MLB · 1981 Season
1981 Chicago Cubs
38-65-3 · 6th NL East
RS/G
3.5
RA/G
4.6
AVG
.236
ERA
4.02
Regular season
MLB · 1981 Season
38-65-3 · 6th NL East
RS/G
3.5
RA/G
4.6
AVG
.236
ERA
4.02
Regular season
| Date | Opponent | Score | W/L | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 4 | PH @Philadelphia Phillies | 1-2 | L | 38-65-3 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | PH@Philadelphia Phillies | 8-4 | W | 38-64-3 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | PH@Philadelphia Phillies | 7-9 | L | 37-64-3 |
| Thu, Oct 1 | NY @New York Mets | 2-2 | T | 37-63-3 |
| Wed, Sep 30 | NY@New York Mets | 1-2 | L | 37-63-2 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | PI @Pittsburgh Pirates | 6-10 | L | 37-62-2 |
| Mon, Sep 28 | PI@Pittsburgh Pirates | 3-1 | W | 37-61-2 |
| Mon, Sep 28 | PI@Pittsburgh Pirates | 0-4 | L | 36-61-2 |
| Sun, Sep 27 | PHvsPhiladelphia Phillies | 14-0 | W | 36-60-2 |
| Sun, Sep 27 | PHvsPhiladelphia Phillies | 2-5 | L | 35-60-2 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | PHvsPhiladelphia Phillies | 2-9 | L | 35-59-2 |
| Thu, Sep 24 | NYvsNew York Mets | 10-9 | W | 35-58-2 |
| Wed, Sep 23 | NYvsNew York Mets | 2-1 | W | 34-58-2 |
| Tue, Sep 22 | ST vsSt Louis Cardinals | 4-3 | W | 33-58-2 |
| Mon, Sep 21 | STvsSt Louis Cardinals | 0-2 | L | 32-58-2 |
| Sun, Sep 20 | WS @Montreal Expos | 0-4 | L | 32-57-2 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | WS@Montreal Expos | 2-1 | W | 32-56-2 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | WS@Montreal Expos | 0-11 | L | 31-56-2 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | PIvsPittsburgh Pirates | 2-8 | L | 31-55-2 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | WSvsMontreal Expos | 6-10 | L | 31-54-2 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | WSvsMontreal Expos | 0-2 | L | 31-53-2 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | WSvsMontreal Expos | 6-5 | W | 31-52-2 |
| Wed, Sep 9 | ST@St Louis Cardinals | 7-3 | W | 30-52-2 |
| Tue, Sep 8 | ST@St Louis Cardinals | 4-3 | W | 29-52-2 |
| Mon, Sep 7 | ST@St Louis Cardinals | 10-0 | W | 28-52-2 |
| Sun, Sep 6 | SF @San Francisco Giants | 0-3 | L | 27-52-2 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | SF@San Francisco Giants | 8-2 | W | 27-51-2 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | SF@San Francisco Giants | 2-3 | L | 26-51-2 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | SF@San Francisco Giants | 0-12 | L | 26-50-2 |
| Wed, Sep 2 | SD @San Diego Padres | 4-5 | L | 26-49-2 |
| Tue, Sep 1 | SD@San Diego Padres | 2-3 | L | 26-48-2 |
| Mon, Aug 31 | SD@San Diego Padres | 1-4 | L | 26-47-2 |
| Sun, Aug 30 | LA @Los Angeles Dodgers | 2-1 | W | 26-46-2 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | LA@Los Angeles Dodgers | 3-1 | W | 25-46-2 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | LA@Los Angeles Dodgers | 1-6 | L | 24-46-2 |
| Thu, Aug 27 | LA@Los Angeles Dodgers | 0-6 | L | 24-45-2 |
| Wed, Aug 26 | SDvsSan Diego Padres | 9-7 | W | 24-44-2 |
| Tue, Aug 25 | SDvsSan Diego Padres | 4-3 | W | 23-44-2 |
| Mon, Aug 24 | SDvsSan Diego Padres | 9-8 | W | 22-44-2 |
| Sun, Aug 23 | SFvsSan Francisco Giants | 6-5 | W | 21-44-2 |
| Sat, Aug 22 | SFvsSan Francisco Giants | 1-2 | L | 20-44-2 |
| Fri, Aug 21 | SFvsSan Francisco Giants | 3-4 | L | 20-43-2 |
| Wed, Aug 19 | LAvsLos Angeles Dodgers | 4-3 | W | 20-42-2 |
| Tue, Aug 18 | LAvsLos Angeles Dodgers | 0-5 | L | 19-42-2 |
| Mon, Aug 17 | LAvsLos Angeles Dodgers | 3-1 | W | 19-41-2 |
