You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Teams > Franchise Encyclopedia > 1981 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

1981 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980 / 1982)
First Half: 30-20, Finished 2nd
Second Half: 29-23, Finished 2nd
Overall: 59-43, Finished 1st in NL East
View League Standings and Leaders
Scored 464 runs, Allowed 417 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 56-46
Manager: Whitey Herzog (59-43)
Ballpark: Busch Stadium II (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,010,247 (6th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 103, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 101, Pitching - 100
BaseballAmerica.com: Franchise Executives
BR Bullpen: Find or enter more info for this team (what's this?)
Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniforms

1980 / 1982 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Season Summary 59-43, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0
Days in First73last on Sunday, Oct 4, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 84last on Oct 4, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead5.5last on Friday, Sep 4, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind2last on Wednesday, Jun 10, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50018last on Friday, Sep 4
Most Games under .5001last on Wednesday, Apr 15
Longest Winning Streak8Thursday, Apr 16 to Sunday, Apr 26
Longest Losing Streak5Saturday, Sep 5 to Wednesday, Sep 9
Most Runs Allowed14Thursday, Sep 24
Most Runs Scored15Tuesday, May 19
Longest Game (innings)13Friday, Jun 5, Monday, Aug 17, Thursday, Aug 27 and Saturday, Sep 12
Times Shutout by Opponent4 
Times Opponent Shutout5 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 59 43 464 417 .578
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 32 21 244 218 .604
Road 27 22 220 199 .551
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 9 3 64 35 .750
May 14 14 131 140 .500
June 7 3 35 26 .700
August 12 6 90 66 .667
September 14 16 122 137 .467
October 3 1 22 13 .750
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 30 20 230 201 .600
Second Half 29 23 234 216 .558
Extra-Innings
SplitWLRSRAWP
9-Inning Games 50 37 417 373 .575
ExtraInning 9 6 47 44 .600
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 17 14 118 115 .548
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 14 13 147 141 .519
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
ATL 3 4 28 40 .429
CHC 4 5 31 34 .444
CIN 5 0 38 221.000
HOU 4 2 31 28 .667
LAD 5 5 37 34 .500
MON 9 6 59 48 .600
NYM 5 6 41 47 .455
PHI 6 7 69 75 .462
PIT 8 3 63 39 .727
SDP 7 3 47 35 .700
SFG 3 2 20 15 .600

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

Glossaries · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
1 1 Saturday, Apr 11 boxscore STL PHI L 2 5 0-1 5 1.0 Ruthven Forsch 2:07 38,473 -
2 2 Sunday, Apr 12 boxscore STL PHI W 7 3 1-1 2 0.5 Sorensen Christenson Sutter 1:59 21,462 +
3 3 Wednesday, Apr 15 boxscore STL @ NYM L 3 5 1-2 4 1.5 Zachry Martinez Allen 2:27 15,205 -
4 4 Thursday, Apr 16 boxscore STL @ NYM W 5 1 2-2 4 1.0 Rincon Scott Sutter 2:30 10,921 +
