Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 / 1980
90-71, Finished 1st in NL West (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: John McNamara (90-71)
Scored 731 runs, Allowed 644 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 90-71
Ballparks: Riverfront Stadium · Attendance: 2,356,933 (3rd of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
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Lost NL Championship Series (3-0) to Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| Season Summary | 90-71, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0 | |
| Days in First | 39 | last on Sunday, Sep 30, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 45 | last on Sep 30, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 3.5 | last on Friday, Sep 28, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 10.5 | last on Wednesday, Jul 4, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 21 | last on Friday, Sep 28 |
| Most Games under .500 | 3 | last on Saturday, Apr 7 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 8 | Tuesday, Aug 21 to Wednesday, Aug 29 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 4 | Tuesday, Jun 19 to Saturday, Jun 23 and Sunday, Jul 1 to Wednesday, Jul 4 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 17 | Friday, May 25 |
| Most Runs Scored | 17 | Sunday, May 6 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 18 | Thursday, May 10 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 5 | |
| 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 | Wednesday, Apr 4 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 5 | 11 | 0-1 | 6 | 1.0 | Blue | Seaver | 2:45 | D | 52,115 | - | |||
| 2 | 2 | Friday, Apr 6 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 2 | 7 | 0-2 | 6 | 2.0 | Montefusco | Hume | Lavelle | 2:31 | N | 15,343 | -- | ||
| 3 | 3 | Saturday, Apr 7 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 2 | 4 | 0-3 | 6 | 3.0 | Griffin | Pastore | Roberts | 2:45 | D | 15,763 | --- | ||
| 4 | 4 | Sunday, Apr 8 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 7 | 6 | 10 | 1-3 | 4 | 2.5 | Bair | Curtis | 3:05 | D | 30,196 | + | ||
| 5 | 5 | Monday, Apr 9 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | 4 | 2.0 | Seaver | Mahler | 2:32 | N | 30,433 | ++ | ||
| 6 | 6 | Tuesday, Apr 10 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | L | 4 | 6 | 2-4 | 4 | 2.5 | Niekro | Norman | Garber | 2:27 | N | 5,624 | - | |
| 7 | 7 | Wednesday, Apr 11 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 9 | 5 | 3-4 | 4 | 2.5 | Hume | Solomon | Pastore | 2:37 | N | 3,021 | + | |
| 8 | 8 | Friday, Apr 13 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 4 | 2 | 4-4 | 3 | 2.0 | Bonham | Shirley | Pastore | 2:30 | N | 44,858 | ++ | |
| 9 | 9 | Saturday, Apr 14 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 2 | 3 | 4-5 | 4 | 3.0 | Perry | Seaver | 2:31 | N | 24,644 | - | ||
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 15 (1) | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 3 | 6 | 4-6 | 3 | 2.5 | Jones | Norman | D'Acquisto | 2:34 | D | 0 | -- | |
| 11 | 11 | Sunday, Apr 15 (2) | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 7 | 5 | 5-6 | 3 | 2.5 | Capilla | Lee | Bair | 2:36 | D | 31,842 | + | |
| 12 | 12 | Tuesday, Apr 17 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 7 | 4 | 6-6 | 3 | 2.0 | Hume | McWilliams | Bair | 2:27 | N | 16,211 | ++ | ||
