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Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
June 15, 1966
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets, played on June 15, 1966 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 15, 1966 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 15, 1966 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dennis Ribant |
Home Starting Pitcher | Denny Lemaster |
Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
City | Atlanta |
State | GA |
Attendance | 13,972 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Jackowski 1B: Ed Sudol 2B: Paul Pryor 3B: John Kibler |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron Hunt | Second Baseman |
Al Luplow | Right Fielder |
Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
Cleon Jones | Center Fielder |
Hawk Taylor | Catcher |
Ron Swoboda | Left Fielder |
Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
Eddie Bressoud | Shortstop |
Dennis Ribant | Pitcher |
Wes Westrum | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Woody Woodward | Shortstop |
Hank Aaron | Right Fielder |
Felipe Alou | First Baseman |
Mack Jones | Center Fielder |
Rico Carty | Left Fielder |
Joe Torre | Catcher |
Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
Denny Lemaster | Pitcher |
Bobby Bragan | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
June 15, 1966
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Lemaster
Hunt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luplow vs. Lemaster
There goes Hunt. The throw from Torre and he is out, Millan applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luplow vs. Lemaster
Luplow strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Lemaster
Boyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Lemaster
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Ribant
Mathews hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Taylor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Ribant
Woodward hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hunt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Ribant
Aaron takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Ribant
There goes Aaron. The throw from Taylor and he is safe. Aaron steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alou vs. Ribant
Alou takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Ribant
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Lemaster
Taylor hits a popup towards first. Alou settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Lemaster
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews juggles the ball. That's an error on Mathews. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Lemaster
Kranepool hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Carty. Kranepool reaches second base with a double. Swoboda moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bressoud vs. Lemaster
Bressoud hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ribant vs. Lemaster
Ribant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Lemaster
Hunt hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luplow vs. Lemaster
Luplow hits a line drive into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Ribant
Carty hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Swoboda. Carty reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Ribant
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millan vs. Ribant
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Carty moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herrnstein vs. Ribant
John Herrnstein pinch hits for Denny Lemaster.
Herrnstein hits a fly ball into left field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Umbach
Arnold Umbach now pitching.
Boyer hits a line drive into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Umbach
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Umbach
Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. Umbach
Swoboda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Ribant
Mathews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Ribant
Woodward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Ribant
Aaron strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Umbach
Kranepool hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Umbach
Bressoud hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ribant vs. Umbach
Ribant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward misplays the ball. That's an error on Woodward. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunt vs. Umbach
Hunt bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Ribant
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Ribant
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carty vs. Ribant
Carty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torre vs. Ribant
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torre for the out. Jones scores. Carty moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millan vs. Ribant
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luplow vs. Umbach
Luplow hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Umbach
Boyer hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Umbach
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Umbach
Taylor hits a popup towards third. Mathews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
de la Hoz vs. Ribant
Mike de la Hoz pinch hits for Arnold Umbach.
de la Hoz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Ribant
Mathews hits a line drive into right field. Luplow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodward vs. Ribant
Woodward hits a fly ball into left field. Swoboda settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aaron vs. Ribant
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swoboda vs. Carroll
Clay Carroll now pitching.
Swoboda takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Carroll
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carroll fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. Carroll
Bressoud hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Ribant
Alou hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Ribant
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jones throws the ball in to Hunt who tags Jones trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Ribant
Carty hits a fly ball into right field. Luplow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Ribant
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ribant vs. Carroll
Ribant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunt vs. Carroll
Hunt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Woodward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luplow vs. Carroll
Luplow hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyer vs. Carroll
Boyer hits a line drive towards short. Woodward reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Ribant
Millan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geiger vs. Ribant
Gary Geiger pinch hits for Clay Carroll.
Geiger hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menke vs. Hepler
Bill Hepler now pitching. Denis Menke pinch hits for Eddie Mathews.
Menke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bressoud misplays the ball. That's an error on Bressoud. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Woodward vs. Hepler
There goes Menke. The throw from Taylor and he is out, Bressoud applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodward vs. Hepler
Woodward hits a line drive towards short. Bressoud reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. O'Dell
Billy O'Dell now pitching. Denis Menke now playing third base.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Alou scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. O'Dell
Taylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swoboda vs. O'Dell
Swoboda hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. O'Dell
Kranepool hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Hepler
Aaron strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alou vs. Hepler
Alou hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hepler
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Hepler covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carty vs. Hepler
Carty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressoud vs. O'Dell
Bressoud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. O'Dell
Billy Murphy pinch hits for Bill Hepler.
Murphy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bressoud moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunt vs. Abernathy
Ted Abernathy now pitching.
Hunt bunts towards the mound. Abernathy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luplow vs. Abernathy
Abernathy fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Abernathy. Bressoud scores. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Luplow vs. Abernathy
Luplow is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Abernathy
Boyer hits a fly ball into left field. Carty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murphy tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Abernathy
There goes Luplow. The throw from Torre and he is out, Millan applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Hamilton
Jack Hamilton now pitching. Jerry Grote now catching.
Torre hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Hamilton
Gene Oliver pinch hits for Felix Millan.
Oliver strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Hamilton
Frank Bolling pinch hits for Ted Abernathy.
Bolling hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menke vs. Hamilton
Menke takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Woodward vs. Hamilton
Woodward takes first base on ball four. Bolling moves to third. Menke moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Aaron vs. Hamilton
Aaron hits a fly ball into center field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/15/1966 -- New York at Atlanta (N) New York AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI Hunt R, 2b 5 0 1 0 Mathews E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Luplow A, rf 4 0 1 0 Menke D, ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Boyer K, 3b 4 0 1 1 Woodward W, ss 4 0 0 0 Jones C, cf 3 0 0 0 Aaron H, rf 4 0 0 0 Taylor H, c 4 0 2 0 Alou F, 1b 3 2 2 2 Grote J, c 0 0 0 0 Jones M, cf 4 1 2 0 Swoboda R, lf 3 1 0 0 Carty R, lf 4 0 2 0 Kranepool E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Torre J, c 4 0 0 1 Bressoud E, ss 4 2 2 3 Millan F, 2b 3 0 0 0 Ribant D, p 3 0 1 0 Oliver G, ph 1 0 0 0 Hepler B, p 0 0 0 0 Lemaster D, p 0 0 0 0 Murphy B, ph 1 1 1 0 Herrnstein J, ph 1 0 0 0 Hamilton J, p 0 0 0 0 Umbach A, p 0 0 0 0 de la Hoz M, ph 1 0 1 0 Carroll C, p 0 0 0 0 Geiger G, ph 1 1 1 1 O'Dell B, p 0 0 0 0 Abernathy T, p 0 0 0 0 Bolling F, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 10 4 35 4 9 4 New York 030 000 002 -- 5 Atlanta 000 101 110 -- 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Ribant D 6.1 7 3 3 2 1 Hepler B (W) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 Hamilton J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Lemaster D 2.0 5 3 2 0 1 Umbach A 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 Carroll C 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 O'Dell B (L)* 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 Abernathy T 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Mathews E, Woodward W, Bressoud E, Abernathy T DP -- Atlanta 1 LOB -- New York 7, Atlanta 8 2B -- Kranepool E, Carty R HR -- Bressoud E, Alou F 2, Geiger G SB -- Aaron H CS -- Hunt R, Menke D, Luplow A SF -- Boyer K T -- 2:53 A -- 13972
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