38-65 | Missed Playoffs |
Record | Outcome |
The Chicago Cubs finished the regular season with a 38-65 record. They went 27-30 at home and 11-35 on the road.
The 1981 Chicago Cubs played in the East Division of the National League.
During the regular season, the 1981 Chicago Cubs went 20-39 against their NL East opponents.
Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
---|---|---|---|
St. Louis Cardinals | 5-4 | 55.6% | +3 |
New York Mets | 5-8 | 38.5% | -1 |
Montreal Expos | 4-7 | 36.4% | -24 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 4-10 | 28.6% | -32 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 2-10 | 16.7% | -12 |
Among qualifying months, the 1981 Chicago Cubs had their best month in June, when they went 5-4 and had a 55.6% win percentage. Their worst month was April, when they went 2-13 and had a 13.3% win percentage.
Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
---|---|---|---|
April | 2-13 | 13.3% | -37 |
May | 8-20 | 28.6% | -37 |
June | 5-4 | 55.6% | -6 |
August | 11-10 | 52.4% | -10 |
September | 11-16 | 40.7% | -24 |
October | 1-2 | 33.3% | +1 |
No, the Cubs didn't make the Postseason in 1981.
The Chicago Cubs finished the regular season with a run differential of -113. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Cubs could have been expected to have about 38.9 wins, or a 39-64 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1981 Chicago Cubs went 16-22.
During the regular season, the 1981 Chicago Cubs went 5-8 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1981 Chicago Cubs was a 4 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.
The longest losing streak that the Chicago Cubs had during the 1981 regular season was 12 games, which happened once during the season.
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Date | Opponent | Score | ||
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Regular Season | ||||
Thu, Apr 9, 1981 | vs New York Mets | Loss 0 - 2 | ||
Sat, Apr 11, 1981 | vs New York Mets | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Sun, Apr 12, 1981 | vs New York Mets | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Wed, Apr 15, 1981 | @ Montreal Expos | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
Thu, Apr 16, 1981 | @ Montreal Expos | Loss 0 - 7 | ||
Fri, Apr 17, 1981 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 2 - 6 | ||
Sat, Apr 18, 1981 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 3 - 4 | (10) | |
Sun, Apr 19, 1981 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 3 - 7 | ||
Mon, Apr 20, 1981 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 1 - 6 | ||
Tue, Apr 21, 1981 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 0 - 8 | ||
Wed, Apr 22, 1981 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 0 - 3 | ||
Fri, Apr 24, 1981 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 4 - 6 | ||
Sat, Apr 25, 1981 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 5 - 7 | ||
Sun, Apr 26, 1981 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 2 - 6 | ||
Wed, Apr 29, 1981 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Win 6 - 1 | ||
Fri, May 1, 1981 | vs Atlanta Braves | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Sat, May 2, 1981 | vs Atlanta Braves | Win 5 - 2 | ||
Sun, May 3, 1981 | vs Atlanta Braves | Loss 7 - 9 | ||
Mon, May 4, 1981 | vs Houston Astros | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
Tue, May 5, 1981 | vs Houston Astros | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
Wed, May 6, 1981 | vs Houston Astros | Win 2 - 1 | (11) | |
Thu, May 7, 1981 | vs Houston Astros | Loss 0 - 6 | ||
Fri, May 8, 1981 | @ Atlanta Braves | Loss 3 - 4 | (11) | |
Sat, May 9, 1981 | @ Atlanta Braves | Win 7 - 3 | ||
Tue, May 12, 1981 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Wed, May 13, 1981 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Loss 3 - 8 | ||
Thu, May 14, 1981 | @ Cincinnati Reds | Loss 1 - 6 | ||
Fri, May 15, 1981 | @ Houston Astros | Loss 0 - 5 | ||
Sat, May 16, 1981 | @ Houston Astros | Loss 1 - 6 | ||
Sun, May 17, 1981 | @ Houston Astros | Loss 1 - 6 | ||
Tue, May 19, 1981 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Loss 0 - 5 | ||
Wed, May 20, 1981 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Loss 7 - 10 | ||
Thu, May 21, 1981 | vs Cincinnati Reds | Win 5 - 1 | ||
Fri, May 22, 1981 | vs Montreal Expos | Loss 3 - 6 | ||
Sat, May 23, 1981 | vs Montreal Expos | Win 6 - 4 | ||
Sun, May 24, 1981 | vs Montreal Expos | Win 6 - 2 | ||
Mon, May 25, 1981 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Win 10 - 9 | (11) | |
Tue, May 26, 1981 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 4 - 6 | ||
Wed, May 27, 1981 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
