St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
April 9, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 1983 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 5, New York Mets 0

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 3 0 0 0
Smith O. ss 3 1 2 0
Hernandez 1b 4 1 1 0
Porter c 2 1 0 0
Hendrick rf 3 1 1 2
Oberkfell 3b 4 1 2 0
Green cf 4 0 1 2
Ramsey 2b 3 0 0 1
Andujar p 3 0 0 0
Totals 29 5 7 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 0 1 0
Bailor ss 4 0 1 0
Kingman 1b 4 0 0 0
Foster lf 3 0 0 0
Heep rf 3 0 1 0
Brooks 3b 3 0 0 0
Hodges c 3 0 1 0
Giles 2b 2 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 0 0
  Diaz p 0 0 0 0
Torrez p 2 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Ownbey p 0 0 0 0
  Backman 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0
St. Louis 000 000 500571
New York 000 000 000040
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  W (1-0) 9.0 4 0 0 0 9
Totals
9.0
4
0
0
0
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez  L (0-1) 6.0 7 5 5 2 1
  Orosco   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Ownbey   1.0 0 0 0 3 0
  Diaz   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
5
3

  E–Oberkfell (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–St. Louis O Smith 2 (2,off Torrez 2).  SF–Ramsey (1,off Orosco).  CS–Hendrick (1,2nd base by Torrez/Hodges); Green (1,2nd base by Orosco/Hodges); L Smith (1,2nd base by Ownbey/Hodges); Wilson (2,2nd base by Andujar/Porter).  WP–Ownbey (1).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–John Kibler, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:19.  A–11,511.
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