In the bottom of the sixth inning, George Hendrick drove in the St. Louis Cardinals fourth run of the game with a single. It proved to be the game winner. The Cardinals went on to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3.
Their longest streak of not winning the World Series is 24 years, from 1982 to 2006.
The St. Louis Cardinals went to the World Series three times in the 80s - 1982, 1985 & 1987, winning once in 1982.
The 1982 World Series was won in seven games by the St. Louis Cardinals, winning by a score of 3 - 6 in the final game, on October 20 at Busch Stadium.
1982 World Series - 1982 was released on: USA: October 1982
Joaquin Andujar of the Cardinals got the win and Bruce Sutter got the save.
1982 World Series - 1982 Game 1 was released on: USA:12 October 1982
1982 World Series - 1982 Game 2 was released on: USA:13 October 1982
1982 World Series - 1982 Game 3 was released on: USA:15 October 1982
1982 World Series - 1982 Game 5 was released on: USA:17 October 1982
1982 World Series - 1982 Game 7 was released on: USA:20 October 1982
Darrell Porter of the St. Louis Cardinals was the World Series MVP in 1982.
In 1982, the UCLA Bruins won the College World Series. They went undefeated in this series. They finished their season 33-7-2.