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1940 Detroit Tigers

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1939 / 1941

90-64, Finished 1st in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Del Baker (90-64)
Scored 888 runs, Allowed 717 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 92-62

Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 1,112,693 (1st of 8)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 109, Pitching - 108 · one-year: Batting - 110, Pitching - 108

Postseason:  Lost World Series (4-3) to Cincinnati Reds


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1939 / 1941 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Height of bar is margin of victory up to 10 runs  · Mouseover bar for details  · Click for box score  · Grouped by Month

Game Results

Season Summary 90-64, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0
Days in First43last on Sunday, Sep 29, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 53last on Sep 29, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead3last on Friday, Sep 27, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind5.5last on Wednesday, Aug 21, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50028last on Friday, Sep 27
Most Games under .5001last on Friday, Apr 19
Longest Winning Streak6Friday, Jun 14 to Wednesday, Jun 19
Longest Losing Streak6Friday, Aug 16 to Wednesday, Aug 21
Most Runs Allowed16Saturday, Sep 14
Most Runs Scored15Thursday, May 30 and Saturday, Jul 27
Longest Game (innings)14Sunday, Sep 29
Times Shutout by Opponent4 
Times Opponent Shutout10 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 90 64 888 717 .584
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 50 29 512 389 .633
Road 40 35 376 328 .533
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 6 5 48 48 .545
May 14 10 130 114 .583
June 18 10 189 125 .643
July 19 13 168 156 .594
August 15 15 180 142 .500
September 18 11 173 132 .621
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 44 27 411 318 .620
Second Half 46 37 477 399 .554
Extra-Innings
SplitWLRSRAWP
9-Inning Games 81 55 781 624 .596
ExtraInning 5 8 76 82 .385
Shortened 4 1 31 11 .800
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 23 19 180 176 .548
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 32 15 378 218 .681
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BOS 11 11 149 126 .500
CHW 9 13 88 108 .409
CLE 11 11 112 89 .500
NYY 14 8 116 99 .636
PHA 11 11 153 127 .500
SLB 18 4 138 82 .818
WSH 16 6 132 86 .727

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time D/N Attendance Streak
1 1 Tuesday, Apr 16 boxscore DET SLB L 1 5 0-1 5 1.0 Coffman Newsom 2:21 D 49,417 -
2 2 Thursday, Apr 18 boxscore DET SLB W 4 2 1-1 3 1.0 Bridges Kennedy D +
3 3 Friday, Apr 19 boxscore DET @ CLE L 0 4 1-2 6 1.5 Allen Pippen 2:05 D 26,529 -
