New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
August 8, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 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 0, Atlanta Braves 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 3 0 1 0
Garrett 3b 2 0 0 0
Agee cf 4 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Kranepool 1b 4 0 1 0
Boswell 2b 4 0 1 0
Singleton rf 3 0 0 0
Dyer c 3 0 1 0
Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Frisella p 1 0 0 0
  Shamsky ph 1 0 0 0
  Sadecki p 0 0 0 0
  Aspromonte ph 1 0 0 0
  McAndrew p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 4 2 2 2
Garr lf 3 1 1 1
Aaron H. 1b 4 0 2 2
Lum rf 4 0 1 0
Williams c 2 0 1 0
Aaron T. 3b 4 0 0 0
Jackson cf 3 1 2 0
Perez ss 2 1 1 0
Niekro p 2 0 1 0
Totals 28 5 11 5
New York 000 000 000041
Atlanta 140 000 00x5110
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Williams  L (4-6) 1.2 7 5 5 1 0
  Frisella   3.1 4 0 0 1 1
  Sadecki   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  McAndrew   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
5
5
3
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (12-8) 9.0 4 0 0 3 7
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
3
7

  E–Boswell (12).  DP–New York 3, Atlanta 1.  2B–Atlanta H Aaron (16,off Williams).  3B–Atlanta Millan (7,off Williams).  SH–Niekro (7,off Frisella).  SF–Garr (4,off Williams).  SB–Garr (21,2nd base off Frisella/Dyer).  CS–Jackson 2 (7,2nd base by Williams/Dyer,2nd base by Frisella/Dyer).  U-HP–Stan Landes, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Satch Davidson, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:13.  A–15,664.
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