Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1972 / 1974
99-63, Finished 1st in NL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Sparky Anderson (99-63)
Scored 741 runs, Allowed 621 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 94-68
Ballparks: Riverfront Stadium · Attendance: 2,017,601 (2nd of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 95, Pitching - 93 · one-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 92
| Postseason: |
Lost NL Championship Series (3-2) to New York Mets |
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| Season Summary | 99-63, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0 | |
| Days in First | 27 | last on Sunday, Sep 30, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 31 | last on Sep 30, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 6.5 | last on Saturday, Sep 22, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 11 | last on Saturday, Jun 30, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 38 | last on Tuesday, Sep 25 |
| Most Games under .500 | 2 | last on Saturday, Apr 7 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 7 | Wednesday, Aug 29 to Wednesday, Sep 5 and Sunday, Sep 9 to Sunday, Sep 16 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 4 | Sunday, Jun 10 to Wednesday, Jun 13 and Tuesday, Aug 21 to Friday, Aug 24 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 14 | Wednesday, Aug 1 |
| Most Runs Scored | 17 | Thursday, Aug 2 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 16 | Monday, Aug 20 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 8 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 17 | |
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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 | Thursday, Apr 5 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 1 | 4 | 0-1 | 6 | 1.0 | Marichal | Gullett | 2:10 | D | 51,579 | - | |||
| 2 | 2 | Saturday, Apr 7 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 5 | 7 | 11 | 0-2 | 5 | 2.0 | Sosa | Carroll | 3:03 | D | 10,464 | -- | ||
| 3 | 3 | Sunday, Apr 8 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 3 | 1 | 1-2 | 4 | 1.0 | Grimsley | Bradley | Borbon | 2:19 | D | 20,026 | + | ||
| 4 | 4 | Monday, Apr 9 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 8 | 7 | 2-2 | 3 | 1.0 | Hall | Hoerner | Borbon | 3:01 | N | 3,920 | ++ | |
| 5 | 5 | Wednesday, Apr 11 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 4 | 1 | 3-2 | 3 | 1.5 | Gullett | Sutton | Hall | 2:19 | N | 24,755 | +++ | |
| 6 | 6 | Thursday, Apr 12 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 5 | 2 | 4-2 | 2 | 1.5 | Billingham | Messersmith | 2:19 | N | 14,056 | ++++ | ||
| 7 | 7 | Friday, Apr 13 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 4 | 5 | 4-3 | 2 | 2.5 | Sosa | Hall | McDowell | 2:33 | N | 7,353 | - | |
| 8 | 8 | Saturday, Apr 14 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 3 | 0 | 5-3 | 2 | 1.5 | Nelson | Barr | Carroll | 2:06 | D | 21,247 | + | |
| 9 | 9 | Sunday, Apr 15 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 11 | 0 | 6-3 | 1 | up 0.5 | Gullett | Marichal | 2:45 | D | 0 | ++ | ||
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 15 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 7 | 3 | 7-3 | 1 | up 0.5 | McGlothlin | Willoughby | Carroll | 2:35 | D | 27,651 | +++ | |
| 11 | 11 | Monday, Apr 16 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 7 | 6 | 8-3 | 1 | up 1.0 | Billingham | Kirby | Carroll | 2:41 | N | 9,189 | ++++ | |
