Monday August 9, 1982
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St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Monday, August 9, 1982 (Night game) at Shea Stadium

Cardinals 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 - 7 13 0 Mets 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Herr 2b 3 2 2 1 2 0 .265 Wilson cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .279 L. Smith lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .307 Bailor 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .285 Iorg 1b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Valentine rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 .260 Hendrick rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 .269 Kingman 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .206 Porter c 4 2 2 2 1 1 .238 Foster lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .259 McGee cf 5 1 3 3 0 0 .322 Stearns c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Oberkfell 3b 5 1 3 1 0 1 .285 Brooks 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .266 O. Smith ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 .261 Gardenhire ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 .236 LaPoint p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Lahti p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Puleo p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .116 Orosco p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gaff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Staub ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Totals 39 7 13 7 5 7 Totals 32 2 8 2 3 3 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 11,383 Left on Base: Cardinals 10, Mets 7 DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 0 Doubles: Valentine (6), Foster (13) Triples: McGee (8) Home Runs: Porter (8) Stolen Bases: Herr (18), Wilson (39) Sacrifice Flies: Gardenhire (5) GIDP: Kingman (8) Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA LaPoint 3 5 2 2 2 1 0 14 3.70 Lahti W(3-2) 6 3 0 0 1 2 0 22 3.00 Totals 9 8 2 2 3 3 0 36 Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Puleo L(8-9) 5 7 5 5 4 4 0 26 4.41 Orosco 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 2.84 Gaff 2 5 2 2 1 1 1 11 4.55 Totals 9 13 7 7 5 7 1 44 Wild Pitches: Puleo (2) Umpires: HP - Bob Engel, 1B - Jerry Dale, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Paul Runge CARDINALS 1ST: Herr walked; L. Smith grounded out (shortstop to first) [Herr to second]; Iorg grounded out (first unassisted) [Herr to third]; Hendrick struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 1ST: Wilson walked; Wilson stole second; Bailor struck out; Valentine singled to second [Wilson to third]; Kingman grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Valentine out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); McGee singled; Oberkfell popped to third; O. Smith singled to right [McGee to third]; LaPoint grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. METS 2ND: Foster flied out to center; Stearns grounded out (third to first); Brooks singled to left; Gardenhire flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 0, Mets 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Herr singled to center; Puleo threw a wild pitch [Herr to second]; L. Smith flied out to center [Herr to third]; Iorg was called out on strikes; Hendrick walked; Porter singled to center [Hendrick to second, Herr scored]; McGee grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0. METS 3RD: Puleo grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilson flied out to right; Bailor singled to left [Bailor out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Oberkfell struck out; O. Smith grounded out (second to first); LaPoint struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 0. METS 4TH: Valentine doubled to left; Kingman walked; Foster doubled to left [Kingman to third, Valentine scored]; LAHTI REPLACED LAPOINT (PITCHING); Stearns popped to first in foul territory; Brooks was walked intentionally; Gardenhire hit a sacrifice fly to center [Kingman scored]; Puleo grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Mets 2. CARDINALS 5TH: Herr walked; L. Smith lined to shortstop; Iorg flied out to left; Hendrick singled to center [Herr to third]; Porter walked [Hendrick to second]; McGee tripled to right [Porter scored, Hendrick scored, Herr scored]; Oberkfell singled to center [McGee scored]; O. Smith flied out to right; 26 minute rain delay; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 2. METS 5TH: Wilson struck out; Bailor singled to left; Valentine flied out to right; Kingman popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 2. CARDINALS 6TH: OROSCO REPLACED PULEO (PITCHING); Lahti struck out; Herr flied out to right; L. Smith singled to left; Iorg lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 2. METS 6TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Stearns singled to center; Brooks struck out; Gardenhire popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 2. CARDINALS 7TH: Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter struck out; McGee flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 2. METS 7TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR OROSCO; Howard popped to catcher in foul territory; Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); Bailor grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 5, Mets 2. CARDINALS 8TH: GAFF REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Oberkfell singled to left; O. Smith walked [Oberkfell to second]; Lahti struck out; Herr singled to right [Oberkfell scored, O. Smith out at third (right to second to third to shortstop)]; Herr stole second; L. Smith flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 2. METS 8TH: Valentine singled to right; Kingman forced Valentine (shortstop to second); Foster forced Kingman (pitcher to second); Stearns forced Foster (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cardinals 6, Mets 2. CARDINALS 9TH: Iorg lined to shortstop; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); Porter homered; McGee singled to center; Oberkfell singled to center [McGee to second]; O. Smith forced Oberkfell (second to shortstop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cardinals 7, Mets 2. METS 9TH: Brooks grounded out (shortstop to first); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR GARDENHIRE; Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); STAUB BATTED FOR GAFF; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cardinals 7, Mets 2.

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