MLB · 1981 Season
1981 St Louis Cardinals
59-43-1 · 1st NL East
RS/G
4.5
RA/G
4.0
AVG
.265
ERA
3.63
Regular season
MLB · 1981 Season
59-43-1 · 1st NL East
RS/G
4.5
RA/G
4.0
AVG
.265
ERA
3.63
Regular season
| Date | Opponent | Score | W/L | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Oct 4 | PI @Pittsburgh Pirates | 4-0 | W | 59-43-1 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | PI@Pittsburgh Pirates | 8-3 | W | 58-43-1 |
| Fri, Oct 2 | PI@Pittsburgh Pirates | 7-8 | L | 57-43-1 |
| Thu, Oct 1 | PH @Philadelphia Phillies | 3-2 | W | 57-42-1 |
| Wed, Sep 30 | PH@Philadelphia Phillies | 5-8 | L | 56-42-1 |
| Tue, Sep 29 | WS vsMontreal Expos | 8-4 | W | 56-41-1 |
| Mon, Sep 28 | WSvsMontreal Expos | 6-2 | W | 55-41-1 |
| Sun, Sep 27 | PIvsPittsburgh Pirates | 7-5 | W | 54-41-1 |
| Sat, Sep 26 | PIvsPittsburgh Pirates | 5-3 | W | 53-41-1 |
| Fri, Sep 25 | PIvsPittsburgh Pirates | 4-5 | L | 52-41-1 |
| Thu, Sep 24 | PHvsPhiladelphia Phillies | 6-14 | L | 52-40-1 |
| Wed, Sep 23 | PHvsPhiladelphia Phillies | 4-9 | L | 52-39-1 |
| Tue, Sep 22 | CH @Chicago Cubs | 3-4 | L | 52-38-1 |
| Mon, Sep 21 | CH@Chicago Cubs | 2-0 | W | 52-37-1 |
| Sun, Sep 20 | NY @New York Mets | 6-7 | L | 51-37-1 |
| Sat, Sep 19 | NY@New York Mets | 2-6 | L | 51-36-1 |
| Fri, Sep 18 | NY@New York Mets | 1-8 | L | 51-35-1 |
| Thu, Sep 17 | WS@Montreal Expos | 7-4 | W | 51-34-1 |
| Wed, Sep 16 | WS@Montreal Expos | 7-1 | W | 50-34-1 |
| Wed, Sep 16 | WS@Montreal Expos | 3-4 | L | 49-34-1 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | WS@Montreal Expos | 3-4 | L | 49-33-1 |
| Tue, Sep 15 | WS@Montreal Expos | 3-2 | W | 49-32-1 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | NYvsNew York Mets | 4-2 | W | 48-32-1 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | NYvsNew York Mets | 4-2 | W | 47-32-1 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | NYvsNew York Mets | 4-2 | W | 46-32-1 |
| Wed, Sep 9 | CHvsChicago Cubs | 3-7 | L | 45-32-1 |
| Tue, Sep 8 | CHvsChicago Cubs | 3-4 | L | 45-31-1 |
| Mon, Sep 7 | CHvsChicago Cubs | 0-10 | L | 45-30-1 |
| Sun, Sep 6 | LA @Los Angeles Dodgers | 0-5 | L | 45-29-1 |
| Sat, Sep 5 | LA@Los Angeles Dodgers | 3-4 | L | 45-28-1 |
| Fri, Sep 4 | LA@Los Angeles Dodgers | 7-2 | W | 45-27-1 |
| Thu, Sep 3 | LA@Los Angeles Dodgers | 5-3 | W | 44-27-1 |
| Wed, Sep 2 | SF @San Francisco Giants | 5-2 | W | 43-27-1 |
| Tue, Sep 1 | SF@San Francisco Giants | 2-4 | L | 42-27-1 |
| Sun, Aug 30 | SD @San Diego Padres | 6-9 | L | 42-26-1 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | SD@San Diego Padres | 6-5 | W | 42-25-1 |
| Sat, Aug 29 | SD@San Diego Padres | 6-1 | W | 41-25-1 |
| Thu, Aug 27 | SD@San Diego Padres | 3-2 | W | 40-25-1 |
| Wed, Aug 26 | SFvsSan Francisco Giants | 9-4 | W | 39-25-1 |
| Tue, Aug 25 | SFvsSan Francisco Giants | 2-4 | L | 38-25-1 |
| Mon, Aug 24 | SFvsSan Francisco Giants | 2-1 | W | 38-24-1 |
| Sun, Aug 23 | LAvsLos Angeles Dodgers | 11-7 | W | 37-24-1 |
| Sat, Aug 22 | LAvsLos Angeles Dodgers | 2-3 | L | 36-24-1 |
| Fri, Aug 21 | LAvsLos Angeles Dodgers | 0-4 | L | 36-23-1 |
| Wed, Aug 19 | SDvsSan Diego Padres | 7-6 | W | 36-22-1 |
| Tue, Aug 18 | SDvsSan Diego Padres | 3-4 | L | 35-22-1 |
