June 18, 1982 · 8:05 PM EDT
W: John StuperL: Ed LynchS: Doug Bair
LF2-3H-AB2B · 1 RTop hitterWMWillie McGee
CF1-1H-AB3B · 3 RBIP7.0IP4 ER · 3 K · WP1.0IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherP2.0IP0 ER · 2 K · SBiggest lead NYM by 3 · STL by 1 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1STCardinals | 92 | 70 | .568 | — |
2PH Phillies | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3.0 |
3WS Nationals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6.0 |
4PI Pirates | 84 | 78 | .519 | 8.0 |
5CH Cubs | 73 | 89 | .451 | 19.0 |
| 6NYMets | 65 | 97 | .401 | 27.0 |
| BBBob BailorSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJohn Stearns3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JYJoel YoungbloodLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DKDave Kingman1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| EVEllis ValentineRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GRGary RajsichLF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RHRon HodgesC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| RGRon GardenhireSS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RJRandy JonesP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJMike Jorgensen1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWally Backman2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRusty StaubPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JO Jesse OroscoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELEd LynchP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MWMookie WilsonCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
2B: Rajsich
RBI: Bailor, Stearns, Hodges, Gardenhire
LOB: 18
| RJRandy Jones | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 38 |
| JOJesse Orosco | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| ELEd LynchL | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 53 |
2B: Landrum
3B: McGee
RBI: Hernandez, Iorg, McGee 3
SB: Smith 2, Oberkfell
LOB: 12
The Cardinals edged the Mets 5-4 at Busch Stadium I.
John Stuper got the win, Ed Lynch took the loss and Doug Bair earned the save. Willie McGee went 1-for-1 for the Cardinals, while Gary Rajsich went 2-for-3 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
