Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977 / 1979
92-69, Finished 2nd in NL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Sparky Anderson (92-69)
Scored 710 runs, Allowed 688 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-78
Ballparks: Riverfront Stadium · Attendance: 2,532,497 (2nd of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 103
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| Season Summary | 92-69, Final Rank:2, GB: 2.5 | |
| Days in First | 24 | last on Sunday, Aug 6, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 28 | last on Aug 6, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 2 | last on Tuesday, Apr 18, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 9.5 | last on Saturday, Sep 16, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 23 | last on Sunday, Oct 1 |
| Most Games under .500 | never | |
| Longest Winning Streak | 7 | Sunday, Sep 24 to Sunday, Oct 1 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 6 | Tuesday, Jun 27 to Saturday, Jul 1 and Thursday, Aug 24 to Tuesday, Aug 29 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 19 | Sunday, May 7 |
| Most Runs Scored | 14 | Saturday, Apr 29 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Sunday, Jul 23 and Sunday, Oct 1 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 9 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 10 | |
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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 6 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 11 | 9 | 1-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Borbon | Richard | Tomlin | 2:53 | D | 52,378 | + | ||
| 2 | 2 | Friday, Apr 7 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 5 | 4 | 2-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Bonham | Niekro | Borbon | 2:25 | N | 22,883 | ++ | ||
| 3 | 3 | Saturday, Apr 8 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 2 | 1 | 3-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Norman | Andujar | Bair | 2:24 | D | 17,958 | +++ | ||
| 4 | 4 | Sunday, Apr 9 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 9 | 3 | 4-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Hume | Lemongello | 2:10 | D | 42,667 | ++++ | |||
| 5 | 5 | Tuesday, Apr 11 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 2 | 3 | 4-1 | 1 | Tied | Lavelle | Tomlin | 2:26 | N | 16,134 | - | |||
| 6 | 6 | Wednesday, Apr 12 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 12 | 3 | 5-1 | 1 | up 1.0 | Bonham | Blue | 1:55 | N | 17,123 | + | |||
| 7 | 7 | Thursday, Apr 13 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6-1 | 1 | up 1.5 | Sarmiento | Curtis | 3:24 | D | 19,309 | ++ | ||
| 8 | 8 | Friday, Apr 14 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 8 | 4 | 7-1 | 1 | up 1.5 | Hume | Andujar | Murray | 2:37 | N | 25,583 | +++ | |
| 9 | 9 | Saturday, Apr 15 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 1 | 6 | 7-2 | 1 | up 1.0 | Lemongello | Capilla | 2:09 | N | 34,858 | - | ||
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 16 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 3 | 4 | 13 | 7-3 | 1 | Tied | Dixon | Sarmiento | 4:06 | D | 27,700 | -- | |
| 11 | 11 | Monday, Apr 17 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 8 | 2 | 8-3 | 1 | up 1.0 | Bonham | Hooton | 2:32 | N | 40,527 | + | ||
