[Nick Soulis]

On Only 2 Hits Boston Extends Series

The 1916 Red Sox finally got their kind of game in the third game of this series and made the most of it, slipping past the 82 Cardinals by the slim margin of 3-2 and avoiding defeat in this series.

The Sox got only two hits in this game but it was good enough for the win. Tilly Walker doubled in a run and the quick Sox stole two bases in the second inning to break out on top by a two run margin off of Steve Mura in the second inning.

With the lead Ernie Shore went to work and deadened the Cardinals all afternoon. Mike Ramsey took Shore deep for a 409 foot homerun over what is eventually to become the green monster at Fenway in the 7th inning to cut the lead to one.

Vean Gregg however did his best Bruce Sutter impression and closed out the game in the 9th in relief. Boston now tries to do it again in Game 4 but will be ill advised if they expect only to get 2 hits again.
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Game 3
82 Cardinals lead series 2-1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E St. Louis Cardinals 1982 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 1 Boston Red Sox 1916 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 0
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI T. Herr 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 K. Oberkfell 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .000 0 0 L. Smith LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0 K. Hernandez 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 a-D. Green PR, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 G. Hendrick RF, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 D. Porter C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0 W. McGee CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0 M. Ramsey SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .000 0 0 b-G. Tenace PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 S. Mura P 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 c-S. Braun PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 d-G. Roof PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 35 2 8 2 3 4 19 a - D. Green pinch ran for K. Hernandez in the 8th b - G. Tenace pinch hit for M. Ramsey in the 9th c - S. Braun pinch hit for S. Mura in the 9th d - G. Roof pinch ran for S. Braun in the 9th BATTING Triples: T. Herr (0, 3rd Inning off E. Shore, 0 on, 1 out) Home Runs: M. Ramsey (0, 7th Inning off E. Shore, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Herr 3 , K. Hernandez , K. Oberkfell 3 , M. Ramsey 4 , G. Hendrick , S. Braun Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Mura , K. Hernandez , K. Oberkfell , W. McGee , G. Hendrick Team LOB: 9 FIELDING Errors: D. Porter Double Plays: 1 (Herr-Ramsey-Hernandez)	Boston AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI H. Wagner SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0 b-E. Scott SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 D. Hoblitzel 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 H. Hooper RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 L. Gardner 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .000 0 0 D. Lewis LF 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 0 0 T. Walker CF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 P. Thomas C 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 H. Janvrin 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 c-J. Barry 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 E. Shore P 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0 a-R. Haley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 V. Gregg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 24 3 2 3 4 1 9 a - R. Haley pinch hit for E. Shore in the 8th b - E. Scott substituted for H. Wagner in the 9th c - J. Barry substituted for H. Janvrin in the 9th BATTING Doubles: T. Walker (0, 2nd Inning off S. Mura, 1 on, 1 out) H. Hooper (0, 4th Inning off S. Mura, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: T. Walker 2 , H. Hooper 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lewis GIDP: D. Hoblitzel Sac Fly: D. Lewis Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING SB: L. Gardner (0) , T. Walker (0)
St. Louis IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA S. Mura L (0-0) 8.0 2 3 2 4 1 0 110 67 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: S. Mura 65 Batters Faced: S. Mura 29 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Mura 13-9 Pitches - Strikes: S. Mura 110-67	Boston IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA E. Shore W (0-0) 8.0 7 2 2 3 4 1 127 79 0.00 V. Gregg SV (0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 9 0.00 PITCHING Game Score: E. Shore 61 Batters Faced: E. Shore 34, V. Gregg 4 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Shore 15-5, V. Gregg 2-1 Pitches - Strikes: E. Shore 127-79, V. Gregg 17-9
GAME NOTES Player of the Game: E. Shore Ballpark: Fenway Park I Weather: Partly Cloudy (22 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 19 mph Start Time: 7:00 pm Time: 2:30 Attendance: 18317