September 27, 1981 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Mike ScottL: Steve RogersS: Neil Allen
LF1-3H-AB3B · 1 RTop hitterTFTerry Francona
LF1-4H-AB3B · 1 RBIP6.1IP0 ER · 2 K · WWinning pitcherP6.1IP2 ER · 5 K · LP2.2IP1 ER · 1 K · SSaveBiggest lead NYM by 2
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1ST Cardinals | 59 | 43 | .578 | — |
| 2WSNationals | 60 | 48 | .556 | 2.0 |
3PH Phillies | 59 | 48 | .551 | 2.5 |
4PI Pirates | 46 | 56 | .451 | 13.0 |
| 5NYMets | 41 | 62 | .400 | 18.5 |
6CH Cubs | 38 | 65 | .373 | 21.5 |
2B: Valentine, Staub
3B: Kingman
RBI: Valentine, Staub
SB: Mazzilli, Flynn
LOB: 19
| WCWarren Cromartie1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RSRodney Scott2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AD Andre DawsonCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GCGary CarterC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LPLarry Parrish3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TWTim WallachRF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TFTerry FranconaLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CSChris SpeierSS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SRSteve RogersP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TJTony JohnsonPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TR Tim Raines Sr.PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMike PhillipsSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JWJerry WhiteRF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GJGrant JacksonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJohn MilnerPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJeff ReardonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
2B: Wallach
3B: Francona
RBI: Francona
LOB: 15
The Mets edged the Nationals 2-1 at Olympic Stadium.
Mike Scott got the win, Steve Rogers took the loss and Neil Allen earned the save. Dave Kingman went 1-for-3 for the Mets, while Terry Francona went 1-for-4 for the Nationals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
