April 22, 1981 · 3:33 AM EST
W: Elias SosaL: Tug McGraw
3B1-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 1 RTop hitterGCGary Carter
C2-5H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 2 RP1.0IP0 ER · 0 K · WP1.2IP1 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead WSH by 3
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1ST Cardinals | 59 | 43 | .578 | — |
| 2WSNationals | 60 | 48 | .556 | 2.0 |
| 3PHPhillies | 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 |
HR: Schmidt
RBI: Schmidt 2, Bowa
LOB: 13
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRodney Scott2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AD Andre DawsonCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| EVEllis ValentineRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GCGary CarterC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| LPLarry Parrish3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| WCWarren Cromartie1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CSChris SpeierSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BGBill GullicksonP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJerry Manuel2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WMWillie Montanez1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WFWoodie FrymanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TWTim WallachPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ESElias SosaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
HR: Valentine, Carter
RBI: Valentine 2, Carter, Montanez
SB: Raines Sr.
LOB: 10
The Nationals outlasted the Phillies 4-3 in 11 innings at Olympic Stadium.
Elias Sosa got the win and Tug McGraw took the loss. Gary Carter went 2-for-5 for the Nationals, while Mike Schmidt went 1-for-4 for the Phillies.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
