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| Season Summary | 87-74, Final Rank:3, GB: 14.0 | |
| Days in First | 5 | last on Monday, Jul 24, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 5 | last on Jul 24, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 14.5 | last on Wednesday, Sep 20, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 17 | last on Monday, Jul 3 |
| Most Games under .500 | never | |
| Longest Winning Streak | 7 | Tuesday, Jun 20 to Monday, Jun 26 and Wednesday, Jun 28 to Monday, Jul 3 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 7 | Tuesday, Jul 4 to Sunday, Jul 9 and Wednesday, Aug 2 to Monday, Aug 7 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 17 | Friday, May 26 |
| Most Runs Scored | 20 | Saturday, May 20 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Monday, Aug 7 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 6 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 7 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Tuesday, Apr 11 | boxscore | CHC | PHI | W | 4 | 2 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Jenkins | Bunning | 2:20 | 16,462 | + | |||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 12 | boxscore | CHC | PHI | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1-1 | 5 | 1.0 | Wise | Nye | 3:15 | 2,690 | - | ||
| 3 | 3 | Friday, Apr 14 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PIT | W | 8 | 5 | 2-1 | 3 | 0.5 | Simmons | Ribant | 2:12 | 32,296 | + | ||
| 4 | 4 | Saturday, Apr 15 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PIT | W | 7 | 3 | 3-1 | 2 | 0.5 | Culp | Sisk | 2:44 | 10,624 | ++ | ||
| 5 | 5 | Sunday, Apr 16 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PIT | L | 5 | 6 | 3-2 | 4 | 1.5 | Pizarro | Upham | 2:41 | 13,510 | - | ||
| 6 | 6 | Tuesday, Apr 18 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PHI | W | 8 | 4 | 4-2 | 3 | 1.5 | Hands | Short | 3:03 | 3,172 | + | ||
| 7 | 7 | Thursday, Apr 20 | boxscore | CHC | @ | NYM | L | 1 | 6 | 4-3 | 5 | 2.0 | Seaver | Simmons | Shaw | 2:26 | 5,379 | - | |
| 8 | 8 | Friday, Apr 21 | boxscore | CHC | PIT | L | 1 | 6 | 4-4 | 5 | 2.5 | Veale | Culp | 2:31 | 2,974 | -- | |||
| 9 | 9 | Sunday, Apr 23 | boxscore | CHC | PIT | W | 7 | 3 | 5-4 | 4 | 2.5 | Jenkins | Pizarro | 2:29 | 6,754 | + | |||
| 10 | 10 | Tuesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | CHC | NYM | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5-5 | 5 | 3.0 | Seaver | Hands | 2:29 | 1,077 | - | ||
| 11 | 11 | Thursday, Apr 27 | boxscore | CHC | NYM | W | 3 | 0 | 6-5 | 4 | 3.5 | Jenkins | Fisher | 2:23 | 1,849 | + | |||
| 12 | 12 | Friday, Apr 28 | boxscore | CHC | @ | HOU | L | 4 | 5 | 13 | 6-6 | 6 | 4.5 | Latman | Niekro | 3:34 | 11,729 | - | |
| 13 | 13 | Saturday, Apr 29 | boxscore | CHC | @ | HOU | W | 4 | 1 | 7-6 | 4 | 4.5 | Holtzman | Giusti | 2:29 | 18,216 | + | ||
| 14 | 14 | Sunday, Apr 30 | boxscore | CHC | @ | HOU | W | 4 | 1 | 8-6 | 3 | 4.0 | Nye | Belinsky | 2:11 | 10,951 | ++ | ||
