1981 St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) Season, Schedule & Results

1981 St. Louis Cardinals

What was the record of the 1981 St. Louis Cardinals?

The St. Louis Cardinals finished the regular season with a 59-43 record. They went 32-21 at home and 27-22 on the road.

What division did the 1981 St. Louis Cardinals play in?

The 1981 St. Louis Cardinals played in the East Division of the National League.

What was the division record of the 1981 St. Louis Cardinals?

During the regular season, the 1981 St. Louis Cardinals went 32-27 against their NL East opponents.

What was the 1981 St. Louis Cardinals record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent	Record	Win Percentage %	Run Differential
Pittsburgh Pirates	8-3	72.7%	+24
Montreal Expos	9-6	60%	+11
Philadelphia Phillies	6-7	46.2%	-6
New York Mets	5-6	45.5%	-6
Chicago Cubs	4-5	44.4%	-3

What was the 1981 St. Louis Cardinals record by month?

Among qualifying months, the 1981 St. Louis Cardinals had their best month in April, when they went 9-3 and had a 75% win percentage. Their worst month was September, when they went 14-16 and had a 46.7% win percentage.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Run Differential
April	9-3	75%	+29
May	14-14	50%	-9
June	7-3	70%	+9
August	12-6	66.7%	+24
September	14-16	46.7%	-15
October	3-1	75%	+9

Did the 1981 St. Louis Cardinals make the Postseason?

No, the Cardinals didn't make the Postseason in 1981.

What was the run differential for the 1981 St. Louis Cardinals?

The St. Louis Cardinals finished the regular season with a run differential of +47. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Cardinals could have been expected to have about 56.0 wins, or a 56-46 record in the regular season.

How did the 1981 St. Louis Cardinals perform in one-run games?

In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1981 St. Louis Cardinals went 18-15.

How did the 1981 St. Louis Cardinals perform in extra inning games?

During the regular season, the 1981 St. Louis Cardinals went 9-6 in extra inning games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1981 St. Louis Cardinals?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1981 St. Louis Cardinals was a 8 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1981 St. Louis Cardinals?

The longest losing streak that the St. Louis Cardinals had during the 1981 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.

1981 St. Louis Cardinals Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Date

Opponent

Score

Regular Season

Sat, Apr 11, 1981

vs Philadelphia Phillies

Loss 2 - 5

Sun, Apr 12, 1981

vs Philadelphia Phillies

Win 7 - 3

Wed, Apr 15, 1981

@ New York Mets

Loss 3 - 5

Thu, Apr 16, 1981

@ New York Mets

Win 5 - 1

Fri, Apr 17, 1981

@ Cincinnati Reds

Win 9 - 5

Sat, Apr 18, 1981

@ Cincinnati Reds

Win 10 - 4

Mon, Apr 20, 1981

vs Chicago Cubs

Win 6 - 1

Tue, Apr 21, 1981

vs Chicago Cubs

Win 8 - 0

Wed, Apr 22, 1981

vs Chicago Cubs

Win 3 - 0

Sat, Apr 25, 1981

@ Pittsburgh Pirates

Win 5 - 1

Sun, Apr 26, 1981

@ Pittsburgh Pirates

Win 3 - 2

Wed, Apr 29, 1981

@ Chicago Cubs

Loss 1 - 6

Fri, May 1, 1981

vs Cincinnati Reds

Win 7 - 6

Sat, May 2, 1981

vs Cincinnati Reds

Win 7 - 3

Sun, May 3, 1981

vs Cincinnati Reds

Win 5 - 4

(11)

Mon, May 4, 1981

vs Atlanta Braves

Loss 6 - 9

Tue, May 5, 1981

vs Atlanta Braves

Win 4 - 1

Wed, May 6, 1981

vs Atlanta Braves

Loss 2 - 10

Thu, May 7, 1981

vs Atlanta Braves

Loss 3 - 4

Fri, May 8, 1981

vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Win 5 - 4

Sat, May 9, 1981

vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Win 13 - 0

Sun, May 10, 1981

vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Loss 2 - 8

Tue, May 12, 1981

@ Houston Astros

Win 3 - 2

(10)

Wed, May 13, 1981

@ Houston Astros

Loss 0 - 3

Thu, May 14, 1981

@ Houston Astros

Win 7 - 6

Fri, May 15, 1981

@ Atlanta Braves

Loss 3 - 11

Sat, May 16, 1981

@ Atlanta Braves

Win 6 - 2

Sun, May 17, 1981

@ Atlanta Braves

Win 4 - 3

Tue, May 19, 1981

vs Houston Astros

Win 15 - 12

Wed, May 20, 1981

vs Houston Astros

Loss 3 - 4

(11)

Thu, May 21, 1981

vs Houston Astros

Win 3 - 1

Fri, May 22, 1981

vs New York Mets

Loss 3 - 9

Sat, May 23, 1981

vs New York Mets

Win 8 - 2

Sun, May 24, 1981

vs New York Mets

Loss 1 - 3

(10)

Mon, May 25, 1981

@ Montreal Expos

Loss 3 - 5

Tue, May 26, 1981

@ Montreal Expos

Loss 3 - 4

Wed, May 27, 1981

@ Montreal Expos

Loss 1 - 4

Fri, May 29, 1981

@ Philadelphia Phillies

Win 11 - 4

Sat, May 30, 1981

@ Philadelphia Phillies

Loss 2 - 10

Sun, May 31, 1981

@ Philadelphia Phillies

Loss 1 - 6

Mon, Jun 1, 1981

vs Montreal Expos

Win 4 - 2

Tue, Jun 2, 1981

vs Montreal Expos

Loss 1 - 8

Wed, Jun 3, 1981

vs Montreal Expos

Win 3 - 2

(11)

