Jerry Koosman pitched a four-hitter, had 10 strikeouts and delivered a two-run single in the eighth inning as the Mets spanked the Braves, 7-1. [The Sporting News]



New York Mets 7, Atlanta Braves 1
Game Played on Monday, June      13, 1977 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Mets         0  0  0    3  0  0    0  4  0  -   7  9  1
Braves       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  4


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 3b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .315      Royster ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .221
Harrelson ss          4   0   0   0     1   0   .159      Bonnell cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .352
Boisclair rf          4   0   0   0     1   0   .274      Montanez 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Kingman lf            4   0   2   0     1   1   .214      Burroughs rf          2   0   0   0     2   1   .278
  Vail lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .360      Matthews lf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .289
Milner 1b             4   2   0   0     1   0   .278      Correll c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .247
xStearns c            4   2   2   1     0   0   .000      Moore 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Mazzilli cf           4   2   2   2     0   1   .224      Gilbreath 2b          2   0   0   0     1   2   .214
Millan 2b             3   1   1   0     1   1   .217      Niekro p              2   0   1   1     0   1   .189
Koosman p             4   0   2   2     0   0   .143        Gaston ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .220
                                                            Camp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kline p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7   9   5     6   3             Totals               31   1   4   1     3  10

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance:  8,950
Left on Base: Mets 8, Braves 6
DP: Mets 1, Braves 2
Errors: Koosman, Matthews, Correll 2, Gilbreath
Doubles: Stearns (8)
Stolen Bases: Milner (3), Stearns (4), Mazzilli (11)
GIDP: Correll (2)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman W(5-6)          9     4   1   0   3  10   0  34   2.82
Totals                  9     4   1   0   3  10   0  34

Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(4-9)           7     6   3   2   4   2   0  30   4.82
Camp                    0.1   2   4   2   2   1   0   7   3.45
Kline                   1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.68
Totals                  9     9   7   4   6   3   0  42

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Andy Olsen, 3B - Jerry Crawford


METS 1ST: Randle grounded out (second to first); Harrelson
popped to third in foul territory; Boisclair walked; Kingman
walked [Boisclair to second]; Milner flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Royster grounded out (third to first); Bonnell flied
out to center; Montanez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 2ND: Stearns grounded out (shortstop to first); Mazzilli
struck out; Millan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Burroughs walked; Matthews struck out; Correll
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Burroughs out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves
0.

METS 3RD: Koosman grounded out (third to first); Randle flied
out to left; Harrelson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Moore popped to first; Gilbreath walked; On a bunt
Niekro struck out; Royster grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Braves 0.

METS 4TH: Boisclair grounded out (first unassisted); Kingman
singled to third; Milner forced Kingman (second to shortstop);
Milner stole second [Milner to third (error by Correll)]; On a
bunt Stearns singled to third [Milner scored]; Stearns stole
second; Mazzilli singled to center [Stearns scored]; Millan
singled to left [Mazzilli scored (error by Matthews) (unearned)
(no RBI), Millan to second]; Koosman grounded out (shortstop to
first); 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 4TH: Bonnell flied out to right; Montanez grounded out
(second to first); Burroughs made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 0.

METS 5TH: Randle grounded out (third to first); Harrelson
walked; Boisclair flied out to center; Kingman flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 0.

BRAVES 5TH: Matthews singled to center; Correll struck out;
Moore reached on an error by Koosman [Matthews to second, Moore
to first]; Gilbreath struck out; Niekro singled to right
[Matthews scored (unearned), Moore to third]; Royster struck
out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 1.

METS 6TH: Milner grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns
doubled to right; Mazzilli flied out to center [Stearns to
third]; Millan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves
1.

BRAVES 6TH: Bonnell flied out to center; Montanez flied out to
center; Burroughs walked; Matthews struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 1.

METS 7TH: Koosman singled to left; Randle walked [Koosman to
second]; On a bunt Harrelson forced Koosman (pitcher to
shortstop) [Randle to second]; Boisclair lined into a double
play (shortstop unassisted) [Randle out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 1.

BRAVES 7TH: Correll flied out to left; Moore singled to center;
Gilbreath struck out; GASTON BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Gaston struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 3, Braves 1.

METS 8TH: CAMP REPLACED GASTON (PITCHING); Kingman struck out;
Milner walked; Stearns reached on catcher's interference by
Correll [Milner to second]; Mazzilli singled to right [Milner
scored, Stearns to third]; Mazzilli stole second; Millan was
walked intentionally; Koosman singled to left [Stearns scored
(unearned), Mazzilli scored, Millan to second]; Randle reached
on an error by Gilbreath [Millan scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Koosman to third, Randle to second]; KLINE REPLACED CAMP
(PITCHING); Harrelson popped to third in foul territory;
Boisclair grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 7, Braves 1.

BRAVES 8TH: Royster flied out to left; Bonnell flied out to
left; Montanez singled to center; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 7, Braves 1.

METS 9TH: Kingman singled to left; Milner made an out to second;
Stearns lined into a double play (second to first) [Kingman out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Braves 1.

BRAVES 9TH: VAIL REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); Matthews
grounded out (shortstop to first); Correll struck out; Moore
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 7, Braves 1.