May 25, 1981 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Bill GullicksonL: Lary SorensenS: Bill Lee
CF2-4H-AB2B · 1 RBITop hitterCSChris Speier
SS2-3H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RP8.1IP3 ER · 4 K · WP6.2IP5 ER · 3 K · LLosing pitcherP0.2IP0 ER · 0 K · SBiggest lead WSH by 4
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1STCardinals | 59 | 43 | .578 | — |
| 2WSNationals | 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: Scott, Hernandez
RBI: Scott, Hendrick, Landrum
LOB: 15
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSRodney Scott2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCWarren Cromartie1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GCGary CarterC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TWTim WallachRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LPLarry Parrish3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JWJerry WhiteCF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CSChris SpeierSS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BGBill GullicksonP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BLBill LeeP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2B: Cromartie, Carter, Wallach, White
3B: Parrish, White
HR: Speier
RBI: Carter, Parrish, Speier 3
SB: White
LOB: 9
The Nationals beat the Cardinals 5-3 at Olympic Stadium.
Bill Gullickson got the win, Lary Sorensen took the loss and Bill Lee earned the save. Chris Speier went 2-for-3 for the Nationals, while Tony Scott went 2-for-4 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