| 15 | 15 | Tuesday, May 2 | boxscore | CHC | @ | ATL | L | 1 | 3 | 8-7 | 5 | 4.0 | Lemaster | Jenkins | 1:55 | 6,624 | - | ||
| 16 | 16 | Wednesday, May 3 | boxscore | CHC | @ | ATL | L | 0 | 4 | 8-8 | 5 | 4.0 | Kelley | Culp | 2:22 | 9,105 | -- | ||
| 17 | 17 | Friday, May 5 | boxscore | CHC | STL | W | 5 | 3 | 9-8 | 5 | 4.0 | Holtzman | Carlton | Hands | 2:33 | 2,106 | + | ||
| 18 | 18 | Saturday, May 6 | boxscore | CHC | STL | L | 3 | 5 | 9-9 | 5 | 5.0 | Jackson | Simmons | Willis | 2:25 | 8,660 | - | ||
| 19 | 19 | Sunday, May 7 | boxscore | CHC | STL | W | 5 | 4 | 10-9 | 5 | 4.0 | Nye | Gibson | 2:22 | 17,618 | + | |||
| 20 | 20 | Monday, May 8 | boxscore | CHC | SFG | L | 2 | 9 | 10-10 | 5 | 4.5 | Marichal | Jenkins | 2:07 | 2,811 | - | |||
| 21 | 21 | Tuesday, May 9 | boxscore | CHC | SFG | W | 10 | 2 | 11-10 | 5 | 3.5 | Culp | Bolin | Hands | 2:26 | 2,263 | + | ||
| 22 | 22 | Wednesday, May 10 | boxscore | CHC | SFG | W | 5 | 4 | 12-10 | 4 | 3.5 | Holtzman | Perry | Radatz | 2:24 | 2,176 | ++ | ||
| 23 | 23 | Friday, May 12 | boxscore | CHC | @ | LAD | W | 2 | 1 | 13-10 | 4 | 3.5 | Simmons | Osteen | 2:01 | 21,018 | +++ | ||
| 24 | 24 | Saturday, May 13 | boxscore | CHC | @ | LAD | W | 6 | 3 | 14-10 | 4 | 2.5 | Hendley | Sutton | Hands | 3:24 | 30,872 | ++++ | |
| 25 | 25 | Sunday, May 14 | boxscore | CHC | @ | LAD | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14-11 | 3 | 3.5 | Drysdale | Hands | 2:30 | 0 | - | |
| 26 | 26 | Sunday, May 14 | boxscore | CHC | @ | LAD | W | 6 | 3 | 11 | 15-11 | 3 | 3.5 | Holtzman | Perranoski | 3:20 | 26,630 | + | |
| 27 | 27 | Monday, May 15 | boxscore | CHC | @ | SFG | W | 9 | 3 | 16-11 | 3 | 3.5 | Culp | Herbel | Hendley | 2:45 | 6,193 | ++ | |
| 28 | 28 | Tuesday, May 16 | boxscore | CHC | @ | SFG | L | 1 | 3 | 16-12 | 4 | 4.5 | Marichal | Jenkins | 2:15 | 15,435 | - | ||
| 29 | 29 | Wednesday, May 17 | boxscore | CHC | @ | SFG | L | 2 | 4 | 16-13 | 4 | 5.5 | McCormick | Simmons | Linzy | 2:25 | 7,259 | -- | |
| 30 | 30 | Friday, May 19 | boxscore | CHC | LAD | L | 0 | 8 | 16-14 | 4 | 6.0 | Drysdale | Nye | 2:36 | 5,242 | --- | |||
| 31 | 31 | Saturday, May 20 | boxscore | CHC | LAD | W | 20 | 3 | 17-14 | 4 | 6.0 | Holtzman | Osteen | 2:52 | 12,801 | + | |||
| 32 | 32 | Sunday, May 21 | boxscore | CHC | LAD | L | 1 | 6 | 17-15 | 4 | 5.5 | Brewer | Culp | Regan | 2:43 | 0 | - | ||
| 33 | 33 | Sunday, May 21 | boxscore | CHC | LAD | W | 8 | 2 | 18-15 | 4 | 5.5 | Jenkins | Sutton | 2:11 | 29,903 | + | |||
| 34 | 34 | Wednesday, May 24 | boxscore | CHC | CIN | L | 3 | 4 | 18-16 | 5 | 5.5 | Ellis | Nye | 2:19 | 0 | - | |||
| 35 | 35 | Wednesday, May 24 | boxscore | CHC | CIN | W | 4 | 3 | 19-16 | 5 | 5.5 | Hands | Abernathy | 2:35 | 9,011 | + | |||
| 36 | 36 | Thursday, May 25 | boxscore | CHC | CIN | W | 5 | 4 | 20-16 | 4 | 4.5 | Koonce | Arrigo | 2:56 | 4,918 | ++ | |||
| 37 | 37 | Friday, May 26 | boxscore | CHC | HOU | L | 4 | 17 | 20-17 | 5 | 4.5 | Giusti | Culp | 2:59 | 3,915 | - | |||
| 38 | 38 | Saturday, May 27 | boxscore | CHC | HOU | L | 1 | 2 | 20-18 | 5 | 5.5 | Cuellar | Simmons | 2:06 | 13,237 | -- | |||
| 39 | 39 | Tuesday, May 30 | boxscore | CHC | ATL | W | 12 | 5 | 21-18 | 5 | 5.5 | Jenkins | Kelley | 3:02 | 0 | + | |||
| 40 | 40 | Tuesday, May 30 | boxscore | CHC | ATL | L | 1 | 4 | 21-19 | 5 | 5.5 | Johnson | Niekro | 2:22 | 28,919 | - | |||
| 41 | 41 | Wednesday, May 31 | boxscore | CHC | @ | CIN | W | 6 | 5 | 22-19 | 5 | 4.5 | Nye | Pappas | Koonce | 2:58 | 4,866 | + | |
| 42 | 42 | Thursday, Jun 1 | boxscore | CHC | @ | CIN | L | 6 | 7 | 22-20 | 5 | 5.5 | Lee | Koonce | 2:56 | 6,307 | - | ||
| 43 | 43 | Friday, Jun 2 | boxscore | CHC | @ | STL | L | 1 | 2 | 22-21 | 5 | 6.5 | Carlton | Simmons | 1:45 | 32,781 | -- | ||
| 44 | 44 | Saturday, Jun 3 | boxscore | CHC | @ | STL | W | 7 | 5 | 23-21 | 5 | 6.5 | Jenkins | Gibson | Hands | 2:54 | 46,670 | + | |
| 45 | 45 | Sunday, Jun 4 | boxscore | CHC | @ | STL | L | 3 | 4 | 23-22 | 5 | 7.5 | Hughes | Hands | 2:11 | 26,942 | - | ||
| 46 | 46 | Monday, Jun 5 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PHI | W | 13 | 3 | 24-22 | 5 | 7.0 | Hendley | Jackson | Koonce | 3:14 | 5,865 | + | |
| 47 | 47 | Tuesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PHI | L | 6 | 8 | 24-23 | 5 | 8.5 | Hall | Hartenstein | 3:14 | 0 | - | ||
| 48 | 48 | Tuesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PHI | L | 8 | 9 | 24-24 | 5 | 8.5 | Farrell | Culp | 3:04 | 14,576 | -- | ||
| 49 | 49 | Wednesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PHI | W | 3 | 1 | 25-24 | 5 | 7.5 | Jenkins | Bunning | 2:22 | 8,137 | + | ||
| 50 | 50 | Friday, Jun 9 | boxscore | CHC | NYM | W | 6 | 5 | 26-24 | 5 | 7.0 | Radatz | Taylor | 2:59 | 5,411 | ++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Sunday, Jun 11 | boxscore | CHC | NYM | W | 5 | 3 | 27-24 | 5 | 6.5 | Jenkins | Taylor | 2:34 | 0 | +++ | |||
| 52 | 52 | Sunday, Jun 11 | boxscore | CHC | NYM | W | 18 | 10 | 28-24 | 5 | 6.5 | Hartenstein | Willhite | Radatz | 2:38 | 19,247 | ++++ | ||
| 53 | 53 | Tuesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | CHC | LAD | W | 3 | 2 | 29-24 | 4 | 6.0 | Nye | Drysdale | Radatz | 2:53 | 9,378 | +++++ | ||
| 54 | 54 | Wednesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | CHC | LAD | L | 3 | 4 | 29-25 | 4 | 6.0 | Osteen | Culp | Perranoski | 2:39 | 10,643 | - | ||
| 55 | 55 | Thursday, Jun 15 | boxscore | CHC | LAD | L | 0 | 5 | 29-26 | 5 | 6.5 | Brewer | Jenkins | Sutton | 2:18 | 9,715 | -- | ||
| 56 | 56 | Friday, Jun 16 | boxscore | CHC | @ | NYM | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 30-26 | 4 | 6.5 | Niekro | Shaw | Radatz | 2:55 | 27,804 | + |
| 57 | 57 | Saturday, Jun 17 | boxscore | CHC | @ | NYM | W | 9 | 1 | 31-26 | 4 | 5.5 | Nye | Denehy | 2:26 | 16,881 | ++ | ||
| 58 | 58 | Sunday, Jun 18 | boxscore | CHC | @ | NYM | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 31-27 | 3 | 5.0 | Fisher | Koonce | 2:58 | 0 | - | |
