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75-79, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Del Baker (75-79)
Scored 686 runs, Allowed 743 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 71-83
Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 684,915 (4th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 110, Pitching - 109 · one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 107
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| Season Summary | 75-79, Final Rank:4, GB: 26.0 | |
| Days in First | never | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 27 | last on Saturday, Sep 20, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 5 | last on Wednesday, Jun 11 |
| Most Games under .500 | 11 | last on Thursday, Aug 21 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 5 | Friday, May 2 to Tuesday, May 6 and Thursday, May 15 to Monday, May 19 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 8 | Friday, Jul 18 to Friday, Jul 25 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 15 | Thursday, May 1 |
| Most Runs Scored | 16 | Monday, Sep 1 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 17 | Sunday, Jul 20 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 9 | |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Wednesday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 1 | 8 | 0-1 | 6 | 1.5 | Auker | Newsom | 2:25 | D | 3,061 | - | ||
| 2 | 2 | Friday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 2 | 1.5 | Bridges | Bagby | Benton | 1:51 | D | 42,165 | + | ||
| 3 | 3 | Saturday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 6 | 2.5 | Feller | Gorsica | 2:40 | D | 15,251 | - | |||
| 4 | 4 | Sunday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 1-3 | 6 | 3.5 | Harder | Rowe | Heving | 2:37 | D | 19,437 | -- | ||
| 5 | 5 | Tuesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 6 | 1-4 | 8 | 3.0 | Dietrich | Newsom | 1:55 | D | 3,595 | --- | |||
| 6 | 6 | Wednesday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 13 | 5 | 2-4 | 7 | 2.0 | Newhouser | Hallett | 2:14 | D | 3,288 | + | |||
| 7 | 7 | Thursday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 4 | 2 | 3-4 | 5 | 2.0 | Bridges | Kennedy | D | ++ | |||||
| 8 | 8 | Friday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 12 | 11 | 4-4 | 4 | 2.0 | Benton | Ostermueller | 3:04 | D | 3,410 | +++ | |||
| 9 | 9 | Saturday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 6 | 4-5 | 5 | 3.0 | Harder | Newsom | Brown | 2:25 | D | 7,000 | - | |
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 5 | 3.0 | Feller | Rowe | 2:02 | D | 31,728 | -- | ||
| 11 | 11 | Monday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 7 | 4-7 | 5 | 4.0 | Milnar | Newhouser | 2:10 | D | 3,500 | --- | ||
| 12 | 12 | Tuesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 3 | 5-7 | 5 | 4.0 | Gorsica | Grove | 1:57 | D | 4,696 | + | |||
| 13 | 13 | Wednesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 12 | 8 | 6-7 | 5 | 4.0 | Newsom | Wagner | Benton | 2:27 | D | 5,147 | ++ | ||
| 14 | 14 | Thursday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 9 | 15 | 6-8 | 5 | 5.0 | Johnson | Bridges | Fleming | 2:40 | D | 4,588 | - | ||
| 15 | 15 | Friday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 15 | 1 | 7-8 | 5 | 5.0 | Rowe | Potter | 1:53 | D | 2,717 | + | |||
| 16 | 16 | Saturday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 4 | 3 | 8-8 | 4 | 5.0 | Newhouser | Marchildon | Benton | 2:07 | D | 7,724 | ++ | ||
| 17 | 17 | Sunday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 10 | 1 | 9-8 | 4 | 5.0 | Newsom | Washburn | 2:21 | D | 43,471 | +++ | |||
| 18 | 18 | Monday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 3 | 10-8 | 3 | 5.0 | Bridges | Gomez | 2:08 | D | 9,303 | ++++ | |||
| 19 | 19 | Tuesday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 4 | 11-8 | 2 | 4.0 | Gorsica | Bonham | 2:04 | D | 7,850 | +++++ | |||
| 20 | 20 | Wednesday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 2 | 4 | 11-9 | 3 | 4.0 | Hudson | Rowe | 1:55 | D | 6,252 | - | |||
| 21 | 21 | Thursday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 1 | 7 | 11-10 | 4 | 4.0 | Sundra | Newsom | 2:12 | D | 2,922 | -- | |||
