1971 Houston Astros
Personnel | Standings | Splits | Calendar | Regular Season
Summary:
79-83, Fifth place, NL West
Manager: Harry Walker
Coaches:
| Name | First Game | Last Game |
|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hancken | 4/5/1971 | 9/30/1971 |
| Hub Kittle | 4/5/1971 | 9/30/1971 |
| Jim Owens | 4/5/1971 | 9/30/1971 |
| Salty Parker | 4/5/1971 | 9/30/1971 |
Players:
Standings: 1971 NL Western Division
| Team | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Giants | 162 | 90 | 72 | .556 | 706 | 644 | - |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 162 | 89 | 73 | .549 | 663 | 587 | 1.0 |
| Atlanta Braves | 162 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 643 | 699 | 8.0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 162 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 586 | 581 | 11.0 |
| Houston Astros | 162 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 585 | 567 | 11.0 |
| San Diego Padres | 161 | 61 | 100 | .379 | 486 | 610 | 28.5 |
Finish: Fifth place out of six, 11 games behind
Team splits:
| Total | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||
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| Team | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA |
| Atlanta Braves | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 69 | 81 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 30 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 39 | 42 |
| Chicago Cubs | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 38 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 20 | 15 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 52 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 21 | 16 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 67 | 64 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 44 | 35 |
| Montreal Expos | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 47 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 28 | 26 |
| New York Mets | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 47 | 56 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 21 | 31 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 49 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 30 | 19 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 43 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 25 | 29 |
| San Diego Padres | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 56 | 44 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 33 | 19 |
| San Francisco Giants | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 67 | 60 | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 41 | 36 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 | 50 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 27 | 36 |
| Total | 162 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 585 | 567 | 81 | 39 | 42 | .481 | 256 | 263 | 81 | 40 | 41 | .494 | 329 | 304 |
Division splits:
| Total | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||
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| Division | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA |
| NL East | 72 | 30 | 42 | .417 | 274 | 283 | 36 | 15 | 21 | .417 | 123 | 127 | 36 | 15 | 21 | .417 | 151 | 156 |
| NL West | 90 | 49 | 41 | .544 | 311 | 284 | 45 | 24 | 21 | .533 | 133 | 136 | 45 | 25 | 20 | .556 | 178 | 148 |
