St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
August 9, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1982 at Shea Stadium. 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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St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Mets 2

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Herr 2b 3 2 2 1
Smith L. lf 5 0 1 0
Iorg 1b 5 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 1 1 0
Porter c 4 2 2 2
McGee cf 5 1 3 3
Oberkfell 3b 5 1 3 1
Smith O. ss 4 0 1 0
LaPoint p 2 0 0 0
  Lahti p 2 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 13 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 3 0 0 0
Bailor 2b 4 0 2 0
Valentine rf 4 1 3 0
Kingman 1b 3 1 0 0
Foster lf 4 0 1 1
Stearns c 4 0 1 0
Brooks 3b 3 0 1 0
Gardenhire ss 2 0 0 1
  Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0
Puleo p 2 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Howard ph 1 0 0 0
  Gaff p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
St. Louis 001 040 0117130
New York 000 200 000280
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
LaPoint   3.0 5 2 2 2 1
  Lahti  W (3-2) 6.0 3 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
3
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Puleo  L (8-9) 5.0 7 5 5 4 4
  Orosco   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Gaff   2.0 5 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
7
7
5
7

  E–None.  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–New York Valentine (6,off LaPoint); Foster (13,off LaPoint).  3B–St. Louis McGee (8,off Puleo).  HR–St. Louis Porter (8,9th inning off Gaff 0 on, 2 out).  SF–Gardenhire (5,off Lahti).  IBB–Brooks (4,by Lahti).  SB–Herr (18,2nd base off Gaff/Stearns); Wilson (39,2nd base off LaPoint/Porter).  WP–Puleo (2).  IBB–Lahti (5,Brooks).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Jerry Dale, 2B–Terry Tata, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–2:27.  A–11,383.
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