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Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 21, 1983
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves, played on May 21, 1983 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Phil Niekro |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Stuper |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 42,854 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Stello 1B: Satch Davidson 2B: Joe West 3B: Ed Vargo |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brett Butler | Center Fielder |
| Rafael Ramirez | Shortstop |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Dale Murphy | Left Fielder |
| Bob Horner | Third Baseman |
| Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
| Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
| Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
| Phil Niekro | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| Ken Oberkfell | Third Baseman |
| Lonnie Smith | Left Fielder |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| Dane Iorg | Right Fielder |
| Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| John Stuper | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
May 21, 1983
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Stuper
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Stuper
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Stuper
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ramirez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Stuper
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Niekro
Oberkfell hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niekro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Niekro
There goes Smith. The throw from Benedict and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Niekro
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Stuper
Horner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Stuper
Chambliss hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Stuper
Hubbard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horner moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benedict vs. Stuper
Benedict hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horner scores. Hubbard moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Niekro vs. Stuper
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Niekro
Porter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Niekro
Iorg hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Niekro
McGee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Porter moves to third. McGee moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herr vs. Niekro
Herr hits a fly ball towards cemter. Butler catches it and throws to home to double up Porter. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Stuper
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Stuper
Ramirez hits a line drive into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Stuper
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stuper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuper vs. Niekro
Stuper is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Niekro
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss fields the ball and throws to Niekro covering. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Oberkfell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Niekro
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Stuper
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Stuper
Horner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Porter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Stuper
Chambliss hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Niekro
Porter hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Niekro
Iorg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Iorg for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Niekro
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Stuper
Hubbard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Stuper
Benedict hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niekro vs. Stuper
Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Niekro
Herr hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington. Herr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stuper vs. Niekro
Stuper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Horner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Herr moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oberkfell vs. Niekro
Oberkfell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herr scores. Stuper moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Niekro
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. Stuper moves to third. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Porter vs. Niekro
Porter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Stuper
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stuper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Stuper
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Smith. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Stuper
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washington for the out. Ramirez moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Stuper
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Niekro
Iorg hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington. Iorg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. Niekro
McGee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herr vs. Niekro
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Iorg moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stuper vs. Niekro
Stuper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Stuper
Horner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Stuper
Chambliss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Stuper
Hubbard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benedict vs. Stuper
Benedict hits a fly ball into right field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Niekro
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Niekro
Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bedrosian
Steve Bedrosian now pitching. Jerry Royster now playing second base.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bedrosian fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Stuper
Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Stuper
Butler bunts towards the mound. Stuper juggles the ball. That's an error on Stuper. Royster moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ramirez vs. Sutter
Bruce Sutter now pitching. David Green now playing left field.
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Washington vs. Sutter
Washington is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Murphy vs. Sutter
Murphy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McGee who is chasing the ball. Murphy reaches third base with a triple. McGee throws the ball in to Herr who relays the ball to Oberkfell who tags Murphy trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Royster scores. Butler scores. Washington goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horner vs. Sutter
Horner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Bedrosian
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster misplays the ball. That's an error on Royster. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Porter vs. Bedrosian
Porter strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. Bedrosian
Iorg strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. Bedrosian
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Sutter
Chambliss hits a line drive towards first. Hernandez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bedrosian vs. Sutter
Bedrosian strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Sutter
Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Bedrosian
Herr strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Bedrosian
Green takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bedrosian
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Royster fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1983 -- Atlanta at St.Louis (N)
Atlanta AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Butler B, cf 3 1 0 0 Smith O, ss 5 0 0 0
Ramirez R, ss 4 0 2 0 Oberkfell K, 3b 4 0 2 0
Washington C, rf 3 1 0 0 Smith L, lf 4 0 3 1
Murphy D, lf 4 0 1 3 Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0
Horner B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Hernandez K, 1b 3 0 0 0
Chambliss C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Porter D, c 4 0 1 0
Hubbard G, 2b 2 0 1 0 Iorg D, rf 4 0 1 0
Bedrosian S, p 1 0 0 0 McGee W, cf 3 0 1 0
Benedict B, c 4 0 1 1 Herr T, 2b 4 1 1 0
Niekro P, p 2 0 0 0 Stuper J, p 3 0 1 0
Royster J, 2b 1 1 1 0 Green D, lf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 7 4 34 1 10 1
Atlanta 010 000 030 -- 4
St.Louis 000 010 000 -- 1
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO
Niekro P 6.1 10 1 1 2 4
Bedrosian S (W) 2.2 0 0 0 1 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Stuper J (L)* 7.0 6 3 2 2 1
Sutter B 2.0 1 1 1 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Benedict B, Stuper J, Royster J
DP -- Atlanta 4, St.Louis 2
LOB -- Atlanta 4, St.Louis 9
2B -- Herr T, Ramirez R, Iorg D
3B -- Murphy D
SB -- Smith L
SH -- Butler B
T -- 2:19
A -- 42854
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