Tuesday April 27, 1982
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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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