| 12 | 12 | Tuesday, Apr 17 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 3 | 0 | 9-3 | 1 | up 0.5 | Grimsley | Norman | 1:58 | N | 7,976 | +++++ | ||
| 13 | 13 | Wednesday, Apr 18 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 2 | 4 | 9-4 | 2 | 0.5 | Arlin | Nelson | Greif | 2:25 | N | 10,587 | - | |
| 14 | 14 | Friday, Apr 20 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 4 | 2 | 10-4 | 2 | 1.0 | Gullett | Gentry | Hall | 2:25 | N | 42,035 | + | ||
| 15 | 15 | Saturday, Apr 21 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | L | 4 | 5 | 10-5 | 2 | 1.0 | Niekro | Borbon | 2:25 | D | 15,171 | - | |||
| 16 | 16 | Sunday, Apr 22 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 6 | 3 | 11-5 | 2 | 1.0 | Grimsley | Reed | 2:10 | D | 11,659 | + | |||
| 17 | 17 | Tuesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | CIN | MON | L | 2 | 7 | 11-6 | 2 | 2.0 | Torrez | Carroll | Walker | 2:16 | N | 9,539 | - | ||
| 18 | 18 | Wednesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 7 | 4 | 12-6 | 2 | 2.0 | Billingham | Walker | Borbon | 2:20 | D | 8,149 | + | ||
| 19 | 19 | Friday, Apr 27 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | L | 1 | 3 | 12-7 | 2 | 3.5 | Carlton | Grimsley | 1:50 | N | 13,690 | - | |||
| 20 | 20 | Saturday, Apr 28 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | L | 0 | 1 | 12-8 | 2 | 4.5 | Ruthven | Gullett | Scarce | 2:12 | N | 14,126 | -- | ||
| 21 | 21 | Sunday, Apr 29 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 8 | 0 | 13-8 | 2 | 3.5 | Billingham | Christenson | 2:13 | D | 39,191 | + | |||
| 22 | 22 | Wednesday, May 2 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 6 | 1 | 14-8 | 2 | 3.0 | Grimsley | Seaver | Borbon | 2:14 | N | 19,163 | ++ | |
| 23 | 23 | Thursday, May 3 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 6 | 5 | 15-8 | 2 | 2.0 | Hall | Matlack | 2:14 | N | 9,163 | +++ | ||
| 24 | 24 | Friday, May 4 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | L | 3 | 6 | 15-9 | 3 | 3.0 | Torrez | Billingham | Renko | 2:03 | N | 10,665 | - | |
| 25 | 25 | Saturday, May 5 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | L | 6 | 8 | 15-10 | 3 | 3.0 | Jarvis | Carroll | Gilbert | 2:52 | D | 8,623 | -- | |
| 26 | 26 | Sunday, May 6 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | W | 6 | 1 | 16-10 | 3 | 3.5 | Nelson | Moore | 2:05 | D | 10,258 | + | ||
| 27 | 27 | Monday, May 7 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | L | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16-11 | 3 | 4.0 | Lersch | Borbon | 3:30 | N | 7,886 | - | |
| 28 | 28 | Tuesday, May 8 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 7 | 1 | 17-11 | 3 | 4.0 | Billingham | Ruthven | 2:02 | N | 6,196 | + | ||
| 29 | 29 | Wednesday, May 9 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 9 | 7 | 18-11 | 3 | 3.0 | Hall | Lersch | 2:41 | N | 11,992 | ++ | ||
| 30 | 30 | Friday, May 11 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 1 | 5 | 18-12 | 3 | 3.5 | Wilson | Nelson | 2:12 | N | 31,354 | - | ||
| 31 | 31 | Saturday, May 12 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 1 | 7 | 18-13 | 3 | 4.5 | Reuss | Grimsley | York | 2:20 | N | 38,874 | -- | |
| 32 | 32 | Sunday, May 13 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 2 | 0 | 19-13 | 3 | 3.5 | Billingham | Forsch | 2:13 | D | 27,905 | + | ||
| 33 | 33 | Tuesday, May 15 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 4 | 1 | 20-13 | 3 | 3.0 | Gullett | Osteen | Borbon | 1:52 | N | 11,731 | ++ | ||