| Total | 162 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 585 | 567 | 81 | 39 | 42 | .481 | 256 | 263 | 81 | 40 | 41 | .494 | 329 | 304 |
Monthly splits:
| Total | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||
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| Month | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA |
| April | 23 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 78 | 70 | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 37 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 41 | 34 |
| May | 26 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 87 | 70 | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 45 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 42 | 32 |
| June | 27 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 94 | 107 | 15 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 48 | 55 | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 46 | 52 |
| July | 30 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 148 | 132 | 13 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 59 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 89 | 88 |
| August | 29 | 11 | 18 | .379 | 84 | 107 | 15 | 4 | 11 | .267 | 30 | 49 | 14 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 54 | 58 |
| September | 27 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 94 | 81 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 57 | 40 |
| Total | 162 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 585 | 567 | 81 | 39 | 42 | .481 | 256 | 263 | 81 | 40 | 41 | .494 | 329 | 304 |
Day/night splits:
| Total | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||
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| Day / night | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA |
| Day | 40 | 19 | 21 | .475 | 175 | 149 | 14 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 60 | 57 | 26 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 115 | 92 |
| Night | 122 | 60 | 62 | .492 | 410 | 418 | 67 | 33 | 34 | .493 | 196 | 206 | 55 | 27 | 28 | .491 | 214 | 212 |
| Total | 162 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 585 | 567 | 81 | 39 | 42 | .481 | 256 | 263 | 81 | 40 | 41 | .494 | 329 | 304 |
Day-of-week splits:
| Total | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||
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| Day of week | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA | G | W | L | Pct | RS | RA |
| Sunday | 26 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 122 | 108 | 13 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 59 | 55 | 13 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 63 | 53 |
| Monday | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 66 | 55 | 12 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 41 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 25 | 24 |
| Tuesday | 25 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 72 | 81 | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 20 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 52 | 46 |
| Wednesday | 24 | 9 | 15 | .375 | 84 | 76 | 11 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 23 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 61 | 37 |
| Thursday | 16 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 59 | 60 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 35 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 24 | 28 |
