September 16, 1981 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Bob ForschL: Ray Burris
C1-3H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterAD
Andre Dawson
CF2-4H-ABP7.0IP1 ER · 1 K · WWinning pitcherP6.0IP3 ER · 3 K · LBiggest lead STL by 6
| 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: Hendrick, Roof
3B: Oberkfell
HR: Porter
RBI: Hendrick 2, Oberkfell 3, Porter, Braun
CS: Roof
LOB: 17
| RSRodney Scott2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TFTerry FranconaLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ADAndre DawsonCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GCGary CarterC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCWarren Cromartie1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLarry Parrish3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TWTim WallachRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MPMike PhillipsSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRay BurrisP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JWJerry WhitePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJerry Manuel2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBrad MillsPH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TGTom GormanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SBStan BahnsenP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GJGrant JacksonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RORowland OfficePH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ESElias SosaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2B: Parrish
RBI: Carter
LOB: 6
The Cardinals routed the Nationals 7-1 at Olympic Stadium.
Bob Forsch got the win and Ray Burris took the loss. Darrell Porter went 1-for-3 for the Cardinals, while Andre Dawson went 2-for-4 for the Nationals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