| 12 | 12 | Tuesday, Apr 18 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 11 | 3 | 9-3 | 1 | up 2.0 | Norman | Sutton | Murray | 2:33 | N | 50,374 | ++ | |
| 13 | 13 | Wednesday, Apr 19 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | L | 4 | 5 | 9-4 | 1 | up 1.0 | John | Hume | 2:04 | N | 49,333 | - | ||
| 14 | 14 | Friday, Apr 21 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 0 | 3 | 9-5 | 1 | up 0.5 | Knepper | Seaver | 2:03 | N | 26,576 | -- | ||
| 15 | 15 | Saturday, Apr 22 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10-5 | 1 | up 0.5 | Tomlin | Lavelle | 2:29 | D | 24,677 | + | |
| 16 | 16 | Sunday, Apr 23 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11-5 | 1 | up 0.5 | Murray | Moffitt | Bair | 3:05 | D | 50,510 | ++ |
| 17 | 17 | Tuesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 2 | 4 | 11-6 | 2 | 0.5 | John | Hume | 2:03 | N | 27,361 | - | |||
| 18 | 18 | Wednesday, Apr 26 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 4 | 14 | 11-7 | 2 | 1.5 | Rau | Seaver | 2:53 | N | 32,872 | -- | |||
| 19 | 19 | Friday, Apr 28 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 5 | 1 | 12-7 | 2 | 1.5 | Norman | Koosman | Sarmiento | 2:39 | N | 15,842 | + | |
| 20 | 20 | Saturday, Apr 29 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 14 | 7 | 13-7 | 2 | 0.5 | Borbon | Cornejo | Bair | 3:10 | D | 17,347 | ++ | |
| 21 | 21 | Sunday, Apr 30 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | L | 4 | 6 | 13-8 | 2 | 0.5 | Zachry | Hume | Lockwood | 2:36 | D | 20,092 | - | |
| 22 | 22 | Monday, May 1 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | L | 1 | 12 | 13-9 | 2 | 1.0 | Carlton | Seaver | 2:39 | N | 21,476 | -- | |||
| 23 | 23 | Wednesday, May 3 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 12 | 3 | 14-9 | 2 | 0.5 | Norman | Christenson | 2:35 | N | 26,054 | + | |||
| 24 | 24 | Friday, May 5 | boxscore | CIN | MON | L | 3 | 4 | 14-10 | 2 | 2.0 | Rogers | Hume | 2:28 | N | 37,823 | - | |||
| 25 | 25 | Saturday, May 6 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 6 | 2 | 15-10 | 2 | 1.0 | Seaver | May | Borbon | 2:28 | D | 50,142 | + | ||
| 26 | 26 | Sunday, May 7 | boxscore | CIN | MON | L | 5 | 19 | 15-11 | 2 | 0.5 | Twitchell | Moskau | 3:09 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 27 | 27 | Sunday, May 7 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 4 | 2 | 16-11 | 2 | 0.5 | Sarmiento | Grimsley | Bair | 2:13 | D | 35,037 | + | ||
| 28 | 28 | Monday, May 8 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16-12 | 2 | 1.0 | Lockwood | Borbon | Cornejo | 2:52 | N | 16,094 | - | |
| 29 | 29 | Tuesday, May 9 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 7 | 6 | 10 | 17-12 | 2 | 1.0 | Bair | Lockwood | 2:44 | N | 19,217 | + | ||
| 30 | 30 | Thursday, May 11 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | L | 1 | 4 | 17-13 | 2 | 0.5 | Carlton | Seaver | 2:13 | N | 32,580 | - | ||
| 31 | 31 | Friday, May 12 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 3 | 0 | 18-13 | 1 | Tied | Bonham | Lerch | Moskau | 2:18 | N | 38,179 | + | |
| 32 | 32 | Saturday, May 13 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 4 | 3 | 19-13 | 1 | Tied | Sarmiento | McGraw | 2:31 | N | 35,802 | ++ | ||
| 33 | 33 | Sunday, May 14 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | L | 4 | 7 | 19-14 | 2 | 1.5 | Christenson | Hume | Reed | 2:09 | D | 30,482 | - | |
