The Braves, after scoring three unearned runs on errors by Joe Torre and Mike Phillips in the fifth inning, picked up their only earned run of the game in the eighth and defeated the Mets, 4-3. Jon Matlack was the victim of his teammates' miscues and left the game for a pinch-hitter in the sixth. The Braves then scored what proved to be the winning run off Ken Sanders in the eighth on a single by Marty Perez, passes to Darrell Evans and Cito Gaston and a sacrifice fly by Vic Correll. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 3
Game Played on Friday, July      18, 1975 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  3  0    0  1  0  -   4  6  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   3 15  4


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               3   0   0   1     1   0   .263      Unser cf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Perez 2b              5   2   2   0     0   0   .300        Alou ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Evans 3b              3   0   1   1     2   0   .240        Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Williams 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .236        Stearns ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Gaston rf             3   0   0   0     1   2   .232        Webb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
Correll c             3   0   0   1     0   1   .222      Millan 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .285
Gilbreath ss          3   1   2   0     0   0   .292      Kranepool 1b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .335
  Blanks ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .261        Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Office cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .303        Garrett 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Morton p              2   1   0   0     0   1   .200      Staub rf              5   1   2   1     0   0   .274
  House p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kingman lf            5   1   2   0     0   1   .238
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Torre 3b,1b           5   0   3   0     0   0   .263
  Leon p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .429      Phillips ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .251
                                                            Heidemann ph,ss     2   0   1   1     0   0   .224
                                                          Grote c               4   0   1   1     1   1   .284
                                                          Matlack p             0   0   0   0     1   0   .057
                                                            Milner ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .218
                                                            Clines pr,cf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .181

Totals               32   4   6   3     4   5             Totals               41   3  15   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 23,262
Left on Base: Braves 9, Mets 14
DP: Braves 0, Mets 0
Errors: Perez, Unser, Torre, Phillips, Heidemann
Doubles: Evans (12), Millan (21)
Stolen Bases: Gilbreath (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Williams (1), Sosa (1), Matlack (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Garr (2), Correll (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton W(12-9)          5.2   9   1   1   1   2   0  27   3.66
House                   2     2   0   0   1   1   0   9   3.26
Sosa                    0.2   2   2   2   0   0   0   4   3.52
Leon SV(5)              0.2   2   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.40
Totals                  9    15   3   3   2   3   0  44

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack L(10-8)         6     5   3   0   0   5   0  25   3.38
Sanders                 2     1   1   1   2   0   0   9   2.31
Webb                    1     0   0   0   2   0   0   6   3.33
Totals                  9     6   4   1   4   5   0  40

Wild Pitches: Matlack (6)

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


BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Perez made an out to second;
Evans made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Unser grounded out (second to first); Millan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kranepool singled to second; Staub
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams singled to left; Gaston struck out; Correll
struck out; Gilbreath singled to center [Williams to third
(error by Unser)]; Office grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman singled to shortstop; Torre singled to left
[Kingman to second]; Phillips flied out to center; Grote struck
out; Matlack walked [Kingman to third, Torre to second]; Unser
forced Kingman (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves
0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Morton struck out; Garr flied out to center; Perez
singled to left; Evans popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Millan grounded out (third to first); Kranepool
singled to left; Staub singled to left [Kranepool to third];
Kingman struck out; Torre grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams struck out; Gaston struck out; Correll
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Phillips singled to right; Grote forced Phillips
(shortstop unassisted); Matlack out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Grote to second]; Unser flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath singled to center; Gilbreath stole second;
Office grounded out (pitcher to first); Morton reached on an
error by Torre [Gilbreath to third, Morton to first]; Matlack
threw a wild pitch [Morton to second]; Garr hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Gilbreath scored (unearned)]; Perez reached on an error
by Phillips [Morton scored (unearned) (no RBI), Perez to
second]; Evans doubled to right [Perez scored (unearned)];
Williams grounded out (third to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Millan flied out to center; Kranepool grounded out
(second to first); Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Gaston grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gilbreath flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Kingman singled to shortstop; Torre grounded out
(third to first) [Kingman to second]; Phillips grounded out
(second to first) [Kingman to third]; Grote singled to pitcher
[Kingman scored]; MILNER BATTED FOR MATLACK; Milner singled to
right [Grote to second]; CLINES RAN FOR MILNER; HOUSE REPLACED
MORTON (PITCHING); ALOU BATTED FOR UNSER; Alou struck out; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 1.

BRAVES 7TH: CLINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SANDERS REPLACED
ALOU (PITCHING); Office grounded out (second to first); House
popped to third; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: BLANKS REPLACED GILBREATH (PLAYING SS); Millan flied
out to center; JONES BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Jones lined to
shortstop; Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 3, Mets 1.

BRAVES 8TH: GARRETT REPLACED JONES (PLAYING 3B); TORRE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Perez singled to left; Evans walked
[Perez to second]; Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
first) [Evans to second, Perez to third]; Gaston was walked
intentionally; Correll hit a sacrifice fly to center [Perez
scored]; Blanks lined to pitcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
4, Mets 1.

METS 8TH: Kingman grounded out (shortstop to first); Torre
singled to third; HEIDEMANN BATTED FOR PHILLIPS; Heidemann
forced Torre (shortstop to second) [Heidemann to second (error
by Perez)]; Grote walked; Clines singled to shortstop [Heidemann
to third, Grote to second]; STEARNS BATTED FOR SANDERS; SOSA
REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Stearns forced Clines (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 1.

BRAVES 9TH: HEIDEMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); WEBB REPLACED
STEARNS (PITCHING); Office reached on an error by Heidemann
[Office to first]; Sosa out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Office to second]; Garr was walked intentionally; Perez
lined to left; Evans walked [Office to third, Garr to second];
Williams forced Evans (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Braves 4, Mets 1.

METS 9TH: Millan doubled to left; Garrett grounded out (second
to first) [Millan to third]; Staub singled to right [Millan
scored]; LEON REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Kingman flied out to
left; Torre singled to left [Staub to second]; Heidemann singled
to left [Staub scored, Torre to second]; Grote grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 3.