Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
June 3, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1972 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Atlanta Braves 2, New York Mets 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Millan 2b 3 0 0 0
Garr rf 4 0 3 0
Aaron 1b 4 0 0 0
Carty lf 5 1 1 0
Evans 3b 3 1 0 0
Williams c 4 0 2 0
Baker cf 3 0 1 2
Perez ss 4 0 2 0
Kelley p 0 0 0 0
  Hardin p 2 0 0 0
  Breazeale ph 1 0 0 0
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Jarvis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Harrelson ss 4 0 2 0
Martinez 2b 5 0 0 1
Agee cf 4 0 1 0
Staub rf 2 0 0 0
Milner lf 4 1 0 0
Jones 1b 4 1 2 1
Garrett 3b 3 1 1 0
Dyer c 3 1 2 3
Seaver p 3 1 1 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Atlanta 000 001 010290
New York 030 100 10x590
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Kelley  L (3-5) 1.1 4 3 3 2 0
  Hardin   4.2 4 1 1 3 5
  Stone   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Jarvis   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
6
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seaver  W (8-2) 7.1 7 2 2 2 9
  McGraw  SV (8) 1.2 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
11

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–Atlanta Williams (8,off Seaver); Baker (6,off McGraw), New York Seaver (2,off Hardin); Dyer (3,off Hardin); Jones (4,off Stone).  3B–Atlanta Perez (1,off Seaver).  HR–New York Dyer (2,2nd inning off Kelley 2 on, 1 out).  SF–Baker (2,off Seaver).  HBP–Garr (2,by Seaver); Evans (1,by Seaver); Staub (2,by Stone).  IBB–Staub (7,by Hardin); Dyer (1,by Stone).  CS–Harrelson (3,2nd base by Kelley/Williams).  HBP–Stone (1,Staub); Seaver 2 (2,Garr,Evans).  IBB–Hardin (2,Staub); Stone (2,Dyer).  U-HP–Chris Pelekoudas, 1B–Mel Steiner, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Shag Crawford.  T–2:50.  A–41,947.
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