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| Season Summary | 89-73, Final Rank:3, GB: 3.5 | |
| Days in First | 26 | last on Saturday, Aug 16, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 32 | last on Aug 16, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 3.5 | last on Wednesday, Apr 23, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 7 | last on Sunday, Jun 22, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 16 | last on Sunday, Oct 5 |
| Most Games under .500 | never | |
| Longest Winning Streak | 8 | Wednesday, Apr 9 to Thursday, Apr 17 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 5 | Tuesday, Apr 29 to Saturday, May 3 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 13 | Saturday, Jul 19 |
| Most Runs Scored | 15 | Tuesday, May 13 and Wednesday, Jun 25 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Tuesday, May 6 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 9 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 12 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Wednesday, Apr 9 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 9 | 0 | 1-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Pastore | Niekro | 2:07 | 51,774 | + | |||
| 2 | 2 | Friday, Apr 11 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2-0 | 1 | Tied | LaCoss | McWilliams | 1:44 | 12,902 | ++ | ||
| 3 | 3 | Saturday, Apr 12 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 5 | 4 | 3-0 | 1 | Tied | Hume | Hrabosky | 2:35 | 11,839 | +++ | |||
| 4 | 4 | Sunday, Apr 13 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 5 | 0 | 4-0 | 1 | up 1.0 | Leibrandt | Niekro | 1:59 | 32,996 | ++++ | |||
| 5 | 5 | Monday, Apr 14 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 6 | 5 | 5-0 | 1 | up 1.0 | Tomlin | Lavelle | 2:26 | 10,296 | +++++ | |||
| 6 | 6 | Tuesday, Apr 15 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 8 | 3 | 6-0 | 1 | up 1.0 | Seaver | Whitson | Hume | 2:27 | 11,544 | ++++++ | ||
| 7 | 7 | Wednesday, Apr 16 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 5 | 3 | 7-0 | 1 | up 1.5 | LaCoss | Montefusco | 2:22 | 15,603 | +++++++ | |||
| 8 | 8 | Thursday, Apr 17 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 4 | 1 | 8-0 | 1 | up 2.5 | Pastore | Niekro | 3:04 | 15,742 | ++++++++ | ||
| 9 | 9 | Friday, Apr 18 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | L | 0 | 3 | 8-1 | 1 | up 1.5 | Matula | Leibrandt | 1:48 | 5,624 | - | ||
| 10 | 10 | Saturday, Apr 19 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 6 | 1 | 9-1 | 1 | up 1.5 | Bonham | Alexander | 2:25 | 9,684 | + | ||
| 11 | 11 | Sunday, Apr 20 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 5 | 3 | 10-1 | 1 | up 2.5 | Tomlin | Bradford | Hume | 8,002 | ++ | ||
| 12 | 12 | Monday, Apr 21 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 6 | 5 | 11-1 | 1 | up 3.5 | LaCoss | Ruhle | Hume | 3:09 | 29,067 | +++ | |
| 13 | 13 | Tuesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 0 | 8 | 11-2 | 1 | up 2.5 | Ryan | Pastore | 2:45 | 30,094 | - | ||
| 14 | 14 | Wednesday, Apr 23 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12-2 | 1 | up 3.5 | Hume | Andujar | Bair | 3:39 | 29,828 | + |
