Dave Kingman hit two homers, his 29th and 30th of the season, and Ron Hodges added a circuit clout, as the Mets defeated the Braves, 4-2, pinning the loss on Andy Messersmith. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      10, 1976 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  1    0  2  0  -   4  7  2
Braves       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  3


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Boisclair cf          4   0   0   0     1   1   .306      Royster 3b            2   0   0   0     1   0   .231
Millan 2b             5   0   1   0     0   0   .249        Office ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Milner lf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .282        Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Kingman rf            5   2   2   2     0   0   .238      Gilbreath 2b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .302
Kranepool 1b          4   1   0   0     0   1   .279      Wynn cf               5   1   1   1     0   1   .241
Garrett 3b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .227      Montanez 1b           5   0   3   1     0   0   .318
Hodges c              2   1   1   2     1   0   .299      Paciorek lf           5   0   1   0     0   3   .333
Harrelson ss          3   0   1   0     1   0   .229      Henderson rf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .268
Lolich p              3   0   0   0     0   2   .167      Chaney ss             4   0   1   0     0   1   .261
  Lockwood p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Pocoroba c            3   0   1   0     1   1   .238
                                                          Messersmith p         1   1   0   0     2   1   .204
                                                            May ph              1   0   0   0     0   1   .191
                                                            Belloir 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               35   4   7   4     4   4             Totals               35   2   9   2     5   9

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 26,268
Left on Base: Mets 9, Braves 12
DP: Mets 2, Braves 0
Errors: Garrett, Harrelson, Royster, Montanez, Chaney
Doubles: Harrelson (7), Wynn (12)
Home Runs: Kingman 2 (30), Hodges (3)
Caught Stealing: Garrett (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Hodges (1), Royster (8)
GIDP: Pocoroba (5), Paciorek (6)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich                  6.1   7   2   2   4   6   0  31   2.92
Lockwood W(6-3)         2.2   2   0   0   1   3   0  10   2.15
Totals                  9     9   2   2   5   9   0  41

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(9-7)      8     6   4   3   4   4   3  36   2.43
Marshall                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   3.97
Totals                  9     7   4   3   4   4   3  40

Wild Pitches: Lolich (9)

Umpires: HP - Andy Olsen, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Ed Vargo


METS 1ST: Boisclair was called out on strikes; Millan grounded
out (shortstop to first); Milner singled to center; Kingman
reached on an error by Royster [Milner to second]; Kranepool
forced Kingman (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster walked; Gilbreath singled to second [Royster
to second]; Wynn struck out; Montanez flied out to center
[Royster to third]; Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Garrett flied out to right; Hodges grounded out
(shortstop to first); Harrelson walked; Lolich struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Henderson reached on an error by Garrett; Chaney
flied out to center; Pocoroba grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 3RD: Boisclair grounded out (second to first); Millan flied
out to center; Milner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Messersmith walked; Royster out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Messersmith to second]; Gilbreath struck
out; Wynn doubled to left [Messersmith scored]; Montanez singled
to center [Wynn scored]; Paciorek struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 2.

METS 4TH: Kingman homered; Kranepool flied out to right; Garrett
walked; Garrett was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Hodges walked; Harrelson doubled to left [Hodges to
third]; Lolich struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves
2.

BRAVES 4TH: Henderson flied out to center; Chaney singled to
center; Lolich threw a wild pitch [Chaney to second]; Pocoroba
struck out; Messersmith walked; Royster flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 2.

METS 5TH: Boisclair grounded out (first unassisted); Millan
lined to first; Milner singled to right; Kingman forced Milner
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Gilbreath grounded out (shortstop to first); Wynn
flied out to right; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 2.

METS 6TH: Kranepool struck out; Garrett grounded out (pitcher to
first); Hodges homered; Harrelson grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Paciorek singled to center; Henderson singled to
right [Paciorek to third]; Chaney reached on a fielder's choice
[Paciorek out at home (third to catcher), Henderson to second];
Pocoroba walked [Henderson to third, Chaney to second];
Messersmith was called out on strikes; Royster flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 2.

METS 7TH: Lolich grounded out (second to first); Boisclair
walked; Millan flied out to center; Milner flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Gilbreath reached on an error by Harrelson; Wynn
flied out to right; Montanez singled to right [Gilbreath to
third]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Paciorek was called
out on strikes; Henderson walked [Montanez to second]; Chaney
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves
2.

METS 8TH: Kingman homered; Kranepool reached on an error by
Chaney [Kranepool to second]; Garrett flied out to right
[Kranepool to third]; Hodges reached on an error by Montanez on
a sacrifice bunt [Kranepool scored (unearned) (RBI)]; Harrelson
grounded out (second to first) [Hodges to second]; Lockwood
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 4, Braves 2.

BRAVES 8TH: Pocoroba singled to left; MAY BATTED FOR
MESSERSMITH; May was called out on strikes; OFFICE BATTED FOR
ROYSTER; Office grounded out (pitcher to second to first)
[Pocoroba to second]; Gilbreath grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 2.

METS 9TH: MARSHALL REPLACED OFFICE (PITCHING); BELLOIR REPLACED
MAY (PLAYING 3B); Boisclair grounded out (shortstop to first);
Millan singled to center; Milner flied out to center; Kingman
forced Millan (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Wynn grounded out (second to first); Montanez
singled to center; Paciorek grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Montanez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Braves 2.