New York Mets vs St. Louis Cardinals
June 18, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 1982 at Busch Stadium II. The New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 0 2 0
Stearns 3b,c 3 1 0 0
Staub 1b 4 0 2 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Valentine ph 1 0 1 2
  Tillman pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Foster lf 5 1 1 1
Jorgensen rf,1b 4 0 1 0
Hodges c 3 0 1 0
  Kingman ph 1 0 0 0
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
Backman 2b 4 0 2 2
Gardenhire ss 3 0 0 0
  Bailor ph,ss 2 1 1 0
Swan p 1 0 0 0
  Youngblood ph,rf,3b 2 1 1 0
Totals 38 5 12 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. cf,lf 5 1 2 1
Smith O. ss 4 0 1 1
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 1 2 0
Iorg lf 3 0 0 0
  McGee pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 1 1 0
Ramsey 2b 3 0 1 1
Brummer c 3 0 0 0
  Sanchez ph 1 0 1 0
Mura p 2 0 1 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Tenace ph 0 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Keener p 0 0 0 0
  Porter ph 0 0 0 0
  Landrum pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
New York 000 000 0055122
St. Louis 011 000 100390
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan   6.0 6 2 1 0 1
  Orosco  W (1-5) 2.0 2 1 1 1 2
  Scott  SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
2
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mura   6.2 7 0 0 4 2
  Bair   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Sutter  L (5-4) 1.1 4 5 5 2 0
  Kaat   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Keener   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
6
2

  E–Jorgensen (1), Backman (8).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–New York Jorgensen (3,off Mura), St. Louis Ramsey (6,off Swan); O Smith (17,off Swan).  SH–Ramsey (3,off Orosco).  SB–Wilson (21,2nd base off Mura/Brummer); L Smith (26,2nd base off Swan/Hodges).  CS–McGee (4,2nd base by Swan/Hodges).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Satch Davidson, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Dave Pallone.  T–2:41.
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