Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1971 / 1973
95-59, Finished 1st in NL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Sparky Anderson (95-59)
Scored 707 runs, Allowed 557 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 94-60
Ballparks: Riverfront Stadium · Attendance: 1,611,459 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 94, Pitching - 93 · one-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 91
| Postseason: |
Lost World Series (4-3) to Oakland Athletics Won NL Championship Series (3-2) over Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| Season Summary | 95-59, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0 | |
| Days in First | 96 | last on Wednesday, Oct 4, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 115 | last on Oct 4, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 10.5 | last on Wednesday, Oct 4, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 5.5 | last on Wednesday, May 10, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 36 | last on Wednesday, Oct 4 |
| Most Games under .500 | 5 | last on Wednesday, May 10 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 9 | Friday, May 12 to Friday, May 19 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 4 | Saturday, May 6 to Wednesday, May 10 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 11 | Saturday, Apr 22 and Wednesday, Aug 23 |
| Most Runs Scored | 12 | Wednesday, May 31, Sunday, Jul 2, Saturday, Jul 15 and Monday, Aug 14 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 19 | Tuesday, Aug 8 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 7 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 15 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Saturday, Apr 15 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 1 | 3 | 0-1 | 4 | 1.0 | Sutton | Billingham | Brewer | 2:13 | D | 37,895 | - | ||
| 2 | 2 | Sunday, Apr 16 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 10 | 1 | 1-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Nolan | Downing | Carroll | 2:59 | D | 16,410 | + | ||
| 3 | 3 | Tuesday, Apr 18 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | L | 4 | 8 | 1-2 | 5 | 1.5 | Forsch | Gullett | Gladding | 2:36 | N | 8,347 | - | ||
| 4 | 4 | Wednesday, Apr 19 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | L | 5 | 7 | 1-3 | 5 | 2.5 | Reuss | Billingham | Culver | 2:28 | N | 6,217 | -- | ||
| 5 | 5 | Friday, Apr 21 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 4 | 3 | 2-3 | 4 | 3.0 | Nolan | Reed | Hall | 2:15 | N | 6,762 | + | |
| 6 | 6 | Saturday, Apr 22 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | L | 7 | 11 | 2-4 | 4 | 4.0 | Jarvis | Gullett | Nash | 2:26 | N | 10,141 | - | |
| 7 | 7 | Sunday, Apr 23 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | L | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2-5 | 5 | 4.0 | Schueler | McGlothlin | 3:09 | D | 13,377 | -- | |
| 8 | 8 | Tuesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | L | 2 | 5 | 13 | 2-6 | 6 | 5.0 | Miller | McGlothlin | 3:36 | N | 6,509 | --- | |
| 9 | 9 | Wednesday, Apr 26 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 7 | 6 | 3-6 | 4 | 5.0 | Nolan | Blass | Borbon | 2:48 | N | 6,380 | + | |
| 10 | 10 | Thursday, Apr 27 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 5 | 4 | 4-6 | 3 | 4.5 | Carroll | Giusti | 2:40 | N | 12,504 | ++ | ||
| 11 | 11 | Friday, Apr 28 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 8 | 10 | 4-7 | 3 | 4.5 | Jenkins | Billingham | 2:20 | D | 12,185 | - | ||
| 12 | 12 | Saturday, Apr 29 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | W | 3 | 2 | 5-7 | 3 | 4.0 | Hall | Pappas | 2:17 | D | 19,560 | + | ||
| 13 | 13 | Sunday, Apr 30 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 4 | 6 | 5-8 | 4 | 5.0 | Hooton | Carroll | McGinn | 2:35 | D | 21,924 | - | |