| 59 | 59 | Sunday, Jun 18 | boxscore | CHC | @ | NYM | W | 4 | 3 | 32-27 | 3 | 5.0 | Culp | Seaver | 2:48 | 26,681 | + | ||
| 60 | 60 | Monday, Jun 19 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PIT | L | 3 | 4 | 32-28 | 5 | 5.5 | Veale | Jenkins | McBean | 2:48 | 12,224 | - | |
| 61 | 61 | Tuesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PIT | W | 5 | 3 | 33-28 | 4 | 5.5 | Hartenstein | Blass | 2:33 | 12,393 | + | ||
| 62 | 62 | Wednesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PIT | W | 6 | 3 | 34-28 | 3 | 5.5 | Simmons | O'Dell | Radatz | 2:19 | 11,870 | ++ | |
| 63 | 63 | Friday, Jun 23 | boxscore | CHC | HOU | W | 9 | 8 | 35-28 | 3 | 6.0 | Hartenstein | Eilers | 3:13 | 8,218 | +++ | |||
| 64 | 64 | Saturday, Jun 24 | boxscore | CHC | HOU | W | 3 | 2 | 36-28 | 3 | 6.0 | Jenkins | Cuellar | 2:31 | 14,186 | ++++ | |||
| 65 | 65 | Sunday, Jun 25 | boxscore | CHC | HOU | W | 4 | 1 | 37-28 | 3 | 4.0 | Hands | Wilson | 2:25 | 0 | +++++ | |||
| 66 | 66 | Sunday, Jun 25 | boxscore | CHC | HOU | W | 8 | 0 | 38-28 | 3 | 4.0 | Niekro | Belinsky | 2:29 | 31,733 | ++++++ | |||
| 67 | 67 | Monday, Jun 26 | boxscore | CHC | PHI | W | 4 | 2 | 39-28 | 3 | 4.0 | Nye | Farrell | Hartenstein | 2:35 | 9,145 | +++++++ | ||
| 68 | 68 | Tuesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | CHC | PHI | L | 2 | 4 | 39-29 | 3 | 4.0 | Wise | Simmons | Hall | 2:27 | 12,769 | - | ||
| 69 | 69 | Wednesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | CHC | PIT | W | 4 | 2 | 40-29 | 2 | 2.5 | Jenkins | Ribant | 2:27 | 0 | + | |||
| 70 | 70 | Wednesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | CHC | PIT | W | 3 | 1 | 41-29 | 2 | 2.5 | Culp | Sisk | 2:11 | 22,731 | ++ | |||
| 71 | 71 | Thursday, Jun 29 | boxscore | CHC | PIT | W | 4 | 3 | 42-29 | 2 | 1.5 | Niekro | McBean | Hartenstein | 2:38 | 16,415 | +++ | ||
| 72 | 72 | Friday, Jun 30 | boxscore | CHC | CIN | W | 7 | 5 | 43-29 | 2 | 1.5 | Hands | Maloney | Hartenstein | 2:26 | 14,588 | ++++ | ||
| 73 | 73 | Saturday, Jul 1 | boxscore | CHC | CIN | W | 6 | 3 | 44-29 | 2 | 0.5 | Nye | Queen | Hartenstein | 2:45 | 31,833 | +++++ | ||
| 74 | 74 | Sunday, Jul 2 | boxscore | CHC | CIN | W | 4 | 1 | 45-29 | 1 | Tied | Jenkins | Ellis | 2:07 | 36,062 | ++++++ | |||
| 75 | 75 | Monday, Jul 3 | boxscore | CHC | @ | ATL | W | 12 | 6 | 46-29 | 1 | Tied | Culp | Cloninger | 2:55 | 30,103 | +++++++ | ||
| 76 | 76 | Tuesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | CHC | @ | ATL | L | 3 | 8 | 46-30 | 2 | 0.5 | Niekro | Niekro | 2:36 | 16,353 | - | ||
| 77 | 77 | Tuesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | CHC | @ | ATL | L | 2 | 4 | 46-31 | 2 | 0.5 | Jarvis | Hands | Raymond | 2:39 | 28,119 | -- | |
| 78 | 78 | Wednesday, Jul 5 | boxscore | CHC | @ | ATL | L | 2 | 4 | 46-32 | 2 | 0.5 | Johnson | Nye | Raymond | 2:56 | 21,680 | --- | |
| 79 | 79 | Thursday, Jul 6 | boxscore | CHC | @ | HOU | L | 3 | 4 | 46-33 | 2 | 1.5 | Belinsky | Jenkins | Sembera | 2:25 | 17,915 | ---- | |
