Johnny Bench hit a homer, double and single to lead the Reds to a 3-1 decision over the Cardinals. Eddie Milner began the game with a single, went to third on a single by Ron Oester and scored when Dave Concepcion hit into a double play. Bench then followed with a homer. Bench singled in the ninth inning and raced home on a hit-and-run double by Dan Driessen. [The Sporting News]



Cincinnati Reds 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1
Game Played on Monday, May       10, 1982 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Reds         2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  7  0
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


Reds                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milner cf             4   1   1   0     0   0   .291      L. Smith cf           5   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Oester 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .320      O. Smith ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .312
Concepcion ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .321      Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Bench 3b              4   2   3   1     0   0   .239      Hendrick rf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Vail lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Iorg lf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .290
  Hurdle lf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .161        McGee lf            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Driessen 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .290      Porter c              4   0   2   0     0   1   .255
Householder rf        3   0   0   0     1   1   .182      Oberkfell 3b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .298
Trevino c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Herr 2b               2   0   0   1     2   0   .237
Pastore p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .222      Martin p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Price p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Braun ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .296
  Hume p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Landrum pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .059
                                                            Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaPoint p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tenace ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .438
                                                            Ramsey pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .300

Totals               32   3   7   2     1   3             Totals               32   1   7   1     4   4

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 15,421
Left on Base: Reds 4, Cardinals 9
DP: Reds 0, Cardinals 1
Doubles: Bench (2), Driessen (5)
Home Runs: Bench (2)
Caught Stealing: Oester (1), Oberkfell (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Trevino (1), Martin (2)
GIDP: Concepcion (2)


Reds                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pastore W(4-2)          6.2   6   1   1   4   1   0  29   2.90
Price                   2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   1.50
Hume SV(7)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.42
Totals                  9     7   1   1   4   4   0  37

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Martin L(3-4)           7     5   2   2   0   2   1  24   5.45
Bair                    0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   1.56
LaPoint                 1.2   2   1   1   0   1   0   7   5.40
Totals                  9     7   3   3   1   3   1  34

Wild Pitches: LaPoint (1)

Umpires: HP - Eric Gregg, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - Jerry Dale, 3B - Paul Runge


REDS 1ST: Milner singled to second; Oester singled to right
[Milner to third]; Concepcion grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Milner scored (no RBI), Oester out at
second]; Bench homered; Vail flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: L. Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); O.
Smith popped to catcher in foul territory; Hernandez singled to
left; Hendrick forced Hernandez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

REDS 2ND: Driessen popped to third in foul territory;
Householder grounded out (third to first); Trevino lined to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg flied out to left; Porter grounded out
(first unassisted); Oberkfell singled to left; Oberkfell was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

REDS 3RD: Pastore popped to shortstop; Milner grounded out
(second to first); Oester grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Herr walked; Martin out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Herr to second]; L. Smith grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Herr to third]; O. Smith lined to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

REDS 4TH: Concepcion struck out; Bench doubled to left; Vail
flied out to center; Driessen popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: Hernandez grounded out (second to first);
Hendrick grounded out (third to first); Iorg singled to center;
Porter singled to right [Iorg to third]; Oberkfell walked
[Porter to second]; Herr walked [Iorg scored, Porter to third,
Oberkfell to second]; Martin forced Herr (shortstop to second);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

REDS 5TH: Householder flied out to center; Trevino popped to
pitcher; Pastore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 5TH: L. Smith struck out; On a bunt O. Smith popped to
catcher in foul territory; Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

REDS 6TH: Milner grounded out (first unassisted); Oester singled
to first; Oester was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Concepcion flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick lined to right; Iorg lined to left;
Porter singled to right; Oberkfell forced Porter (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

REDS 7TH: Bench flied out to left; Vail popped to first;
Driessen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 7TH: HURDLE REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING LF); Herr grounded
out (second to first); BRAUN BATTED FOR MARTIN; Braun singled to
right; LANDRUM RAN FOR BRAUN; L. Smith lined to left; O. Smith
walked [Landrum to second]; PRICE REPLACED PASTORE (PITCHING);
Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2,
Cardinals 1.

REDS 8TH: BAIR REPLACED LANDRUM (PITCHING); MCGEE REPLACED IORG
(PLAYING LF); Householder walked; Debut game for Willie
McGee; Trevino reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [Householder to second]; Price forced Householder (pitcher
to shortstop) [Trevino to second]; LAPOINT REPLACED BAIR
(PITCHING); Milner flied out to center; Oester forced Trevino
(third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 8TH: Hendrick struck out; McGee struck out; Porter
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Reds 2, Cardinals 1.

REDS 9TH: Concepcion grounded out (shortstop to first); Bench
singled to left; Hurdle popped to third in foul territory;
Driessen doubled to left [Bench scored]; LaPoint threw a wild
pitch [Driessen to third]; Householder struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 9TH: Oberkfell grounded out (first unassisted); Herr
flied to right in foul territory; TENACE BATTED FOR LAPOINT;
Tenace singled to left; RAMSEY RAN FOR TENACE; HUME REPLACED
PRICE (PITCHING); L. Smith popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Reds 3, Cardinals 1.