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Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 29, 1983
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 29, 1983 at Astrodome.
Game Summary
Date | May 29, 1983 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 29, 1983 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave LaPoint |
Home Starting Pitcher | Mike Scott |
Ballpark | Astrodome |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 19,600 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dave Pallone 1B: Bob Engel 2B: Paul Runge 3B: Jim Quick |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
Ken Oberkfell | Third Baseman |
Lonnie Smith | Left Fielder |
Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
George Hendrick | Right Fielder |
Willie McGee | Center Fielder |
Jamie Quirk | Catcher |
Ozzie Smith | Shortstop |
Dave LaPoint | Pitcher |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Scott | Center Fielder |
Kevin Bass | Right Fielder |
Dickie Thon | Shortstop |
Phil Garner | Third Baseman |
Ray Knight | First Baseman |
Tim Tolman | Left Fielder |
Bill Doran | Second Baseman |
Luis Pujols | Catcher |
Mike Scott | Pitcher |
Bob Lillis | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Astros
Astrodome
May 29, 1983
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Scott
Herr is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Scott
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Scott
Smith is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. LaPoint
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. LaPoint
Bass hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. LaPoint
Thon strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Scott
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Scott
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Scott
McGee hits a fly ball into left field. Tolman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. LaPoint
Garner strikes out. Quirk drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Garner out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. LaPoint
Knight takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tolman vs. LaPoint
Tolman hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. LaPoint
Doran 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
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quirk vs. Scott
Quirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Scott
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LaPoint vs. Scott
LaPoint bunts towards third. Garner fields it, throws to second, with Thon covering, for one, and over to first, with Doran covering, for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. LaPoint
Pujols strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. LaPoint
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. LaPoint
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Oberkfell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Scott
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Scott
Oberkfell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Scott
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. LaPoint
Bass hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. LaPoint
Thon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bass moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garner vs. LaPoint
Garner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. LaPoint
Knight hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off LaPoint, and towards Smith, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolman vs. LaPoint
Tolman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doran vs. LaPoint
There goes Tolman. The throw from Quirk and he is out, Herr applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. LaPoint
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Scott
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. Scott
Hendrick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGee vs. Scott
McGee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quirk vs. Scott
Quirk hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Scott
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Knight scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPoint vs. Scott
LaPoint hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Scott
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. LaPoint
Pujols hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. LaPoint
Scott bunts towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Herr covering, for the out. Pujols moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. LaPoint
There's a wild pitch. Pujols moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scott vs. LaPoint
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bass vs. LaPoint
Bass takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thon vs. LaPoint
There goes Bass. The throw from Quirk and he is out, Herr applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oberkfell vs. Scott
Oberkfell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Scott
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Thon fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Scott
Scott fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Scott. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hernandez vs. Scott
Hernandez hits a popup towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hendrick vs. Scott
Hendrick is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McGee vs. Scott
McGee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith scores. Hendrick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quirk vs. Scott
Quirk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. LaPoint
Thon strikes out. Quirk drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Thon out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. LaPoint
Garner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. LaPoint
Knight hits a line drive towards third. Oberkfell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Scott
Smith hits a popup towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaPoint vs. Scott
LaPoint hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Scott
Herr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LaPoint moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oberkfell vs. Scott
Oberkfell hits a popup towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Scott
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolman vs. LaPoint
Tolman hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doran vs. LaPoint
Doran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pujols vs. LaPoint
Pujols hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashby vs. LaPoint
Alan Ashby pinch hits for Mike Scott.
Ashby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pujols moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scott vs. LaPoint
Denny Walling pinch runs for Alan Ashby.
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. LaCorte
Frank LaCorte now pitching.
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendrick vs. LaCorte
Hendrick hits a fly ball into center field. Scott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGee vs. LaCorte
There goes Hernandez. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Hernandez steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McGee vs. LaCorte
McGee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Quirk vs. LaCorte
Quirk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. McGee moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. LaCorte
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doran fields it and throws to second for the out. McGee scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Iorg vs. LaCorte
Dane Iorg pinch hits for Dave LaPoint.
There goes Smith. The throw from Pujols and he is safe. Smith steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Iorg vs. LaCorte
Iorg hits a popup towards short. Thon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bass vs. Sutter
David Green now playing left field. Bruce Sutter now pitching.
Bass hits a fly ball into center field. McGee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thon vs. Sutter
Thon hits a popup towards first. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garner vs. Sutter
Garner strikes out. Quirk drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Garner out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. LaCorte
Herr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oberkfell vs. LaCorte
Mike Ramsey pinch runs for Tom Herr.
Oberkfell takes first base on ball four. Ramsey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Green vs. LaCorte
Green strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. LaCorte
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Bass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hendrick vs. LaCorte
Hendrick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pujols settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knight vs. Sutter
Mike Ramsey now playing second base.
Knight hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Sutter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Knight for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puhl vs. Sutter
Terry Puhl pinch hits for Tim Tolman.
Puhl hits a fly ball into right field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Sutter
Craig Reynolds pinch hits for Bill Doran.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/29/1983 -- St.Louis at Houston (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI Herr T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Scott T, cf 4 0 0 0 Ramsey M, pr-2b 0 0 0 0 Bass K, rf 3 1 1 0 Oberkfell K, 3b 4 0 1 0 Thon D, ss 4 1 1 0 Smith L, lf 4 1 0 0 Garner P, 3b 4 1 1 3 Green D, lf 1 0 0 0 Knight R, 1b 3 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 2 1 0 Tolman T, lf 2 0 0 0 Hendrick G, rf 4 1 1 0 Puhl T, ph 1 0 0 0 McGee W, cf 3 2 2 2 Doran B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Quirk J, c 3 1 2 4 Reynolds C, ph 1 0 0 0 Smith O, ss 4 0 0 1 Pujols L, c 3 0 2 0 LaPoint D, p 3 0 1 0 Scott M, p 1 0 0 0 Iorg D, ph 1 0 0 0 Ashby A, ph 1 0 1 0 Sutter B, p 0 0 0 0 Walling D, pr 0 0 0 0 LaCorte F, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 7 9 7 30 3 6 3 St.Louis 000 041 020 -- 7 Houston 000 300 000 -- 3 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO LaPoint D (W) 7.0 6 3 3 3 5 Sutter B 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Scott M (L) 7.0 8 5 5 1 3 LaCorte F 2.0 1 2 2 4 1 E -- Scott M DP -- Houston 1 LOB -- St.Louis 7, Houston 4 HR -- Garner P, Quirk J SB -- Hernandez K, Smith O CS -- Tolman T, Bass K SH -- Scott M HBP -- by Scott M (Hendrick G) WP -- LaPoint D T -- 2:28 A -- 19600
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