New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves
May 12, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1976 at Fulton County 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 6, Atlanta Braves 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Phillips 2b 5 0 1 1
Unser cf 3 0 0 1
Kranepool lf 4 1 1 0
Kingman rf 5 2 4 3
Torre 1b 5 1 2 0
Hodges c 4 1 0 0
Staiger 3b 3 1 1 1
Harrelson ss 2 0 1 0
Koosman p 2 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 10 6
Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Lacy cf 5 0 1 0
Royster 3b 3 0 1 0
Paciorek lf 3 0 0 0
Henderson rf 4 0 0 0
Williams 1b 4 1 2 0
Correll c 4 1 1 0
Perez 2b 3 0 2 0
Chaney ss 3 0 0 0
  Wynn ph 1 1 1 3
Messersmith p 1 0 0 0
  Gilbreath ph 1 0 0 0
  Dal Canton p 0 0 0 0
  Gaston ph 1 0 0 0
  Torrealba p 0 0 0 0
  Office ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
New York 010 310 1006102
Atlanta 000 000 003382
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman  W (4-1) 8.2 8 3 3 2 2
  Lockwood  SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
2
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith  L (0-4) 5.0 6 5 5 5 3
  Dal Canton   2.0 1 1 0 1 0
  Torrealba   2.0 3 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
5
6
4

  E–Torre (2), Hodges (1), Correll (1), Dal Canton (1).  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–New York Torre (2,off Messersmith); Kingman (3,off Dal Canton).  HR–New York Kingman 2 (14,2nd inning off Messersmith 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Messersmith 0 on, 0 out), Atlanta Wynn (3,9th inning off Koosman 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Koosman 2 (7,off Dal Canton,off Torrealba); Royster (6,off Koosman).  SF–Unser (1,off Messersmith).  SB–Torre (1,2nd base off Messersmith/Correll).  CS–Royster (3,2nd base by Koosman/Hodges).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Art Williams, 2B–(none), 3B–Paul Pryor.  T–2:21.  A–8,408.
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