| 34 | 34 | Tuesday, May 16 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | W | 5 | 1 | 20-14 | 2 | 1.5 | Seaver | Twitchell | 2:22 | N | 10,725 | + | ||
| 35 | 35 | Wednesday, May 17 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20-15 | 3 | 2.5 | Knowles | Murray | 3:15 | N | 11,826 | - | |
| 36 | 36 | Thursday, May 18 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | W | 3 | 2 | 21-15 | 3 | 2.0 | Norman | Rogers | Borbon | 2:14 | N | 9,435 | + | |
| 37 | 37 | Friday, May 19 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 4 | 3 | 22-15 | 2 | 2.0 | Tomlin | Fingers | Bair | 2:08 | N | 36,283 | ++ | ||
| 38 | 38 | Saturday, May 20 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 10 | 6 | 23-15 | 2 | 1.0 | Tomlin | Fingers | 3:11 | D | 35,429 | +++ | |||
| 39 | 39 | Sunday, May 21 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | L | 2 | 7 | 23-16 | 2 | 0.5 | Shirley | Sarmiento | 2:40 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 40 | 40 | Sunday, May 21 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 1 | 0 | 24-16 | 2 | 0.5 | Seaver | D'Acquisto | Bair | 2:19 | D | 38,295 | + | ||
| 41 | 41 | Monday, May 22 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 10 | 0 | 25-16 | 1 | Tied | Bonham | Mahler | 2:18 | N | 18,434 | ++ | |||
| 42 | 42 | Tuesday, May 23 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | L | 4 | 6 | 25-17 | 2 | 1.0 | Hanna | Norman | Devine | 2:52 | N | 17,771 | - | ||
| 43 | 43 | Wednesday, May 24 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 5 | 4 | 26-17 | 2 | 1.0 | Sarmiento | Devine | 2:32 | D | 23,891 | + | |||
| 44 | 44 | Friday, May 26 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 3 | 1 | 27-17 | 2 | 1.5 | Seaver | Shirley | Bair | 2:16 | N | 34,227 | ++ | |
| 45 | 45 | Saturday, May 27 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 5 | 2 | 28-17 | 2 | 0.5 | Bonham | Owchinko | 2:30 | N | 43,484 | +++ | ||
| 46 | 46 | Sunday, May 28 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 1 | 3 | 28-18 | 2 | 1.5 | Jones | Norman | Fingers | 1:58 | D | 34,029 | - | |
| 47 | 47 | Monday, May 29 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 7 | 5 | 29-18 | 2 | 1.5 | Sarmiento | Easterly | Bair | 3:18 | N | 12,569 | + | |
| 48 | 48 | Tuesday, May 30 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 29-19 | 2 | 2.5 | Easterly | Bair | 2:33 | N | 10,103 | - | |
| 49 | 49 | Wednesday, May 31 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 10 | 4 | 30-19 | 2 | 1.5 | Seaver | Ruthven | 2:54 | N | 10,933 | + | ||
| 50 | 50 | Friday, Jun 2 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | W | 3 | 2 | 31-19 | 2 | 1.5 | Tomlin | Rooker | 2:31 | N | 40,495 | ++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Saturday, Jun 3 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | W | 4 | 3 | 32-19 | 2 | 0.5 | Norman | Robinson | Sarmiento | 2:46 | N | 50,152 | +++ | ||
| 52 | 52 | Sunday, Jun 4 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | L | 1 | 4 | 32-20 | 2 | 1.5 | Blyleven | Moskau | Jackson | 2:35 | D | 37,304 | - | ||
| 53 | 53 | Monday, Jun 5 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 2 | 1 | 33-20 | 2 | 0.5 | Seaver | Forsch | 2:50 | N | 32,057 | + | ||
| 54 | 54 | Tuesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | L | 1 | 4 | 33-21 | 2 | 0.5 | Denny | Hume | 2:00 | N | 17,274 | - | ||
| 55 | 55 | Wednesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | W | 9 | 6 | 34-21 | 1 | up 0.5 | Bonham | Burris | Bair | 2:55 | D | 21,093 | + | |