| 13 | 13 | Thursday, Apr 19 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 2 | 0 | 7-6 | 3 | 2.0 | Seaver | Niekro | 1:58 | N | 16,182 | +++ | |||
| 14 | 14 | Friday, Apr 20 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 10 | 3 | 8-6 | 3 | 2.0 | Norman | Sykes | 2:47 | N | 17,311 | ++++ | ||
| 15 | 15 | Saturday, Apr 21 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 4 | 1 | 9-6 | 2 | 2.0 | LaCoss | Martinez | Bair | 2:35 | N | 16,776 | +++++ | |
| 16 | 16 | Sunday, Apr 22 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | L | 3 | 4 | 9-7 | 2 | 3.0 | Schultz | Hume | 2:14 | D | 12,696 | - | ||
| 17 | 17 | Tuesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | L | 2 | 9 | 9-8 | 2 | 3.5 | Robinson | Pastore | 2:30 | N | 18,372 | -- | |||
| 18 | 18 | Wednesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | L | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9-9 | 2 | 3.5 | Tekulve | Tomlin | 3:05 | D | 20,155 | --- | ||
| 19 | 19 | Friday, Apr 27 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 4 | 3 | 10-9 | 2 | 4.0 | Pastore | Littell | 2:10 | N | 23,285 | + | |||
| 20 | 20 | Saturday, Apr 28 | boxscore | CIN | STL | L | 1 | 12 | 10-10 | 2 | 4.5 | Vuckovich | Hume | 2:27 | D | 19,471 | - | |||
| 21 | 21 | Sunday, Apr 29 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 5 | 1 | 11-10 | 2 | 3.5 | Moskau | Sykes | 2:29 | D | 40,153 | + | |||
| 22 | 22 | Tuesday, May 1 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 1 | 5 | 11-11 | 2 | 4.0 | Holtzman | Norman | 2:22 | N | 15,378 | - | |||
| 23 | 23 | Wednesday, May 2 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | W | 4 | 1 | 12-11 | 2 | 3.0 | LaCoss | Reuschel | Bair | 2:05 | N | 17,218 | + | ||
| 24 | 24 | Friday, May 4 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13-11 | 2 | 2.5 | Bair | Riccelli | 3:47 | N | 20,988 | ++ | ||
| 25 | 25 | Saturday, May 5 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 6 | 2 | 14-11 | 2 | 1.5 | Hume | Andujar | Pastore | 2:13 | D | 25,044 | +++ | ||
| 26 | 26 | Sunday, May 6 (1) | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 17 | 5 | 15-11 | 2 | 1.5 | Borbon | Richard | 2:48 | N | 0 | ++++ | |||
| 27 | 27 | Sunday, May 6 (2) | boxscore | CIN | HOU | L | 2 | 8 | 15-12 | 2 | 1.5 | Riccelli | Norman | 3:00 | D | 33,618 | - | |||
| 28 | 28 | Tuesday, May 8 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | W | 8 | 7 | 16-12 | 2 | 0.5 | LaCoss | Holtzman | Pastore | 3:11 | D | 12,254 | + | |
| 29 | 29 | Wednesday, May 9 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | W | 7 | 4 | 17-12 | 2 | 0.5 | Moskau | McGlothen | Bair | 2:46 | D | 10,922 | ++ | |
| 30 | 30 | Thursday, May 10 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 8 | 9 | 18 | 17-13 | 2 | 0.5 | McGlothen | Sarmiento | 5:17 | D | 9,164 | - | |
| 31 | 31 | Friday, May 11 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 8 | 4 | 18-13 | 1 | up 0.5 | Tomlin | Whitson | Bair | 2:48 | N | 14,115 | + | |
| 32 | 32 | Saturday, May 12 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | L | 2 | 3 | 18-14 | 1 | Tied | Bibby | Pastore | Jackson | 2:55 | D | 18,745 | - | |
| 33 | 33 | Sunday, May 13 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 7 | 3 | 19-14 | 1 | Tied | LaCoss | Candelaria | 2:46 | D | 10,253 | + | ||