| 14 | 14 | Tuesday, May 2 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 7 | 6 | 6-8 | 3 | 4.5 | Merritt | Shaw | Hall | 2:41 | N | 11,091 | + | |
| 15 | 15 | Wednesday, May 3 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | L | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 3 | 4.5 | Cleveland | Billingham | 1:51 | N | 6,935 | - | ||
| 16 | 16 | Thursday, May 4 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 9 | 5 | 7-9 | 3 | 4.0 | Carroll | Santorini | 2:22 | D | 9,299 | + | ||
| 17 | 17 | Friday, May 5 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8-9 | 3 | 4.0 | Carroll | Giusti | 2:35 | N | 24,722 | ++ | ||
| 18 | 18 | Saturday, May 6 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | L | 1 | 8 | 8-10 | 3 | 4.0 | Blass | Borbon | 2:14 | D | 12,284 | - | |||
| 19 | 19 | Sunday, May 7 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | L | 6 | 9 | 8-11 | 3 | 4.5 | Briles | Billingham | Moose | 2:30 | D | 19,281 | -- | ||
| 20 | 20 | Tuesday, May 9 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 1 | 7 | 8-12 | 4 | 4.5 | Jenkins | McGlothlin | 2:12 | N | 7,906 | --- | |||
| 21 | 21 | Wednesday, May 10 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 2 | 4 | 8-13 | 4 | 5.5 | Pappas | Nolan | McGinn | 2:32 | D | 7,051 | ---- | ||
| 22 | 22 | Friday, May 12 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 5 | 4 | 9-13 | 4 | 4.5 | Grimsley | Cleveland | Carroll | 2:20 | N | 23,376 | + | ||
| 23 | 23 | Saturday, May 13 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 11 | 2 | 10-13 | 4 | 4.5 | Simpson | Clemons | Borbon | 2:23 | D | 10,471 | ++ | ||
| 24 | 24 | Sunday, May 14 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 4 | 3 | 11-13 | 3 | 3.5 | Gullett | Drabowsky | Carroll | 1:58 | D | 0 | +++ | ||
| 25 | 25 | Sunday, May 14 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 2 | 0 | 12-13 | 3 | 3.5 | Hall | Santorini | 1:51 | D | 33,486 | ++++ | |||
| 26 | 26 | Tuesday, May 16 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 4 | 3 | 13-13 | 3 | 3.5 | Nolan | Bryant | Carroll | 2:04 | N | 0 | +++++ | |
| 27 | 27 | Tuesday, May 16 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 2 | 0 | 14-13 | 3 | 3.5 | Billingham | Stone | 2:20 | N | 7,571 | ++++++ | ||
| 28 | 28 | Wednesday, May 17 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 2 | 1 | 15-13 | 3 | 2.5 | Grimsley | Marichal | Carroll | 2:01 | D | 2,670 | +++++++ | |
| 29 | 29 | Thursday, May 18 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 8 | 5 | 16-13 | 3 | 2.5 | Borbon | McDowell | Carroll | 2:51 | D | 2,847 | ++++++++ | |
| 30 | 30 | Friday, May 19 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 1 | 0 | 17-13 | 3 | 1.5 | McGlothlin | Kirby | 2:12 | N | 35,423 | +++++++++ | ||
| 31 | 31 | Saturday, May 20 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 3 | 5 | 17-14 | 3 | 2.5 | Arlin | Billingham | Corkins | 2:06 | N | 8,102 | - | |
| 32 | 32 | Sunday, May 21 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 7 | 2 | 18-14 | 3 | 2.0 | Nolan | Greif | 2:30 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 33 | 33 | Sunday, May 21 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 0 | 7 | 18-15 | 3 | 2.0 | Norman | Hall | 2:13 | D | 17,543 | - | ||
| 34 | 34 | Tuesday, May 23 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | L | 1 | 2 | 18-16 | 3 | 4.0 | Niekro | McGlothlin | 2:11 | N | 13,784 | -- | |||
| 35 | 35 | Wednesday, May 24 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | L | 2 | 4 | 18-17 | 3 | 5.0 | Kelley | Simpson | Upshaw | 2:22 | D | 10,156 | --- | ||
| 36 | 36 | Friday, May 26 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 4 | 0 | 19-17 | 3 | 5.0 | Nolan | Norman | 2:13 | N | 15,270 | + | |||
| 37 | 37 | Saturday, May 27 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 9 | 4 | 20-17 | 3 | 4.0 | McGlothlin | Kirby | Carroll | 2:20 | N | 15,055 | ++ | ||
