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Game 1

Tuesday, October 12, 1982 at Busch Stadium (II)

Busch Memorial Stadium

Busch Memorial Stadium, also known as Busch Stadium, was a multi-purpose sports facility in St. Louis, Missouri that operated from 1966 to 2005....

in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

The Brewers' left-hander Mike Caldwell pitched a complete game shutout, allowing only three hits. The Brewers' offense was led by Paul Molitor

Paul Molitor

Paul Leo Molitor , nicknamed "Molly" and "The Ignitor", is an American former Major League Baseball designated hitter and infielder. During his 21-year baseball career, he played for the Milwaukee Brewers , Toronto Blue Jays , and Minnesota Twins...

, who had a World Series-record five hits and two RBIs. Robin Yount

Robin Yount

Robin R. Yount is an American former Major League Baseball shortstop and center fielder. He spent his entire 20-year baseball career with the Milwaukee Brewers . In 1999, Yount was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.-Early years:Yount was born in Danville, Illinois...

added four hits and two RBIs, while former Cardinal Ted Simmons

Ted Simmons

Ted Lyle Simmons is an American former professional baseball player and coach. A switch-hitter, Simmons was a catcher for most of his Major League Baseball career with the St. Louis Cardinals , the Milwaukee Brewers and the Atlanta Braves...

homered and Jim Gantner

Jim Gantner

James Elmer Gantner was a Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with the Milwaukee Brewers .-Background:...

had a two-run triple.

This was their last post-season win on the road until October 13th, 2011.

Game 2

Wednesday, October 13, 1982 at Busch Stadium (II)

Busch Memorial Stadium

Busch Memorial Stadium, also known as Busch Stadium, was a multi-purpose sports facility in St. Louis, Missouri that operated from 1966 to 2005....

in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

The Brew Crew drew first blood in the second with an RBI double by Charlie Moore

Charlie Moore

Charles William Moore Jr. , is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a catcher and outfielder from 1973-1987...

. They followed that in the third when Paul Molitor

Paul Molitor

singled, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch by Cardinals starter John Stuper

John Stuper

John Anton Stuper is a baseball coach and former pitcher. He attended Point Park University. He was 25 years old when he broke into Major League Baseball on June 1, 1982 for the St. Louis Cardinals...

, and scored on a Robin Yount

Robin Yount

groundout. Ted Simmons

Ted Simmons

stretched the lead to 3–0 with his second solo homer in two games.

The Cardinals scratched back in their half of the third when rookie Willie McGee

Willie McGee

Willie Dean McGee is a retired professional baseball player who won two batting titles and was named Major League Baseball's National League MVP. McGee primarily played center and right field, winning three Gold Glove Awards for defensive excellence. McGee spent the majority of his 18-year career...

singled, stole second, and scored on a Tom Herr

Tom Herr

Thomas Mitchell Herr is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1979 to 1991 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, and New York Mets...

double. Ken Oberkfell

Ken Oberkfell

Kenneth Raymond Oberkfell is an American former Major League Baseball third baseman and ex-coach for the New York Mets. He played from 1977-1992 for six different teams. Oberkfell primarily played third base but was also known to play second base and both corner outfield positions...

singled in Herr to cut the Brewer lead to 3–2. The Brewers made it 4–2 in the fifth when Yount doubled and Cecil Cooper

Cecil Cooper

Cecil Celester Cooper , nicknamed "Coop," is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball and the former manager of the Houston Astros. From through , Cooper played for the Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers...

singled him in.

Darrell Porter

Darrell Porter

Darrell Ray Porter was a former American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers. He was known for his excellent defensive skills and power hitting...

tied it in the sixth by doubling in two runs. Then, in the bottom of the eighth, the Brewers felt the effects of not having Rollie Fingers

Rollie Fingers

Roland Glen Fingers is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. During his 18-year baseball career, he pitched for the Oakland Athletics , San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers . He became only the second reliever to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992...

in the bullpen. With one out, Pete Ladd

Pete Ladd

Peter Linwood Ladd is a former professional baseball pitcher. Ladd pitched in all or part of six seasons in Major League Baseball between and . Mainly used as a relief pitcher, Ladd started just one game out of 205 total games pitched...

