October 3, 1981 · 3:33 AM EDT
W: Bill LeeL: Neil AllenS: Jeff Reardon
Biggest lead WSH by 2 · NYM by 3 · 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JWJerry WhiteRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AD Andre DawsonCF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GCGary CarterC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LPLarry Parrish3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TFTerry FranconaLF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JMJerry Manuel2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CSChris SpeierSS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSScott SandersonP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JRJeff ReardonP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JMJohn MilnerPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRodney ScottPR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RORowland OfficeRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BSBryn SmithP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BMBrad MillsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLBill LeeP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WJWallace JohnsonPH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MPMike PhillipsSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2B: Manuel
3B: Johnson
HR: Carter
RBI: Carter, Manuel, Mills, Johnson 2
LOB: 16
| LMLee MazzilliCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FTFrank TaverasSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HBHubie Brooks3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DKDave Kingman1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RSRusty Staub1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EVEllis ValentineRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ATAlex TrevinoC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DFDoug Flynn2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MSMike ScottP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJMike JorgensenPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MHMike HowardLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MCMike CubbagePH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RGRon Gardenhire2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELEd LynchP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BBBob BailorPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NANeil AllenP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RSRay SearageP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JO Jesse OroscoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RHRon HodgesPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TLTerry LeachP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
2B: Staub 2
HR: Cubbage
RBI: Staub, Trevino, Cubbage, Lynch
SB: Kingman
LOB: 19
| MSMike Scott | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| ELEd Lynch | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| NANeil AllenL | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| RSRay Searage | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| JOJesse Orosco | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TLTerry Leach | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 55 |
The Nationals edged the Mets 5-4 at Shea Stadium.
Bill Lee got the win, Neil Allen took the loss and Jeff Reardon earned the save. Jerry Manuel went 2-for-4 for the Nationals, while Mike Cubbage went 1-for-1 for the Mets.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
