Dave Kingman hit his 13th and 14th homers of the season, plus a double and single, as the Mets defeated Andy Messersmith, the Braves' million-dollar pitcher, 6-3. Kingman hit solo swats in the second and the fourth innings, drove in another run with a double in the seventh and completed his night's work with a single in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 6, Atlanta Braves 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       12, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Mets         0  1  0    3  1  0    1  0  0  -   6 10  2
Braves       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  8  2


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Phillips 2b           5   0   1   1     0   1   .313      Lacy cf               5   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Unser cf              3   0   0   1     1   0   .214      Royster 3b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .192
Kranepool lf          4   1   1   0     1   0   .271      Paciorek lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .154
Kingman rf            5   2   4   3     0   0   .262      Henderson rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .305
Torre 1b              5   1   2   0     0   0   .393      Williams 1b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .222
Hodges c              4   1   0   0     1   2   .357      Correll c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Staiger 3b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .125      Perez 2b              3   0   2   0     1   0   .286
Harrelson ss          2   0   1   0     2   0   .259      Chaney ss             3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
Koosman p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .385        Wynn ph             1   1   1   3     0   0   .236
  Lockwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Messersmith p         1   0   0   0     0   0   .182
                                                            Gilbreath ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Dal Canton p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .294
                                                            Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .220

Totals               33   6  10   6     6   4             Totals               34   3   8   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance:  8,408
Left on Base: Mets 9, Braves 7
DP: Mets 0, Braves 2
Errors: Torre, Hodges, Correll, Dal Canton
Doubles: Torre (2), Kingman (3)
Home Runs: Kingman 2 (14), Wynn (3)
Stolen Bases: Torre (1)
Caught Stealing: Royster (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Koosman 2 (7), Royster (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Unser (1)
GIDP: Kranepool (5), Torre (3)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(4-1)          8.2   8   3   3   2   2   1  36   3.09
Lockwood SV(5)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.55
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   2   1  37

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(0-4)      5     6   5   5   5   3   2  25   5.11
Dal Canton              2     1   1   0   1   0   0   9   1.08
Torrealba               2     3   0   0   0   1   0   8   5.40
Totals                  9    10   6   5   6   4   2  42

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


METS 1ST: Phillips grounded out (first unassisted); Unser
walked; Kranepool grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Unser out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Lacy singled to left; Royster out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Lacy to second]; Paciorek grounded out
(third to first); Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman homered; Torre doubled to right; Hodges struck
out; Staiger walked; Harrelson forced Staiger (first to
shortstop) [Torre to third]; Koosman forced Harrelson (shortstop
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Williams struck out; Correll lined to right; Perez
singled to right; Chaney flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

METS 3RD: Phillips grounded out (second to first); Unser
grounded out (pitcher to second to first); Kranepool walked;
Kingman popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mets 1, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Messersmith grounded out (third to first); Lacy
grounded out (third to first); Royster singled to right; Royster
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 0.

METS 4TH: Torre singled to left; Torre stole second [Torre to
third (error by Correll)]; Hodges walked; Staiger singled to
center [Torre scored, Hodges to second]; Harrelson walked
[Hodges to third, Staiger to second]; Koosman was called out on
strikes; Phillips singled to center [Hodges scored, Staiger to
third, Harrelson to second]; Unser hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Staiger scored, Harrelson to third]; Kranepool grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Hodges dropped a foul fly hit by Paciorek for an
error; Paciorek walked; Henderson forced Paciorek (third to
second); Williams popped to catcher in foul territory; Correll
made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 0.

METS 5TH: Kingman homered; Torre grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hodges was called out on strikes; Staiger flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Perez singled to center; Chaney grounded out
(catcher to first) [Perez to second]; GILBREATH BATTED FOR
MESSERSMITH; Gilbreath popped to first in foul territory; Lacy
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 0.

METS 6TH: DAL CANTON REPLACED GILBREATH (PITCHING); Harrelson
walked; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Harrelson to second]; Phillips flied out to center; Unser
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 6TH: Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); Paciorek
flied out to right; Henderson popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 5, Braves 0.

METS 7TH: Kranepool reached on an error by Dal Canton [Kranepool
to first]; Kingman doubled to left [Kranepool scored
(unearned)]; Torre flied out to center [Kingman to third];
Hodges grounded out (pitcher to first); Staiger flied out to
left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 7TH: Williams singled to center; Correll flied out to
center; Perez walked [Williams to second]; Chaney flied out to
right [Williams to third]; GASTON BATTED FOR DAL CANTON; Gaston
lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 0.

METS 8TH: TORREALBA REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Harrelson
singled to left; Koosman out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Harrelson to second]; Phillips struck out; Unser flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 8TH: Lacy grounded out (shortstop to first); Royster
grounded out (third to first); Paciorek grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 0.

METS 9TH: Kranepool singled to center; Kingman singled to left
[Kranepool to second]; Torre grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Kranepool to third, Kingman out at
second]; Hodges grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 0.

BRAVES 9TH: Henderson flied out to left; Williams singled to
left; Correll singled to left [Williams to second]; Perez flied
out to left; WYNN BATTED FOR CHANEY; Wynn homered [Williams
scored, Correll scored]; OFFICE BATTED FOR TORREALBA; Office
reached on an error by Torre [Office to first]; LOCKWOOD
REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Lacy flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 6, Braves 3.