| 56 | 56 | Thursday, Jun 8 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 1 | 10 | 34-22 | 1 | Tied | Reuschel | Norman | 2:18 | D | 21,137 | - | ||
| 57 | 57 | Friday, Jun 9 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | L | 9 | 11 | 34-23 | 1 | Tied | Jackson | Bair | Candelaria | 3:02 | N | 21,710 | -- | |
| 58 | 58 | Saturday, Jun 10 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 6 | 4 | 35-23 | 1 | Tied | Seaver | Jackson | 2:52 | D | 34,009 | + | ||
| 59 | 59 | Sunday, Jun 11 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | L | 1 | 3 | 35-24 | 2 | 1.0 | Jackson | Sarmiento | Whitson | 2:22 | D | 24,972 | - | |
| 60 | 60 | Monday, Jun 12 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 2 | 3 | 35-25 | 2 | 2.0 | Reuschel | Bonham | Holtzman | 2:06 | N | 30,190 | -- | ||
| 61 | 61 | Tuesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | W | 1 | 0 | 36-25 | 2 | 2.0 | Norman | Lamp | Bair | 2:13 | N | 31,283 | + | ||
| 62 | 62 | Wednesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | W | 3 | 1 | 37-25 | 2 | 2.0 | Sarmiento | Roberts | Bair | 1:49 | D | 34,658 | ++ | ||
| 63 | 63 | Friday, Jun 16 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 4 | 0 | 38-25 | 2 | 2.5 | Seaver | Denny | 2:09 | N | 38,216 | +++ | |||
| 64 | 64 | Saturday, Jun 17 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 6 | 5 | 39-25 | 2 | 1.5 | Borbon | Schultz | 2:31 | D | 40,262 | ++++ | |||
| 65 | 65 | Sunday, Jun 18 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 4 | 2 | 40-25 | 2 | 2.0 | Norman | Martinez | Sarmiento | 2:21 | D | 40,016 | +++++ | ||
| 66 | 66 | Tuesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 6 | 3 | 41-25 | 2 | 1.0 | Borbon | Lavelle | Tomlin | 2:44 | N | 55,920 | ++++++ | |
| 67 | 67 | Wednesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 0 | 3 | 41-26 | 2 | 2.0 | Halicki | Seaver | 1:58 | N | 37,334 | - | ||
| 68 | 68 | Thursday, Jun 22 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 5 | 0 | 42-26 | 2 | 1.0 | Bonham | Knepper | Sarmiento | 2:20 | N | 40,039 | + | |
| 69 | 69 | Friday, Jun 23 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | L | 0 | 1 | 42-27 | 2 | 2.0 | Hooton | Norman | 2:02 | N | 51,068 | - | ||
| 70 | 70 | Saturday, Jun 24 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | L | 3 | 4 | 42-28 | 2 | 3.0 | Sutton | Hume | Welch | 2:41 | D | 46,274 | -- | |
| 71 | 71 | Sunday, Jun 25 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 5 | 4 | 43-28 | 2 | 2.5 | Borbon | John | Bair | 2:36 | D | 50,356 | + | |
| 72 | 72 | Monday, Jun 26 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 4 | 3 | 44-28 | 2 | 1.5 | Seaver | Lemongello | Tomlin | 2:24 | N | 20,388 | ++ | |
| 73 | 73 | Tuesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 4 | 7 | 44-29 | 2 | 2.5 | Niekro | Bonham | Sambito | 2:24 | N | 16,848 | - | |
| 74 | 74 | Wednesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 0 | 3 | 44-30 | 2 | 3.0 | Dixon | Norman | 2:10 | N | 16,622 | -- | ||
| 75 | 75 | Thursday, Jun 29 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 0 | 5 | 44-31 | 2 | 3.5 | Bannister | Hume | 2:20 | N | 17,564 | --- | ||
| 76 | 76 | Friday, Jun 30 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 3 | 5 | 44-32 | 3 | 3.5 | John | Bair | Rautzhan | 2:20 | N | 0 | ---- | ||