| Sun, Aug 16 | PIvsPittsburgh Pirates | 6-4 | W | 18-41-2 |
| Sun, Aug 16 | PIvsPittsburgh Pirates | 3-4 | L | 17-41-2 |
| Sat, Aug 15 | PIvsPittsburgh Pirates | 4-3 | W | 17-40-2 |
| Thu, Aug 13 | NYvsNew York Mets | 6-1 | W | 16-40-2 |
| Wed, Aug 12 | NYvsNew York Mets | 4-7 | L | 15-40-2 |
| Tue, Aug 11 | NYvsNew York Mets | 2-4 | L | 15-39-2 |
| Mon, Aug 10 | NYvsNew York Mets | 5-7 | L | 15-38-2 |
| Thu, Jun 11 | SFvsSan Francisco Giants | 6-1 | W | 15-37-2 |
| Wed, Jun 10 | SFvsSan Francisco Giants | 7-4 | W | 14-37-2 |
| Tue, Jun 9 | SFvsSan Francisco Giants | 2-1 | W | 13-37-2 |
| Sun, Jun 7 | LAvsLos Angeles Dodgers | 0-7 | L | 12-37-2 |
| Sat, Jun 6 | LAvsLos Angeles Dodgers | 11-5 | W | 12-36-2 |
| Fri, Jun 5 | LAvsLos Angeles Dodgers | 4-3 | W | 11-36-2 |
| Thu, Jun 4 | PI@Pittsburgh Pirates | 4-5 | L | 10-36-2 |
| Wed, Jun 3 | PI@Pittsburgh Pirates | 2-3 | L | 10-35-2 |
| Tue, Jun 2 | PI@Pittsburgh Pirates | 3-16 | L | 10-34-2 |
| Sun, May 31 | NY@New York Mets | 2-3 | L | 10-33-2 |
| Sat, May 30 | NY@New York Mets | 10-3 | W | 10-32-2 |
| Fri, May 29 | NY@New York Mets | 1-6 | L | 9-32-2 |
| Thu, May 28 | PIvsPittsburgh Pirates | 4-9 | L | 9-31-2 |
| Wed, May 27 | PIvsPittsburgh Pirates | 2-3 | L | 9-30-2 |
| Tue, May 26 | PIvsPittsburgh Pirates | 4-6 | L | 9-29-2 |
| Mon, May 25 | PIvsPittsburgh Pirates | 10-9 | W | 9-28-2 |
| Sun, May 24 | WSvsMontreal Expos | 6-2 | W | 8-28-2 |
| Sat, May 23 | WSvsMontreal Expos | 6-4 | W | 7-28-2 |
| Fri, May 22 | WSvsMontreal Expos | 3-6 | L | 6-28-2 |
| Thu, May 21 | CI vsCincinnati Reds | 5-1 | W | 6-27-2 |
| Wed, May 20 | CIvsCincinnati Reds | 7-10 | L | 5-27-2 |
| Tue, May 19 | CIvsCincinnati Reds | 0-5 | L | 5-26-2 |
| Sun, May 17 | HO @Houston Astros | 1-6 | L | 5-25-2 |
| Sat, May 16 | HO@Houston Astros | 1-6 | L | 5-24-2 |
| Fri, May 15 | HO@Houston Astros | 0-5 | L | 5-23-2 |
| Thu, May 14 | CI@Cincinnati Reds | 1-6 | L | 5-22-2 |
| Wed, May 13 | CI@Cincinnati Reds | 3-8 | L | 5-21-2 |
| Tue, May 12 | CI@Cincinnati Reds | 1-2 | L | 5-20-2 |
| Sun, May 10 | AT @Atlanta Braves | 5-5 | T | 5-19-2 |
| Sat, May 9 | AT@Atlanta Braves | 7-3 | W | 5-19-1 |
| Fri, May 8 | AT@Atlanta Braves | 3-4 | L | 4-19-1 |
| Thu, May 7 | HOvsHouston Astros | 0-6 | L | 4-18-1 |
| Wed, May 6 | HOvsHouston Astros | 2-1 | W | 4-17-1 |
| Tue, May 5 | HOvsHouston Astros | 3-4 | L | 3-17-1 |
| Mon, May 4 | HOvsHouston Astros | 4-5 | L | 3-16-1 |
| Sun, May 3 | ATvsAtlanta Braves | 7-9 | L | 3-15-1 |
| Sat, May 2 | ATvsAtlanta Braves | 5-2 | W | 3-14-1 |
| Fri, May 1 | ATvsAtlanta Braves | 1-2 | L | 2-14-1 |
| Wed, Apr 29 | STvsSt Louis Cardinals | 2-2 | T | 2-13-1 |
| Wed, Apr 29 | STvsSt Louis Cardinals | 6-1 | W | 2-13 |
| Sun, Apr 26 | PHvsPhiladelphia Phillies | 2-6 | L | 1-13 |
| Sat, Apr 25 | PHvsPhiladelphia Phillies | 5-7 | L | 1-12 |
| Fri, Apr 24 | PHvsPhiladelphia Phillies | 4-6 | L | 1-11 |
| Wed, Apr 22 | ST@St Louis Cardinals | 0-3 | L | 1-10 |
| Tue, Apr 21 | ST@St Louis Cardinals | 0-8 | L | 1-9 |
| Mon, Apr 20 | ST@St Louis Cardinals | 1-6 | L | 1-8 |
| Sun, Apr 19 | PH@Philadelphia Phillies | 3-7 | L | 1-7 |
| Sat, Apr 18 | PH@Philadelphia Phillies | 3-4 | L | 1-6 |
| Fri, Apr 17 | PH@Philadelphia Phillies | 2-6 | L | 1-5 |
| Thu, Apr 16 | WS@Montreal Expos | 0-7 | L | 1-4 |
| Wed, Apr 15 | WS@Montreal Expos | 4-5 | L | 1-3 |
| Sun, Apr 12 | NYvsNew York Mets | 1-2 | L | 1-2 |
| Sat, Apr 11 | NYvsNew York Mets | 3-1 | W | 1-1 |
| Thu, Apr 9 | NYvsNew York Mets | 0-2 | L | 0-1 |