St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 48
Played on Sunday, May 29, 1983 (D) at Astrodome

STL N    0  0  0    0  4  1    0  2  0  -   7  9  0
HOU N    0  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Herr 2b                       4   0   1   0       1   1       3   1
  Ramsey pr,2b                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Oberkfell 3b                  4   0   1   0       1   0       1   1
L. Smith lf                   4   1   0   0       0   1       2   0
  Green lf                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Hernandez 1b                  4   2   1   0       1   0      11   1
Hendrick rf                   4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
McGee cf                      3   2   2   2       1   0       4   0
Quirk c                       3   1   2   4       1   0       3   5
O. Smith ss                   4   0   0   1       0   1       1   6
LaPoint p                     3   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
  Iorg ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sutter p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       35   7   9   7       5   4      27  15

BATTING - 
HR: Quirk (1,5th inning off M. Scott 2 on 0 out).
HBP: Hendrick (1,by M. Scott).
GDP: LaPoint (2,off M. Scott).
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Hernandez (1,2nd base off LaCorte/Pujols); O. Smith (9,2nd base off LaCorte/Pujols).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
T. Scott cf                   4   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Bass rf                       3   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
Thon ss                       4   1   1   0       0   2       7   5
Garner 3b                     4   1   1   3       0   2       0   2
Knight 1b                     3   0   0   0       1   0      10   0
Tolman lf                     2   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
  Puhl ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Doran 2b                      3   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
  Reynolds ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Pujols c                      3   0   2   0       0   1       5   0
M. Scott p                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
  Ashby ph                    1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Walling pr                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  LaCorte p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       30   3   6   3       3   6      27  12

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Garner-Thon-Doran.
E: M. Scott (1).

BATTING - 
HR: Garner (6,4th inning off LaPoint 2 on 0 out).
SH: M. Scott (3,off LaPoint).
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Tolman (1,2nd base by LaPoint/Quirk); Bass (1,2nd base by LaPoint/Quirk).

PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
LaPoint W(4-1)                7     6   3   3   3   5   1  28
Sutter                        2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6
Totals                        9     6   3   3   3   6   1  34

WP: LaPoint (6).

Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
M. Scott L(0-3)               7     8   5   5   1   3   1  30
LaCorte                       2     1   2   2   4   1   0  11
Totals                        9     9   7   7   5   4   1  41

HBP: M. Scott (2,Hendrick).

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Paul Runge, 3B - Jim Quick
Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 19600


Starting Lineups:

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros           
1. Herr                2b        T. Scott            cf
2. Oberkfell           3b        Bass                rf
3. L. Smith            lf        Thon                ss
4. Hernandez           1b        Garner              3b
5. Hendrick            rf        Knight              1b
6. McGee               cf        Tolman              lf
7. Quirk               c         Doran               2b
8. O. Smith            ss        Pujols              c
9. LaPoint             p         M. Scott            p

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr was called out on strikes; Oberkfell
grounded out (shortstop to first); L. Smith was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: T. Scott flied out to center; Bass flied out to
center; Thon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0,
Astros 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hendrick grounded out (third to first); McGee flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Garner struck out (catcher to first); Knight walked;
Tolman flied out to center; Doran forced Knight (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Quirk walked; O. Smith struck out; On a bunt
LaPoint grounded into a double play (third to shortstop to
second) [Quirk out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Pujols struck out; M. Scott struck out; T. Scott
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals
0, Astros 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Herr grounded out (shortstop to first); Oberkfell
grounded out (pitcher to first); L. Smith grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Bass singled to left; Thon singled to second [Bass
to second]; Garner homered [Bass scored, Thon scored]; Knight
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Tolman walked;
Tolman was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Doran
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cardinals 0, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Hernandez singled to right; Hendrick singled to
left [Hernandez to second]; McGee singled to center [Hernandez
scored, Hendrick to second]; Quirk homered [Hendrick scored,
McGee scored]; O. Smith grounded out (first unassisted); LaPoint
grounded out (shortstop to first); Herr grounded out (second to
first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 4, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Pujols singled to center; M. Scott out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Pujols to second]; LaPoint
threw a wild pitch [Pujols to third]; T. Scott grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bass walked; Bass was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 4,
Astros 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Oberkfell singled to right; L. Smith forced
Oberkfell (shortstop unassisted) [L. Smith to first]; L. Smith
was picked off first but was safe on an error by M. Scott [L.
Smith to third]; Hernandez made an out to shortstop; Hendrick
was hit by a pitch; McGee singled to left [L. Smith scored,
Hendrick to second]; Quirk grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Thon struck out (catcher to first); Garner grounded
out (shortstop to first); Knight lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: O. Smith made an out to shortstop; LaPoint
singled to left; Herr singled to right [LaPoint to second];
Oberkfell made an out to shortstop; L. Smith flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Tolman flied out to left; Doran grounded out
(shortstop to first); Pujols singled to right; ASHBY BATTED FOR
M. SCOTT; Ashby singled to second [Pujols to second]; WALLING
RAN FOR ASHBY; T. Scott flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Cardinals 5, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: LACORTE REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Hernandez
walked; Hendrick flied out to center; Hernandez stole second;
McGee walked; Quirk singled to center [Hernandez scored, McGee
to third]; O. Smith forced Quirk (second to shortstop) [McGee
scored, O. Smith to first]; IORG BATTED FOR LAPOINT; O. Smith
stole second; Iorg made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 7, Astros 3.

ASTROS 8TH: GREEN REPLACED L. SMITH (PLAYING LF); SUTTER
REPLACED IORG (PITCHING); Bass flied out to center; Thon made an
out to first; Garner struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Astros 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: Herr walked; RAMSEY RAN FOR HERR; Oberkfell
walked [Ramsey to second]; Green struck out; Hernandez flied out
to right; Hendrick popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Astros 3.

ASTROS 9TH: RAMSEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Knight grounded
out (pitcher unassisted); PUHL BATTED FOR TOLMAN; Puhl flied out
to right; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR DORAN; Reynolds grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 7, Astros
3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cardinals        7   9   0    7
 Astros           3   6   1    4


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