St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      25, 1982 (Day game) at Busch Stadium II
Astros       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 12  1
Cardinals    0  3  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  8  0


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thon ss               5   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Herr 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .233
Scott cf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .252      L. Smith lf           4   0   1   0     0   2   .302
Knight 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .317      Hernandez 1b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .283
Cruz lf               4   2   2   0     0   0   .270      Hendrick rf           4   0   2   1     0   1   .274
Garner 2b             4   1   2   1     0   0   .261      Porter c              4   0   1   0     0   0   .237
Howe 3b               4   0   2   2     0   0   .237        Brummer c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Puhl rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      McGee cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .308
Pujols c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Oberkfell 3b          2   1   1   0     1   0   .279
  Walling ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .191      Ramsey ss             3   1   1   3     0   1   .290
  Knicely c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .174      LaPoint p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .100
  Heep ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .245        Bair p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sutton p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .170        Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Smith p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Spilman ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               37   3  12   3     0   1             Totals               30   4   8   4     2   7

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 36,043
Left on Base: Astros 7, Cardinals 4
DP: Astros 1, Cardinals 2
Errors: Knight
Doubles: Knight (24), Howe (7), Cruz (19), Hendrick (9)
Triples: Oberkfell (3)
Home Runs: Ramsey (1)
Stolen Bases: Garner (16), Scott (12), Cruz 2 (14), Herr (15)
GIDP: Scott (8), Knight (9), McGee (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sutton L(9-7)           7.2   8   4   4   2   7   1  31   3.14
Smith                   0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.26
Totals                  8     8   4   4   2   7   1  32

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaPoint                 6     9   2   2   0   1   0  25   3.74
Bair                    1     2   1   1   0   0   0   5   2.36
Kaat                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.13
Sutter W(7-5)           1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.01
Totals                  9    12   3   3   0   1   0  37

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


ASTROS 1ST: Thon singled to left; Scott grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Thon out at second]; Knight
doubled; Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr grounded out (second to pitcher); L. Smith
singled to left; L. Smith was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Knight [L. Smith to second]; Hernandez grounded out
(second to first) [L. Smith to third]; Hendrick grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Cardinals 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Garner singled to left; Garner stole second; Howe
doubled [Garner scored]; Puhl grounded out (first unassisted)
[Howe to third]; Pujols grounded out (shortstop to first);
Sutton grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 1, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Porter grounded out (second to first); McGee
singled to center; Oberkfell walked [McGee to second]; Ramsey
homered [McGee scored, Oberkfell scored]; LaPoint struck out;
Herr walked; Herr stole second; L. Smith struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Astros 1, Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 3RD: Thon grounded out (third to first); Scott singled to
right; Knight grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Scott out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 1,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 3RD: Hernandez struck out; Hendrick struck out; Porter
singled to right; McGee flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Astros 1, Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 4TH: Cruz doubled to left; Garner singled to center [Cruz
scored]; Howe lined to second; Puhl forced Garner (first to
shortstop); Pujols flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 4TH: Oberkfell tripled to right; Ramsey struck out;
Oberkfell was picked off third (catcher to third); LaPoint was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 2,
Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Sutton grounded out (shortstop to first); Thon
struck out; Scott singled to center; Scott stole second; Knight
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 5TH: Herr popped to shortstop; L. Smith struck out;
Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 2, Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 6TH: Cruz singled to right; Cruz stole second; Garner
flied out to center; Howe popped to shortstop; Puhl grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 6TH: Hendrick singled to center; Porter flied out to
left; McGee grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Hendrick out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
2, Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 7TH: BAIR REPLACED LAPOINT (PITCHING); WALLING BATTED FOR
PUJOLS; Walling grounded out (shortstop to first); Sutton
singled to center; Thon forced Sutton (third to second); Scott
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 2,
Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 7TH: KNICELY REPLACED WALLING (PLAYING C ); Oberkfell
grounded out (first to pitcher); On a bunt Ramsey made an out to
pitcher; Bair grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Astros 2, Cardinals 3.

ASTROS 8TH: Knight singled to right; KAAT REPLACED BAIR
(PITCHING); Cruz forced Knight (second to shortstop); SUTTER
REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Cruz stole second; Garner flied to
left in foul territory; Howe singled to center [Cruz scored];
Puhl grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Astros 3, Cardinals 3.

CARDINALS 8TH: Herr flied out to left; L. Smith flied out to
left; Hernandez singled to right; Hendrick doubled [Hernandez
scored]; SMITH REPLACED SUTTON (PITCHING); Porter popped to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 3, Cardinals 4.

ASTROS 9TH: BRUMMER REPLACED PORTER (PLAYING C ); HEEP BATTED
FOR KNICELY; Heep grounded out (first unassisted); SPILMAN
BATTED FOR SMITH; Spilman popped to third in foul territory;
Thon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Astros 3, Cardinals 4.