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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 26, 1982
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Houston Astros, played on April 26, 1982 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1982 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Houston Astros
|
| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1982 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Houston Astros |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Martin |
| Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 24,295 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Harry Wendelstedt 1B: Ed Montague 2B: Randy Marsh 3B: Lee Weyer |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
| Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
| Ray Knight | Third Baseman |
| Alan Knicely | Right Fielder |
| Jose Cruz | Left Fielder |
| Art Howe | First Baseman |
| Phil Garner | Second Baseman |
| Alan Ashby | Catcher |
| Nolan Ryan | Pitcher |
| Bill Virdon | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonnie Smith | Center Fielder |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Darrell Porter | Catcher |
| George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
| Dane Iorg | Left Fielder |
| Ken Oberkfell | Third Baseman |
| Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
| John Martin | Pitcher |
| Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Astros
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
April 26, 1982
Top 1
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Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Martin
Thon hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Martin
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Martin
Knight hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knicely vs. Martin
Knicely is called out on strikes. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Martin
Cruz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howe vs. Martin
Howe hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ryan
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Ryan
There goes Smith. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Ryan
Herr hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Ryan
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Porter vs. Ryan
Porter hits a line drive towards first. Howe reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Martin
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Martin
Ashby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Iorg. Ashby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Martin
Ryan hits a fly ball into left field. Iorg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thon vs. Martin
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Ryan
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Ryan
Iorg hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Ryan
Oberkfell hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Martin
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Martin
Knight hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Smith. Knight reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Knicely vs. Martin
Knicely hits a line drive towards second base. Herr makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Herr. Knight moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 2 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Martin
Cruz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Martin
Howe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Iorg. Howe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garner vs. Littell
Mark Littell now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Howe moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Garner vs. Littell
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Garner for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ryan
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Littell vs. Ryan
Littell strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ryan
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon misplays the ball. That's an error on Thon. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Ryan
Herr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cruz who is chasing the ball. Herr reaches third base with a triple. Smith scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Ryan
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Littell
Ashby hits a popup towards short. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Littell
Ryan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Littell
Thon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Iorg. Thon reaches second base with a double. Iorg throws the ball in to Oberkfell who tags Thon trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Ryan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Littell
Scott hits a fly ball towards center. Smith settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Smith. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 5 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Knight vs. Littell
Knight hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Scott scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knicely vs. Littell
Knicely hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Knight moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Kaat
Terry Puhl pinch runs for Alan Knicely. Jim Kaat now pitching.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Ryan
Terry Puhl now playing right field.
Porter hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ashby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Ryan
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Ryan
Iorg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Ryan
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howe scoops it up and throws to first, with Ryan covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Kaat
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howe for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Kaat
Garner hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashby vs. Kaat
Ashby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ryan
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Ryan
Kaat strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ryan
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Kaat
Ryan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Kaat
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Kaat
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. Kaat
Knight hits a line drive into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Ryan
Herr hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Ryan
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Ryan
Porter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Puhl. Porter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hendrick vs. Ryan
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Knight fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Kaat
Puhl hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Kaat
Cruz 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 -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howe vs. Kaat
Howe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Ryan
Iorg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. Ryan
Oberkfell hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Ryan
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Puhl settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Braun vs. Ryan
Steve Braun pinch hits for Jim Kaat.
Braun strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. LaPoint
Dave LaPoint now pitching.
Garner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. LaPoint
Ashby strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. LaPoint
Ryan 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 8
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ryan
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Ryan
There goes Smith. The throw from Ashby and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Ryan
Herr hits a fly ball into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Ryan
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Howe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out. Smith scores. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Porter vs. Ryan
Porter hits a popup towards first. Howe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. LaPoint
Thon hits a fly ball into center field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. LaPoint
Scott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knight vs. LaPoint
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPoint fields it and throws to first for the out. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puhl vs. LaPoint
Puhl hits a line drive towards short. Smith reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Ryan
Hendrick strikes out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Iorg vs. Ryan
Iorg hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Astros, 6 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Ryan
Oberkfell hits a popup towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1982 -- Houston at St.Louis (N)
Houston AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Thon D, ss 5 0 1 1 Smith L, cf 3 2 1 0
Scott T, cf 5 2 3 0 Herr T, 2b 4 0 1 1
Knight R, 3b 5 2 3 3 Hernandez K, 1b 4 0 0 1
Knicely A, rf 3 0 1 0 Porter D, c 4 0 1 0
Puhl T, pr-rf 2 0 1 0 Hendrick G, rf 4 0 0 0
Cruz J, lf 4 1 2 2 Iorg D, lf 3 0 1 0
Howe A, 1b 4 0 1 0 Oberkfell K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Garner P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Smith O, ss 3 0 0 0
Ashby A, c 4 0 1 0 Martin J, p 0 0 0 0
Ryan N, p 4 1 1 0 Littell M, p 1 0 0 0
Kaat J, p 1 0 0 0
Braun S, ph 1 0 0 0
LaPoint D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 6 14 6 32 2 4 2
Houston 202 200 000 -- 6
St.Louis 001 000 010 -- 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N (W) 9.0 4 2 1 2 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Martin J (L) 2.2 7 4 4 0 1
Littell M 1.0 4 2 1 0 0
Kaat J 3.1 2 0 0 0 0
LaPoint D 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Herr T, Thon D, Smith L
DP -- St.Louis 2
LOB -- Houston 7, St.Louis 5
2B -- Ashby A, Knight R, Howe A, Thon D, Porter D
3B -- Herr T
HR -- Knight R, Cruz J
SB -- Smith L 2
WP -- Littell M
T -- 2:22
A -- 24295
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