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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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