| 34 | 34 | Monday, May 14 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 7 | 4 | 20-14 | 1 | up 0.5 | Moskau | Rasmussen | Tomlin | 2:39 | N | 19,133 | ++ | ||
| 35 | 35 | Tuesday, May 15 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | L | 1 | 2 | 20-15 | 1 | up 0.5 | Fingers | Pastore | 2:33 | N | 20,090 | - | |||
| 36 | 36 | Wednesday, May 16 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 7 | 0 | 21-15 | 1 | up 1.5 | Bonham | Mura | 2:15 | D | 25,327 | + | |||
| 37 | 37 | Friday, May 18 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 7 | 6 | 22-15 | 1 | up 2.0 | Borbon | Reuss | 2:34 | N | 34,192 | ++ | |||
| 38 | 38 | Saturday, May 19 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 5 | 4 | 23-15 | 1 | up 3.0 | Moskau | Sutcliffe | Borbon | 2:40 | N | 46,753 | +++ | ||
| 39 | 39 | Sunday, May 20 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 4 | 6 | 23-16 | 1 | up 1.5 | Sutton | Hume | Welch | 2:34 | D | 40,087 | - | ||
| 40 | 40 | Tuesday, May 22 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 2 | 12 | 23-17 | 1 | up 1.0 | Halicki | Bonham | 2:33 | N | 20,058 | -- | ||
| 41 | 41 | Wednesday, May 23 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 5 | 0 | 24-17 | 1 | up 2.0 | LaCoss | Blue | 1:56 | N | 21,080 | + | ||
| 42 | 42 | Thursday, May 24 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 1 | 2 | 24-18 | 1 | up 1.0 | Nastu | Moskau | Moffitt | 2:26 | N | 21,337 | - | |
| 43 | 43 | Friday, May 25 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | L | 6 | 17 | 24-19 | 1 | Tied | Sutcliffe | Seaver | 2:54 | N | 49,372 | -- | ||
| 44 | 44 | Saturday, May 26 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 3 | 1 | 25-19 | 1 | up 1.0 | Norman | Sutton | 2:22 | D | 39,533 | + | ||
| 45 | 45 | Sunday, May 27 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | L | 7 | 8 | 25-20 | 1 | up 0.5 | LaGrow | Borbon | Welch | 2:45 | D | 44,150 | - | |
| 46 | 46 | Monday, May 28 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 3 | 2 | 13 | 26-20 | 1 | up 1.5 | Tomlin | Hough | Hume | 4:00 | D | 49,114 | + |
| 47 | 47 | Tuesday, May 29 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 1 | 2 | 26-21 | 1 | up 0.5 | Niemann | Moskau | 2:09 | N | 17,458 | - | ||
| 48 | 48 | Wednesday, May 30 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 3 | 6 | 26-22 | 2 | 0.5 | Niekro | Seaver | Sambito | 2:32 | N | 21,757 | -- | |
| 49 | 49 | Thursday, May 31 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 0 | 3 | 26-23 | 2 | 1.5 | Williams | Norman | 2:07 | N | 25,453 | --- | ||
| 50 | 50 | Friday, Jun 1 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 4 | 2 | 27-23 | 2 | 1.5 | Bair | Carlton | Borbon | 2:20 | N | 48,968 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Saturday, Jun 2 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 4 | 2 | 28-23 | 2 | 1.5 | LaCoss | Lerch | Bair | 2:23 | D | 37,907 | ++ | ||
| 52 | 52 | Sunday, Jun 3 (1) | boxscore | CIN | PHI | L | 4 | 6 | 28-24 | 2 | 2.0 | Reed | Borbon | McGraw | 2:55 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 53 | 53 | Sunday, Jun 3 (2) | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 12 | 2 | 29-24 | 2 | 2.0 | Hume | Lonborg | 2:20 | D | 50,262 | + | |||
| 54 | 54 | Monday, Jun 4 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | L | 2 | 6 | 29-25 | 2 | 3.0 | Swan | Seaver | 2:29 | N | 21,063 | - | |||
| 55 | 55 | Tuesday, Jun 5 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 6 | 1 | 30-25 | 2 | 2.0 | Norman | Kobel | 2:25 | N | 22,209 | + | |||
