Tuesday April 27, 1982
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
Combining on a five-hitter, Vern Ruhle and Joe Sambito pitched the Astros to a 3-0 blanking of the Cardinals. The Astros took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Terry Puhl singled, advancd to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Ray Knight. Doubles by Alan Ashby and Phil Garner produced a seventh inning run, and Jose Cruz led off the ninth with a homer. [The Sporting News]

Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0

Game Played on Tuesday, April 27, 1982 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Astros 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 8 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Astros AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Puhl rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .203 L. Smith cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .321 Scott cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .230 Herr 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Knight 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .301 Hernandez rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .319 Cruz lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .278 Porter c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Ashby c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .302 Iorg 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .300 Howe 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Green ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .382 Garner 2b 4 0 3 1 0 1 .215 Oberkfell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Thon ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Braun lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .294 Ruhle p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Ramsey ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 Sambito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 O. Smith ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .306 Mura p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Andujar p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Totals 34 3 8 3 1 5 Totals 31 0 5 0 3 4 Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 14,368 Left on Base: Astros 5, Cardinals 7 DP: Astros 1, Cardinals 0 Doubles: Ashby (3), Garner (4), L. Smith (4) Home Runs: Cruz (2) Caught Stealing: Garner (1) GIDP: Hernandez (1) Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Ruhle W(1-2) 7.1 4 0 0 3 1 0 28 4.71 Sambito SV(4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 0.71 Totals 9 5 0 0 3 4 0 34 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mura L(2-1) 8 6 2 2 1 5 0 30 2.52 Andujar 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 5 2.25 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 5 1 35 Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to right; Scott grounded out (first to pitcher) [Puhl to second]; Knight singled to center [Puhl scored]; Cruz forced Knight (second to shortstop); Ashby walked [Cruz to second]; Howe struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: L. Smith grounded out (second to first); Herr grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez walked; Porter singled to center [Hernandez to third]; Iorg flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 2ND: Garner struck out; Thon was called out on strikes; Ruhle struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Oberkfell grounded out (first unassisted); Braun walked; O. Smith forced Braun (first to shortstop); Mura struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 3RD: Puhl popped to second; Scott flied out to center; Knight flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: L. Smith flied out to left; Herr singled to left; Hernandez grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Herr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 4TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Ashby grounded out (first to pitcher); Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Iorg grounded out (second to first); Oberkfell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 5TH: Garner singled to left; Garner was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Thon flied out to right; Ruhle lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 5TH: Braun flied out to left; O. Smith flied out to left; Mura grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 6TH: Puhl flied out to center; Scott singled to right; Knight forced Scott (first to shortstop); Cruz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 6TH: L. Smith grounded out (third to first); Herr grounded out (second to first); Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 7TH: Ashby doubled to right; Howe grounded out (third to first) [Ashby to third]; Garner doubled to right [Ashby scored]; Thon grounded out (second to first) [Garner to third]; Ruhle grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 7TH: Porter popped to first; Iorg walked; Oberkfell flied out to left; Braun singled to second [Iorg to second]; O. Smith flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 8TH: Puhl struck out; Scott grounded out (first unassisted); Knight popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 8TH: SANCHEZ BATTED FOR MURA; Sanchez grounded out (first unassisted); L. Smith doubled to center; SAMBITO REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Herr popped to second; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Cardinals 0. ASTROS 9TH: ANDUJAR REPLACED SANCHEZ (PITCHING); Cruz homered; Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe lined to left; Garner singled to center; Thon flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 9TH: Porter was called out on strikes; GREEN BATTED FOR IORG; Green struck out; Oberkfell singled to center; RAMSEY BATTED FOR BRAUN; Ramsey was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Cardinals 0.

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