5 5 Friday, Apr 17 boxscore STL @ CIN W 9 5 3-2 3 1.0 Sorensen LaCoss 2:53 22,961 ++
6 6 Saturday, Apr 18 boxscore STL @ CIN W 10 4 4-2 3 1.0 Shirley Seaver 2:53 22,529 +++
7 7 Monday, Apr 20 boxscore STL CHC W 6 1 5-2 3 0.5 Forsch McGlothen Sutter 2:30 10,454 ++++
8 8 Tuesday, Apr 21 boxscore STL CHC W 8 0 6-2 2 0.5 Rincon Kravec 2:22 11,559 +++++
9 9 Wednesday, Apr 22 boxscore STL CHC W 3 0 7-2 2 0.5 Sorensen Krukow 2:17 10,588 ++++++
10 10 Saturday, Apr 25 boxscore STL @ PIT W 5 1 8-2 2 0.5 Shirley Candelaria 2:20 7,334 +++++++
11 11 Sunday, Apr 26 boxscore STL @ PIT W 3 2 9-2 2 1.0 Kaat Jackson Sutter 2:17 8,139 ++++++++
12 12 Wednesday, Apr 29 boxscore STL @ CHC L 1 6 9-3 2 1.0 Krukow Rincon 2:17 0 -
13 13 Wednesday, Apr 29 boxscore STL @ CHC T 2 2 11 9-3 2 1.0 2:54 4,067 -
14 14 Friday, May 1 boxscore STL CIN W 7 6 10-3 2 1.0 Forsch Soto Sutter 2:48 21,315 +
15 15 Saturday, May 2 boxscore STL CIN W 7 3 11-3 1 Tied Shirley Berenyi 2:13 16,677 ++
16 16 Sunday, May 3 boxscore STL CIN W 5 4 11 12-3 1 up 1.0 Edelen Hume 3:12 21,855 +++
17 17 Monday, May 4 boxscore STL ATL L 6 9 12-4 1 Tied Bradford Sutter Camp 2:48 9,260 -
18 18 Tuesday, May 5 boxscore STL ATL W 4 1 13-4 1 Tied Sorensen Boggs 2:07 7,531 +
19 19 Wednesday, May 6 boxscore STL ATL L 2 10 13-5 1 Tied Perry Forsch 2:37 9,640 -
20 20 Thursday, May 7 boxscore STL ATL L 3 4 13-6 2 1.0 Camp Martinez 2:24 13,630 --
21 21 Friday, May 8 boxscore STL PIT W 5 4 14-6 1 Tied Shirley Bibby Kaat 2:31 20,108 +
22 22 Saturday, May 9 boxscore STL PIT W 13 0 15-6 1 Tied Rincon Scurry 2:29 21,361 ++
23 23 Sunday, May 10 boxscore STL PIT L 2 8 15-7 1 Tied Candelaria Sorensen Romo 2:29 11,112 -
24 24 Tuesday, May 12 boxscore STL @ HOU W 3 2 10 16-7 1 up 1.0 Sutter Sambito Kaat 2:26 20,020 +
25 25 Wednesday, May 13 boxscore STL @ HOU L 0 3 16-8 1 up 1.0 Sutton Shirley 2:24 21,705 -
26 26 Thursday, May 14 boxscore STL @ HOU W 7 6 17-8 1 up 1.0 Otten Sambito Sutter 2:54 20,042 +
27 27 Friday, May 15 boxscore STL @ ATL L 3 11 17-9 1 Tied Hanna Sorensen Mahler 2:39 13,730 -
28 28 Saturday, May 16 boxscore STL @ ATL W 6 2 18-9 1 up 1.0 Martinez Boggs Sutter 2:02 21,051 +
29 29 Sunday, May 17 boxscore STL @ ATL W 4 3 19-9 1 up 1.0 Forsch Perry Sutter 2:34 14,045 ++
30 30 Tuesday, May 19 boxscore STL HOU W 15 12 20-9 1 up 0.5 Kaat Sprowl 3:03 14,585 +++
31 31 Wednesday, May 20 boxscore STL HOU L 3 4 11 20-10 1 up 0.5 Niekro Sutter Sambito 2:47 19,175 -
32 32 Thursday, May 21 boxscore STL HOU W 3 1 21-10 1 up 1.0 Martin Ryan 2:13 19,823 +
33 33 Friday, May 22 boxscore STL NYM L 3 9 21-11 1 up 1.0 Zachry Martinez 2:32 21,442 -
34 34 Saturday, May 23 boxscore STL NYM W 8 2 22-11 1 up 1.0 Forsch Falcone Kaat 2:35 24,710 +
35 35 Sunday, May 24 boxscore STL NYM L 1 3 10 22-12 1 up 1.0 Allen Sutter 2:25 33,889 -
36 36 Monday, May 25 boxscore STL @ MON L 3 5 22-13 1 up 1.0 Gullickson Sorensen Lee 2:25 24,490 --
37 37 Tuesday, May 26 boxscore STL @ MON L 3 4 22-14 1 Tied Rogers Kaat Sosa 2:20 27,775 ---
38 38 Wednesday, May 27 boxscore STL @ MON L 1 4 22-15 1 Tied Lea Martin Lee 2:45 24,709 ----
39 39 Friday, May 29 boxscore STL @ PHI W 11 4 23-15 1 up 0.5 Forsch Espinosa Littell 2:31 32,358 +
