St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
September 4, 1982 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1982 at Candlestick Park. The San Francisco Giants 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, San Francisco Giants 5

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Herr 2b 5 0 0 0
Smith L. lf 3 3 3 0
Hernandez 1b 4 0 1 2
Hendrick rf 4 0 2 1
Porter c 3 0 0 0
McGee cf 4 1 2 1
Oberkfell 3b 4 0 0 0
Smith O. ss 2 0 0 0
LaPoint p 2 0 0 0
  Bair p 1 0 0 0
  Kaat p 0 0 0 0
  Sutter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Wohlford lf 4 0 2 0
  Leonard ph 1 1 1 0
Morgan 2b 5 1 2 0
Davis cf 4 1 1 0
Clark rf 4 1 2 4
Smith 1b 3 0 0 0
Brenly c 3 0 1 0
  May ph,c 1 0 0 0
Evans 3b 2 0 1 0
Sularz ss 2 1 0 0
  Summers ph 1 0 0 0
  Pettini ss 0 0 0 0
Dempsey p 1 0 0 0
  Chris p 0 0 0 0
  Wellman ph 1 0 0 0
  Barr p 0 0 0 0
  Rabb ph 1 0 0 0
  Lavelle p 0 0 0 0
  Kuiper ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 4
St. Louis 111 010 000481
San Francisco 000 001 1035103
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
LaPoint   6.2 6 2 1 5 5
  Bair   1.2 2 1 1 0 3
  Kaat   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Sutter  L (8-8) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.2
10
5
4
5
8
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Dempsey   2.2 6 3 3 2 2
  Chris   2.1 1 1 1 3 2
  Barr   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lavelle  W (9-6) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
6
6

  E–Porter (7), Wohlford (1), Brenly (10), Sularz (6).  DP–St. Louis 2.  2B–St. Louis L Smith (31,off Dempsey); Hernandez (30,off Dempsey), San Francisco Clark (22,off LaPoint).  HR–St. Louis McGee (3,2nd inning off Dempsey 0 on, 0 out), San Francisco Clark (24,9th inning off Sutter 2 on, 2 out).  SH–LaPoint (8,off Barr).  SF–Hernandez (10,off Chris).  HBP–L Smith (8,by Barr); Evans (1,by LaPoint).  IBB–Hendrick (8,by Lavelle).  SB–L Smith 5 (62,2nd base off Dempsey/Brenly,2nd base off Chris/Brenly,2nd base off Barr/Brenly,2nd base off Lavelle/May,3rd base off Lavelle/May); Wohlford (7,2nd base off LaPoint/Porter).  CS–O Smith (5,2nd base by Dempsey/Brenly).  BK–Chris (3).  HBP–LaPoint (1,Evans); Barr (4,L Smith).  IBB–Lavelle (10,Hendrick).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Randy Marsh, 2B–Lee Weyer, 3B–Harry Wendelstedt.  T–3:01.  A–11,711.
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