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Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 9, 1976
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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 July 9, 1976 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1976 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 9, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Craig Swan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 12,871 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Vargo 1B: Andy Olsen 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Dutch Rennert |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Phillips | Shortstop |
| Felix Millan | Second Baseman |
| John Milner | Left Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Right Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | First Baseman |
| Ron Hodges | Catcher |
| Wayne Garrett | Third Baseman |
| Leon Brown | Center Fielder |
| Craig Swan | Pitcher |
| Joe Frazier | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rowland Office | Center Fielder |
| Rod Gilbreath | Second Baseman |
| Tom Paciorek | Left Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Ken Henderson | Right Fielder |
| Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
| Jerry Royster | Third Baseman |
| Biff Pocoroba | Catcher |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
July 9, 1976
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Niekro
Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Niekro
Millan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milner vs. Niekro
Milner hits a popup towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kingman vs. Niekro
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Niekro
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Swan
Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Swan
Gilbreath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Millan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Swan
Paciorek hits a fly ball into right field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Niekro
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Niekro
Garrett hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Niekro
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swan vs. Niekro
Swan bunts towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Swan for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Niekro
Phillipshits a dribbler in front of the plate. Pocoroba interferes with Phillips who is awarded first base. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Millan vs. Niekro
Millan hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Swan
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Swan
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Swan
Chaney is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Niekro
Milner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Niekro
Kingman strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Niekro
Kranepool hits a popup towards short. Chaney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Swan
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Swan
Pocoroba is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Swan
Niekro hits a fly ball into left field. Milner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Niekro
Hodges hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Niekro
Garrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Niekro
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garrett moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Swan vs. Niekro
Swan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and has Garrett trapped. There's the throw to Chaney who tags Garrett for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Niekro
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Swan
Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Swan
Gilbreath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paciorek vs. Swan
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garrett juggles the ball. That's an error on Garrett. Gilbreath moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Montanez vs. Swan
There goes Paciorek. The throw from Hodges and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Gilbreath scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Montanez vs. Swan
Montanez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henderson vs. Swan
Henderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chaney vs. Swan
Hodges fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hodges. Paciorek scores. Henderson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chaney vs. Swan
Chaney hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millan vs. Niekro
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milner vs. Niekro
Milner hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Niekro
Kingman hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Swan
Royster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pocoroba vs. Swan
Pocoroba hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Royster goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Niekro vs. Swan
Niekro hits a popup, foul, towards third. Garrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Office vs. Swan
Office hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbreath vs. Swan
There goes Office. The throw from Hodges and he is out, Phillips applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Niekro
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henderson. Kranepool reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Niekro
Hodges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kranepool scores. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garrett vs. Niekro
Garrett strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Niekro
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbreath vs. Myrick
Bob Myrick now pitching.
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Myrick
Paciorek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Myrick
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Myrick
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kranepool scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Henderson for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vail vs. Niekro
Mike Vail pinch hits for Bob Myrick.
Vail hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Niekro
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath misplays the ball. That's an error on Gilbreath. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Millan vs. Niekro
Millan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milner vs. Niekro
Milner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chaney vs. Espinosa
Nino Espinosa now pitching.
Chaney hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Espinosa
Royster strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pocoroba vs. Espinosa
Pocoroba hits a popup towards first. Kranepool settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Niekro
Kingman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Niekro
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Niekro
Hodges hits a line drive towards first. Montanez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garrett vs. Niekro
Garrett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Espinosa
Dave May pinch hits for Phil Niekro.
May hits a fly ball into center field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Espinosa
Office hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan misplays the ball. That's an error on Millan. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbreath vs. Espinosa
Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Phillips fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paciorek vs. Espinosa
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Millan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gilbreath moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. Espinosa
Montanez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gilbreath scores. Paciorek moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Apodaca
Bob Apodaca now pitching.
Henderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Paciorek scores. Montanez moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chaney vs. Apodaca
Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Apodaca fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Marshall
Mike Marshall now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Marshall
Joe Torre pinch hits for Bob Apodaca.
Torre hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Marshall
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1976 -- New York at Atlanta (N)
New York AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Phillips M, ss 4 0 1 0 Office R, cf 4 0 0 0
Millan F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Gilbreath R, 2b 3 2 0 0
Milner J, lf 4 0 0 0 Paciorek T, lf 4 2 2 0
Kingman D, rf 4 1 1 1 Montanez W, 1b 4 0 1 1
Kranepool E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Henderson K, rf 3 0 1 1
Hodges R, c 4 0 1 1 Chaney D, ss 4 0 0 0
Garrett W, 3b 3 1 1 1 Royster J, 3b 3 1 1 0
Brown L, cf 4 0 2 0 Pocoroba B, c 3 0 1 1
Swan C, p 1 0 0 0 Niekro P, p 2 0 0 0
Myrick B, p 0 0 0 0 May D, ph 1 0 0 0
Vail M, ph 1 0 0 0 Marshall M, p 0 0 0 0
Espinosa N, p 0 0 0 0
Apodaca B, p 0 0 0 0
Torre J, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 3 8 3 31 5 6 3
New York 010 001 010 -- 3
Atlanta 000 210 02x -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Swan C 5.0 2 3 1 2 5
Myrick B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Espinosa N (L) 1.2 2 2 0 0 1
Apodaca B 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P (W) 8.0 8 3 3 1 5
Marshall M (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Pocoroba B, Garrett W, Hodges R 2, Gilbreath R, Millan F
DP -- Atlanta 1
LOB -- New York 7, Atlanta 4
2B -- Kranepool E
HR -- Garrett W, Kingman D
SB -- Paciorek T
CS -- Office R
SH -- Swan C
T -- 2:14
A -- 12871
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