| 80 | 80 | Friday, Jul 7 | boxscore | CHC | @ | HOU | L | 5 | 11 | 46-34 | 2 | 2.5 | Latman | Simmons | Eilers | 3:04 | 18,945 | ----- | |
| 81 | 81 | Saturday, Jul 8 | boxscore | CHC | @ | HOU | L | 1 | 3 | 46-35 | 2 | 3.5 | Giusti | Culp | Cuellar | 2:06 | 29,044 | ------ | |
| 82 | 82 | Sunday, Jul 9 | boxscore | CHC | @ | HOU | L | 0 | 6 | 46-36 | 2 | 3.5 | Wilson | Nye | 2:34 | 25,287 | ------- | ||
| 83 | 83 | Thursday, Jul 13 | boxscore | CHC | @ | LAD | W | 2 | 1 | 47-36 | 2 | 3.0 | Nye | Sutton | Hartenstein | 2:40 | 24,339 | + | |
| 84 | 84 | Friday, Jul 14 | boxscore | CHC | @ | LAD | L | 2 | 5 | 47-37 | 2 | 4.0 | Singer | Gardner | Perranoski | 2:57 | 30,274 | - | |
| 85 | 85 | Saturday, Jul 15 | boxscore | CHC | @ | LAD | L | 1 | 5 | 47-38 | 2 | 4.0 | Drysdale | Jenkins | 2:25 | 21,577 | -- | ||
| 86 | 86 | Sunday, Jul 16 | boxscore | CHC | @ | SFG | W | 9 | 0 | 48-38 | 2 | 2.0 | Culp | Perry | 2:33 | 0 | + | ||
| 87 | 87 | Sunday, Jul 16 | boxscore | CHC | @ | SFG | W | 3 | 2 | 49-38 | 2 | 2.0 | Hartenstein | Herbel | 2:43 | 40,647 | ++ | ||
| 88 | 88 | Monday, Jul 17 | boxscore | CHC | @ | SFG | W | 4 | 3 | 50-38 | 2 | 2.0 | Nye | Sadecki | Hartenstein | 2:58 | 12,710 | +++ | |
| 89 | 89 | Tuesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | CHC | ATL | W | 9 | 3 | 51-38 | 2 | 1.0 | Jenkins | Lemaster | Hands | 2:59 | 19,875 | ++++ | ||
| 90 | 90 | Wednesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | CHC | ATL | W | 7 | 2 | 52-38 | 2 | 1.0 | Niekro | Cloninger | 2:37 | 19,677 | +++++ | |||
| 91 | 91 | Thursday, Jul 20 | boxscore | CHC | ATL | L | 1 | 2 | 52-39 | 2 | 2.0 | Jarvis | Culp | 2:22 | 20,990 | - | |||
| 92 | 92 | Friday, Jul 21 | boxscore | CHC | SFG | W | 5 | 4 | 12 | 53-39 | 2 | 1.0 | Koonce | Herbel | 4:17 | 18,465 | + | ||
| 93 | 93 | Saturday, Jul 22 | boxscore | CHC | SFG | W | 6 | 5 | 54-39 | 1 | Tied | Hartenstein | Perry | 3:22 | 29,079 | ++ | |||
| 94 | 94 | Sunday, Jul 23 | boxscore | CHC | SFG | L | 2 | 5 | 54-40 | 2 | 1.0 | McCormick | Jenkins | 2:40 | 0 | - | |||
| 95 | 95 | Sunday, Jul 23 | boxscore | CHC | SFG | W | 6 | 3 | 55-40 | 2 | 1.0 | Niekro | Gibbon | Hartenstein | 2:46 | 34,922 | + | ||
| 96 | 96 | Monday, Jul 24 | boxscore | CHC | @ | STL | W | 3 | 1 | 56-40 | 1 | Tied | Culp | Jaster | 2:36 | 41,337 | ++ | ||
| 97 | 97 | Tuesday, Jul 25 | boxscore | CHC | @ | STL | L | 3 | 4 | 56-41 | 2 | 1.0 | Washburn | Gardner | Willis | 2:33 | 37,918 | - | |
| 98 | 98 | Wednesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | CHC | @ | STL | L | 2 | 4 | 56-42 | 2 | 2.0 | Briles | Nye | Hoerner | 2:56 | 38,837 | -- | |
| 99 | 99 | Friday, Jul 28 | boxscore | CHC | @ | CIN | W | 6 | 2 | 57-42 | 2 | 2.0 | Jenkins | Maloney | 2:45 | 23,008 | + | ||
| 100 | 100 | Saturday, Jul 29 | boxscore | CHC | @ | CIN | L | 2 | 4 | 10 | 57-43 | 2 | 3.0 | Abernathy | Stoneman | 2:46 | 13,767 | - | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Sunday, Jul 30 | boxscore | CHC | @ | CIN | W | 8 | 4 | 58-43 | 2 | 3.5 | Hands | Nolan | 2:45 | 0 | + | ||
