| Ray Knight drove in three runs and Nolan Ryan recorded his first victory after four defeats as the Astros topped the Cardinals, 6-2. Ryan became the first Houston pitcher to go the distance this season. Knight drilled a two-run homer in the first inning, doubled and scored on a two-run homer by Jose Cruz in the third and delivered an RBI single in the fourth. [The Sporting News] |
Houston Astros 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2
Game Played on Monday, April 26, 1982 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 14 1 Cardinals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 4 2 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Thon ss 5 0 1 1 0 0 .250 L. Smith cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 .324 Scott cf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .228 Herr 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .247 Knight 3b 5 2 3 3 0 0 .304 Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .333 Knicely rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 .143 Porter c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Puhl pr,rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Cruz lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .279 Iorg lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .316 Howe 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Oberkfell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Garner 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .187 O. Smith ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .319 Ashby c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .300 Martin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Ryan p 4 1 1 0 0 0 .222 Littell p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Kaat p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .267 LaPoint p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 6 14 6 1 2 Totals 32 2 4 2 2 5 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 24,295 Left on Base: Astros 7, Cardinals 5 DP: Astros 0, Cardinals 2 Errors: Thon, L. Smith, Herr Doubles: Ashby (2), Knight (6), Howe (4), Thon (2), Porter (6) Triples: Herr (3) Home Runs: Knight (2), Cruz (1) Stolen Bases: L. Smith 2 (13) GIDP: Cruz (1), Ryan (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ryan W(1-4) 9 4 2 1 2 5 0 34 5.83 Totals 9 4 2 1 2 5 0 34 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Martin L(2-2) 2.2 7 4 4 0 1 2 15 5.64 Littell 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 7 10.80 Kaat 3.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.52 LaPoint 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 6.43 Totals 9 14 6 5 1 2 2 40 Wild Pitches: Littell (2) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Lee Weyer ASTROS 1ST: Thon popped to shortstop; Scott singled to left; Knight homered [Scott scored]; Knicely was called out on strikes; Cruz singled to center; Howe flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: L. Smith walked; L. Smith stole second; Herr flied out to center [L. Smith to third]; Hernandez struck out; Porter lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Garner flied out to center; Ashby doubled to left; Ryan flied out to left; Thon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Iorg flied out to center; Oberkfell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Scott grounded out (shortstop to first); Knight doubled to center; Knicely lined to second [Knight to third (error by Herr)]; Cruz homered [Knight scored]; Howe doubled to left; LITTELL REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Littell threw a wild pitch [Howe to third]; Garner grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: O. Smith flied out to center; Littell struck out; L. Smith reached on an error by Thon [L. Smith to second]; Herr tripled to left [L. Smith scored (unearned)]; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 4TH: Ashby popped to shortstop; Ryan singled to center; Thon doubled to left [Ryan scored, Thon out at third (left to shortstop to third)]; Scott reached on an error by L. Smith [Scott to third]; Knight singled to right [Scott scored (unearned)]; Knicely singled to third [Knight to second]; PUHL RAN FOR KNICELY; KAAT REPLACED LITTELL (PITCHING); Cruz forced Puhl (second to shortstop); 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 4TH: PUHL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Porter popped to catcher in foul territory; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Iorg walked; Oberkfell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 5TH: Howe grounded out (first unassisted); Garner flied out to center; Ashby popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: O. Smith grounded out (first unassisted); Kaat struck out; L. Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 6TH: Ryan popped to second; Thon grounded out (third to first); Scott singled to third; Knight lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Herr flied out to center; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter doubled to right; Hendrick grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 7TH: Puhl singled to right; Cruz grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Puhl out at second]; Howe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 7TH: Iorg singled to left; Oberkfell flied out to left; O. Smith flied out to right; BRAUN BATTED FOR KAAT; Braun struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. ASTROS 8TH: LAPOINT REPLACED BRAUN (PITCHING); Garner walked; Ashby struck out; Ryan grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Garner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 8TH: L. Smith singled to left; L. Smith stole second; Herr flied out to left [L. Smith to third]; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted) [L. Smith scored]; Porter popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 2. ASTROS 9TH: Thon flied out to center; Scott singled to right; Knight grounded out (pitcher to first) [Scott to second]; Puhl lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 2. CARDINALS 9TH: Hendrick struck out; Iorg flied to left in foul territory; Oberkfell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Cardinals 2.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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