, pressed into service as the closer, walked Lonnie Smith

Lonnie Smith

Lonnie Smith is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He made his debut for the Philadelphia Phillies on September 2, 1978 and later played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Baltimore Orioles...

with two on to load the bases and then walked pinch-hitter Steve Braun to force in the go-ahead run. The Cardinals could have made it worse, but McGee lined out to short for out #2, and an apparent base hit by Ozzie Smith

Ozzie Smith

Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith is an American former baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals from 1978 to 1996...

struck Braun as he was running to second for the third out.

Bruce Sutter

Bruce Sutter

Howard Bruce Sutter is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He was arguably the first pitcher to make effective use of the splitter....

pitched the ninth and got credit for the win.

Game 3

Friday, October 15, 1982 at County Stadium

Milwaukee County Stadium

Milwaukee County Stadium was a ballpark in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1953 to 2000. It was primarily used as a baseball stadium for the Milwaukee Braves and Brewers, but was also used for football games, ice skating, religious services, concerts and other large events...

in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...

Joaquín Andújar

Joaquín Andújar is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who became one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball while playing with the St. Louis Cardinals in the mid-80s.-Early years:...

and Pete Vuckovich

Pete Vuckovich

Peter Dennis Vuckovich is a retired American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who came across as an intimidating presence on the mound with his 6'4" 220 lb frame and Fu Manchu moustache. Vuckovich was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 1974...

, each team's pitching aces, were locked in a scoreless pitching duel until the top half of the fifth, when Willie McGee

Willie McGee

belted a three-run homer for the Cards.

The Redbirds added two more in the seventh off Vuckovich. Lonnie Smith

Lonnie Smith

doubled to right-center and tried to stretch it to a triple. Smith scored when Jim Gantner

Jim Gantner

James Elmer Gantner was a Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with the Milwaukee Brewers .-Background:...

's relay throw to third went wild. McGee followed with a solo home run later in the inning, his second.

McGee also had a couple of defensive gems, running down a deep Paul Molitor

Paul Molitor

drive in the fourth and robbing Gorman Thomas of a home run in the ninth.

In the seventh with one out, Andujar had to leave the game when a line drive from Ted Simmons

Ted Simmons

struck his kneecap. The Brewers loaded the bases in that inning, but ace reliever Bruce Sutter

Bruce Sutter

Howard Bruce Sutter is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He was arguably the first pitcher to make effective use of the splitter....

got the final out to squelch the threat.

Cecil Cooper

Cecil Cooper

accounted for the Brewers' only runs with a two-run homer in the eighth off Sutter, while Ozzie Smith

Ozzie Smith

Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith is an American former baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals from 1978 to 1996...

drove in the Cardinals final run with a bases-loaded walk.

Sutter qualified for the save in this game (even though the Cards had a 5–0 lead when he entered the game), since he entered with the bases loaded, meaning the potential tying run was on deck.

Game 4

Saturday, October 16, 1982 at County Stadium

Milwaukee County Stadium

in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Game 4 of the 1982 World Series pitted Dave LaPoint (9–3) against Moose Haas (11–8). Haas was a veteran of six major league campaigns while LaPoint had just completed his first full season.

For six innings, the Cardinals seemed on the verge of taking an insurmountable 3–1 Series lead. Dave LaPoint

Dave LaPoint

David Jeffrey LaPoint was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently the manager of the Rockland Boulders, an American professional baseball team based in Pomona, New York and member of the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball known as the Can-Am League.-Early life and...

held the Brewers to three hits in that time span, while his hitters plated him a 5–1 lead.

In the top of the first inning, Ken Oberkfell doubled down the right-field line and George Hendrick hit a high chopper over the middle which handcuffed Yount and bounced into center-field, allowing Oberkfell to score. In the bottom of the first, Oberkfell dropped a bare-handed grounder from Yount. Both teams had trouble at times fielding, and the Brewers errors in Game 3 may have cost them three runs.

Two Cardinal runs came in the second on an unusual two-run sacrifice fly by Tom Herr

Tom Herr

, with Willie McGee

Willie McGee

and Ozzie Smith

Ozzie Smith

Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith is an American former baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals from 1978 to 1996...

scoring. With Willie McGee on first and attempting to steal, Brewers catcher Ted Simmons took a pitch-out but bobbled the ball allowing McGee to steal second. After a walk to Ozzie Smith, Moose Haas’ wild pitch moved McGee to third and Smith to second. On Herr's deep sacrifice fly, Smith took advantage of center fielder Gorman Thomas slipping and falling on the warning track. Ken Oberkfell followed with a walk, stole second and came home when a Keith Hernandez grounder went through Gantner’s legs. The Cardinals scored three times despite only one base hit.

