Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets
June 21, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 1977 at Shea 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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Atlanta Braves 2, New York Mets 5

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Bonnell cf,rf 5 0 1 0
Moore 3b 3 1 0 0
  Royster 3b 1 0 0 0
Montanez 1b 5 1 2 2
Burroughs rf 3 0 0 0
  Office cf 0 0 0 0
Matthews lf 4 0 0 0
Correll c 4 0 0 0
Gilbreath 2b 4 0 1 0
Chaney ss 4 0 1 0
Messersmith p 3 0 0 0
  Nolan ph 1 0 0 0
  Collins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 5 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Randle 3b 3 0 0 0
Harrelson ss 2 1 1 0
Boisclair cf 3 0 0 0
  Mazzilli ph,cf 0 0 0 0
Milner 1b 4 0 1 0
Kranepool lf 5 1 2 1
  Baldwin p 0 0 0 0
Vail rf 5 0 0 0
Stearns c 5 1 2 0
Millan 2b 4 1 0 0
Matlack p 2 0 0 0
  Valentine ph 1 0 0 0
  Lockwood p 0 0 0 0
  Grote ph 1 0 0 0
  Henderson lf 1 1 1 3
Totals 36 5 7 4
Atlanta 200 000 000 00250
New York 100 000 001 03570
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith   9.0 5 2 2 5 7
  Collins  L (1-5) 1.1 2 3 3 4 1
Totals
10.1
7
5
5
9
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack   8.0 5 2 2 2 7
  Lockwood   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Baldwin  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
11.0
5
2
2
2
12

  E–None.  DP–Atlanta 2.  2B–New York Milner (6,off Messersmith); Harrelson (5,off Messersmith); Stearns (10,off Collins).  3B–Atlanta Chaney (2,off Matlack).  HR–Atlanta Montanez (8,1st inning off Matlack 1 on, 1 out), New York Kranepool (7,9th inning off Messersmith 0 on, 0 out); Henderson (1,11th inning off Collins 2 on, 1 out).  IBB–Mazzilli (2,by Collins); Millan (2,by Collins).  CS–Gilbreath (4,2nd base by Matlack/Stearns).  SB–Randle (13,3rd base off Collins/Correll); Harrelson (5,2nd base off Collins/Correll).  WP–Messersmith (5).  BK–Collins (1).  IBB–Collins 2 (5,Mazzilli,Millan).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Bill Williams, 2B–Bob Engel, 3B–Jerry Dale.  T–2:40.  A–10,613.
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