September 29, 1981 · 8:05 PM EDT
W: Joaquin AndujarL: Bill LeeS: Doug Bair
C2-4H-AB2 2B · 1 RTop hitterKOKen Oberkfell
3B4-4H-AB3B · 3 RBI · 2 RP5.0IP3 ER · 3 K · WP2.1IP6 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcherP4.0IP1 ER · 4 K · SBiggest lead WSH by 2 · STL by 5 · 1 lead change
| 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 |
| WCWarren Cromartie1B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRodney Scott2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AD Andre DawsonCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GCGary CarterC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LPLarry Parrish3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TWTim Wallach1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TFTerry FranconaLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CSChris SpeierSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLBill LeeP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RORowland OfficeRF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BSBryn SmithP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBrad MillsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GJGrant JacksonP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ESElias SosaP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WJWallace JohnsonPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TGTom GormanP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
2B: Cromartie, Carter 2, Parrish
RBI: Scott, Dawson 2, Parrish
CS: Scott
LOB: 7
2B: Hendrick 2, Tenace
3B: Herr, Oberkfell
RBI: Templeton Sr., Tenace 2, Oberkfell 3, Green, Iorg
LOB: 10
The Cardinals beat the Nationals 8-4 at Busch Stadium I.
Joaquin Andujar got the win, Bill Lee took the loss and Doug Bair earned the save. Ken Oberkfell went 4-for-4 for the Cardinals, while Gary Carter went 2-for-4 for the Nationals.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
