Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
May 23, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1971 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 0, New York Mets 4

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
Garr lf 3 0 0 0
Aaron rf 4 0 1 0
Cepeda 1b 4 0 1 0
Boyer 3b 4 0 1 0
Jackson cf 4 0 0 0
Didier c 3 0 0 0
  Herbel p 0 0 0 0
Perez ss 3 0 1 0
McQueen p 2 0 0 0
  Williams ph,c 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Hahn cf 0 0 0 0
  Singleton ph,rf 3 1 1 0
Harrelson ss 4 0 0 0
Agee rf,cf 4 1 1 1
Clendenon 1b 3 1 0 0
Jones lf 4 1 1 1
Grote c 3 0 2 1
Foli 3b 4 0 0 0
Weis 2b 2 0 0 1
Sadecki p 3 0 2 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Atlanta 000 000 000051
New York 012 010 00x471
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McQueen  L (2-1) 7.0 7 4 3 2 3
  Herbel   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
7
4
3
2
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Sadecki  W (2-0) 9.0 5 0 0 1 7
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
7

  E–Perez (9), Clendenon (3).  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta Perez (5,off Sadecki); Boyer (1,off Sadecki).  HR–New York Agee (6,5th inning off McQueen 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Weis (1,off McQueen).  HBP–Hahn (1,by McQueen).  SB–Garr (8,2nd base off Sadecki/Grote).  HBP–McQueen (1,Hahn).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Ken Burkhart, 2B–Ed Sudol, 3B–Lee Weyer.  T–1:58.  A–50,999.
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