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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1937 / 1939
84-70, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Mickey Cochrane (47-51) and Del Baker (37-19)
Scored 862 runs, Allowed 795 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-71
Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 799,557 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 106 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99
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| Season Summary | 84-70, Final Rank:4, GB: 16.0 | |
| Days in First | never | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 23.5 | last on Friday, Sep 9, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 14 | last on Sunday, Oct 2 |
| Most Games under .500 | 8 | last on Thursday, Jul 21 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 8 | Sunday, Jul 24 to Saturday, Jul 30 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 7 | Thursday, Jul 14 to Thursday, Jul 21 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 16 | Sunday, Jul 17 |
| Most Runs Scored | 18 | Sunday, Jun 12 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 11 | Friday, Jul 8 and Wednesday, Aug 3 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 6 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 3 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Tuesday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 0-1 | 5 | 1.5 | Whitehead | Lawson | Brown | 1:59 | D | 18,000 | - | |
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 0-2 | 7 | 2.5 | Rigney | Coffman | Brown | 2:42 | D | 2,500 | -- | |
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 5 | 2.0 | Auker | Dietrich | 2:10 | D | 2,500 | + | ||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 1-3 | 6 | 2.0 | Harder | Bridges | 2:28 | D | 54,500 | - | |||
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 6 | 1-4 | 7 | 3.0 | Allen | Wade | 2:41 | D | 13,200 | -- | |||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 9 | 1-5 | 8 | 4.0 | Feller | Gill | 2:21 | D | 32,969 | --- | |||
| 7 | 7 | Monday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 10 | 1 | 2-5 | 8 | 3.5 | Kennedy | Cole | 2:10 | D | 1,988 | + | ||
| 8 | 8 | Tuesday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 7 | 1 | 3-5 | 6 | 3.5 | Auker | Hildebrand | 2:13 | D | 1,588 | ++ | ||
| 9 | 9 | Wednesday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 2 | 7 | 3-6 | 7 | 3.5 | Newsom | Bridges | 2:42 | D | 1,448 | - | ||
| 10 | 10 | Friday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 1 | 4-6 | 6 | 4.0 | Poffenberger | Rigney | 1:54 | D | 7,500 | + | |||
| 11 | 11 | Saturday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 3 | 5-6 | 6 | 3.0 | Kennedy | Hudlin | 2:17 | D | 12,000 | ++ | ||
| 12 | 12 | Sunday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 5-7 | 6 | 4.0 | Harder | Auker | Milnar | 2:26 | D | 23,782 | - | |
| 13 | 13 | Monday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 11 | 5-8 | 6 | 5.0 | Allen | Wade | 2:17 | D | 7,500 | -- | ||
| 14 | 14 | Tuesday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5-9 | 7 | 6.0 | Grove | Lawson | 2:43 | D | 4,500 | --- | |
| 15 | 15 | Wednesday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 1 | 6-9 | 6 | 5.0 | Poffenberger | Wilson | 2:00 | D | 6,600 | + | ||
| 16 | 16 | Thursday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 5 | 7-9 | 6 | 4.0 | Kennedy | McKain | Coffman | 2:37 | D | 5,500 | ++ | |
| 17 | 17 | Saturday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 8 | 12 | 7-10 | 6 | 5.5 | Gomez | Auker | Murphy | 2:28 | D | 41,070 | - | |
| 18 | 18 | Sunday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7-11 | 6 | 5.5 | Nelson | Auker | 2:28 | D | 10,000 | -- | |
| 19 | 19 | Wednesday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 4 | 1 | 8-11 | 5 | 5.0 | Kennedy | Kelley | 2:07 | D | 6,500 | + | ||