| Friday | 29 | 12 | 17 | .414 | 111 | 119 | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 43 | 44 | 17 | 6 | 11 | .353 | 68 | 75 |
| Saturday | 24 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 71 | 68 | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 36 | 41 |
| Total | 162 | 79 | 83 | .488 | 585 | 567 | 81 | 39 | 42 | .481 | 256 | 263 | 81 | 40 | 41 | .494 | 329 | 304 |
Score by inning:
| Home | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 263 |
| Houston | 40 | 20 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 25 | 21 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 256 |
| Road | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 38 | 29 | 45 | 39 | 40 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 329 |
| Opponent | 43 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 28 | 41 | 39 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 304 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Total |
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| Opponent | 75 | 67 | 62 | 67 | 55 | 71 | 64 | 48 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 567 |
| Houston | 78 | 49 | 74 | 69 | 74 | 59 | 56 | 61 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 585 |
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| Date | Opponent | Score | Rec | Strk | WP | LP | SV | A | T | D/N | ||||
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| Mon | 4/5/1971 | vs | Dodgers | W | 5-2 | 1-0 | W1 | Dierker (1-0) | Singer (0-1) | 22,421 | 2:23 | N | ||
| Tue | 4/6/1971 | vs | Dodgers | L | 0-2 | 1-1 | L1 | Osteen (1-0) | Wilson (0-1) | 11,883 | 1:58 | N | ||
| Wed | 4/7/1971 | vs | Dodgers | W | 2-1 | 2-1 | W1 | Blasingame (1-0) | Sutton (0-1) | Culver (1) | 11,009 | 2:11 | N | |
| Thu | 4/8/1971 | vs | Cubs | W | 7-3 | 3-1 | W2 | Billingham (1-0) | Holtzman (0-1) | 11,375 | 2:14 | N | ||
| Fri | 4/9/1971 | vs | Cubs | L | 0-6 | 3-2 | L1 | Pappas (1-0) | Griffin (0-1) | 17,359 | 1:58 | N | ||
| Sat | 4/10/1971 | vs | Cubs | W | 2-1 | 4-2 | W1 | Culver (1-0) | Jenkins (1-1) | 22,341 | 2:32 | N | ||
| Sun | 4/11/1971 | vs | Cubs | W | 7-4 | 5-2 | W2 | Wilson (1-1) | Hands (0-2) | 12,978 | 2:13 | D | ||
| Mon | 4/12/1971 | at | Cardinals | L | 4-5 | 5-3 | L1 | Carlton (2-0) | Blasingame (1-1) | Linzy (1) | 11,270 | 2:38 | N | |
| Tue | 4/13/1971 | at | Cardinals | W | 8-4 | 6-3 | W1 | Culver (2-0) | Torrez (0-1) | Lemaster (1) | 5,105 | 2:21 | D | |
| Wed | 4/14/1971 | at | Giants | L | 1-2 (11) | 6-4 | L1 | McMahon (1-1) | Culver (2-1) | 3,588 | 3:20 | D | ||
| Thu | 4/15/1971 | at | Giants | L | 3-4 (10) | 6-5 | L2 | J. Johnson (1-0) | Ray (0-1) | 3,557 | 2:39 | D | ||
| Fri | 4/16/1971 | at | Dodgers | L | 5-6 (10) | 6-6 | L3 | Mikkelsen (1-0) | Culver (2-2) | 18,492 | 2:47 | N | ||
| Sat | 4/17/1971 | at | Dodgers | W | 5-3 | 7-6 | W1 | Blasingame (2-1) | Singer (0-4) | Lemaster (2) | 16,172 | 2:44 | N | |
| Sun | 4/18/1971 | at | Dodgers | W | 8-6 | 8-6 | W2 | Billingham (2-0) | Osteen (2-2) | Culver (2) | 19,097 | 2:43 | N | |
| Tue | 4/20/1971 | at | Cubs | L | 1-3 | 8-7 | L1 | Jenkins (2-2) | Griffin (0-2) | 6,199 | 1:54 | D | ||
| Thu | 4/22/1971 | at | Cubs | W | 6-1 | 9-7 | W1 | Dierker (2-0) | Hands (1-3) | 4,100 | 2:16 | D | ||
| Fri | 4/23/1971 | vs | Expos | L | 2-3 | 9-8 | L1 | Morton (2-2) | Wilson (1-2) | Marshall (3) | 25,430 | 2:20 | N | |
