Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1936 / 1938
89-65, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Mickey Cochrane (42-33), Del Baker (41-23) and Cy Perkins (6-9)
Scored 935 runs, Allowed 841 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-70
Ballparks: Navin Field · Attendance: 1,072,276 (1st of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 110, Pitching - 108
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| Season Summary | 89-65, Final Rank:2, GB: 13.0 | |
| Days in First | 9 | last on Sunday, May 9, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 12 | last on May 9, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 1 | last on Monday, May 3, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 14 | last on Sunday, Sep 26, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 27 | last on Wednesday, Sep 22 |
| Most Games under .500 | never | |
| Longest Winning Streak | 6 | Sunday, Jun 6 to Saturday, Jun 12 and Saturday, Jul 3 to Saturday, Jul 10 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 5 | Thursday, Jul 29 to Tuesday, Aug 3 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 16 | Friday, Jul 23 |
| Most Runs Scored | 20 | Saturday, Aug 14 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 15 | Tuesday, Jun 15 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 5 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 6 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tuesday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Auker | Harder | 2:20 | D | 38,200 | + | |||
| 2 | 2 | Friday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 10 | 2 | 2-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Lawson | Cain | 1:58 | D | ++ | |||
| 3 | 3 | Sunday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 7 | 11 | 2-1 | 2 | 0.5 | Kennedy | Auker | 2:10 | D | 8,000 | - | ||
| 4 | 4 | Wednesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 11 | 5 | 3-1 | 2 | 0.5 | Lawson | Hildebrand | 2:11 | D | 10,000 | + | |||
| 5 | 5 | Thursday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 12 | 3-2 | 3 | 1.5 | Whitehill | Auker | 2:05 | D | - | |||
| 6 | 6 | Friday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4-2 | 2 | 0.5 | Wade | Brown | Russell | 2:40 | D | + | |
| 7 | 7 | Saturday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 11 | 4 | 5-2 | 2 | 0.5 | Bridges | Lyons | 2:05 | D | 22,000 | ++ | |||
| 8 | 8 | Sunday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 5 | 6-2 | 1 | up 0.5 | Lawson | Rigney | Russell | 1:59 | D | +++ | |||
| 9 | 9 | Monday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 12 | 9 | 7-2 | 1 | up 1.0 | Hatter | Chelini | Sorrell | 2:39 | D | ++++ | |||
| 10 | 10 | Tuesday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 10 | 7-3 | 1 | Tied | Gomez | Wade | 1:59 | D | 13,500 | - | |||
| 11 | 11 | Wednesday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 7 | 7-4 | 2 | 1.0 | Pearson | Sorrell | 2:02 | D | 17,000 | -- | |||
| 12 | 12 | Thursday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 12 | 6 | 8-4 | 1 | Tied | Bridges | Makosky | 2:15 | D | 13,000 | + | |||
| 13 | 13 | Friday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 4 | 2 | 9-4 | 1 | up 0.5 | Lawson | Appleton | 1:32 | D | ++ | ||||
| 14 | 14 | Saturday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 3 | 8 | 9-5 | 1 | up 0.5 | Newsom | Rowe | D | - | |||||
| 15 | 15 | Sunday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 8 | 9 | 9-6 | 1 | Tied | Nelson | Russell | 2:27 | D | -- | ||||
| 16 | 16 | Monday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 5 | 9 | 9-7 | 3 | 1.0 | Thomas | Bridges | 2:15 | D | --- | ||||
| 17 | 17 | Tuesday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 1 | 4 | 9-8 | 4 | 2.0 | Caster | Lawson | 1:50 | D | ---- | ||||
| 18 | 18 | Thursday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 0 | 10-8 | 3 | 1.5 | Gill | Ferrell | 1:33 | D | 6,000 | + | |||
| 19 | 19 | Friday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 5 | 6 | 10-9 | 4 | 2.0 | Blake | Bridges | Knott | 1:55 | D | - | ||
| 20 | 20 | Saturday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 5 | 11 | 10-10 | 4 | 2.0 | Hildebrand | Sorrell | 1:50 | D | -- | |||
| 21 | 21 | Sunday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 5 | 4 | 11-10 | 3 | 1.5 | Lawson | Bonetti | 1:48 | D | + | |||
| 22 | 22 | Tuesday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 7 | 8 | 11-11 | 4 | 2.5 | Kelley | Auker | 1:50 | D | - | |||
| 23 | 23 | Wednesday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 9 | 0 | 12-11 | 4 | 1.5 | Bridges | Thomas | 2:02 | D | + | |||
| 24 | 24 | Thursday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 3 | 2 | 13-11 | 4 | 0.5 | Lawson | Smith | 1:50 | D | 15,000 | ++ | ||
| 25 | 25 | Friday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14-11 | 4 | 0.5 | Coffman | Grove | 2:01 | D | 10,500 | +++ | |
| 26 | 26 | Saturday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 9 | 11 | 14-12 | 4 | 1.5 | Wilson | Russell | 2:20 | D | 7,000 | - | ||
| 27 | 27 | Sunday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 13 | 3 | 8 | 15-12 | 3 | 1.5 | Bridges | Appleton | 1:50 | D | + | ||
| 28 | 28 | Monday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 3 | 1 | 16-12 | 3 | 1.5 | Lawson | Newsom | 2:05 | D | ++ | |||
| 29 | 29 | Tuesday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 16-13 | 3 | 2.5 | Hadley | Rowe | Murphy | 1:55 | D | 15,026 | - | |
| 30 | 30 | Wednesday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 7 | 16-14 | 4 | 3.5 | Gomez | Coffman | 1:55 | D | 11,643 | -- | ||
| 31 | 31 | Thursday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17-14 | 3 | 2.5 | Russell | Murphy | 2:50 | D | 10,000 | + | |
| 32 | 32 | Friday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 6 | 5 | 18-14 | 2 | 1.5 | Auker | Knott | 2:05 | D | 0 | ++ | |||
| 33 | 33 | Friday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 7 | 2 | 19-14 | 2 | 1.5 | Lawson | Hildebrand | 1:48 | D | 13,000 | +++ | |||
| 34 | 34 | Saturday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 9 | 13 | 19-15 | 2 | 3.0 | Walkup | Coffman | 2:33 | D | - | ||||
| 35 | 35 | Sunday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 18 | 3 | 20-15 | 2 | 3.0 | Gill | Hogsett | 1:58 | D | 26,000 | + | |||
| 36 | 36 | Monday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 7 | 20-16 | 3 | 4.0 | Hudlin | Wade | 2:10 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 37 | 37 | Monday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20-17 | 3 | 4.0 | Heving | Rowe | 2:20 | D | 40,000 | -- | |
| 38 | 38 | Tuesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 20-18 | 3 | 4.5 | Wyatt | Auker | Harder | 2:20 | D | --- | ||
| 39 | 39 | Wednesday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 11 | 8 | 11 | 21-18 | 3 | 4.5 | Russell | Cascarella | 2:38 | D | + | |||
| 40 | 40 | Thursday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 4 | 5 | 21-19 | 4 | 4.5 | DeShong | Wade | 2:35 | D | - | ||||
| 41 | 41 | Friday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 10 | 3 | 22-19 | 3 | 3.5 | Bridges | Appleton | 2:00 | D | + | ||||
| 42 | 42 | Saturday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 5 | 6 | 22-20 | 4 | 4.5 | Makosky | Gill | Malone | 2:06 | D | - | |||
| 43 | 43 | Sunday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 23-20 | 4 | 3.5 | Bridges | Ruffing | 1:55 | D | 40,000 | + | |||
| 44 | 44 | Monday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 24-20 | 4 | 2.5 | Wade | Gomez | 2:00 | D | 20,500 | ++ | |||
| 45 | 45 | Tuesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 6 | 0 | 25-20 | 4 | 1.5 | Auker | Kelley | 1:37 | D | +++ | ||||
| 46 | 46 | Thursday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 4 | 3 | 26-20 | 4 | 1.5 | Bridges | Caster | 2:00 | D | ++++ | ||||
| 47 | 47 | Friday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 5 | 27-20 | 3 | 1.5 | Poffenberger | Grove | 1:58 | D | +++++ | ||||
| 48 | 48 | Saturday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 28-20 | 2 | 1.0 | Lawson | Walberg | 2:05 | D | 40,250 | ++++++ | |||
| 49 | 49 | Saturday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 28-21 | 2 | 1.0 | Newsom | Russell | 2:35 | D | 40,250 | - | ||
| 50 | 50 | Sunday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 1 | 29-21 | 3 | 1.0 | Auker | Wilson | 1:40 | D | + | ||||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Tuesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 9 | 8 | 15 | 30-21 | 2 | 1.0 | Poffenberger | Fischer | 3:35 | D | ++ | ||
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 1 | 2 | 12 | 30-22 | 2 | 2.0 | Ferrell | Wade | 3:03 | D | - | ||
| 53 | 53 | Saturday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 8 | 6 | 31-22 | 2 | 1.5 | Coffman | Nelson | 2:17 | D | + | |||
| 54 | 54 | Sunday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 6 | 3 | 32-22 | 2 | 1.5 | Auker | Caster | 1:53 | D | ++ | |||
| 55 | 55 | Sunday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 8 | 1 | 33-22 | 2 | 1.5 | Bridges | Kelley | 2:07 | D | +++ | |||
| 56 | 56 | Wednesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 33-23 | 2 | 2.0 | Wilson | Poffenberger | 2:04 | D | 7,200 | - | ||
| 57 | 57 | Thursday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 9 | 33-24 | 2 | 3.0 | Grove | Auker | 1:40 | D | -- | |||
| 58 | 58 | Friday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 8 | 33-25 | 2 | 4.0 | Ruffing | Bridges | 1:48 | D | 13,788 | --- | ||
| 59 | 59 | Saturday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 3 | 34-25 | 2 | 3.0 | Wade | Gomez | 2:10 | D | + | |||
| 60 | 60 | Sunday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 9 | 34-26 | 3 | 4.0 | Murphy | Lawson | 2:05 | D | 24,372 | - | ||
| 61 | 61 | Tuesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 34-27 | 3 | 5.0 | Stratton | Auker | 1:33 | D | -- | |||
| 62 | 62 | Wednesday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 35-27 | 3 | 5.0 | Bridges | Lee | 1:39 | D | + | |||
| 63 | 63 | Thursday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 8 | 15 | 35-28 | 3 | 6.0 | Kennedy | Poffenberger | Brown | 2:30 | D | - | ||
| 64 | 64 | Saturday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 9 | 5 | 36-28 | 3 | 5.5 | Coffman | Galehouse | 2:35 | D | + | |||
| 65 | 65 | Sunday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 7 | 37-28 | 3 | 5.5 | Auker | Feller | D | ++ | |||
| 66 | 66 | Monday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 8 | 4 | 38-28 | 2 | 5.5 | Poffenberger | Kennedy | Russell | 1:55 | D | +++ | |||
| 67 | 67 | Monday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 4 | 10 | 39-28 | 2 | 5.5 | Lawson | Brown | 2:00 | D | ++++ | |||
| 68 | 68 | Friday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 10 | 8 | 40-28 | 2 | 5.5 | Lawson | Hudlin | 2:10 | D | +++++ | ||||
| 69 | 69 | Saturday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 12 | 11 | 41-28 | 3 | 6.0 | Rowe | Whitehill | Russell | 2:48 | D | ++++++ | |||
| 70 | 70 | Saturday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 7 | 8 | 41-29 | 3 | 6.0 | Galehouse | Coffman | 2:14 | D | - | ||||
| 71 | 71 | Sunday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 42-29 | 2 | 6.0 | Poffenberger | Feller | 2:27 | D | + | ||||
| 72 | 72 | Wednesday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 10 | 42-30 | 4 | 7.0 | Ruffing | Wade | 2:10 | D | 16,000 | - | |||
| 73 | 73 | Thursday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 6 | 13 | 42-31 | 4 | 8.0 | Gomez | Rowe | Murphy | 2:15 | D | 22,500 | -- | ||
| 74 | 74 | Friday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 14 | 7 | 43-31 | 4 | 7.0 | Poffenberger | Malone | Auker | 2:30 | D | 17,000 | + | ||
| 75 | 75 | Saturday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 6 | 0 | 44-31 | 3 | 7.0 | Bridges | DeShong | 1:55 | D | ++ | ||||
| 76 | 76 | Sunday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 3 | 1 | 45-31 | 3 | 7.0 | Wade | Weaver | Lawson | 2:03 | D | +++ | |||
| 77 | 77 | Monday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 8 | 4 | 46-31 | 3 | 7.0 | Poffenberger | Appleton | 1:49 | D | ++++ | ||||
| 78 | 78 | Tuesday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 10 | 9 | 10 | 47-31 | 3 | 7.5 | Lawson | Thomas | 2:46 | D | 10,500 | +++++ | ||
| 79 | 79 | Wednesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 10 | 47-32 | 3 | 8.5 | Grove | Bridges | 2:06 | D | 12,500 | - | |||
| 80 | 80 | Thursday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 17 | 4 | 48-32 | 3 | 7.5 | Wade | Newsom | 2:12 | D | 7,500 | + | |||
| 81 | 81 | Friday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 4 | 16 | 48-33 | 3 | 7.0 | Kelley | Auker | 2:15 | D | - | ||||
| 82 | 82 | Friday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 9 | 8 | 11 | 49-33 | 3 | 7.0 | Gill | Nelson | 2:40 | D | + | |||
| 83 | 83 | Sunday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 12 | 9 | 6 | 50-33 | 3 | 6.0 | Gill | Turbeville | 1:42 | D | 23,000 | ++ | ||
| 84 | 84 | Tuesday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 6 | 11 | 50-34 | 3 | 7.0 | Ruffing | Russell | 2:59 | D | 12,320 | - | |
| 85 | 85 | Wednesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 1 | 51-34 | 2 | 6.0 | Auker | Gomez | 2:00 | D | 13,443 | + | ||
| 86 | 86 | Thursday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 6 | 7 | 51-35 | 3 | 7.0 | Murphy | Lawson | 2:00 | D | 10,962 | - | ||
| 87 | 87 | Friday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 51-36 | 3 | 8.0 | Wilson | Coffman | 2:36 | D | 6,800 | -- | |
| 88 | 88 | Saturday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 12 | 51-37 | 3 | 8.0 | Ostermueller | Wade | 1:58 | D | 7,200 | --- | ||
| 89 | 89 | Sunday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 11 | 51-38 | 3 | 9.0 | Wilson | Lawson | 1:55 | D | ---- | |||
| 90 | 90 | Sunday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | T | 2 | 2 | 10 | 51-38 | 3 | 9.0 | 2:14 | D | ---- | ||||
| 91 | 91 | Tuesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 1 | 2 | 51-39 | 4 | 10.5 | Fink | Bridges | Nelson | 2:00 | D | ----- | ||
| 92 | 92 | Wednesday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 11 | 7 | 52-39 | 4 | 10.5 | Coffman | Kelley | Poffenberger | 2:09 | D | + | ||
| 93 | 93 | Thursday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 5 | 3 | 53-39 | 4 | 10.5 | Auker | Smith | 1:56 | D | ++ | |||
| 94 | 94 | Friday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 10 | 3 | 54-39 | 4 | 10.0 | Wade | Weaver | 2:22 | D | +++ | |||
| 95 | 95 | Saturday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 3 | 2 | 55-39 | 3 | 10.5 | Lawson | Ferrell | 2:04 | D | ++++ | |||
| 96 | 96 | Saturday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 7 | 8 | 55-40 | 3 | 10.5 | Jacobs | Bridges | 2:27 | D | - | |||
| 97 | 97 | Sunday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 5 | 1 | 5 | 56-40 | 3 | 10.5 | Poffenberger | DeShong | 1:02 | D | + | ||
| 98 | 98 | Tuesday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 6 | 56-41 | 4 | 11.0 | Brown | Gill | 2:18 | D | - | ||||
| 99 | 99 | Thursday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 11 | 8 | 57-41 | 4 | 12.0 | Lawson | Cain | 2:25 | D | + | ||||
| 100 | 100 | Thursday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 6 | 10 | 57-42 | 4 | 12.0 | Dietrich | Bridges | Brown | 2:46 | D | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Friday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 7 | 6 | 58-42 | 2 | 11.0 | Gill | Hildebrand | 2:10 | D | + | ||||