| 77 | 77 | Friday, Jun 30 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 2 | 5 | 44-33 | 3 | 3.5 | Welch | Sarmiento | Hough | 2:24 | N | 50,370 | ----- | ||
| 78 | 78 | Saturday, Jul 1 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 0 | 2 | 44-34 | 3 | 4.5 | Rhoden | Seaver | 2:45 | N | 48,044 | ------ | |||
| 79 | 79 | Sunday, Jul 2 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 7 | 6 | 45-34 | 3 | 3.5 | Bair | Rau | 2:31 | D | 46,067 | + | |||
| 80 | 80 | Monday, Jul 3 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 8 | 7 | 11 | 46-34 | 2 | 2.5 | Bair | Sambito | 3:23 | N | 31,840 | ++ | ||
| 81 | 81 | Tuesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | L | 1 | 3 | 46-35 | 3 | 2.5 | Richard | Hume | 2:17 | N | 31,705 | - | |||
| 82 | 82 | Wednesday, Jul 5 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 2 | 1 | 47-35 | 2 | 2.5 | Moskau | Niekro | Bair | 2:26 | N | 30,320 | + | ||
| 83 | 83 | Friday, Jul 7 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 6 | 7 | 47-36 | 3 | 3.0 | Blue | Seaver | Lavelle | 2:38 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 84 | 84 | Friday, Jul 7 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 2 | 1 | 48-36 | 3 | 3.0 | Bonham | Barr | Bair | 2:10 | N | 51,163 | + | ||
| 85 | 85 | Saturday, Jul 8 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 2 | 4 | 48-37 | 3 | 4.0 | Lavelle | Sarmiento | 2:22 | N | 43,316 | - | |||
| 86 | 86 | Sunday, Jul 9 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 8 | 2 | 49-37 | 3 | 3.0 | Hume | Halicki | Tomlin | 2:29 | D | 37,966 | + | ||
| 87 | 87 | Thursday, Jul 13 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | L | 2 | 4 | 49-38 | 3 | 4.0 | Koosman | Seaver | Lockwood | 2:16 | N | 35,226 | - | ||
| 88 | 88 | Friday, Jul 14 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 6 | 3 | 50-38 | 2 | 3.0 | Bair | Zachry | 2:24 | N | 34,751 | + | |||
| 89 | 89 | Saturday, Jul 15 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 7 | 5 | 51-38 | 2 | 3.0 | Tomlin | Murray | Sarmiento | 2:41 | N | 50,125 | ++ | ||
| 90 | 90 | Sunday, Jul 16 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 9 | 2 | 52-38 | 2 | 2.5 | Hume | Kobel | 2:20 | D | 33,519 | +++ | |||
| 91 | 91 | Monday, Jul 17 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 8 | 6 | 53-38 | 2 | 2.5 | Sarmiento | Bahnsen | Bair | 2:25 | N | 32,113 | ++++ | ||
| 92 | 92 | Tuesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | CIN | MON | L | 1 | 3 | 53-39 | 3 | 2.5 | Dues | Seaver | Garman | 2:23 | N | 36,739 | - | ||
| 93 | 93 | Wednesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 7 | 2 | 54-39 | 2 | 2.0 | Tomlin | Carlton | Bair | 2:42 | N | 45,608 | + | |
| 94 | 94 | Thursday, Jul 20 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | L | 6 | 8 | 54-40 | 2 | 3.0 | Brusstar | Sarmiento | McGraw | 2:40 | N | 44,054 | - | |
| 95 | 95 | Friday, Jul 21 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | W | 10 | 3 | 55-40 | 2 | 2.0 | LaCoss | Grimsley | 2:46 | N | 25,825 | + | ||
| 96 | 96 | Saturday, Jul 22 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | W | 2 | 1 | 56-40 | 2 | 2.0 | Norman | Schatzeder | Bair | 2:33 | D | 28,920 | ++ | |
| 97 | 97 | Sunday, Jul 23 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | W | 5 | 4 | 14 | 57-40 | 2 | 2.0 | Sarmiento | Twitchell | Borbon | 4:22 | D | 28,391 | +++ |
