Mickey Lolich pitched a five-hitter and had nine strikeouts in posting his first National League victory after three defeats as the Mets defeated the Braves, 3-1. Ron Hodges drove in two runs with a single in the second. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 3, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Monday, April     26, 1976 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  5  0
Mets         0  2  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  9  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Office cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .182      Boisclair lf          4   0   1   0     0   0   .381
  Gaston ph,rf        1   0   0   0     1   1   .500      Millan 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .333
Royster 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Unser cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .288
  Williams ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Kranepool 1b          4   1   3   0     0   0   .268
Evans 1b,3b           2   1   0   0     2   1   .186      Kingman rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Wynn lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .265      Garrett 3b            3   1   2   0     0   0   .254
Paciorek rf,cf        3   0   0   0     1   1   .231      Hodges c              3   0   1   2     0   0   .500
Lacy 2b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .259      Harrelson ss          1   0   0   0     2   0   .244
Pocoroba c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Lolich p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Henderson ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .389
  Moret p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Chaney ss             4   0   2   0     0   1   .270
Ruthven p             1   0   0   0     1   0   .333
  Correll c           2   0   0   0     0   1   .333

Totals               31   1   5   1     6   9             Totals               27   3   9   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance:  3,342
Left on Base: Braves 9, Mets 5
DP: Braves 3, Mets 1
Doubles: Garrett (3)
Stolen Bases: Garrett (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Lolich 2 (2)
GIDP: Wynn (1), Kranepool (3), Garrett (2)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruthven L(3-1)          5     8   3   3   2   3   0  23   1.96
Torrealba               2     0   0   0   1   0   0   5   5.25
Moret                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   4.91
Totals                  8     9   3   3   3   3   0  32

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(1-3)           9     5   1   0   6   9   0  37   3.13
Totals                  9     5   1   0   6   9   0  37

Passed Balls: Hodges (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Dale, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Bruce Froemming


BRAVES 1ST: Office singled to left; Royster grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Office to second]; Evans walked; Wynn
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Boisclair flied out to left; Millan grounded out
(pitcher to first); Unser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Paciorek struck out; Lacy flied out to right;
Pocoroba singled; Chaney singled to left [Pocoroba to second];
Ruthven walked [Pocoroba to third, Chaney to second]; Office
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves
0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool singled to right; Kingman flied out to
center; Garrett doubled to right [Kranepool to third]; Hodges
singled to right [Kranepool scored, Garrett scored]; Harrelson
walked [Hodges to second]; Lolich out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Hodges to third, Harrelson to second]; Boisclair
flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Royster flied out to right; Evans flied out to
right; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 2.

METS 3RD: Millan walked; Unser singled to right [Millan to
third]; Kranepool grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Millan scored, Unser out at second];
Kingman made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Mets 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Lacy popped
to first in foul territory; Pocoroba grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 3.

METS 4TH: Garrett singled to right; Garrett stole second; Hodges
flied out to center; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Garrett to third]; Lolich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 0, Mets 3.

BRAVES 5TH: Chaney singled; Ruthven grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Chaney to second]; Office was called out on strikes;
Royster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
0, Mets 3.

METS 5TH: Boisclair singled; Millan lined into a double play
(second to first) [Boisclair out at first]; Unser struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Mets 3.

BRAVES 6TH: Evans walked; Hodges allowed a passed ball [Evans to
second]; Wynn flied out to right; Paciorek grounded out (third
to first) [Evans to third]; Lacy singled [Evans scored
(unearned)]; Pocoroba forced Lacy (shortstop to second); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 3.

METS 6TH: Kranepool singled to right; Kingman singled to left
[Kranepool to second]; TORREALBA REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING);
CORRELL REPLACED RUTHVEN (PLAYING C ); Kranepool was picked off
second (catcher to shortstop); Garrett grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Kingman out at second]; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 3.

BRAVES 7TH: Chaney grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll
grounded out (shortstop to first); GASTON BATTED FOR OFFICE;
Gaston walked; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR ROYSTER; Williams struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 3.

METS 7TH: GASTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WILLIAMS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 1B); EVANS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B);
PACIOREK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Hodges popped to third
in foul territory; Harrelson walked; Lolich out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Harrelson to second]; Boisclair
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
1, Mets 3.

BRAVES 8TH: Evans struck out; Wynn walked; Paciorek walked [Wynn
to second]; Lacy flied out to right; HENDERSON BATTED FOR
TORREALBA; Henderson forced Paciorek (third to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 3.

METS 8TH: MORET REPLACED HENDERSON (PITCHING); Millan flied out
to right; Unser grounded out (first unassisted); Kranepool
singled to left; Kingman forced Kranepool (shortstop to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 3.

BRAVES 9TH: Chaney struck out; Correll struck out; Gaston struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 3.