April 18, 1981 · 3:33 AM EST
Biggest lead WSH by 4
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1ST Cardinals | 59 | 43 | .578 | — |
2WS Nationals | 60 | 48 | .556 | 2.0 |
3PH Phillies | 59 | 48 | .551 | 2.5 |
4PI Pirates | 46 | 56 | .451 | 13.0 |
5NY Mets | 41 | 62 | .400 | 18.5 |
6CH Cubs | 38 | 65 | .373 | 21.5 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RSRodney Scott2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AD Andre DawsonCF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| EVEllis ValentineRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GCGary CarterC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| LPLarry Parrish3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCWarren Cromartie1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CSChris SpeierSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BGBill GullicksonP | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMWillie MontanezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SBStan BahnsenP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
2B: Cromartie, Gullickson
HR: Dawson, Carter
RBI: Dawson, Valentine, Carter 2, Gullickson
SB: Raines Sr.
CS: Valentine
LOB: 11
2B: Mazzilli 2, Brooks
HR: Jorgensen
RBI: Mazzilli, Brooks, Jorgensen
LOB: 23
The Nationals beat the Mets 5-3 at Shea Stadium.
Bill Gullickson got the win, Randy Jones took the loss and Stan Bahnsen earned the save. Gary Carter went 2-for-3 for the Nationals, while Mike Jorgensen went 1-for-1 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