| 98 | 98 | Monday, Jul 24 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 5 | 3 | 58-40 | 2 | 1.5 | Sarmiento | Lockwood | 2:41 | N | 35,939 | ++++ | ||
| 99 | 99 | Tuesday, Jul 25 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | L | 2 | 9 | 58-41 | 2 | 2.5 | Swan | Hume | 2:18 | N | 38,158 | - | ||
| 100 | 100 | Wednesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | L | 3 | 12 | 58-42 | 3 | 2.5 | Espinosa | LaCoss | 2:30 | D | 19,892 | -- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Friday, Jul 28 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | L | 2 | 12 | 58-43 | 3 | 2.0 | Lerch | Norman | 2:10 | N | 0 | --- | |||
| 102 | 102 | Friday, Jul 28 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 2 | 1 | 59-43 | 3 | 2.0 | Seaver | Carlton | Bair | 2:09 | N | 51,779 | + | ||
| 103 | 103 | Saturday, Jul 29 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 6 | 2 | 60-43 | 3 | 1.0 | Moskau | Lonborg | 2:10 | D | 49,108 | ++ | |||
| 104 | 104 | Sunday, Jul 30 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 5 | 3 | 61-43 | 2 | 1.5 | Hume | Christenson | Bair | 2:23 | D | 44,092 | +++ | ||
| 105 | 105 | Monday, Jul 31 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 3 | 2 | 62-43 | 2 | 0.5 | LaCoss | Niekro | Bair | 2:29 | N | 45,007 | ++++ | |
| 106 | 106 | Tuesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | L | 4 | 16 | 62-44 | 2 | 0.5 | McWilliams | Borbon | Garber | 2:55 | N | 31,159 | - | |
| 107 | 107 | Wednesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 6 | 2 | 63-44 | 2 | 0.5 | Seaver | Hanna | 2:24 | N | 26,812 | + | ||
| 108 | 108 | Friday, Aug 4 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | L | 2 | 3 | 63-45 | 2 | 2.0 | Shirley | Bair | Fingers | 2:58 | N | 44,829 | - | ||
| 109 | 109 | Saturday, Aug 5 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 7 | 1 | 64-45 | 2 | 1.0 | LaCoss | Rasmussen | 2:12 | N | 40,202 | + | |||
| 110 | 110 | Sunday, Aug 6 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 3 | 1 | 65-45 | 1 | Tied | Norman | Jones | Bair | 1:58 | D | 39,263 | ++ | ||
| 111 | 111 | Monday, Aug 7 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | L | 3 | 5 | 65-46 | 2 | 0.5 | Mahler | Seaver | Garber | 2:27 | N | 33,215 | - | ||
| 112 | 112 | Tuesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | L | 5 | 6 | 65-47 | 2 | 1.5 | Niekro | Hume | 2:20 | N | 32,730 | -- | |||
| 113 | 113 | Wednesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 10 | 0 | 66-47 | 2 | 0.5 | Moskau | Boggs | 2:24 | N | 34,090 | + | |||
| 114 | 114 | Thursday, Aug 10 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 3 | 15 | 66-48 | 3 | 0.5 | Jones | LaCoss | Shirley | 2:45 | N | 27,882 | - | |
| 115 | 115 | Friday, Aug 11 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 2 | 0 | 67-48 | 2 | 0.5 | Bair | Owchinko | 2:35 | N | 33,635 | + | ||
| 116 | 116 | Saturday, Aug 12 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 2 | 4 | 67-49 | 3 | 0.5 | Perry | Seaver | Fingers | 2:40 | N | 38,543 | - | |
| 117 | 117 | Sunday, Aug 13 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 2 | 3 | 67-50 | 3 | 1.5 | Rasmussen | Norman | Shirley | 2:20 | D | 34,267 | -- | |
| 118 | 118 | Monday, Aug 14 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | L | 4 | 7 | 67-51 | 3 | 2.0 | Rooker | Moskau | Tekulve | 2:34 | N | 26,514 | --- | |
| 119 | 119 | Tuesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 68-51 | 3 | 1.0 | Bair | Whitson | 3:05 | N | 16,400 | + | |