| Mon, Aug 17 | SDvsSan Diego Padres | 2-1 | W | 35-21-1 |
| Fri, Aug 14 | WS@Montreal Expos | 3-1 | W | 34-21-1 |
| Thu, Aug 13 | PH@Philadelphia Phillies | 5-2 | W | 33-21-1 |
| Wed, Aug 12 | PH@Philadelphia Phillies | 11-3 | W | 32-21-1 |
| Tue, Aug 11 | PH@Philadelphia Phillies | 5-6 | L | 31-21-1 |
| Mon, Aug 10 | PH@Philadelphia Phillies | 7-3 | W | 31-20-1 |
| Thu, Jun 11 | LAvsLos Angeles Dodgers | 2-1 | W | 30-20-1 |
| Wed, Jun 10 | LAvsLos Angeles Dodgers | 1-4 | L | 29-20-1 |
| Tue, Jun 9 | LAvsLos Angeles Dodgers | 6-1 | W | 29-19-1 |
| Sun, Jun 7 | SDvsSan Diego Padres | 1-5 | L | 28-19-1 |
| Sat, Jun 6 | SDvsSan Diego Padres | 11-1 | W | 28-18-1 |
| Fri, Jun 5 | SDvsSan Diego Padres | 2-1 | W | 27-18-1 |
| Thu, Jun 4 | WSvsMontreal Expos | 4-1 | W | 26-18-1 |
| Wed, Jun 3 | WSvsMontreal Expos | 3-2 | W | 25-18-1 |
| Tue, Jun 2 | WSvsMontreal Expos | 1-8 | L | 24-18-1 |
| Mon, Jun 1 | WSvsMontreal Expos | 4-2 | W | 24-17-1 |
| Sun, May 31 | PH@Philadelphia Phillies | 1-6 | L | 23-17-1 |
| Sat, May 30 | PH@Philadelphia Phillies | 2-10 | L | 23-16-1 |
| Fri, May 29 | PH@Philadelphia Phillies | 11-4 | W | 23-15-1 |
| Wed, May 27 | WS@Montreal Expos | 1-4 | L | 22-15-1 |
| Tue, May 26 | WS@Montreal Expos | 3-4 | L | 22-14-1 |
| Mon, May 25 | WS@Montreal Expos | 3-5 | L | 22-13-1 |
| Sun, May 24 | NYvsNew York Mets | 1-3 | L | 22-12-1 |
| Sat, May 23 | NYvsNew York Mets | 8-2 | W | 22-11-1 |
| Fri, May 22 | NYvsNew York Mets | 3-9 | L | 21-11-1 |
| Thu, May 21 | HO vsHouston Astros | 3-1 | W | 21-10-1 |
| Wed, May 20 | HOvsHouston Astros | 3-4 | L | 20-10-1 |
| Tue, May 19 | HOvsHouston Astros | 15-12 | W | 20-9-1 |
| Sun, May 17 | AT @Atlanta Braves | 4-3 | W | 19-9-1 |
| Sat, May 16 | AT@Atlanta Braves | 6-2 | W | 18-9-1 |
| Fri, May 15 | AT@Atlanta Braves | 3-11 | L | 17-9-1 |
| Thu, May 14 | HO@Houston Astros | 7-6 | W | 17-8-1 |
| Wed, May 13 | HO@Houston Astros | 0-3 | L | 16-8-1 |
| Tue, May 12 | HO@Houston Astros | 3-2 | W | 16-7-1 |
| Sun, May 10 | PIvsPittsburgh Pirates | 2-8 | L | 15-7-1 |
| Sat, May 9 | PIvsPittsburgh Pirates | 13-0 | W | 15-6-1 |
| Fri, May 8 | PIvsPittsburgh Pirates | 5-4 | W | 14-6-1 |
| Thu, May 7 | ATvsAtlanta Braves | 3-4 | L | 13-6-1 |
| Wed, May 6 | ATvsAtlanta Braves | 2-10 | L | 13-5-1 |
| Tue, May 5 | ATvsAtlanta Braves | 4-1 | W | 13-4-1 |
| Mon, May 4 | ATvsAtlanta Braves | 6-9 | L | 12-4-1 |
| Sun, May 3 | CI vsCincinnati Reds | 5-4 | W | 12-3-1 |
| Sat, May 2 | CIvsCincinnati Reds | 7-3 | W | 11-3-1 |
| Fri, May 1 | CIvsCincinnati Reds | 7-6 | W | 10-3-1 |
| Wed, Apr 29 | CH@Chicago Cubs | 2-2 | T | 9-3-1 |
| Wed, Apr 29 | CH@Chicago Cubs | 1-6 | L | 9-3 |
| Sun, Apr 26 | PI@Pittsburgh Pirates | 3-2 | W | 9-2 |
| Sat, Apr 25 | PI@Pittsburgh Pirates | 5-1 | W | 8-2 |
| Wed, Apr 22 | CHvsChicago Cubs | 3-0 | W | 7-2 |
| Tue, Apr 21 | CHvsChicago Cubs | 8-0 | W | 6-2 |
| Mon, Apr 20 | CHvsChicago Cubs | 6-1 | W | 5-2 |
| Sat, Apr 18 | CI@Cincinnati Reds | 10-4 | W | 4-2 |
| Fri, Apr 17 | CI@Cincinnati Reds | 9-5 | W | 3-2 |
| Thu, Apr 16 | NY@New York Mets | 5-1 | W | 2-2 |
| Wed, Apr 15 | NY@New York Mets | 3-5 | L | 1-2 |
| Sun, Apr 12 | PHvsPhiladelphia Phillies | 7-3 | W | 1-1 |
| Sat, Apr 11 | PHvsPhiladelphia Phillies | 2-5 | L | 0-1 |