Houston Astros vs. St. Louis Cardinals

May 17, 1983

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
HOU	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	9	1	5
STL	0	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	-	8	9	0	8

loss:

J. Niekro(1-4)win: St Louis Cardinals logo

B. Forsch(3-3)

HOUSTL

2Bob Forsch out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Omar Moreno. Ken Oberkfell scores. Ozzie Smith to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs] 01
3Dane Iorg out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Terry Puhl. Keith Hernandez scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 02
3Ozzie Smith singles on a to center fielder Omar Moreno. Darrell Porter scores. Ken Oberkfell scores. Tom Herr to 3rd. Ozzie Smith to 2nd. [2 runs] 04
3Lonnie Smith doubles (7) on a to left fielder Jose Cruz. Tom Herr scores. Ozzie Smith scores. Bob Forsch to 3rd. [2 runs] 06
4Dickie Thon hits a home run (3). [1 run] 16
5Bob Forsch singles on a to center fielder Kevin Bass. Tom Herr scores. Ozzie Smith to 3rd. [1 run] 17
5Willie McGee doubles (1) on a to center fielder Kevin Bass. Ozzie Smith scores. Bob Forsch to 3rd. [1 run] 18
9Jose Cruz doubles (8) on a to right fielder David Green. Dickie Thon scores. [1 run] 28
9Alan Ashby doubles (10) on a to left fielder Lonnie Smith. Jose Cruz scores. [1 run] 38
9Bill Doran doubles (3) on a to right fielder David Green. Alan Ashby scores. [1 run] 48

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Omar MorenoCF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.268
Dave SmithP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Denny WallingPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107
Frank LaCorteP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2Terry PuhlRF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.231
3Dickie ThonSS	2	4	2	1	1	0	1	1	.311
4Phil Garner3B	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.246
5Jose CruzLF	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.326
6Harry Spilman1B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.233
7Alan AshbyC	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.252
8Bill Doran2B	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.224
9Joe NiekroP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111
Vern RuhleP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kevin BassPH-CF	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.267
TOTAL	9	35	4	4	1	1	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Joe NiekroRHP	2.2	5	6	3	1	4	33	4.78
Vern RuhleRHP	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	7	3.93
Dave SmithRHP	3.0	4	2	2	1	1	19	5.00
Frank LaCorteRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	5	3.81
TOTAL	8.0	9	8	5	3	6	64	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Lonnie SmithLF	1	4	0	2	0	1	0	3	.314
2Willie McGeeCF	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.302
3Keith Hernandez1B	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	2	.325
4Darrell PorterC	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.275
Jamie QuirkC	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
5Dane IorgRF	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	.304
David GreenPR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239
6Ken Oberkfell3B	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	.286
7Tom Herr2B	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	.268
Mike Ramsey2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294
8Ozzie SmithSS	2	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	.231
9Bob ForschP	1	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	.263
Dave VonohlenP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

TOTAL	9	32	8	8	3	6	0	18	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Bob ForschRHP	8.2	9	4	4	1	1	1	40	3.51
Dave VonohlenLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00


TOTAL	8.3	9	4	4	1	1	1	41	-

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1st inningHOUSTL

TOP 1
BATTER OUT — Omar Moreno out to center fielder Willie McGee. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Terry Puhl singles on a to right fielder Dane Iorg.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Terry Puhl steals (2) 2nd base.
00
PASSED BALL — Passed ball by catcher Darrell Porter. Terry Puhl to 3rd.
00
STRIKEOUT — Dickie Thon strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
BATTER OUT — Phil Garner out, shortstop Ozzie Smith to first baseman Keith Hernandez. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Lonnie Smith walks.
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Lonnie Smith steals (8) 2nd base.
00
BATTER OUT — Willie McGee out, third baseman Phil Garner to first baseman Harry Spilman. Lonnie Smith to 3rd. [1 out]
00
WALK — Keith Hernandez walks.
00
BATTER OUT — Darrell Porter out to right fielder Terry Puhl. [2 outs]
00
BATTER OUT — Dane Iorg out to center fielder Omar Moreno. [3 outs]
00

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HOU

STL

4Runs8

9Hits9

1Errors0

.257Batting Avg.281

35At Bats32

4Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs0

4Runs-Batted-In8

1Walks6

1Stolen Bases2

1Strikeouts3

5Left on Base8

15Total Bases13

Tuesday, May 17, 1983 · 8:05 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 40,740 (89.6%)