Thu, May 28, 1981 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 4 - 9 | ||
Fri, May 29, 1981 | @ New York Mets | Loss 1 - 6 | ||
Sat, May 30, 1981 | @ New York Mets | Win 10 - 3 | ||
Sun, May 31, 1981 | @ New York Mets | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
Tue, Jun 2, 1981 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 3 - 16 | ||
Wed, Jun 3, 1981 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
Thu, Jun 4, 1981 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 4 - 5 | (10) | |
Fri, Jun 5, 1981 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 4 - 3 | ||
Sat, Jun 6, 1981 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 11 - 5 | ||
Sun, Jun 7, 1981 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 0 - 7 | ||
Tue, Jun 9, 1981 | vs San Francisco Giants | Win 2 - 1 | ||
Wed, Jun 10, 1981 | vs San Francisco Giants | Win 7 - 4 | ||
Thu, Jun 11, 1981 | vs San Francisco Giants | Win 6 - 1 | ||
Mon, Aug 10, 1981 | vs New York Mets | Loss 5 - 7 | (13) | |
Tue, Aug 11, 1981 | vs New York Mets | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
Wed, Aug 12, 1981 | vs New York Mets | Loss 4 - 7 | (10) | |
Thu, Aug 13, 1981 | vs New York Mets | Win 6 - 1 | ||
Sat, Aug 15, 1981 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Win 4 - 3 | (15) | |
Sun, Aug 16, 1981 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 3 - 4 | (11) | |
Sun, Aug 16, 1981 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Win 6 - 4 | ||
Mon, Aug 17, 1981 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Tue, Aug 18, 1981 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 0 - 5 | ||
Wed, Aug 19, 1981 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 4 - 3 | ||
Fri, Aug 21, 1981 | vs San Francisco Giants | Loss 3 - 4 | ||
Sat, Aug 22, 1981 | vs San Francisco Giants | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Sun, Aug 23, 1981 | vs San Francisco Giants | Win 6 - 5 | ||
Mon, Aug 24, 1981 | vs San Diego Padres | Win 9 - 8 | (11) | |
Tue, Aug 25, 1981 | vs San Diego Padres | Win 4 - 3 | ||
Wed, Aug 26, 1981 | vs San Diego Padres | Win 9 - 7 | ||
Thu, Aug 27, 1981 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 0 - 6 | ||
Fri, Aug 28, 1981 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Loss 1 - 6 | ||
Sat, Aug 29, 1981 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Sun, Aug 30, 1981 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | Win 2 - 1 | ||
Mon, Aug 31, 1981 | @ San Diego Padres | Loss 1 - 4 | ||
Tue, Sep 1, 1981 | @ San Diego Padres | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
Wed, Sep 2, 1981 | @ San Diego Padres | Loss 4 - 5 | (10) | |
Thu, Sep 3, 1981 | @ San Francisco Giants | Loss 0 - 12 | ||
Fri, Sep 4, 1981 | @ San Francisco Giants | Loss 2 - 3 | (10) | |
Sat, Sep 5, 1981 | @ San Francisco Giants | Win 8 - 2 | ||
Sun, Sep 6, 1981 | @ San Francisco Giants | Loss 0 - 3 | ||
Mon, Sep 7, 1981 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Win 10 - 0 | ||
Tue, Sep 8, 1981 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Win 4 - 3 | (12) | |
Wed, Sep 9, 1981 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | Win 7 - 3 | ||
Fri, Sep 11, 1981 | vs Montreal Expos | Win 6 - 5 | ||
Sat, Sep 12, 1981 | vs Montreal Expos | Loss 0 - 2 | ||
Sun, Sep 13, 1981 | vs Montreal Expos | Loss 6 - 10 | ||
Tue, Sep 15, 1981 | vs Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 2 - 8 | ||
Fri, Sep 18, 1981 | @ Montreal Expos | Loss 0 - 11 | ||
Sat, Sep 19, 1981 | @ Montreal Expos | Win 2 - 1 | ||
Sun, Sep 20, 1981 | @ Montreal Expos | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
Mon, Sep 21, 1981 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Loss 0 - 2 | ||
Tue, Sep 22, 1981 | vs St. Louis Cardinals | Win 4 - 3 | ||
Wed, Sep 23, 1981 | vs New York Mets | Win 2 - 1 | ||
Thu, Sep 24, 1981 | vs New York Mets | Win 10 - 9 | ||
Fri, Sep 25, 1981 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 2 - 9 | ||
Sun, Sep 27, 1981 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 2 - 5 | ||
Sun, Sep 27, 1981 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | Win 14 - 0 | ||
Mon, Sep 28, 1981 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 0 - 4 | ||
Mon, Sep 28, 1981 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Win 3 - 1 | ||
Tue, Sep 29, 1981 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | Loss 6 - 10 | ||
Wed, Sep 30, 1981 | @ New York Mets | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
Fri, Oct 2, 1981 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 7 - 9 | ||
Sat, Oct 3, 1981 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Win 8 - 4 | ||
Sun, Oct 4, 1981 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | Loss 1 - 2 |
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