| 15 | 15 | Friday, Apr 25 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 3 | 4 | 12-3 | 1 | up 2.5 | Minton | Bair | 2:44 | 15,345 | - | ||
| 16 | 16 | Saturday, Apr 26 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 1 | 3 | 12-4 | 1 | up 1.5 | Knepper | LaCoss | 2:20 | 13,360 | -- | ||
| 17 | 17 | Sunday, Apr 27 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 3 | 1 | 13-4 | 1 | up 1.5 | Pastore | Whitson | 2:12 | 32,084 | + | ||
| 18 | 18 | Tuesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | L | 0 | 3 | 13-5 | 1 | up 0.5 | Forsch | Leibrandt | 2:14 | 18,092 | - | |||
| 19 | 19 | Wednesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | L | 1 | 5 | 13-6 | 2 | 0.5 | Richard | Seaver | 2:21 | 19,821 | -- | |||
| 20 | 20 | Thursday, May 1 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | L | 3 | 9 | 13-7 | 2 | 1.5 | Niekro | LaCoss | 3:00 | 18,215 | --- | |||
| 21 | 21 | Friday, May 2 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 4 | 12 | 12 | 13-8 | 2 | 1.5 | Sutter | Hume | 3:35 | 25,993 | ---- | ||
| 22 | 22 | Saturday, May 3 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 1 | 7 | 13-9 | 2 | 2.5 | Krukow | Bonham | 2:40 | 27,165 | ----- | |||
| 23 | 23 | Sunday, May 4 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | W | 3 | 2 | 14-9 | 2 | 2.0 | Leibrandt | Reuschel | Hume | 2:18 | 0 | + | ||
| 24 | 24 | Sunday, May 4 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | W | 5 | 4 | 15-9 | 2 | 2.0 | Moskau | Caudill | Bair | 2:19 | 32,041 | ++ | ||
| 25 | 25 | Monday, May 5 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15-10 | 2 | 2.0 | Reardon | Bair | 2:52 | 11,412 | - | |
| 26 | 26 | Tuesday, May 6 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 12 | 10 | 14 | 16-10 | 2 | 2.0 | Tomlin | Reardon | Moskau | 4:37 | 6,884 | + |
| 27 | 27 | Wednesday, May 7 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17-10 | 2 | 1.0 | Hume | Zachry | 3:45 | 5,215 | ++ | |
| 28 | 28 | Friday, May 9 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 5 | 2 | 18-10 | 1 | Tied | Leibrandt | Lerch | 2:29 | 32,583 | +++ | |||
| 29 | 29 | Saturday, May 10 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 5 | 3 | 19-10 | 1 | Tied | Seaver | Carlton | Hume | 1:57 | 28,919 | ++++ | ||
| 30 | 30 | Sunday, May 11 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | L | 3 | 7 | 19-11 | 1 | Tied | Ruthven | LaCoss | 2:31 | 25,920 | - | |||
| 31 | 31 | Tuesday, May 13 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 15 | 4 | 20-11 | 1 | up 1.0 | Pastore | Burris | Moskau | 2:47 | 18,732 | + | ||
| 32 | 32 | Wednesday, May 14 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | L | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20-12 | 1 | up 1.0 | Reardon | Hume | 2:52 | 21,785 | - | ||
| 33 | 33 | Friday, May 16 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | L | 1 | 2 | 20-13 | 1 | up 0.5 | Rogers | Seaver | Fryman | 2:15 | 14,457 | -- | |
| 34 | 34 | Saturday, May 17 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | L | 6 | 9 | 20-14 | 2 | 0.5 | Bahnsen | Hume | Sosa | 2:55 | 22,702 | --- | |
| 35 | 35 | Monday, May 19 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | L | 4 | 6 | 20-15 | 2 | 2.0 | Carlton | Pastore | Reed | 2:08 | 25,109 | ---- | |
