Friday May 23, 1975
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The Mets scored all their runs in one inning to beat the Braves, 3-1. Del Unser, Felix Millan, Ed Kranepool and Rusty Staub led off the fourth with consecutive singles to score two runs. The third tally came in as Joe Torre grounded into a double play. The Braves' run scored in the second on a single by Dusty Baker, a stolen base and single by Larvell Blanks. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, Atlanta Braves 1

Game Played on Friday, May 23, 1975 (Night game) at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 Braves 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Unser cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .325 Garr lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Millan 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .240 Gilbreath 2b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .241 Kranepool 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 .389 Evans 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287 Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Williams 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .214 Staub rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 .320 Beall 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gallagher rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Baker rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .268 Torre 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Lum cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Garrett 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Blanks ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .245 Milner lf,1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .215 Correll c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Phillips ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Morton p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .154 Grote c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Perez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Matlack p 2 0 0 0 1 1 .125 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Apodaca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 8 2 1 1 Totals 33 1 8 1 2 6 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 10,144 Left on Base: Mets 2, Braves 7 DP: Mets 2, Braves 4 Errors: Williams Stolen Bases: Baker (5), Blanks (1) GIDP: Milner (1), Grote (2), Torre 2 (7), Lum (5), Correll (8) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack W(5-3) 7.2 8 1 1 2 6 0 31 3.90 Apodaca SV(4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.13 Totals 9 8 1 1 2 6 0 35 Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morton L(5-4) 7 8 3 3 0 1 0 26 4.26 House 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 8.15 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 1 0 32 Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Ed Sudol, 2B - Bill Williams, 3B - Andy Olsen METS 1ST: Unser grounded out (third to first); Millan grounded out (second to first); Kranepool flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Gilbreath struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. METS 2ND: Staub singled to center; Torre forced Staub (second to shortstop); Milner grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Torre out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0. BRAVES 2ND: Williams popped to first; Baker singled to left; Baker stole second; Lum lined to right; Blanks singled to center [Baker scored]; Blanks stole second; Correll grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. METS 3RD: Phillips reached on an error by Williams [Phillips to first]; Grote grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Phillips out at second]; Matlack was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. BRAVES 3RD: Morton struck out; Garr struck out; Gilbreath flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1. METS 4TH: Unser singled to left; Millan singled to right [Unser to third]; Kranepool singled to right [Unser scored, Millan to second]; Staub singled to right [Millan scored, Kranepool to third]; Torre grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kranepool scored (no RBI), Staub out at second]; Milner singled to center; Phillips flied out to center; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 4TH: Evans grounded out (second to first); Williams singled to center; Baker singled to left [Williams to second]; Lum grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Baker out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 1. METS 5TH: Grote grounded out (third to first); Matlack flied out to center; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 5TH: Blanks flied out to center; Correll popped to first in foul territory; Morton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 1. METS 6TH: Millan grounded out (third to first); Kranepool singled to right; Staub singled to right [Kranepool to third]; Torre grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 6TH: Garr popped to third in foul territory; Gilbreath walked; Evans singled to right [Gilbreath to third]; Williams struck out; Baker walked [Evans to second]; Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 1. METS 7TH: Milner grounded out (first to pitcher); Phillips popped to second; Grote grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 7TH: Blanks singled to left; Correll grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Blanks out at second]; PEREZ BATTED FOR MORTON; Perez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 1. METS 8TH: HOUSE REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); Matlack walked; Unser popped to pitcher; Millan forced Matlack; Millan was picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 8TH: ALOU REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PLAYING LF); MILNER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Garr lined to center; Gilbreath singled to right; Evans forced Gilbreath (third to second); Williams singled to left [Evans to second]; APODACA REPLACED MATLACK (PITCHING); Baker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 1. METS 9TH: BEALL REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING 1B); Alou grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Torre lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 1. BRAVES 9TH: GARRETT REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING 3B); GALLAGHER REPLACED STAUB (PLAYING RF); Lum grounded out (shortstop to first); Blanks grounded out (third to first); Correll flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 1.

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