| 56 | 56 | Wednesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | L | 3 | 5 | 30-26 | 2 | 3.0 | Murray | Sarmiento | Glynn | 2:42 | D | 28,970 | - | ||
| 57 | 57 | Friday, Jun 8 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 3 | 2 | 31-26 | 2 | 3.0 | LaCoss | Schatzeder | 2:32 | N | 27,833 | + | |||
| 58 | 58 | Saturday, Jun 9 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 7 | 1 | 32-26 | 2 | 2.0 | Seaver | Lee | 2:03 | N | 36,207 | ++ | |||
| 59 | 59 | Sunday, Jun 10 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 3 | 2 | 33-26 | 2 | 2.0 | Hume | Sosa | Bair | 2:25 | D | 31,810 | +++ | ||
| 60 | 60 | Monday, Jun 11 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | L | 2 | 3 | 33-27 | 2 | 2.0 | Twitchell | Norman | 2:37 | N | 4,917 | - | ||
| 61 | 61 | Tuesday, Jun 12 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | L | 6 | 12 | 33-28 | 2 | 2.0 | Murray | Sarmiento | 2:46 | N | 9,805 | -- | ||
| 62 | 62 | Wednesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 4 | 1 | 34-28 | 2 | 2.0 | LaCoss | Hausman | Hume | 2:13 | N | 12,468 | + | |
| 63 | 63 | Friday, Jun 15 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 6 | 3 | 35-28 | 2 | 2.0 | Seaver | Christenson | 2:31 | N | 50,222 | ++ | ||
| 64 | 64 | Saturday, Jun 16 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | L | 3 | 4 | 35-29 | 2 | 2.0 | McGraw | Bair | 2:26 | N | 50,224 | - | ||
| 65 | 65 | Sunday, Jun 17 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | L | 3 | 9 | 35-30 | 2 | 2.0 | Lerch | Bair | 2:27 | D | 46,153 | -- | ||
| 66 | 66 | Monday, Jun 18 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | W | 3 | 2 | 36-30 | 2 | 2.0 | Bonham | Rogers | Bair | 2:25 | N | 25,086 | + | |
| 67 | 67 | Tuesday, Jun 19 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | L | 2 | 3 | 36-31 | 2 | 3.0 | Lee | LaCoss | Fryman | 2:09 | N | 35,222 | - | |
| 68 | 68 | Wednesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 36-32 | 2 | 4.0 | Sosa | Hume | 3:00 | N | 25,233 | -- | |
| 69 | 69 | Friday, Jun 22 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 2 | 3 | 36-33 | 2 | 5.0 | Nastu | Moskau | Griffin | 2:21 | N | 36,184 | --- | ||
| 70 | 70 | Saturday, Jun 23 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 2 | 5 | 36-34 | 2 | 6.0 | Curtis | Norman | Lavelle | 2:16 | D | 35,293 | ---- | ||
| 71 | 71 | Sunday, Jun 24 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 8 | 7 | 37-34 | 2 | 6.0 | Bair | Roberts | 2:38 | D | 32,829 | + | |||
| 72 | 72 | Monday, Jun 25 (1) | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 2 | 1 | 38-34 | 2 | 6.0 | Seaver | Richard | Bair | 2:31 | N | 0 | ++ | |
| 73 | 73 | Monday, Jun 25 (2) | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 0 | 4 | 38-35 | 2 | 6.0 | Niemann | LaCoss | 2:22 | N | 46,313 | - | ||
| 74 | 74 | Tuesday, Jun 26 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 5 | 6 | 38-36 | 2 | 7.0 | Roberge | Bair | Sambito | 2:32 | N | 37,114 | -- | |
| 75 | 75 | Wednesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 9 | 1 | 39-36 | 2 | 6.0 | Norman | Reuss | 2:17 | N | 40,768 | + | ||
| 76 | 76 | Thursday, Jun 28 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 2 | 1 | 40-36 | 2 | 6.0 | Hume | Hooton | Bair | 2:03 | N | 38,873 | ++ | |