| 102 | 102 | Sunday, Jul 30 | boxscore | CHC | @ | CIN | L | 2 | 3 | 58-44 | 2 | 3.5 | Arrigo | Niekro | Abernathy | 2:25 | 30,529 | - | |
| 103 | 103 | Monday, Jul 31 | boxscore | CHC | STL | L | 2 | 9 | 58-45 | 2 | 4.5 | Washburn | Nye | Woodeshick | 2:55 | 23,169 | -- | ||
| 104 | 104 | Tuesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | CHC | STL | W | 3 | 2 | 59-45 | 2 | 3.5 | Jenkins | Briles | 2:32 | 25,439 | + | |||
| 105 | 105 | Wednesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | CHC | STL | L | 2 | 4 | 59-46 | 2 | 5.5 | Hughes | Culp | 2:51 | 0 | - | |||
| 106 | 106 | Wednesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | CHC | STL | L | 1 | 7 | 59-47 | 2 | 5.5 | Carlton | Shaw | 2:39 | 37,164 | -- | |||
| 107 | 107 | Thursday, Aug 3 | boxscore | CHC | ATL | L | 3 | 10 | 59-48 | 2 | 6.0 | Carroll | Niekro | Ritchie | 2:46 | 9,318 | --- | ||
| 108 | 108 | Friday, Aug 4 | boxscore | CHC | ATL | L | 3 | 6 | 59-49 | 2 | 7.0 | Jarvis | Nye | Upshaw | 2:55 | 9,278 | ---- | ||
| 109 | 109 | Saturday, Aug 5 | boxscore | CHC | ATL | L | 1 | 2 | 59-50 | 2 | 8.0 | Niekro | Jenkins | 2:53 | 17,231 | ----- | |||
| 110 | 110 | Sunday, Aug 6 | boxscore | CHC | ATL | L | 4 | 6 | 59-51 | 3 | 9.0 | Johnson | Culp | Upshaw | 2:27 | 20,518 | ------ | ||
| 111 | 111 | Monday, Aug 7 | boxscore | CHC | PIT | L | 3 | 6 | 59-52 | 3 | 9.0 | Face | Hartenstein | 2:55 | 0 | ------- | |||
| 112 | 112 | Monday, Aug 7 | boxscore | CHC | PIT | T | 3 | 3 | 14 | 59-52 | 3 | 9.0 | 3:36 | 11,482 | ------- | ||||
| 113 | 113 | Tuesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | CHC | PIT | W | 8 | 4 | 60-52 | 2 | 8.0 | Niekro | Gelnar | 2:36 | 9,412 | + | |||
| 114 | 114 | Wednesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | CHC | PIT | W | 6 | 0 | 61-52 | 2 | 8.5 | Jenkins | Veale | 2:28 | 0 | ++ | |||
| 115 | 115 | Wednesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | CHC | PIT | L | 6 | 10 | 61-53 | 2 | 8.5 | McBean | Stoneman | 3:00 | 16,822 | - | |||
| 116 | 116 | Thursday, Aug 10 | boxscore | CHC | PHI | W | 3 | 2 | 62-53 | 2 | 7.5 | Hartenstein | Hall | Stoneman | 2:39 | 9,557 | + | ||
| 117 | 117 | Friday, Aug 11 | boxscore | CHC | PHI | L | 1 | 2 | 62-54 | 2 | 8.5 | Bunning | Ellis | 2:41 | 8,766 | - | |||
| 118 | 118 | Saturday, Aug 12 | boxscore | CHC | PHI | L | 0 | 9 | 62-55 | 3 | 9.5 | Ellsworth | Niekro | 2:36 | 16,719 | -- | |||
| 119 | 119 | Sunday, Aug 13 | boxscore | CHC | PHI | W | 6 | 2 | 63-55 | 3 | 9.0 | Holtzman | Boozer | Stoneman | 2:44 | 0 | + | ||
| 120 | 120 | Sunday, Aug 13 | boxscore | CHC | PHI | W | 1 | 0 | 64-55 | 3 | 9.0 | Jenkins | Wise | 2:06 | 32,750 | ++ | |||
| 121 | 121 | Monday, Aug 14 | boxscore | CHC | @ | STL | L | 5 | 6 | 64-56 | 3 | 10.0 | Jackson | Hartenstein | 2:52 | 40,727 | - | ||
| 122 | 122 | Tuesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | CHC | @ | STL | L | 4 | 6 | 64-57 | 4 | 11.0 | Washburn | Nye | Hoerner | 2:51 | 44,018 | -- | |