| 22 | 22 | Saturday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 11-11 | 5 | 4.5 | Lee | Trout | 1:50 | D | 3,323 | --- | ||
| 23 | 23 | Sunday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 11-12 | 5 | 5.0 | Lyons | Bridges | 2:17 | D | 9,698 | ---- | ||
| 24 | 24 | Tuesday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 4 | 5 | 11-13 | 5 | 6.0 | Hudson | Newsom | 2:10 | D | 2,500 | ----- | ||
| 25 | 25 | Wednesday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 4 | 9 | 11-14 | 5 | 7.0 | Sundra | Gorsica | 2:03 | D | 4,000 | ------ | ||
| 26 | 26 | Thursday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 10 | 2 | 12-14 | 5 | 7.0 | Newhouser | Marchildon | 2:28 | D | 10,000 | + | ||
| 27 | 27 | Friday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 5 | 4 | 13-14 | 5 | 7.0 | Trout | Beckmann | 2:00 | D | 1,000 | ++ | ||
| 28 | 28 | Saturday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 8 | 5 | 14-14 | 4 | 7.0 | Bridges | Knott | D | 12,361 | +++ | |||
| 29 | 29 | Sunday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15-14 | 3 | 6.0 | Benton | Newsome | 2:58 | D | 23,000 | ++++ | |
| 30 | 30 | Monday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 16-14 | 3 | 5.0 | Gorsica | Dobson | 2:12 | D | 3,000 | +++++ | ||
| 31 | 31 | Tuesday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 16-15 | 3 | 5.0 | Johnson | Newhouser | 1:44 | D | 3,300 | - | ||
| 32 | 32 | Wednesday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16-16 | 5 | 6.0 | Stanceu | Benton | 2:47 | D | 10,596 | -- | |
| 33 | 33 | Thursday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 6 | 16-17 | 5 | 7.0 | Peek | Newsom | Branch | 2:25 | D | 10,156 | --- | |
| 34 | 34 | Friday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 7 | 16-18 | 5 | 7.5 | Lyons | Bridges | 1:58 | D | 0 | ---- | |||
| 35 | 35 | Friday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 9 | 0 | 17-18 | 5 | 7.5 | Trout | Dietrich | 1:45 | D | 8,232 | + | |||
| 36 | 36 | Saturday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 1 | 0 | 18-18 | 4 | 7.5 | Gorsica | Smith | 1:50 | D | 8,933 | ++ | |||
| 37 | 37 | Sunday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 7 | 18-19 | 5 | 8.5 | Lee | Newhouser | 2:18 | D | 20,520 | - | |||
| 38 | 38 | Monday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 3 | 19-19 | 4 | 7.5 | Newsom | Smith | Thomas | 2:18 | D | 4,500 | + | |
| 39 | 39 | Tuesday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 9 | 6 | 20-19 | 4 | 6.5 | Rowe | Milnar | Gorsica | 2:12 | D | 4,500 | ++ | |
| 40 | 40 | Wednesday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 8 | 5 | 21-19 | 4 | 5.5 | Benton | Eisenstat | 2:26 | D | 5,731 | +++ | |||
| 41 | 41 | Thursday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 9 | 21-20 | 4 | 6.5 | Feller | Bridges | 2:23 | D | 4,908 | - | |||
| 42 | 42 | Friday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 6 | 5 | 22-20 | 4 | 4.5 | Benton | Auker | 2:36 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 43 | 43 | Friday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 10 | 6 | 23-20 | 4 | 4.5 | Thomas | Niggeling | Trout | 2:22 | D | 35,412 | ++ | ||
| 44 | 44 | Sunday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 6 | 7 | 23-21 | 6 | 4.5 | Ryba | McKain | 2:20 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 45 | 45 | Sunday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 23-22 | 6 | 4.5 | Wilson | Newhouser | 2:25 | D | 25,851 | -- | |||
| 46 | 46 | Monday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 9 | 23-23 | 6 | 5.5 | Dobson | Newsom | 2:00 | D | 2,861 | --- | |||
| 47 | 47 | Tuesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 2 | 24-23 | 6 | 5.0 | Trout | Peek | 1:39 | D | 3,523 | + | |||
| 48 | 48 | Thursday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25-23 | 5 | 4.0 | Newsom | Breuer | 2:43 | D | 8,230 | ++ | ||
| 49 | 49 | Friday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 11 | 8 | 26-23 | 4 | 4.0 | Rowe | Chase | 2:21 | D | 2,812 | +++ | |||
| 50 | 50 | Saturday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 10 | 6 | 27-23 | 3 | 4.0 | McKain | Sundra | 1:50 | D | 7,501 | ++++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Sunday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 3 | 9 | 27-24 | 5 | 5.5 | Leonard | Trout | 2:08 | D | 16,193 | - | |||
