St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 21
Played on Wednesday, April 28, 1982 (D) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 4 10 1 STL N 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 x - 5 6 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Puhl rf 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 Scott cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 Knight 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 Cruz lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 Ashby c 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 Pittman pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Howe 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 12 0 Garner 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 Thon ss 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 Heep ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Garcia ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Niekro p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walling ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Moffitt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 10 4 6 3 24 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Garner-Thon-Howe, Garner-Thon-Howe. E: Garner (3). BATTING - 2B: Cruz (3,off Forsch); Garner (5,off Forsch). SH: Scott (1,off Forsch). HBP: Howe (1,by Forsch). GDP: Knight (2,off Forsch). IBB: Ashby (2,by Forsch). Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING - SB: Puhl (2,2nd base off Forsch/Porter).
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A L. Smith lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Herr 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 4 Hernandez 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 11 0 Porter c 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 Iorg rf 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 Landrum rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oberkfell 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 Green cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 Ramsey ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 Forsch p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 5 6 5 6 2 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Herr-Ramsey-Hernandez. BATTING - 2B: Oberkfell (1,off Niekro). GDP: Iorg (4,off Niekro); Forsch (1,off LaCorte). Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING - SB: Herr (6,2nd base off LaCorte/Ashby). CS: L. Smith (5,2nd base by Niekro/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro 5.1 4 3 3 2 2 0 21 Smith L(0-2) 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 3 LaCorte 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 Moffitt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 6 5 5 6 2 0 34 WP: Niekro (1), LaCorte (2). Inherited Runners - Scored: Smith 2-2; LaCorte 3-2. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch W(4-0) 7 8 4 4 6 2 0 34 Sutter SV(7) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 Totals 9 10 4 4 6 3 0 42 Forsch faced 1 batter in the 8th inning HBP: Forsch (2,Howe). IBB: Forsch (1,Ashby). Inherited Runners - Scored: Sutter 1-1. . Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ed Montague Time of Game: 2:38 Attendance: 15757 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Puhl rf L. Smith lf 2. Scott cf Herr 2b 3. Knight 3b Hernandez 1b 4. Cruz lf Porter c 5. Ashby c Iorg rf 6. Howe 1b Oberkfell 3b 7. Garner 2b Green cf 8. Thon ss Ramsey ss 9. Niekro p Forsch p ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to center; Scott singled to center [Puhl to second]; Knight singled to center [Puhl to third, Scott out at second (center to second)]; Cruz lined to second; Ashby walked [Knight to second]; Howe walked [Puhl scored, Knight to third, Ashby to second]; Garner grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: L. Smith singled to left; L. Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Herr struck out; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Thon was called out on strikes; Niekro grounded out (third to first); Puhl walked; Puhl stole second; Scott grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Porter reached on an error by Garner [Porter to first]; Iorg walked [Porter to second]; Oberkfell flied out to left; Green lined to center; Ramsey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Knight flied out to right; Cruz grounded out (second to first); Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch struck out; L. Smith flied out to center; Herr grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 4TH: Howe singled to center; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first) [Howe to second]; Thon was called out on strikes; Niekro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Porter singled to right; Iorg grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 5TH: Puhl walked; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Puhl to second]; Knight grounded out (third to first); Cruz doubled to right [Puhl scored]; Ashby was walked intentionally; Howe was hit by a pitch [Cruz to third, Ashby to second]; Garner forced Ashby (third unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell doubled to center; Green grounded out (second to first) [Oberkfell to third]; Ramsey grounded out (shortstop to first) [Oberkfell scored]; Forsch grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 6TH: Thon walked; On a bunt Niekro popped to first in foul territory; Puhl singled to right [Thon to second]; Scott singled to left [Puhl to second, Thon scored]; Knight grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Scott out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: L. Smith grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Herr singled to shortstop; Niekro threw a wild pitch [Herr to second]; Hernandez walked; SMITH REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Porter walked [Herr to third, Hernandez to second]; Iorg walked [Herr scored, Hernandez to third, Porter to second]; Oberkfell walked [Hernandez scored, Porter to third, Iorg to second]; LACORTE REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Green singled to right [Oberkfell to second, Iorg scored, Porter scored]; Ramsey singled to center [Green to second, Oberkfell to third]; Forsch grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Ramsey out at second]; Mike Ramsey called for interference at 2B; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Ashby lined to left; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 7TH: L. Smith flied out to right; Herr walked; Herr stole second; LaCorte threw a wild pitch [Herr to third]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Porter popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 8TH: LANDRUM REPLACED IORG (PLAYING RF); Garner doubled to left; HEEP BATTED FOR THON; SUTTER REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Heep flied out to center [Garner to third]; WALLING BATTED FOR LACORTE; Walling singled to first [Garner scored]; Puhl flied out to left; Scott flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 5. CARDINALS 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED HEEP (PLAYING SS); MOFFITT REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Landrum flied out to center; Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); Green grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 5. ASTROS 9TH: Knight singled to left; Cruz struck out; Ashby forced Knight (second to shortstop); PITTMAN RAN FOR ASHBY; Howe flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 10 1 11 Cardinals 5 6 0 5
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