In the Brewers half of the fifth, with none out and runners at first and third, Ozzie Smith made one of his famous Wizard of Oz plays. Gantner hit a ground ball through the middle towards center field. Smith, though off-balance, stabbed at the ball while simultaneously stepping on second base, recovered and fired to first to doubled up Gantner.

In the seventh, things fell apart. With one out, Ogilvie reached first when first baseman Keith Hernandez

Keith Hernandez

Keith Barlow Hernandez is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He is currently a baseball analyst working for the New York Mets, for whom he played from –, on SportsNet New York and WPIX television broadcasts...

's toss to LaPoint was dropped. LaPoint was relieved by Doug Bair

Doug Bair

Charles Douglas Bair is a right-handed former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of fifteen seasons in the majors, from until , for seven different teams...

after giving up a two-out RBI (unearned) double to Gantner. Before relieved by Jim Kaat

Jim Kaat

James Lee "Jim" Kaat , nicknamed "Kitty", is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins , Chicago White Sox , Philadelphia Phillies , New York Yankees , and St...

, Bair walked Molitor and gave up a bases-loaded, two-run (both unearned) single to Yount. An RBI single by Cecil Cooper

Cecil Cooper

and a wild pitch brought in the fourth Cardinals pitcher, Jeff Lahti

Jeff Lahti

Jeffrey Allen Lahti was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He is an alumnus of Portland State University....

. Lahti intentionally walked (charged to Kaat) Simmons and gave up another bases-loaded, two-run single to Thomas. Lahti issued another intentionally walk to Ogilvie then induced a fly out to left field to end this inning. In this inning, six runs (three earned) crossed the plate for the Brewers on five hits and one error.

Game 5

Sunday, October 17, 1982 at County Stadium

Milwaukee County Stadium

in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Mike Caldwell pitched his second win of the Series and almost went the distance. The Cardinals staged a late rally in the ninth as Keith Hernandez

Keith Hernandez

doubled in a run and George Hendrick

George Hendrick

George Andrew Hendrick Jr. is a former major league outfielder for the Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates and California Angels. However Hendrick is best remembered as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, for whom he played for from 1979–84. He was a...

singled him in with two outs. Bob McClure

Bob McClure

Robert Craig McClure is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and pitching coach, most recently for the Kansas City Royals, with whom he began his major league career in 1975.-Kansas City Royals:...

came in and allowed a single to Darrell Porter

Darrell Porter

, putting the tying run on base. McClure, however, retired pinch-hitter Gene Tenace

Gene Tenace

Fury Gene Tenace , better known as Gene Tenace, is a former Italian-American professional baseball player and current coach in Major League Baseball. He was a catcher and first baseman from through . Tenace was drafted by the Kansas City Athletics from Valley High School in Lucasville, OH and...

to end the game. Robin Yount

Robin Yount

set a World Series record by recording his second four-hit game, his first came in Game 1.

This was the tenth and final World Series game at Milwaukee County Stadium (1957

1957 World Series

The 1957 World Series featured the defending champions, the New York Yankees , playing against the Milwaukee Braves . After finishing just one game behind the N.L. Champion Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956, the Braves came back in 1957 to win their first pennant since moving from Boston in 1953...

, 1958

1958 World Series

The 1958 World Series was a rematch of the 1957 Series, with the New York Yankees beating the defending champion Milwaukee Braves in seven games for their eighteenth title, and their seventh in ten years...

and 1982).

Game 6

Tuesday, October 19, 1982 at Busch Stadium (II)

Busch Memorial Stadium

Busch Memorial Stadium, also known as Busch Stadium, was a multi-purpose sports facility in St. Louis, Missouri that operated from 1966 to 2005....

in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

Game 6 was hampered by two rain delays that totaled over hours.

The Cardinals staved off elimination with a blowout. Darrell Porter

Darrell Porter

and Keith Hernandez

Keith Hernandez

both had two-run homers and Hernandez added a two-run single. Dane Iorg

Dane Iorg

Dane Charles Iorg is a retired Major League Baseball infielder and outfielder. He played for ten seasons for four teams, including eight seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals. He is the brother of former third basemen Garth Iorg; they played against each other in the 1985 American League...

had two doubles and a triple as rookie John Stuper

John Stuper

went the distance (helped by the rain delays), scattering four hits.

