St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Mets 5
Game Played on Wednesday, July      28, 1982 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II
Mets         0  0  0    1  0  2    2  0  0  -   5  6  2
Cardinals    1  1  2    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   7  8  1


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .279      Herr 2b               5   1   2   1     0   1   .240
Bailor ss             4   0   0   1     0   0   .287      L. Smith lf           4   3   2   1     1   0   .305
Foster lf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .268      Hernandez 1b          4   0   1   0     1   0   .284
Kingman 1b            3   1   1   2     1   1   .219      Hendrick rf           4   1   1   2     0   1   .272
Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Porter c              4   1   1   1     0   0   .248
Stearns c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .300      McGee cf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .310
Brooks 3b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .265      Oberkfell 3b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .275
Backman 2b            3   0   1   1     1   0   .277        Tenace ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .368
Gaff p                1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Iorg ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .289
  Staub ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .230        Ramsey 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .290
  Lynch p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      O. Smith ss           2   1   0   1     2   0   .265
  Orosco p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Andujar p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .177
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Kaat p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jorgensen ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .262        Keener p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .256
                                                            Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   5   6   5     4   1             Totals               31   7   8   6     7   3

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 22,392
Left on Base: Mets 4, Cardinals 8
DP: Mets 0, Cardinals 2
Errors: Backman, Gaff, Porter
Doubles: Backman (10), Hendrick (10)
Triples: Porter (3), L. Smith (5)
Home Runs: Kingman (26), Stearns (4)
Stolen Bases: Wilson (31)
Caught Stealing: Herr (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Lynch (1), Andujar (4)
GIDP: Valentine 2 (9)
Hit by Pitch: Brooks (5,by Andujar)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gaff                    4     4   4   3   2   2   0  18   3.51
Lynch L(1-4)            2.1   4   3   3   2   1   0  13   3.90
Orosco                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.13
Allen                   1.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   6   3.40
Totals                  8     8   7   6   7   3   0  39

Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Andujar                 6     5   5   5   3   0   2  26   2.61
Kaat                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.09
Keener W(1-1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.12
Sutter SV(21)           2     1   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.88
Totals                  9     6   5   5   4   1   2  36

Hit by Pitch: Andujar (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Charlie Williams, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Joe West


METS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (third to first); Bailor grounded
out (shortstop to first); Foster grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 0.

CARDINALS 1ST: Herr struck out; L. Smith singled to right;
Hernandez singled to right [L. Smith to third]; Hernandez was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Gaff [Hernandez to
second]; Hendrick reached on a fielder's choice [L. Smith
scored]; Porter forced Hendrick (first to shortstop) [Hernandez
to third]; McGee grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

METS 2ND: Kingman walked; Valentine grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Kingman out at second]; Stearns
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 1.

CARDINALS 2ND: Oberkfell walked; O. Smith forced Oberkfell
(shortstop to second); Andujar batted right handed; Andujar out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [O. Smith to second];
Herr singled to center [O. Smith scored]; Herr was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
0, Cardinals 2.

METS 3RD: Brooks flied out to right; Backman grounded out
(second to first); Gaff grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 2.

CARDINALS 3RD: L. Smith walked; Hernandez grounded out (second
to first) [L. Smith to second]; Hendrick struck out; Porter
tripled to right [L. Smith scored, Porter scored (error by
Backman) (unearned) (no RBI)]; McGee flied out to center; 2 R (1
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Cardinals 4.

METS 4TH: Wilson walked; Wilson stole second [Wilson to third
(error by Porter)]; Bailor grounded out (third to first) [Wilson
scored]; Foster flied out to right; Kingman grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 4TH: Oberkfell grounded out (first unassisted); O.
Smith grounded out (second to first); Andujar batted right
handed; Andujar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 4.

METS 5TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns
singled to left; Brooks was hit by a pitch [Stearns to second];
Backman forced Brooks (first to shortstop) [Stearns to third];
STAUB BATTED FOR GAFF; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 5TH: LYNCH REPLACED STAUB (PITCHING); Herr flied out
to center; L. Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); Hernandez
walked; Hendrick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mets 1, Cardinals 4.

METS 6TH: Wilson flied out to center; Bailor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Foster walked; Kingman homered [Foster
scored]; Valentine grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 6TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); McGee
singled to second; Oberkfell grounded out (second to first)
[McGee to second]; O. Smith was walked intentionally; Andujar
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 3, Cardinals 4.

METS 7TH: Stearns homered; Brooks singled to left; Backman
doubled [Brooks scored]; KAAT REPLACED ANDUJAR (PITCHING); Lynch
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Backman to third];
Wilson grounded out (second to first); KEENER REPLACED KAAT
(PITCHING); Bailor flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mets 5, Cardinals 4.

CARDINALS 7TH: Herr singled to left; L. Smith tripled [Herr
scored]; Hernandez lined to third; Hendrick doubled to right [L.
Smith scored]; OROSCO REPLACED LYNCH (PITCHING); Porter grounded
out (second to first) [Hendrick to third]; McGee walked; TENACE
BATTED FOR OBERKFELL; ALLEN REPLACED OROSCO (PITCHING); IORG
BATTED FOR TENACE; Iorg walked [McGee to second]; O. Smith
walked [Hendrick scored, McGee to third, Iorg to second]; BRAUN
BATTED FOR KEENER; Braun flied out to center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 7.

METS 8TH: RAMSEY REPLACED IORG (PLAYING 3B); SUTTER REPLACED
BRAUN (PITCHING); Foster singled to right; Kingman struck out;
Valentine grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Foster out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5,
Cardinals 7.

CARDINALS 8TH: Herr grounded out (second to first); L. Smith
lined to third; Hernandez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals 7.

METS 9TH: Stearns flied out to center; Brooks flied out to left;
Backman walked; JORGENSEN BATTED FOR ALLEN; Jorgensen grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 5, Cardinals
7.