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
4/8at CincinnatiL  2-3 0-1
4/11at StL CardinalsW  5-2 1-1
4/12at StL CardinalsL  3-7 1-2
4/13vs PittsburghW  5-1 2-2
4/15vs PittsburghW  4-3
11		 3-2
4/16vs PittsburghW  5-3 4-2
4/17vs Chi. CubsW  6-2 5-2
4/18vs Chi. CubsW  4-3
10		 6-2
4/19vs Chi. CubsW  7-3 7-2
4/20at MontrealL  8-9 7-3
4/21at MontrealL  3-10 7-4
4/22at MontrealL  3-4
11		 7-5
4/24at Chi. CubsW  6-4 8-5
4/25at Chi. CubsW  7-5 9-5
4/26at Chi. CubsW  6-2 10-5
4/27vs MontrealW  3-1 11-5
4/28vs MontrealL  3-6 11-6
4/29vs MontrealW  6-2 12-6
5/2vs San FranciscoL  2-6 12-7
5/2vs San FranciscoW  3-1 13-7
5/3vs San FranciscoW  7-5 14-7
5/4vs San FranciscoW  6-4 15-7
5/5vs LA DodgersW  8-7 16-7
5/6vs LA DodgersL  1-2 16-8
5/7vs LA DodgersL  1-2 16-9
5/8vs San DiegoW  11-7 17-9
5/9vs San DiegoW  9-6 18-9
5/10vs San DiegoL  4-8 18-10
5/12at San FranciscoL  0-4 18-11
5/13at San FranciscoL  2-5 18-12
5/14at San FranciscoW  3-1 19-12
5/15at San DiegoW  2-1 20-12
5/16at San DiegoL  1-2 20-13
5/17at San DiegoW  6-3 21-13
5/18at LA DodgersW  4-0 22-13
5/19at LA DodgersW  3-2 23-13
5/20at LA DodgersL  2-3
10		 23-14
5/22at PittsburghL  1-3 23-15
5/23at PittsburghW  6-4 24-15
5/24at PittsburghL  1-7 24-16
5/25at NY MetsL  3-13 24-17
5/26at NY MetsW  7-5 25-17
5/27at NY MetsL  1-3 25-18
5/29vs StL CardinalsL  4-11 25-19
5/30vs StL CardinalsW  10-2 26-19
5/31vs StL CardinalsW  6-1 27-19
6/1vs NY MetsW  5-4 28-19
6/2vs NY MetsW  9-7 29-19
6/3vs NY MetsL  2-6 29-20
6/5at AtlantaL  1-4 29-21
6/6at AtlantaW  3-0 30-21
6/7at AtlantaW  7-5 31-21
6/8vs HoustonW  4-3 32-21
6/9vs HoustonW  10-3 33-21
6/10vs HoustonW  5-4 34-21
8/10vs StL CardinalsL  3-7 34-22
8/11vs StL CardinalsW  6-5
10		 35-22
8/12vs StL CardinalsL  3-11 35-23
8/13vs StL CardinalsL  2-5 35-24
8/14at NY MetsW  8-4 36-24
8/15at NY MetsL  1-3 36-25
8/16at NY MetsL  2-5 36-26
8/18at CincinnatiL  1-3 36-27
8/19at CincinnatiL  3-6 36-28
8/21vs HoustonW  5-4 37-28
8/22vs HoustonW  8-4 38-28
8/23vs HoustonW  6-0 39-28
8/24vs AtlantaW  7-5
13		 40-28
8/25vs AtlantaL  2-12 40-29
8/26vs AtlantaL  3-5
10		 40-30
8/28at HoustonL  2-3
10		 40-31
8/29at HoustonL  1-6 40-32
8/29at HoustonL  1-2 40-33
8/30at HoustonL  4-5
10		 40-34
8/31at AtlantaW  11-8 41-34
9/1at AtlantaW  3-0 42-34
9/2at AtlantaL  2-3 42-35
9/3vs CincinnatiL  3-9 42-36
9/4vs CincinnatiW  7-6 43-36
9/5vs CincinnatiW  5-4 44-36
9/6vs CincinnatiL  4-5 44-37
9/7vs MontrealL  4-5 44-38
9/8vs MontrealW  10-5 45-38
9/9vs MontrealW  11-8 46-38
9/11at PittsburghW  8-0 47-38
9/12at PittsburghL  2-6 47-39
9/13at PittsburghL  2-3 47-40
9/16at NY MetsL  4-5 47-41
9/16at NY MetsW  3-1 48-41
9/17at NY MetsW  3-2 49-41
9/18vs PittsburghL  6-7 49-42
9/19vs PittsburghW  8-2 50-42
9/20vs PittsburghW  5-4 51-42
9/21at MontrealL  0-1
17		 51-43
9/22at MontrealL  2-6 51-44
9/23at StL CardinalsW  9-4 52-44
9/24at StL CardinalsW  14-6 53-44
9/25at Chi. CubsW  9-2 54-44
9/27at Chi. CubsW  5-2 55-44
9/27at Chi. CubsL  0-14 55-45
9/28vs NY MetsW  12-4 56-45
9/29vs NY MetsL  0-7 56-46
9/30vs StL CardinalsW  8-5 57-46
10/1vs StL CardinalsL  2-3
10		 57-47
10/2vs Chi. CubsW  9-7 58-47
10/3vs Chi. CubsL  4-8 58-48
10/4vs Chi. CubsW  2-1 59-48

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