| 123 | 123 | Wednesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | CHC | @ | STL | L | 3 | 4 | 64-58 | 4 | 12.0 | Lamabe | Hands | 2:59 | 42,228 | --- | ||
| 124 | 124 | Thursday, Aug 17 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PHI | L | 2 | 5 | 12 | 64-59 | 5 | 12.5 | Hall | Hands | 3:41 | 15,786 | ---- | |
| 125 | 125 | Friday, Aug 18 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PHI | W | 3 | 1 | 65-59 | 5 | 12.5 | Ellis | Jackson | Hartenstein | 2:24 | 16,485 | + | |
| 126 | 126 | Saturday, Aug 19 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PHI | W | 6 | 1 | 66-59 | 3 | 12.5 | Nye | Bunning | 2:36 | 7,228 | ++ | ||
| 127 | 127 | Sunday, Aug 20 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PHI | W | 6 | 1 | 67-59 | 2 | 11.5 | Holtzman | Short | Stoneman | 2:41 | 7,854 | +++ | |
| 128 | 128 | Monday, Aug 21 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PIT | L | 1 | 5 | 67-60 | 3 | 11.5 | Fryman | Jenkins | Face | 2:29 | 7,794 | - | |
| 129 | 129 | Tuesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PIT | W | 8 | 1 | 68-60 | 3 | 11.5 | Niekro | Veale | 2:59 | 8,414 | + | ||
| 130 | 130 | Wednesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | CHC | @ | PIT | L | 1 | 2 | 68-61 | 3 | 11.5 | McBean | Hands | 1:50 | 8,952 | - | ||
| 131 | 131 | Sunday, Aug 27 | boxscore | CHC | @ | NYM | W | 3 | 1 | 8 | 69-61 | 3 | 11.5 | Nye | Seaver | 2:04 | 33,784 | + | |
| 132 | 132 | Monday, Aug 28 | boxscore | CHC | HOU | W | 6 | 5 | 70-61 | 2 | 11.0 | Stoneman | Giusti | Hartenstein | 2:54 | 9,487 | ++ | ||
| 133 | 133 | Tuesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | CHC | HOU | L | 3 | 5 | 70-62 | 3 | 11.0 | Wilson | Hartenstein | Dukes | 2:43 | 12,999 | - | ||
| 134 | 134 | Wednesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | CHC | HOU | W | 4 | 1 | 71-62 | 3 | 11.0 | Hands | Cuellar | 2:30 | 4,048 | + | |||
| 135 | 135 | Thursday, Aug 31 | boxscore | CHC | NYM | W | 2 | 1 | 11 | 72-62 | 3 | 11.0 | Hartenstein | Taylor | 2:54 | 4,992 | ++ | ||
| 136 | 136 | Friday, Sep 1 | boxscore | CHC | NYM | W | 8 | 2 | 73-62 | 3 | 11.5 | Jenkins | Fisher | 2:44 | 0 | +++ | |||
| 137 | 137 | Friday, Sep 1 | boxscore | CHC | NYM | L | 0 | 3 | 73-63 | 3 | 11.5 | Cardwell | Culp | 2:18 | 10,905 | - | |||
| 138 | 138 | Saturday, Sep 2 | boxscore | CHC | NYM | W | 5 | 0 | 74-63 | 2 | 12.0 | Niekro | Koonce | 2:44 | 0 | + | |||
| 139 | 139 | Saturday, Sep 2 | boxscore | CHC | NYM | L | 4 | 5 | 74-64 | 2 | 12.0 | Selma | Stoneman | 2:34 | 15,847 | - | |||
| 140 | 140 | Sunday, Sep 3 | boxscore | CHC | NYM | W | 4 | 0 | 75-64 | 2 | 11.5 | Hands | Graham | 2:14 | 0 | + | |||
| 141 | 141 | Sunday, Sep 3 | boxscore | CHC | NYM | W | 6 | 3 | 76-64 | 2 | 11.5 | Holtzman | Frisella | Hartenstein | 2:57 | 30,831 | ++ | ||
| 142 | 142 | Monday, Sep 4 | boxscore | CHC | LAD | W | 2 | 1 | 11 | 77-64 | 2 | 10.5 | Hartenstein | Sutton | 2:57 | 0 | +++ | ||
| 143 | 143 | Monday, Sep 4 | boxscore | CHC | LAD | L | 6 | 8 | 77-65 | 2 | 10.5 | Perranoski | Hartenstein | 2:53 | 28,819 | - | |||
