New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
August 7, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1971 at Atlanta 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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New York Mets 20, Atlanta Braves 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 3 3 1 0
  Foli ss 3 0 1 2
Garrett 3b 5 0 1 3
Agee cf 3 2 3 1
  Hahn pr,cf 2 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 2 2 2
  Marshall lf 2 1 1 0
Kranepool 1b 0 0 0 1
  Clendenon ph,1b 3 3 1 3
Boswell 2b 5 3 4 5
Singleton rf 5 1 2 0
Grote c 6 3 3 1
Ryan p 4 2 2 0
  Shamsky ph 0 0 0 0
  Taylor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 20 21 18
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 0 1 0
  Garrido pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Garr lf 4 2 1 0
Aaron 1b 3 1 1 0
  King c 2 0 0 0
Lum rf 5 0 2 2
Williams c,1b 4 1 1 1
Jackson cf 4 1 1 0
Versalles 3b 3 1 1 3
Perez ss 3 0 0 0
Reed p 0 0 0 0
  McQueen p 2 0 0 0
  Barber p 1 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Priddy p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 8 6
New York 370 033 20220212
Atlanta 100 041 000683
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (9-9) 8.0 8 6 6 5 7
  Taylor  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
5
7
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (11-9) 1.1 6 8 5 1 1
  McQueen   3.1 5 5 5 2 0
  Barber   2.1 8 5 4 1 2
  Priddy   2.0 2 2 0 3 1
Totals
9.0
21
20
14
7
4

  E–Harrelson (12), Boswell (11), Jackson (6), Versalles (8), Perez (19).  DP–New York 1, Atlanta 3.  PB–Grote (10).  2B–New York Boswell (17,off Reed).  HR–New York Boswell (3,2nd inning off McQueen 3 on, 1 out); Clendenon (9,7th inning off Barber 1 on, 1 out), Atlanta Versalles (4,5th inning off Ryan 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Ryan (3,off Reed).  SF–Kranepool (2,off Reed); Garrett (1,off Reed).  IBB–Agee (2,by Reed).  HBP–Williams (6,by Ryan).  SB–Agee (21,2nd base off Reed/Williams).  WP–Ryan (5).  HBP–Ryan (11,Williams).  IBB–Reed (9,Agee).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–Stan Landes, 2B–Mel Steiner, 3B–Satch Davidson.  T–2:59.  A–20,827.
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