| 38 | 38 | Sunday, May 28 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | L | 2 | 5 | 20-18 | 3 | 4.0 | Arlin | Grimsley | 2:25 | D | 19,647 | - | |||
| 39 | 39 | Monday, May 29 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 8 | 3 | 21-18 | 3 | 3.0 | Simpson | Griffin | Carroll | 2:59 | N | 14,885 | + | |
| 40 | 40 | Tuesday, May 30 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 9 | 5 | 22-18 | 3 | 2.5 | Billingham | Wilson | Carroll | 2:20 | N | 14,539 | ++ | |
| 41 | 41 | Wednesday, May 31 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 12 | 4 | 23-18 | 3 | 2.5 | Nolan | Roberts | 2:28 | N | 15,702 | +++ | ||
| 42 | 42 | Thursday, Jun 1 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 10 | 3 | 24-18 | 2 | 1.5 | Sprague | Reuss | Borbon | 2:36 | N | 14,466 | ++++ | |
| 43 | 43 | Friday, Jun 2 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 6 | 3 | 17 | 25-18 | 2 | 1.5 | Gullett | Twitchell | Borbon | 4:26 | N | 16,251 | +++++ |
| 44 | 44 | Saturday, Jun 3 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26-18 | 2 | 1.5 | Hall | Reynolds | 2:52 | D | 16,623 | ++++++ | |
| 45 | 45 | Sunday, Jun 4 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 2 | 0 | 27-18 | 2 | 0.5 | Billingham | Champion | Carroll | 2:04 | D | 15,861 | +++++++ | |
| 46 | 46 | Tuesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | L | 2 | 3 | 27-19 | 2 | 1.5 | McAndrew | Gullett | McGraw | 2:13 | N | 29,353 | - | |
| 47 | 47 | Wednesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 6 | 3 | 28-19 | 2 | 0.5 | McGlothlin | Gentry | Hall | 2:29 | N | 35,995 | + | |
| 48 | 48 | Thursday, Jun 8 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 5 | 3 | 29-19 | 2 | 0.5 | Borbon | Seaver | Carroll | 2:21 | D | 35,593 | ++ | |
| 49 | 49 | Friday, Jun 9 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | W | 6 | 3 | 30-19 | 1 | up 0.5 | Simpson | Morton | Borbon | 2:21 | N | 11,193 | +++ | |
| 50 | 50 | Sunday, Jun 11 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | W | 11 | 1 | 31-19 | 1 | up 1.0 | Nolan | Renko | 2:14 | D | 28,589 | ++++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Tuesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 8 | 4 | 32-19 | 1 | up 2.0 | Hall | Champion | Carroll | 2:13 | N | 31,509 | +++++ | ||
| 52 | 52 | Tuesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 4 | 2 | 33-19 | 1 | up 2.0 | Grimsley | Reynolds | Borbon | 2:21 | N | 31,509 | ++++++ | ||
| 53 | 53 | Wednesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 2 | 1 | 34-19 | 1 | up 2.5 | Billingham | Lersch | Carroll | 2:05 | N | +++++++ | |||
| 54 | 54 | Friday, Jun 16 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | L | 1 | 2 | 34-20 | 1 | up 2.5 | Frisella | Nolan | McGraw | 2:18 | N | 30,709 | - | ||
| 55 | 55 | Saturday, Jun 17 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 8 | 2 | 35-20 | 1 | up 2.5 | Simpson | Gentry | Hall | 2:26 | N | 51,617 | + | ||
| 56 | 56 | Sunday, Jun 18 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | L | 1 | 2 | 35-21 | 1 | up 1.5 | Seaver | Grimsley | 2:07 | D | 33,134 | - | |||
| 57 | 57 | Monday, Jun 19 | boxscore | CIN | MON | L | 0 | 2 | 35-22 | 1 | up 0.5 | Stoneman | Billingham | 2:13 | N | 11,145 | -- | |||
| 58 | 58 | Tuesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | CIN | MON | L | 2 | 7 | 35-23 | 2 | 0.5 | Morton | McGlothlin | Marshall | 2:31 | N | 12,287 | --- | ||
| 59 | 59 | Wednesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 6 | 4 | 36-23 | 1 | up 0.5 | Nolan | Renko | Carroll | 2:38 | N | 11,892 | + | ||
| 60 | 60 | Thursday, Jun 22 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | L | 5 | 9 | 36-24 | 2 | 0.5 | Culver | Simpson | Ray | 2:56 | N | 22,164 | - | ||
| 61 | 61 | Friday, Jun 23 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 7 | 1 | 37-24 | 1 | up 0.5 | Grimsley | Reuss | 2:01 | N | 20,401 | + | |||