| 52 | 52 | Tuesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 4 | 3 | 28-24 | 5 | 5.5 | Benton | Ferrick | 2:24 | D | 4,184 | + | |||
| 53 | 53 | Wednesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 5 | 2 | 29-24 | 4 | 5.5 | Newsom | Knott | 2:01 | D | 3,906 | ++ | |||
| 54 | 54 | Thursday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 3 | 5 | 29-25 | 4 | 6.0 | Marchildon | Gorsica | Harris | 1:56 | D | 3,851 | - | ||
| 55 | 55 | Sunday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 5 | 7 | 29-26 | 4 | 5.0 | Hudson | Newhouser | 2:20 | D | -- | |||
| 56 | 56 | Sunday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 4 | 2 | 6 | 30-26 | 4 | 5.0 | Trout | Leonard | D | + | |||
| 57 | 57 | Monday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 1 | 3 | 30-27 | 4 | 5.0 | Chase | Newsom | 2:03 | D | 1,500 | - | ||
| 58 | 58 | Tuesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 6 | 14 | 30-28 | 5 | 5.5 | Wilson | Thomas | D | -- | ||||
| 59 | 59 | Tuesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 5 | 31-28 | 5 | 5.5 | McKain | Fleming | Trout | 2:28 | D | 23,000 | + | |
| 60 | 60 | Wednesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 2 | 32-28 | 5 | 5.5 | Rowe | Harris | 2:22 | D | 5,400 | ++ | ||
| 61 | 61 | Thursday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 6 | 32-29 | 5 | 6.5 | Newsome | Bridges | 2:21 | D | 4,100 | - | ||
| 62 | 62 | Friday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 14 | 32-30 | 5 | 6.5 | Russo | Newsom | 2:07 | D | 10,129 | -- | ||
| 63 | 63 | Saturday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 2 | 33-30 | 4 | 5.5 | Trout | Donald | Benton | 2:14 | D | 20,067 | + | |
| 64 | 64 | Sunday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 33-31 | 5 | 6.5 | Murphy | Newsom | 2:22 | D | 27,072 | - | ||
| 65 | 65 | Tuesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 2 | 1 | 34-31 | 4 | 5.5 | Gorsica | McCrabb | 1:45 | N | 22,732 | + | ||
| 66 | 66 | Wednesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 4 | 5 | 34-32 | 5 | 5.5 | Knott | Rowe | Ferrick | 1:56 | D | 2,000 | - | |
| 67 | 67 | Thursday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 4 | 8 | 34-33 | 5 | 6.5 | Marchildon | Bridges | 2:20 | D | 9,463 | -- | ||
| 68 | 68 | Friday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 0 | 9 | 34-34 | 5 | 7.5 | Harris | Trout | 2:12 | D | 3,430 | --- | |||
| 69 | 69 | Saturday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 1 | 3 | 10 | 34-35 | 5 | 7.5 | Kramer | Newsom | 2:44 | D | 4,991 | ---- | ||
| 70 | 70 | Sunday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 3 | 1 | 35-35 | 5 | 8.0 | Newhouser | Muncrief | Benton | 2:06 | D | 9,612 | + | ||
| 71 | 71 | Monday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 6 | 7 | 35-36 | 5 | 8.5 | Rigney | Rowe | 2:02 | D | 2,739 | - | ||
| 72 | 72 | Tuesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 1 | 36-36 | 5 | 9.0 | Trout | Smith | 2:13 | D | 3,323 | + | ||
| 73 | 73 | Wednesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 1 | 0 | 37-36 | 5 | 9.0 | Newsom | Dietrich | 2:01 | N | 22,555 | ++ | ||
| 74 | 74 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 37-37 | 5 | 9.0 | Lee | Bridges | 1:53 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 75 | 75 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 10 | 6 | 38-37 | 5 | 9.0 | Newhouser | Rigney | Benton | 2:22 | D | 40,068 | + | ||
| 76 | 76 | Saturday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 3 | 9 | 38-38 | 5 | 10.5 | Allen | Thomas | 2:00 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 77 | 77 | Saturday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 1 | 10 | 38-39 | 5 | 10.5 | Auker | Gorsica | 1:59 | D | 2,668 | -- | ||
| 78 | 78 | Sunday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 7 | 5 | 39-39 | 5 | 11.5 | Benton | Galehouse | 2:12 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 79 | 79 | Sunday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 3 | 5 | 39-40 | 5 | 11.5 | Harris | Trout | 2:03 | D | 6,339 | - | ||
