Atlanta Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 8, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 1982 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Atlanta Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 7, St. Louis Cardinals 8

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Butler cf 5 1 3 0
Hubbard 2b 4 1 1 0
Washington rf 5 1 2 3
Murphy lf 4 1 2 0
Horner 3b 5 1 1 0
Chambliss 1b 3 1 1 0
Benedict c 5 0 2 2
Ramirez ss 4 0 1 1
Niekro p 1 0 0 0
  Bedrosian p 0 0 0 0
  McWilliams p 0 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 1 1 0
  Watson ph 1 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 7 14 6
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. cf 4 3 2 0
Smith O. ss 5 1 2 1
Hernandez 1b 2 1 1 1
Hendrick rf 4 1 2 1
Iorg lf 2 0 0 0
  Tenace ph 0 0 0 0
  Landrum lf 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Porter c 4 1 2 3
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 1 0
Herr 2b 3 1 0 0
Forsch p 2 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  LaPoint p 0 0 0 0
  Braun ph,lf 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 10 6
Atlanta 020 000 4107142
St. Louis 000 103 2118102
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro   5.2 3 3 2 2 1
  Bedrosian   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  McWilliams   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Camp  L (3-2) 2.0 5 4 3 2 0
Totals
8.0
10
8
6
5
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   6.1 11 5 5 1 5
  Bair   0.1 1 1 1 3 0
  LaPoint   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Sutter  W (1-0) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
4
6

  E–Horner (2), Chambliss (4), L Smith (3), Oberkfell (2).  2B–Atlanta Murphy (7,off Forsch), St. Louis L Smith (7,off Niekro).  3B–Atlanta Washington (2,off Forsch).  HR–St. Louis Porter (4,8th inning off Camp 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Niekro (1,off Forsch); Hubbard (8,off Sutter).  IBB–Chambliss 2 (2,by Forsch,by Bair); Tenace (1,by McWilliams).  SB–Butler 2 (11,2nd base off Forsch/Porter,3rd base off Forsch/Porter); Murphy (4,2nd base off Bair/Porter); O Smith (5,2nd base off Niekro/Benedict); L Smith 2 (17,2nd base off Camp/Benedict 2).  CS–Butler (4,2nd base by Forsch/Porter); Oberkfell (1,2nd base by Niekro/Benedict).  WP–Bair (2).  BK–McWilliams (1).  IBB–McWilliams (4,Tenace); Forsch (2,Chambliss); Bair (4,Chambliss).  U–Ed Vargo, Terry Tata, Dave Pallone.  T–2:52.  A–49,062.
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