September 22, 1981 · 7:05 PM EDT
W: Steve RogersL: Dick Ruthven
2B2-4H-ABTop hitterTWTim Wallach
RF3-4H-AB2 2B · 2 RBI · 2 RP9.0IP1 ER · 6 K · WP7.0IP4 ER · 6 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead PHI by 1 · WSH by 4 · 1 lead change
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1ST Cardinals | 59 | 43 | .578 | — |
| 2WSNationals | 60 | 48 | .556 | 2.0 |
| 3PHPhillies | 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: Smith
RBI: McBride
LOB: 15
| WCWarren Cromartie1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| RSRodney Scott2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AD Andre DawsonCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GCGary CarterC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| LPLarry Parrish3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TWTim WallachRF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TFTerry FranconaLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CSChris SpeierSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SRSteve RogersP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMike PhillipsSS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
2B: Cromartie, Carter, Parrish, Wallach 2, Phillips
RBI: Cromartie 2, Parrish, Wallach 2, Phillips
SB: Raines Sr.
LOB: 22
The Nationals beat the Phillies 6-2 at Olympic Stadium.
Steve Rogers got the win and Dick Ruthven took the loss. Tim Wallach went 3-for-4 for the Nationals, while Manny Trillo went 2-for-4 for the Phillies.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
