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Retrosheet Boxscore: Atlanta Braves 8, New York Mets 6

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Atlanta Braves 8, New York Mets 6

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Game Played on Tuesday, May 18, 1971 (N) at Atlanta Stadium

NY  N    0  1  0    0  0  1    0  4  0  -   6 12  1
ATL N    2  0  4    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   8  8  0
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hahn cf                       2   0   0   0       1   1       5   0
  Kranepool ph                1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Boswell 2b                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Harrelson ss                  4   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
  Taylor p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Marshall ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Agee rf,cf                    4   1   1   1       1   0       2   0
Clendenon 1b                  5   0   1   0       0   0       7   1
Jones lf                      4   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Aspromonte 3b                 4   3   3   2       0   0       1   0
Grote c                       4   1   2   0       0   0       3   0
Foli 2b,ss                    4   1   3   0       0   0       2   1
McAndrew p                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Williams p                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Shamsky ph,rf               2   0   1   3       0   0       1   0
Totals                       38   6  12   6       2   3      24   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Clendenon-Harrelson-Clendenon.
E: Grote (5).
BATTING - 
2B: Shamsky (1,off Upshaw).
HR: Aspromonte 2 (5,2nd inning off McQueen 0 on 2 out,6th inning off McQueen
0 on 2 out); Agee (4,8th inning off Upshaw 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Shamsky (2,off Upshaw).
Team LOB: 7.
Atlanta Braves               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Millan 2b                     4   1   1   0       0   0       0   3
Garr lf                       4   1   1   1       0   0       2   0
H. Aaron rf                   3   2   2   2       1   1       1   0
  Baker rf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Cepeda 1b                     3   1   0   0       1   1      11   1
Boyer 3b                      4   1   1   3       0   0       0   5
Jackson cf                    4   1   1   0       0   0       4   0
Didier c                      3   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Perez ss                      3   1   2   1       0   0       3   5
McQueen p                     2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Lum ph                      0   0   0   1       0   0       0   0
  Upshaw p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Priddy p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       30   8   8   8       2   3      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Millan-Perez-Cepeda.
BATTING - 
3B: Perez (2,off Williams).
HR: H. Aaron (13,1st inning off McAndrew 1 on 1 out); Garr (5,3rd inning off
McAndrew 0 on 2 out); Boyer (4,3rd inning off McAndrew 2 on 2 out).
SH: Didier (4,off Williams).
SF: Lum (2,off Williams).
GDP: Cepeda (6,off Williams).
Team LOB: 2.
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
McAndrew L(0-2)               3     6   6   6   1   1   3  17
Williams                      3     2   2   2   1   1   0  11
Taylor                        2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6
Totals                        8     8   8   8   2   3   3  34
McAndrew faced 1 batter in the 4th inning
WP: Williams (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Williams 1-0.
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Atlanta Braves               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
McQueen W(2-0)                6     5   2   2   2   3   2  25
Upshaw                        1.2   7   4   4   0   0   1  11
Priddy SV(1)                  1.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
Totals                        9    12   6   6   2   3   3  40
Inherited Runners - Scored: Priddy 1-0.
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Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Tom Gorman
Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 9264
Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 Atlanta Braves           
1. Hahn                cf        Millan              2b
2. Harrelson           ss        Garr                lf
3. Agee                rf        H. Aaron            rf
4. Clendenon           1b        Cepeda              1b
5. Jones               lf        Boyer               3b
6. Aspromonte          3b        Jackson             cf
7. Grote               c         Didier              c
8. Foli                2b        Perez               ss
9. McAndrew            p         McQueen             p

METS 1ST: Hahn was called out on strikes; Harrelson flied out to
center; Agee flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Braves 0.

BRAVES 1ST: Millan singled to left; Garr popped to third in foul
territory; H. Aaron homered [Millan scored]; Cepeda struck out;
Boyer grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mets 0, Braves 2.

METS 2ND: Clendenon flied out to right; Jones was called out on
strikes; Aspromonte homered; Grote singled to right; Foli
singled to left [Grote to second]; McAndrew grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Jackson flied out to center; Didier flied out to
center; Perez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 2.

METS 3RD: Hahn flied out to center; Harrelson flied out to left;
Agee walked; Clendenon singled to right [Agee to third]; Jones
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1,
Braves 2.

BRAVES 3RD: McQueen flied out to center; Millan flied out to
center; Garr homered; H. Aaron singled to right; Cepeda walked
[H. Aaron to second]; Boyer homered [H. Aaron scored, Cepeda
scored]; Jackson reached on an error by Grote; Didier flied to
left in foul territory; 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 6.

METS 4TH: Aspromonte grounded out (shortstop to first); Grote
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foli grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 6.

BRAVES 4TH: Perez singled to left; WILLIAMS REPLACED MCANDREW
(PITCHING); On a bunt McQueen struck out; Millan popped to
second in foul territory; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves 6.

METS 5TH: Williams struck out; Hahn walked; Harrelson grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Hahn to second]; Agee popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Braves
6.

BRAVES 5TH: H. Aaron walked; Cepeda grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [H. Aaron out at second]; Boyer
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
1, Braves 6.

METS 6TH: Clendenon flied out to center; Jones grounded out
(shortstop to first); Aspromonte homered; Grote grounded out
(third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 6.

BRAVES 6TH: Jackson singled to center; Williams threw a wild
pitch [Jackson to second]; Didier out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Jackson to third]; Perez tripled to right
[Jackson scored]; LUM BATTED FOR MCQUEEN; Lum hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Perez scored]; Millan flied out to center; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 8.

METS 7TH: UPSHAW REPLACED LUM (PITCHING); Foli singled to right;
SHAMSKY BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Shamsky grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Foli out at second]; KRANEPOOL
BATTED FOR HAHN; Kranepool singled to right; Harrelson forced
Kranepool (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Braves 8.

BRAVES 7TH: SHAMSKY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BOSWELL
REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING 2B); TAYLOR REPLACED HARRELSON
(PITCHING); FOLI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); AGEE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); H.
Aaron struck out; Cepeda flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 2, Braves 8.

METS 8TH: BAKER REPLACED H. AARON (PLAYING RF); Agee homered;
Clendenon grounded out (third to first); Jones grounded out
(third to first); Aspromonte singled to center; Grote singled to
right [Aspromonte to second]; Foli singled to left [Grote to
second, Aspromonte to third]; Shamsky doubled to left [Foli
scored, Grote scored, Aspromonte scored]; PRIDDY REPLACED UPSHAW
(PITCHING); Boswell flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Mets 6, Braves 8.

BRAVES 8TH: Boyer flied out to center; Jackson flied out to
center; Didier lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
6, Braves 8.

METS 9TH: MARSHALL BATTED FOR TAYLOR; Marshall flied out to
left; Agee popped to shortstop in foul territory; Clendenon
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 6,
Braves 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets             6  12   1    7
 Braves           8   8   0    2
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