| 34 | 34 | Wednesday, May 16 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 6 | 8 | 11 | 20-14 | 3 | 3.0 | Hough | Hall | 2:56 | N | 10,120 | - | ||
| 35 | 35 | Thursday, May 17 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 1 | 3 | 20-15 | 3 | 3.5 | Sutton | Borbon | Richert | 2:21 | D | 11,433 | -- | ||
| 36 | 36 | Friday, May 18 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 5 | 4 | 21-15 | 3 | 2.5 | Billingham | Greif | 2:02 | N | 28,109 | + | |||
| 37 | 37 | Saturday, May 19 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 10 | 4 | 22-15 | 3 | 1.5 | McGlothlin | Corkins | Sprague | 2:38 | N | 18,839 | ++ | ||
| 38 | 38 | Sunday, May 20 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | L | 1 | 2 | 22-16 | 3 | 2.0 | Norman | Grimsley | 2:08 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 39 | 39 | Sunday, May 20 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 3 | 2 | 23-16 | 3 | 2.0 | Gullett | Caldwell | Hall | 2:15 | D | 29,055 | + | ||
| 40 | 40 | Tuesday, May 22 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 6 | 4 | 24-16 | 3 | 1.5 | Carroll | Roberts | Borbon | 2:14 | N | 11,741 | ++ | ||
| 41 | 41 | Wednesday, May 23 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 4 | 3 | 25-16 | 2 | 1.0 | Hall | York | 2:17 | N | 16,134 | +++ | |||
| 42 | 42 | Friday, May 25 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 2 | 7 | 25-17 | 3 | 0.5 | Reuschel | Gullett | Locker | 2:33 | N | 17,843 | - | ||
| 43 | 43 | Saturday, May 26 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 0 | 2 | 25-18 | 3 | 1.5 | Pappas | Grimsley | Aker | 2:02 | D | 24,402 | -- | ||
| 44 | 44 | Sunday, May 27 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 0 | 6 | 25-19 | 4 | 2.5 | Jenkins | McGlothlin | 2:03 | D | 35,484 | --- | |||
| 45 | 45 | Monday, May 28 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | W | 6 | 5 | 26-19 | 4 | 2.5 | Hall | Locker | 2:29 | D | 15,453 | + | |||
| 46 | 46 | Tuesday, May 29 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | L | 0 | 2 | 26-20 | 4 | 2.5 | Spinks | Carroll | Segui | 1:56 | N | 13,384 | - | |
| 47 | 47 | Wednesday, May 30 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | L | 2 | 5 | 26-21 | 4 | 3.5 | Folkers | Sprague | Granger | 2:33 | N | 11,612 | -- | |
| 48 | 48 | Thursday, May 31 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 3 | 2 | 27-21 | 4 | 3.0 | Grimsley | Gibson | 1:44 | N | 14,192 | + | ||
| 49 | 49 | Friday, Jun 1 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | L | 6 | 9 | 27-22 | 4 | 4.0 | Blass | Sprague | Giusti | 2:29 | N | 24,213 | - | |
| 50 | 50 | Saturday, Jun 2 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | L | 3 | 4 | 27-23 | 4 | 5.0 | Ellis | Billingham | Giusti | 2:21 | D | 19,212 | -- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Sunday, Jun 3 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 5 | 1 | 28-23 | 3 | 5.0 | Carroll | Walker | Borbon | 2:04 | D | 22,450 | + | |
| 52 | 52 | Monday, Jun 4 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 5 | 0 | 29-23 | 3 | 5.0 | Billingham | Matlack | 2:25 | N | 13,145 | ++ | |||
| 53 | 53 | Tuesday, Jun 5 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30-23 | 3 | 5.0 | Gullett | Hennigan | 2:42 | N | 14,654 | +++ | ||
| 54 | 54 | Friday, Jun 8 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 5 | 6 | 30-24 | 3 | 5.5 | Aker | Hall | 2:31 | D | 17,678 | - | ||
| 55 | 55 | Saturday, Jun 9 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | W | 8 | 4 | 31-24 | 3 | 4.5 | Borbon | Gura | Grimsley | 2:52 | D | 32,081 | + | |
| 56 | 56 | Sunday, Jun 10 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 7 | 9 | 31-25 | 3 | 4.5 | Bonham | McGlothlin | Locker | 2:41 | D | 34,247 | - | |
| 57 | 57 | Monday, Jun 11 | boxscore | CIN | STL | L | 4 | 12 | 31-26 | 4 | 5.5 | Gibson | Gullett | 2:17 | N | 17,197 | -- | |||
| 58 | 58 | Tuesday, Jun 12 | boxscore | CIN | STL | L | 5 | 11 | 31-27 | 4 | 5.5 | Cleveland | Grimsley | Segui | 2:27 | N | 12,396 | --- | ||
| 59 | 59 | Wednesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | CIN | STL | L | 0 | 8 | 31-28 | 4 | 5.5 | Wise | Billingham | 2:06 | N | 14,586 | ---- | |||
| 60 | 60 | Friday, Jun 15 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | W | 6 | 0 | 32-28 | 4 | 5.5 | Norman | Moose | 2:38 | N | 27,029 | + | |||
| 61 | 61 | Saturday, Jun 16 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | L | 0 | 5 | 32-29 | 4 | 5.5 | Briles | Gullett | 2:06 | N | 39,106 | - | |||
| 62 | 62 | Sunday, Jun 17 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | W | 3 | 1 | 33-29 | 4 | 4.5 | Billingham | Walker | Hall | 2:15 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 63 | 63 | Sunday, Jun 17 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | W | 5 | 1 | 34-29 | 4 | 4.5 | Grimsley | Dettore | 2:07 | D | 50,232 | ++ | |||
| 64 | 64 | Tuesday, Jun 19 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 4 | 0 | 35-29 | 4 | 5.0 | Norman | Bryant | 2:22 | N | 13,937 | +++ | ||
| 65 | 65 | Wednesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 7 | 5 | 36-29 | 3 | 5.0 | Gullett | Sosa | Tomlin | 2:30 | D | 8,255 | ++++ | |
| 66 | 66 | Thursday, Jun 21 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 1 | 7 | 36-30 | 4 | 6.0 | Bradley | Billingham | 2:10 | D | 7,904 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Friday, Jun 22 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 36-31 | 4 | 7.0 | Richert | Carroll | 2:46 | N | 37,224 | -- | |
| 68 | 68 | Saturday, Jun 23 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 4 | 1 | 37-31 | 4 | 7.0 | Norman | Messersmith | 2:12 | N | 0 | + | ||
| 69 | 69 | Saturday, Jun 23 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | L | 1 | 5 | 37-32 | 4 | 7.0 | John | Hall | 2:00 | N | 52,831 | - | ||
| 70 | 70 | Sunday, Jun 24 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | L | 2 | 5 | 37-33 | 4 | 8.0 | Downing | Gullett | 2:10 | D | 36,903 | -- | ||
| 71 | 71 | Monday, Jun 25 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 2 | 13 | 37-34 | 4 | 9.0 | Forsch | Billingham | 2:21 | N | 25,781 | --- | ||
| 72 | 72 | Tuesday, Jun 26 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 5 | 1 | 38-34 | 4 | 9.0 | Grimsley | Wilson | Carroll | 2:36 | N | 26,064 | + | |
| 73 | 73 | Wednesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 2 | 10 | 38-35 | 4 | 9.5 | Reuss | Norman | 2:15 | N | 22,683 | - | ||
| 74 | 74 | Thursday, Jun 28 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | L | 1 | 6 | 38-36 | 4 | 10.0 | Kirby | Gullett | 2:28 | N | 15,756 | -- | |||
| 75 | 75 | Friday, Jun 29 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 4 | 0 | 39-36 | 4 | 10.0 | Billingham | Corkins | 2:08 | N | 15,268 | + | |||
| 76 | 76 | Saturday, Jun 30 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 7 | 8 | 13 | 39-37 | 4 | 11.0 | Culver | Sprague | 3:46 | N | 30,580 | - | ||
