Bob Knepper and Dave Smith combined on a four-hit shutout as the Astros outlasted the Cardinals, 1-0. The only run Joaquin Andujar permitted his former Houston teammates was unearned in the eighth inning. Houston Astros 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0Game Played on Thursday, April 8, 1982 (Night game) at AstrodomeCardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2 Astros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 1 6 1 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG L. Smith lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Puhl rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Herr 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Garner 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .091 Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Scott cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Porter c 2 0 1 0 0 1 .545 Cruz lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .125 Green cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Ashby c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .600 Landrum rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Knight 3b 3 0 2 0 0 1 .364 Ramsey 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Howe 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .222 O. Smith ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Thon pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Andujar p 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reynolds ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Knepper p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Walling ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 4 0 0 5 Totals 28 1 6 0 1 7 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 23,868 Left on Base: Cardinals 3, Astros 5 DP: Cardinals 1, Astros 2 Errors: Herr, Hernandez, Reynolds Doubles: Knight (1), Howe (1) Caught Stealing: L. Smith (1), Hernandez (1), Cruz (1) Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (1) GIDP: Ramsey (1), Howe (2) Hit by Pitch: Porter (1,by Knepper) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Andujar L(0-1) 7.2 6 1 0 1 7 0 29 0.00 Sutter 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 Totals 8 6 1 0 1 7 0 30 Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Knepper W(1-0) 8 4 0 0 0 5 0 27 0.00 Smith SV(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.00 Totals 9 4 0 0 0 5 0 30 Hit by Pitch: Knepper (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt CARDINALS 1ST: L. Smith flied out to right; Herr struck out; Hernandez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Puhl flied to right in foul territory; Garner grounded out (second to first); Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Porter singled to left; Green reached on an error by Reynolds [Porter to second]; Landrum forced Porter (third unassisted) [Green to second]; Ramsey grounded into a double play (third to first) [Green out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Ashby struck out; Knight doubled to right; Howe reached on an error by Hernandez [Knight out at home (first to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 3RD: O. Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Andujar struck out; L. Smith singled to center; L. Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to second to first to shortstop to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Knepper grounded out (first unassisted); Puhl grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Herr lined to second; Hernandez singled to left; Porter struck out while Hernandez was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Garner was called out on strikes; Scott struck out; Cruz walked; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Green flied out to right; Landrum grounded out (third to first); Ramsey singled to center; O. Smith forced Ramsey (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight singled to right; Howe grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Knight out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 6TH: Andujar was called out on strikes; L. Smith lined to left; Herr grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 6TH: Reynolds singled to center; Knepper was called out on strikes; Puhl lined to center; Garner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Porter was hit by a pitch; Green forced Porter (third to second); Landrum flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 7TH: Scott flied out to right; Cruz flied out to right; Ashby singled to right; Knight was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. CARDINALS 8TH: Ramsey grounded out (third to first); O. Smith grounded out (second to first); Andujar was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 8TH: Howe doubled to right; THON RAN FOR HOWE; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Thon to third]; WALLING BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Walling reached on an error by Herr [Thon scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Puhl grounded out (first to pitcher) [Walling to second]; Garner singled to shortstop [Walling to third]; SUTTER REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Scott grounded out (catcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. CARDINALS 9TH: SMITH REPLACED THON (PITCHING); WALLING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); L. Smith lined to right; Herr flied out to right; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 0, Astros 1. |
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