1981 Atlanta Braves Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 50-56
Finished 5th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 534,107, Avg. 10,900
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Manager: Bobby Cox (50-56)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1981 Atlanta Braves Statistics
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


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