| 120 | 120 | Wednesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | L | 2 | 13 | 68-52 | 3 | 2.0 | Candelaria | Bonham | Jackson | 2:24 | N | 15,490 | - | |
| 121 | 121 | Thursday, Aug 17 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 0 | 2 | 68-53 | 3 | 3.0 | Reuschel | Seaver | 2:05 | D | 36,814 | -- | ||
| 122 | 122 | Friday, Aug 18 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | W | 8 | 3 | 69-53 | 3 | 3.0 | Borbon | Roberts | Hume | 2:45 | D | 33,416 | + | |
| 123 | 123 | Saturday, Aug 19 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | W | 9 | 7 | 10 | 70-53 | 3 | 2.0 | Hume | Sutter | 3:25 | D | 38,740 | ++ | |
| 124 | 124 | Sunday, Aug 20 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 1 | 2 | 70-54 | 3 | 3.0 | Hernandez | LaCoss | 2:22 | D | 39,242 | - | ||
| 125 | 125 | Monday, Aug 21 | boxscore | CIN | STL | L | 9 | 14 | 70-55 | 3 | 3.0 | Martinez | Bonham | 2:37 | N | 30,548 | -- | |||
| 126 | 126 | Tuesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 71-55 | 3 | 2.5 | Tomlin | Bruno | 3:14 | N | 31,182 | + | ||
| 127 | 127 | Thursday, Aug 24 | boxscore | CIN | STL | L | 3 | 4 | 71-56 | 3 | 4.0 | Vuckovich | Moskau | 2:26 | N | 30,054 | - | |||
| 128 | 128 | Friday, Aug 25 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 2 | 5 | 71-57 | 3 | 5.0 | Reuschel | LaCoss | 2:13 | N | 39,070 | -- | |||
| 129 | 129 | Saturday, Aug 26 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 6 | 8 | 71-58 | 3 | 5.0 | Roberts | Bair | Sutter | 2:41 | D | 47,299 | --- | ||
| 130 | 130 | Sunday, Aug 27 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 1 | 7 | 71-59 | 3 | 5.0 | Krukow | Seaver | 2:15 | D | 40,014 | ---- | |||
| 131 | 131 | Monday, Aug 28 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | L | 1 | 3 | 71-60 | 3 | 6.0 | Candelaria | Norman | Whitson | 2:32 | N | 23,612 | ----- | ||
| 132 | 132 | Tuesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | L | 0 | 5 | 71-61 | 3 | 7.0 | Blyleven | LaCoss | 2:09 | N | 24,967 | ------ | |||
| 133 | 133 | Thursday, Aug 31 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 11 | 6 | 72-61 | 3 | 7.0 | Seaver | Martinez | 2:31 | N | 16,112 | + | ||
| 134 | 134 | Friday, Sep 1 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 5 | 2 | 73-61 | 3 | 7.0 | Moskau | Denny | Bair | 2:32 | N | 17,257 | ++ | |
| 135 | 135 | Saturday, Sep 2 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 6 | 3 | 12 | 74-61 | 3 | 6.5 | Borbon | Littell | Bair | 3:35 | D | 20,336 | +++ |
| 136 | 136 | Sunday, Sep 3 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | L | 2 | 10 | 74-62 | 3 | 6.5 | Falcone | LaCoss | 2:18 | D | 22,051 | - | ||
| 137 | 137 | Monday, Sep 4 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 6 | 3 | 75-62 | 3 | 6.5 | Bonham | Niekro | Bair | 2:47 | N | 11,090 | + | |
| 138 | 138 | Tuesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 2 | 3 | 75-63 | 3 | 7.0 | Richard | Seaver | 2:11 | N | 8,811 | - | ||
| 139 | 139 | Thursday, Sep 7 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 6 | 2 | 76-63 | 3 | 7.5 | Moskau | Owchinko | Norman | 2:23 | N | 20,611 | + | ||
| 140 | 140 | Friday, Sep 8 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | L | 2 | 3 | 76-64 | 3 | 7.5 | Perry | LaCoss | Fingers | 2:37 | N | 27,205 | - | ||
| 141 | 141 | Saturday, Sep 9 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 6 | 3 | 77-64 | 3 | 6.5 | Bonham | Knepper | Bair | 2:21 | N | 47,091 | + | ||