| 77 | 77 | Sunday, Jul 1 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 4 | 3 | 40-37 | 4 | 9.0 | Norman | Sutton | 2:24 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 78 | 78 | Sunday, Jul 1 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 41-37 | 4 | 9.0 | Borbon | Hough | 2:41 | D | 46,047 | ++ | ||
| 79 | 79 | Monday, Jul 2 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 4 | 2 | 42-37 | 4 | 8.0 | Gullett | Brewer | 2:17 | N | 16,516 | +++ | |||
| 80 | 80 | Tuesday, Jul 3 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 6 | 3 | 43-37 | 3 | 7.0 | Billingham | Willoughby | Carroll | 2:51 | N | 26,269 | ++++ | ||
| 81 | 81 | Wednesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 2 | 6 | 43-38 | 4 | 7.0 | Bradley | Borbon | Sosa | 2:43 | D | 21,249 | - | ||
| 82 | 82 | Thursday, Jul 5 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 4 | 3 | 44-38 | 4 | 6.0 | Gullett | Sosa | 2:44 | N | 23,024 | + | |||
| 83 | 83 | Friday, Jul 6 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 8 | 2 | 45-38 | 3 | 6.0 | Norman | Ruthven | 2:21 | N | 58,294 | ++ | ||
| 84 | 84 | Saturday, Jul 7 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 5 | 4 | 46-38 | 3 | 6.0 | McGlothlin | Lonborg | Gullett | 2:49 | N | 31,250 | +++ | |
| 85 | 85 | Sunday, Jul 8 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 4 | 0 | 47-38 | 3 | 6.0 | Billingham | Twitchell | 2:32 | D | 36,165 | ++++ | ||
| 86 | 86 | Monday, Jul 9 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | W | 11 | 6 | 48-38 | 2 | 5.5 | Sprague | Gilbert | Carroll | 3:08 | N | 27,324 | +++++ | |
| 87 | 87 | Tuesday, Jul 10 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | W | 6 | 2 | 49-38 | 2 | 4.5 | Grimsley | Torrez | Gullett | 2:16 | N | 17,094 | ++++++ | |
| 88 | 88 | Wednesday, Jul 11 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | L | 3 | 4 | 49-39 | 2 | 5.5 | Renko | Norman | Marshall | 2:28 | N | 20,037 | - | |
| 89 | 89 | Friday, Jul 13 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 2 | 1 | 50-39 | 3 | 6.5 | Billingham | Seaver | 1:37 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 13 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | L | 5 | 7 | 50-40 | 3 | 6.5 | Sadecki | McGlothlin | Parker | 2:27 | N | 40,283 | - | ||
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 14 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | L | 2 | 5 | 50-41 | 3 | 7.5 | Stone | Gullett | Capra | 2:59 | N | 36,166 | -- | ||
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 15 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 3 | 1 | 51-41 | 3 | 7.5 | Grimsley | Matlack | 2:06 | D | 35,121 | + | |||
| 93 | 93 | Monday, Jul 16 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 1 | 0 | 52-41 | 2 | 7.5 | Norman | Brett | 2:15 | N | 16,457 | ++ | |||
| 94 | 94 | Tuesday, Jul 17 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | L | 1 | 2 | 52-42 | 2 | 8.5 | Lonborg | Billingham | 2:25 | N | 19,549 | - | |||
| 95 | 95 | Wednesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 7 | 3 | 53-42 | 2 | 7.5 | Hall | Carlton | Carroll | 2:07 | N | 17,429 | + | ||
| 96 | 96 | Thursday, Jul 19 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 3 | 2 | 54-42 | 2 | 7.5 | Grimsley | Stoneman | Borbon | 2:08 | N | 16,441 | ++ | ||
| 97 | 97 | Friday, Jul 20 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 4 | 0 | 55-42 | 2 | 7.5 | Norman | Torrez | Borbon | 2:21 | N | 34,058 | +++ | ||
| 98 | 98 | Saturday, Jul 21 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 6 | 4 | 56-42 | 2 | 6.5 | Gullett | Renko | Carroll | 2:30 | N | 30,069 | ++++ | ||
