Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 (11 innings)
Regular Season Game 41
Played on Tuesday, May 22, 1984 (N) at Busch Stadium II

HOU N    1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  -   4 11  2
STL N    0  0  0    0  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  -   3 10  0
Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Puhl rf                       5   2   2   0       1   1       1   0
Reynolds ss                   5   1   2   0       0   0       2   5
Cruz lf                       4   0   1   2       0   0       5   0
Mumphrey cf                   5   0   1   0       0   0       4   0
Cabell 1b                     5   0   0   1       0   0      15   1
Knight 3b                     5   0   2   0       0   0       0   2
Bailey c                      4   1   1   0       1   0       3   0
Doran 2b                      4   0   1   0       0   1       2   5
Niekro p                      3   0   0   0       0   1       1   2
  Ruhle p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Spilman ph                  0   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  T. Scott pr                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dawley p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bass ph                     1   0   1   1       0   0       0   0
  LaCoss p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       41   4  11   4       3   3      33  16

FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Doran-Reynolds-Cabell, Doran-Reynolds-Cabell.
E: Cabell (1), Bailey (2).

BATTING - 
2B: Puhl (2,off Stuper); Knight (7,off Stuper); Bailey (2,off Sutter).
SH: Doran (2,off Allen).
SF: Cruz (3,off Stuper).
GDP: Mumphrey (2,off Stuper).
Team LOB: 9.

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Herr 2b                       5   0   2   1       0   0       2   3
O. Smith ss                   5   0   1   0       0   0       0   5
L. Smith lf                   5   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Porter c                      4   0   1   0       1   0       3   0
Oberkfell 3b                  5   1   1   0       0   0       0   2
xVan Slyke rf                 3   1   3   2       1   0       3   0
McGee cf                      5   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
Green 1b                      5   0   0   0       0   0      14   4
Stuper p                      1   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Howe ph                     1   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Lahti p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Braun ph                    1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Allen p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Hendrick ph                 1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sutter p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Landrum ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       42   3  10   3       2   2      33  16

x - reached first on interference.
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. O. Smith-Herr-Green.

BATTING - 
2B: Herr (2,off Niekro); O. Smith (5,off Dawley).
3B: Van Slyke (1,off Niekro).
HR: Van Slyke (2,6th inning off Niekro 1 on 1 out).
GDP: L. Smith (4,off Niekro); Oberkfell (2,off Dawley).
IBB: Van Slyke (4,by Ruhle); Porter (3,by Dawley).
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: L. Smith (7,2nd base off Niekro/Bailey); Van Slyke (3,2nd base off LaCoss/Bailey).

PITCHING
Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Niekro                        6     8   3   3   0   0   1  26
Ruhle                         2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8
Dawley W(3-3)                 2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7
LaCoss SV(1)                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   4
Totals                       11    10   3   3   2   2   1  45

IBB: Ruhle (4,Van Slyke); Dawley (4,Porter).

St. Louis Cardinals          IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Stuper                        5     9   3   3   1   1   0  24
Lahti                         2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6
Allen                         2     0   0   0   2   1   0   8
Sutter L(1-3)                 2     2   1   1   0   0   0   8
Totals                       11    11   4   4   3   3   0  46


Umpires: HP - John Kibler, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Jim Quick
Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 15884


Starting Lineups:

   Houston Astros                St. Louis Cardinals      
1. Puhl                rf        Herr                2b
2. Reynolds            ss        O. Smith            ss
3. Cruz                lf        L. Smith            lf
4. Mumphrey            cf        Porter              c
5. Cabell              1b        Oberkfell           3b
6. Knight              3b        Van Slyke           rf
7. Bailey              c         McGee               cf
8. Doran               2b        Green               1b
9. Niekro              p         Stuper              p

ASTROS 1ST: Puhl doubled; On a bunt Reynolds singled [Puhl to
third]; Cruz singled [Puhl scored, Reynolds to second]; Mumphrey
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Reynolds to third, Cruz out at second]; Cabell grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr flied out to left; O. Smith grounded out
(first unassisted); L. Smith singled; L. Smith stole second;
Porter popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Knight doubled; Bailey grounded out (first
unassisted) [Knight to third]; Doran struck out; Niekro flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Oberkfell made an out to second; Van Slyke
singled; McGee grounded out (first unassisted) [Van Slyke to
second]; Green grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl walked; Reynolds lined to right; Cruz grounded
out (pitcher to first) [Puhl to second]; Mumphrey lined to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Stuper grounded out (shortstop to first); Herr
singled; O. Smith reached on an error by Cabell [Herr to third,
O. Smith to first]; L. Smith grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [O. Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Cabell grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight
singled; Bailey flied out to center; Doran singled [Knight to
third]; Niekro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); Oberkfell
grounded out (first to pitcher); Van Slyke tripled; McGee
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Puhl singled; Reynolds singled [Puhl to third]; Cruz
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Puhl scored]; Mumphrey singled
[Reynolds to third]; Cabell grounded out (shortstop to second to
first) [Reynolds scored, Mumphrey to second]; Knight flied out
to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Green grounded out (shortstop to first); HOWE
BATTED FOR STUPER; Howe singled; Herr doubled [Howe scored]; O.
Smith flied out to right; L. Smith lined to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 6TH: LAHTI REPLACED HOWE (PITCHING); Bailey flied out to
center; Doran flied out to right; Niekro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Porter flied out to center; Oberkfell singled;
Van Slyke homered [Oberkfell scored]; McGee lined to left; Green
flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Puhl flied out to left; Reynolds flied out to left;
Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR LAHTI; RUHLE REPLACED NIEKRO
(PITCHING); Braun struck out; Herr grounded out (second to
first); O. Smith grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 8TH: ALLEN REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); Mumphrey grounded
out (shortstop to first); Cabell made an out to first; Knight
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: L. Smith grounded out (third to first); Porter
singled; Oberkfell grounded out (first unassisted) [Porter to
second]; Van Slyke was walked intentionally; McGee forced Van
Slyke (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3,
Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 9TH: Bailey walked; Doran out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Bailey to second]; SPILMAN BATTED FOR RUHLE; Spilman
walked; T. SCOTT RAN FOR SPILMAN; Puhl struck out; Reynolds
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros
3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: DAWLEY REPLACED T. SCOTT (PITCHING); Green flied
out to left; HENDRICK BATTED FOR ALLEN; Hendrick flied out to
center; Herr flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 10TH: SUTTER REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); Cruz grounded
out (first unassisted); Mumphrey flied out to center; Cabell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 10TH: O. Smith doubled; L. Smith flied out to center;
Porter was walked intentionally; Oberkfell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Porter out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 11TH: Knight grounded out (third to first); Bailey
doubled; Doran grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bailey to
third]; BASS BATTED FOR DAWLEY; Bass singled [Bailey scored];
Puhl grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Astros 4, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 11TH: LACOSS REPLACED BASS (PITCHING); Van Slyke
reached on catcher's interference by Bailey; Van Slyke stole
second; McGee struck out; Green grounded out (pitcher to first);
LANDRUM BATTED FOR SUTTER; Landrum grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Astros           4  11   2    9
 Cardinals        3  10   0    9


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