September 28, 1981 · 8:05 PM EDT
W: John MartinL: Scott SandersonS: Jim Kaat
Biggest lead WSH by 1 · STL by 4 · 1 lead change
| 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 |
| WCWarren Cromartie1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSRodney Scott2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AD Andre DawsonCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GCGary CarterC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLarry Parrish3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| TWTim WallachRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JWJerry WhiteLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CSChris SpeierSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSScott SandersonP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GJGrant JacksonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DHDave HostetlerPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TGTom GormanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WJWallace JohnsonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ESElias SosaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2B: Dawson, Carter, Wallach
HR: Parrish
RBI: Carter, Parrish
CS: Scott, Speier
LOB: 8
2B: Hernandez, Oberkfell, Porter
RBI: Hendrick, Iorg, Porter 2, Martin, Landrum
SB: Landrum
LOB: 14
The Cardinals beat the Nationals 6-2 at Busch Stadium I.
John Martin got the win, Scott Sanderson took the loss and Jim Kaat earned the save. Darrell Porter went 1-for-3 for the Cardinals, while Larry Parrish went 1-for-4 for the Nationals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
