1981 Atlanta Braves Game-by-Game Results
National League (NL)
Team Record: 50-56
Finished 5th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 535,418, Avg. 10,900
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Manager: Bobby Cox (50-56)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1981 Atlanta Braves StatisticsTeam Record: 50-56
Finished 5th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 535,418, Avg. 10,900
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Manager: Bobby Cox (50-56)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1981 Atlanta Braves Roster
The Atlanta Braves of the National League ended the 1981 season with a record of 50 wins and 56 losses, finishing fifth in the NL's West Division.
The Braves scored 395 runs and yielded 416 runs. Bob Horner paced Atlanta with 15 home runs Chris Chambliss accounted for 51 RBI. Claudell Washington topped batters with significant playing time by hitting .291. Rick Camp paced the team with 9 wins, while Rick Mahler recorded a 2.80 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Bobby Cox coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 390
Regular Season Runs Against: 411
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 10, 1981 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Atlanta Braves 5 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 11, 1981 | Cincinnati Reds 3 at Atlanta Braves 2 | L | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 12, 1981 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 | W | 2-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | ||
| April 13, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 2 at Houston Astros 1 | W | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | ||
| April 14, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 2 at Houston Astros 8 | L | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 15, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 0 at Houston Astros 2 | L | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
| April 17, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Atlanta Braves 2 | L | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-4 | ||
| April 18, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 4 at Atlanta Braves 1 | L | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3-5 | ||
| April 19, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 | W | 3-3 | 1-2 | 4-5 | ||
| April 21, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 10 at Cincinnati Reds 1 | W | 3-3 | 2-2 | 5-5 | ||
| April 22, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 7 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 3-3 | 3-2 | 6-5 | ||
| April 23, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 7 at San Francisco Giants 3 | W | 3-3 | 4-2 | 7-5 | ||
| April 24, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 7 at San Francisco Giants 1 | W | 3-3 | 5-2 | 8-5 | ||
| April 25, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 4 at San Francisco Giants 0 | W | 3-3 | 6-2 | 9-5 | ||
| April 26, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 5 at San Francisco Giants 8 | L | 3-3 | 6-3 | 9-6 | ||
| April 26, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 1 at San Francisco Giants 3 | L | 3-3 | 6-4 | 9-7 | ||
| April 28, 1981 | Houston Astros 2 at Atlanta Braves 1 | L | 3-4 | 6-4 | 9-8 | ||
| April 29, 1981 | Houston Astros 5 at Atlanta Braves 4 | L | 3-5 | 6-4 | 9-9 | ||
| April 30, 1981 | Houston Astros 5 at Atlanta Braves 1 | L | 3-6 | 6-4 | 9-10 | ||
| May 1, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 1 | W | 3-6 | 7-4 | 10-10 | ||
| May 2, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 2 at Chicago Cubs 5 | L | 3-6 | 7-5 | 10-11 | ||
| May 3, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 9 at Chicago Cubs 7 | W | 3-6 | 8-5 | 11-11 | ||
| May 4, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 9 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 | W | 3-6 | 9-5 | 12-11 | ||
| May 5, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 | L | 3-6 | 9-6 | 12-12 | ||
| May 6, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 10 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 | W | 3-6 | 10-6 | 13-12 | ||
| May 7, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 | W | 3-6 | 11-6 | 14-12 | ||
