St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
June 20, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 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 3, New York Mets 1

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Herr 2b 2 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 1 1 0
McGee cf 4 0 0 0
Hendrick 1b 4 1 1 1
Porter c 4 1 2 1
Van Slyke lf 3 0 0 0
Green rf 3 0 1 1
Smith ss 3 0 0 0
Hagen p 2 0 0 0
  Santana ph 0 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 5 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 4 1 3 0
Brooks 3b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 2 1
Foster lf 4 0 2 0
Staub rf 4 0 1 0
Giles 2b 2 0 0 0
  Heep ph 1 0 1 0
Oquendo ss 3 0 0 0
  Kingman ph 1 0 1 0
Ortiz c 3 0 1 0
  Bailor ph 1 0 0 0
Swan p 2 0 0 0
  Hodges ph 1 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
  Strawberry ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 11 1
St. Louis 000 300 000351
New York 100 000 0001110
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Hagen  W (2-0) 7.0 8 1 1 1 1
  Sutter  SV (6) 2.0 3 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
11
1
1
1
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Swan  L (1-3) 7.0 5 3 3 2 4
  Orosco   2.0 0 0 0 0 4
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
2
8

  E–Herr (2).  DP–St. Louis 3, New York 1.  2B–St. Louis Oberkfell (12,off Swan); Hendrick (12,off Swan).  SH–Herr (6,off Orosco).  HBP–Santana (1,by Orosco).  CS–Green (6,2nd base by Swan/Ortiz).  WP–Hagen (1).  HBP–Orosco (1,Santana).  U-HP–Bruce Froemming, 1B–Terry Tata, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–2:22.
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