A two-run single by David Green capped a four-run sixth inning that enabled the Cardinals to shade the Astros, 5-4. Trailing, 3-1, going into the bottom of the sixth, the Redbirds loaded the bases on a single by Tommy Herr and walks to Keith Hernandez and Darrell Porter.

Dave Smith, who issued the walk to Porter, also walked Dane Iorg and Ken Oberkfell, forcing in two runs and tying the game at 3-3. Green then greeted reliever Frank LaCorte with a two-run single. Bruce Sutter pitched the final two innings and received credit for his seventh save. [The Sporting News]



St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 4
Game Played on Wednesday, April     28, 1982 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros       1  0  0    0  1  1    0  1  0  -   4 10  1
Cardinals    0  0  0    0  1  4    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Puhl rf               3   2   2   0     2   0   .222      L. Smith lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .317
Scott cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .246      Herr 2b               3   1   1   0     1   1   .250
Knight 3b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .308      Hernandez 1b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .306
Cruz lf               5   0   1   1     0   1   .273      Porter c              3   1   1   0     1   0   .254
Ashby c               3   0   0   0     2   0   .288      Iorg rf               1   1   0   1     2   0   .293
  Pittman pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Landrum rf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Howe 1b               3   0   1   1     1   0   .239      Oberkfell 3b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .235
Garner 2b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .217      Green cf              4   0   1   2     0   0   .368
Thon ss               2   1   0   0     1   2   .222      Ramsey ss             3   0   1   1     0   0   .313
  Heep ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Forsch p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .375
  Garcia ss           0   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walling ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .158
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  10   4     6   3             Totals               28   5   6   5     6   2

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 15,757
Left on Base: Astros 11, Cardinals 5
DP: Astros 2, Cardinals 1
Errors: Garner
Doubles: Cruz (3), Garner (5), Oberkfell (1)
Stolen Bases: Puhl (2), Herr (6)
Caught Stealing: L. Smith (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Scott (1)
GIDP: Knight (2), Iorg (4), Forsch (1)
Hit by Pitch: Howe (1,by Forsch)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro                  5.1   4   3   3   2   2   0  21   2.86
Smith L(0-2)            0     0   2   2   3   0   0   3   3.46
LaCorte                 1.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   4.22
Moffitt                 1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.50
Totals                  8     6   5   5   6   2   0  34

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(4-0)           7     8   4   4   6   2   0  34   3.38
Sutter SV(7)            2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.98
Totals                  9    10   4   4   6   3   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Forsch (2)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (1), LaCorte (2)

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Ed Montague


ASTROS 1ST: Puhl singled to center; Scott singled to center
[Puhl to second]; Knight singled to center [Puhl to third, Scott
out at second (center to second)]; Cruz lined to second; Ashby
walked [Knight to second]; Howe walked [Puhl scored, Knight to
third, Ashby to second]; Garner grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: L. Smith singled to left; L. Smith was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Herr struck out;
Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Thon was called out on strikes; Niekro grounded out
(third to first); Puhl walked; Puhl stole second; Scott grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Porter reached on an error by Garner [Porter to
first]; Iorg walked [Porter to second]; Oberkfell flied out to
left; Green lined to center; Ramsey flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Knight flied out to right; Cruz grounded out (second
to first); Ashby grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Forsch struck out; L. Smith flied out to center;
Herr grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 4TH: Howe singled to center; Garner grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Howe to second]; Thon was called out on
strikes; Niekro grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (pitcher to first); Porter
singled to right; Iorg grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 5TH: Puhl walked; Scott out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher
to second) [Puhl to second]; Knight grounded out (third to
first); Cruz doubled to right [Puhl scored]; Ashby was walked
intentionally; Howe was hit by a pitch [Cruz to third, Ashby to
second]; Garner forced Ashby (third unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell doubled to center; Green grounded out
(second to first) [Oberkfell to third]; Ramsey grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Oberkfell scored]; Forsch grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Thon walked; On a bunt Niekro popped to first in
foul territory; Puhl singled to right [Thon to second]; Scott
singled to left [Puhl to second, Thon scored]; Knight grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Scott out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: L. Smith grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Herr singled to shortstop; Niekro threw a wild pitch
[Herr to second]; Hernandez walked; SMITH REPLACED NIEKRO
(PITCHING); Porter walked [Herr to third, Hernandez to second];
Iorg walked [Herr scored, Hernandez to third, Porter to second];
Oberkfell walked [Hernandez scored, Porter to third, Iorg to
second]; LACORTE REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Green singled to
right [Oberkfell to second, Iorg scored, Porter scored]; Ramsey
singled to center [Green to second, Oberkfell to third]; Forsch
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Ramsey out at second]; Mike Ramsey called for interference
at 2B; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 5.

ASTROS 7TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Ashby lined to
left; Howe flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 3,
Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 7TH: L. Smith flied out to right; Herr walked; Herr
stole second; LaCorte threw a wild pitch [Herr to third];
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Porter popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 5.

ASTROS 8TH: LANDRUM REPLACED IORG (PLAYING RF); Garner doubled
to left; HEEP BATTED FOR THON; SUTTER REPLACED FORSCH
(PITCHING); Heep flied out to center [Garner to third]; WALLING
BATTED FOR LACORTE; Walling singled to first [Garner scored];
Puhl flied out to left; Scott flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 8TH: GARCIA REPLACED HEEP (PLAYING SS); MOFFITT
REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Landrum flied out to center;
Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); Green grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 5.

ASTROS 9TH: Knight singled to left; Cruz struck out; Ashby
forced Knight (second to shortstop); PITTMAN RAN FOR ASHBY; Howe
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 4, Cardinals 5.