Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
July 8, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1973 at Shea 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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Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf 4 0 2 0
Perez ss 4 0 0 0
Evans 3b 3 1 0 0
Aaron lf 3 2 2 3
  Jackson pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Baker cf 4 1 2 1
Johnson 2b 3 0 1 0
Dietz 1b 2 0 1 0
  Tepedino pr,1b 1 0 0 0
Oates c 4 0 0 0
Niekro p 4 0 1 0
Totals 32 4 9 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Mays cf 4 0 2 0
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Milner 1b 4 0 1 0
Staub rf 2 0 0 0
Jones lf 4 0 0 0
Garrett ss 4 2 2 0
Boswell 3b 4 0 1 0
Hodges c 4 0 1 0
Stone p 2 0 1 1
  Kranepool ph 0 0 0 0
  Seaver pr 0 0 0 0
  McAndrew p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 1
Atlanta 010 102 000491
New York 000 010 100280
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (9-4) 9.0 8 2 2 3 4
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Stone  L (4-3) 7.0 8 4 4 3 2
  McAndrew   2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
2

  E–Johnson (14).  DP–Atlanta 2, New York 3.  2B–Atlanta P Niekro (3,off Stone).  HR–Atlanta Baker (7,2nd inning off Stone 0 on, 1 out); Aaron 2 (23,4th inning off Stone 0 on, 1 out,6th inning off Stone 1 on, 0 out).  CS–Garr (4,2nd base by Stone/Hodges).  U-HP–Ed Vargo, 1B–Paul Pryor, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:16.  A–33,017.
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