| 80 | 80 | Friday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 2 | 0 | 40-40 | 5 | 12.0 | Newsom | Grove | 2:03 | D | 4,083 | + | |||
| 81 | 81 | Saturday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 5 | 7 | 40-41 | 5 | 13.5 | Newsome | Gorsica | Ryba | D | - | ||||
| 82 | 82 | Saturday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 10 | 40-42 | 5 | 13.5 | Hughson | Trout | 1:56 | D | 21,088 | -- | |||
| 83 | 83 | Sunday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 4 | 5 | 40-43 | 5 | 15.0 | Knott | Newhouser | 2:13 | D | 8,871 | --- | |||
| 84 | 84 | Monday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 4 | 2 | 41-43 | 5 | 14.0 | Bridges | Marchildon | 1:59 | D | 2,371 | + | |||
| 85 | 85 | Tuesday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 3 | 2 | 42-43 | 5 | 14.0 | Newsom | Harris | 2:05 | D | 2,878 | ++ | |||
| 86 | 86 | Thursday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 7 | 1 | 43-43 | 4 | 14.5 | Trout | Hudson | 1:58 | D | 4,092 | +++ | |||
| 87 | 87 | Friday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 1 | 8 | 8 | 43-44 | 5 | 14.5 | Leonard | Gorsica | 2:02 | D | 2,048 | - | ||
| 88 | 88 | Saturday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 9 | 43-45 | 5 | 16.5 | Chandler | Newsom | 2:13 | D | 0 | -- | |||
| 89 | 89 | Saturday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 6 | 43-46 | 5 | 16.5 | Ruffing | Newhouser | Murphy | 2:12 | D | 42,092 | --- | ||
| 90 | 90 | Sunday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 6 | 12 | 17 | 43-47 | 5 | 17.5 | Murphy | Benton | 4:05 | D | 28,000 | ---- | ||
| 91 | 91 | Tuesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 4 | 5 | 43-48 | 5 | 18.5 | Hudson | Trout | 2:00 | D | 1,500 | ----- | ||
| 92 | 92 | Wednesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 1 | 6 | 43-49 | 5 | 19.5 | Leonard | Newsom | N | ------ | ||||
| 93 | 93 | Thursday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 5 | 6 | 43-50 | 6 | 20.5 | Chase | Newhouser | 2:22 | D | 1,000 | ------- | ||
| 94 | 94 | Friday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 5 | 11 | 43-51 | 6 | 21.5 | Marchildon | Benton | Hadley | D | -------- | |||
| 95 | 95 | Saturday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 4 | 2 | 44-51 | 6 | 21.5 | Gorsica | Ferrick | 2:37 | D | 4,500 | + | ||
| 96 | 96 | Sunday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 1 | 8 | 44-52 | 6 | 22.5 | Knott | Bridges | 1:48 | D | - | |||
| 97 | 97 | Sunday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 0 | 7 | 44-53 | 6 | 22.5 | McCrabb | Newsom | D | -- | ||||
| 98 | 98 | Tuesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 45-53 | 6 | 21.5 | Newhouser | Stanceu | Rowe | D | + | |||
| 99 | 99 | Thursday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 6 | 13 | 45-54 | 6 | 23.5 | Murphy | Gorsica | 3:18 | D | 0 | - | |
| 100 | 100 | Thursday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 5 | 8 | 45-55 | 6 | 23.5 | Chandler | Benton | 1:35 | D | 14,795 | -- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Saturday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 5 | 46-55 | 6 | 24.0 | Bridges | Grove | D | + | ||||
| 102 | 102 | Sunday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 3 | 47-55 | 6 | 22.5 | Newhouser | Newsome | Benton | 2:28 | D | ++ | ||
| 103 | 103 | Tuesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 47-56 | 6 | 23.0 | Smith | Newsom | 2:00 | N | 30,082 | - | ||
| 104 | 104 | Wednesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 11 | 2 | 48-56 | 6 | 22.5 | Benton | Bagby | 1:46 | D | 2,500 | + | ||
| 105 | 105 | Thursday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 13 | 49-56 | 5 | 21.5 | Rowe | Feller | 3:40 | D | 5,000 | ++ | |
| 106 | 106 | Saturday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 3 | 0 | 50-56 | 5 | 21.0 | Newhouser | Niggeling | 1:52 | D | 5,999 | +++ | |||
| 107 | 107 | Sunday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 3 | 7 | 50-57 | 5 | 22.5 | Muncrief | Newsom | 2:11 | D | 10,015 | - | |||
| 108 | 108 | Tuesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 2 | 0 | 51-57 | 5 | 22.5 | Benton | Feller | 2:10 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 109 | 109 | Tuesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 51-58 | 5 | 22.5 | Milnar | Gorsica | 2:08 | D | 10,379 | - | |||