| 77 | 77 | Friday, Jun 29 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 4 | 6 | 40-37 | 2 | 7.0 | Borbon | Sarmiento | Lavelle | 3:04 | N | 18,870 | - | |
| 78 | 78 | Saturday, Jun 30 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 2 | 0 | 41-37 | 2 | 7.0 | Seaver | Whitson | 2:38 | D | 28,512 | + | ||
| 79 | 79 | Sunday, Jul 1 (1) | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 1 | 2 | 41-38 | 2 | 8.5 | Curtis | LaCoss | Borbon | 2:15 | D | 0 | - | |
| 80 | 80 | Sunday, Jul 1 (2) | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 3 | 7 | 41-39 | 2 | 8.5 | Lavelle | Soto | 3:10 | D | 50,924 | -- | ||
| 81 | 81 | Tuesday, Jul 3 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | L | 2 | 3 | 41-40 | 2 | 9.5 | Forsch | Bair | 2:13 | N | 36,787 | --- | |||
| 82 | 82 | Wednesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | L | 2 | 3 | 41-41 | 2 | 10.5 | Andujar | Bonham | Sambito | 2:24 | D | 25,713 | ---- | ||
| 83 | 83 | Thursday, Jul 5 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 5 | 4 | 42-41 | 2 | 9.5 | Seaver | Richard | Bair | 2:48 | N | 28,249 | + | ||
| 84 | 84 | Friday, Jul 6 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | W | 2 | 1 | 43-41 | 2 | 9.5 | Bair | Jackson | 2:20 | N | 32,264 | ++ | |||
| 85 | 85 | Saturday, Jul 7 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | W | 6 | 2 | 44-41 | 2 | 8.0 | Moskau | Robinson | 2:55 | N | 36,300 | +++ | |||
| 86 | 86 | Sunday, Jul 8 (1) | boxscore | CIN | PIT | W | 4 | 2 | 45-41 | 2 | 7.5 | Norman | Candelaria | 2:04 | D | 0 | ++++ | |||
| 87 | 87 | Sunday, Jul 8 (2) | boxscore | CIN | PIT | L | 1 | 2 | 45-42 | 2 | 7.5 | Jackson | Tomlin | Tekulve | 2:15 | D | 43,099 | - | ||
| 88 | 88 | Monday, Jul 9 | boxscore | CIN | STL | L | 3 | 6 | 45-43 | 2 | 8.0 | Vuckovich | Bonham | Littell | 2:11 | N | 23,848 | -- | ||
| 89 | 89 | Tuesday, Jul 10 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 4 | 2 | 46-43 | 2 | 7.0 | Seaver | Fulgham | Bair | 2:27 | N | 24,922 | + | ||
| 90 | 90 | Wednesday, Jul 11 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 6 | 1 | 47-43 | 2 | 6.0 | LaCoss | Denny | 2:14 | N | 24,546 | ++ | |||
| 91 | 91 | Thursday, Jul 12 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 8 | 10 | 47-44 | 2 | 6.0 | Sutter | Bair | 3:23 | N | 21,804 | - | |||
| 92 | 92 | Friday, Jul 13 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 1 | 3 | 47-45 | 2 | 6.0 | Lamp | Norman | Sutter | 2:04 | N | 23,990 | -- | ||
| 93 | 93 | Saturday, Jul 14 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 0 | 1 | 47-46 | 2 | 7.0 | Krukow | Bonham | Sutter | 2:45 | N | 50,335 | --- | ||
| 94 | 94 | Sunday, Jul 15 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | W | 7 | 1 | 48-46 | 2 | 6.0 | Seaver | Reuschel | 2:24 | D | 36,071 | + | |||
| 95 | 95 | Thursday, Jul 19 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 16 | 4 | 49-46 | 2 | 4.5 | Norman | Vuckovich | 2:52 | N | 27,228 | ++ | ||
| 96 | 96 | Friday, Jul 20 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 3 | 0 | 50-46 | 2 | 3.5 | Seaver | Denny | 2:09 | N | 30,280 | +++ | ||
| 97 | 97 | Saturday, Jul 21 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | L | 3 | 12 | 50-47 | 2 | 3.5 | Martinez | LaCoss | 2:21 | D | 29,278 | - | ||
| 98 | 98 | Sunday, Jul 22 (1) | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | W | 12 | 1 | 51-47 | 2 | 4.0 | Bonham | Holtzman | 2:37 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 99 | 99 | Sunday, Jul 22 (2) | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 4 | 8 | 51-48 | 2 | 4.0 | Tidrow | Soto | 3:09 | D | 41,052 | - | ||
