St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Mets 0 (Game 1)
Game Played on Saturday, September 18, 1982 (Night game) at Shea Stadium
Cardinals    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  8  1
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0


Cardinals            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
L. Smith lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .319      Wilson cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .282
  McGee cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .306      Bailor 3b,ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .275
Green cf,lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .298      Staub lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .249
Hernandez 1b          3   0   0   0     1   2   .301        Puleo p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .128
Hendrick rf           3   0   1   1     1   0   .272      Kingman 1b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .215
Tenace c              4   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Valentine rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Paris 3b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .111      Hodges c              3   0   0   0     1   0   .265
  Oberkfell 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .271      Giles 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .222
Ramsey ss             3   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Gardenhire ss         1   0   0   0     1   0   .231
Gonzalez 2b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .214        Brooks ph,3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .257
  Sutter p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Falcone p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .113
Forsch p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .191        Jorgensen ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .233
  Herr 2b             1   1   1   0     0   0   .254        Howard pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .158

Totals               29   2   8   2     2   8             Totals               30   0   5   0     3   6

Time of Game: 2:30
Left on Base: Cardinals 3, Mets 6
DP: Cardinals 1, Mets 2
Errors: Paris
Home Runs: Green (2)
Caught Stealing: Ramsey (5), L. Smith (25), Gardenhire (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Forsch (14)
GIDP: Gonzalez (1), Hodges (5)


Cardinals              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forsch W(15-9)          7.1   5   0   0   3   6   0  28   3.43
Sutter SV(33)           1.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.12
Totals                  9     5   0   0   3   6   0  33

Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Falcone L(8-10)         8     4   1   1   1   8   1  26   3.86
Puleo                   1     4   1   1   1   0   0   6   4.55
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   8   1  32

Umpires: HP - Frank Pulli, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Doug Harvey, 3B - Nick Colosi


CARDINALS 1ST: L. Smith flied out to center; Green flied out to
right; Hernandez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 1ST: Wilson was called out on strikes; Bailor popped to
catcher in foul territory; Staub lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 2ND: Hendrick popped to third in foul territory;
Tenace struck out; Paris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 2ND: Kingman singled to left; Valentine forced Kingman
(second to shortstop); Hodges grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop to pitcher) [Valentine out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 3RD: Ramsey singled to center; Gonzalez grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [Ramsey out at second];
Forsch struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

METS 3RD: Giles flied out to center; Gardenhire walked;
Gardenhire was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Falcone struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 0, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 4TH: L. Smith flied out to center; Green homered;
Hernandez was called out on strikes; Hendrick flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 4TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); Bailor singled
to right; Staub was called out on strikes; Kingman struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 5TH: Tenace grounded out (third to first); Paris flied
out to center; Ramsey singled to center; Ramsey was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 5TH: Valentine popped to first in foul territory; Hodges
walked; Giles lined to right; Gardenhire forced Hodges
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets
0.

CARDINALS 6TH: Gonzalez singled to left; Forsch out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Gonzalez to second]; L. Smith
reached on a fielder's choice [Gonzalez out at third (shortstop
to third)]; L. Smith was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 6TH: Falcone struck out; Wilson flied out to left; Bailor
singled to center; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 7TH: Green struck out; Hernandez struck out; Hendrick
walked; Tenace popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 7TH: Kingman walked; Valentine forced Kingman (shortstop to
second); Hodges lined to third [Valentine to second (error by
Paris)]; Giles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cardinals 1,
Mets 0.

CARDINALS 8TH: Paris struck out; Ramsey popped to catcher in
foul territory; Gonzalez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

METS 8TH: OBERKFELL REPLACED PARIS (PLAYING 3B); BROOKS BATTED
FOR GARDENHIRE; Brooks grounded out (third to first); JORGENSEN
BATTED FOR FALCONE; Jorgensen singled to right; Wilson singled
to left [Jorgensen to second]; SUTTER REPLACED GONZALEZ
(PITCHING); HERR REPLACED FORSCH (PLAYING 2B); HOWARD RAN FOR
JORGENSEN; Bailor flied out to left; Staub lined to center; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cardinals 1, Mets 0.

CARDINALS 9TH: PULEO REPLACED STAUB (PITCHING); BROOKS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); BAILOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); HOWARD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Herr singled to center; L. Smith
singled to left [Herr to third]; Green lined into a double play
(pitcher to first) [L. Smith out at first]; Hernandez was walked
intentionally; Hendrick singled to center [Hernandez to second,
Herr scored]; Tenace singled to left [Hendrick to second,
Hernandez out at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Cardinals 2, Mets 0.

METS 9TH: MCGEE REPLACED L. SMITH (PLAYING CF); GREEN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Kingman grounded out (third to first);
Valentine grounded out (pitcher to first); Hodges grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cardinals 2, Mets 0.