New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
July 16, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1973 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 6, Atlanta Braves 8

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 3 0 0 0
Millan 2b 4 1 2 0
Mays cf 4 1 2 0
Jones lf 5 2 2 3
Milner 1b 5 0 0 0
Kranepool rf 3 0 1 0
  Staub rf 2 0 2 0
Hodges c 4 0 0 1
  Dyer ph 1 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 4 1 1 0
Koosman p 3 1 1 1
  Capra p 0 0 0 0
  Sadecki p 0 0 0 0
  Beauchamp ph 1 0 0 0
  Strohmayer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 11 5
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf 5 2 2 0
Perez ss 5 2 2 2
Evans 3b 2 1 1 1
Aaron lf 3 2 1 1
  Freeman p 1 0 0 0
Baker cf 4 0 1 2
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 0
Dietz 1b 1 0 1 0
  Lum 1b 1 0 1 0
Oates c 2 0 0 1
  Casanova pr,c 1 0 0 0
  Jackson ph,lf 0 0 0 1
Niekro p 2 0 0 0
  Panther p 0 0 0 0
  Goggin ph,c 1 1 0 0
Totals 32 8 10 8
New York 000 222 0006110
Atlanta 101 100 50x8102
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  L (7-9) 6.0 9 7 7 2 2
  Capra   0.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Sadecki   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Strohmayer   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
8
5
3
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   5.2 8 6 6 2 5
  Panther  W (2-3) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Freeman  SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
3
6

  E–Johnson (16), Jackson (4).  2B–New York Mays (9,off P Niekro); Koosman (1,off P Niekro), Atlanta Garr (15,off Koosman); Evans (16,off Koosman); Baker (18,off Capra).  HR–New York Jones (4,5th inning off P Niekro 1 on, 2 out), Atlanta Perez (3,3rd inning off Koosman 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Mays (1,by P Niekro).  SH–Evans (2,off Koosman).  SF–Evans (6,off Koosman); Jackson (3,off Sadecki).  IBB–Lum (3,by Capra).  WP–P Niekro 2 (7), Freeman (1).  HBP–P Niekro (4,Mays).  IBB–Capra (4,Lum).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Ed Sudol, 2B–Chris Pelekoudas, 3B–Nick Colosi.  T–2:52.  A–7,688.
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