May 26, 1981 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Steve RogersL: Jim KaatS: Elias Sosa
2B2-4H-AB2B · 1 RTop hitterJWJerry White
CF2-3H-AB2 RP7.0IP3 ER · 4 K · WP0.1IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherP0.2IP0 ER · 0 K · SBiggest lead STL by 1 · WSH by 1 · 3 lead changes
| 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: Herr
RBI: Templeton Sr., Iorg 2
CS: Herr, Hernandez
LOB: 10
TR Tim Raines Sr.LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRodney Scott2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WCWarren Cromartie1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GCGary CarterC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TWTim WallachRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLarry Parrish3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JWJerry WhiteCF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CSChris SpeierSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SRSteve RogersP | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| THTom HuttonPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BPBob PatePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WFWoodie FrymanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ESElias SosaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
2B: Cromartie
RBI: Raines Sr., Cromartie, Wallach, Rogers
SB: Scott, White
CS: White
LOB: 13
The Nationals edged the Cardinals 4-3 at Olympic Stadium.
Steve Rogers got the win, Jim Kaat took the loss and Elias Sosa earned the save. Jerry White went 2-for-3 for the Nationals, while Tom Herr went 2-for-4 for the Cardinals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