| Sat | 4/24/1971 | vs | Expos | L | 2-3 | 9-9 | L2 | Renko (3-0) | Blasingame (2-2) | Marshall (4) | 17,252 | 2:30 | N | |
| Sun | 4/25/1971 | vs | Expos | L | 1-2 | 9-10 | L3 | Stoneman (2-1) | Billingham (2-1) | 12,122 | 2:10 | D | ||
| Mon | 4/26/1971 | vs | Phillies | L | 1-2 | 9-11 | L4 | Wise (1-0) | Griffin (0-3) | 7,227 | 2:19 | N | ||
| Tue | 4/27/1971 | vs | Phillies | W | 1-0 | 10-11 | W1 | Dierker (3-0) | Bunning (1-3) | 8,152 | 1:52 | N | ||
| Wed | 4/28/1971 | vs | Phillies | W | 4-3 (10) | 11-11 | W2 | Ray (1-1) | Brandon (1-1) | 8,576 | 2:52 | N | ||
| Fri | 4/30/1971 | vs | Mets | L | 3-4 (12) | 11-12 | L1 | McGraw (2-1) | Culver (2-3) | 13,860 | 3:36 | N | ||
| Sat | 5/1/1971 | vs | Mets | W | 3-1 | 12-12 | W1 | Dierker (4-0) | Seaver (4-1) | 23,571 | 1:58 | N | ||
| Sun | 5/2/1971 | vs | Mets | L | 5-6 (10) | 12-13 | L1 | Taylor (1-0) | Culver (2-4) | 15,616 | 2:40 | D | ||
| Wed | 5/5/1971 | at | Expos | L | 1-5 | 12-14 | L2 | Stoneman (3-1) | Blasingame (2-3) | 8,282 | 2:39 | N | ||
| Thu | 5/6/1971 | at | Expos | W | 5-2 | 13-14 | W1 | Dierker (5-0) | Renko (3-1) | Gladding (1) | 7,403 | 2:41 | N | |
| Fri | 5/7/1971 | at | Phillies | W | 8-1 | 14-14 | W2 | Wilson (2-2) | Bunning (1-5) | 15,728 | 2:24 | N | ||
| Sun | 5/9/1971 | at | Phillies | L | 1-2 | 14-15 | L1 | Lersch (3-1) | Billingham (2-2) | 36,145 | 2:11 | D | ||
| Mon | 5/10/1971 | at | Mets | L | 1-2 | 14-16 | L2 | Gentry (3-3) | Blasingame (2-4) | McGraw (2) | 16,056 | 2:04 | N | |
| Tue | 5/11/1971 | at | Mets | L | 1-8 | 14-17 | L3 | Ryan (4-0) | Dierker (5-1) | 20,612 | 2:35 | N | ||
| Wed | 5/12/1971 | at | Mets | W | 5-4 | 15-17 | W1 | Wilson (3-2) | Seaver (5-2) | Gladding (2) | 20,547 | 2:04 | D | |
| Fri | 5/14/1971 | vs | Cardinals | L | 2-4 | 15-18 | L1 | Gibson (4-3) | Billingham (2-3) | 16,437 | 2:09 | N | ||
| Sat | 5/15/1971 | vs | Cardinals | L | 5-6 | 15-19 | L2 | Carlton (6-2) | Griffin (0-4) | Taylor (1) | 19,285 | 2:10 | N | |
| Sun | 5/16/1971 | vs | Cardinals | W | 12-4 | 16-19 | W1 | Dierker (6-1) | Reuss (4-4) | Ray (1) | 14,983 | 2:39 | D | |
| Mon | 5/17/1971 | vs | Padres | W | 2-0 | 17-19 | W2 | Wilson (4-2) | Roberts (3-3) | 7,457 | 1:49 | N | ||
| Tue | 5/18/1971 | vs | Padres | W | 3-2 | 18-19 | W3 | Gladding (1-0) | Miller (0-1) | 8,015 | 2:36 | N | ||
| Wed | 5/19/1971 | vs | Padres | L | 1-2 (10) | 18-20 | L1 | Miller (1-1) | Gladding (1-1) | 8,816 | 2:42 | N | ||
| Thu | 5/20/1971 | vs | Padres | L | 2-4 | 18-21 | L2 | Kirby (2-4) | Blasingame (2-5) | Severinsen (6) | 7,162 | 2:44 | N | |
| Fri | 5/21/1971 | vs | Giants | W | 4-1 | 19-21 | W1 | Dierker (7-1) | Perry (4-2) | Gladding (3) | 18,555 | 2:27 | N | |
| Sat | 5/22/1971 | vs | Giants | W | 2-1 (12) | 20-21 | W2 | Culver (3-4) | McMahon (3-3) | 25,893 | 3:04 | N | ||
| Sun | 5/23/1971 | vs | Giants | L | 4-7 | 20-22 | L1 | Bryant (5-1) | Griffin (0-5) | J. Johnson (4) | 23,692 | 2:43 | D | |
| Tue | 5/25/1971 | at | Padres | W | 3-2 | 21-22 | W1 | Billingham (3-3) | Kirby (2-5) | Gladding (4) | 2,863 | 2:13 | N | |
| Wed | 5/26/1971 | 1 | at | Padres | W | 2-1 | 22-22 | W2 | Blasingame (3-5) | Roberts (3-5) | Culver (3) | 2:11 | N | |
| Wed | 5/26/1971 | 2 | at | Padres | W | 8-0 | 23-22 | W3 | Dierker (8-1) | Santorini (0-2) | 4,221 | 2:02 | N | |
| Fri | 5/28/1971 | at | Reds | L | 0-1 (13) | 23-23 | L1 | Carroll (2-1) | Culver (3-5) | 11,471 | 3:02 | N | ||
