Due to a mid-season players' strike, the season was divided into a first half and a second half. The division winner of each half played each other in a five-game divisional series. The Cincinnati Reds, despite having the best overall record during the season, finished 2nd in both halves, so did not qualify for the post-season.

1981 Regular Season Results

Date    OpponentResultScoreRecord
4/10vs CincinnatiW  5-3 1-0
4/11vs CincinnatiL  2-3 1-1
4/12vs CincinnatiW  3-2 2-1
4/13at HoustonW  2-1
10		 3-1
4/14at HoustonL  2-8 3-2
4/15at HoustonL  0-2 3-3
4/17vs San FranciscoL  2-6 3-4
4/18vs San FranciscoL  1-4 3-5
4/19vs San FranciscoW  4-3 4-5
4/21at CincinnatiW  10-1 5-5
4/22at CincinnatiW  7-3 6-5
4/23at San FranciscoW  7-3 7-5
4/24at San FranciscoW  7-1 8-5
4/25at San FranciscoW  4-0 9-5
4/26at San FranciscoL  5-8 9-6
4/26at San FranciscoL  1-3 9-7
4/28vs HoustonL  1-2 9-8
4/29vs HoustonL  4-5 9-9
4/30vs HoustonL  1-5 9-10
5/1at Chi. CubsW  2-1 10-10
5/2at Chi. CubsL  2-5 10-11
5/3at Chi. CubsW  9-7 11-11
5/4at StL CardinalsW  9-6 12-11
5/5at StL CardinalsL  1-4 12-12
5/6at StL CardinalsW  10-2 13-12
5/7at StL CardinalsW  4-3 14-12
5/8vs Chi. CubsW  4-3
11		 15-12
5/9vs Chi. CubsL  3-7 15-13
5/11vs PittsburghW  3-2
10		 16-13
5/12vs PittsburghW  2-0 17-13
5/13vs PittsburghL  5-7
13		 17-14
5/15vs StL CardinalsW  11-3 18-14
5/16vs StL CardinalsL  2-6 18-15
5/17vs StL CardinalsL  3-4 18-16
5/19at PittsburghL  0-5 18-17
5/20at PittsburghL  1-6 18-18
5/22vs San DiegoL  2-5 18-19
5/23vs San DiegoW  7-6
11		 19-19
5/24vs San DiegoL  5-7 19-20
5/25vs LA DodgersL  1-7 19-21
5/27vs LA DodgersW  3-2 20-21
5/28vs LA DodgersW  9-4 21-21
5/29at San DiegoW  7-1 22-21
5/30at San DiegoL  1-11 22-22
5/31at San DiegoL  1-5 22-23
6/1at LA DodgersL  2-5 22-24
6/2at LA DodgersW  3-1
10		 23-24
6/3at LA DodgersW  4-2 24-24
6/5vs PhiladelphiaW  4-1 25-24
6/6vs PhiladelphiaL  0-3 25-25
6/7vs PhiladelphiaL  5-7 25-26
6/9at MontrealL  1-12 25-27
6/10at MontrealL  2-11 25-28
6/11at MontrealL  0-7 25-29
8/10at San DiegoW  3-2 26-29
8/11at San DiegoW  5-1 27-29
8/12at San DiegoW  4-3
11		 28-29
8/13at LA DodgersW  9-1 29-29
8/14at LA DodgersL  0-5 29-30
8/15at LA DodgersW  6-4 30-30
8/16at LA DodgersL  5-6 30-31
8/18vs NY MetsL  0-4 30-32
8/19vs NY MetsW  5-2 31-32
8/20vs NY MetsW  6-4 32-32
8/21vs MontrealL  1-4
11		 32-33
8/22vs MontrealL  4-5 32-34
8/22vs MontrealW  9-1 33-34
8/23vs MontrealW  2-1 34-34
8/24at PhiladelphiaL  5-7
13		 34-35
8/25at PhiladelphiaW  12-2 35-35
8/26at PhiladelphiaW  5-3
10		 36-35
8/28at MontrealL  0-3 36-36
8/29at MontrealL  3-4 36-37
8/30at MontrealW  5-4
12		 37-37
8/31vs PhiladelphiaL  8-11 37-38
9/1vs PhiladelphiaL  0-3 37-39
9/2vs PhiladelphiaW  3-2 38-39
9/4at NY MetsL  1-4 38-40
9/5at NY MetsL  2-4 38-41
9/6at NY MetsW  5-2 39-41
9/7vs HoustonL  2-3 39-42
9/8vs HoustonW  3-2 40-42
9/9vs HoustonW  9-0 41-42
9/11vs San DiegoW  4-1 42-42
9/12vs San DiegoW  5-4
11		 43-42
9/13vs San DiegoL  4-6
10		 43-43
9/14at San FranciscoL  2-4 43-44
9/15at San FranciscoL  5-6 43-45
9/16at LA DodgersL  2-3 43-46
9/17at LA DodgersL  0-2 43-47
9/18at San DiegoW  3-0 44-47
9/19at San DiegoL  3-6 44-48
9/20at San DiegoW  3-1
11		 45-48
9/22at HoustonL  0-3 45-49
9/23at HoustonW  3-1 46-49
9/24at HoustonL  3-5 46-50
9/25vs CincinnatiL  2-10 46-51
9/26vs CincinnatiL  0-2 46-52
9/27vs CincinnatiL  2-4 46-53
9/28vs LA DodgersW  2-1 47-53
9/29vs LA DodgersL  3-5 47-54
9/30vs San FranciscoW  9-2 48-54
10/1vs San FranciscoL  2-6 48-55
10/2at CincinnatiW  11-5 49-55
10/3at CincinnatiW  4-3 50-55
10/4at CincinnatiL  0-3 50-56

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