| 36 | 36 | Tuesday, May 20 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 7 | 6 | 21-15 | 2 | 2.0 | Moskau | Ruthven | Bair | 2:33 | 25,202 | + | |
| 37 | 37 | Wednesday, May 21 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | L | 8 | 9 | 21-16 | 2 | 3.0 | Reed | Hume | 2:47 | 26,099 | - | ||
| 38 | 38 | Friday, May 23 | boxscore | CIN | MON | L | 4 | 7 | 21-17 | 3 | 3.0 | Lee | LaCoss | 2:17 | 23,311 | -- | |||
| 39 | 39 | Saturday, May 24 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 2 | 0 | 22-17 | 2 | 3.0 | Pastore | Palmer | 2:01 | 30,024 | + | |||
| 40 | 40 | Sunday, May 25 | boxscore | CIN | MON | L | 4 | 7 | 22-18 | 2 | 3.0 | Sanderson | Leibrandt | Bahnsen | 2:58 | 27,433 | - | ||
| 41 | 41 | Monday, May 26 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 0 | 4 | 22-19 | 2 | 3.0 | Reuss | Seaver | 2:31 | 0 | -- | |||
| 42 | 42 | Monday, May 26 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 5 | 4 | 23-19 | 2 | 3.0 | Moskau | Goltz | Bair | 2:52 | 29,483 | + | ||
| 43 | 43 | Tuesday, May 27 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 6 | 1 | 24-19 | 2 | 2.0 | LaCoss | Sutton | 2:17 | 20,296 | ++ | |||
| 44 | 44 | Thursday, May 29 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 5 | 3 | 25-19 | 2 | 2.0 | Pastore | Jones | Hume | 2:25 | 11,677 | +++ | |
| 45 | 45 | Friday, May 30 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 5 | 3 | 26-19 | 2 | 2.0 | Leibrandt | Mura | Bair | 2:38 | 26,777 | ++++ | |
| 46 | 46 | Saturday, May 31 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | L | 5 | 7 | 26-20 | 2 | 2.0 | Shirley | Hume | Fingers | 2:55 | 29,316 | - | |
| 47 | 47 | Sunday, Jun 1 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 7 | 6 | 27-20 | 2 | 1.0 | Burnside | Lucas | Hume | 3:00 | 21,044 | + | |
| 48 | 48 | Monday, Jun 2 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | L | 2 | 3 | 27-21 | 2 | 2.0 | Sutcliffe | Bair | 2:34 | 31,368 | - | ||
| 49 | 49 | Tuesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | L | 1 | 5 | 27-22 | 2 | 3.0 | Welch | Seaver | Howe | 2:46 | 44,962 | -- | |
| 50 | 50 | Wednesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 5 | 4 | 28-22 | 2 | 2.0 | Moskau | Hough | Hume | 2:54 | 45,541 | + | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Friday, Jun 6 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 4 | 2 | 29-22 | 2 | 2.0 | Pastore | D'Acquisto | Hume | 2:52 | 23,329 | ++ | ||
| 52 | 52 | Saturday, Jun 7 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | L | 1 | 6 | 29-23 | 3 | 2.0 | Lucas | LaCoss | Fingers | 2:48 | 27,004 | - | ||
| 53 | 53 | Sunday, Jun 8 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 1 | 0 | 30-23 | 3 | 2.0 | Leibrandt | Jones | 1:59 | 26,272 | + | |||
| 54 | 54 | Monday, Jun 9 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | T | 6 | 6 | 11 | 30-23 | 3 | 2.0 | 2:59 | 19,688 | + | ||||
| 55 | 55 | Tuesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | L | 3 | 5 | 30-24 | 3 | 2.5 | Candelaria | Soto | Tekulve | 2:18 | 26,648 | - | ||
| 56 | 56 | Wednesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | W | 3 | 2 | 31-24 | 3 | 2.5 | Pastore | Blyleven | 2:35 | 29,211 | + | |||
| 57 | 57 | Thursday, Jun 12 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | L | 6 | 10 | 31-25 | 3 | 3.0 | Bibby | LaCoss | Romo | 3:00 | 31,557 | - | ||
