St. Louis Cardinals 8, Houston Astros 4
Regular Season Game 38
Played on Tuesday, May 17, 1983 (N) at Busch Stadium II
HOU N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 9 1 STL N 0 1 5 0 2 0 0 0 x - 8 9 0
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Moreno cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Walling ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LaCorte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Puhl rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Thon ss 4 2 2 1 0 1 4 3 Garner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cruz lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 Spilman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 Ashby c 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 Doran 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 Niekro p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Ruhle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bass ph,cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 35 4 9 4 1 1 24 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Doran-Thon-Spilman. E: Niekro (4). PB: Ashby (4). BATTING - 2B: Cruz (8,off Forsch); Ashby (10,off Forsch); Doran (3,off Forsch). HR: Thon (3,4th inning off Forsch 0 on 0 out). GDP: Spilman (1,off Forsch). Team LOB: 5. 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 2 1 0 1 0 McGee cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 12 0 Porter c 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Quirk c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Iorg rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Green pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Oberkfell 3b 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 Herr 2b 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 Ramsey 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 O. Smith ss 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 5 Forsch p 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 Von Ohlen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 8 9 8 6 3 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. O. Smith-Herr-Hernandez. PB: Porter (3). BATTING - 2B: L. Smith (7,off Niekro); O. Smith (5,off Smith); McGee (1,off Smith); Iorg (2,off Smith). SF: Forsch (1,off Niekro); Iorg (2,off Niekro). GDP: Iorg (2,off Ruhle). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: L. Smith (8,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby); O. Smith (7,2nd base off Niekro/Ashby).
PITCHING
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Niekro L(1-4) 2.2 5 6 3 4 1 0 19 Ruhle 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Smith 3 4 2 2 1 1 0 14 LaCorte 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 8 9 8 5 6 3 0 40 Inherited Runners - Scored: Ruhle 2-0. .
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch W(3-3) 8.2 9 4 4 1 1 1 35 Von Ohlen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 9 4 4 1 1 1 36 Inherited Runners - Scored: Von Ohlen 1-0. . Umpires: HP - Paul Runge, 1B - Dave Pallone, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Bob Engel Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 40740 Starting Lineups: Houston Astros St. Louis Cardinals 1. Moreno cf L. Smith lf 2. Puhl rf McGee cf 3. Thon ss Hernandez 1b 4. Garner 3b Porter c 5. Cruz lf Iorg rf 6. Spilman 1b Oberkfell 3b 7. Ashby c Herr 2b 8. Doran 2b O. Smith ss 9. Niekro p Forsch p ASTROS 1ST: Moreno flied out to center; Puhl singled to right; Puhl stole second; Porter allowed a passed ball [Puhl to third]; Thon struck out; Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: L. Smith walked; L. Smith stole second; McGee grounded out (third to first) [L. Smith to third]; Hernandez walked; Porter flied out to right; Iorg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz walked; Spilman grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cruz out at second]; Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Oberkfell reached on an error by Niekro [Oberkfell to first]; Herr singled to left [Oberkfell to third]; O. Smith forced Herr (pitcher to shortstop); O. Smith stole second; Forsch hit a sacrifice fly to center [Oberkfell scored (unearned), O. Smith to third]; L. Smith flied out to right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 3RD: Doran flied out to center; Niekro singled to left; Moreno flied out to left; Puhl popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 3RD: McGee grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez singled to right; Porter singled to right [Hernandez to third]; Iorg hit a sacrifice fly to right [Hernandez scored]; Oberkfell walked [Porter to second]; Herr walked [Porter to third, Oberkfell to second]; O. Smith singled to center [Porter scored, Oberkfell scored, Herr to third (on throw to home), O. Smith to second (on throw to home)]; Forsch struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; L. Smith doubled to left [Herr scored (unearned), O. Smith scored (unearned), Forsch to third]; RUHLE REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); McGee popped to shortstop; 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Cardinals 6. ASTROS 4TH: Thon homered; Garner popped to first in foul territory; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Spilman flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter walked; Iorg grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 6. ASTROS 5TH: Ashby lined to first; Doran made an out to shortstop; BASS BATTED FOR RUHLE; Bass singled to left; Moreno lined to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 5TH: SMITH REPLACED MORENO (PITCHING); BASS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Oberkfell walked; Herr forced Oberkfell (first to shortstop) [Herr to first]; O. Smith doubled to right [Herr to third]; Forsch singled to center [Herr scored, O. Smith to third]; L. Smith flied out to center; McGee doubled to center [O. Smith scored, Forsch to third]; Hernandez flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 8. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl grounded out (second to first); Thon grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 8. CARDINALS 6TH: Porter grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Iorg doubled to right; GREEN RAN FOR IORG; Oberkfell grounded out (second to first) [Green to third]; Herr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 8. ASTROS 7TH: GREEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RAMSEY REPLACED HERR (PLAYING 2B); Cruz flied out to right; Spilman singled to right; Ashby forced Spilman (second to shortstop) [Ashby to first]; Doran grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 8. CARDINALS 7TH: O. Smith flied out to left; Forsch struck out; L. Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 8. ASTROS 8TH: QUIRK REPLACED PORTER (PLAYING C ); Bass flied out to center; WALLING BATTED FOR SMITH; Walling popped to third in foul territory; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 8. CARDINALS 8TH: LACORTE REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); McGee grounded out (second to first); Hernandez struck out; Quirk grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 8. ASTROS 9TH: Thon singled to left; Garner flied out to center; Cruz doubled to right [Thon scored]; Spilman flied out to center; Ashby doubled to left [Cruz scored]; Doran doubled to right [Ashby scored]; VON OHLEN REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Bass flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Astros 4 9 1 5 Cardinals 8 9 0 8
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