| 144 | 144 | Wednesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | CHC | @ | LAD | L | 3 | 6 | 77-66 | 2 | 11.5 | Singer | Jenkins | Perranoski | 2:36 | 16,588 | -- | |
| 145 | 145 | Thursday, Sep 7 | boxscore | CHC | @ | LAD | W | 3 | 2 | 12 | 78-66 | 2 | 11.5 | Hartenstein | Miller | 3:42 | 17,753 | + | |
| 146 | 146 | Friday, Sep 8 | boxscore | CHC | @ | SFG | L | 3 | 4 | 78-67 | 3 | 11.5 | Sadecki | Niekro | 2:33 | 12,020 | - | ||
| 147 | 147 | Saturday, Sep 9 | boxscore | CHC | @ | SFG | W | 8 | 2 | 79-67 | 2 | 11.5 | Nye | McCormick | 2:47 | 24,873 | + | ||
| 148 | 148 | Sunday, Sep 10 | boxscore | CHC | @ | SFG | L | 1 | 2 | 79-68 | 4 | 11.5 | Perry | Jenkins | 2:14 | 18,791 | - | ||
| 149 | 149 | Monday, Sep 11 | boxscore | CHC | @ | HOU | L | 10 | 11 | 79-69 | 4 | 12.5 | Eilers | Shaw | House | 3:12 | 8,105 | -- | |
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | CHC | @ | HOU | L | 4 | 5 | 12 | 79-70 | 4 | 13.5 | Coombs | Stoneman | 3:22 | 7,985 | --- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Friday, Sep 15 | boxscore | CHC | @ | ATL | W | 7 | 1 | 80-70 | 4 | 13.0 | Jenkins | Carroll | 2:22 | 6,040 | + | ||
| 152 | 152 | Saturday, Sep 16 | boxscore | CHC | @ | ATL | W | 3 | 2 | 81-70 | 3 | 13.0 | Nye | Johnson | 2:18 | 11,148 | ++ | ||
| 153 | 153 | Sunday, Sep 17 | boxscore | CHC | @ | ATL | W | 5 | 3 | 82-70 | 3 | 13.0 | Niekro | Lemaster | Stoneman | 2:46 | 7,973 | +++ | |
| 154 | 154 | Tuesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | CHC | SFG | L | 2 | 6 | 82-71 | 4 | 14.5 | McCormick | Jenkins | Linzy | 3:01 | 4,025 | - | ||
| 155 | 155 | Wednesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | CHC | SFG | L | 1 | 5 | 82-72 | 4 | 14.5 | Perry | Nye | 3:07 | 4,012 | -- | |||
| 156 | 156 | Friday, Sep 22 | boxscore | CHC | CIN | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 83-72 | 4 | 14.0 | Niekro | McCool | 2:37 | 2,042 | + | ||
| 157 | 157 | Saturday, Sep 23 | boxscore | CHC | CIN | W | 6 | 3 | 84-72 | 3 | 13.0 | Jenkins | Queen | 2:30 | 11,104 | ++ | |||
| 158 | 158 | Sunday, Sep 24 | boxscore | CHC | CIN | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 84-73 | 4 | 14.0 | Abernathy | Hands | 3:11 | 15,510 | - | ||
| 159 | 159 | Tuesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | CHC | STL | W | 8 | 7 | 85-73 | 3 | 13.0 | Stoneman | Torrez | 2:45 | 4,512 | + | |||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 29 | boxscore | CHC | @ | CIN | W | 4 | 1 | 86-73 | 3 | 13.0 | Jenkins | Nolan | 2:30 | 3,069 | ++ | ||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Sep 30 | boxscore | CHC | @ | CIN | W | 9 | 4 | 87-73 | 3 | 13.0 | Holtzman | Pappas | Hands | 2:40 | 2,939 | +++ | |
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 1 | boxscore | CHC | @ | CIN | L | 3 | 10 | 87-74 | 3 | 14.0 | Tsitouris | James | Arrigo | 2:16 | 13,690 | - | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak |
Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.