| 58 | 58 | Friday, Jun 13 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 5 | 2 | 32-25 | 2 | 2.0 | Leibrandt | Vuckovich | Hume | 2:18 | 24,022 | + | |
| 59 | 59 | Saturday, Jun 14 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | L | 3 | 4 | 32-26 | 3 | 3.0 | Littlefield | Soto | 2:13 | 29,844 | - | ||
| 60 | 60 | Sunday, Jun 15 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | L | 9 | 10 | 13 | 32-27 | 3 | 3.0 | Thomas | Moskau | 3:58 | 36,379 | -- | |
| 61 | 61 | Monday, Jun 16 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | L | 3 | 5 | 32-28 | 3 | 4.0 | Blyleven | Pastore | Jackson | 2:41 | 19,940 | --- | |
| 62 | 62 | Tuesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 4 | 3 | 33-28 | 3 | 4.0 | Moskau | Romo | 2:49 | 25,565 | + | ||
| 63 | 63 | Wednesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 0 | 7 | 33-29 | 3 | 5.0 | Lamp | Leibrandt | Sutter | 2:31 | 19,196 | - | |
| 64 | 64 | Thursday, Jun 19 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 2 | 5 | 33-30 | 3 | 6.0 | Krukow | Hume | Sutter | 2:21 | 13,185 | -- | |
| 65 | 65 | Friday, Jun 20 | boxscore | CIN | STL | L | 5 | 7 | 33-31 | 3 | 7.0 | Seaman | Hume | Littlefield | 2:30 | 32,640 | --- | ||
| 66 | 66 | Saturday, Jun 21 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 8 | 5 | 34-31 | 3 | 7.0 | Pastore | Littlefield | 2:47 | 31,186 | + | |||
| 67 | 67 | Sunday, Jun 22 | boxscore | CIN | STL | L | 2 | 12 | 34-32 | 3 | 7.0 | Vuckovich | LaCoss | 2:27 | 29,182 | - | |||
| 68 | 68 | Tuesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 8 | 2 | 35-32 | 3 | 6.5 | Leibrandt | McWilliams | 2:31 | 22,682 | + | |||
| 69 | 69 | Wednesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 15 | 3 | 36-32 | 3 | 5.5 | Seaver | Matula | 2:27 | 32,603 | ++ | |||
| 70 | 70 | Friday, Jun 27 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 4 | 5 | 36-33 | 3 | 6.5 | Niekro | Pastore | Sambito | 2:31 | 36,648 | - | |
| 71 | 71 | Saturday, Jun 28 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 8 | 5 | 37-33 | 3 | 5.5 | Price | Richard | Hume | 3:08 | 44,025 | + | |
| 72 | 72 | Sunday, Jun 29 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 10 | 12 | 37-34 | 3 | 6.5 | LaCorte | Soto | Sambito | 3:20 | 38,408 | - | |
| 73 | 73 | Monday, Jun 30 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 4 | 8 | 37-35 | 3 | 6.5 | Bordley | Seaver | Lavelle | 2:38 | 5,716 | -- | |
| 74 | 74 | Tuesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 1 | 4 | 37-36 | 3 | 6.5 | Whitson | Moskau | 2:13 | 20,220 | --- | ||
| 75 | 75 | Wednesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 6 | 2 | 38-36 | 3 | 5.5 | Pastore | Montefusco | 3:04 | 10,459 | + | ||
| 76 | 76 | Thursday, Jul 3 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 3 | 4 | 38-37 | 3 | 6.5 | Knepper | Price | Minton | 3:02 | 26,133 | - | |
| 77 | 77 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 8 | 1 | 39-37 | 3 | 5.5 | Leibrandt | Ryan | 2:42 | 37,047 | + | |||
| 78 | 78 | Saturday, Jul 5 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 8 | 6 | 40-37 | 3 | 4.5 | Soto | Forsch | 2:46 | 0 | ++ | |||