| 100 | 100 | Monday, Jul 23 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 1 | 2 | 51-49 | 2 | 5.0 | Hernandez | Hume | 2:23 | D | 36,993 | -- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Tuesday, Jul 24 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W &H | 6 | 5 | 52-49 | 2 | 5.0 | Norman | Kison | Bair | 3:16 | N | 19,517 | + | |
| 102 | 102 | Wednesday, Jul 25 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 53-49 | 2 | 5.0 | Bair | Tekulve | 2:55 | N | 17,296 | ++ | |
| 103 | 103 | Thursday, Jul 26 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 9 | 7 | 54-49 | 2 | 4.0 | Soto | Roberts | Hume | 2:51 | N | 20,339 | +++ | |
| 104 | 104 | Friday, Jul 27 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 2 | 0 | 55-49 | 2 | 3.0 | LaCoss | Niekro | Bair | 2:24 | N | 21,927 | ++++ | |
| 105 | 105 | Saturday, Jul 28 (1) | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 8 | 6 | 56-49 | 2 | 3.5 | Bonham | Brizzolara | Hume | 3:14 | D | 0 | +++++ | |
| 106 | 106 | Saturday, Jul 28 (2) | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | L | 5 | 8 | 56-50 | 2 | 3.5 | Mahler | Pastore | 2:43 | N | 37,265 | - | ||
| 107 | 107 | Sunday, Jul 29 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 9 | 4 | 57-50 | 2 | 3.5 | Norman | Matula | Hume | 3:05 | N | 13,065 | + | |
| 108 | 108 | Monday, Jul 30 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 9 | 4 | 58-50 | 2 | 2.5 | Bair | Brett | 3:04 | N | 34,562 | ++ | |||
| 109 | 109 | Tuesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 6 | 7 | 58-51 | 2 | 3.5 | Sutton | Moskau | Patterson | 3:02 | N | 32,649 | - | ||
| 110 | 110 | Wednesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 10 | 5 | 59-51 | 2 | 3.5 | LaCoss | Hough | Hume | 2:28 | N | 28,409 | + | ||
| 111 | 111 | Friday, Aug 3 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | L | 4 | 6 | 59-52 | 2 | 4.5 | Shirley | Bonham | Lee | 3:12 | N | 35,311 | - | ||
| 112 | 112 | Saturday, Aug 4 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 7 | 1 | 60-52 | 2 | 5.0 | Norman | D'Acquisto | 2:27 | N | 37,453 | + | |||
| 113 | 113 | Sunday, Aug 5 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 9 | 1 | 61-52 | 2 | 5.0 | Pastore | Jones | 2:00 | D | 42,812 | ++ | |||
| 114 | 114 | Monday, Aug 6 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 3 | 1 | 62-52 | 2 | 4.5 | LaCoss | Mahler | 2:09 | N | 23,891 | +++ | |||
| 115 | 115 | Tuesday, Aug 7 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | L | 2 | 3 | 11 | 62-53 | 2 | 4.5 | Garber | Bair | 3:06 | N | 25,079 | - | ||
| 116 | 116 | Wednesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 3 | 1 | 63-53 | 2 | 4.5 | Bonham | Niekro | 1:50 | N | 24,022 | + | |||
| 117 | 117 | Thursday, Aug 9 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 5 | 2 | 64-53 | 2 | 3.5 | Norman | Garber | Hume | 2:14 | D | 28,950 | ++ | ||
| 118 | 118 | Friday, Aug 10 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 2 | 3 | 64-54 | 2 | 4.5 | Jones | Pastore | 1:55 | N | 25,261 | - | ||
| 119 | 119 | Sunday, Aug 12 (1) | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 9 | 2 | 65-54 | 2 | 4.0 | Seaver | Perry | 2:24 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 120 | 120 | Sunday, Aug 12 (2) | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 4 | 5 | 65-55 | 2 | 4.0 | Lee | LaCoss | Rasmussen | 2:31 | D | 25,049 | - | |