Thu, Jun 4, 1981

vs Montreal Expos

Win 4 - 1

Fri, Jun 5, 1981

vs San Diego Padres

Win 2 - 1

(13)

Sat, Jun 6, 1981

vs San Diego Padres

Win 11 - 1

Sun, Jun 7, 1981

vs San Diego Padres

Loss 1 - 5

Tue, Jun 9, 1981

vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Win 6 - 1

Wed, Jun 10, 1981

vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Loss 1 - 4

Thu, Jun 11, 1981

vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Win 2 - 1

Mon, Aug 10, 1981

@ Philadelphia Phillies

Win 7 - 3

Tue, Aug 11, 1981

@ Philadelphia Phillies

Loss 5 - 6

(10)

Wed, Aug 12, 1981

@ Philadelphia Phillies

Win 11 - 3

Thu, Aug 13, 1981

@ Philadelphia Phillies

Win 5 - 2

Fri, Aug 14, 1981

@ Montreal Expos

Win 3 - 1

Mon, Aug 17, 1981

vs San Diego Padres

Win 2 - 1

(13)

Tue, Aug 18, 1981

vs San Diego Padres

Loss 3 - 4

Wed, Aug 19, 1981

vs San Diego Padres

Win 7 - 6

Fri, Aug 21, 1981

vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Loss 0 - 4

Sat, Aug 22, 1981

vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Loss 2 - 3

Sun, Aug 23, 1981

vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Win 11 - 7

Mon, Aug 24, 1981

vs San Francisco Giants

Win 2 - 1

(10)

Tue, Aug 25, 1981

vs San Francisco Giants

Loss 2 - 4

Wed, Aug 26, 1981

vs San Francisco Giants

Win 9 - 4

Thu, Aug 27, 1981

@ San Diego Padres

Win 3 - 2

(13)

Sat, Aug 29, 1981

@ San Diego Padres

Win 6 - 1

Sat, Aug 29, 1981

@ San Diego Padres

Win 6 - 5

Sun, Aug 30, 1981

@ San Diego Padres

Loss 6 - 9

Tue, Sep 1, 1981

@ San Francisco Giants

Loss 2 - 4

Wed, Sep 2, 1981

@ San Francisco Giants

Win 5 - 2

Thu, Sep 3, 1981

@ Los Angeles Dodgers

Win 5 - 3

Fri, Sep 4, 1981

@ Los Angeles Dodgers

Win 7 - 2

Sat, Sep 5, 1981

@ Los Angeles Dodgers

Loss 3 - 4

(11)

Sun, Sep 6, 1981

@ Los Angeles Dodgers

Loss 0 - 5

Mon, Sep 7, 1981

vs Chicago Cubs

Loss 0 - 10

Tue, Sep 8, 1981

vs Chicago Cubs

Loss 3 - 4

(12)

Wed, Sep 9, 1981

vs Chicago Cubs

Loss 3 - 7

Fri, Sep 11, 1981

vs New York Mets

Win 4 - 2

Sat, Sep 12, 1981

vs New York Mets

Win 4 - 2

(13)

Sun, Sep 13, 1981

vs New York Mets

Win 4 - 2

Tue, Sep 15, 1981

@ Montreal Expos

Win 3 - 2

Tue, Sep 15, 1981

@ Montreal Expos

Loss 3 - 4

Wed, Sep 16, 1981

@ Montreal Expos

Win 7 - 1

Wed, Sep 16, 1981

@ Montreal Expos

Loss 3 - 4

(11)

Thu, Sep 17, 1981

@ Montreal Expos

Win 7 - 4

Fri, Sep 18, 1981

@ New York Mets

Loss 1 - 8

Sat, Sep 19, 1981

@ New York Mets

Loss 2 - 6

Sun, Sep 20, 1981

@ New York Mets

Loss 6 - 7

Mon, Sep 21, 1981

@ Chicago Cubs

Win 2 - 0

Tue, Sep 22, 1981

@ Chicago Cubs

Loss 3 - 4

Wed, Sep 23, 1981

vs Philadelphia Phillies

Loss 4 - 9

Thu, Sep 24, 1981

vs Philadelphia Phillies

Loss 6 - 14

Fri, Sep 25, 1981

vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Loss 4 - 5

Sat, Sep 26, 1981

vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Win 5 - 3

Sun, Sep 27, 1981

vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Win 7 - 5

Mon, Sep 28, 1981

vs Montreal Expos

Win 6 - 2

Tue, Sep 29, 1981

vs Montreal Expos

Win 8 - 4

Wed, Sep 30, 1981

@ Philadelphia Phillies

Loss 5 - 8

Thu, Oct 1, 1981

@ Philadelphia Phillies

Win 3 - 2

(10)

Fri, Oct 2, 1981

@ Pittsburgh Pirates

Loss 7 - 8

Sat, Oct 3, 1981

@ Pittsburgh Pirates

Win 8 - 3

Sun, Oct 4, 1981

@ Pittsburgh Pirates

Win 4 - 0

59-43	Missed Playoffs
Record	Outcome

1981 St. Louis Cardinals

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