Winning their fourth straight game, the Mets defeated the Braves, 6-5, when Bruce Boisclair hit a two-run, two-out double in the ninth inning. Dave Kingman, who had homered previously in the game, led off the rally with a single. With one away, Jerry Grote singled and with two out John Milner also singled to plate John Stearns, who ran for Kingman. Boisclair then hit his double to drive in the tying and winning runs. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Atlanta Braves 5
Game Played on Tuesday, April     27, 1976 (Day game) at Shea Stadium
Braves       1  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  0  -   5  8  1
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  0    1  1  3  -   6 10  2


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lacy 2b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .254      Boisclair lf          5   0   1   2     0   0   .346
Royster 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Millan 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .343
Wynn lf               3   1   0   0     2   2   .250      Unser cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Paciorek cf,1b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Kranepool 1b          2   0   0   1     0   0   .259
  Evans ph,1b         1   0   0   0     1   1   .182        Ayala ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .154
Williams 1b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .300      Kingman rf,1b         4   1   2   1     0   0   .250
  Office pr,cf        1   1   0   0     0   0   .179        Stearns pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .091
Gaston rf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .500      Garrett 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .238
Correll c             3   1   3   2     1   0   .667      Hodges c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .471
Chaney ss             4   0   1   1     0   1   .268        Grote ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .409
Morton p              4   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Harrelson ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .265
  Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Webb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Torre ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .292
                                                            Phillips pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .364
                                                            Hall p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Milner ph           1   1   1   1     0   0   .488

Totals               34   5   8   4     4   8             Totals               33   6  10   6     1   1

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  4,002
Left on Base: Braves 8, Mets 5
DP: Braves 1, Mets 0
Errors: Chaney, Garrett, Harrelson
Doubles: Gaston (1), Millan (6), Boisclair (2)
Home Runs: Correll (1), Kingman (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Royster (3), Paciorek (1), Koosman 2 (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Kranepool (1)
GIDP: Kingman (3)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  7.1   6   3   3   1   0   1  29   4.45
Torrealba L(0-2)        1.1   4   3   3   0   1   0   8   6.75
Totals                  8.2  10   6   6   1   1   1  37

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman                 5.2   7   5   4   2   4   1  26   3.38
Webb                    2.1   1   0   0   2   2   0  11   4.15
Hall W(1-0)             1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   2.08
Totals                  9     8   5   4   4   8   1  40

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


BRAVES 1ST: Lacy singled to center; Royster out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Lacy to second]; Wynn flied out to
center [Lacy scored (error by Harrelson) (unearned)]; Paciorek
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Boisclair grounded out (first to pitcher); On a bunt
Millan grounded out (catcher unassisted); Felix Millan called
for interference for running into his own batted ball; Unser
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams struck out; Gaston grounded out (second to
first); Correll singled; Chaney forced Correll (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Kingman
grounded out (shortstop to first); Garrett flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Morton struck out; Lacy made an out to second;
Royster grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Braves 1, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Hodges grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrelson
singled to left; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Harrelson to second]; Boisclair grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Mets 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Wynn walked; Paciorek out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Wynn to second]; Williams grounded out (first
unassisted) [Wynn to third]; Gaston singled to left [Wynn
scored]; Correll homered [Gaston scored]; Chaney singled to
center; Morton forced Chaney (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Millan doubled to left; Unser reached on an error by
Chaney [Millan to third, Unser to first]; Kranepool hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Millan scored]; Kingman grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Unser out at second]; 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 1.

BRAVES 5TH: Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster
flied out to right; Wynn was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 1.

METS 5TH: Garrett flied out to right; Hodges singled to left;
Harrelson singled to right [Hodges to second]; Koosman out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Hodges to third, Harrelson to
second]; Boisclair made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 4, Mets 1.

BRAVES 6TH: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Williams
singled to left; OFFICE RAN FOR WILLIAMS; Gaston doubled to left
[Office to third]; Correll was walked intentionally; Chaney
forced Correll (center to second) [Office scored, Gaston to
third]; WEBB REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Morton lined to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Mets 1.

METS 6TH: OFFICE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); PACIOREK CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Millan flied out to center; Unser flied
out to right; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Mets 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Lacy flied out to left; Royster made an out to
second; Wynn walked; EVANS BATTED FOR PACIOREK; Evans walked
[Wynn to second]; Office made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Braves 5, Mets 1.

METS 7TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Kingman homered;
Garrett flied out to center; Hodges flied out to center;
Harrelson grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Braves 5, Mets 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Gaston reached on an error by Garrett [Gaston to
first]; Correll singled to left [Gaston to second]; Chaney
struck out; Morton struck out; Lacy made an out to second; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 5, Mets 2.

METS 8TH: TORRE BATTED FOR WEBB; Torre walked; PHILLIPS RAN FOR
TORRE; Boisclair grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Phillips to
second]; Millan singled to left [Phillips scored]; TORREALBA
REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Unser flied out to center; AYALA
BATTED FOR KRANEPOOL; Ayala struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 5, Mets 3.

BRAVES 9TH: AYALA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); KINGMAN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); HALL REPLACED PHILLIPS (PITCHING);
Royster grounded out (pitcher to first); Wynn was called out on
strikes; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 5, Mets
3.

METS 9TH: Kingman singled to left; STEARNS RAN FOR KINGMAN;
Garrett flied out to right; GROTE BATTED FOR HODGES; Grote
singled [Stearns to second]; Harrelson flied out to center;
MILNER BATTED FOR HALL; Milner singled to right [Stearns scored,
Grote to second]; Boisclair doubled to right [Grote scored,
Milner scored]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 5, Mets 6.