| 20 | 20 | Thursday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 6 | 7 | 8-12 | 5 | 6.0 | DeShong | Lawson | Appleton | 2:16 | D | 7,000 | - | |
| 21 | 21 | Friday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 7 | 5 | 9-12 | 5 | 5.0 | Gill | Walkup | 2:07 | D | 5,500 | + | |||
| 22 | 22 | Sunday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9-13 | 6 | 6.0 | Hildebrand | Auker | 1:30 | D | 8,500 | - | ||
| 23 | 23 | Monday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 13 | 7 | 10-13 | 5 | 5.5 | Kennedy | Chase | 2:35 | D | 8,000 | + | |||
| 24 | 24 | Wednesday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 1 | 5 | 10-14 | 6 | 6.0 | Ferrell | Poffenberger | 1:46 | D | 4,700 | - | |||
| 25 | 25 | Thursday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 6 | 2 | 11-14 | 6 | 6.0 | Gill | Nelson | 2:00 | D | 4,850 | + | |||
| 26 | 26 | Friday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 2 | 5 | 11-15 | 6 | 7.0 | Thomas | Rowe | Potter | 2:11 | D | 6,700 | - | ||
| 27 | 27 | Saturday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 7 | 5 | 12-15 | 5 | 6.0 | Kennedy | Caster | Bridges | 1:35 | D | 7,400 | + | ||
| 28 | 28 | Sunday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 3 | 13-15 | 5 | 6.0 | Poffenberger | Wilson | 1:58 | D | 27,700 | ++ | |||
| 29 | 29 | Tuesday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 13-16 | 6 | 7.0 | Grove | Auker | 2:25 | D | 6,600 | - | |||
| 30 | 30 | Wednesday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 3 | 14-16 | 6 | 7.0 | Gill | Beggs | 1:56 | D | 17,000 | + | |||
| 31 | 31 | Thursday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 5 | 14-17 | 6 | 7.0 | Ruffing | Rowe | 2:06 | D | 22,000 | - | |||
| 32 | 32 | Friday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 15-17 | 5 | 6.5 | Kennedy | Gabler | 1:45 | D | 8,000 | + | ||
| 33 | 33 | Saturday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 9 | 1 | 6 | 16-17 | 5 | 6.0 | Bridges | Cox | 1:54 | D | 5,000 | ++ | |
| 34 | 34 | Sunday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 17-17 | 5 | 5.0 | Poffenberger | Stratton | 1:53 | D | 16,000 | +++ | ||
| 35 | 35 | Monday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 10 | 9 | 18-17 | 5 | 6.0 | Coffman | Bonetti | 2:45 | D | 0 | ++++ | |||
| 36 | 36 | Monday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 0 | 3 | 18-18 | 5 | 6.0 | Tietje | Lawson | 2:00 | D | 49,500 | - | |||
| 37 | 37 | Wednesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 4 | 19-18 | 5 | 5.0 | Kennedy | Sundra | 1:55 | D | 8,462 | + | ||
| 38 | 38 | Thursday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 19-19 | 5 | 6.5 | Chandler | Poffenberger | 1:46 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 39 | 39 | Thursday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 19-20 | 5 | 6.5 | Pearson | Auker | 1:46 | D | 34,826 | -- | ||
| 40 | 40 | Friday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 5 | 19-21 | 5 | 7.5 | Ruffing | Gill | 1:28 | D | 6,294 | --- | ||
| 41 | 41 | Saturday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 19-22 | 5 | 8.5 | Grove | Bridges | 1:41 | D | 9,700 | ---- | ||
| 42 | 42 | Sunday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 10 | 4 | 20-22 | 5 | 8.5 | Kennedy | Wilson | 2:00 | D | 29,000 | + | ||
| 43 | 43 | Monday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 7 | 8 | 20-23 | 5 | 8.5 | Wilson | Coffman | 2:02 | D | 4,000 | - | ||
| 44 | 44 | Tuesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 5 | 4 | 21-23 | 5 | 8.5 | Gill | Caster | Lawson | 2:05 | D | 8,000 | + | |
| 45 | 45 | Wednesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 5 | 1 | 22-23 | 5 | 7.5 | Bridges | Thomas | 2:20 | D | 5,000 | ++ | ||
| 46 | 46 | Thursday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 5 | 8 | 22-24 | 5 | 7.5 | Dean | Kennedy | Potter | 2:27 | D | 15,000 | - | |
| 47 | 47 | Friday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23-24 | 5 | 6.5 | Eisenstat | Appleton | 2:24 | D | + | ||
| 48 | 48 | Saturday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 7 | 2 | 24-24 | 5 | 6.0 | Lawson | Leonard | 1:38 | D | 10,000 | ++ | ||
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 18 | 12 | 25-24 | 5 | 5.0 | Bridges | Appleton | 2:47 | D | 18,000 | +++ | ||
| 50 | 50 | Tuesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 2 | 8 | 25-25 | 5 | 5.0 | Nelson | Kennedy | 1:54 | D | 7,000 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Wednesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 6 | 7 | 25-26 | 5 | 6.0 | Dean | Poffenberger | 2:10 | D | 5,400 | -- | |||
| 52 | 52 | Thursday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 12 | 3 | 26-26 | 5 | 6.0 | Bridges | Thomas | 2:10 | D | 4,850 | + | |||
| 53 | 53 | Friday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 10 | 12 | 26-27 | 5 | 6.5 | Ferrell | Auker | Appleton | 2:20 | D | - | |||
| 54 | 54 | Friday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 4 | 3 | 27-27 | 5 | 6.5 | Lawson | Leonard | 1:42 | D | + | ||||
| 55 | 55 | Saturday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 5 | 3 | 28-27 | 4 | 5.5 | Eisenstat | DeShong | 1:51 | D | 9,200 | ++ | |||
| 56 | 56 | Sunday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 6 | 10 | 28-28 | 5 | 6.5 | Appleton | Kennedy | 2:23 | D | 22,200 | - | |||
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 8 | 28-29 | 5 | 7.0 | Ostermueller | Bridges | 2:20 | D | 0 | -- | |||
| 58 | 58 | Tuesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 29-29 | 5 | 7.0 | Lawson | Wagner | Poffenberger | 2:06 | D | 26,400 | + | ||
| 59 | 59 | Wednesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 3 | 30-29 | 4 | 7.5 | Kennedy | Grove | 1:55 | D | 7,000 | ++ | |||
| 60 | 60 | Thursday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 10 | 2 | 31-29 | 4 | 6.5 | Gill | Marcum | 2:06 | D | 6,900 | +++ | |||
| 61 | 61 | Friday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 12 | 8 | 32-29 | 4 | 6.5 | Wade | Andrews | 2:17 | D | 15,300 | ++++ | |||
| 62 | 62 | Saturday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 9 | 32-30 | 4 | 7.0 | Ruffing | Lawson | 2:23 | D | 22,500 | - | |||
| 63 | 63 | Sunday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 10 | 32-31 | 5 | 7.5 | Pearson | Kennedy | 2:40 | D | 25,000 | -- | |||
| 64 | 64 | Tuesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 5 | 32-32 | 5 | 9.0 | Allen | Bridges | Humphries | 2:20 | D | 12,000 | --- | |
| 65 | 65 | Wednesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 33-32 | 5 | 8.0 | Auker | Harder | 2:25 | D | 15,000 | + | ||
| 66 | 66 | Thursday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 9 | 10 | 33-33 | 5 | 9.0 | Allen | Eisenstat | 2:55 | D | 15,000 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Saturday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 5 | 13 | 33-34 | 4 | 9.5 | Mills | Poffenberger | 2:34 | D | 1,192 | -- | ||
| 68 | 68 | Sunday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 33-35 | 5 | 10.5 | Hildebrand | Bridges | 2:16 | D | --- | ||
| 69 | 69 | Sunday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 2 | 6 | 33-36 | 5 | 10.5 | Newsom | Gill | 1:50 | D | ---- | |||
| 70 | 70 | Monday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 3 | 34-36 | 4 | 8.5 | Auker | Feller | 2:17 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 71 | 71 | Monday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 2 | 35-36 | 4 | 8.5 | Eisenstat | Harder | 2:22 | D | 53,700 | ++ | |||
| 72 | 72 | Friday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 5 | 36-36 | 4 | 9.0 | Lawson | Stratton | 1:57 | D | +++ | ||||
| 73 | 73 | Friday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 5 | 11 | 36-37 | 4 | 9.0 | Rigney | Bridges | 2:58 | D | - | |||
| 74 | 74 | Saturday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 0 | 37-37 | 4 | 9.0 | Auker | Whitehead | 1:56 | D | 8,200 | + | |||
| 75 | 75 | Sunday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 37-38 | 5 | 10.0 | Lyons | Eisenstat | 1:58 | D | 18,000 | - | |||
| 76 | 76 | Wednesday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 7 | 37-39 | 5 | 9.5 | Dickman | Kennedy | McKain | 1:58 | D | 0 | -- | |
| 77 | 77 | Wednesday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 9 | 5 | 38-39 | 5 | 9.5 | Auker | Bagby | 2:00 | D | 20,000 | + | ||
| 78 | 78 | Thursday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 12 | 38-40 | 5 | 10.5 | Grove | Gill | Wilson | 2:05 | D | 4,200 | - | |
| 79 | 79 | Friday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 3 | 6 | 38-41 | 5 | 11.5 | Gomez | Poffenberger | 1:09 | D | 17,039 | -- | |
| 80 | 80 | Saturday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 7 | 38-42 | 5 | 12.5 | Ruffing | Eisenstat | 1:54 | D | 17,796 | --- | ||
| 81 | 81 | Sunday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 16 | 38-43 | 5 | 13.5 | Chandler | Auker | 2:12 | D | 24,000 | ---- | ||
| 82 | 82 | Tuesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 38-44 | 6 | 13.5 | Hogsett | Kennedy | 2:32 | D | 5,000 | ----- | |
| 83 | 83 | Wednesday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 2 | 7 | 38-45 | 6 | 14.0 | Ferrell | Poffenberger | 2:08 | D | 3,000 | ------ | ||
| 84 | 84 | Thursday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 3 | 4 | 38-46 | 6 | 14.5 | Leonard | Coffman | 2:13 | D | 4,000 | ------- | ||
| 85 | 85 | Sunday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 7 | 6 | 39-46 | 6 | 13.5 | Auker | Ross | Eisenstat | 2:17 | D | 0 | + | |
| 86 | 86 | Sunday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 7 | 3 | 40-46 | 6 | 13.5 | Bridges | Caster | 2:32 | D | 12,000 | ++ | ||
| 87 | 87 | Tuesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 6 | 5 | 41-46 | 6 | 14.0 | Eisenstat | Hogsett | 2:00 | D | 68,000 | +++ | |||
| 88 | 88 | Wednesday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 9 | 4 | 42-46 | 5 | 14.0 | Lawson | Weaver | 2:12 | D | 6,500 | ++++ | |||
| 89 | 89 | Thursday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 12 | 4 | 43-46 | 5 | 13.0 | Gill | DeShong | 1:55 | D | 5,200 | +++++ | |||
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 9 | 2 | 44-46 | 5 | 13.0 | Auker | Williams | 1:44 | D | ++++++ | ||||
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 10 | 7 | 45-46 | 4 | 12.5 | Eisenstat | Nelson | 2:29 | D | +++++++ | ||||
| 92 | 92 | Saturday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 8 | 7 | 46-46 | 4 | 12.5 | Eisenstat | Caster | 2:17 | D | ++++++++ | ||||
| 93 | 93 | Monday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 0 | 4 | 46-47 | 5 | 14.0 | Ross | Lawson | Smith | 2:14 | D | 5,800 | - | ||
| 94 | 94 | Tuesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 47-47 | 5 | 13.0 | Gill | Gomez | 1:50 | D | 19,000 | + | |||
| 95 | 95 | Wednesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 7 | 10 | 11 | 47-48 | 5 | 14.0 | Murphy | Eisenstat | 3:12 | D | 20,000 | - | ||
| 96 | 96 | Thursday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 8 | 47-49 | 5 | 15.0 | Pearson | Kennedy | 2:30 | D | 16,000 | -- | |||
| 97 | 97 | Friday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 8 | 9 | 10 | 47-50 | 5 | 16.0 | Bagby | Bridges | 2:46 | D | 7,200 | --- | ||
| 98 | 98 | Saturday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 8 | 14 | 47-51 | 5 | 17.0 | Bagby | Lawson | 2:45 | D | 10,200 | ---- | |||
| 99 | 99 | Sunday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 7 | 3 | 48-51 | 5 | 17.0 | Gill | Wilson | 1:53 | D | 19,000 | + | |||
| 100 | 100 | Tuesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 49-51 | 5 | 16.0 | Bridges | Knott | 2:14 | D | 4,000 | ++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Wednesday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 7 | 8 | 49-52 | 5 | 17.0 | Lee | Auker | Boyles | 2:03 | D | 3,000 | - | |
| 102 | 102 | Thursday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 13 | 49-53 | 5 | 18.0 | Stratton | Lawson | 2:04 | D | 3,000 | -- | ||
| 103 | 103 | Saturday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 3 | 6 | 49-54 | 5 | 19.0 | Cox | Gill | 2:18 | D | --- | |||
| 104 | 104 | Sunday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 1 | 7 | 49-55 | 5 | 20.5 | Newsom | Kennedy | 2:24 | D | ---- | |||
| 105 | 105 | Sunday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | T | 3 | 3 | 49-55 | 5 | 20.5 | 1:56 | D | ---- | |||||
| 106 | 106 | Wednesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 50-55 | 5 | 20.5 | Bridges | Lyons | 1:45 | D | + | ||||
| 107 | 107 | Wednesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 51-55 | 5 | 20.5 | Benton | Knott | 2:15 | D | ++ | ||||
| 108 | 108 | Thursday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 1 | 52-55 | 5 | 20.0 | Gill | Whitehead | 2:12 | D | 6,500 | +++ | |||
| 109 | 109 | Friday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 8 | 7 | 53-55 | 5 | 19.5 | Wade | Johnson | 2:22 | D | ++++ | ||||
| 110 | 110 | Friday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 7 | 4 | 54-55 | 5 | 19.5 | Auker | Mills | 2:14 | D | +++++ | ||||
| 111 | 111 | Saturday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 6 | 4 | 55-55 | 4 | 19.5 | Lawson | Cox | Eisenstat | 2:00 | D | 8,200 | ++++++ | ||
| 112 | 112 | Sunday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 4 | 9 | 55-56 | 5 | 21.0 | Newsom | Benton | 2:20 | D | 9,500 | - | |||
| 113 | 113 | Tuesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 13 | 5 | 56-56 | 4 | 20.0 | Bridges | Nelson | 2:22 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 114 | 114 | Tuesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 8 | 3 | 57-56 | 4 | 20.0 | Gill | Thomas | 2:11 | D | 8,000 | ++ | ||
| 115 | 115 | Wednesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 5 | 10 | 57-57 | 5 | 21.0 | Potter | Auker | 2:01 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 116 | 116 | Wednesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 2 | 11 | 57-58 | 5 | 21.0 | Caster | Lawson | 1:47 | D | 6,000 | -- | ||
| 117 | 117 | Thursday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 2 | 8 | 57-59 | 5 | 22.5 | Appleton | Eisenstat | 1:50 | D | 4,000 | --- | ||
| 118 | 118 | Friday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 9 | 3 | 58-59 | 5 | 22.0 | Benton | Kelley | 2:10 | D | 10,000 | + | ||
| 119 | 119 | Saturday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 12 | 11 | 59-59 | 5 | 22.5 | Wade | DeShong | Kennedy | 2:45 | D | 7,000 | ++ | |
| 120 | 120 | Sunday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 60-59 | 4 | 22.5 | Bridges | Dickman | 2:17 | D | 18,000 | +++ | |
| 121 | 121 | Monday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 15 | 1 | 61-59 | 4 | 22.5 | Auker | Wilson | 2:00 | D | 4,500 | ++++ | ||
| 122 | 122 | Tuesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 3 | 61-60 | 4 | 23.5 | Chandler | Gill | 1:30 | D | 8,465 | - | ||
| 123 | 123 | Wednesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 12 | 6 | 62-60 | 4 | 22.5 | Kennedy | Sundra | 2:15 | D | 7,854 | + | ||
| 124 | 124 | Thursday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 63-60 | 4 | 21.5 | Coffman | Pearson | Eisenstat | 2:23 | D | 6,946 | ++ | |
| 125 | 125 | Saturday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 11 | 4 | 64-60 | 4 | 21.0 | Bridges | Knott | 2:28 | D | 3,000 | +++ | ||
| 126 | 126 | Sunday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 64-61 | 4 | 22.0 | Rigney | Benton | 2:00 | D | 7,500 | - | |
| 127 | 127 | Monday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 2 | 3 | 64-62 | 4 | 23.0 | Mills | Gill | 1:57 | D | -- | |||
| 128 | 128 | Monday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 9 | 3 | 6 | 65-62 | 4 | 23.0 | Auker | Newsom | Kennedy | 1:45 | D | + | |
| 129 | 129 | Tuesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 6 | 65-63 | 4 | 23.5 | Feller | Eisenstat | 1:52 | D | 4,800 | - | |||
| 130 | 130 | Wednesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 1 | 65-64 | 4 | 23.5 | Harder | Coffman | 1:46 | D | 3,000 | -- | |||
| 131 | 131 | Thursday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 1 | 66-64 | 4 | 23.5 | Benton | Whitehill | 2:09 | D | 2,000 | + | ||
| 132 | 132 | Friday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 11 | 5 | 67-64 | 4 | 23.5 | Bridges | Hudlin | 2:12 | D | 5,000 | ++ | ||
| 133 | 133 | Sunday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 10 | 1 | 68-64 | 4 | 22.5 | Gill | Lyons | 1:50 | D | +++ | ||||
| 134 | 134 | Sunday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 3 | 69-64 | 4 | 22.5 | Eisenstat | Rigney | 2:02 | D | ++++ | ||||
| 135 | 135 | Monday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 70-64 | 4 | 22.0 | Benton | Knott | 1:40 | D | 3,500 | +++++ | |||
| 136 | 136 | Tuesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 9 | 3 | 71-64 | 4 | 22.0 | Kennedy | Harris | 1:50 | D | 6,000 | ++++++ | |||
| 137 | 137 | Wednesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 9 | 71-65 | 4 | 22.5 | Heving | Bridges | 1:38 | D | - | ||||
| 138 | 138 | Thursday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 4 | 72-65 | 4 | 21.5 | Coffman | Hadley | Eisenstat | 2:06 | D | 8,200 | + | ||
| 139 | 139 | Friday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 6 | 72-66 | 4 | 22.5 | Gomez | Gill | 1:47 | D | 8,000 | - | |||
| 140 | 140 | Saturday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 3 | 73-66 | 4 | 21.5 | Benton | Pearson | 1:50 | D | 19,200 | + | |||
| 141 | 141 | Sunday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 8 | 1 | 74-66 | 4 | 20.0 | Bridges | Chase | 2:06 | D | 15,700 | ++ | |||
| 142 | 142 | Monday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 2 | 12 | 74-67 | 4 | 20.0 | Appleton | Kennedy | 1:48 | D | 2,700 | - | |||
| 143 | 143 | Wednesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 8 | 6 | 75-67 | 4 | 18.0 | Lawson | Gumpert | 2:09 | D | + | ||||
| 144 | 144 | Wednesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 3 | 0 | 5 | 76-67 | 4 | 18.0 | Poffenberger | Ross | 1:02 | D | ++ | |||
| 145 | 145 | Friday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 8 | 76-68 | 4 | 19.5 | Feller | Gill | 2:06 | D | - | ||||
| 146 | 146 | Friday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 5 | 6 | 7 | 76-69 | 4 | 19.5 | Whitehill | Benton | Humphries | 1:55 | D | -- | ||
| 147 | 147 | Saturday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 6 | 77-69 | 4 | 18.5 | Eisenstat | Hudlin | Coffman | 2:20 | D | 8,900 | + | ||
| 148 | 148 | Sunday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 5 | 78-69 | 4 | 17.5 | Poffenberger | Galehouse | 1:56 | D | 19,700 | ++ | |||
| 149 | 149 | Tuesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 5 | 4 | 79-69 | 4 | 17.5 | Lawson | Johnson | 2:10 | D | +++ | ||||
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 10 | 2 | 7 | 80-69 | 4 | 17.5 | Coffman | Cox | 1:40 | 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 28 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 12 | 0 | 81-69 | 4 | 16.5 | Gill | Mills | 1:55 | D | 5,000 | +++++ | |||
| 152 | 152 | Thursday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 6 | 2 | 82-69 | 4 | 16.5 | Bridges | Newsom | 1:58 | D | ++++++ | ||||
| 153 | 153 | Saturday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 5 | 82-70 | 4 | 16.5 | Galehouse | Poffenberger | 1:38 | D | - | |||
| 154 | 154 | Sunday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 1 | 83-70 | 4 | 16.0 | Eisenstat | Feller | 2:07 | D | + | |||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 10 | 8 | 7 | 84-70 | 4 | 16.0 | Harris | Humphries | 1:37 | D | ++ | ||
| 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.