Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 18, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1983 at Busch Stadium II. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 9

Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Moreno cf 5 0 1 0
Puhl rf 5 2 2 2
Thon ss 5 0 1 0
Garner 3b 4 1 3 2
Cruz lf 3 0 0 0
Spilman 1b 4 1 1 0
Ashby c 3 0 0 0
  Madden p 0 0 0 0
  Walling ph 1 0 0 0
Doran 2b 3 1 2 0
Scott M. p 2 0 1 1
  DiPino p 0 0 0 0
  Dawley p 0 0 0 0
  Pujols c 0 0 0 0
  Scott T. ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 2 1 0 0
  Braun lf 0 0 0 0
  Green ph,lf 2 1 1 1
McGee cf 5 1 3 1
Hernandez 1b 3 1 2 0
Porter c 5 0 0 0
  Brummer c 0 0 0 0
Hendrick rf 4 1 0 1
Oberkfell 3b 4 1 2 2
Herr 2b 4 1 2 3
Ramsey ss 2 1 1 0
Andujar p 2 0 0 0
  Smith O. ph 2 1 1 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 12 8
Houston 111 000 0115121
St. Louis 001 000 80x9121
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Scott   6.0 6 3 2 2 3
  DiPino  L (3-2) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1
  Dawley   0.0 3 3 3 2 0
  Madden   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
9
8
5
5
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Andujar  W (3-5) 7.0 8 3 3 2 2
  Sutter   2.0 4 2 2 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
2
2

  E–Ashby (8), Andujar (1).  PB–Pujols 2 (3).  2B–St. Louis Oberkfell (3,off M Scott); McGee (2,off DiPino).  HR–Houston Puhl (1,1st inning off Andujar 0 on, 1 out); Garner (4,8th inning off Sutter 0 on, 1 out), St. Louis Herr (2,7th inning off Dawley 2 on, 2 out).  SH–M Scott (2,off Andujar).  HBP–L Smith (3,by M Scott).  IBB–Hernandez (3,by DiPino).  CS–Garner (4,2nd base by Andujar/Porter); Thon (5,2nd base by Andujar/Porter).  SB–McGee (4,2nd base off M Scott/Ashby).  WP–M Scott (1).  BK–M Scott (2).  HBP–M Scott (1,L Smith).  IBB–DiPino (3,Hernandez).  T–2:54.  A–22,680.
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