The winning run came in on an error as the Cardinals shaded the Braves, 8-7. The game was tied, 7-7, when Lonnie Smith began the bottom of the ninth with a walk and stole second. St. Louis Cardinals 8, Atlanta Braves 7Game Played on Saturday, May 8, 1982 (Night game) at Busch Stadium IIBraves 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 - 7 14 2 Cardinals 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 - 8 10 2 Braves AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Butler cf 5 1 3 0 0 1 .241 L. Smith cf 4 3 2 0 1 0 .322 Hubbard 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .294 O. Smith ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .333 Washington rf 5 1 2 3 0 0 .269 Hernandez 1b 2 1 1 1 2 0 .311 Murphy lf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .300 Hendrick rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .299 Horner 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .264 Iorg lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Chambliss 1b 3 1 1 0 2 1 .310 Tenace ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .429 Benedict c 5 0 2 2 0 1 .232 Landrum lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Ramirez ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 .257 Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Niekro p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Sutter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Porter c 4 1 2 3 0 1 .253 McWilliams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Oberkfell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .314 Smith ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 Herr 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .239 Watson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Forsch p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Camp p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bair p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaPoint p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Braun ph,lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Totals 38 7 14 6 4 6 Totals 33 8 10 6 5 1 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 49,062 Left on Base: Braves 10, Cardinals 6 DP: Braves 0, Cardinals 0 Errors: Horner, Chambliss, L. Smith, Oberkfell Doubles: Murphy (7), L. Smith (7) Triples: Washington (2) Home Runs: Porter (4) Stolen Bases: Butler 2 (11), Murphy (4), O. Smith (5), L. Smith 2 (17) Caught Stealing: Butler (4), Oberkfell (1) Sacrifice Hits: Niekro (1), Hubbard (8) Braves IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Niekro 5.2 3 3 2 2 1 0 21 4.50 Bedrosian 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1.54 McWilliams 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 4.41 Camp L(3-2) 2 5 4 3 2 0 1 13 5.30 Totals 8 10 8 6 5 1 1 38 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Forsch 6.1 11 5 5 1 5 0 30 3.99 Bair 0.1 1 1 1 3 0 0 5 1.59 LaPoint 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5.40 Sutter W(1-0) 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 1.74 Totals 9 14 7 7 4 6 0 44 Wild Pitches: Bair (2) Balks: McWilliams (1) Umpires: HP - Ed Vargo, 1B - Satch Davidson, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Dave Pallone BRAVES 1ST: Butler singled to center; Butler stole second; Butler stole third; Hubbard flied out to right; Washington flied out to center; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: L. Smith grounded out (first unassisted); O. Smith flied out to center; Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 0, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 2ND: Horner singled to left; Chambliss singled to left [Horner to second]; Benedict singled to left [Chambliss to second, Horner scored]; Ramirez singled to center [Benedict to third, Chambliss scored]; Niekro out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Ramirez to second]; Butler was called out on strikes; Benedict was out trying to advance to home (catcher to pitcher); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Iorg grounded out (first to pitcher); Porter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 3RD: Hubbard flied out to right; Washington grounded out (second to first); Murphy doubled; Horner popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Oberkfell singled to right; Herr flied out to center; Oberkfell was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Forsch popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0. BRAVES 4TH: Chambliss flied out to right; Benedict grounded out (shortstop to first); Ramirez reached on an error by Oberkfell [Ramirez to first]; Niekro was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: L. Smith doubled to left; O. Smith flied out to center [L. Smith scored (error by Horner) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Hernandez walked; Hendrick lined to second; Iorg popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 1. BRAVES 5TH: Butler singled to center; Butler was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hubbard struck out; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Oberkfell grounded out (second to first); Herr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 1. BRAVES 6TH: Murphy singled to third; Horner grounded out (third to first) [Murphy to second]; Chambliss was walked intentionally; Benedict was called out on strikes; Ramirez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Forsch grounded out (shortstop to first); L. Smith popped to catcher in foul territory; O. Smith singled to center; O. Smith stole second; Hernandez walked; BEDROSIAN REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); Hendrick singled to center [Hernandez to second, O. Smith scored]; MCWILLIAMS REPLACED BEDROSIAN (PITCHING); TENACE BATTED FOR IORG; McWilliams balked [Hendrick to second, Hernandez to third]; Tenace was walked intentionally; Porter singled to right [Hernandez scored, Hendrick scored, Tenace to third, Porter to second (on throw to home)]; Oberkfell grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 2, Cardinals 4. BRAVES 7TH: LANDRUM REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING LF); SMITH BATTED FOR MCWILLIAMS; Smith singled to second; Butler flied out to right; Hubbard singled to third [Smith to second]; Washington tripled [Hubbard scored, Smith scored]; BAIR REPLACED FORSCH (PITCHING); Bair threw a wild pitch [Washington scored]; Murphy walked; Horner lined to center; Murphy stole second; Chambliss was walked intentionally; Benedict singled to left [Chambliss to second, Murphy scored]; Ramirez walked [Chambliss to third, Benedict to second]; LAPOINT REPLACED BAIR (PITCHING); WATSON BATTED FOR SMITH; Watson popped to second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 4. CARDINALS 7TH: CAMP REPLACED WATSON (PITCHING); Herr walked; BRAUN BATTED FOR LAPOINT; Braun grounded out (third to first) [Herr to second]; L. Smith singled to shortstop [Herr to third]; L. Smith stole second; O. Smith grounded out (second to first) [L. Smith to third, Herr scored]; Hernandez singled to left [L. Smith scored]; Hendrick singled to third [Hernandez to second]; SANCHEZ BATTED FOR LANDRUM; Sanchez grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Braves 6, Cardinals 6. BRAVES 8TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SUTTER REPLACED SANCHEZ (PITCHING); Butler singled to center; Hubbard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Butler to second]; Washington singled to center [Butler scored, Washington to second (error by L. Smith)]; Murphy grounded out (third to first) [Washington to third]; Horner grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 6. CARDINALS 8TH: Porter homered; Oberkfell flied out to left; Herr grounded out (second to first); Braun lined to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 7. BRAVES 9TH: Chambliss struck out; Benedict popped to shortstop; Ramirez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 7. CARDINALS 9TH: L. Smith walked; L. Smith stole second; O. Smith singled to first [L. Smith scored (error by Chambliss) (unearned) (no RBI)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Braves 7, Cardinals 8. |
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