St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
April 6, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 6, 1982 at Astrodome. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 14, Houston Astros 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. cf,lf 4 3 2 0
Herr 2b 6 1 2 1
Hernandez 1b 4 3 3 3
Porter c 5 2 2 3
  Brummer c 1 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 5 2 2 1
Iorg lf 3 1 2 2
  Green pr,cf 2 1 1 1
Braun 3b 4 0 1 1
  Ramsey 3b 0 0 0 0
Smith O. ss 5 0 2 2
Forsch p 5 1 1 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 14 18 14
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Puhl rf 4 0 0 0
Scott cf 4 0 0 0
Garner 2b 4 0 0 0
Cruz lf 3 1 1 0
Ashby c 2 1 2 1
  Knicely c 1 0 0 0
Knight 3b 4 0 2 0
Howe 1b 3 1 1 2
Reynolds ss 2 0 0 0
  Garcia ss 1 0 0 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 1 0
  Pladson p 0 0 0 0
  LaCoss p 0 0 0 0
  Ivie ph 1 0 1 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
  Sambito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
St. Louis 510 422 00014180
Houston 010 001 100382
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch  W (1-0) 8.0 7 3 3 3 1
  Kaat   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
3
1
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  L (0-1) 3.0 8 6 6 2 5
  Pladson   0.1 5 4 4 1 0
  LaCoss   1.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Smith   2.0 1 2 1 1 4
  Sambito   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
18
14
13
5
10

  E–Cruz (1), Ashby (1).  DP–St. Louis 3, Houston 2.  2B–St. Louis Iorg 2 (2,off Ryan,off Pladson); Herr 2 (2,off Ryan,off LaCoss); Porter (1,off Pladson); Hernandez 2 (2,off LaCoss,off Smith).  HR–St. Louis Porter (1,1st inning off Ryan 2 on, 1 out), Houston Ashby (1,6th inning off Forsch 0 on, 2 out); Howe (1,7th inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–L Smith (1,by Ryan).  SF–Howe (1,off Forsch).  SB–L Smith 2 (2,2nd base off Ryan/Ashby 2); O Smith (1,2nd base off Ryan/Ashby).  WP–Forsch (1).  HBP–Ryan (1,L Smith).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Harry Wendelstedt, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Randy Marsh.  T–2:48.  A–33,521.
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