| 99 | 99 | Sunday, Jul 22 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 6 | 0 | 57-42 | 2 | 5.5 | Billingham | McAnally | 2:30 | D | 22,107 | +++++ | |||
| 100 | 100 | Thursday, Jul 26 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 5 | 3 | 58-42 | 2 | 6.0 | Norman | Schueler | Carroll | 2:08 | N | 0 | ++++++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Thursday, Jul 26 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | L | 4 | 6 | 58-43 | 2 | 6.0 | Niekro | Grimsley | 2:09 | N | 47,051 | - | |||
| 102 | 102 | Friday, Jul 27 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 12 | 2 | 59-43 | 2 | 5.0 | Billingham | Morton | 2:28 | D | 23,298 | + | |||
| 103 | 103 | Saturday, Jul 28 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 60-43 | 2 | 4.0 | Gullett | Romo | 2:37 | N | 8,860 | ++ | |
| 104 | 104 | Sunday, Jul 29 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 1 | 7 | 60-44 | 2 | 4.5 | Troedson | Nolan | 1:45 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 105 | 105 | Sunday, Jul 29 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 4 | 2 | 61-44 | 2 | 4.5 | Nelson | Caldwell | Carroll | 2:10 | D | 10,499 | + | |
| 106 | 106 | Tuesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 9 | 5 | 62-44 | 2 | 3.5 | Borbon | Morton | Carroll | 2:52 | N | 0 | ++ | |
| 107 | 107 | Tuesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 13 | 11 | 63-44 | 2 | 3.5 | Carroll | Frisella | Hall | 3:26 | N | 25,506 | +++ | |
| 108 | 108 | Wednesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | L | 6 | 14 | 63-45 | 2 | 3.5 | House | Billingham | 2:32 | N | 9,051 | - | ||
| 109 | 109 | Thursday, Aug 2 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 17 | 2 | 64-45 | 2 | 3.5 | Gullett | Harrison | 2:58 | N | 9,407 | + | ||
| 110 | 110 | Friday, Aug 3 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | L | 0 | 1 | 10 | 64-46 | 2 | 4.0 | Wilson | Carroll | 2:10 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 111 | 111 | Friday, Aug 3 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 11 | 5 | 65-46 | 2 | 4.0 | Borbon | Griffin | Carroll | 2:28 | N | 52,285 | + | ||
| 112 | 112 | Saturday, Aug 4 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 7 | 6 | 11 | 66-46 | 2 | 3.0 | Borbon | Upshaw | 3:23 | D | 32,215 | ++ | ||
| 113 | 113 | Sunday, Aug 5 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 7 | 1 | 67-46 | 2 | 3.0 | Grimsley | Richard | 2:20 | D | 44,194 | +++ | |||
| 114 | 114 | Monday, Aug 6 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | L | 4 | 5 | 67-47 | 2 | 4.0 | Reuss | Billingham | 2:30 | N | 29,069 | - | |||
| 115 | 115 | Tuesday, Aug 7 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | W | 1 | 0 | 68-47 | 2 | 4.0 | Gullett | Reuschel | 1:53 | N | 33,452 | + | |||
| 116 | 116 | Wednesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | W | 4 | 3 | 69-47 | 2 | 3.0 | Norman | Jenkins | Hall | 2:25 | N | 33,173 | ++ | ||
| 117 | 117 | Friday, Aug 10 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 8 | 4 | 70-47 | 2 | 2.5 | Grimsley | Wise | Borbon | 2:41 | N | 29,938 | +++ | |
| 118 | 118 | Saturday, Aug 11 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 7 | 5 | 10 | 71-47 | 2 | 1.5 | Hall | Pena | 2:31 | N | 46,473 | ++++ | |
| 119 | 119 | Sunday, Aug 12 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 7 | 2 | 72-47 | 2 | 1.5 | Gullett | Murphy | 2:19 | D | 34,889 | +++++ | ||
| 120 | 120 | Monday, Aug 13 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | L | 2 | 3 | 72-48 | 2 | 2.5 | Briles | Norman | Giusti | 2:26 | N | 15,396 | - | |