40 40 Saturday, May 30 boxscore STL @ PHI L 2 10 23-16 1 Tied Ruthven Sorensen 2:11 35,034 -
41 41 Sunday, May 31 boxscore STL @ PHI L 1 6 23-17 3 1.0 Carlton Martinez 1:45 54,103 --
42 42 Monday, Jun 1 boxscore STL MON W 4 2 24-17 2 1.0 Martin Lea Sutter 2:20 14,224 +
43 43 Tuesday, Jun 2 boxscore STL MON L 1 8 24-18 3 2.0 Burris Shirley 2:07 14,697 -
44 44 Wednesday, Jun 3 boxscore STL MON W 3 2 11 25-18 2 1.0 Sutter Sosa 2:37 13,085 +
45 45 Thursday, Jun 4 boxscore STL MON W 4 1 26-18 2 0.5 Sorensen Gullickson 2:25 18,958 ++
46 46 Friday, Jun 5 boxscore STL SDP W 2 1 13 27-18 1 up 0.5 Kaat Curtis 3:14 16,832 +++
47 47 Saturday, Jun 6 boxscore STL SDP W 11 1 28-18 1 up 0.5 Martin Lollar 2:27 20,662 ++++
48 48 Sunday, Jun 7 boxscore STL SDP L 1 5 28-19 2 0.5 Welsh Shirley 2:29 23,997 -
49 49 Tuesday, Jun 9 boxscore STL LAD W 6 1 29-19 2 1.0 Forsch Hooton Sutter 2:34 19,654 +
50 50 Wednesday, Jun 10 boxscore STL LAD L 1 4 29-20 2 2.0 Reuss Sorensen 2:05 17,779 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
51 51 Thursday, Jun 11 boxscore STL LAD W 2 1 30-20 2 1.5 Martinez Valenzuela Sutter 2:01 39,250 +
52 52 Monday, Aug 10 boxscore STL @ PHI W 7 3 31-20 2 0.5 Forsch Christenson Sutter 2:26 60,561 ++
53 53 Tuesday, Aug 11 boxscore STL @ PHI L 5 6 10 31-21 2 1.5 Reed Kaat 2:56 24,549 -
54 54 Wednesday, Aug 12 boxscore STL @ PHI W 11 3 32-21 2 0.5 Sykes Ruthven Littell 2:49 23,566 +
55 55 Thursday, Aug 13 boxscore STL @ PHI W 5 2 33-21 1 up 0.5 Martin Carlton Sutter 1:50 26,783 ++
56 56 Friday, Aug 14 boxscore STL @ MON W 3 1 34-21 1 up 0.5 Andujar Sanderson Sutter 2:17 40,187 +++
57 57 Monday, Aug 17 boxscore STL SDP W 2 1 13 35-21 1 up 2.0 Kaat Lucas 3:06 21,194 ++++
58 58 Tuesday, Aug 18 boxscore STL SDP L 3 4 35-22 1 up 2.0 Welsh Martinez Urrea 2:28 19,095 -
59 59 Wednesday, Aug 19 boxscore STL SDP W 7 6 36-22 1 up 3.0 Sutter Littlefield 2:56 18,268 +
60 60 Friday, Aug 21 boxscore STL LAD L 0 4 36-23 1 up 2.0 Reuss Andujar 2:05 33,375 -
61 61 Saturday, Aug 22 boxscore STL LAD L 2 3 36-24 1 up 1.0 Valenzuela Forsch Stewart 2:21 38,751 --
62 62 Sunday, Aug 23 boxscore STL LAD W 11 7 37-24 1 up 1.0 Shirley Welch Sutter 2:54 18,189 +
63 63 Monday, Aug 24 boxscore STL SFG W 2 1 10 38-24 1 up 1.0 Kaat Minton 2:58 13,385 ++
64 64 Tuesday, Aug 25 boxscore STL SFG L 2 4 38-25 1 up 1.0 Griffin Martin Holland 2:38 13,086 -
65 65 Wednesday, Aug 26 boxscore STL SFG W 9 4 39-25 1 up 2.0 Andujar Lavelle Sutter 2:34 7,766 +
66 66 Thursday, Aug 27 boxscore STL @ SDP W 3 2 13 40-25 1 up 2.5 Kaat Curtis 3:32 7,056 ++
67 67 Saturday, Aug 29 boxscore STL @ SDP W 6 1 41-25 1 up 3.5 Sorensen Welsh Shirley 2:31 0 +++
68 68 Saturday, Aug 29 boxscore STL @ SDP W 6 5 42-25 1 up 3.5 Sykes Eichelberger Sutter 2:24 9,668 ++++
69 69 Sunday, Aug 30 boxscore STL @ SDP L 6 9 42-26 1 up 3.5 Lucas Littell 2:47 4,281 -
70 70 Tuesday, Sep 1 boxscore STL @ SFG L 2 4 42-27 1 up 3.0 Blue Forsch Holland 2:32 11,619 --
71 71 Wednesday, Sep 2 boxscore STL @ SFG W 5 2 43-27 1 up 4.0 Sorensen Whitson Sutter 2:18 8,996 +
72 72 Thursday, Sep 3 boxscore STL @ LAD W 5 3 44-27 1 up 5.0 Littell Howe Sutter 2:19 30,122 ++
