The Braves snapped their 13-game losing streak when Rowland Office singled Marty Perez home with two out in the ninth inning to beat the Mets, 8-7. Perez, who had a two-run homer earlier in the contest, led off with a single and moved up on a sacrifice bunt by Darrel Chaney. After an intentional pass to Dave May, Lee Lacy popped up but Office came through with his hit. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 8, New York Mets 7
Game Played on Tuesday, May       11, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    3  0  2    1  1  0  -   7 11  0
Braves       0  0  3    2  1  1    0  0  1  -   8 10  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Unser cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Lacy cf,lf            5   2   2   2     0   0   .239
Millan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Evans 3b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .189
Kranepool lf          4   1   1   0     1   0   .272        Office cf           1   0   1   1     0   0   .222
Kingman rf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Paciorek lf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .167
Torre 1b              4   2   3   0     1   0   .393        Royster 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .187
Garrett 3b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .208      Henderson rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Hodges c              2   2   1   3     1   0   .417      Williams 1b           4   1   1   1     0   0   .195
  Grote ph,c          2   0   0   0     0   1   .341      Correll c             1   1   0   0     1   0   .313
Harrelson ss          3   1   2   1     1   1   .253        Pocoroba ph,c       2   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Matlack p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .067      Perez 2b              3   3   2   2     1   0   .256
  Milner ph           1   0   1   2     0   0   .500      Chaney ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .247
  Boisclair pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Morton p              2   1   1   0     0   0   .071
  Webb p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Moret p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ayala ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .133        Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Apodaca p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        May ph              0   0   0   0     1   0   .077

Totals               37   7  11   6     5   3             Totals               33   8  10   8     3   1

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  5,974
Left on Base: Mets 9, Braves 4
DP: Mets 1, Braves 0
Doubles: Milner (4)
Home Runs: Hodges (1), Harrelson (1), Perez (1), Lacy (2), Williams (2)
Stolen Bases: Evans (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Matlack (3), Chaney 2 (2)
GIDP: Paciorek (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack                 5     6   6   5   2   1   2  22   2.49
Webb                    2     2   1   1   0   0   1   8   4.22
Apodaca L(1-2)          1.2   2   1   1   1   0   0   8   2.18
Totals                  8.2  10   8   7   3   1   3  38

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morton                  5.2   7   5   5   3   1   1  27   5.62
Moret                   2.1   3   2   2   2   1   1  12   4.57
Sosa W(2-2)             1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   6.75
Totals                  9    11   7   7   5   3   2  43

Passed Balls: Hodges (2)
Balks: Moret (1)

Umpires: HP - Paul Pryor, 1B - John McSherry, 3B - Art Williams


METS 1ST: Unser flied out to center; Millan made an out to
second; Kranepool singled to center; Kingman made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Lacy grounded out (third to first); Evans singled to
right; Paciorek grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Evans out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Torre flied out to right; Garrett walked; Hodges flied
out to center; Harrelson singled to right [Garrett to third];
Matlack grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Henderson grounded out (third to first); Williams
made an out to third; Correll grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 3RD: Unser grounded out (shortstop to first); Millan
grounded out (first to pitcher); Kranepool grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Perez walked; Chaney out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Perez to second]; Morton singled to left [Perez to
third]; Lacy singled to left [Perez scored, Morton to second];
Hodges allowed a passed ball [Morton to third, Lacy to second];
Evans struck out; Paciorek singled to left [Morton scored, Lacy
scored (unearned)]; Henderson flied out to right; 3 R (2 ER), 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 3.

METS 4TH: Kingman grounded out (catcher to first); Torre singled
to left; Garrett singled to right [Torre to second]; Hodges
homered [Torre scored, Garrett scored]; Harrelson walked;
Matlack out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Harrelson
to second]; Unser grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 3.

BRAVES 4TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll
walked; Perez homered [Correll scored]; Chaney grounded out
(shortstop to first); Morton flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 5.

METS 5TH: Millan grounded out (second to first); Kranepool
grounded out (second to first); Kingman made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 5.

BRAVES 5TH: Lacy homered; Evans lined to right; Paciorek
grounded out (third to first); Henderson grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 6.

METS 6TH: Torre singled to right; Garrett popped to third in
foul territory; Hodges walked [Torre to second]; Harrelson
struck out; MILNER BATTED FOR MATLACK; Milner doubled to right
[Torre scored, Hodges scored]; BOISCLAIR RAN FOR MILNER; MORET
REPLACED MORTON (PITCHING); Unser grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: WEBB REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Williams
homered; POCOROBA BATTED FOR CORRELL; Pocoroba lined to right;
Perez grounded out (shortstop to first); Chaney grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 7.

METS 7TH: POCOROBA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Millan grounded
out (pitcher to first); Kranepool walked; Kingman singled to
right [Kranepool to second]; Torre walked [Kranepool to third,
Kingman to second]; Moret balked [Kranepool scored, Kingman to
third, Torre to second]; Garrett popped to first; GROTE BATTED
FOR HODGES; Grote grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 7.

BRAVES 7TH: GROTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Moret grounded
out (shortstop to first); Lacy grounded out (shortstop to
first); Evans singled to left; Evans stole second; Paciorek
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 7.

METS 8TH: OFFICE REPLACED EVANS (PLAYING CF); ROYSTER REPLACED
PACIOREK (PLAYING 3B); LACY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
Harrelson homered; AYALA BATTED FOR WEBB; Ayala grounded out
(third to first); Unser struck out; Millan singled to left;
Kranepool flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 7, Braves 7.

BRAVES 8TH: APODACA REPLACED AYALA (PITCHING); Henderson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); Pocoroba grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Braves 7.

METS 9TH: SOSA REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Kingman grounded out
(shortstop to first); Torre singled to left; Garrett flied out
to right; Grote struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7,
Braves 7.

BRAVES 9TH: Perez singled to right; Chaney out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Perez to second]; MAY BATTED FOR SOSA;
May was walked intentionally; Lacy popped to first in foul
territory; Office singled to right [Perez scored, May to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 7, Braves 8.