| 62 | 62 | Saturday, Jun 24 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | L | 1 | 4 | 37-25 | 2 | 0.5 | Dierker | Billingham | 1:59 | N | 31,907 | - | |||
| 63 | 63 | Sunday, Jun 25 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 38-25 | 1 | up 0.5 | Carroll | Gladding | 2:33 | D | 30,019 | + | ||
| 64 | 64 | Monday, Jun 26 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 5 | 0 | 39-25 | 1 | up 0.5 | Nolan | Osteen | 2:29 | N | 33,130 | ++ | ||
| 65 | 65 | Tuesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 5 | 4 | 40-25 | 1 | up 0.5 | Gullett | Downing | Carroll | 2:37 | N | 27,395 | +++ | |
| 66 | 66 | Wednesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 4 | 2 | 41-25 | 1 | up 1.5 | Grimsley | Carrithers | Hall | 2:25 | D | 5,828 | ++++ | |
| 67 | 67 | Thursday, Jun 29 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 2 | 3 | 41-26 | 1 | up 0.5 | Barr | Billingham | 2:07 | D | 6,337 | - | ||
| 68 | 68 | Friday, Jun 30 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 3 | 4 | 13 | 41-27 | 1 | up 0.5 | Norman | Borbon | 3:22 | N | 6,119 | -- | |
| 69 | 69 | Saturday, Jul 1 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 3 | 2 | 42-27 | 1 | up 0.5 | Sprague | Arlin | Billingham | 2:14 | N | 24,972 | + | |
| 70 | 70 | Sunday, Jul 2 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 12 | 2 | 43-27 | 1 | up 0.5 | Nolan | Corkins | Carroll | 2:39 | D | 12,754 | ++ | |
| 71 | 71 | Monday, Jul 3 | boxscore | CIN | STL | L | 2 | 4 | 43-28 | 1 | up 0.5 | Wise | Gullett | 2:18 | N | 30,830 | - | |||
| 72 | 72 | Tuesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 6 | 1 | 44-28 | 1 | up 0.5 | Grimsley | Spinks | 2:03 | D | 15,729 | + | |||
| 73 | 73 | Friday, Jul 7 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 1 | 2 | 44-29 | 1 | up 1.5 | Hooton | Simpson | Aker | 2:17 | N | 40,042 | - | ||
| 74 | 74 | Saturday, Jul 8 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | W | 3 | 2 | 45-29 | 1 | up 2.5 | Nolan | Reuschel | Carroll | 2:20 | D | 47,310 | + | ||
| 75 | 75 | Sunday, Jul 9 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 0 | 5 | 45-30 | 1 | up 1.0 | Jenkins | Gullett | 2:19 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 76 | 76 | Sunday, Jul 9 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 5 | 10 | 45-31 | 1 | up 1.0 | Pappas | Grimsley | 2:13 | D | 52,116 | -- | |||
| 77 | 77 | Tuesday, Jul 11 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | W | 5 | 0 | 46-31 | 1 | up 1.5 | Billingham | Moose | 1:59 | N | 24,047 | + | |||
| 78 | 78 | Wednesday, Jul 12 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | W | 6 | 3 | 47-31 | 1 | up 1.5 | Simpson | Walker | Carroll | 2:20 | N | 28,058 | ++ | ||
| 79 | 79 | Thursday, Jul 13 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | W | 2 | 0 | 48-31 | 1 | up 1.5 | Nolan | Blass | Carroll | 1:50 | N | 32,060 | +++ | ||
| 80 | 80 | Friday, Jul 14 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 6 | 3 | 49-31 | 1 | up 2.5 | Grimsley | Wise | Carroll | 2:20 | N | 22,849 | ++++ | |
| 81 | 81 | Saturday, Jul 15 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 12 | 2 | 50-31 | 1 | up 3.5 | McGlothlin | Santorini | Hall | 2:43 | N | 35,094 | +++++ | |
| 82 | 82 | Sunday, Jul 16 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 4 | 1 | 51-31 | 1 | up 5.0 | Billingham | Durham | 2:18 | D | 32,760 | ++++++ | ||
| 83 | 83 | Monday, Jul 17 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | W | 7 | 2 | 52-31 | 1 | up 6.0 | Simpson | Reuschel | Carroll | 2:52 | D | 20,420 | +++++++ | |
| 84 | 84 | Tuesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 52-32 | 1 | up 5.0 | Jenkins | Carroll | 2:29 | D | 16,716 | - | |
| 85 | 85 | Wednesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | W | 6 | 1 | 53-32 | 1 | up 6.0 | Grimsley | Pappas | 2:18 | D | 31,475 | + | ||
