Braves @ Mets
August 16, 1972

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Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 3 9 0
Mets 1 7 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Braves 3 9 0
Mets 1 7 1

Cleon Jones Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .270
OBP .000 .330
At Bats 0 263
Hits 0 71
• Singles 0 56
• Doubles 0 10
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 21
RBI’s 0 35

Phil Niekro Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 10 0
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Shea Stadium - August 16, 1972
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Out
Phil Niekro
Earl Williams
Hank Aaron
Felix Millan
Darrell Evans
Marty Perez
Ralph Garr
Dusty Baker
Oscar Brown
Cleon Jones
Lute Barnes
John Milner

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Atlanta Braves 3 9 0 5
New York Mets 1 7 1 7
Winning Pitcher Phil Niekro
Losing Pitcher Jon Matlack
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Dusty Baker
Attendance 33,827
Time of Game 2 hours 27 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Lute Barnes pinch runs for Duffy Dyer. Cleon Jones pinch hits for Ted Martinez. Jones hits a line drive into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Dyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baker. Dyer reaches second base with a double. Milner moves to third.
Bottom 9 Boswell hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Milner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Top 9 Perez strikes out.
Top 9 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 There goes Millan. The throw from Dyer and he is out, Martinez applying the tag.
Top 9 Millan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Schneck hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Aaron hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops it up and throws to first, with Gentry covering, for the out.
Top 8 Gary Gentry now pitching. Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Willie Mays pinch hits for Jon Matlack. Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Dyer takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Niekro hits a fly ball into right field. Schneck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Perez strikes out.
Top 7 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Milner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 The ball gets by Williams for a passed ball. Kranepool moves to second.
Bottom 6 Kranepool takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Schneck strikes out.
Bottom 6 Garrett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garrett for the out.
Top 6 Millan hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Baker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Evans scores. Williams moves to second.
Top 6 Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to second for the out. Garr scores. Evans moves to third.
Top 6 Aaron is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Evans hits a line drive into center field. Agee picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Agee. Garr moves to third. Evans moves to second.
Top 6 Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Niekro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Matlack is called out on strikes.
Bottom 5 Martinez hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. Dyer moves to second.
Bottom 5 Dyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Boswell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Brown strikes out.
Top 5 Millan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Milner takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Kranepool strikes out.
Bottom 4 Schneck strikes out.
Top 4 Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Aaron hits a line drive into center field. Agee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Evans is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Garrett strikes out.
Bottom 3 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Matlack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Schneck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brown hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Martinez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baker throws the ball in to Millan who tags Martinez trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Dyer scores.
Bottom 2 Dyer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Baker. Dyer reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Boswell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Aaron fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Milner takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Millan hits a fly ball into right field. Schneck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Williams strikes out.
Bottom 1 Kranepool hits a fly ball into center field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Schneck hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Garrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Agee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Evans strikes out.
Top 1 There goes Garr. The throw from Dyer and he is out, Boswell applying the tag.
Top 1 Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.