| Sat | 5/29/1971 | at | Reds | W | 2-1 | 24-23 | W1 | Forsch (1-0) | Nolan (3-5) | 15,285 | 2:00 | N | ||
| Sun | 5/30/1971 | at | Reds | L | 1-2 | 24-24 | L1 | Grimsley (2-1) | Billingham (3-4) | 23,111 | 2:11 | D | ||
| Mon | 5/31/1971 | at | Reds | W | 4-1 | 25-24 | W1 | Dierker (9-1) | Cloninger (2-3) | 12,186 | 2:19 | D | ||
| Tue | 6/1/1971 | at | Braves | W | 7-6 | 26-24 | W2 | Blasingame (4-5) | Kelley (1-1) | Gladding (5) | 6,754 | 2:53 | N | |
| Wed | 6/2/1971 | at | Braves | L | 1-3 | 26-25 | L1 | Reed (6-3) | Wilson (4-3) | Upshaw (6) | 4,586 | 1:48 | N | |
| Thu | 6/3/1971 | at | Braves | L | 2-5 | 26-26 | L2 | Jarvis (1-7) | Forsch (1-1) | Priddy (3) | 5,425 | 2:22 | N | |
| Fri | 6/4/1971 | at | Pirates | L | 2-3 | 26-27 | L3 | Moose (5-2) | Billingham (3-5) | Giusti (11) | 14,025 | 2:12 | N | |
| Sat | 6/5/1971 | at | Pirates | W | 4-1 | 27-27 | W1 | Dierker (10-1) | Blass (5-3) | Gladding (6) | 23,793 | 2:50 | N | |
| Sun | 6/6/1971 | at | Pirates | L | 8-9 | 27-28 | L1 | Ellis (8-3) | Blasingame (4-6) | Veale (2) | 23,051 | 2:54 | D | |
| Tue | 6/8/1971 | vs | Reds | W | 2-0 | 28-28 | W1 | Wilson (5-3) | Nolan (3-7) | 17,402 | 2:00 | N | ||
| Wed | 6/9/1971 | vs | Reds | L | 1-2 | 28-29 | L1 | Carroll (3-2) | Billingham (3-6) | 16,354 | 2:19 | N | ||
| Thu | 6/10/1971 | vs | Braves | L | 1-2 | 28-30 | L2 | Kelley (2-1) | Dierker (10-2) | Upshaw (7) | 14,591 | 2:00 | N | |
| Fri | 6/11/1971 | vs | Braves | W | 5-4 | 29-30 | W1 | Gladding (2-1) | Priddy (2-3) | 14,885 | 2:22 | N | ||
| Sat | 6/12/1971 | vs | Braves | W | 3-2 | 30-30 | W2 | Forsch (2-1) | Reed (6-4) | 23,876 | 2:07 | N | ||
| Sun | 6/13/1971 | vs | Braves | L | 0-9 | 30-31 | L1 | Jarvis (2-7) | Wilson (5-4) | 19,646 | 2:08 | D | ||
| Mon | 6/14/1971 | vs | Pirates | W | 5-4 | 31-31 | W1 | Gladding (3-1) | Nelson (1-1) | 11,655 | 2:39 | N | ||
| Tue | 6/15/1971 | vs | Pirates | L | 0-3 | 31-32 | L1 | Blass (7-3) | Dierker (10-3) | 16,307 | 2:27 | N | ||
| Wed | 6/16/1971 | vs | Pirates | L | 4-6 | 31-33 | L2 | Ellis (10-3) | Blasingame (4-7) | 16,098 | 2:27 | N | ||
| Fri | 6/18/1971 | at | Dodgers | L | 4-5 | 31-34 | L3 | Osteen (8-4) | Wilson (5-5) | Brewer (8) | 20,756 | 2:32 | N | |
| Sat | 6/19/1971 | at | Dodgers | L | 0-4 | 31-35 | L4 | Sutton (6-6) | Billingham (3-7) | 24,677 | 2:04 | N | ||
| Sun | 6/20/1971 | at | Dodgers | W | 9-7 | 32-35 | W1 | Ray (2-1) | Downing (7-4) | Gladding (7) | 24,277 | 2:48 | D | |
| Tue | 6/22/1971 | at | Padres | W | 4-2 | 33-35 | W2 | Forsch (3-1) | Arlin (2-11) | Gladding (8) | 4,300 | 2:42 | N | |
| Wed | 6/23/1971 | 1 | at | Padres | L | 2-3 (12) | 33-36 | L1 | Miller (4-2) | Gladding (3-2) | 3:06 | N | ||
| Wed | 6/23/1971 | 2 | at | Padres | L | 3-4 | 33-37 | L2 | Miller (5-2) | Culver (3-6) | 5,936 | 2:23 | N | |
| Fri | 6/25/1971 | vs | Giants | W | 5-4 | 34-37 | W1 | Ray (3-1) | Perry (6-6) | 24,713 | 2:38 | N | ||
| Sat | 6/26/1971 | vs | Giants | L | 1-3 | 34-38 | L1 | Bryant (7-3) | Dierker (10-4) | Hamilton (1) | 32,025 | 2:49 | N | |
| Sun | 6/27/1971 | vs | Giants | W | 5-2 | 35-38 | W1 | Forsch (4-1) | Stone (5-6) | 24,908 | 2:46 | D | ||
| Mon | 6/28/1971 | 1 | vs | Braves | W | 6-5 | 36-38 | W2 | Wilson (6-5) | Barber (0-1) | 2:09 | N | ||
| Mon | 6/28/1971 | 2 | vs | Braves | W | 6-4 | 37-38 | W3 | Ray (4-1) | Nash (5-5) | Culver (4) | 18,908 | 3:06 | N |