| 86 | 86 | Friday, Jul 21 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 11 | 5 | 54-32 | 1 | up 7.0 | Borbon | Kison | Gullett | 2:59 | N | 32,255 | ++ | |
| 87 | 87 | Saturday, Jul 22 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 6 | 3 | 55-32 | 1 | up 7.0 | Sprague | Moose | Carroll | 2:45 | N | 40,837 | +++ | |
| 88 | 88 | Sunday, Jul 23 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | L | 2 | 3 | 55-33 | 1 | up 6.0 | Blass | Grimsley | Hernandez | 2:01 | D | 29,487 | - | |
| 89 | 89 | Thursday, Jul 27 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 8 | 2 | 56-33 | 1 | up 7.0 | Billingham | Arlin | 2:21 | N | 21,852 | + | |||
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 28 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | L | 1 | 3 | 56-34 | 1 | up 7.0 | Kirby | Simpson | 2:07 | N | 21,728 | - | |||
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 29 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | L | 3 | 4 | 17 | 56-35 | 1 | up 6.0 | Acosta | Sprague | Schaeffer | 4:11 | N | 33,094 | -- | |
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 30 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 4 | 0 | 57-35 | 1 | up 6.0 | Grimsley | Marichal | 2:03 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 93 | 93 | Sunday, Jul 30 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 1 | 6 | 10 | 57-36 | 1 | up 6.0 | Barr | Carroll | 2:31 | D | 48,351 | - | ||
| 94 | 94 | Monday, Jul 31 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 2 | 7 | 57-37 | 1 | up 5.0 | Carrithers | Billingham | 2:10 | N | 18,458 | -- | |||
| 95 | 95 | Tuesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 3 | 1 | 58-37 | 1 | up 6.0 | Simpson | Culver | 2:07 | N | 31,405 | + | ||
| 96 | 96 | Wednesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 1 | 10 | 58-38 | 1 | up 5.0 | Wilson | Nolan | 2:10 | N | 31,838 | - | ||
| 97 | 97 | Friday, Aug 4 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 6 | 5 | 11 | 59-38 | 1 | up 5.5 | Carroll | Jarvis | 2:57 | N | 0 | + | ||
| 98 | 98 | Friday, Aug 4 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 3 | 2 | 60-38 | 1 | up 5.5 | Grimsley | McLain | Gullett | 2:06 | N | 42,385 | ++ | ||
| 99 | 99 | Saturday, Aug 5 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 4 | 2 | 61-38 | 1 | up 5.5 | Borbon | Schueler | Carroll | 2:14 | N | 36,792 | +++ | ||
| 100 | 100 | Sunday, Aug 6 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 61-39 | 1 | up 5.0 | Niekro | Gullett | 2:25 | D | 29,149 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Monday, Aug 7 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 9 | 1 | 62-39 | 1 | up 5.5 | McGlothlin | Reed | 2:13 | N | 20,150 | + | |||
| 102 | 102 | Tuesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 2 | 1 | 19 | 63-39 | 1 | up 6.5 | Borbon | Mikkelsen | 4:17 | N | 24,453 | ++ | ||
| 103 | 103 | Wednesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 6 | 3 | 64-39 | 1 | up 7.5 | Hall | Singer | Carroll | 2:26 | N | 26,146 | +++ | ||
| 104 | 104 | Thursday, Aug 10 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 2 | 6 | 64-40 | 1 | up 6.5 | Osteen | Gullett | Brewer | 2:17 | N | 28,279 | - | ||
| 105 | 105 | Friday, Aug 11 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | L | 5 | 7 | 64-41 | 1 | up 5.5 | Upshaw | Carroll | Hardin | 2:45 | N | 13,268 | -- | |
| 106 | 106 | Saturday, Aug 12 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | L | 2 | 7 | 64-42 | 1 | up 4.5 | Reed | Grimsley | 2:01 | N | 26,857 | --- | ||
| 107 | 107 | Sunday, Aug 13 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 9 | 4 | 65-42 | 1 | up 5.5 | Borbon | McLain | 2:29 | D | 20,219 | + | ||
| 108 | 108 | Monday, Aug 14 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 12 | 2 | 66-42 | 1 | up 5.5 | Billingham | Stone | 2:34 | N | 15,318 | ++ | ||