| 79 | 79 | Saturday, Jul 5 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 3 | 2 | 41-37 | 3 | 4.5 | LaCoss | Andujar | Hume | 2:34 | 44,083 | +++ | ||
| 80 | 80 | Sunday, Jul 6 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | L | 2 | 3 | 41-38 | 3 | 4.5 | Niekro | Pastore | LaCorte | 2:37 | 30,045 | - | ||
| 81 | 81 | Thursday, Jul 10 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 8 | 6 | 42-38 | 3 | 4.5 | Moskau | Niekro | 3:04 | 19,177 | + | ||
| 82 | 82 | Friday, Jul 11 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 5 | 3 | 43-38 | 3 | 4.5 | Soto | Alexander | Hume | 2:35 | 26,139 | ++ | |
| 83 | 83 | Saturday, Jul 12 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 4 | 7 | 43-39 | 3 | 5.0 | Lavelle | Bair | Minton | 3:10 | 0 | - | ||
| 84 | 84 | Saturday, Jul 12 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 7 | 10 | 43-40 | 3 | 5.0 | Bordley | LaCoss | Minton | 3:00 | 35,584 | -- | ||
| 85 | 85 | Sunday, Jul 13 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 0 | 2 | 43-41 | 3 | 5.5 | Ripley | Price | Holland | 2:21 | 25,014 | --- | ||
| 86 | 86 | Monday, Jul 14 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 3 | 5 | 43-42 | 3 | 5.5 | Hargesheimer | Leibrandt | Lavelle | 2:38 | 20,158 | ---- | ||
| 87 | 87 | Tuesday, Jul 15 | boxscore | CIN | MON | W | 11 | 7 | 44-42 | 3 | 5.5 | Moskau | Palmer | 2:34 | 21,589 | + | |||
| 88 | 88 | Wednesday, Jul 16 | boxscore | CIN | MON | L | 4 | 6 | 44-43 | 3 | 5.5 | Rogers | Soto | Bahnsen | 2:44 | 20,023 | - | ||
| 89 | 89 | Thursday, Jul 17 | boxscore | CIN | MON | L | 1 | 6 | 44-44 | 3 | 6.0 | Sanderson | LaCoss | 2:23 | 20,290 | -- | |||
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 18 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 5 | 3 | 45-44 | 3 | 4.5 | Soto | Falcone | 2:10 | 0 | + | |||
| 91 | 91 | Friday, Jul 18 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 8 | 3 | 46-44 | 3 | 4.5 | Berenyi | Bomback | Hume | 2:40 | 30,026 | ++ | ||
| 92 | 92 | Saturday, Jul 19 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | L | 3 | 13 | 46-45 | 3 | 4.5 | Jackson | Leibrandt | 2:57 | 40,079 | - | |||
| 93 | 93 | Sunday, Jul 20 | boxscore | CIN | NYM | W | 4 | 3 | 47-45 | 3 | 4.5 | Hume | Reardon | 2:37 | 24,081 | + | |||
| 94 | 94 | Monday, Jul 21 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 5 | 4 | 48-45 | 3 | 4.5 | Leibrandt | Lerch | Hume | 2:33 | 27,177 | ++ | ||
| 95 | 95 | Tuesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 3 | 2 | 49-45 | 3 | 4.5 | Soto | Carlton | 2:36 | 28,079 | +++ | |||
| 96 | 96 | Wednesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | CIN | PHI | W | 7 | 3 | 50-45 | 3 | 3.5 | Berenyi | Espinosa | Hume | 2:23 | 29,614 | ++++ | ||
| 97 | 97 | Friday, Jul 25 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | L | 0 | 2 | 50-46 | 3 | 4.5 | Zachry | Moskau | 2:06 | 27,897 | - | ||
| 98 | 98 | Saturday, Jul 26 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 5 | 1 | 51-46 | 3 | 3.5 | Bonham | Jackson | Hume | 2:44 | 18,407 | + | |
| 99 | 99 | Sunday, Jul 27 | boxscore | CIN | @ | NYM | W | 10 | 4 | 52-46 | 3 | 3.5 | Price | Pacella | 3:15 | 21,015 | ++ | ||