| May 8, 1981 | Chicago Cubs 3 at Atlanta Braves 4 | W | 4-6 | 11-6 | 15-12 | ||
| May 9, 1981 | Chicago Cubs 7 at Atlanta Braves 3 | L | 4-7 | 11-6 | 15-13 | ||
| May 11, 1981 | Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 | W | 5-7 | 11-6 | 16-13 | ||
| May 12, 1981 | Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Atlanta Braves 2 | W | 6-7 | 11-6 | 17-13 | ||
| May 13, 1981 | Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Atlanta Braves 5 | L | 6-8 | 11-6 | 17-14 | ||
| May 15, 1981 | St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Atlanta Braves 11 | W | 7-8 | 11-6 | 18-14 | ||
| May 16, 1981 | St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Atlanta Braves 2 | L | 7-9 | 11-6 | 18-15 | ||
| May 17, 1981 | St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Atlanta Braves 3 | L | 7-10 | 11-6 | 18-16 | ||
| May 19, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 | L | 7-10 | 11-7 | 18-17 | ||
| May 20, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 | L | 7-10 | 11-8 | 18-18 | ||
| May 22, 1981 | San Diego Padres 5 at Atlanta Braves 2 | L | 7-11 | 11-8 | 18-19 | ||
| May 23, 1981 | San Diego Padres 6 at Atlanta Braves 7 | W | 8-11 | 11-8 | 19-19 | ||
| May 24, 1981 | San Diego Padres 7 at Atlanta Braves 5 | L | 8-12 | 11-8 | 19-20 | ||
| May 25, 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Atlanta Braves 1 | L | 8-13 | 11-8 | 19-21 | ||
| May 27, 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 | W | 9-13 | 11-8 | 20-21 | ||
| May 28, 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Atlanta Braves 9 | W | 10-13 | 11-8 | 21-21 | ||
| May 29, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 7 at San Diego Padres 1 | W | 10-13 | 12-8 | 22-21 | ||
| May 30, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego Padres 11 | L | 10-13 | 12-9 | 22-22 | ||
| May 31, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego Padres 5 | L | 10-13 | 12-10 | 22-23 | ||
| June 1, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 | L | 10-13 | 12-11 | 22-24 | ||
| June 2, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 | W | 10-13 | 13-11 | 23-24 | ||
| June 3, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | W | 10-13 | 14-11 | 24-24 | ||
| June 5, 1981 | Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Atlanta Braves 4 | W | 11-13 | 14-11 | 25-24 | ||
| June 6, 1981 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Atlanta Braves 0 | L | 11-14 | 14-11 | 25-25 | ||
| June 7, 1981 | Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Atlanta Braves 5 | L | 11-15 | 14-11 | 25-26 | ||
| June 9, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 1 at Montreal Expos 12 | L | 11-15 | 14-12 | 25-27 | ||
| June 10, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 2 at Montreal Expos 11 | L | 11-15 | 14-13 | 25-28 | ||
| June 11, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 0 at Montreal Expos 7 | L | 11-15 | 14-14 | 25-29 | ||
| August 10, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 3 at San Diego Padres 2 | W | 11-15 | 15-14 | 26-29 | ||
| August 11, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 5 at San Diego Padres 1 | W | 11-15 | 16-14 | 27-29 | ||
| August 12, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 4 at San Diego Padres 3 | W | 11-15 | 17-14 | 28-29 | ||
| August 13, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 9 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 | W | 11-15 | 18-14 | 29-29 | ||
| August 14, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 | L | 11-15 | 18-15 | 29-30 | ||
| August 15, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 | W | 11-15 | 19-15 | 30-30 | ||
| August 16, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 | L | 11-15 | 19-16 | 30-31 | ||
| August 18, 1981 | New York Mets 4 at Atlanta Braves 0 | L | 11-16 | 19-16 | 30-32 | ||
| August 19, 1981 | New York Mets 2 at Atlanta Braves 5 | W | 12-16 | 19-16 | 31-32 | ||
| August 20, 1981 | New York Mets 4 at Atlanta Braves 6 | W | 13-16 | 19-16 | 32-32 | ||
| August 21, 1981 | Montreal Expos 4 at Atlanta Braves 1 | L | 13-17 | 19-16 | 32-33 | ||
| August 22, 1981 | Montreal Expos 1 at Atlanta Braves 9 | W | 14-17 | 19-16 | 33-33 | ||
| August 22, 1981 | Montreal Expos 5 at Atlanta Braves 4 | L | 14-18 | 19-16 | 33-34 | ||
| August 23, 1981 | Montreal Expos 1 at Atlanta Braves 2 | W | 15-18 | 19-16 | 34-34 | ||
