St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 3
Regular Season Game 45
Played on Thursday, May 26, 1983 (N) at Astrodome
STL N 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 8 0 HOU N 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 9 1
St. Louis Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herr 2b 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 Green lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oberkfell 3b 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 L. Smith lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 Ramsey 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hernandez 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 13 2 Hendrick rf 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 McGee cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 Porter c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O. Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Forsch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Von Ohlen p 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Brummer c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 5 8 5 4 6 27 11 FIELDING - PB: Porter (4). BATTING - 2B: Hendrick (5,off LaCoss); McGee (3,off LaCoss); Oberkfell (7,off Smith). SH: Herr (3,off Smith). IBB: Hernandez (4,by LaCoss). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: L. Smith (11,2nd base off LaCoss/Pujols); McGee (7,2nd base off Smith/Pujols); Brummer (1,2nd base off Smith/Pujols).
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Moreno cf 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 Puhl rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 Thon ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 Garner 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cruz lf 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Knight 1b 4 1 3 2 0 0 9 2 Walling pr,1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Doran 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Pujols c 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 Bass ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LaCoss p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 T. Scott ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 9 3 4 3 27 11 FIELDING - E: Smith (1). BATTING - 2B: Thon (9,off Forsch); Knight 2 (10,off Forsch,off Von Ohlen). Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING - SB: Moreno (15,2nd base off Sutter/Brummer). CS: Moreno (5,2nd base by Forsch/Porter).
PITCHING
St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Forsch 2.1 5 2 2 4 0 0 15 Von Ohlen W(1-0) 5.1 3 1 0 0 3 0 18 Sutter SV(4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 9 9 3 2 4 3 0 38 Inherited Runners - Scored: Von Ohlen 2-0; Sutter 1-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP LaCoss L(3-4) 6 5 4 4 2 2 0 25 Smith 3 3 1 1 2 4 0 15 Totals 9 8 5 5 4 6 0 40 IBB: LaCoss (5,Hernandez). Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Paul Runge, 2B - Jim Quick, 3B - Dave Pallone Time of Game: 2:47 Attendance: 10884 Starting Lineups: St. Louis Cardinals Houston Astros 1. Herr 2b Moreno cf 2. Oberkfell 3b Puhl rf 3. L. Smith lf Thon ss 4. Hernandez 1b Garner 3b 5. Hendrick rf Cruz lf 6. McGee cf Knight 1b 7. Porter c Doran 2b 8. O. Smith ss Pujols c 9. Forsch p LaCoss p CARDINALS 1ST: Herr walked; Oberkfell singled to left [Herr to second]; L. Smith forced Oberkfell (first to shortstop) [Herr to third, L. Smith to first]; L. Smith stole second; Hernandez was walked intentionally; Hendrick doubled to left [Herr scored, L. Smith scored, Hernandez scored]; McGee doubled to center [Hendrick scored]; Porter grounded out (second to first) [McGee to third]; O. Smith flied out to center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Moreno singled to center; Moreno was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Puhl walked; Thon doubled to center [Puhl to third]; Garner reached on a fielder's choice [Puhl out at home (first to catcher), Thon to third]; Cruz walked [Garner to second]; Knight flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Forsch flied out to right; Herr flied out to right; Oberkfell singled to right; L. Smith singled to center [Oberkfell to second]; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Doran flied out to left; Pujols walked; LaCoss flied out to left; Moreno flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Hendrick flied out to right; McGee struck out; Porter flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl singled to center; Thon singled to left [Puhl to second]; Garner flied out to center; Cruz walked [Puhl to third, Thon to second]; Knight doubled to left [Puhl scored, Thon scored, Cruz to third]; VON OHLEN REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Doran grounded out (pitcher to first); Pujols flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2. CARDINALS 4TH: O. Smith made an out to second; Von Ohlen grounded out (pitcher to first); Herr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 4TH: LaCoss was called out on strikes; Moreno grounded out (first to pitcher); Puhl flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell flied out to center; L. Smith grounded out (third to first); Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 5TH: Thon grounded out (pitcher to first); Garner grounded out (second to first); Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2. CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick grounded out (catcher to first); McGee grounded out (second to first); Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 2. ASTROS 6TH: Knight singled to right; Porter allowed a passed ball [Knight to second]; Doran was called out on strikes; Pujols made an out to first; T. SCOTT BATTED FOR LACOSS; T. Scott singled to left [Knight scored (unearned), T. Scott out at second (left to third to first)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3. CARDINALS 7TH: SMITH REPLACED T. SCOTT (PITCHING); O. Smith was called out on strikes; Von Ohlen walked; Herr reached on an error by Smith on a sacrifice bunt [Von Ohlen to second, Herr to first]; Oberkfell grounded out (first unassisted) [Von Ohlen to third, Herr to second]; L. Smith walked; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: Moreno grounded out (first unassisted); Puhl flied out to center; Thon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3. CARDINALS 8TH: Hendrick flied out to left; McGee singled to center; McGee stole second; Porter struck out; O. Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: Garner grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (second to first); Knight doubled to right; WALLING RAN FOR KNIGHT; SUTTER REPLACED PORTER (PITCHING); BRUMMER REPLACED VON OHLEN (PLAYING C ); Doran grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 3. CARDINALS 9TH: WALLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Brummer singled to left; Brummer stole second; Herr struck out; Oberkfell doubled to right [Brummer scored]; L. Smith grounded out (pitcher to first) [Oberkfell to third]; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3. ASTROS 9TH: GREEN REPLACED HERR (PLAYING LF); RAMSEY REPLACED L. SMITH (PLAYING 2B); BASS BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Bass grounded out (first unassisted); REYNOLDS BATTED FOR SMITH; Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Moreno singled to right; Moreno stole second; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Cardinals 5 8 0 8 Astros 3 9 1 8
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