemann flied out to
right; Grote walked [Unser to second]; Koosman struck out; 3 R
(2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Garr flied out to left; Perez struck out; Evans
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 2.

METS 7TH: Garrett singled to right; Millan reached on an error
by Morton [Garrett to second, Millan to first]; LEON REPLACED
MORTON (PITCHING); Torre grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Garrett to third, Millan out at second]; Staub flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Gaston made an out to second; Williams popped to
first in foul territory; Blanks grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 2.

METS 8TH: Kingman walked; Unser lined into a double play (second
to first) [Kingman out at first]; Heidemann grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Correll walked; Office struck out; GILBREATH BATTED
FOR LEON; Gilbreath singled to right [Correll to second]; Garr
forced Gilbreath (second to shortstop) [Correll to third]; Perez
singled to left [Correll scored, Garr to second]; Evans flied
out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 3.

METS 9TH: SOSA REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); Grote flied out to
left; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR KOOSMAN; Kranepool popped to third;
Garrett reached on an error by Sosa [Garrett to first]; Millan
singled to left [Garrett to second]; Torre grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 3.

BRAVES 9TH: SANDERS REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); MAY BATTED
FOR GASTON; May grounded out (first unassisted); Williams
grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 3.