4 4 Sunday, Apr 21 boxscore DET @ CLE W 12 2 2-2 4 1.0 Rowe Feller 2:10 D 18,264 +
5 5 Monday, Apr 22 boxscore DET @ CHW W 6 5 3-2 3 0.5 Conger Brown Benton 2:46 D 5,009 ++
6 6 Wednesday, Apr 24 boxscore DET @ CHW W 2 1 4-2 2 0.5 Bridges Rigney 1:50 D 1,500 +++
7 7 Thursday, Apr 25 boxscore DET @ SLB W 4 2 5-2 2 0.5 Newsom Auker 2:21 D 1,162 ++++
8 8 Saturday, Apr 27 boxscore DET CLE L 2 4 5-3 2 1.0 Naymick Newhouser Humphries 2:15 D 20,133 -
9 9 Sunday, Apr 28 boxscore DET CLE L 9 11 10 5-4 3 2.0 Smith Thomas 3:03 D 30,200 --
10 10 Monday, Apr 29 boxscore DET CLE W 4 3 6-4 3 1.0 Pippen Feller Benton 2:33 D 9,072 +
11 11 Tuesday, Apr 30 boxscore DET @ WSH L 4 9 6-5 3 2.0 Haynes Bridges 2:20 D 3,000 -
12 12 Wednesday, May 1 boxscore DET @ WSH W 10 7 7-5 3 1.0 Nelson Krakauskas 2:56 D 1,000 +
13 13 Thursday, May 2 boxscore DET @ WSH W 5 3 8-5 3 0.5 Newhouser Hudson 2:11 D 2,000 ++
14 14 Saturday, May 4 boxscore DET @ PHA L 5 14 8-6 3 2.0 Babich Hutchinson 2:14 D 6,000 -
15 15 Sunday, May 5 boxscore DET @ NYY W 6 4 9-6 3 1.5 McKain Chandler Benton 2:35 D 36,937 +
16 16 Monday, May 6 boxscore DET @ NYY W 6 4 10-6 3 1.0 Seats Murphy 2:20 D 5,650 ++
17 17 Tuesday, May 7 boxscore DET @ NYY W 4 2 11-6 2 1.0 Newhouser Sundra Benton 2:18 D 10,482 +++
18 18 Wednesday, May 8 boxscore DET @ BOS L 4 5 11-7 3 2.0 Bagby Pippen Wilson 2:15 D 3,800 -
19 19 Thursday, May 9 boxscore DET @ BOS L 5 6 10 11-8 3 3.0 Hash Benton 2:32 D 7,700 --
20 20 Friday, May 10 boxscore DET CHW W 3 0 12-8 3 3.0 Newsom Rigney 1:42 D 4,342 +
21 21 Saturday, May 11 boxscore DET CHW L 0 1 12-9 3 4.0 Knott Bridges 1:58 D 24,525 -
22 22 Sunday, May 12 boxscore DET CHW L 3 4 12-10 3 4.0 Lyons Nelson 2:04 D 18,517 --
23 23 Tuesday, May 14 boxscore DET WSH L 2 4 12-11 3 5.0 Leonard Newhouser 1:53 D 5,032 ---
24 24 Saturday, May 18 boxscore DET PHA W 8 6 13-11 3 5.0 Newsom Babich 2:05 D 8,470 +
25 25 Monday, May 20 boxscore DET BOS W 10 7 14-11 3 4.0 Rowe Hash 2:16 D 7,931 ++
26 26 Tuesday, May 21 boxscore DET BOS L 8 11 14-12 3 5.0 Dickman Trout 2:32 D 6,908 -
27 27 Wednesday, May 22 boxscore DET NYY L 2 8 14-13 3 5.0 Breuer Newhouser 2:06 D 9,914 --
28 28 Thursday, May 23 boxscore DET NYY W 3 2 15-13 3 4.5 Newsom Ruffing 2:02 D 9,429 +
29 29 Friday, May 24 boxscore DET @ CHW L 1 2 15-14 3 5.0 Rigney Bridges 1:42 D 2,000 -
30 30 Saturday, May 25 boxscore DET @ CHW W 10 4 8 16-14 3 4.5 Trout Knott Benton 2:12 D 7,000 +
31 31 Monday, May 27 boxscore DET @ CLE W 6 1 17-14 3 3.5 Newsom Naymick 2:16 D 25,718 ++
32 32 Tuesday, May 28 boxscore DET @ CLE W 8 5 18-14 3 3.5 Benton Zuber 2:37 D 2,000 +++
33 33 Wednesday, May 29 boxscore DET @ CLE L 4 7 18-15 3 4.5 Feller Seats 2:04 D 2,500 -
34 34 Thursday, May 30 boxscore DET SLB W 2 1 19-15 3 3.5 Bridges Niggeling 1:45 D 0 +
35 35 Thursday, May 30 boxscore DET SLB W 15 6 20-15 3 3.5 Rowe Coffman 2:18 D 33,461 ++
36 36 Saturday, Jun 1 boxscore DET @ WSH W 12 3 21-15 3 3.5 Newsom Hudlin D +++
37 37 Sunday, Jun 2 boxscore DET @ WSH W 8 6 22-15 3 3.0 Benton Monteagudo 2:05 D 1,000 ++++
38 38 Monday, Jun 3 boxscore DET @ WSH L 3 9 22-16 3 3.0 Leonard Gorsica 1:55 D -
39 39 Tuesday, Jun 4 boxscore DET @ PHA L 6 8 22-17 3 3.0 Babich Bridges Heusser 2:30 D 2,500 --
40 40 Wednesday, Jun 5 boxscore DET @ PHA W 9 1 23-17 3 2.0 Rowe Caster 2:10 N 18,553 +
41 41 Thursday, Jun 6 boxscore DET @ PHA L 4 7 23-18 3 3.0 Dean Benton 2:05 D 6,000 -
42 42 Friday, Jun 7 boxscore DET @ BOS W 7 1 24-18 3 2.0 Newhouser Butland 2:14 D 1,170 +
43 43 Saturday, Jun 8 boxscore DET @ BOS W 4 2 25-18 3 1.5 Gorsica Galehouse D ++
44 44 Tuesday, Jun 11 boxscore DET @ NYY W 6 1 26-18 2 1.0 Bridges Donald 2:03 D 5,654 +++
45 45 Wednesday, Jun 12 boxscore DET @ NYY L 5 7 26-19 2 2.0 Hadley Benton 2:02 D 10,036 -
46 46 Thursday, Jun 13 boxscore DET @ CLE L 2 3 10 26-20 3 2.5 Smith Trout 2:19 D 3,000 --
47 47 Friday, Jun 14 boxscore DET WSH W 10 1 27-20 3 2.5 Newhouser Masterson 2:12 D 4,401 +
48 48 Saturday, Jun 15 boxscore DET WSH W 11 1 28-20 2 2.0 Newsom Hudson 2:04 D 0 ++
49 49 Saturday, Jun 15 boxscore DET WSH W 8 0 29-20 2 2.0 Gorsica Haynes 1:55 D 26,402 +++
50 50 Sunday, Jun 16 boxscore DET WSH W 8 7 30-20 2 2.5 McKain Chase 2:08 D 19,760 ++++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time D/N Attendance Streak
51 51 Wednesday, Jun 19 boxscore DET PHA W 5 4 10 31-20 2 0.5 Newsom Potter 2:27 D 0 +++++
52 52 Wednesday, Jun 19 boxscore DET PHA W 9 4 32-20 2 0.5 Rowe Caster Benton 1:58 D 16,351 ++++++
53 53 Thursday, Jun 20 boxscore DET PHA L 4 6 32-21 2 1.0 Dean Newhouser Heusser 2:07 D 4,262 -
54 54 Friday, Jun 21 boxscore DET NYY L 7 12 32-22 2 2.0 Ruffing Gorsica Sundra 2:42 D 11,717 --
55 55 Saturday, Jun 22 boxscore DET NYY W 3 2 33-22 2 2.0 Benton Hildebrand 2:00 D 14,694 +
56 56 Sunday, Jun 23 boxscore DET NYY W 9 2 34-22 2 1.5 Newsom Breuer 2:08 D 32,892 ++
57 57 Tuesday, Jun 25 boxscore DET BOS L 7 11 34-23 2 2.5 Wilson Rowe 2:09 D 0 -
58 58 Tuesday, Jun 25 boxscore DET BOS W 5 1 35-23 2 2.5 Newhouser Galehouse 1:58 D 26,169 +
59 59 Wednesday, Jun 26 boxscore DET BOS L 1 3 35-24 2 2.5 Hash Gorsica 1:58 D 8,329 -
60 60 Thursday, Jun 27 boxscore DET @ SLB W 2 1 36-24 2 2.0 Newsom Harris 2:21 N 15,258 +
61 61 Saturday, Jun 29 boxscore DET @ SLB W 9 5 37-24 2 2.0 Bridges Auker Benton D ++
62 62 Saturday, Jun 29 boxscore DET @ SLB T 9 9 37-24 2 2.0 2:44 D 3,849 ++
63 63 Sunday, Jun 30 boxscore DET @ SLB L 6 7 11 37-25 2 2.0 Lawson Newhouser 2:40 D 0 -
64 64 Sunday, Jun 30 boxscore DET @ SLB W 10 1 7 38-25 2 2.0 Gorsica Kramer 2:03 D 9,492 +
65 65 Monday, Jul 1 boxscore DET CHW W 3 1 39-25 2 1.0 Newsom Rigney 1:45 D 5,018 ++
66 66 Tuesday, Jul 2 boxscore DET CHW W 10 9 40-25 1 Tied Benton Brown McKain 2:37 D 4,663 +++
67 67 Wednesday, Jul 3 boxscore DET CHW L 7 12 40-26 2 1.0 Knott Trout Rigney 2:32 D 5,171 -
68 68 Thursday, Jul 4 boxscore DET CLE W 5 3 41-26 2 1.0 Bridges Smith 1:55 D 0 +
69 69 Thursday, Jul 4 boxscore DET CLE L 1 2 11 41-27 2 1.0 Allen Benton 2:30 D 57,633 -
70 70 Saturday, Jul 6 boxscore DET SLB W 11 2 42-27 2 0.5 Newsom Kennedy D +
71 71 Saturday, Jul 6 boxscore DET SLB W 2 0 43-27 2 0.5 Gorsica Niggeling 1:50 D 25,005 ++
72 72 Sunday, Jul 7 boxscore DET SLB W 5 2 44-27 1 up 0.5 Rowe Harris Benton 2:00 D 13,587 +++
73 73 Thursday, Jul 11 boxscore DET @ WSH L 3 7 44-28 2 0.5 Hudson Newhouser 1:50 D 3,500 -
74 74 Saturday, Jul 13 boxscore DET @ WSH W 4 3 45-28 2 0.5 Smith Leonard Benton 2:15 D 0 +
75 75 Saturday, Jul 13 boxscore DET @ WSH W 4 0 46-28 2 0.5 Newsom Masterson 2:15 D 14,000 ++
76 76 Sunday, Jul 14 boxscore DET @ PHA L 2 8 46-29 2 1.0 Vaughan Rowe 1:49 D 0 -
77 77 Sunday, Jul 14 boxscore DET @ PHA L 2 5 46-30 2 1.0 Potter Gorsica 2:15 D 21,030 --
78 78 Monday, Jul 15 boxscore DET @ PHA W 9 8 47-30 1 Tied Newhouser Heusser Trout 2:19 D 3,000 +
79 79 Tuesday, Jul 16 boxscore DET @ PHA L 1 3 47-31 1 Tied Caster Hutchinson 1:26 D 2,500 -
80 80 Wednesday, Jul 17 boxscore DET @ BOS L 3 8 47-32 2 0.5 Ostermueller Benton D --
81 81 Wednesday, Jul 17 boxscore DET @ BOS L 5 8 47-33 2 0.5 Bagby Smith Dickman 2:00 D 32,400 ---
82 82 Thursday, Jul 18 boxscore DET @ BOS W 10 8 11 48-33 1 up 0.5 Seats Wilson Benton 3:12 D 5,800 +
83 83 Friday, Jul 19 boxscore DET @ BOS W 4 0 49-33 1 up 1.5 Bridges Galehouse 1:59 D 13,300 ++
84 84 Saturday, Jul 20 boxscore DET @ NYY W 3 1 50-33 1 up 1.5 Newhouser Ruffing 2:20 D 16,868 +++
85 85 Sunday, Jul 21 boxscore DET @ NYY W 4 3 51-33 1 up 1.5 McKain Breuer Benton D ++++
86 86 Sunday, Jul 21 boxscore DET @ NYY W 3 2 52-33 1 up 1.5 Rowe Russo Trout D +++++
87 87 Tuesday, Jul 23 boxscore DET WSH L 3 6 52-34 1 up 0.5 Chase Gorsica D -
88 88 Wednesday, Jul 24 boxscore DET WSH W 7 5 53-34 1 up 0.5 Hutchinson Hudson Benton 1:58 D 6,044 +
89 89 Thursday, Jul 25 boxscore DET WSH W 5 2 54-34 1 up 1.5 Newhouser Leonard McKain 2:15 D 5,481 ++
90 90 Friday, Jul 26 boxscore DET PHA L 4 7 54-35 1 up 0.5 Caster Bridges 2:20 D 4,971 -
91 91 Saturday, Jul 27 boxscore DET PHA W 15 2 55-35 1 up 2.0 Rowe Potter 2:24 D 0 +
92 92 Saturday, Jul 27 boxscore DET PHA W 8 7 56-35 1 up 2.0 Gorsica Vaughan Benton 2:42 D 23,470 ++
93 93 Sunday, Jul 28 boxscore DET PHA L 5 9 11 56-36 1 up 1.5 Beckmann Newsom 3:18 D 13,967 -
94 94 Monday, Jul 29 boxscore DET PHA L 7 9 56-37 1 up 1.0 Potter Hutchinson Vaughan 2:14 D 8,310 --
95 95 Tuesday, Jul 30 boxscore DET NYY L 6 8 56-38 1 Tied Ruffing Newhouser Murphy 2:35 D 14,845 ---
96 96 Wednesday, Jul 31 boxscore DET NYY W 7 6 11 57-38 1 Tied McKain Gomez 2:50 D 13,169 +
97 97 Thursday, Aug 1 boxscore DET NYY W 11 2 58-38 1 up 1.0 Rowe Breuer 2:08 D 16,440 ++
98 98 Friday, Aug 2 boxscore DET BOS L 9 12 58-39 1 up 1.0 Wilson Seats Heving 3:01 D 8,693 -
99 99 Saturday, Aug 3 boxscore DET BOS W 6 4 59-39 1 up 1.5 Hutchinson Bagby Benton 2:16 D 0 +
100 100 Saturday, Aug 3 boxscore DET BOS W 14 2 60-39 1 up 1.5 Gorsica Hash 2:04 D 38,150 ++
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time D/N Attendance Streak
101 101 Sunday, Aug 4 boxscore DET BOS L 3 7 60-40 1 up 0.5 Grove Newhouser 2:23 D 27,398 -
102 102 Monday, Aug 5 boxscore DET @ SLB W 9 2 61-40 1 Tied Rowe Niggeling D +
103 103 Monday, Aug 5 boxscore DET @ SLB L 0 4 6 61-41 1 Tied Whitehead Bridges 1:18 D 2,158 -
104 104 Tuesday, Aug 6 boxscore DET @ SLB W 6 2 62-41 1 up 0.5 Newsom Harris McKain 2:37 N 8,252 +
105 105 Wednesday, Aug 7 boxscore DET @ SLB W 7 5 63-41 1 up 0.5 Gorsica Trotter Benton 2:08 D 1,081 ++
106 106 Friday, Aug 9 boxscore DET @ CHW L 2 3 63-42 1 up 0.5 Smith Benton N 36,713 -
107 107 Saturday, Aug 10 boxscore DET @ CHW W 5 2 5 64-42 1 up 1.0 Rowe Lee 1:06 D 17,247 +
108 108 Sunday, Aug 11 boxscore DET @ CHW L 3 4 64-43 1 Tied Lyons Hutchinson 2:26 D 0 -
109 109 Sunday, Aug 11 boxscore DET @ CHW L 3 4 64-44 1 Tied Brown Bridges 2:00 D 32,032 --
110 110 Monday, Aug 12 boxscore DET @ CLE L 5 8 64-45 2 1.0 Feller Newhouser 2:30 D 23,720 ---
111 111 Tuesday, Aug 13 boxscore DET @ CLE L 5 6 64-46 2 2.0 Eisenstat Benton 2:39 D 16,128 ----
112 112 Wednesday, Aug 14 boxscore DET SLB W 13 7 65-46 2 2.0 Trout Lawson 2:43 D 6,733 +
113 113 Thursday, Aug 15 boxscore DET SLB W 5 2 66-46 2 2.0 Newsom Mills 2:17 D 6,962 ++
114 114 Friday, Aug 16 boxscore DET CHW L 4 13 66-47 2 3.0 Rigney Bridges 2:00 D 10,013 -
115 115 Saturday, Aug 17 boxscore DET CHW L 5 9 66-48 2 3.0 Knott Trout Brown 2:40 D 13,706 --
116 116 Sunday, Aug 18 boxscore DET CHW L 5 7 66-49 2 3.5 Lyons Benton 2:24 D 19,292 ---
117 117 Tuesday, Aug 20 boxscore DET @ NYY L 3 4 66-50 2 4.5 Ruffing Rowe 2:05 D 0 ----
118 118 Tuesday, Aug 20 boxscore DET @ NYY L 2 4 66-51 2 4.5 Bonham Trout 2:00 D 30,346 -----
119 119 Wednesday, Aug 21 boxscore DET @ NYY L 5 6 66-52 2 5.5 Murphy Benton 2:30 D 9,234 ------
120 120 Thursday, Aug 22 boxscore DET @ BOS W 9 8 10 67-52 2 4.5 Hutchinson Bagby 2:32 D 6,600 +
121 121 Saturday, Aug 24 boxscore DET @ BOS W 12 1 68-52 2 3.5 Bridges Heving 2:12 D 0 ++
122 122 Saturday, Aug 24 boxscore DET @ BOS L 7 8 68-53 2 3.5 Dickman Trout 2:05 D 29,209 -
123 123 Sunday, Aug 25 boxscore DET @ PHA W 7 3 69-53 2 2.5 Newsom Ross 2:11 D 19,794 +
124 124 Thursday, Aug 29 boxscore DET @ WSH W 3 2 70-53 2 2.0 Rowe Chase 2:11 D 0 ++
125 125 Thursday, Aug 29 boxscore DET @ WSH W 6 0 6 71-53 2 2.0 Newsom Hudson 1:31 D 4,000 +++
126 126 Saturday, Aug 31 boxscore DET @ SLB W 6 1 72-53 2 2.5 Bridges Harris 2:05 D 1,819 ++++