| 121 | 121 | Tuesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 5 | 4 | 73-48 | 2 | 2.5 | Carroll | Hernandez | Hall | 2:27 | N | 17,841 | + | |
| 122 | 122 | Wednesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 1 | 0 | 74-48 | 2 | 2.5 | Billingham | Ellis | 2:06 | N | 20,903 | ++ | ||
| 123 | 123 | Friday, Aug 17 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 75-48 | 2 | 1.5 | Borbon | Parker | 2:23 | N | 36,803 | +++ | |
| 124 | 124 | Saturday, Aug 18 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | L | 1 | 12 | 75-49 | 2 | 1.5 | Matlack | Norman | 2:51 | D | 26,365 | - | ||
| 125 | 125 | Sunday, Aug 19 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | L | 1 | 2 | 75-50 | 2 | 2.5 | Koosman | Grimsley | 1:53 | D | 33,598 | -- | ||
| 126 | 126 | Monday, Aug 20 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 8 | 3 | 16 | 76-50 | 2 | 2.0 | Carroll | McGraw | 3:48 | D | 29,384 | + | |
| 127 | 127 | Tuesday, Aug 21 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 4 | 6 | 76-51 | 2 | 2.0 | Jenkins | Tomlin | 2:25 | D | 25,454 | - | ||
| 128 | 128 | Wednesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 5 | 6 | 76-52 | 2 | 2.0 | Pappas | Norman | Locker | 2:21 | D | 24,502 | -- | |
| 129 | 129 | Thursday, Aug 23 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 76-53 | 2 | 3.0 | Locker | Carroll | 2:48 | D | 17,090 | --- | |
| 130 | 130 | Friday, Aug 24 | boxscore | CIN | STL | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 76-54 | 2 | 4.0 | Segui | Carroll | 2:58 | N | 40,574 | ---- | ||
| 131 | 131 | Saturday, Aug 25 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 6 | 4 | 77-54 | 2 | 4.0 | Gullett | Wise | 2:22 | N | 50,072 | + | |||
| 132 | 132 | Sunday, Aug 26 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 4 | 1 | 78-54 | 2 | 4.0 | Norman | Cleveland | Borbon | 2:32 | D | 48,450 | ++ | ||
| 133 | 133 | Tuesday, Aug 28 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | L | 3 | 8 | 78-55 | 2 | 4.5 | Moose | Grimsley | Johnson | 2:52 | N | 31,729 | - | ||
| 134 | 134 | Wednesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | W | 5 | 3 | 79-55 | 2 | 3.5 | Billingham | Briles | 2:19 | N | 30,032 | + | |||
| 135 | 135 | Friday, Aug 31 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 10 | 4 | 80-55 | 2 | 3.0 | Gullett | Greif | Carroll | 2:50 | N | 9,518 | ++ | |
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 1 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 3 | 2 | 81-55 | 2 | 2.0 | Carroll | Jones | Hall | 2:05 | N | 6,948 | +++ | |
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 2 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 6 | 1 | 82-55 | 2 | 1.0 | Grimsley | Arlin | 2:17 | D | 4,894 | ++++ | ||
| 138 | 138 | Monday, Sep 3 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 4 | 3 | 83-55 | 1 | Tied | Borbon | Pizarro | 2:18 | N | 10,319 | +++++ | ||
| 139 | 139 | Tuesday, Sep 4 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 12 | 7 | 10 | 84-55 | 1 | up 1.0 | Borbon | Richard | 2:55 | N | 3,317 | ++++++ | |
| 140 | 140 | Wednesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 9 | 3 | 11 | 85-55 | 1 | up 2.0 | Carroll | Forsch | 2:48 | N | 7,197 | +++++++ | |
| 141 | 141 | Friday, Sep 7 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | L | 0 | 5 | 85-56 | 1 | up 2.5 | Schueler | Grimsley | 2:08 | N | 10,884 | - | ||
| 142 | 142 | Saturday, Sep 8 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | L | 2 | 3 | 85-57 | 1 | up 2.5 | Niekro | Hall | 2:14 | D | 16,381 | -- | ||