| 100 | 100 | Monday, Jul 28 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | W | 3 | 2 | 53-46 | 3 | 4.0 | Bair | Lea | Hume | 2:34 | 0 | +++ | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Monday, Jul 28 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | L | 4 | 5 | 53-47 | 3 | 4.0 | Norman | Soto | Fryman | 2:25 | 40,301 | - | |
| 102 | 102 | Tuesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | L | 1 | 4 | 53-48 | 3 | 4.0 | Gullickson | Berenyi | 2:28 | 28,445 | -- | ||
| 103 | 103 | Wednesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | CIN | @ | MON | L | 1 | 2 | 53-49 | 3 | 4.0 | Fryman | Bair | 2:52 | 28,196 | --- | ||
| 104 | 104 | Friday, Aug 1 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | L | 1 | 3 | 53-50 | 3 | 4.0 | Walk | Leibrandt | McGraw | 2:33 | 37,409 | ---- | |
| 105 | 105 | Saturday, Aug 2 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | W | 2 | 0 | 54-50 | 3 | 3.5 | LaCoss | Carlton | 2:28 | 43,244 | + | ||
| 106 | 106 | Sunday, Aug 3 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PHI | L | 4 | 8 | 54-51 | 3 | 4.0 | Espinosa | Berenyi | Reed | 2:28 | 41,328 | - | |
| 107 | 107 | Monday, Aug 4 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 7 | 1 | 55-51 | 3 | 3.5 | Seaver | Jones | Hume | 2:08 | 0 | + | ||
| 108 | 108 | Monday, Aug 4 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 11 | 2 | 56-51 | 3 | 3.5 | Soto | Kinney | 3:12 | 25,162 | ++ | |||
| 109 | 109 | Tuesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 9 | 2 | 57-51 | 3 | 2.5 | Moskau | Lucas | 2:24 | 23,180 | +++ | |||
| 110 | 110 | Wednesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 4 | 3 | 58-51 | 3 | 2.5 | Hume | D'Acquisto | 3:05 | 27,070 | ++++ | |||
| 111 | 111 | Friday, Aug 8 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | W | 8 | 5 | 59-51 | 3 | 1.0 | Hume | Castillo | 2:36 | 40,339 | +++++ | |||
| 112 | 112 | Saturday, Aug 9 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 4 | 9 | 59-52 | 3 | 2.0 | Reuss | Seaver | Sutcliffe | 2:30 | 45,095 | - | ||
| 113 | 113 | Sunday, Aug 10 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 1 | 7 | 59-53 | 3 | 2.5 | Goltz | Moskau | 2:36 | 35,179 | -- | |||
| 114 | 114 | Monday, Aug 11 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 1 | 0 | 60-53 | 3 | 1.5 | Leibrandt | Mura | Hume | 2:52 | 16,346 | + | |
| 115 | 115 | Tuesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 3 | 2 | 61-53 | 2 | 0.5 | Price | Jones | 2:01 | 15,579 | ++ | ||
| 116 | 116 | Wednesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 4 | 3 | 62-53 | 1 | up 0.5 | Soto | Shirley | 2:21 | 13,141 | +++ | ||
| 117 | 117 | Friday, Aug 15 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | L | 1 | 3 | 62-54 | 3 | 0.5 | Reuss | Seaver | 2:07 | 50,933 | - | ||
| 118 | 118 | Saturday, Aug 16 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 3 | 2 | 63-54 | 1 | Tied | Hume | Howe | 2:19 | 42,743 | + | ||
| 119 | 119 | Sunday, Aug 17 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 6 | 2 | 64-54 | 2 | 0.5 | Soto | Welch | Hume | 3:19 | 47,177 | ++ | |
| 120 | 120 | Monday, Aug 18 | boxscore | CIN | STL | L | 1 | 10 | 7 | 64-55 | 2 | 1.0 | Forsch | Leibrandt | 1:46 | 25,404 | - | ||
| 121 | 121 | Tuesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 4 | 2 | 65-55 | 2 | 1.0 | LaCoss | Martinez | Bair | 2:24 | 32,751 | + | ||
