St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Mets
September 15, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 15, 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
Smith L. lf 4 1 3 1
Smith O. ss 4 0 1 0
McGee cf 4 0 0 0
Hendrick 1b 4 1 1 0
Van Slyke 3b 3 1 2 0
  Rayford ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Porter c 3 1 1 3
  Lyons ph 1 0 0 0
Green rf 4 0 0 0
Ramsey 2b 4 0 1 0
Forsch p 1 0 0 0
  LaPoint p 2 0 0 0
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Wilson cf 5 1 1 0
Brooks 2b,3b 4 0 2 1
Hernandez 1b 3 1 1 1
Foster lf 4 1 2 2
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
Hurdle 3b 1 0 0 0
  Giles ph,2b 2 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Hodges c 2 1 1 0
  Ortiz ph,c 2 0 1 0
Oquendo ss 3 1 1 0
Lynch p 2 1 0 0
  Bailor 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 9 4
St. Louis 030 010 000492
New York 130 000 20x690
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   2.1 5 4 1 2 2
  LaPoint  L (12-9) 4.2 4 2 2 0 5
  Lahti   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
3
2
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Lynch  W (10-9) 7.0 9 4 4 0 2
  Orosco  SV (17) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
0
4

  E–Rayford (6), Forsch (1).  DP–New York 1.  2B–New York Wilson (22,off Forsch).  HR–St. Louis Porter (15,2nd inning off Lynch 2 on, 0 out); L Smith (6,5th inning off Lynch 0 on, 2 out), New York Foster (25,7th inning off LaPoint 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Lynch (11,off LaPoint); Oquendo (3,off Lahti).  SF–Hernandez (3,off Forsch).  WP–Lynch (3).  U-HP–Lee Weyer, 1B–Dutch Rennert, 2B–Lanny Harris, 3B–Ed Montague.  T–2:31.  A–5,887.
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