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 St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Bailor 2b,ss 5 0 0 1
Stearns 3b 5 0 0 1
Youngblood cf,lf 5 0 0 0
Kingman 1b 3 1 0 0
  Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 0 1 0
Rajsich lf 3 1 2 0
  Backman pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Hodges c 2 1 1 1
Gardenhire ss 3 1 2 1
  Staub ph 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Lynch p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 4 1 2 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
Ramsey 2b,ss 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 0 1
Hendrick rf 4 0 0 0
Porter c 2 1 0 0
Landrum cf,lf 4 1 1 0
Oberkfell 3b 2 1 1 0
Smith O. ss 1 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 1 0 1 1
  Gonzalez pr,2b 0 1 0 0
Stuper p 2 0 0 0
  McGee ph,cf 1 0 1 3
Totals 29 5 6 5
New York 002 002 000461
St. Louis 100 000 40x560
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   6.0 4 4 4 3 2
  Lynch  L (1-3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Orosco   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
6
5
5
4
4
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Stuper  W (1-0) 7.0 6 4 4 3 3
  Bair  SV (2) 2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
5

  E–Kingman (7).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Rajsich (4,off Stuper), St. Louis Landrum (2,off Jones).  3B–St. Louis McGee (4,off Lynch).  SH–Jones (2,off Stuper).  IBB–Hodges (2,by Stuper).  SB–L Smith 2 (28,3rd base off Jones/Hodges,2nd base off Jones/Hodges); Oberkfell (3,2nd base off Jones/Hodges).  WP–Orosco (1).  IBB–Stuper (1,Hodges).  U-HP–Satch Davidson, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Dave Pallone, 3B–Terry Tata.  T–2:28.  A–37,351.
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