| 122 | 122 | Wednesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | CIN | STL | W | 4 | 3 | 12 | 66-55 | 2 | 1.0 | Price | Hood | 3:32 | 30,013 | ++ | ||
| 123 | 123 | Friday, Aug 22 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | L | 2 | 4 | 66-56 | 2 | 2.5 | Robinson | Moskau | Tekulve | 2:28 | 37,936 | - | ||
| 124 | 124 | Saturday, Aug 23 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | L | 1 | 2 | 66-57 | 3 | 3.5 | Rhoden | Pastore | Jackson | 2:27 | 43,482 | -- | ||
| 125 | 125 | Sunday, Aug 24 | boxscore | CIN | PIT | L | 2 | 5 | 66-58 | 3 | 4.5 | Candelaria | LaCoss | 2:30 | 37,072 | --- | |||
| 126 | 126 | Monday, Aug 25 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | W | 2 | 0 | 67-58 | 3 | 3.5 | Seaver | McGlothen | Soto | 2:23 | 20,330 | + | ||
| 127 | 127 | Tuesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | CIN | CHC | L | 2 | 4 | 67-59 | 3 | 4.5 | Reuschel | Hume | 2:10 | 20,632 | - | |||
| 128 | 128 | Thursday, Aug 28 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 4 | 0 | 68-59 | 3 | 4.0 | Moskau | Rhoden | 2:42 | 17,406 | + | ||
| 129 | 129 | Friday, Aug 29 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 8 | 7 | 69-59 | 3 | 4.0 | Soto | Tekulve | Hume | 2:57 | 41,494 | ++ | |
| 130 | 130 | Saturday, Aug 30 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 5 | 3 | 70-59 | 3 | 4.0 | Seaver | Bibby | 2:47 | 24,493 | +++ | ||
| 131 | 131 | Sunday, Aug 31 | boxscore | CIN | @ | PIT | W | 5 | 4 | 71-59 | 3 | 3.0 | LaCoss | Blyleven | Soto | 2:49 | 21,774 | ++++ | |
| 132 | 132 | Monday, Sep 1 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | W | 8 | 1 | 72-59 | 3 | 2.5 | Price | Kaat | 2:01 | 9,761 | +++++ | ||
| 133 | 133 | Tuesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | L | 4 | 12 | 72-60 | 3 | 3.0 | Forsch | Moskau | Littlefield | 2:56 | 8,389 | - | |
| 134 | 134 | Wednesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | CIN | @ | STL | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 72-61 | 3 | 4.0 | Kaat | Hume | 2:22 | 8,522 | -- | |
| 135 | 135 | Friday, Sep 5 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | W | 5 | 3 | 73-61 | 3 | 3.5 | Seaver | Reuschel | Soto | 2:44 | 5,386 | + | |
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 6 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 73-62 | 3 | 4.0 | Sutter | Hume | 3:14 | 0 | - | |
| 137 | 137 | Saturday, Sep 6 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | W | 6 | 1 | 74-62 | 3 | 4.0 | Price | Martz | Soto | 2:45 | 22,086 | + | |
| 138 | 138 | Sunday, Sep 7 | boxscore | CIN | @ | CHC | L | 4 | 6 | 74-63 | 3 | 5.0 | Sutter | Bair | 2:34 | 10,328 | - | ||
| 139 | 139 | Monday, Sep 8 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 6 | 1 | 75-63 | 3 | 4.5 | Pastore | Alexander | 2:21 | 15,951 | + | ||
| 140 | 140 | Tuesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 7 | 1 | 76-63 | 3 | 3.5 | Soto | Boggs | 2:34 | 14,165 | ++ | ||
| 141 | 141 | Wednesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | CIN | @ | ATL | W | 3 | 0 | 77-63 | 3 | 2.5 | Seaver | McWilliams | 2:15 | 10,516 | +++ | ||
| 142 | 142 | Friday, Sep 12 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 2 | 5 | 77-64 | 3 | 3.5 | Sutton | LaCoss | Howe | 2:31 | 36,287 | - | ||
