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Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 12, 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 May 12, 1976 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 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 | May 12, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jerry Koosman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Andy Messersmith |
| Ballpark | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium |
| City | Atlanta |
| State | GA |
| Attendance | 8,408 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Art Williams 2B: (none) 3B: Paul Pryor |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Phillips | Second Baseman |
| Del Unser | Center Fielder |
| Ed Kranepool | Left Fielder |
| Dave Kingman | Right Fielder |
| Joe Torre | First Baseman |
| Ron Hodges | Catcher |
| Roy Staiger | Third Baseman |
| Bud Harrelson | Shortstop |
| Jerry Koosman | Pitcher |
| Joe Frazier | Manager |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Lacy | Center Fielder |
| Jerry Royster | Third Baseman |
| Tom Paciorek | Left Fielder |
| Ken Henderson | Right Fielder |
| Earl Williams | First Baseman |
| Vic Correll | Catcher |
| Marty Perez | Second Baseman |
| Darrel Chaney | Shortstop |
| Andy Messersmith | Pitcher |
| Dave Bristol | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Braves
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
May 12, 1976
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Messersmith
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phillips for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Messersmith
Unser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kranepool vs. Messersmith
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Messersmith fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Koosman
Lacy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Royster vs. Koosman
Royster bunts towards the mound. Koosman fields it and throws to first for the out. Lacy moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Paciorek vs. Koosman
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Koosman
Henderson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Messersmith
Kingman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Messersmith
Torre hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Henderson. Torre reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hodges vs. Messersmith
Hodges strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staiger vs. Messersmith
Staiger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Messersmith
Harrelson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. Torre moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koosman vs. Messersmith
Koosman hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Chaney fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Koosman
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Correll vs. Koosman
Correll hits a line drive into right field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Koosman
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chaney vs. Koosman
Chaney hits a fly ball into right field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Messersmith
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Messersmith
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Messersmith, and towards Perez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Messersmith
Kranepool takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Messersmith
Kingman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Royster 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: ---
Messersmith vs. Koosman
Messersmith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Koosman
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Koosman
Royster hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Paciorek vs. Koosman
There goes Royster. The throw from Hodges and he is out, Phillips applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Messersmith
Torre hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hodges vs. Messersmith
There goes Torre. The throw from Correll and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Messersmith
Hodges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staiger vs. Messersmith
Staiger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torre scores. Hodges moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Harrelson vs. Messersmith
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. Hodges moves to third. Staiger moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Koosman vs. Messersmith
Koosman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phillips vs. Messersmith
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hodges scores. Staiger moves to third. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Unser vs. Messersmith
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Staiger tags and scores. Harrelson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kranepool vs. Messersmith
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Koosman
Paciorek hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Hodges settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Hodges. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Koosman
Paciorek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Koosman
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Koosman
Williams hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Correll vs. Koosman
Correll hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kingman vs. Messersmith
Kingman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torre vs. Messersmith
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hodges vs. Messersmith
Hodges is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staiger vs. Messersmith
Staiger 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, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Koosman
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chaney vs. Koosman
Chaney hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Hodges fields it and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilbreath vs. Koosman
Rod Gilbreath pinch hits for Andy Messersmith.
Gilbreath hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lacy vs. Koosman
Lacy hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Dal Canton
Bruce Dal Canton now pitching.
Harrelson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koosman vs. Dal Canton
Koosman bunts towards the mound. Dal Canton fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Dal Canton
Phillips hits a fly ball into center field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Unser vs. Dal Canton
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Koosman
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Koosman
Paciorek hits a fly ball into right field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Koosman
Henderson hits a popup towards first. Torre settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Dal Canton
Kranepool hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dal Canton juggles the ball. That's an error on Dal Canton. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Dal Canton
Kingman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Paciorek. Kingman reaches second base with a double. Kranepool goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torre vs. Dal Canton
Torre hits a fly ball into center field. Lacy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kingman moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Dal Canton
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dal Canton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staiger vs. Dal Canton
Staiger hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Koosman
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Correll vs. Koosman
Correll hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Koosman
Perez takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chaney vs. Koosman
Chaney hits a fly ball into right field. Kingman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gaston vs. Koosman
Cito Gaston pinch hits for Bruce Dal Canton.
Gaston hits a line drive towards third. Staiger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrelson vs. Torrealba
Pablo Torrealba now pitching.
Harrelson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koosman vs. Torrealba
Koosman bunts towards the mound. Torrealba fields it and throws to first for the out. Harrelson moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Torrealba
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Unser vs. Torrealba
Unser hits a fly ball into left field. Paciorek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lacy vs. Koosman
Lacy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Koosman
Royster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Staiger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paciorek vs. Koosman
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrelson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Torrealba
Kranepool hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kingman vs. Torrealba
Kingman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torre vs. Torrealba
Torre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kranepool moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hodges vs. Torrealba
Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Koosman
Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Koosman
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Correll vs. Koosman
Correll hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Koosman
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Kranepool settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wynn vs. Koosman
Jim Wynn pinch hits for Darrel Chaney.
Wynn hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Office vs. Koosman
Rowland Office pinch hits for Pablo Torrealba.
Office hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torre juggles the ball. That's an error on Torre. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lacy vs. Lockwood
Skip Lockwood now pitching.
Lacy hits a fly ball into center field. Unser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1976 -- New York at Atlanta (N)
New York AB R H RBI Atlanta AB R H RBI
Phillips M, 2b 5 0 1 1 Lacy L, cf 5 0 1 0
Unser D, cf 3 0 0 1 Royster J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Kranepool E, lf 4 1 1 0 Paciorek T, lf 3 0 0 0
Kingman D, rf 5 2 4 3 Henderson K, rf 4 0 0 0
Torre J, 1b 5 1 2 0 Williams E, 1b 4 1 2 0
Hodges R, c 4 1 0 0 Correll V, c 4 1 1 0
Staiger R, 3b 3 1 1 1 Perez M, 2b 3 0 2 0
Harrelson B, ss 2 0 1 0 Chaney D, ss 3 0 0 0
Koosman J, p 2 0 0 0 Wynn J, ph 1 1 1 3
Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0 Messersmith A, p 1 0 0 0
Gilbreath R, ph 1 0 0 0
Dal Canton B, p 0 0 0 0
Gaston C, ph 1 0 0 0
Torrealba P, p 0 0 0 0
Office R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 6 10 6 34 3 8 3
New York 010 310 100 -- 6
Atlanta 000 000 003 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koosman J (W) 8.2 8 3 3 2 2
Lockwood S (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Messersmith A (L) 5.0 6 5 5 5 3
Dal Canton B 2.0 1 1 0 1 0
Torrealba P 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
E -- Correll V, Hodges R, Dal Canton B, Torre J
DP -- Atlanta 2
LOB -- New York 9, Atlanta 7
2B -- Torre J, Kingman D
HR -- Kingman D 2, Wynn J
SB -- Torre J
CS -- Royster J
SH -- Royster J, Koosman J 2
SF -- Unser D
T -- 2:21
A -- 8408
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