| August 24, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 | L | 15-18 | 19-17 | 34-35 | ||
| August 25, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 12 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 | W | 15-18 | 20-17 | 35-35 | ||
| August 26, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 | W | 15-18 | 21-17 | 36-35 | ||
| August 28, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 0 at Montreal Expos 3 | L | 15-18 | 21-18 | 36-36 | ||
| August 29, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 3 at Montreal Expos 4 | L | 15-18 | 21-19 | 36-37 | ||
| August 30, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 5 at Montreal Expos 4 | W | 15-18 | 22-19 | 37-37 | ||
| August 31, 1981 | Philadelphia Phillies 11 at Atlanta Braves 8 | L | 15-19 | 22-19 | 37-38 | ||
| September 1, 1981 | Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Atlanta Braves 0 | L | 15-20 | 22-19 | 37-39 | ||
| September 2, 1981 | Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 | W | 16-20 | 22-19 | 38-39 | ||
| September 4, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 1 at New York Mets 4 | L | 16-20 | 22-20 | 38-40 | ||
| September 5, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 2 at New York Mets 4 | L | 16-20 | 22-21 | 38-41 | ||
| September 6, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 5 at New York Mets 2 | W | 16-20 | 23-21 | 39-41 | ||
| September 7, 1981 | Houston Astros 3 at Atlanta Braves 2 | L | 16-21 | 23-21 | 39-42 | ||
| September 8, 1981 | Houston Astros 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 | W | 17-21 | 23-21 | 40-42 | ||
| September 9, 1981 | Houston Astros 0 at Atlanta Braves 9 | W | 18-21 | 23-21 | 41-42 | ||
| September 11, 1981 | San Diego Padres 1 at Atlanta Braves 4 | W | 19-21 | 23-21 | 42-42 | ||
| September 12, 1981 | San Diego Padres 4 at Atlanta Braves 5 | W | 20-21 | 23-21 | 43-42 | ||
| September 13, 1981 | San Diego Padres 6 at Atlanta Braves 4 | L | 20-22 | 23-21 | 43-43 | ||
| September 14, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 2 at San Francisco Giants 4 | L | 20-22 | 23-22 | 43-44 | ||
| September 15, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 5 at San Francisco Giants 6 | L | 20-22 | 23-23 | 43-45 | ||
| September 16, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 | L | 20-22 | 23-24 | 43-46 | ||
| September 17, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2 | L | 20-22 | 23-25 | 43-47 | ||
| September 18, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 3 at San Diego Padres 0 | W | 20-22 | 24-25 | 44-47 | ||
| September 19, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 3 at San Diego Padres 6 | L | 20-22 | 24-26 | 44-48 | ||
| September 20, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 3 at San Diego Padres 1 | W | 20-22 | 25-26 | 45-48 | ||
| September 22, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 0 at Houston Astros 3 | L | 20-22 | 25-27 | 45-49 | ||
| September 23, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 3 at Houston Astros 1 | W | 20-22 | 26-27 | 46-49 | ||
| September 24, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 3 at Houston Astros 5 | L | 20-22 | 26-28 | 46-50 | ||
| September 25, 1981 | Cincinnati Reds 10 at Atlanta Braves 2 | L | 20-23 | 26-28 | 46-51 | ||
| September 26, 1981 | Cincinnati Reds 2 at Atlanta Braves 0 | L | 20-24 | 26-28 | 46-52 | ||
| September 27, 1981 | Cincinnati Reds 4 at Atlanta Braves 2 | L | 20-25 | 26-28 | 46-53 | ||
| September 28, 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Atlanta Braves 2 | W | 21-25 | 26-28 | 47-53 | ||
| September 29, 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Atlanta Braves 3 | L | 21-26 | 26-28 | 47-54 | ||
| September 30, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 2 at Atlanta Braves 9 | W | 22-26 | 26-28 | 48-54 | ||
| October 1, 1981 | San Francisco Giants 6 at Atlanta Braves 2 | L | 22-27 | 26-28 | 48-55 | ||
| October 2, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 11 at Cincinnati Reds 5 | W | 22-27 | 27-28 | 49-55 | ||
| October 3, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 4 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | W | 22-27 | 28-28 | 50-55 | ||
| October 4, 1981 | Atlanta Braves 0 at Cincinnati Reds 3 | L | 22-27 | 28-29 | 50-56 |
