Houston Astros 5 – 9 St. Louis Cardinals
18 May 1983 · STL09
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 13+ Batters in an Inning · 13 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 in 131 games |
| 27 | final score 9–5 | 1 in 125 games | |
| 5 | 6 total bases | Phil Garner | 1 in 43 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | 9 | 12 | 1 |
Box score
Houston Astros batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Moreno | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Puhl | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Dickie Thon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Phil Garner | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Jose Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Harry Spilman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alan Ashby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denny Walling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Doran | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mike Scott | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Scott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Houston Astros pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Scott | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Frank DiPino | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Dawley | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Madden | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Green | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie McGee | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Keith Hernandez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Darrell Porter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| George Hendrick | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ken Oberkfell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Tom Herr | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Mike Ramsey | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Joaquin Andujar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ozzie Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquin Andujar | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Bruce Sutter | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |