|| 34,542 || 59–43 |- style="background:#bfb" | 103 || August 3 || Expos || 3–2 || Mike Krukow (11–6) || David Palmer (5–4) || Ron Reed (6) || 34,306 || 60–43 |- style="background:#bfb" | 104 || August 4 || Expos || 5–4 || Steve Carlton (15–8) || Scott Sanderson (6–10) || None || 36,814 || 61–43 |- style="background:#fbb" | 105 || August 5 || Expos || 2–9 || Charlie Lea (8–6) || Marty Bystrom (3–4) || Bryn Smith (2) || 52,327 || 61–44 |- style="background:#fbb" | 106 || August 6 || @ Cubs || 2–4 || Allen Ripley (4–4) || Dick Ruthven (8–10) || Lee Smith (4) || 17,163 || 61–45 |- style="background:#fbb" | 107 || August 7 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || Dickie Noles (8–9) || Larry Christenson (7–6) || Lee Smith (5) || 25,871 || 61–46 |- style="background:#fbb" | 108 || August 8 || @ Cubs || 5–8 || Dick Tidrow (5–2) || Tug McGraw (1–2) || Lee Smith (6) || 28,279 || 61–47 |- style="background:#bfb" | 109 || August 9 (1) || Pirates || 4–3 || Steve Carlton (16–8) || Kent Tekulve (7–6) || None || see 2nd game || 62–47 |- style="background:#fbb" | 110 || August 9 (2) || Pirates || 6–9 || Enrique Romo (7–2) || Ron Reed (3–3) || Kent Tekulve (17) || 51,568 || 62–48 |- style="background:#bfb" | 111 || August 10 || Pirates || 9–5 || Marty Bystrom (4–4) || Manny Sarmiento (5–2) || None || 36,825 || 63–48 |- style="background:#bfb" | 112 || August 11 || Pirates || 4–1 || Sid Monge (5–0) || Rick Rhoden (6–11) || Ron Reed (7) || 27,202 || 64–48 |- style="background:#fbb" | 113 || August 12 (1) || @ Expos || 3–6 || Bill Gullickson (9–9) || Larry Christenson (7–7) || Jeff Reardon (18) || see 2nd game || 64–49 |- style="background:#fbb" | 114 || August 12 (2) || @ Expos || 7–8 || Woodie Fryman (7–2) || Sparky Lyle (3–3) || None || 55,097 || 64–50 |- style="background:#fbb" | 115 || August 13 || @ Expos || 2–3 || Bryn Smith (1–1) || Mike Krukow (11–7) || Jeff Reardon (19) || 48,237 || 64–51 |- style="background:#bfb" | 116 || August 14 || @ Expos || 15–11 || Jerry Reed (1–0) || Jeff Reardon (4–2) || None || 50,572 || 65–51 |- style="background:#bfb" | 117 || August 15 || @ Expos || 3–1 ||