New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
April 28, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 1973 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 4, Atlanta Braves 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Martinez lf 5 1 2 0
Millan 2b 4 1 1 0
Mays cf 5 1 2 0
Staub rf 4 1 1 1
Kranepool 1b 4 0 2 2
Garrett 3b 2 0 0 0
Grote c 4 0 2 1
Harrelson ss 4 0 1 0
Matlack p 2 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Gilbreath 3b 4 0 1 0
Oates c 4 0 0 0
Aaron rf 4 0 0 0
Johnson 2b 4 1 1 1
Evans 1b 2 1 0 0
Brown cf 4 0 1 0
Garr lf 4 0 2 0
Jackson ss 3 0 1 1
  Dietz ph 1 0 0 0
Reed p 3 0 0 0
  Harrison p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
New York 001 000 0304110
Atlanta 000 000 200260
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  W (2-3) 7.0 5 2 2 2 9
  McGraw  SV (5) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
9
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  L (0-4) 7.0 9 3 3 2 2
  Harrison   2.0 2 1 1 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
4
4
4

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 1.  2B–New York Staub (3,off Reed); Mays (1,off Reed), Atlanta Brown (1,off McGraw).  HR–Atlanta Johnson (2,7th inning off Matlack 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Matlack (3,off Reed).  IBB–Staub (3,by Harrison).  SB–Gilbreath (2,2nd base off Matlack/Grote); Garr (3,2nd base off Matlack/Grote).  IBB–Harrison (2,Staub).  U-HP–Bill Williams, 1B–Dick Stello, 2B–Jerry Dale, 3B–Tom Gorman.  T–2:26.  A–9,752.
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