but did not sign. Game log |- style="background:#fbb" | 1 || April 8 || @ Mets || 1–2 || Tom Seaver (1–0) || Steve Carlton (0–1) || None || 18,527 || 0–1 |- style="background:#bfb" | 2 || April 10 || @ Mets || 3–2 (11) || Ron Schueler (1–0) || Harry Parker (0–1) || Cy Acosta (1) || 5,964 || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb" | 3 || April 11 || Cardinals || 3–6 || Lynn McGlothen (1–0) || Wayne Twitchell (0–1) || Al Hrabosky (2) || 44,834 || 1–2 |- style="background:#fbb" | 4 || April 12 || Cardinals || 5–7 || Mike Garman (1–0) || Gene Garber (0–1) || None || 11,101 || 1–3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 5 || April 13 || Cardinals || 2–0 || Tom Underwood (1–0) || Bob Forsch (1–1) || None || 13,539 || 2–3 |- style="background:#bfb" | 6 || April 14 || Mets || 4–3 || Gene Garber (1–1) || Jerry Cram (0–1) || None || 10,626 || 3–3 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 15 || Mets || colspan=6 | Postponed (rain); Makeup: September 26 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#fbb" | 7 || April 16 || Cubs || 3–9 || Bill Bonham (1–0) || Steve Carlton (0–2) || None || 8,294 || 3–4 |- style="background:#fbb" | 8 || April 17 || Cubs || 9–10 || Ken Frailing (1–1) || Wayne Twitchell (0–2) || None || 6,259 || 3–5 |- style="background:#bfb" | 9 || April 18 || @ Expos || 6–3 || Tom Underwood (2–0) || Steve Renko (0–1) || Gene Garber (1) || 21,274 || 4–5 |- style="background:#bfb" | 10 || April 19 || @ Expos || 3–0 || Jim Lonborg (1–0) || Dennis Blair (0–2) || None || 8,154 || 5–5 |- style="background:#bbb" | – || April 20 || @ Expos || colspan=6 | Postponed (cold weather); Makeup: August 1 as a traditional double-header |- style="background:#bfb" | 11 || April 22 || @ Cubs || 7–5 || Wayne Twitchell (1–2) || Bill Bonham (1–1) || None || 6,525 || 6–5 |- style="background:#fbb" | 12 || April 23 || @ Cubs || 3–9 || Ray Burris (2–0) || Tom Underwood (2–1) || Oscar Zamora (1) || 3,228 || 6–6 |- style="background:#fbb" | 13 || April 24 || @ Cubs || 1–4 || Steve Stone (3–0) || Jim Lonborg (1–1) || None || 2,323 || 6–7 |- style="background:#fbb" | 14 || April 25 || @