| 142 | 142 | Sunday, Sep 10 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 8 | 1 | 78-64 | 3 | 6.5 | Seaver | Halicki | Bair | 2:17 | D | 43,779 | ++ | ||
| 143 | 143 | Monday, Sep 11 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 9 | 8 | 79-64 | 3 | 6.5 | Tomlin | Andujar | 2:47 | N | 20,400 | +++ | |||
| 144 | 144 | Tuesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 4 | 3 | 80-64 | 3 | 6.5 | Bair | Sambito | 2:20 | D | 20,801 | ++++ | |||
| 145 | 145 | Wednesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 2 | 6 | 80-65 | 3 | 7.5 | Owchinko | Sarmiento | Fingers | 2:19 | N | 12,899 | - | |
| 146 | 146 | Thursday, Sep 14 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 1 | 8 | 80-66 | 3 | 8.5 | Shirley | Bonham | D'Acquisto | 2:40 | N | 10,223 | -- | |
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 15 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 6 | 1 | 81-66 | 2 | 8.5 | Seaver | Blue | 2:03 | N | 22,726 | + | ||
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 16 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 2 | 3 | 81-67 | 3 | 9.5 | Lavelle | Bair | 2:35 | D | 29,557 | - | ||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 17 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 7 | 1 | 82-67 | 2 | 8.5 | Moskau | Knepper | 2:17 | D | 31,469 | + | ||
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 18 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 4 | 0 | 83-67 | 2 | 7.5 | LaCoss | Welch | 2:32 | N | 50,292 | ++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | L | 0 | 8 | 83-68 | 2 | 8.5 | Rhoden | Norman | 2:14 | N | 50,450 | - | ||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 4 | 3 | 84-68 | 2 | 7.5 | Seaver | Sutton | Bair | 2:29 | N | 51,494 | + | |
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 22 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 6 | 4 | 85-68 | 2 | 6.5 | Soto | Skok | 2:46 | N | 7,621 | ++ | ||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 23 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | L | 1 | 8 | 85-69 | 2 | 7.5 | McWilliams | LaCoss | 2:27 | N | 12,784 | - | ||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 24 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 2 | 1 | 86-69 | 2 | 7.5 | Hume | Bouton | 1:42 | D | 12,298 | + | ||
| 156 | 156 | Tuesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 6 | 4 | 87-69 | 2 | 6.5 | Seaver | Rhoden | 2:14 | N | 27,189 | ++ | |||
| 157 | 157 | Wednesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 5 | 3 | 88-69 | 2 | 5.5 | Borbon | Hough | Bair | 2:23 | N | 26,028 | +++ | ||
| 158 | 158 | Thursday, Sep 28 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 8 | 7 | 89-69 | 2 | 4.5 | Tomlin | Rautzhan | 2:49 | N | 25,314 | ++++ | |||
| 159 | 159 | Friday, Sep 29 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 7 | 2 | 90-69 | 2 | 3.5 | Hume | Bouton | 2:03 | N | 20,660 | +++++ | |||
| 160 | 160 | Saturday, Sep 30 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 4 | 0 | 91-69 | 2 | 3.5 | Norman | Niekro | 2:06 | N | 21,054 | ++++++ | |||
| 161 | 161 | Sunday, Oct 1 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 10 | 8 | 14 | 92-69 | 2 | 2.5 | Dumoulin | Campbell | 4:15 | D | 35,840 | +++++++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |
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