August 9, 1982 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Jeff LahtiL: Charlie Puleo
C2-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 RTop hitterEVEllis Valentine
RF3-4H-AB2B · 1 RP6.0IP0 ER · 2 K · WWinning pitcherP5.0IP5 ER · 4 K · LBiggest lead STL by 5 · NYM 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 |
3B: McGee
HR: Porter
RBI: Herr, Porter 2, McGee 3, Oberkfell
SB: Herr
LOB: 19
| MWMookie WilsonCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| BBBob Bailor2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| EVEllis ValentineRF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DKDave Kingman1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GFGeorge FosterLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JSJohn StearnsC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HBHubie Brooks3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RGRon GardenhireSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CPCharlie PuleoP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJMike JorgensenPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JO Jesse OroscoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MHMike HowardPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BGBrent GaffP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRusty StaubPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2B: Valentine, Foster
RBI: Foster, Gardenhire
SB: Wilson
LOB: 15
| CPCharlie PuleoL | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 46 |
| JOJesse Orosco | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| BGBrent Gaff | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 73 |
The Cardinals routed the Mets 7-2 at Shea Stadium.
Jeff Lahti got the win and Charlie Puleo took the loss. Darrell Porter went 2-for-4 for the Cardinals, while Ellis Valentine went 3-for-4 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