| Tue | 6/29/1971 | vs | Braves | L | 4-5 | 37-39 | L1 | Niekro (7-7) | Billingham (3-8) | Upshaw (9) | 14,855 | 2:26 | N | |
| Fri | 7/2/1971 | vs | Reds | W | 3-2 | 38-39 | W1 | Dierker (11-4) | Nolan (6-8) | Gladding (9) | 17,996 | 2:11 | N | |
| Sat | 7/3/1971 | vs | Reds | W | 4-3 (13) | 39-39 | W2 | Ray (5-1) | Gibbon (1-4) | 26,217 | 3:24 | N | ||
| Sun | 7/4/1971 | vs | Reds | W | 6-1 | 40-39 | W3 | Forsch (5-1) | Grimsley (4-4) | 25,768 | 2:21 | D | ||
| Mon | 7/5/1971 | vs | Reds | W | 4-3 | 41-39 | W4 | Blasingame (5-7) | Simpson (1-2) | Gladding (10) | 19,854 | 2:18 | D | |
| Tue | 7/6/1971 | at | Giants | W | 5-2 | 42-39 | W5 | Billingham (4-8) | Bryant (7-4) | Culver (5) | 5,765 | 2:37 | N | |
| Wed | 7/7/1971 | at | Giants | W | 18-4 | 43-39 | W6 | Dierker (12-4) | Stone (5-8) | Ray (2) | 5,791 | 3:01 | D | |
| Thu | 7/8/1971 | at | Giants | L | 2-4 | 43-40 | L1 | Cumberland (5-0) | Wilson (6-6) | 6,849 | 2:01 | D | ||
| Fri | 7/9/1971 | 1 | at | Cardinals | L | 2-5 | 43-41 | L2 | Carlton (12-5) | Forsch (5-2) | 2:02 | N | ||
| Fri | 7/9/1971 | 2 | at | Cardinals | L | 5-9 | 43-42 | L3 | Reuss (8-8) | Blasingame (5-8) | Drabowsky (5) | 24,748 | 2:39 | N |
| Sat | 7/10/1971 | at | Cardinals | L | 5-6 | 43-43 | L4 | Linzy (2-1) | Gladding (3-3) | 32,895 | 2:34 | N | ||
| Sun | 7/11/1971 | at | Cardinals | L | 3-7 | 43-44 | L5 | Gibson (6-8) | Ray (5-2) | 15,252 | 2:12 | D | ||
| Thu | 7/15/1971 | vs | Mets | L | 4-9 | 43-45 | L6 | McGraw (6-3) | Forsch (5-3) | 20,412 | 2:33 | N | ||
| Fri | 7/16/1971 | vs | Mets | W | 9-4 | 44-45 | W1 | Billingham (5-8) | Ryan (8-7) | Gladding (11) | 20,621 | 2:47 | N | |
| Sat | 7/17/1971 | vs | Mets | W | 2-1 | 45-45 | W2 | Ray (6-2) | Seaver (10-7) | 32,852 | 2:01 | N | ||
| Sun | 7/18/1971 | 1 | vs | Phillies | L | 0-1 | 45-46 | L1 | Reynolds (2-2) | Wilson (6-7) | 1:52 | D | ||
| Sun | 7/18/1971 | 2 | vs | Phillies | W | 10-7 | 46-46 | W1 | Culver (4-6) | Bunning (5-12) | 32,181 | 2:10 | D | |
| Mon | 7/19/1971 | vs | Phillies | W | 3-2 (11) | 47-46 | W2 | Harris (1-0) | Wilson (1-3) | 13,693 | 3:12 | N | ||
| Tue | 7/20/1971 | vs | Expos | L | 3-4 (10) | 47-47 | L1 | Marshall (2-5) | Harris (1-1) | 12,397 | 2:53 | N | ||
| Wed | 7/21/1971 | vs | Expos | L | 3-5 | 47-48 | L2 | Renko (9-10) | Gladding (3-4) | 13,780 | 2:10 | N | ||
| Thu | 7/22/1971 | vs | Expos | W | 8-2 | 48-48 | W1 | Blasingame (6-8) | McAnally (2-8) | Culver (6) | 15,058 | 2:27 | N | |
| Fri | 7/23/1971 | at | Mets | W | 5-1 | 49-48 | W2 | Wilson (7-7) | Ryan (8-8) | 37,227 | 2:13 | N | ||
| Sat | 7/24/1971 | at | Mets | L | 3-9 | 49-49 | L1 | McGraw (7-3) | Greif (0-1) | 24,368 | 2:42 | D | ||
| Sun | 7/25/1971 | at | Mets | L | 6-7 | 49-50 | L2 | Gentry (8-8) | Forsch (5-4) | Taylor (1) | 28,776 | 3:06 | D | |
| Mon | 7/26/1971 | at | Phillies | W | 7-4 (15) | 50-50 | W1 | Ray (7-2) | Brandon (4-4) | 10,848 | 4:12 | N | ||
| Tue | 7/27/1971 | 1 | at | Phillies | L | 3-8 | 50-51 | L1 | Fryman (7-4) | Dierker (12-5) | 2:11 | N | ||
| Tue | 7/27/1971 | 2 | at | Phillies | W | 5-1 | 51-51 | W1 | Blasingame (7-8) | Reynolds (3-3) | 20,779 | 2:10 | N | |
| Wed | 7/28/1971 | at | Phillies | W | 6-3 | 52-51 | W2 | Wilson (8-7) | Wise (9-9) | 15,802 | 2:35 | N | ||
| Fri | 7/30/1971 | 1 | at | Expos | L | 4-7 | 52-52 | L1 | Strohmayer (4-3) | Forsch (5-5) | Marshall (12) | 2:17 | N | |
