Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Game Played on Saturday, July 10, 1982 (Night game) at Astrodome

Cardinals    1  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
Astros       2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  8  1


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
L. Smith lf           4   1   2   1     0   1   .309      Thon ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .240
Herr 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Puhl cf               3   1   0   0     1   0   .241
McGee cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .325      Knight 1b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .315
Hernandez 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .288        Walling pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .180
Iorg rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .296      Cruz lf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .270
  Landrum pr,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Heep rf               3   0   1   1     0   0   .222
Porter c              3   0   1   0     1   1   .226      Garner 2b             3   0   2   1     0   0   .265
Oberkfell 3b          3   1   1   0     0   1   .283      Howe 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
O. Smith ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Pujols c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Forsch p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Niekro p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .085

Totals               32   2   7   1     1   3             Totals               30   4   8   4     1   1

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 31,000
Left on Base: Cardinals 4, Astros 3
DP: Cardinals 0, Astros 2
Errors: O. Smith, Garner
Doubles: Oberkfell (11), Porter (10), Thon (9)
Home Runs: L. Smith (6), Cruz (6)
Caught Stealing: L. Smith (17), Thon (5), Garner (4)
GIDP: McGee (1), Hernandez (7)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch L(8-5)           8     8   4   2   1   1   1  31   4.14
Totals                  8     8   4   2   1   1   1  31

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro W(8-6)           9     7   2   2   1   3   1  33   2.66
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   3   1  33

Wild Pitches: Niekro (10)

Umpires: HP - Doug Harvey, 1B - Nick Colosi, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Frank Pulli


CARDINALS 1ST: L. Smith homered; Herr singled to center; McGee
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Herr
out at second]; Hernandez grounded out (second to pitcher); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Thon singled to third; Thon was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Puhl walked; Knight reached on an
error by O. Smith [Puhl to second]; Cruz lined to left; Heep
singled to right [Knight to third, Puhl scored (unearned)];
Garner singled to right [Heep to second, Knight scored
(unearned)]; Howe flied out to right; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 2ND: Iorg flied out to left; Porter walked; Oberkfell
doubled to right [Porter to third]; O. Smith reached on a
fielder's choice [Porter out at home (shortstop to catcher),
Oberkfell to third]; Niekro threw a wild pitch [O. Smith to
second, Oberkfell scored]; Forsch popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 2ND: Pujols grounded out (third to first); Niekro struck
out; Thon flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2,
Astros 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: L. Smith singled to center; L. Smith was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Herr grounded out
(shortstop to first); McGee flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Puhl lined to left; Knight grounded out (third to
first); Cruz singled to center; Heep grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

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

ASTROS 4TH: Garner singled to left; Garner was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Howe
grounded out (third to first); Pujols flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 5TH: Oberkfell struck out; O. Smith grounded out
(pitcher to first); Forsch singled to left; L. Smith struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 5TH: Niekro flied out to left; Thon doubled to left; Thon
was picked off second (pitcher to shortstop); Puhl flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 6TH: Herr flied out to center; McGee reached on an
error by Garner [McGee to first]; Hernandez grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [McGee out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 6TH: Knight popped to second; Cruz grounded out (second
to first); Heep flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 7TH: Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter
doubled; Oberkfell grounded out (second to first) [Porter to
third]; O. Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Garner grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe
grounded out (third to first); Pujols grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros
2.

CARDINALS 8TH: On a bunt Forsch made an out to first; L. Smith
grounded out (third to first); Herr flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: Niekro grounded out (shortstop to first); Thon flied
out to left; Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

CARDINALS 9TH: McGee grounded out (first unassisted); Hernandez
grounded out (second to first); Iorg singled to center; LANDRUM
RAN FOR IORG; Porter lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: LANDRUM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Knight singled
to right; WALLING RAN FOR KNIGHT; Cruz homered [Walling scored];
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Astros 4.