April 26, 1981 · 3:38 AM EDT
Biggest lead WSH by 5
| 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: Staub
3B: Flynn
HR: Kingman 2
RBI: Youngblood 2, Mazzilli, Kingman 3
LOB: 17
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JMJerry Manuel2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
AD Andre DawsonCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| WMWillie Montanez1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TWTim Wallach3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RORowland OfficeRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CSChris SpeierSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BRBobby RamosC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SSScott SandersonP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BLBill LeeP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBStan BahnsenP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WFWoodie FrymanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
2B: Speier, Ramos
HR: Manuel, Dawson
RBI: Manuel 4, Dawson, Ramos
SB: Raines Sr. 2, Dawson
LOB: 14
The Nationals edged the Mets 7-6 at Olympic Stadium.
Scott Sanderson got the win, Craig Swan took the loss and Woodie Fryman earned the save. Jerry Manuel went 2-for-3 for the Nationals, while Dave Kingman went 2-for-5 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