| 143 | 143 | Sunday, Sep 9 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 14 | 6 | 86-57 | 1 | up 3.0 | Baney | Harrison | Borbon | 3:31 | D | 0 | + | |
| 144 | 144 | Sunday, Sep 9 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 7 | 0 | 87-57 | 1 | up 3.0 | Gullett | Niekro | 2:12 | D | 22,304 | ++ | ||
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 6 | 3 | 88-57 | 1 | up 4.0 | Carroll | Brewer | Baney | 2:44 | N | 46,415 | +++ | ||
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 7 | 3 | 89-57 | 1 | up 5.0 | Billingham | Osteen | 2:10 | N | 39,038 | ++++ | |||
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 14 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 7 | 6 | 90-57 | 1 | up 4.5 | Borbon | Niekro | 3:24 | N | 33,128 | +++++ | |||
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 15 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 91-57 | 1 | up 5.5 | Borbon | Ford | 2:56 | N | 52,315 | ++++++ | ||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 16 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 4 | 3 | 12 | 92-57 | 1 | up 6.5 | Tomlin | Cheadle | 3:30 | D | 50,381 | +++++++ | ||
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 17 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | L | 2 | 5 | 92-58 | 1 | up 5.5 | Roberts | Billingham | 2:09 | N | 17,585 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 18 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 1 | 0 | 93-58 | 1 | up 5.5 | Gullett | Reuss | 1:55 | D | 15,305 | + | |||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 5 | 1 | 94-58 | 1 | up 5.5 | Norman | Bradley | 2:22 | N | 6,556 | ++ | ||
| 153 | 153 | Thursday, Sep 20 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 5 | 7 | 94-59 | 1 | up 4.5 | Bryant | Baney | Sosa | 2:43 | D | 4,076 | - | |
| 154 | 154 | Friday, Sep 21 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 4 | 1 | 10 | 95-59 | 1 | up 5.5 | Hall | Osteen | Borbon | 2:44 | N | 46,308 | + |
| 155 | 155 | Saturday, Sep 22 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 11 | 9 | 96-59 | 1 | up 6.5 | Borbon | Sutton | Carroll | 3:04 | D | 32,343 | ++ | |
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 23 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | L | 4 | 6 | 96-60 | 1 | up 5.5 | John | Norman | Brewer | 2:07 | D | 50,007 | - | |
| 157 | 157 | Monday, Sep 24 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 2 | 1 | 97-60 | 1 | up 6.0 | Baney | Troedson | Borbon | 2:09 | N | 16,395 | + | ||
| 158 | 158 | Tuesday, Sep 25 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 3 | 2 | 98-60 | 1 | up 6.0 | Billingham | Greif | 1:56 | N | 12,724 | ++ | |||
| 159 | 159 | Wednesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | L | 1 | 5 | 98-61 | 1 | up 5.0 | Jones | Grimsley | 1:50 | N | 12,239 | - | |||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 28 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 3 | 5 | 14 | 98-62 | 1 | up 4.0 | McMahon | Tomlin | Willoughby | 3:54 | N | 28,112 | -- | |
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Sep 29 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 13 | 6 | 99-62 | 1 | up 4.0 | Norman | Barr | Baney | 2:55 | D | 31,107 | + | ||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Sep 30 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 3 | 4 | 99-63 | 1 | up 3.5 | Bryant | Billingham | Sosa | 2:35 | D | 50,776 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |
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