August 23, 1971 · 7:05 PM EDT
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LAD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
 WSH | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 12 | 11 | 1 |
Biggest lead LAD by 3 · WSH by 6 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1PI Pirates | 97 | 65 | .599 | — |
2SF Giants | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7.0 |
3ST Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .555 | 7.0 |
| 4LADodgers | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8.0 |
5CH Cubs | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
6NY Mets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
7AT Braves | 82 | 80 | .506 | 15.0 |
8CI Reds | 79 | 83 | .488 | 18.0 |
9HO Astros | 79 | 83 | .488 | 18.0 |
| 10WSNationals | 71 | 90 | .441 | 25.5 |
11PH Phillies | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30.0 |
12SD Padres | 61 | 100 | .379 | 35.5 |
2B: Davis, Sutton
HR: Lefebvre, Parker
RBI: Davis, Lefebvre, Parker, Haller, Sutton 2
SB: Wills
CS: Davis
LOB: 19
HR: Day, Staub, Fairly
RBI: Day 4, Staub 5, Fairly, Bateman 2
LOB: 11
Top 1 · LAD batting
Bottom 1 · WSH batting
The Nationals routed the Dodgers 12-6 at Jarry Park.
John Strohmayer got the win, Don Sutton took the loss and Mike Marshall earned the save. Boots Day went 2-for-4 for the Nationals, while Jim Lefebvre went 2-for-3 for the Dodgers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
