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 New York Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 6

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Herr 2b 3 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 0 0 0
Hendrick 1b 4 1 2 0
Van Slyke lf 3 1 0 0
Green rf 4 2 2 2
Quirk c 4 0 2 2
Smith ss 3 0 0 0
  Porter ph 0 0 0 0
  Rayford ph 1 0 0 0
Stuper p 0 0 0 0
  Martin p 2 0 0 0
  Santana ph 1 0 0 0
  Bair p 0 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 2 1 2
Brooks 3b 5 0 1 1
Hernandez 1b 4 1 2 2
Foster lf 4 0 1 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Heep rf 4 0 1 0
  Strawberry pr,rf 0 1 0 0
Bailor 2b 3 0 0 0
Hodges c 0 1 0 0
Oquendo ss 4 1 1 0
Terrell p 1 0 0 0
  Diaz p 0 0 0 0
  Staub ph 1 0 1 1
  Sisk p 0 0 0 0
  Bradley lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
St. Louis 010 102 000461
New York 230 000 10x680
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Stuper  L (7-4) 1.1 4 5 4 2 1
  Martin   4.2 2 0 0 4 2
  Bair   0.2 1 1 1 1 0
  Von Ohlen   1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
5
7
3
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Terrell  W (1-0) 5.2 5 4 4 2 1
  Diaz   1.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Sisk   1.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Orosco  SV (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
2
5

  E–Oberkfell (9).  2B–St. Louis Hendrick (13,off Terrell); Quirk (2,off Terrell), New York Wilson (13,off Stuper).  HR–St. Louis Green (1,6th inning off Terrell 1 on, 2 out), New York Hernandez (4,1st inning off Stuper 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Terrell 2 (2,off Stuper,off Martin).  IBB–Hodges (5,by Bair).  SB–Wilson (24,3rd base off Stuper/Quirk); Bailor (7,2nd base off Martin/Quirk); Strawberry (7,2nd base off Bair/Quirk).  IBB–Bair (3,Hodges).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:37.  A–16,668.
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