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

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