| 109 | 109 | Tuesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 3 | 0 | 67-42 | 1 | up 6.5 | Gullett | Twitchell | 2:11 | N | 17,106 | +++ | ||
| 110 | 110 | Wednesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 8 | 2 | 68-42 | 1 | up 6.5 | McGlothlin | Reynolds | Borbon | 2:39 | N | 10,385 | ++++ | |
| 111 | 111 | Thursday, Aug 17 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | L | 4 | 9 | 68-43 | 1 | up 5.5 | Carlton | Grimsley | 2:04 | N | 42,635 | - | ||
| 112 | 112 | Friday, Aug 18 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 8 | 2 | 69-43 | 1 | up 5.5 | Hall | Koosman | Borbon | 2:40 | N | 47,957 | + | |
| 113 | 113 | Saturday, Aug 19 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 5 | 0 | 70-43 | 1 | up 6.5 | Billingham | Strom | 2:08 | D | 43,257 | ++ | ||
| 114 | 114 | Sunday, Aug 20 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 8 | 1 | 71-43 | 1 | up 6.5 | Gullett | McAndrew | Carroll | 2:50 | D | 42,555 | +++ | |
| 115 | 115 | Monday, Aug 21 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | W | 4 | 1 | 72-43 | 1 | up 7.5 | McGlothlin | Torrez | 1:49 | N | 21,080 | ++++ | ||
| 116 | 116 | Tuesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | W | 5 | 3 | 73-43 | 1 | up 8.5 | Grimsley | Morton | Borbon | 2:25 | N | 19,712 | +++++ | |
| 117 | 117 | Wednesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | L | 0 | 11 | 73-44 | 1 | up 7.5 | Moore | Simpson | 2:27 | N | 13,804 | - | ||
| 118 | 118 | Thursday, Aug 24 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | W | 6 | 0 | 74-44 | 1 | up 8.0 | Billingham | McAnally | 2:19 | D | 14,241 | + | ||
| 119 | 119 | Friday, Aug 25 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 6 | 1 | 75-44 | 1 | up 9.0 | Gullett | Reynolds | 2:19 | N | 32,017 | ++ | |||
| 120 | 120 | Saturday, Aug 26 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | L | 3 | 4 | 75-45 | 1 | up 8.0 | Carlton | McGlothlin | Scarce | 2:28 | N | 34,028 | - | ||
| 121 | 121 | Sunday, Aug 27 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 7 | 2 | 76-45 | 1 | up 8.0 | Grimsley | Twitchell | Borbon | 2:22 | D | 37,167 | + | ||
| 122 | 122 | Monday, Aug 28 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 5 | 2 | 77-45 | 1 | up 8.5 | Nolan | Strom | Hall | 1:59 | N | 18,508 | ++ | ||
| 123 | 123 | Tuesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | L | 0 | 3 | 77-46 | 1 | up 7.5 | McAndrew | Billingham | McGraw | 2:21 | N | 22,114 | - | ||
| 124 | 124 | Wednesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 4 | 2 | 78-46 | 1 | up 7.5 | Gullett | Matlack | Hall | 2:30 | N | 22,008 | + | ||
| 125 | 125 | Friday, Sep 1 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 1 | 0 | 12 | 79-46 | 1 | up 7.0 | Carroll | Stoneman | 3:00 | N | 13,500 | ++ | ||
| 126 | 126 | Saturday, Sep 2 | boxscore | CIN | MON | L | 2 | 7 | 79-47 | 1 | up 7.0 | Torrez | Nolan | Marshall | 2:02 | N | 20,569 | - | ||
| 127 | 127 | Sunday, Sep 3 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 4 | 3 | 80-47 | 1 | up 8.0 | Hall | Moore | 2:37 | D | 15,464 | + | |||
| 128 | 128 | Monday, Sep 4 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | L | 5 | 6 | 80-48 | 1 | up 8.5 | Brewer | Sprague | 2:46 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 129 | 129 | Monday, Sep 4 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 8 | 4 | 81-48 | 1 | up 8.5 | Gullett | Osteen | Borbon | 2:53 | N | 40,366 | + | |
| 130 | 130 | Tuesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | L | 4 | 9 | 81-49 | 1 | up 8.5 | Sutton | Grimsley | 2:33 | N | 18,155 | - | ||
| 131 | 131 | Wednesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 6 | 3 | 82-49 | 1 | up 9.0 | Simpson | Downing | Carroll | 2:21 | N | 16,965 | + | |
