St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
June 23, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 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 5, New York Mets 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
McGee cf 5 1 3 0
Braun lf 5 1 2 0
Van Slyke 1b 5 1 2 3
Porter c 5 0 0 0
Green rf 3 1 2 0
Oberkfell 2b 3 1 1 0
  Hendrick ph 1 0 0 0
Rayford 3b 4 0 1 0
Smith ss 4 0 0 0
Stuper p 1 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen p 1 0 0 0
  Lahti p 1 0 0 0
  Herr ph 1 0 1 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 12 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 2 1 0
Brooks 3b 5 2 2 4
Hernandez 1b 4 0 3 0
Foster lf 3 0 1 1
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 1
Bailor ss 4 0 1 0
Giles 2b 3 1 2 0
Ortiz c 4 1 1 1
Lynch p 0 0 0 0
  Diaz p 0 1 0 0
  Kingman ph 1 0 1 0
  Sisk p 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 7 13 7
St. Louis 112 000 1005121
New York 003 400 00x7132
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Stuper   2.0 4 3 3 2 1
  Von Ohlen  L (1-2) 1.1 6 4 4 0 1
  Lahti   3.2 3 0 0 1 1
  Kaat   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
13
7
7
4
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch   2.2 5 4 3 1 0
  Diaz  W (2-1) 1.1 2 0 0 1 3
  Sisk  SV (6) 5.0 5 1 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
3
3
3

  E–Kaat (1), Strawberry (2), Giles (10).  DP–St. Louis 3, New York 1.  2B–St. Louis Herr (8,off Sisk), New York Foster (5,off Von Ohlen); Giles (8,off Von Ohlen).  HR–St. Louis Van Slyke (3,3rd inning off Lynch 1 on, 1 out), New York Brooks (4,4th inning off Von Ohlen 2 on, 1 out).  SH–Sisk (1,off Kaat).  IBB–Strawberry (2,by Lahti).  SB–Van Slyke (3,2nd base off Lynch/Ortiz); Green (9,2nd base off Diaz/Ortiz).  WP–Diaz (1).  BK–Lynch (1).  IBB–Lahti (5,Strawberry).  U-HP–Terry Tata, 1B–Charlie Williams, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–2:46.  A–9,128.
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