| 143 | 143 | Saturday, Sep 13 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 2 | 3 | 77-65 | 3 | 4.5 | Castillo | Soto | Stanhouse | 2:59 | 38,542 | -- | ||
| 144 | 144 | Sunday, Sep 14 | boxscore | CIN | LAD | L | 1 | 3 | 77-66 | 3 | 5.5 | Reuss | Moskau | 2:11 | 34,038 | --- | |||
| 145 | 145 | Monday, Sep 15 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | W | 6 | 2 | 78-66 | 3 | 4.5 | Seaver | Knepper | 2:14 | 16,002 | + | |||
| 146 | 146 | Tuesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | CIN | SFG | L | 1 | 8 | 78-67 | 3 | 4.5 | Whitson | Price | 2:33 | 12,206 | - | |||
| 147 | 147 | Wednesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | W | 7 | 0 | 79-67 | 3 | 4.5 | Soto | Niekro | 2:37 | 25,092 | + | |||
| 148 | 148 | Thursday, Sep 18 | boxscore | CIN | HOU | L | 2 | 10 | 79-68 | 3 | 5.5 | Forsch | Pastore | Sambito | 2:37 | 23,861 | - | ||
| 149 | 149 | Friday, Sep 19 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 10 | 7 | 80-68 | 3 | 4.5 | LaCoss | Reuss | Hume | 2:53 | 46,609 | + | |
| 150 | 150 | Saturday, Sep 20 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 10 | 2 | 81-68 | 3 | 3.5 | Seaver | Hooton | 2:35 | 50,240 | ++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Sunday, Sep 21 | boxscore | CIN | @ | LAD | W | 7 | 2 | 11 | 82-68 | 3 | 3.5 | Hume | Howe | 3:43 | 43,716 | +++ | |
| 152 | 152 | Monday, Sep 22 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | L | 3 | 7 | 82-69 | 3 | 4.5 | Ripley | LaCoss | Lavelle | 2:46 | 3,003 | - | |
| 153 | 153 | Tuesday, Sep 23 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SFG | W | 2 | 1 | 83-69 | 3 | 3.5 | Pastore | Hargesheimer | 2:21 | 6,326 | + | ||
| 154 | 154 | Wednesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 7 | 6 | 10 | 84-69 | 3 | 2.5 | Bair | Fingers | 3:05 | 7,757 | ++ | |
| 155 | 155 | Thursday, Sep 25 | boxscore | CIN | @ | SDP | W | 5 | 3 | 10 | 85-69 | 3 | 2.5 | Bair | Kinney | 3:13 | 5,309 | +++ | |
| 156 | 156 | Friday, Sep 26 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 0 | 2 | 85-70 | 3 | 3.5 | Ruhle | Seaver | 2:02 | 42,486 | - | ||
| 157 | 157 | Saturday, Sep 27 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | L | 0 | 2 | 85-71 | 3 | 4.5 | Niekro | Soto | Smith | 2:25 | 40,305 | -- | |
| 158 | 158 | Sunday, Sep 28 | boxscore | CIN | @ | HOU | W | 8 | 5 | 86-71 | 3 | 3.5 | LaCoss | Andujar | Hume | 2:52 | 32,756 | + | |
| 159 | 159 | Tuesday, Sep 30 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | L | 2 | 3 | 86-72 | 3 | 4.5 | Curtis | Leibrandt | 2:25 | 14,779 | - | |||
| 160 | 160 | Wednesday, Oct 1 | boxscore | CIN | SDP | W | 2 | 1 | 87-72 | 3 | 4.5 | Hume | Shirley | 2:16 | 11,764 | + | |||
| 161 | 161 | Friday, Oct 3 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | L | 1 | 4 | 87-73 | 3 | 5.0 | Boggs | Soto | Camp | 2:05 | 18,868 | - | ||
| 162 | 162 | Saturday, Oct 4 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 3 | 2 | 88-73 | 3 | 4.0 | Pastore | Alexander | 2:03 | 14,376 | + | |||
| 163 | 163 | Sunday, Oct 5 | boxscore | CIN | ATL | W | 1 | 0 | 89-73 | 3 | 3.0 | Price | Niekro | Hume | 1:52 | 30,478 | ++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak |
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