| 102 | 102 | Saturday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 16 | 1 | 59-42 | 2 | 9.5 | Auker | Koupal | 2:02 | D | ++ | ||||
| 103 | 103 | Saturday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 20 | 7 | 60-42 | 2 | 9.5 | Poffenberger | Trotter | 2:20 | D | +++ | ||||
| 104 | 104 | Sunday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 7 | 9 | 60-43 | 2 | 9.5 | Knott | Russell | Hildebrand | 2:18 | D | - | |||
| 105 | 105 | Tuesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 11 | 7 | 61-43 | 2 | 10.0 | Coffman | Whitehead | 2:12 | D | + | |||
| 106 | 106 | Wednesday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 6 | 61-44 | 2 | 11.0 | Kennedy | Auker | 1:34 | D | - | |||
| 107 | 107 | Thursday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 12 | 4 | 6 | 62-44 | 2 | 11.0 | Bridges | Whitehead | 2:13 | D | 17,000 | + | |
| 108 | 108 | Friday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 6 | 11 | 62-45 | 2 | 12.0 | Walkup | Gill | Hogsett | 2:35 | D | - | ||
| 109 | 109 | Saturday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 6 | 5 | 63-45 | 2 | 11.0 | Coffman | Hildebrand | 2:10 | D | + | |||
| 110 | 110 | Sunday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 11 | 3 | 64-45 | 2 | 10.5 | Lawson | Hogsett | 2:01 | D | ++ | |||
| 111 | 111 | Sunday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 65-45 | 2 | 10.5 | Poffenberger | Trotter | 2:06 | D | +++ | ||
| 112 | 112 | Tuesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 6 | 3 | 66-45 | 2 | 10.0 | Bridges | Kelley | 2:05 | D | ++++ | ||||
| 113 | 113 | Tuesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 8 | 9 | 66-46 | 2 | 10.0 | Nelson | Coffman | Smith | 2:25 | D | - | |||
| 114 | 114 | Wednesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 10 | 4 | 67-46 | 2 | 10.0 | Auker | Caster | 2:03 | D | + | ||||
| 115 | 115 | Thursday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 5 | 68-46 | 2 | 10.0 | Lawson | Marcum | 2:40 | D | 12,000 | ++ | |||
| 116 | 116 | Friday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 5 | 8 | 68-47 | 2 | 11.0 | Wilson | Wade | 2:16 | D | 11,000 | - | |||
| 117 | 117 | Saturday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 3 | 68-48 | 2 | 11.0 | Grove | Poffenberger | 1:54 | D | -- | ||||
| 118 | 118 | Sunday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 7 | 68-49 | 2 | 12.0 | Ruffing | Bridges | 2:12 | D | 40,750 | --- | |||
| 119 | 119 | Monday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 69-49 | 2 | 11.0 | Auker | Gomez | 2:15 | D | 32,000 | + | |||
| 120 | 120 | Tuesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 12 | 3 | 70-49 | 2 | 11.0 | Lawson | Appleton | 2:00 | D | ++ | ||||
| 121 | 121 | Wednesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 2 | 8 | 70-50 | 2 | 11.0 | Ferrell | McLaughlin | 2:05 | D | - | ||||
| 122 | 122 | Thursday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 9 | 8 | 10 | 71-50 | 2 | 10.0 | Gill | Weaver | 2:25 | D | + | |||
| 123 | 123 | Friday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 72-50 | 2 | 9.0 | Auker | Kennedy | Poffenberger | 2:10 | D | 6,000 | ++ | ||
| 124 | 124 | Saturday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 9 | 72-51 | 2 | 10.0 | Dietrich | Bridges | 2:13 | D | - | ||||
| 125 | 125 | Sunday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 5 | 72-52 | 2 | 11.0 | Brown | Lawson | 2:12 | D | -- | ||||
| 126 | 126 | Monday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 10 | 9 | 73-52 | 2 | 11.0 | Gill | Hennessey | 2:14 | D | + | ||||
| 127 | 127 | Monday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 5 | 2 | 74-52 | 2 | 11.0 | Poffenberger | Koupal | 1:46 | D | ++ | ||||
| 128 | 128 | Wednesday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 6 | 74-53 | 2 | 12.0 | Allen | Bridges | 2:30 | D | - | ||||