| 121 | 121 | Tuesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 66-55 | 2 | 4.5 | Hume | Carlton | 2:20 | N | 38,442 | + | ||
| 122 | 122 | Wednesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | L | 2 | 3 | 66-56 | 2 | 4.5 | Espinosa | Norman | 2:19 | N | 36,678 | - | |||
| 123 | 123 | Friday, Aug 17 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 4 | 3 | 67-56 | 2 | 3.5 | Hume | Murray | 2:15 | N | 32,854 | + | |||
| 124 | 124 | Saturday, Aug 18 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 4 | 3 | 68-56 | 2 | 2.5 | LaCoss | Allen | 2:22 | N | 37,694 | ++ | |||
| 125 | 125 | Sunday, Aug 19 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 6 | 5 | 69-56 | 2 | 1.5 | Bair | Murray | Hume | 2:29 | D | 34,765 | +++ | ||
| 126 | 126 | Monday, Aug 20 | boxscore | CIN | MON | L | 2 | 5 | 69-57 | 2 | 2.5 | Schatzeder | Norman | Fryman | 2:44 | N | 25,597 | - | ||
| 127 | 127 | Tuesday, Aug 21 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 3 | 2 | 70-57 | 2 | 1.5 | Seaver | May | Hume | 2:19 | N | 27,065 | + | ||
| 128 | 128 | Wednesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 7 | 2 | 71-57 | 2 | 1.5 | LaCoss | Rogers | 2:55 | N | 28,382 | ++ | |||
| 129 | 129 | Friday, Aug 24 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 1 | 0 | 72-57 | 2 | 0.5 | Bonham | Allen | Hume | 2:11 | N | 12,057 | +++ | |
| 130 | 130 | Saturday, Aug 25 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 8 | 4 | 73-57 | 2 | 0.5 | Bair | Reardon | 2:43 | D | 16,635 | ++++ | ||
| 131 | 131 | Sunday, Aug 26 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 8 | 0 | 74-57 | 2 | 0.5 | Seaver | Falcone | 2:27 | D | 20,619 | +++++ | ||
| 132 | 132 | Monday, Aug 27 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 4 | 2 | 75-57 | 2 | 0.5 | Hume | Christenson | 2:16 | N | 28,421 | ++++++ | ||
| 133 | 133 | Tuesday, Aug 28 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 5 | 2 | 76-57 | 1 | up 0.5 | Pastore | Carlton | Hume | 2:19 | N | 31,113 | +++++++ | |
| 134 | 134 | Wednesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 7 | 6 | 77-57 | 1 | up 1.5 | Soto | Saucier | Bair | 2:31 | N | 30,133 | ++++++++ | |
| 135 | 135 | Friday, Aug 31 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | L | 7 | 8 | 10 | 77-58 | 1 | up 0.5 | Fryman | Hume | 3:32 | N | 34,820 | - | |
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 1 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | L | 2 | 7 | 77-59 | 2 | 0.5 | Palmer | Seaver | 2:15 | N | 42,752 | -- | ||
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 2 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | L | 1 | 13 | 77-60 | 2 | 0.5 | Rogers | LaCoss | 2:17 | D | 41,096 | --- | ||
| 138 | 138 | Monday, Sep 3 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 6 | 5 | 78-60 | 1 | up 0.5 | Bair | Garber | Hume | 2:30 | N | 3,139 | + | |
| 139 | 139 | Tuesday, Sep 4 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | L | 6 | 7 | 78-61 | 2 | 0.5 | McLaughlin | Bair | Bradford | 2:52 | N | 2,506 | - | |
| 140 | 140 | Wednesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 6 | 5 | 79-61 | 2 | 0.5 | Norman | Montefusco | Hume | 2:52 | N | 20,867 | + | ||
| 141 | 141 | Thursday, Sep 6 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 12 | 3 | 80-61 | 2 | 0.5 | Seaver | Knepper | 2:47 | N | 20,935 | ++ | |||
