St. Louis Cardinals 6, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Friday, July      23, 1982 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2 10  0
Cardinals    4  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  7  2


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thon ss               5   1   0   0     0   1   .251      Herr 2b               5   2   2   0     0   1   .238
Puhl cf               4   0   3   0     1   1   .255      L. Smith lf           5   1   1   1     0   0   .306
Knight 1b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .315      Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .284
Cruz lf               4   1   3   1     1   0   .268      Porter c              0   1   0   0     3   0   .237
Heep rf               5   0   3   0     0   0   .247      Oberkfell 3b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .278
Garner 2b             3   0   0   1     0   2   .256      Iorg rf               3   1   1   0     1   0   .289
Howe 3b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .236        Landrum rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Pujols c              1   0   0   0     0   0   .175      McGee cf              4   0   0   1     0   0   .307
  Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .231      O. Smith ss           2   0   1   1     2   0   .262
  Moffitt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Andujar p             4   0   0   0     0   3   .183
  Reynolds ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
  Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Niekro p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .078
  Cappuzzello p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knicely ph,c        3   0   0   0     0   1   .182

Totals               36   2  10   2     4   6             Totals               31   6   7   5     6   4

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 30,832
Left on Base: Astros 12, Cardinals 8
DP: Astros 0, Cardinals 0
Errors: Porter, Andujar
Doubles: Cruz (18), Herr (8), Iorg (10)
Triples: L. Smith (4)
Stolen Bases: Thon (15), McGee (13), O. Smith (18), Hernandez (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Garner (3)
Hit by Pitch: Porter (2,by Moffitt)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(9-7)           2.1   6   6   6   4   1   0  17   2.97
Cappuzzello             0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.35
Moffitt                 2     0   0   0   1   1   0   8   3.80
Smith                   2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   5.30
LaCorte                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.32
Totals                  8     7   6   6   6   4   0  38

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar W(8-9)          9    10   2   1   4   6   0  41   2.44
Totals                  9    10   2   1   4   6   0  41

Passed Balls: Porter (5)
Hit by Pitch: Moffitt (1)
Wild Pitches: Niekro (13)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - John McSherry, 2B - Dutch Rennert, 3B - Joe West


ASTROS 1ST: Thon grounded out (shortstop to first); Puhl struck
out; Knight walked; Porter allowed a passed ball [Knight to
second]; Cruz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr singled to left; L. Smith tripled to right
[Herr scored]; Hernandez grounded out (first unassisted); Porter
walked; Oberkfell singled to first [L. Smith scored, Porter to
second]; Iorg walked [Porter to third, Oberkfell to second];
McGee forced Iorg (shortstop to second) [Oberkfell to third,
Porter scored]; McGee stole second; O. Smith walked; Niekro
threw a wild pitch [O. Smith to second, McGee to third,
Oberkfell scored]; Andujar struck out; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Cardinals 4.

ASTROS 2ND: Heep singled to left; Heep was picked off first but
was safe on an error by Andujar [Heep to second]; Garner
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howe grounded out (pitcher to
first); Pujols flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros
0, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 2ND: Herr doubled to left; L. Smith grounded out
(third to first) [Herr to third]; Hernandez grounded out (second
to first) [Herr scored]; Porter walked; Oberkfell grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 5.

ASTROS 3RD: Niekro lined to shortstop; Thon grounded out (second
to first); Puhl singled to right; Knight flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 5.

CARDINALS 3RD: Iorg doubled; McGee grounded out (second to
first) [Iorg to third]; O. Smith singled to second [Iorg
scored]; CAPPUZZELLO REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING); O. Smith stole
second; Andujar lined to center; Herr flied out to right; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 6.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz doubled to left; Heep singled to left [Cruz to
third]; Garner hit a sacrifice fly to right [Cruz scored]; Howe
singled to center [Heep to second]; SPILMAN BATTED FOR PUJOLS;
Spilman flied out to left; KNICELY BATTED FOR CAPPUZZELLO;
Knicely grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 4TH: KNICELY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); MOFFITT
REPLACED SPILMAN (PITCHING); L. Smith flied out to right;
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); Porter was hit by a
pitch; Oberkfell popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 6.

ASTROS 5TH: Thon grounded out (third to first); Puhl singled to
center; Knight popped to first in foul territory; Cruz walked
[Puhl to second]; Heep singled to center [Puhl out at home
(center to catcher), Cruz to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 1, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 5TH: Iorg grounded out (first unassisted); McGee
grounded out (first to pitcher); O. Smith walked; Andujar struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Garner struck out; Howe was called out on strikes;
REYNOLDS BATTED FOR MOFFITT; Reynolds grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 6TH: SMITH REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Herr struck
out; L. Smith grounded out (third to first); Hernandez singled
to right; Hernandez stole second; Porter walked; Oberkfell flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 6.

ASTROS 7TH: Knicely grounded out (third to first); Thon was
called out on strikes; Puhl singled to center; Knight forced
Puhl (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 7TH: Iorg grounded out (second to first); McGee
grounded out (second to first); O. Smith grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 6.

ASTROS 8TH: LANDRUM REPLACED IORG (PLAYING RF); Cruz singled to
left; Heep lined to first; Garner struck out; Howe walked [Cruz
to second]; WALLING BATTED FOR SMITH; Walling forced Howe
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cardinals 6.

CARDINALS 8TH: LACORTE REPLACED WALLING (PITCHING); Andujar
struck out; Herr grounded out (shortstop to first); L. Smith
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 6.

ASTROS 9TH: Knicely struck out advanced to first on an error by
Porter; Thon forced Knicely (shortstop unassisted); Thon stole
second; Puhl walked; Knight grounded out (third to first) [Puhl
to second, Thon to third]; Cruz singled to shortstop [Thon
scored (unearned), Puhl stayed at second]; Heep flied out to
right; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 6.