Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
June 17, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1974 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 8, New York Mets 1

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Garr rf,lf 5 1 1 1
Evans 3b 4 2 2 2
Baker cf,rf 5 0 0 0
Aaron lf 4 0 2 0
  Office pr,cf 1 1 1 2
Lum 1b 4 1 0 0
Johnson 2b 3 1 2 1
Oates c 2 0 0 1
Robinson ss 4 1 0 0
Niekro p 3 1 1 0
Totals 35 8 9 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Garrett 3b 4 1 1 0
Millan 2b 4 0 0 0
Kranepool lf 4 0 0 0
Staub rf 4 0 1 1
Milner 1b 4 0 1 0
Schneck cf 4 0 0 0
Hodges c 3 0 1 0
Martinez ss 3 0 0 0
Parker p 0 0 0 0
  Sadecki p 1 0 0 0
  Theodore ph 0 0 0 0
  McGraw p 0 0 0 0
  Boswell ph 1 0 0 0
  Apodaca p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 4 1
Atlanta 140 000 012891
New York 100 000 000141
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro  W (8-4) 9.0 4 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
2
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Parker  L (1-6) 1.2 3 5 2 1 1
  Sadecki   3.1 2 0 0 1 0
  McGraw   3.0 2 1 1 1 1
  Apodaca   1.0 2 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
8
5
4
4

  E–Evans (9), Martinez (6).  2B–Atlanta Johnson (9,off Parker); Aaron (8,off Sadecki); Office (9,off Apodaca), New York Staub (12,off P Niekro); Hodges (3,off P Niekro); Milner (7,off P Niekro).  3B–Atlanta Garr (10,off Parker).  HR–Atlanta Evans (6,1st inning off Parker 0 on, 1 out).  SH–P Niekro (5,off Parker); Oates (8,off McGraw).  SB–Garrett (1,2nd base off P Niekro/Oates).  WP–P Niekro (2).  U-HP–Shag Crawford, 1B–John Kibler, 2B–Andy Olsen, 3B–Dutch Rennert.  T–2:17.  A–35,994.
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