| Fri | 7/30/1971 | 2 | at | Expos | W | 6-5 (10) | 53-52 | W1 | Ray (8-2) | Marshall (2-6) | 23,654 | 2:59 | N | |
| Sat | 7/31/1971 | at | Expos | L | 4-6 | 53-53 | L1 | Renko (10-11) | Billingham (5-9) | Marshall (13) | 14,306 | 2:04 | N | |
| Sun | 8/1/1971 | at | Expos | W | 8-1 | 54-53 | W1 | Blasingame (8-8) | McAnally (3-9) | 17,605 | 2:20 | D | ||
| Mon | 8/2/1971 | vs | Cubs | W | 2-1 | 55-53 | W2 | Wilson (9-7) | Jenkins (17-9) | 20,020 | 2:22 | N | ||
| Tue | 8/3/1971 | vs | Cubs | L | 0-5 | 55-54 | L1 | Hands (10-12) | Dierker (12-6) | 14,622 | 2:22 | N | ||
| Wed | 8/4/1971 | vs | Dodgers | W | 2-0 | 56-54 | W1 | Forsch (6-5) | Downing (13-7) | 23,338 | 2:13 | N | ||
| Thu | 8/5/1971 | vs | Dodgers | L | 0-3 | 56-55 | L1 | Singer (6-13) | Billingham (5-10) | 17,893 | 2:21 | N | ||
| Fri | 8/6/1971 | vs | Padres | L | 3-4 | 56-56 | L2 | Roberts (9-12) | Ray (8-3) | Miller (6) | 21,915 | 2:13 | N | |
| Sat | 8/7/1971 | vs | Padres | W | 5-3 | 57-56 | W1 | Wilson (10-7) | Arlin (6-14) | Culver (7) | 23,334 | 2:27 | N | |
| Sun | 8/8/1971 | vs | Padres | L | 2-3 | 57-57 | L1 | Norman (2-8) | Lemaster (0-1) | Miller (7) | 19,757 | 2:15 | D | |
| Tue | 8/10/1971 | at | Reds | W | 3-2 | 58-57 | W1 | Forsch (7-5) | Simpson (3-5) | 15,083 | 2:04 | N | ||
| Wed | 8/11/1971 | at | Reds | L | 1-5 | 58-58 | L1 | Nolan (10-12) | Billingham (5-11) | 15,053 | 1:55 | N | ||
| Thu | 8/12/1971 | at | Braves | L | 5-10 | 58-59 | L2 | Reed (12-8) | Blasingame (8-9) | 10,430 | 2:19 | N | ||
| Fri | 8/13/1971 | at | Braves | W | 8-2 | 59-59 | W1 | Wilson (11-7) | Niekro (12-9) | 11,568 | 2:06 | N | ||
| Sat | 8/14/1971 | at | Braves | L | 0-7 | 59-60 | L1 | Jarvis (5-11) | Cook (0-1) | 25,188 | 2:05 | N | ||
| Sun | 8/15/1971 | at | Braves | W | 5-4 | 60-60 | W1 | Culver (5-6) | Upshaw (9-6) | 12,895 | 2:45 | D | ||
| Mon | 8/16/1971 | at | Pirates | L | 3-8 | 60-61 | L1 | Ellis (17-6) | Billingham (5-12) | Giusti (24) | 12,664 | 2:22 | N | |
| Tue | 8/17/1971 | at | Pirates | W | 6-5 | 61-61 | W1 | Blasingame (9-9) | Miller (7-5) | Ray (3) | 16,694 | 2:40 | N | |
| Wed | 8/18/1971 | at | Pirates | L | 2-3 | 61-62 | L1 | Miller (8-5) | Lemaster (0-2) | 29,670 | 2:50 | N | ||
| Fri | 8/20/1971 | 1 | at | Cubs | L | 2-3 | 61-63 | L2 | Jenkins (20-9) | Cook (0-2) | 1:59 | D | ||
| Fri | 8/20/1971 | 2 | at | Cubs | L | 4-5 | 61-64 | L3 | Regan (4-3) | Culver (5-7) | 30,711 | 2:59 | D | |
| Sat | 8/21/1971 | at | Cubs | W | 3-0 | 62-64 | W1 | Billingham (6-12) | Hands (10-15) | 26,386 | 2:05 | D | ||
| Sun | 8/22/1971 | at | Cubs | W | 4-3 | 63-64 | W2 | Ray (9-3) | Pappas (15-11) | 28,933 | 2:23 | D | ||
| Mon | 8/23/1971 | vs | Cardinals | L | 2-3 | 63-65 | L1 | Gibson (12-11) | Wilson (11-8) | 19,167 | 1:52 | N | ||
| Tue | 8/24/1971 | vs | Cardinals | L | 1-2 | 63-66 | L2 | Cleveland (11-10) | Forsch (7-6) | Santorini (1) | 13,860 | 2:01 | N | |
| Wed | 8/25/1971 | vs | Cardinals | L | 1-4 | 63-67 | L3 | Carlton (17-7) | Cook (0-3) | 11,025 | 2:09 | N | ||
| Fri | 8/27/1971 | vs | Pirates | L | 3-7 | 63-68 | L4 | Ellis (18-7) | Billingham (6-13) | Giusti (26) | 14,933 | 2:41 | N | |
| Sat | 8/28/1971 | vs | Pirates | W | 4-0 | 64-68 | W1 | Wilson (12-8) | Blass (12-7) | 25,619 | 2:20 | N | ||
| Sun | 8/29/1971 | vs | Pirates | L | 2-5 | 64-69 | L1 | Johnson (9-9) | Blasingame (9-10) | Giusti (27) | 15,723 | 2:40 | D | |
