After being held to one hit by Frank LaCorte in the first four innings, the Mets broke loose for four runs in the fifth and defeated the Braves, 5-2, behind the pitching of Tom Seaver. In the fifth, Ed Kranepool and Bruce Boisclair singled. When Ron Hodges bunted, LaCorte threw the ball past third base trying for a forceout, and Kranepool scored. Boisclair took third and Hodges went to second on the error. Wayne Garrett then drove them home with a single and scored himself on a triple by Mike Phillips. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 5, Atlanta Braves 2

Game Played on Thursday, July 8, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 - 5 6 1 Braves 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 6 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Phillips ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .270 Office cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Millan 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Gilbreath 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .314 Milner lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .284 Wynn lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .242 Kingman rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .235 Montanez 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .314 Kranepool 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .284 Henderson rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .267 Boisclair cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .317 Chaney ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .266 Hodges c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .296 Royster 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .232 Garrett 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .229 Pocoroba c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .233 Seaver p 3 1 0 0 0 0 .089 LaCorte p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Gaston ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .345 Morton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 May ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Torrealba p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 6 4 1 3 Totals 33 2 6 2 0 8 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 10,522 Left on Base: Mets 3, Braves 4 DP: Mets 0, Braves 0 Errors: Phillips, LaCorte Triples: Phillips (3) Stolen Bases: Millan (1), Boisclair (6) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Seaver W(9-5) 9 6 2 1 0 8 0 33 2.81 Totals 9 6 2 1 0 8 0 33 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaCorte L(0-3) 4.1 5 4 3 0 2 0 19 6.92 Dal Canton 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.19 Morton 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5.28 Torrealba 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 5 6.43 Totals 9 6 5 4 1 3 0 35 Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Satch Davidson METS 1ST: Phillips singled to right; Millan lined to left; Milner forced Phillips (second to shortstop); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Office grounded out (first to pitcher); Gilbreath was called out on strikes; Wynn struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. METS 2ND: Kranepool grounded out (first unassisted); Boisclair grounded out (pitcher to first); Hodges grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson struck out; Chaney struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. METS 3RD: Garrett struck out; Seaver flied out to right; Phillips popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 3RD: Royster singled to left; Pocoroba forced Royster (first to shortstop); LaCorte was called out on strikes; Office grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. METS 4TH: Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); Milner popped to second; Kingman popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 4TH: Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn was called out on strikes; Montanez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. METS 5TH: Kranepool singled to right; Boisclair singled to right [Kranepool to second]; Hodges reached on a fielder's choice [Kranepool scored (error by LaCorte) (unearned) (no RBI), Boisclair to third, Hodges to second]; Garrett singled to right [Boisclair scored, Hodges scored]; Seaver forced Garrett (pitcher to shortstop); Phillips tripled to right [Seaver scored]; DAL CANTON REPLACED LACORTE (PITCHING); Millan reached on a fielder's choice [Phillips out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Millan stole second; Milner flied out to right; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 5TH: Henderson flied out to center; Chaney struck out; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 0. METS 6TH: Kingman grounded out (third to first); Kranepool flied out to center; Boisclair grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 0. BRAVES 6TH: Pocoroba singled to right; GASTON BATTED FOR DAL CANTON; Gaston singled to right [Pocoroba to second]; Office flied out to left; Gilbreath singled to right [Pocoroba scored, Gaston to second]; Wynn forced Gilbreath (third to second) [Gaston to third]; Montanez flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 1. METS 7TH: MORTON REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Hodges flied out to center; Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); Seaver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: Henderson flied out to center; Chaney flied out to center; Royster grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 1. METS 8TH: Phillips flied out to right; Millan flied out to center; Milner grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: Pocoroba popped to shortstop; MAY BATTED FOR MORTON; May popped to shortstop; Office grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 1. METS 9TH: TORREALBA REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); Kingman struck out; Kranepool grounded out (second to first); Boisclair walked; Boisclair stole second; Hodges singled to center [Boisclair scored]; Garrett grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: Gilbreath singled to center; Gilbreath was picked off first but was safe on an error by Phillips; assist by Hodges [Gilbreath to second]; Wynn popped to second; Montanez popped to shortstop; Henderson singled to center [Gilbreath scored (unearned)]; Chaney was called out on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 2.

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