| 142 | 142 | Friday, Sep 7 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 5 | 6 | 80-62 | 2 | 0.5 | Castillo | Hume | Hannahs | 3:01 | N | 33,937 | - | ||
| 143 | 143 | Saturday, Sep 8 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 4 | 1 | 81-62 | 1 | up 0.5 | Bonham | Reuss | Hume | 2:21 | D | 40,345 | + | ||
| 144 | 144 | Sunday, Sep 9 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 1 | 3 | 81-63 | 2 | 0.5 | Sutcliffe | Norman | LaGrow | 2:42 | D | 39,066 | - | ||
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 9 | 8 | 82-63 | 1 | up 0.5 | Hume | Sambito | 3:14 | N | 40,574 | + | |||
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 7 | 4 | 83-63 | 1 | up 1.5 | Pastore | Niekro | Hume | 3:00 | N | 42,035 | ++ | ||
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 14 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | L | 0 | 2 | 83-64 | 1 | up 0.5 | Sutcliffe | Bonham | 2:06 | N | 37,514 | - | ||
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 15 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 2 | 1 | 84-64 | 1 | up 1.5 | Soto | Beckwith | 2:22 | D | 27,892 | + | ||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 16 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 2 | 0 | 85-64 | 1 | up 2.5 | Seaver | Sutton | 2:06 | D | 28,322 | ++ | ||
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 17 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 4 | 7 | 85-65 | 1 | up 1.5 | Blue | LaCoss | Lavelle | 2:30 | N | 4,880 | - | |
| 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 | @ | SFG | L | 1 | 3 | 85-66 | 1 | up 1.5 | Whitson | Pastore | Minton | 2:34 | N | 7,183 | -- | |
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 3 | 2 | 86-66 | 1 | up 2.5 | Bonham | Shirley | Hume | 2:46 | N | 10,215 | + | |
| 153 | 153 | Thursday, Sep 20 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 8 | 5 | 87-66 | 1 | up 2.5 | Bair | Mura | 3:02 | N | 9,997 | ++ | ||
| 154 | 154 | Friday, Sep 21 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 2 | 3 | 13 | 87-67 | 1 | up 1.5 | Sambito | Hume | 3:30 | N | 44,975 | - | |
| 155 | 155 | Saturday, Sep 22 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 1 | 4 | 87-68 | 1 | up 0.5 | Niekro | LaCoss | Sambito | 2:50 | N | 46,037 | -- | |
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 23 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 7 | 1 | 88-68 | 1 | up 1.5 | Pastore | Ruhle | 2:47 | D | 42,067 | + | ||
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 25 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | L | 2 | 8 | 88-69 | 1 | up 1.5 | Shirley | Norman | 2:55 | N | 20,336 | - | |||
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 4 | 3 | 89-69 | 1 | up 2.5 | Seaver | Jones | Hume | 2:21 | N | 21,146 | + | ||
| 159 | 159 | Friday, Sep 28 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 3 | 0 | 90-69 | 1 | up 3.5 | Pastore | Solomon | 2:18 | N | 33,142 | ++ | |||
| 160 | 160 | Saturday, Sep 29 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | L | 0 | 2 | 90-70 | 1 | up 2.5 | McWilliams | Norman | Garber | 2:16 | D | 36,466 | - | ||
| 161 | 161 | Sunday, Sep 30 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | L | 2 | 7 | 90-71 | 1 | up 1.5 | Niekro | Bonham | 2:21 | D | 50,932 | -- | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |