A bases-loaded double by Chris Chambliss in the 10th inning was the decisive blow as the Braves downed the Cardinals, 6-3. The game was deadlocked, 3-3, when Glenn Hubbard walked to open the 10th. One out later, Dale Murphy singled and reached second when the Cards attempted unsuccessfully to get Hubbard at third. Pinch-hitter Bob Watson then was intentionally walked to load the bases.

After John Martin went to a 2-0 count on Chambliss he was replaced by Jim Kaat, who threw one strike before Chambliss cleared the sacks with a shot into the left field corner. The Braves had tied the contest in the top of the ninth when St. Louis second baseman Tommy Herr bobbled a potential game-ending double play grounder by Biff Pocoroba with the bases loaded. [The Sporting News]



Atlanta Braves 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3
Game Played on Friday, May       7, 1982 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Braves       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1    3  -   6 10  0
Cardinals    0  0  2    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  -   3  8  0


Braves               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Butler cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .223      L. Smith cf,lf,cf     4   1   1   2     1   1   .316
Hubbard 2b            4   1   1   0     1   1   .295      O. Smith ss           5   0   1   0     0   0   .330
Washington rf         4   0   0   0     1   0   .261      Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   0     1   0   .308
Murphy lf             4   2   2   0     1   1   .292      Hendrick rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .288
Horner 3b             4   1   3   2     0   1   .268        Landrum pr,rf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .059
  Royster pr,3b       0   1   0   0     0   0   .188      Iorg lf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .311
  Watson ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .192        Green pr,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
  Johnson pr,3b       0   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Braun lf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Chambliss 1b          4   0   2   3     1   0   .309      Porter c              4   0   1   0     1   0   .242
Benedict c            3   0   1   0     1   0   .221      Oberkfell 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .319
Ramirez ss            3   0   1   0     2   0   .258      Herr 2b               2   1   1   0     1   1   .245
Walk p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .154      Mura p                1   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  McWilliams p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .500        Bair p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Whisenton ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .400        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bedrosian p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sanchez ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Pocoroba ph         1   0   0   1     0   0   .263        Martin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
  Garber p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  10   6     8   5             Totals               35   3   8   3     6   6

Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance: 30,276
Left on Base: Braves 9, Cardinals 9
DP: Braves 2, Cardinals 2
Doubles: Chambliss (7), O. Smith (8), Hernandez (6)
Home Runs: Horner (8), L. Smith (4)
Stolen Bases: Hubbard (1), Green (3), Herr (9)
Caught Stealing: Ramirez (2), Hernandez (2), Herr (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Benedict (1)
GIDP: Whisenton (1), Oberkfell (2)
Hit by Pitch: Herr (2,by Walk)


Braves                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Walk                    5.2   5   3   3   3   2   1  23   2.72
McWilliams              0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   4.50
Bedrosian               2     0   0   0   1   2   0   7   1.16
Garber W(3-1)           2     3   0   0   1   2   0  10   1.11
Totals                 10     8   3   3   6   6   1  42

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mura                    6     6   2   2   3   5   1  25   3.34
Bair                    2     1   1   1   1   0   0   7   1.08
Sutter                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   1.45
Martin L(3-3)           0.1   1   3   3   2   0   0   4   6.10
Kaat                    0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.93
Totals                 10    10   6   6   8   5   1  45

Hit by Pitch: Walk (3)
Wild Pitches: Walk (2)

Umpires: HP - Dave Pallone, 1B - Ed Vargo, 2B - Satch Davidson, 3B - Terry Tata


BRAVES 1ST: Butler grounded out (pitcher to first); Hubbard
singled to pitcher; Washington flied out to left; Hubbard stole
second; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: L. Smith flied out to left; O. Smith doubled to
left; Hernandez walked; Hernandez was picked off and caught
stealing second (pitcher to third); Hendrick grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 2ND: Horner singled to left; Chambliss grounded out
(third to first) [Horner to second]; Benedict walked; Ramirez
lined into a double play (center to second) [Horner out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg flied out to left; Porter singled to right;
Oberkfell grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Porter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0,
Cardinals 0.

BRAVES 3RD: Walk was called out on strikes; Butler lined to
shortstop; Hubbard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Herr walked; Mura grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Herr to second]; L. Smith homered [Herr scored]; O.
Smith flied out to center; Hernandez flied out to center; 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Washington flied out to left; Murphy walked; Horner
homered [Murphy scored]; Chambliss flied out to left; Benedict
flied out to left; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hendrick struck out; Iorg grounded out (second to
first); Porter grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Ramirez singled to center; Walk struck out; Butler
popped to first; Ramirez was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell flied out to left; Herr was hit by a
pitch; Mura walked [Herr to second]; L. Smith struck out while
Herr was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Hubbard grounded out (shortstop to first);
Washington grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Murphy
singled to right; Horner struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 2, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: O. Smith lined to right; Hernandez doubled to
right; Walk threw a wild pitch [Hernandez to third]; Hendrick
popped to first; Iorg singled to left [Hernandez scored]; GREEN
RAN FOR IORG; MCWILLIAMS REPLACED WALK (PITCHING); Green stole
second; Porter walked; Oberkfell grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 7TH: GREEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); L. SMITH CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Chambliss walked; Benedict singled to
left [Chambliss to second]; BAIR REPLACED MURA (PITCHING); On a
bunt Ramirez made an out to third; WHISENTON BATTED FOR
MCWILLIAMS; Whisenton grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Benedict out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: BEDROSIAN REPLACED WHISENTON (PITCHING); Herr was
called out on strikes; Bair struck out; L. Smith lined to first;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 8TH: On a bunt Butler made an out to pitcher; Hubbard
grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington walked; Murphy flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: O. Smith popped to shortstop; Hernandez flied out
to left; Hendrick walked; LANDRUM RAN FOR HENDRICK; Green
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves
2, Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 9TH: LANDRUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BRAUN REPLACED
GREEN (PLAYING LF); L. SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
Horner singled to left; ROYSTER RAN FOR HORNER; SUTTER REPLACED
BAIR (PITCHING); Chambliss singled to right [Royster to second];
Benedict out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Chambliss
to second, Royster to third]; Ramirez was walked intentionally;
POCOROBA BATTED FOR BEDROSIAN; Pocoroba forced Ramirez (second
to shortstop) [Chambliss to third, Royster scored]; Butler
grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves
3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 9TH: ROYSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); GARBER
REPLACED POCOROBA (PITCHING); Porter grounded out (second to
first); Oberkfell singled to center; Herr singled to right
[Oberkfell to third]; SANCHEZ BATTED FOR SUTTER; Herr stole
second; Sanchez struck out; L. Smith walked; O. Smith forced L.
Smith (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Braves 3,
Cardinals 3.

BRAVES 10TH: MARTIN REPLACED SANCHEZ (PITCHING); Hubbard walked;
Washington flied out to left; Murphy singled to left [Hubbard to
third]; WATSON BATTED FOR ROYSTER; Watson was walked
intentionally [Murphy to second]; JOHNSON RAN FOR WATSON; KAAT
REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Chambliss doubled to left [Johnson
scored, Murphy scored, Hubbard scored]; Benedict flied out to
center; Ramirez was walked intentionally; Garber grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Braves 6, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 10TH: JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Hernandez
lined to third; Landrum struck out; Braun singled to right;
Porter grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Braves 6, Cardinals 3.