September 16, 1981 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Mike MarshallL: Steve CarltonS: Neil Allen
Biggest lead PHI by 2 · NYM 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 |
2B: McBride, Moreland
HR: Matthews Sr.
RBI: Matthews Sr. 2, Maddox, Bowa
SB: Dernier
LOB: 14
| MWMookie WilsonCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BBBob BailorLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HBHubie Brooks3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DKDave Kingman1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| LMLee MazzilliLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JSJohn StearnsC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ATAlex TrevinoLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RGRon GardenhireSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GHGreg HarrisP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MJMike Jorgensen1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MHMike HowardRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NANeil AllenP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CPCharlie PuleoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BGBrian GilesPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JO Jesse OroscoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FTFrank TaverasPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MMMike MarshallP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DFDoug Flynn2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
2B: Bailor, Brooks, Stearns
HR: Stearns
RBI: Bailor, Brooks, Kingman, Stearns 2
LOB: 13
| GHGreg Harris | 2.2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| NANeil AllenS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| CPCharlie Puleo | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| JOJesse Orosco | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| MMMike MarshallW | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 57 |
The Mets edged the Phillies 5-4 at Shea Stadium.
Mike Marshall got the win, Steve Carlton took the loss and Neil Allen earned the save. John Stearns went 2-for-3 for the Mets, while Gary Matthews Sr. went 2-for-3 for the Phillies.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