73 73 Friday, Sep 4 boxscore STL @ LAD W 7 2 45-27 1 up 5.5 Martin Goltz 2:19 48,114 +++
74 74 Saturday, Sep 5 boxscore STL @ LAD L 3 4 11 45-28 1 up 4.5 Niedenfuer Kaat 3:32 36,058 -
75 75 Sunday, Sep 6 boxscore STL @ LAD L 0 5 45-29 1 up 4.5 Valenzuela Forsch 2:27 46,780 --
76 76 Monday, Sep 7 boxscore STL CHC L 0 10 45-30 1 up 4.0 Bird Sorensen 2:10 32,393 ---
77 77 Tuesday, Sep 8 boxscore STL CHC L 3 4 12 45-31 1 up 3.5 Geisel Kaat Tidrow 3:24 11,341 ----
78 78 Wednesday, Sep 9 boxscore STL CHC L 3 7 45-32 1 up 2.5 Krukow Martin Martz 2:36 13,109 -----
79 79 Friday, Sep 11 boxscore STL NYM W 4 2 46-32 1 up 2.5 Forsch Zachry Sutter 2:03 14,787 +
80 80 Saturday, Sep 12 boxscore STL NYM W 4 2 13 47-32 1 up 3.5 Bair Marshall 3:22 19,884 ++
81 81 Sunday, Sep 13 boxscore STL NYM W 4 2 48-32 1 up 4.5 Andujar Leach Sutter 2:50 14,689 +++
82 82 Tuesday, Sep 15 boxscore STL @ MON W 3 2 49-32 1 up 4.5 Martin Gullickson Sutter 2:45 0 ++++
83 83 Tuesday, Sep 15 boxscore STL @ MON L 3 4 49-33 1 up 4.5 Lee Littell Fryman 2:27 41,671 -
84 84 Wednesday, Sep 16 boxscore STL @ MON W 7 1 50-33 1 up 4.5 Forsch Burris 2:24 0 +
85 85 Wednesday, Sep 16 boxscore STL @ MON L 3 4 11 50-34 1 up 4.5 Reardon Kaat 2:57 30,222 -
86 86 Thursday, Sep 17 boxscore STL @ MON W 7 4 51-34 1 up 4.5 Andujar Rogers 2:29 26,390 +
87 87 Friday, Sep 18 boxscore STL @ NYM L 1 8 51-35 1 up 4.5 Lynch Shirley Orosco 2:32 12,317 -
88 88 Saturday, Sep 19 boxscore STL @ NYM L 2 6 51-36 1 up 3.5 Falcone Martin 1:58 10,200 --
89 89 Sunday, Sep 20 boxscore STL @ NYM L 6 7 51-37 1 up 2.5 Allen Sutter 2:55 13,337 ---
90 90 Monday, Sep 21 boxscore STL @ CHC W 2 0 52-37 1 up 3.5 Andujar Kravec Sutter 2:33 3,635 +
91 91 Tuesday, Sep 22 boxscore STL @ CHC L 3 4 52-38 1 up 3.0 Martz Littell 2:27 4,531 -
92 92 Wednesday, Sep 23 boxscore STL PHI L 4 9 52-39 1 up 2.0 Noles Martin Lyle 2:19 16,845 --
93 93 Thursday, Sep 24 boxscore STL PHI L 6 14 52-40 1 up 1.0 Davis Sorensen 2:34 11,758 ---
94 94 Friday, Sep 25 boxscore STL PIT L 4 5 52-41 1 Tied Solomon Kaat Scurry 2:13 15,377 ----
95 95 Saturday, Sep 26 boxscore STL PIT W 5 3 53-41 1 Tied Forsch Lee Sutter 2:26 19,761 +
96 96 Sunday, Sep 27 boxscore STL PIT W 7 5 54-41 1 up 1.0 LaPoint Perez Sutter 2:29 17,703 ++
97 97 Monday, Sep 28 boxscore STL MON W 6 2 55-41 1 up 1.5 Martin Sanderson Kaat 2:19 21,216 +++
98 98 Tuesday, Sep 29 boxscore STL MON W 8 4 56-41 1 up 2.5 Andujar Lee Bair 2:23 40,488 ++++
99 99 Wednesday, Sep 30 boxscore STL @ PHI L 5 8 56-42 1 up 1.5 Lyle DeLeon Reed 3:06 21,382 -
100 100 Thursday, Oct 1 boxscore STL @ PHI W 3 2 10 57-42 1 up 2.0 Bair Christenson 2:03 20,482 +
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
101 101 Friday, Oct 2 boxscore STL @ PIT L 7 8 57-43 1 up 1.0 Tekulve Sutter 3:02 2,348 -
102 102 Saturday, Oct 3 boxscore STL @ PIT W 8 3 58-43 1 up 1.0 Martin Camacho 2:30 3,589 +
103 103 Sunday, Oct 4 boxscore STL @ PIT W 4 0 59-43 1 up 2.0 Shirley Jones 1:55 10,022 ++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time Attendance Streak
CSV

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.

1980 / 1982 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits