Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
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81-73, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Del Baker (81-73)
Scored 849 runs, Allowed 762 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-69
Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 836,279 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 105 · one-year: Batting - 111, Pitching - 110
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| Season Summary | 81-73, Final Rank:5, GB: 26.5 | |
| Days in First | 2 | last on Thursday, Apr 20, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 4 | last on Apr 20, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 0.5 | last on Thursday, Apr 20, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 27.5 | last on Saturday, Sep 23, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 10 | last on Wednesday, Sep 27 |
| Most Games under .500 | 10 | last on Sunday, May 21 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 9 | Thursday, Jun 8 to Friday, Jun 16 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 7 | Tuesday, May 2 to Monday, May 8 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 22 | Tuesday, May 2 |
| Most Runs Scored | 17 | Saturday, Jun 10 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Thursday, Apr 20 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 8 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 8 | |
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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 18 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 1 | 1-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Bridges | Rigney | 1:31 | D | 47,000 | + | |||
| 2 | 2 | Thursday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 8 | 7 | 14 | 2-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Lawson | Lee | 3:25 | D | 7,361 | ++ | ||
| 3 | 3 | Friday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 5 | 2-1 | 2 | 0.5 | Feller | Eisenstat | 2:15 | D | 20,000 | - | ||
| 4 | 4 | Saturday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 2-2 | 5 | 1.0 | Hudlin | Kennedy | Humphries | 2:17 | D | 5,000 | -- | |
| 5 | 5 | Sunday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 8 | 0 | 3-2 | 2 | 0.5 | Rowe | Harder | 2:30 | D | + | |||
| 6 | 6 | Monday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 4 | 2 | 4-2 | 2 | 0.5 | Bridges | Johnson | 2:13 | D | 9,376 | ++ | |||
| 7 | 7 | Tuesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 2 | 7 | 4-3 | 2 | 1.5 | Kramer | Trout | 2:18 | D | 7,856 | - | |||
| 8 | 8 | Wednesday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5-3 | 2 | 1.0 | Harris | Walkup | 2:45 | D | 4,765 | + | ||
| 9 | 9 | Thursday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5-4 | 2 | 1.5 | Brown | Lynn | 2:53 | D | 1,500 | - | |
| 10 | 10 | Saturday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 7 | 5-5 | 4 | 1.5 | Feller | Rowe | 2:18 | D | 27,643 | -- | |||
| 11 | 11 | Sunday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 14 | 1 | 6-5 | 4 | 0.5 | Bridges | Dobson | 2:24 | D | 24,507 | + | |||
| 12 | 12 | Tuesday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 22 | 6-6 | 5 | 1.5 | Ruffing | Kennedy | 2:22 | D | 11,379 | - | |||
| 13 | 13 | Wednesday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 6 | 10 | 6-7 | 5 | 2.5 | Sundra | Benton | Murphy | 2:34 | D | 14,136 | -- | ||
| 14 | 14 | Thursday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 6 | 7 | 6-8 | 5 | 3.5 | Heving | Lawson | 2:25 | D | 5,550 | --- | |||
| 15 | 15 | Friday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 4 | 6-9 | 5 | 4.0 | Rich | Rowe | 1:45 | D | 8,592 | ---- | |||
| 16 | 16 | Saturday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 6-10 | 6 | 5.0 | Grove | Gill | 1:58 | D | 14,802 | ----- | |||
| 17 | 17 | Sunday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 3 | 10 | 6-11 | 7 | 5.5 | Caster | Benton | 2:17 | D | 16,299 | ------ | |||
| 18 | 18 | Monday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 5 | 6 | 6-12 | 8 | 5.5 | Nelson | Harris | 2:16 | D | 2,751 | ------- | |||
| 19 | 19 | Wednesday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 5 | 1 | 7-12 | 7 | 6.0 | Bridges | Krakauskas | 2:03 | D | 4,072 | + | |||
| 20 | 20 | Thursday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 2 | 4 | 7-13 | 7 | 7.0 | Haynes | Trout | 2:03 | D | 4,294 | - | |||
| 21 | 21 | Friday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 8 | 7.5 | Kramer | Benton | 1:51 | D | 899 | -- | ||
| 22 | 22 | Saturday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 3 | 5 | 7-15 | 8 | 8.0 | Newsom | Kennedy | 2:22 | D | 2,778 | --- | ||
| 23 | 23 | Sunday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 14 | 4 | 8-15 | 7 | 7.5 | McKain | Marcum | 2:12 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 24 | 24 | Sunday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 7 | 4 | 9-15 | 7 | 7.5 | Eisenstat | Mills | Trout | 2:06 | D | 15,328 | ++ | |
| 25 | 25 | Tuesday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 6 | 2 | 10-15 | 5 | 8.0 | Bridges | Krakauskas | 2:00 | D | 2,000 | +++ | ||
| 26 | 26 | Wednesday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 1 | 4 | 10-16 | 6 | 9.0 | Masterson | Newsom | 2:16 | D | 4,000 | - | ||
| 27 | 27 | Thursday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 2 | 3 | 10-17 | 6 | 10.0 | Carrasquel | Eisenstat | 1:47 | D | 3,500 | -- | ||
| 28 | 28 | Friday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 6 | 11 | 10-18 | 7 | 11.0 | Ross | Coffman | Dean | 2:37 | D | 2,000 | --- | |
| 29 | 29 | Saturday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 5 | 6 | 10-19 | 8 | 12.0 | Joyce | Rowe | 1:43 | D | 8,000 | ---- | ||
| 30 | 30 | Sunday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 8 | 10-20 | 8 | 13.0 | Grove | Bridges | 2:10 | D | 24,000 | ----- | ||
| 31 | 31 | Tuesday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 2 | 11-20 | 8 | 13.0 | Newsom | Rich | 2:10 | D | 2,500 | + | ||
| 32 | 32 | Wednesday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 1 | 12-20 | 7 | 12.0 | Trout | Ferrell | 2:07 | D | 10,875 | ++ | ||
| 33 | 33 | Thursday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 12-21 | 7 | 13.0 | Ruffing | McKain | 1:55 | D | 12,087 | - | ||
| 34 | 34 | Saturday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 12 | 5 | 13-21 | 6 | 14.0 | Bridges | Kennedy | 2:17 | D | 17,345 | + | |||
| 35 | 35 | Sunday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 6 | 2 | 14-21 | 5 | 14.0 | Newsom | Kramer | 2:27 | D | 10,920 | ++ | |||
| 36 | 36 | Monday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 10 | 9 | 15-21 | 5 | 14.0 | Thomas | Gill | 2:17 | D | 3,985 | +++ | |||
| 37 | 37 | Tuesday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 6 | 15-22 | 5 | 14.0 | Lyons | Rowe | 2:02 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 38 | 38 | Tuesday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 3 | 16-22 | 5 | 14.0 | Trout | Knott | Benton | 2:08 | D | 35,000 | + | |
| 39 | 39 | Thursday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 5 | 14 | 16-23 | 5 | 15.0 | Auker | Newsom | 2:34 | D | 6,871 | - | |||
| 40 | 40 | Friday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 5 | 17-23 | 5 | 15.0 | Benton | Galehouse | Bridges | 2:19 | D | 3,914 | + | ||
| 41 | 41 | Sunday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 8 | 17-24 | 6 | 16.5 | Ruffing | Trout | Murphy | 2:21 | D | 44,190 | - | ||
| 42 | 42 | Monday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 3 | 0 | 18-24 | 5 | 15.5 | Bridges | Pearson | 2:04 | D | 9,910 | + | |||
| 43 | 43 | Tuesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 2 | 19-24 | 5 | 14.5 | Newsom | Hildebrand | 2:19 | D | 11,924 | ++ | |||
| 44 | 44 | Wednesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 4 | 5 | 19-25 | 5 | 15.5 | Nelson | Rowe | 2:05 | D | 9,067 | - | |||
| 45 | 45 | Thursday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 8 | 4 | 20-25 | 5 | 15.5 | Trout | Beckmann | 1:55 | D | 3,353 | + | |||
| 46 | 46 | Friday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 14 | 4 | 21-25 | 5 | 15.0 | Benton | Ross | 2:05 | D | 3,069 | ++ | |||
| 47 | 47 | Saturday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 6 | 5 | 22-25 | 5 | 14.0 | Coffman | Appleton | 2:20 | D | 0 | +++ | |||
| 48 | 48 | Saturday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 17 | 5 | 23-25 | 5 | 14.0 | Eisenstat | Carrasquel | 2:11 | D | 14,833 | ++++ | |||
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 6 | 3 | 24-25 | 5 | 14.5 | Newsom | Haynes | 2:14 | D | 10,229 | +++++ | |||
| 50 | 50 | Wednesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 9 | 8 | 25-25 | 5 | 13.0 | Thomas | Dickman | 2:18 | D | 0 | ++++++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Wednesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 2 | 26-25 | 5 | 13.0 | Trout | Galehouse | Newsom | 2:00 | D | 7,000 | +++++++ | |
| 52 | 52 | Thursday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 3 | 27-25 | 5 | 13.0 | Bridges | Wilson | 2:16 | D | 3,300 | ++++++++ | ||
| 53 | 53 | Friday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 7 | 28-25 | 5 | 13.0 | Benton | Auker | Walkup | 2:10 | D | 3,200 | +++++++++ | |
| 54 | 54 | Saturday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 1 | 28-26 | 5 | 14.0 | Ruffing | Newsom | 2:30 | D | 18,599 | - | ||
| 55 | 55 | Sunday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 5 | 29-26 | 3 | 13.0 | Rowe | Hadley | 1:55 | D | 32,679 | + | ||
| 56 | 56 | Monday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 8 | 29-27 | 5 | 14.0 | Hildebrand | Trout | 1:47 | D | 6,469 | - | ||
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 5 | 0 | 30-27 | 4 | 14.0 | Bridges | Caster | 2:08 | N | 13,048 | + | ||
| 58 | 58 | Thursday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 5 | 6 | 30-28 | 4 | 15.5 | Nelson | Walkup | 2:43 | D | 12,000 | - | ||
| 59 | 59 | Friday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 7 | 4 | 31-28 | 4 | 15.0 | Benton | Leonard | McKain | 2:16 | D | 10,000 | + | |
| 60 | 60 | Saturday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 4 | 12 | 31-29 | 4 | 16.0 | Carrasquel | Rowe | 2:10 | D | 8,000 | - | ||
| 61 | 61 | Sunday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 6 | 5 | 32-29 | 4 | 15.5 | Thomas | Krakauskas | 2:17 | D | 12,000 | + | ||
| 62 | 62 | Monday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 11 | 2 | 33-29 | 3 | 14.5 | Bridges | Harder | 2:35 | D | 3,500 | ++ | ||
| 63 | 63 | Tuesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 5 | 33-30 | 4 | 15.0 | Feller | Newsom | 2:03 | N | 55,305 | - | ||
| 64 | 64 | Friday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 34-30 | 3 | 16.0 | Newsom | Rigney | 2:00 | D | 4,997 | + | |||
| 65 | 65 | Saturday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 5 | 35-30 | 4 | 15.5 | Thomas | Brown | 2:16 | D | 0 | ++ | |||
| 66 | 66 | Saturday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 35-31 | 4 | 15.5 | Smith | Giebell | Lee | 2:22 | D | 26,879 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Sunday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 1 | 36-31 | 3 | 15.0 | Bridges | Lyons | 2:00 | D | 17,858 | + | |||
| 68 | 68 | Monday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 36-32 | 4 | 15.5 | Feller | McKain | 2:03 | D | 15,474 | - | |||
| 69 | 69 | Tuesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 0 | 37-32 | 3 | 15.0 | Newsom | Milnar | 2:17 | D | 56,272 | + | |||
| 70 | 70 | Thursday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 9 | 5 | 38-32 | 3 | 15.0 | Giebell | Trotter | 2:32 | D | 729 | ++ | ||
| 71 | 71 | Friday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 6 | 8 | 38-33 | 3 | 15.0 | Kimberlin | Trout | Whitehead | 1:59 | D | 642 | - | |
| 72 | 72 | Saturday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 5 | 10 | 38-34 | 4 | 14.5 | Lee | Bridges | Brown | 2:14 | D | 6,000 | -- | |
| 73 | 73 | Sunday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 38-35 | 5 | 14.5 | Brown | Newsom | 2:15 | D | 0 | --- | ||
| 74 | 74 | Sunday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 6 | 38-36 | 5 | 14.5 | Rigney | Rowe | Brown | 2:14 | D | 30,000 | ---- | |
| 75 | 75 | Thursday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 10 | 6 | 39-36 | 5 | 13.5 | Thomas | Murphy | Benton | 2:57 | D | 25,764 | + | ||
| 76 | 76 | Friday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 6 | 39-37 | 5 | 14.5 | Ruffing | Rowe | 2:10 | D | 19,279 | - | |||
| 77 | 77 | Saturday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 7 | 10 | 39-38 | 5 | 15.5 | Pearson | Bridges | Murphy | 2:29 | D | 31,253 | -- | ||
| 78 | 78 | Sunday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 9 | 39-39 | 5 | 17.5 | Grove | Benton | 1:58 | D | 0 | --- | |||
| 79 | 79 | Sunday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 3 | 39-40 | 5 | 17.5 | Galehouse | Trout | 1:39 | D | 48,152 | ---- | |||
| 80 | 80 | Monday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 13 | 6 | 40-40 | 5 | 17.5 | Newsom | Rich | 2:21 | D | 5,860 | + | |||
| 81 | 81 | Tuesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 2 | 10 | 40-41 | 5 | 19.0 | Krakauskas | Bridges | 2:03 | D | 4,620 | - | |||
| 82 | 82 | Wednesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 11 | 0 | 41-41 | 5 | 18.5 | Rowe | Chase | McKain | 1:50 | D | 5,626 | + | ||
| 83 | 83 | Thursday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 7 | 8 | 41-42 | 5 | 19.5 | Kelley | McKain | 1:58 | D | 5,234 | - | |||
| 84 | 84 | Friday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 2 | 6 | 41-43 | 5 | 19.5 | Pippen | Trout | 2:30 | D | 4,221 | -- | |||
| 85 | 85 | Saturday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 2 | 4 | 41-44 | 5 | 19.5 | Nelson | Newsom | 2:31 | D | 0 | --- | |||
| 86 | 86 | Saturday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 11 | 10 | 42-44 | 5 | 19.5 | Benton | Dean | 2:22 | D | 14,009 | + | |||
| 87 | 87 | Sunday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 16 | 3 | 43-44 | 5 | 19.0 | Bridges | Ross | 2:21 | D | 9,772 | ++ | |||
| 88 | 88 | Tuesday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 3 | 5 | 43-45 | 5 | 20.0 | Leonard | Hutchinson | 1:57 | D | 2,500 | - | ||
| 89 | 89 | Wednesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 3 | 1 | 44-45 | 5 | 20.0 | Newsom | Krakauskas | 1:54 | D | 4,000 | + | ||
| 90 | 90 | Thursday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 8 | 1 | 45-45 | 5 | 19.5 | Trout | Masterson | 1:39 | D | 1,200 | ++ | ||
| 91 | 91 | Friday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 0 | 3 | 45-46 | 5 | 20.5 | Ross | Rowe | 1:52 | D | 12,000 | - | ||
| 92 | 92 | Saturday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 7 | 6 | 46-46 | 5 | 20.0 | Bridges | Nelson | Thomas | 2:25 | D | 6,000 | + | |
| 93 | 93 | Sunday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 14 | 0 | 47-46 | 5 | 19.0 | Newsom | Beckmann | 2:05 | D | 0 | ++ | ||
| 94 | 94 | Sunday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 5 | 3 | 48-46 | 5 | 19.0 | Hutchinson | Pippen | Trout | 2:14 | D | 10,251 | +++ | |
| 95 | 95 | Tuesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 2 | 49-46 | 5 | 18.0 | Trout | Ruffing | McKain | 2:05 | D | 10,382 | ++++ | |
| 96 | 96 | Wednesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 2 | 50-46 | 5 | 17.0 | Rowe | Donald | 2:10 | D | 12,341 | +++++ | ||
| 97 | 97 | Thursday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 12 | 50-47 | 5 | 18.0 | Pearson | Newsom | 2:12 | D | 9,010 | - | ||
| 98 | 98 | Saturday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 16 | 4 | 51-47 | 4 | 18.5 | Bridges | Auker | 2:25 | D | 11,000 | + | ||
| 99 | 99 | Sunday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 10 | 1 | 52-47 | 4 | 17.5 | Hutchinson | Galehouse | 2:03 | D | 0 | ++ | ||
| 100 | 100 | Sunday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 8 | 52-48 | 4 | 17.5 | Wilson | Trout | 1:47 | D | 35,000 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Tuesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 5 | 52-49 | 5 | 17.5 | Rigney | Newsom | Brown | 2:34 | D | 10,375 | -- | ||
| 102 | 102 | Wednesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 10 | 3 | 53-49 | 5 | 17.5 | Rowe | Knott | 2:02 | D | 10,645 | + | |||
| 103 | 103 | Thursday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 54-49 | 5 | 16.5 | Bridges | Smith | 2:12 | D | 10,545 | ++ | |||
| 104 | 104 | Friday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 4 | 3 | 55-49 | 4 | 16.5 | Newsom | Harris | 2:16 | D | 5,118 | +++ | |||
| 105 | 105 | Saturday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 3 | 17 | 55-50 | 5 | 17.5 | Kennedy | Hutchinson | 2:13 | D | 9,838 | - | |||
| 106 | 106 | Sunday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 7 | 11 | 55-51 | 5 | 18.0 | Mills | Benton | 2:32 | D | 11,763 | -- | |||
| 107 | 107 | Monday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 8 | 10 | 55-52 | 5 | 18.0 | Milnar | McKain | 2:19 | D | 0 | --- | ||
| 108 | 108 | Monday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 10 | 3 | 56-52 | 5 | 18.0 | Rowe | Hudlin | 1:56 | D | 23,209 | + | |||
| 109 | 109 | Tuesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 12 | 3 | 57-52 | 5 | 18.0 | Newsom | Dobson | 1:54 | D | 7,665 | ++ | |||
| 110 | 110 | Wednesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 6 | 7 | 12 | 57-53 | 5 | 19.0 | Brown | Benton | 2:45 | D | 5,000 | - | |
| 111 | 111 | Thursday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 57-54 | 5 | 20.0 | Knott | Hutchinson | Lee | 2:02 | D | 7,000 | -- | |
| 112 | 112 | Saturday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 9 | 3 | 58-54 | 5 | 20.0 | Rowe | Kramer | 2:20 | D | 1,250 | + | ||
| 113 | 113 | Sunday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 2 | 6 | 58-55 | 5 | 20.5 | Kennedy | Newsom | 1:55 | D | 4,514 | - | ||
| 114 | 114 | Tuesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 9 | 4 | 59-55 | 5 | 20.5 | Bridges | Beckmann | 1:59 | D | 4,845 | + | |||
| 115 | 115 | Wednesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 6 | 7 | 11 | 59-56 | 5 | 22.0 | Pippen | Hutchinson | 2:16 | D | 3,323 | - | ||
| 116 | 116 | Thursday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 8 | 1 | 60-56 | 5 | 22.0 | Trout | Leonard | 1:41 | D | 6,265 | + | |||
| 117 | 117 | Friday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 5 | 2 | 61-56 | 5 | 22.5 | Newsom | Haynes | 2:07 | D | 5,693 | ++ | |||
| 118 | 118 | Saturday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 6 | 3 | 62-56 | 5 | 22.5 | McKain | Krakauskas | 1:49 | D | 9,838 | +++ | |||
| 119 | 119 | Sunday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 13 | 62-57 | 5 | 23.5 | Ruffing | Rowe | 1:48 | D | 47,966 | - | |||
| 120 | 120 | Monday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 18 | 62-58 | 5 | 24.5 | Russo | Bridges | 2:03 | D | 14,281 | -- | |||
| 121 | 121 | Tuesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 6 | 63-58 | 5 | 23.5 | McKain | Murphy | 2:31 | D | 11,397 | + | |||
| 122 | 122 | Wednesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 7 | 6 | 64-58 | 5 | 22.5 | Coffman | Wilson | Newsom | 2:05 | D | 6,316 | ++ | ||
| 123 | 123 | Thursday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 11 | 4 | 65-58 | 5 | 22.0 | Trout | Grove | Benton | 2:16 | D | 6,247 | +++ | ||
| 124 | 124 | Friday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 14 | 10 | 66-58 | 5 | 22.0 | Rowe | Auker | McKain | 2:20 | D | 5,741 | ++++ | ||
| 125 | 125 | Saturday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 2 | 66-59 | 5 | 22.0 | Rigney | Newsom | 1:58 | D | 5,000 | - | ||
| 126 | 126 | Sunday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 8 | 66-60 | 5 | 21.5 | Lee | Benton | 1:52 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 127 | 127 | Sunday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 2 | 67-60 | 5 | 21.5 | Hutchinson | Dietrich | 2:03 | D | 15,000 | + | ||
| 128 | 128 | Monday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 2 | 3 | 67-61 | 5 | 23.0 | Harris | Trout | 1:55 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 129 | 129 | Monday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | SLB | T | 5 | 5 | 8 | 67-61 | 5 | 23.0 | 2:10 | D | 11,957 | - | ||||
| 130 | 130 | Tuesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 4 | 2 | 68-61 | 5 | 22.5 | Benton | Gill | 1:52 | D | 1,797 | + | |||
| 131 | 131 | Wednesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 2 | 0 | 69-61 | 4 | 22.5 | McKain | Milnar | 2:07 | D | 2,000 | ++ | ||
| 132 | 132 | Thursday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 8 | 9 | 69-62 | 5 | 23.5 | Harder | Hutchinson | Hudlin | 2:15 | D | 5,000 | - | |
| 133 | 133 | Sunday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 1 | 70-62 | 5 | 25.5 | Newsom | Rigney | 2:06 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 134 | 134 | Sunday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 9 | 11 | 70-63 | 5 | 25.5 | Smith | McKain | 2:29 | D | 24,517 | - | |||
| 135 | 135 | Tuesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 2 | 70-64 | 5 | 25.5 | Galehouse | Bridges | 1:49 | D | 1,800 | -- | ||
| 136 | 136 | Wednesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 1 | 70-65 | 5 | 25.5 | Grove | Hutchinson | 1:36 | D | 2,400 | --- | ||
| 137 | 137 | Thursday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 1 | 71-65 | 5 | 24.5 | Newsom | Donald | 2:14 | D | 10,938 | + | ||
| 138 | 138 | Friday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 10 | 71-66 | 5 | 25.5 | Sundra | Rowe | 2:07 | D | 10,538 | - | ||
| 139 | 139 | Saturday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 8 | 71-67 | 5 | 26.5 | Russo | Pippen | 2:14 | D | 10,626 | -- | ||
| 140 | 140 | Sunday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 3 | 2 | 11 | 72-67 | 5 | 25.0 | McKain | Holland | 2:35 | D | 15,000 | + | |
| 141 | 141 | Monday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 2 | 4 | 72-68 | 5 | 26.0 | Leonard | Bridges | 1:47 | D | 600 | - | ||
| 142 | 142 | Tuesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 8 | 4 | 73-68 | 5 | 26.0 | Thomas | Potter | 2:32 | D | 500 | + | ||
| 143 | 143 | Wednesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 4 | 5 | 13 | 73-69 | 5 | 27.0 | Caster | Benton | 2:38 | D | 5,000 | - | |
| 144 | 144 | Thursday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 7 | 6 | 74-69 | 5 | 27.0 | Rowe | Beckmann | Bridges | 2:14 | D | 5,000 | + | |
| 145 | 145 | Friday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 5 | 74-70 | 5 | 27.5 | Feller | Rowe | 2:00 | D | 6,000 | - | ||
| 146 | 146 | Saturday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 3 | 75-70 | 5 | 27.5 | Newsom | Allen | 2:22 | D | 10,000 | + | ||
| 147 | 147 | Sunday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 2 | 1 | 76-70 | 5 | 27.0 | Bridges | Harder | 2:02 | D | 0 | ++ | ||
| 148 | 148 | Sunday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 9 | 1 | 5 | 77-70 | 5 | 27.0 | Trout | Milnar | 1:25 | D | 20,000 | +++ | |
| 149 | 149 | Tuesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 5 | 4 | 78-70 | 5 | 26.0 | Thomas | Bildilli | 2:01 | D | 0 | ++++ | ||
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 7 | 5 | 7 | 79-70 | 5 | 26.0 | Rowe | Kramer | Benton | 1:31 | D | 625 | +++++ |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Wednesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 7 | 4 | 80-70 | 5 | 25.5 | Newsom | Cox | Benton | 2:15 | D | 386 | ++++++ | |
| 152 | 152 | Friday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 80-71 | 5 | 26.5 | Harder | McKain | Feller | 2:06 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 3 | 5 | 80-72 | 5 | 26.5 | Milnar | Newhouser | 1:00 | D | 7,509 | -- | ||
| 154 | 154 | Sunday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 8 | 80-73 | 5 | 26.5 | Feller | Trout | 2:13 | D | 0 | --- | |||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 1 | 0 | 5 | 81-73 | 5 | 26.5 | Newsom | Naymick | 1:00 | D | 15,383 | + | ||
| 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.