The Mets scored all their runs on three homers to defeat the Braves, 4-3. The Braves had a circuit clout by Cito Gaston in taking a 3-0 lead before the Mets rallied to tie the score with a single by Ed Kranepool and back-to-back homers by Rusty Staub and Dave Kingman in the sixth inning. Joe Torre broke the tie in the eighth with a round-tripper off Tom House, ending the Atlanta reliever's string of 28 innings without giving up a run. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Thursday, July      17, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    1  0  2    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  x  -   4 13  1


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   0   2   0     1   0   .265      Unser cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .301
Perez 2b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .298      Millan 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Evans 3b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Kranepool 1b          3   1   1   0     0   0   .330
Williams 1b           5   1   1   0     0   0   .236        Alou ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Gaston rf             3   1   2   2     1   0   .241      Staub rf              3   1   2   2     0   0   .272
Blanks ss             4   1   2   0     0   0   .262      Kingman lf,1b         4   1   2   1     0   0   .234
Correll c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .225      Torre 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .256
Office cf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .312        Garrett 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Niekro p              2   0   0   1     0   1   .180      Phillips ss           4   0   2   0     0   1   .250
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Grote c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .284
  May ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   0   .184
                                                            Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Milner ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .213
                                                            Baldwin p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .100

Totals               35   3  10   3     3   2             Totals               35   4  13   4     0   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 16,010
Left on Base: Braves 10, Mets 8
DP: Braves 3, Mets 0
Errors: Blanks, Torre
Doubles: Garr (14), Blanks (12), Williams (6), Gaston (2), Phillips (5)
Home Runs: Gaston (6), Staub (11), Kingman (16), Torre (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (2)
GIDP: Kingman (6), Millan 2 (9)
Hit by Pitch: Office (3,by Koosman), Staub (4,by House)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  6.1  12   3   3   0   1   2  29   2.71
House L(3-3)            1.2   1   1   1   0   2   1   7   3.40
Totals                  8    13   4   4   0   3   3  36

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                 5.1   8   3   3   2   2   1  26   3.55
Sanders                 0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   1.86
Baldwin W(2-3)          3     2   0   0   0   0   0  11   3.08
Totals                  9    10   3   3   3   2   1  40

Hit by Pitch: House (1), Koosman (2)
Wild Pitches: Koosman (3)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Garr doubled to right; Perez grounded out (shortstop
to first); Evans walked; Williams flied out to left; Gaston
walked [Garr to third, Evans to second]; Blanks forced Gaston
(second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

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

BRAVES 2ND: Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); Office
made an out to third; Niekro flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

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

BRAVES 3RD: Garr singled to right [Garr out at second (right to
shortstop)]; On a bunt Perez singled to third [Perez to second
(error by Torre)]; Evans grounded out (first unassisted) [Perez
to third]; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Phillips singled to right; Grote singled to second
[Phillips to second]; Koosman forced Phillips (pitcher to third)
[Grote to second]; Unser singled to center [Grote to third,
Koosman to second]; Millan grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Unser out at second]; 0 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Gaston homered; Blanks doubled to left; Correll
grounded out (third to first); Office struck out; Niekro struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Kranepool grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub flied
out to center; Kingman singled to left; Torre reached on an
error by Blanks [Kingman to second, Torre to first]; Phillips
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
1, Mets 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Garr flied out to left; Perez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Grote singled to left; Koosman popped to first; Unser
singled to left [Grote to second]; Millan grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Unser out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Williams doubled to left; Koosman threw a wild pitch
[Williams to third]; Gaston doubled to left [Williams scored];
Blanks singled to left [Gaston to third]; Correll reached on a
fielder's choice [Gaston out at home (shortstop to catcher),
Blanks to second]; Office was hit by a pitch [Blanks to third,
Correll to second]; SANDERS REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Niekro
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Blanks scored,
Correll to third, Office to second]; Garr was walked
intentionally; Perez flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 3, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Kranepool singled to left; Staub homered [Kranepool
scored]; Kingman homered; Torre flied out to center; Phillips
doubled to right; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Phillips to third]; MILNER BATTED FOR SANDERS; Milner flied out
to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 3.

BRAVES 7TH: BALDWIN REPLACED MILNER (PITCHING); Evans flied out
to center; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaston
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: Unser grounded out (third to first); Millan singled to
right; HOUSE REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR
KRANEPOOL; Alou flied out to center; Staub was hit by a pitch
[Millan to second]; Kingman made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 3.

BRAVES 8TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KINGMAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Blanks flied out to right; Correll flied
out to right; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: Torre homered; Phillips struck out; Grote popped to
first in foul territory; Baldwin struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 4.

BRAVES 9TH: GARRETT REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING 3B); MAY BATTED FOR
HOUSE; May singled to right; Garr flied out to center; Perez
singled to left [May to second]; Evans forced Perez (first to
shortstop) [May to third]; Williams flied out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 4.