| 132 | 132 | Thursday, Sep 7 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 0 | 2 | 82-50 | 1 | up 7.5 | Caldwell | Nolan | 1:57 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 133 | 133 | Thursday, Sep 7 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 1 | 5 | 82-51 | 1 | up 7.5 | Norman | Billingham | 2:01 | N | 5,396 | -- | ||
| 134 | 134 | Saturday, Sep 9 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 1 | 2 | 82-52 | 1 | up 7.0 | Willoughby | Gullett | 2:05 | D | 6,199 | --- | ||
| 135 | 135 | Sunday, Sep 10 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 8 | 7 | 83-52 | 1 | up 7.5 | Hall | Moffitt | Carroll | 2:53 | D | 0 | + | |
| 136 | 136 | Sunday, Sep 10 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 2 | 8 | 83-53 | 1 | up 7.5 | Marichal | McGlothlin | Johnson | 2:06 | D | 13,584 | - | |
| 137 | 137 | Tuesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 7 | 5 | 84-53 | 1 | up 7.5 | Borbon | McLain | Carroll | 2:37 | N | 4,050 | + | |
| 138 | 138 | Wednesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 8 | 6 | 10 | 85-53 | 1 | up 7.5 | Hall | Hoerner | 2:45 | N | 3,141 | ++ | |
| 139 | 139 | Friday, Sep 15 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | L | 0 | 1 | 85-54 | 1 | up 7.0 | Norman | Gullett | 2:22 | N | 14,021 | - | |||
| 140 | 140 | Saturday, Sep 16 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 6 | 3 | 86-54 | 1 | up 8.0 | Grimsley | Corkins | Carroll | 2:27 | N | 20,571 | + | ||
| 141 | 141 | Sunday, Sep 17 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | L | 7 | 10 | 86-55 | 1 | up 7.0 | Schaeffer | Sprague | Simpson | 2:37 | D | 18,300 | - | ||
| 142 | 142 | Monday, Sep 18 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 2 | 0 | 87-55 | 1 | up 7.5 | McGlothlin | Barr | Carroll | 2:13 | N | 8,608 | + | ||
| 143 | 143 | Tuesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 5 | 4 | 88-55 | 1 | up 7.5 | Borbon | Marichal | Carroll | 2:37 | N | 10,353 | ++ | ||
| 144 | 144 | Wednesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 8 | 6 | 89-55 | 1 | up 8.5 | Hall | Sosa | Carroll | 2:42 | N | 11,174 | +++ | ||
| 145 | 145 | Friday, Sep 22 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 4 | 3 | 90-55 | 1 | up 9.5 | Grimsley | Dierker | Carroll | 2:24 | N | 15,490 | ++++ | |
| 146 | 146 | Saturday, Sep 23 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 1 | 7 | 90-56 | 1 | up 8.5 | Wilson | McGlothlin | 2:00 | N | 16,657 | - | ||
| 147 | 147 | Sunday, Sep 24 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 10 | 2 | 91-56 | 1 | up 9.5 | Billingham | Forsch | Carroll | 2:31 | D | 12,709 | + | |
| 148 | 148 | Tuesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | L | 9 | 10 | 91-57 | 1 | up 9.5 | Hardin | Gullett | Upshaw | 2:38 | N | 7,234 | - | ||
| 149 | 149 | Wednesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | L | 5 | 8 | 91-58 | 1 | up 8.5 | Niekro | Grimsley | 2:38 | N | 7,033 | -- | |||
| 150 | 150 | Friday, Sep 29 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 4 | 1 | 92-58 | 1 | up 8.5 | Billingham | Downing | Carroll | 2:05 | N | 14,454 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Saturday, Sep 30 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 2 | 4 | 10 | 92-59 | 1 | up 7.5 | Osteen | Borbon | 2:26 | D | 20,080 | - | ||
| 152 | 152 | Sunday, Oct 1 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 1 | 0 | 93-59 | 1 | up 8.5 | Gullett | Rau | Carroll | 1:47 | D | 40,046 | + | ||
| 153 | 153 | Tuesday, Oct 3 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 6 | 1 | 94-59 | 1 | up 9.5 | Nolan | Forsch | Grimsley | 2:02 | N | 10,069 | ++ | ||
| 154 | 154 | Wednesday, Oct 4 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 4 | 2 | 95-59 | 1 | up10.5 | McGlothlin | Cosgrove | Carroll | 2:06 | N | 10,079 | +++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |
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