127 127 Sunday, Sep 1 boxscore DET @ SLB L 2 8 72-54 2 3.5 Niggeling Gorsica 2:02 D 5,763 -
128 128 Monday, Sep 2 boxscore DET @ CHW L 1 2 72-55 2 3.5 Dietrich Newsom D --
129 129 Monday, Sep 2 boxscore DET @ CHW L 0 4 72-56 2 3.5 Rigney Trout 1:51 D 27,654 ---
130 130 Tuesday, Sep 3 boxscore DET @ CHW L 2 10 72-57 3 4.0 Knott Hutchinson 2:09 D 2,681 ----
131 131 Wednesday, Sep 4 boxscore DET CLE W 7 2 73-57 2 3.0 Rowe Feller 2:13 D 17,710 +
132 132 Thursday, Sep 5 boxscore DET CLE W 11 3 74-57 2 2.0 Benton Smith 2:10 D 18,508 ++
133 133 Friday, Sep 6 boxscore DET CLE W 10 5 75-57 2 1.0 Newsom Allen 2:45 D 22,566 +++
134 134 Saturday, Sep 7 boxscore DET SLB W 5 4 76-57 1 Tied Benton Kennedy D ++++
135 135 Sunday, Sep 8 boxscore DET SLB W 5 4 77-57 1 Tied Bridges Niggeling 1:56 D 24,632 +++++
136 136 Tuesday, Sep 10 boxscore DET BOS L 5 6 13 77-58 1 Tied Grove Benton 3:05 D 6,634 -
137 137 Wednesday, Sep 11 boxscore DET BOS W 11 7 78-58 1 up 0.5 McKain Heving 2:54 D 3,966 +
138 138 Thursday, Sep 12 boxscore DET NYY W 6 3 79-58 1 up 0.5 Rowe Donald 2:19 D 19,272 ++
139 139 Friday, Sep 13 boxscore DET NYY W 8 0 80-58 1 up 0.5 Bridges Russo 2:09 D 25,514 +++
140 140 Saturday, Sep 14 boxscore DET NYY L 7 16 80-59 1 up 0.5 Breuer Newsom 2:51 D 56,697 -
141 141 Sunday, Sep 15 boxscore DET WSH L 1 6 80-60 2 1.0 Leonard Hutchinson 2:02 D 21,613 --
142 142 Monday, Sep 16 boxscore DET WSH W 9 2 81-60 2 0.5 Newsom Krakauskas 1:52 D 3,917 +
143 143 Tuesday, Sep 17 boxscore DET WSH W 6 3 82-60 1 up 0.5 Rowe Masterson Benton 1:51 D 5,655 ++
144 144 Wednesday, Sep 18 boxscore DET PHA W 14 0 83-60 2 0.5 Bridges Caster Seats 2:04 D 0 +++
145 145 Wednesday, Sep 18 boxscore DET PHA L 6 13 83-61 2 0.5 Heusser Gorsica Ross 2:00 D 12,757 -
146 146 Thursday, Sep 19 boxscore DET PHA W 13 2 84-61 1 Tied Giebell Dean 1:37 D 0 +
147 147 Thursday, Sep 19 boxscore DET PHA W 10 1 85-61 1 Tied Trout Potter 1:34 D 10,493 ++
148 148 Friday, Sep 20 boxscore DET CLE W 6 5 86-61 1 up 1.0 Newhouser Feller Benton 2:55 D 22,508 +++
149 149 Saturday, Sep 21 boxscore DET CLE W 5 0 87-61 1 up 2.0 Rowe Milnar 2:12 D 42,320 ++++
150 150 Sunday, Sep 22 boxscore DET CLE L 5 10 87-62 1 up 1.0 Feller Bridges 2:56 D 56,771 -
Rk Gm# Date Tm   Opp R RA Inn W-L Rank GB Win Loss Save Time D/N Attendance Streak
151 151 Wednesday, Sep 25 boxscore DET CHW W 10 9 10 88-62 1 up 2.0 Newsom Brown 2:18 D 0 +
152 152 Wednesday, Sep 25 boxscore DET CHW W 3 2 89-62 1 up 2.0 Newsom Rigney 2:04 D 21,566 ++
153 153 Friday, Sep 27 boxscore DET @ CLE W 2 0 90-62 1 up 3.0 Giebell Feller 2:39 D 32,553 +++
154 154 Saturday, Sep 28 boxscore DET @ CLE L 1 2 90-63 1 up 2.0 Harder Newsom 1:37 D 18,346 -
155 155 Sunday, Sep 29 boxscore DET @ CLE L 2 3 14 90-64 1 up 1.0 Milnar Hutchinson 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.

1939 / 1941 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits