June 3, 1981 · 8:05 PM EDT
W: Bruce SutterL: Elias Sosa
Tim Raines Sr.
LF3-5H-AB1 RBITop hitterGHGeorge Hendrick
CF2-4H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RP3.0IP1 ER · 0 K · WP0.1IP1 ER · 1 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead WSH by 1 · STL by 1 · 1 lead change
| 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 |
| TRTim Raines Sr.LF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRodney Scott2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AD Andre DawsonCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GCGary CarterC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCWarren Cromartie1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLarry Parrish3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JWJerry WhiteRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CSChris SpeierSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBStan BahnsenP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WFWoodie FrymanP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLBill LeeP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ESElias SosaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
2B: Carter
RBI: Raines Sr., Speier
SB: Raines Sr. 3
LOB: 12
2B: Iorg
3B: Sanchez
HR: Hendrick
RBI: Herr, Hendrick, Forsch
LOB: 9
The Cardinals outlasted the Nationals 3-2 in 11 innings at Busch Stadium I.
Bruce Sutter got the win and Elias Sosa took the loss. George Hendrick went 2-for-4 for the Cardinals, while Tim Raines Sr. went 3-for-5 for the Nationals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