| 129 | 129 | Wednesday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 10 | 5 | 8 | 75-53 | 2 | 12.0 | Coffman | Brown | 2:30 | D | + | |||
| 130 | 130 | Thursday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 10 | 9 | 76-53 | 2 | 11.0 | Gill | Harder | 2:45 | D | ++ | ||||
| 131 | 131 | Friday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 5 | 6 | 7 | 76-54 | 2 | 11.0 | Heving | Poffenberger | 2:14 | D | - | |||
| 132 | 132 | Saturday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 9 | 5 | 77-54 | 2 | 10.5 | Auker | Dietrich | 2:13 | D | + | |||
| 133 | 133 | Saturday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 2 | 78-54 | 2 | 10.5 | Lawson | Whitehead | Gill | 2:00 | D | ++ | ||
| 134 | 134 | Sunday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 0 | 79-54 | 2 | 10.0 | Bridges | Kennedy | 2:07 | D | +++ | |||
| 135 | 135 | Tuesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 11 | 6 | 80-54 | 2 | 10.0 | Gill | Krakauskas | 2:05 | D | ++++ | |||
| 136 | 136 | Wednesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 4 | 3 | 81-54 | 2 | 9.5 | Auker | Ferrell | Poffenberger | 2:07 | D | +++++ | ||
| 137 | 137 | Thursday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 6 | 7 | 81-55 | 2 | 10.5 | DeShong | Wade | 2:07 | D | - | |||
| 138 | 138 | Saturday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 5 | 2 | 82-55 | 2 | 11.5 | Bridges | Ross | 2:03 | D | + | |||
| 139 | 139 | Saturday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 4 | 5 | 82-56 | 2 | 11.5 | Thomas | Lawson | Smith | 1:54 | D | - | ||
| 140 | 140 | Sunday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 1 | 83-56 | 2 | 10.5 | Auker | Hadley | 2:08 | D | 17,420 | + | ||
| 141 | 141 | Monday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 5 | 83-57 | 2 | 11.5 | Gomez | Wade | 1:27 | D | 8,648 | - | ||
| 142 | 142 | Tuesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 7 | 12 | 83-58 | 2 | 11.5 | Grove | Poffenberger | 2:03 | D | 3,500 | -- | ||
| 143 | 143 | Tuesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 1 | 84-58 | 2 | 11.5 | Gill | Wilson | 1:50 | D | 3,500 | + | ||
| 144 | 144 | Wednesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 4 | 85-58 | 2 | 12.0 | Bridges | Newsom | 2:22 | D | 2,500 | ++ | ||
| 145 | 145 | Thursday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 85-59 | 2 | 12.0 | Henry | Auker | 1:57 | D | 6,500 | - | ||
| 146 | 146 | Friday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 85-60 | 2 | 13.0 | Galehouse | Wade | 1:57 | D | -- | |||
| 147 | 147 | Sunday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 9 | 85-61 | 2 | 14.0 | Allen | Lawson | 2:00 | D | --- | |||
| 148 | 148 | Sunday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 85-62 | 2 | 14.0 | Feller | Bridges | 2:03 | D | ---- | |||
| 149 | 149 | Monday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 2 | 1 | 86-62 | 2 | 13.5 | Auker | Harder | 2:09 | D | + | |||
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 6 | 1 | 87-62 | 2 | 13.0 | Gill | Trotter | 1:42 | D | ++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Wednesday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 6 | 7 | 87-63 | 2 | 13.5 | Mills | McLaughlin | 2:05 | D | - | |||
| 152 | 152 | Thursday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 3 | 10 | 87-64 | 2 | 13.0 | Bonetti | Bridges | 2:16 | D | -- | |||
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 14 | 4 | 88-64 | 2 | 12.0 | Auker | Kimberlin | 2:05 | D | + | |||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 5 | 12 | 88-65 | 2 | 13.0 | Harder | Gill | 2:00 | D | - | ||||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Oct 3 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 1 | 0 | 89-65 | 2 | 13.0 | Wade | Allen | 1:35 | D | 22,000 | + | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |
Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.