April 28, 1981 · 7:05 PM EDT
Biggest lead WSH by 3 · PHI by 2 · 2 lead changes
| 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 |
| JMJerry Manuel2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
AD Andre DawsonCF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| EVEllis ValentineRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GCGary CarterC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLarry Parrish3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCWarren Cromartie1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CSChris SpeierSS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CLCharlie LeaP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SBStan BahnsenP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ESElias SosaP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WMWillie MontanezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SRStephen RatzerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RORowland OfficeCF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2B: Carter, Parrish, Speier
3B: Speier
HR: Dawson
RBI: Dawson, Valentine, Speier 2, Sosa
SB: Raines Sr. 2
LOB: 18
2B: Schmidt
RBI: Schmidt, Maddox 2
SB: Rose
LOB: 6
The Nationals beat the Phillies 6-3 at Veterans Stadium.
Stephen Ratzer got the win, Larry Christenson took the loss and Elias Sosa earned the save. Chris Speier went 3-for-4 for the Nationals, while Mike Schmidt went 1-for-4 for the Phillies.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
