April 20, 1981 · 3:33 AM EST
W: Steve RogersL: Tug McGrawS: Woodie Fryman
Biggest lead PHI by 3 · WSH by 3 · 1 lead change
| 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 |
2B: McBride 2
3B: Schmidt, Gross
RBI: McBride, Schmidt, Matthews Sr., Maddox 3, Gross 2
CS: Rose, Gross
LOB: 16
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSRodney Scott2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AD Andre DawsonCF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| EVEllis ValentineRF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| GCGary CarterC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LPLarry Parrish3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WCWarren Cromartie1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CSChris SpeierSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SRSteve RogersP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| JWJerry WhitePH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SBStan BahnsenP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ESElias SosaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WFWoodie FrymanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
2B: Speier
HR: Dawson, Valentine, White
RBI: Dawson, Valentine, Carter, Parrish, Cromartie 2, White 3
SB: Raines Sr.
LOB: 9
The Nationals edged the Phillies 9-8 at Olympic Stadium.
Steve Rogers got the win, Tug McGraw took the loss and Woodie Fryman earned the save. Andre Dawson went 2-for-4 for the Nationals, while Bake McBride went 3-for-3 for the Phillies.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
