July 28, 1982 · 8:05 PM EDT
W: Jeff KeenerL: Ed LynchS: Bruce Sutter
Biggest lead NYM by 1 · STL by 4 · 2 lead changes
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1ST Cardinals | 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 |
6NY Mets | 65 | 97 | .401 | 27.0 |
| MWMookie WilsonCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BBBob BailorSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GFGeorge FosterLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DKDave Kingman1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| EVEllis ValentineRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJohn StearnsC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| HBHubie Brooks3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WBWally Backman2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BGBrent GaffP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRusty StaubPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELEd LynchP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JO Jesse OroscoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NANeil AllenP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJMike JorgensenPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
2B: Backman
HR: Kingman, Stearns
RBI: Bailor, Kingman 2, Stearns, Backman
SB: Wilson
LOB: 10
| BGBrent Gaff | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| ELEd LynchL | 2.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| JOJesse Orosco | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| NANeil Allen | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 66 |
2B: Hendrick
3B: Smith, Porter
RBI: Herr, Smith, Hendrick 2, Porter, Smith
CS: Herr
LOB: 17
The Cardinals beat the Mets 7-5 at Busch Stadium I.
Jeff Keener got the win, Ed Lynch took the loss and Bruce Sutter earned the save. Lonnie Smith went 2-for-4 for the Cardinals, while Dave Kingman went 1-for-3 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
