New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
May 18, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1971 at Atlanta Stadium. The Atlanta Braves defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, Atlanta Braves 8

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hahn cf 2 0 0 0
  Kranepool ph 1 0 1 0
  Boswell 2b 1 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall ph 1 0 0 0
Agee rf,cf 4 1 1 1
Clendenon 1b 5 0 1 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Aspromonte 3b 4 3 3 2
Grote c 4 1 2 0
Foli 2b,ss 4 1 3 0
McAndrew p 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 1 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph,rf 2 0 1 3
Totals 38 6 12 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 1 1 0
Garr lf 4 1 1 1
Aaron rf 3 2 2 2
  Baker rf 0 0 0 0
Cepeda 1b 3 1 0 0
Boyer 3b 4 1 1 3
Jackson cf 4 1 1 0
Didier c 3 0 0 0
Perez ss 3 1 2 1
McQueen p 2 0 0 0
  Lum ph 0 0 0 1
  Upshaw p 0 0 0 0
  Priddy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 8 8 8
New York 010 001 0406121
Atlanta 204 002 00x880
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
McAndrew  L (0-2) 3.0 6 6 6 1 1
  Williams   3.0 2 2 2 1 1
  Taylor   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
8
8
2
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McQueen  W (2-0) 6.0 5 2 2 2 3
  Upshaw   1.2 7 4 4 0 0
  Priddy  SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
2
3

  E–Grote (5).  DP–New York 1, Atlanta 1.  2B–New York Shamsky (1,off Upshaw).  3B–Atlanta Perez (2,off Williams).  HR–New York 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), Atlanta 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).  WP–Williams (1).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Doug Harvey, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:12.  A–9,264.
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