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Atlanta Braves @ New York Mets

1991-06-12 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 20815 · 64°F, cloudy · Wind to CF · 2:32

Atlanta Braves defeated New York Mets 6–1. Atlanta Braves put up 4 in the 5th. Steve Avery earned the win. Howard Johnson went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	6	13
NYN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5

W: Steve Avery L: Ron Darling SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Hohn · 1B: Terry Tata · 2B: Jeff Kellogg · 3B: Steve Rippley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Otis Nixon	5	2	2	0	0	1
Jeff Blauser	3	1	1	1	1	0
Ron Gant	5	1	1	2	0	0
David Justice	4	1	1	1	1	1
Sid Bream	4	0	1	0	1	1
Greg Olson	4	0	2	0	0	1
Mark Lemke	4	0	1	1	0	0
Rafael Belliard	4	0	0	0	0	0
Steve Avery	4	1	4	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mark Carreon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Magadan	3	0	0	0	1	0
Gregg Jefferies	4	0	1	0	0	0
Kevin McReynolds	4	0	1	0	0	0
Howard Johnson	4	1	1	1	0	2
Hubie Brooks	3	0	0	0	1	1
Rick Cerone	3	0	1	0	1	0
Kevin Elster	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ron Darling	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Herr	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mackey Sasser	1	0	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Avery	9.0	5	3	3

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ron Darling	5.0	9	3	2
Doug Simons	2.0	2	0	1
Jeff Innis	2.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Otis Nixon: K
Jeff Blauser: W
Ron Gant: 7/F7LD
David Justice: 2/BINT/L2LF.1-1

Bot 1

Mark Carreon: 63/G6M
Dave Magadan: 43/G4
Gregg Jefferies: D9/G3D
Kevin McReynolds: 8/F8LD

Top 2

Sid Bream: 4/L4
Greg Olson: D7/G5D
Mark Lemke: 43/G4.2-3
Rafael Belliard: 53/G5S

Bot 2

Howard Johnson: 9/F89D
Hubie Brooks: 9/F9D
Rick Cerone: W
Kevin Elster: 64(1)/FO/G6M.B-1

Top 3

Steve Avery: S8/L8LS
Otis Nixon: S/BG34S.1-2
Jeff Blauser: 9/F89M
Ron Gant: WP.2-3;1-2
Ron Gant: 5/L5
David Justice: W
Sid Bream: PO2(16).3-3;1-1

Bot 3

Ron Darling: 43/G4M
Mark Carreon: 8/F8RM
Dave Magadan: W
Gregg Jefferies: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1

Top 4

Sid Bream: D9/F9LD
Greg Olson: 13/SH/B34S.2-3
Mark Lemke: FC1/BG15S.3XH(12);B-1
Rafael Belliard: 6/L6

Bot 4

Kevin McReynolds: S7/L7S
Howard Johnson: K
Hubie Brooks: W.1-2
Rick Cerone: 54(1)/FO/G56.2-3;B-1
Kevin Elster: 64(1)/FO/G6M.B-1

Top 5

Steve Avery: S8/G6MD
Otis Nixon: S8/G4MD.1-2
Jeff Blauser: 15(2)/FO/BG25.1-2;B-1
Ron Gant: T/L89M.2-H;1-H
David Justice: D9/L9LD.3-H
Sid Bream: W
Greg Olson: K
Mark Lemke: S9/G34D.2-H;1-2
Rafael Belliard: 3/L3F

Bot 5

Tom Herr: 43/G4
Mark Carreon: 8/F8RXD
Dave Magadan: 7/F7M

Top 6

Steve Avery: T/F8LXD
Otis Nixon: 43/G4.3-3
Jeff Blauser: 7/SF/F7LD.3-H(RBI)
Ron Gant: 43/G4

Bot 6

Gregg Jefferies: 5/P6MS
Kevin McReynolds: 7/F7M
Howard Johnson: K

Top 7

David Justice: 31/G34
Sid Bream: K
Greg Olson: S8/G6MD
Mark Lemke: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1

Bot 7

Hubie Brooks: K
Rick Cerone: 5/P25
Kevin Elster: D9/F9LM
Mackey Sasser: 5/P5F

Top 8

Rafael Belliard: 3/G3S
Steve Avery: S7/G56D
Otis Nixon: 36(1)/FO/G34S.B-1
Jeff Blauser: D/L34D.1-3
Ron Gant: WP.3-H;2-3
Ron Gant: 63/G6

Bot 8

Mark Carreon: 4/P4
Dave Magadan: 43/G4MD
Gregg Jefferies: 8/F8RXD

Top 9

David Justice: K
Sid Bream: 6/L6M
Greg Olson: 53/G5

Bot 9

Kevin McReynolds: 7/F7M
Howard Johnson: HR/F7LD.B-H
Hubie Brooks: 7/F7D
Rick Cerone: S7/G5D
Kevin Elster: 13/G13S

Notes & reviews

Protest=V Debut for umpire Jeff Kellogg
David Justice swung and missed the first pitch; he was called out for interfering with catcher Rick Cerone's attempted throw to 2B; Braves protest game

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