| Mon | 8/30/1971 | vs | Dodgers | L | 2-3 | 64-70 | L2 | Downing (16-8) | Forsch (7-7) | Brewer (17) | 6,410 | 2:08 | N | |
| Tue | 8/31/1971 | vs | Dodgers | L | 1-6 | 64-71 | L3 | Alexander (6-4) | Cook (0-4) | 7,340 | 2:18 | N | ||
| Wed | 9/1/1971 | vs | Dodgers | L | 2-9 | 64-72 | L4 | Sutton (13-11) | Billingham (6-14) | 6,474 | 2:27 | N | ||
| Thu | 9/2/1971 | vs | Dodgers | W | 9-3 | 65-72 | W1 | Wilson (13-8) | Osteen (12-10) | 7,508 | 2:07 | N | ||
| Fri | 9/3/1971 | at | Giants | L | 6-16 | 65-73 | L1 | Barr (1-1) | Ray (9-4) | J. Johnson (16) | 9,120 | 3:24 | N | |
| Sat | 9/4/1971 | at | Giants | L | 0-1 | 65-74 | L2 | Carrithers (4-2) | Forsch (7-8) | 10,698 | 1:57 | D | ||
| Sun | 9/5/1971 | 1 | at | Giants | W | 1-0 | 66-74 | W1 | Billingham (7-14) | Perry (14-11) | 2:44 | D | ||
| Sun | 9/5/1971 | 2 | at | Giants | W | 5-3 | 67-74 | W2 | Richard (1-0) | Willoughby (0-1) | 25,527 | 2:39 | D | |
| Mon | 9/6/1971 | at | Braves | W | 6-4 | 68-74 | W3 | Spinks (1-0) | Stone (6-6) | 7,978 | 2:35 | N | ||
| Tue | 9/7/1971 | at | Braves | W | 5-1 | 69-74 | W4 | Wilson (14-8) | Reed (12-12) | 5,753 | 2:22 | N | ||
| Fri | 9/10/1971 | at | Reds | W | 1-0 | 70-74 | W5 | Billingham (8-14) | McGlothlin (7-12) | 12,002 | 2:16 | N | ||
| Sat | 9/11/1971 | at | Reds | W | 5-2 | 71-74 | W6 | Richard (2-0) | Grimsley (9-6) | Gladding (12) | 17,092 | 2:37 | N | |
| Sun | 9/12/1971 | at | Reds | W | 4-2 | 72-74 | W7 | Wilson (15-8) | Simpson (4-6) | 12,529 | 2:11 | D | ||
| Mon | 9/13/1971 | vs | Padres | W | 3-2 | 73-74 | W8 | Ray (10-4) | Kirby (13-13) | 7,476 | 2:17 | N | ||
| Tue | 9/14/1971 | vs | Padres | L | 2-5 | 73-75 | L1 | Acosta (2-2) | Blasingame (9-11) | 5,986 | 2:19 | N | ||
| Wed | 9/15/1971 | vs | Braves | L | 2-4 | 73-76 | L2 | Niekro (14-12) | Billingham (8-15) | 6,513 | 2:10 | N | ||
| Thu | 9/16/1971 | vs | Braves | L | 3-4 | 73-77 | L3 | Jarvis (6-13) | Richard (2-1) | 7,906 | 2:40 | N | ||
| Fri | 9/17/1971 | vs | Reds | W | 4-1 | 74-77 | W1 | Wilson (16-8) | Simpson (4-7) | 8,070 | 2:05 | N | ||
| Sat | 9/18/1971 | vs | Reds | L | 2-3 (11) | 74-78 | L1 | Carroll (9-3) | Culver (5-8) | Wilcox (1) | 6,963 | 2:45 | D | |
| Sun | 9/19/1971 | vs | Reds | W | 5-4 (11) | 75-78 | W1 | Gladding (4-4) | Carroll (9-4) | 9,260 | 2:31 | N | ||
| Tue | 9/21/1971 | vs | Giants | W | 3-1 | 76-78 | W2 | Billingham (9-15) | Cumberland (9-6) | 7,777 | 1:52 | N | ||
| Wed | 9/22/1971 | vs | Giants | L | 1-3 | 76-79 | L1 | Marichal (16-11) | Griffin (0-6) | 11,208 | 2:44 | N | ||
| Thu | 9/23/1971 | vs | Giants | L | 1-2 | 76-80 | L2 | Perry (15-12) | Wilson (16-9) | 12,281 | 2:06 | N | ||
| Fri | 9/24/1971 | 1 | at | Padres | W | 2-1 (21) | 77-80 | W1 | Greif (1-1) | Ross (1-3) | Guinn (1) | 5:25 | N | |
| Fri | 9/24/1971 | 2 | at | Padres | L | 4-5 | 77-81 | L1 | Roberts (14-16) | Gladding (4-5) | 6,339 | 2:15 | N | |
| Sat | 9/25/1971 | at | Padres | W | 5-1 | 78-81 | W1 | Billingham (10-15) | Arlin (9-19) | 2,718 | 2:00 | N | ||
| Tue | 9/28/1971 | at | Dodgers | L | 1-2 | 78-82 | L1 | Singer (10-17) | Wilson (16-10) | 29,628 | 1:37 | N | ||
| Wed | 9/29/1971 | at | Dodgers | W | 11-0 | 79-82 | W1 | Forsch (8-8) | Downing (20-9) | 34,802 | 2:28 | N | ||
| Thu | 9/30/1971 | at | Dodgers | L | 1-2 | 79-83 | L1 | Sutton (17-12) | Billingham (10-16) | 52,684 | 2:13 | N |
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