St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
September 17, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 17, 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 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Herr 2b 4 2 2 0
Smith lf 3 2 1 0
  Landrum lf 1 0 1 0
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 2
Hendrick rf 4 2 2 2
  Green rf 0 0 0 0
Porter c 5 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 0 1 2
Oberkfell 3b 3 0 1 1
Ramsey ss 3 0 0 0
Mura p 2 0 0 0
  Bair p 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 9 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 3 0
Giles 2b 5 0 0 0
Valentine rf 4 0 1 0
Kingman 1b 4 0 1 1
Jorgensen lf 4 0 1 0
Brooks 3b 4 0 1 0
Bochy c 1 0 0 0
Gardenhire ss 2 0 1 0
Holman p 1 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Foster ph 1 0 0 0
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz p 0 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 8 1
St. Louis 103 000 030792
New York 100 000 000182
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Mura  W (12-10) 5.2 6 1 1 5 3
  Bair  SV (7) 3.1 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
5
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Holman  L (0-1) 4.0 4 4 2 2 1
  Orosco   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Scott   1.1 0 3 0 3 0
  Diaz   1.2 4 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
2
6
3

  E–Porter (8), Mura (2), Kingman (16), Scott (4).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Oberkfell (20,off Diaz).  HR–St. Louis Hendrick (18,3rd inning off Holman 1 on, 2 out).  SF–Hernandez (12,off Holman).  IBB–Green (2,by Diaz).  SB–Herr 2 (23,2nd base off Holman/Bochy,2nd base off Scott/Bochy); Wilson (57,2nd base off Mura/Porter); Kingman (4,2nd base off Mura/Porter).  CS–Hernandez (10,2nd base by Holman/Bochy); L Smith (24,2nd base by Holman/Bochy); Wilson (14,2nd base by Mura/Porter).  IBB–Diaz (3,Green).  U-HP–Nick Colosi, 1B–Frank Pulli, 2B–Jerry Crawford, 3B–Doug Harvey.  T–2:49.  A–8,622.
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