Game 7

Wednesday, October 20, 1982 at Busch Stadium (II)

Busch Memorial Stadium

Busch Memorial Stadium, also known as Busch Stadium, was a multi-purpose sports facility in St. Louis, Missouri that operated from 1966 to 2005....

in St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

Joaquín Andújar

and Pete Vuckovich

Pete Vuckovich

opposed each other once again. The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth when the Cardinals scored first on a Lonnie Smith

Lonnie Smith

RBI single. Ben Oglivie

Ben Oglivie

Benjamin Ambrosio Oglivie Palmer is a former Major League Baseball left fielder for the Boston Red Sox , Detroit Tigers , and the Milwaukee Brewers . He also played two seasons in Japan for the Kintetsu Buffaloes...

tied it for the Brew Crew in the fifth with a solo homer, and they took a 3–1 lead in the sixth when Jim Gantner

Jim Gantner

James Elmer Gantner was a Major League Baseball player who spent his entire career with the Milwaukee Brewers .-Background:...

scored on an error and Cecil Cooper

Cecil Cooper

hit a sacrifice fly.

But, in the bottom of the sixth, Vuckovich began to run into trouble. With one out, Ozzie Smith

Ozzie Smith

Osborne Earl "Ozzie" Smith is an American former baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals from 1978 to 1996...

singled and Lonnie Smith

Lonnie Smith

doubled him to third. Brewers manager Harvey Kuenn

Harvey Kuenn

Harvey Edward Kuenn was an American player, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. As a shortstop and outfielder, he played with the Detroit Tigers , Cleveland Indians , San Francisco Giants , Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies . He batted and threw right-handed...

then pulled Vuckovich in favor of Bob McClure

Bob McClure

Robert Craig McClure is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and pitching coach, most recently for the Kansas City Royals, with whom he began his major league career in 1975.-Kansas City Royals:...

, who intentionally walked pinch-hitter Gene Tenace

Gene Tenace

to load the bases. Keith Hernandez

Keith Hernandez

then tied the game with a two-run single. George Hendrick

George Hendrick

then gave the Cardinals the lead with an RBI single.

The Cardinals punctuated the scoring with two runs in the eighth on RBI singles by Series MVP Darrell Porter

Darrell Porter

and Steve Braun. Andujar pitched seven strong innings and Bruce Sutter

Bruce Sutter

Howard Bruce Sutter is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He was arguably the first pitcher to make effective use of the splitter....

pitched the eighth and ninth for his second save.

Composite box

1982 World Series (4–3): St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...

(N.L.) over Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

(A.L.)

Broadcasting

This was the final World Series telecast for longtime NBC analyst Tony Kubek

Tony Kubek

Anthony Christopher "Tony" Kubek is a retired American professional baseball player and television broadcaster....

, and the only one for veteran announcer Dick Enberg

Dick Enberg

Richard Alan "Dick" Enberg is an American sportscaster. He currently provides play-by-play for telecasts of San Diego Padres baseball on 4SD, following a long career calling various sports for such networks as NBC, CBS, and ESPN...

. Enberg hosted the pregame shows and alternated play-by-play duties (Enberg called the middle innings) with Joe Garagiola, who was himself working his last Series in that role before moving to the color commentator position alongside Vin Scully

Vin Scully

Vincent Edward Scully is an American sportscaster, known primarily as the play-by-play voice of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team on Prime Ticket, KCAL-TV and KABC radio...

(who called the 1982 World Series alongside Sparky Anderson

Sparky Anderson

George Lee "Sparky" Anderson was an American Major League Baseball manager. He managed the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League. He was the first manager to win the World Series in both...

for CBS Radio

Major League Baseball on CBS Radio

Major League Baseball on CBS Radio was the de facto title for the CBS Radio Network's coverage of Major League Baseball. Produced by CBS Radio Sports , the program was the official national radio broadcaster for the All-Star Game and the postseason from 1976 to 1997.-Contracts:CBS first covered...

) the following season. Conversely, this was NBC's first Series telecast to feature Bob Costas

Bob Costas

Robert Quinlan "Bob" Costas is an American sportscaster, on the air for the NBC network since the early 1980s.-Early life:...

(who served as a field reporter and hosted the World Series Trophy

World Series Trophy

The Commissioner's Trophy is presented each year by the Commissioner of Baseball to the Major League Baseball team that wins the World Series. Recent trophy designs contain flags representing each team in North America's top two leagues, the National League and the American League...

presentation following Game 7). Costas and Kubek would subsequently team up as the network's secondary MLB announcing team from to .

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