| 110 | 110 | Wednesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 52-58 | 5 | 22.0 | Newsom | Smith | 2:00 | D | 3,571 | + | ||
| 111 | 111 | Thursday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 52-59 | 5 | 24.0 | Lee | Bridges | 1:58 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 112 | 112 | Thursday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 3 | 52-60 | 5 | 24.0 | Humphries | Newhouser | 1:37 | D | 6,434 | -- | ||
| 113 | 113 | Friday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 1 | 6 | 52-61 | 5 | 24.5 | Muncrief | Trout | 1:55 | N | 5,231 | --- | ||
| 114 | 114 | Saturday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 2 | 3 | 52-62 | 5 | 24.5 | Auker | Gorsica | 1:58 | D | 1,474 | ---- | ||
| 115 | 115 | Sunday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 8 | 1 | 53-62 | 5 | 25.5 | Newsom | Harris | 2:22 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 116 | 116 | Sunday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 1 | 6 | 53-63 | 5 | 25.5 | Caster | Benton | 1:30 | D | 6,496 | - | ||
| 117 | 117 | Tuesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 12 | 3 | 54-63 | 5 | 25.5 | Newhouser | Breuer | 2:12 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 118 | 118 | Tuesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 8 | 54-64 | 5 | 25.5 | Russo | Benton | 1:58 | D | 17,570 | - | |||
| 119 | 119 | Wednesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 1 | 0 | 10 | 55-64 | 5 | 24.5 | Bridges | Bonham | 1:59 | D | 7,043 | + | ||
| 120 | 120 | Thursday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 3 | 6 | 55-65 | 5 | 25.0 | Leonard | Thomas | 1:53 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 121 | 121 | Thursday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 0 | 9 | 55-66 | 5 | 25.0 | Hudson | Gorsica | 1:57 | D | 5,455 | -- | |||
| 122 | 122 | Friday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 5 | 4 | 56-66 | 5 | 24.0 | Rowe | Carrasquel | 1:58 | D | 1,791 | + | |||
| 123 | 123 | Saturday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 57-66 | 5 | 24.0 | Gorsica | Zuber | 2:36 | D | 5,410 | ++ | ||
| 124 | 124 | Sunday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 7 | 4 | 58-66 | 5 | 24.5 | Benton | McCrabb | 1:58 | D | 9,859 | +++ | |||
| 125 | 125 | Tuesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 1 | 9 | 58-67 | 5 | 25.0 | Marchildon | Newsom | Beckmann | 2:28 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 126 | 126 | Tuesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 1 | 2 | 58-68 | 5 | 25.0 | Knott | Trout | Hadley | 1:53 | D | 4,014 | -- | ||
| 127 | 127 | Wednesday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 3 | 59-68 | 5 | 25.0 | Gorsica | Wilson | 1:55 | D | 4,782 | + | |||
| 128 | 128 | Thursday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 7 | 60-68 | 5 | 25.0 | Manders | Ryba | 2:11 | D | 3,993 | ++ | |||
| 129 | 129 | Saturday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 3 | 61-68 | 5 | 25.0 | Newsom | Smith | 2:35 | D | 5,000 | +++ | ||
| 130 | 130 | Sunday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 5 | 62-68 | 5 | 25.5 | Trout | Brown | 2:53 | D | 0 | ++++ | ||
| 131 | 131 | Sunday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 7 | 62-69 | 5 | 25.5 | Dean | Bridges | Gromek | 2:00 | D | 14,119 | - | |
| 132 | 132 | Monday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 9 | 5 | 63-69 | 5 | 24.5 | Benton | Harris | Newsom | 2:36 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 133 | 133 | Monday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 16 | 8 | 64-69 | 5 | 24.5 | Gorsica | Auker | 2:05 | D | 22,180 | ++ | |||
| 134 | 134 | Thursday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 6 | 7 | 10 | 64-70 | 5 | 26.0 | Feller | Trout | 3:03 | D | 4,317 | - | ||
| 135 | 135 | Saturday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 65-70 | 5 | 24.5 | Newsom | Smith | 2:06 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 2 | 66-70 | 5 | 24.5 | Benton | Milnar | 1:57 | D | 16,629 | ++ | |||
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 1 | 67-70 | 5 | 24.5 | Bridges | Dean | 1:43 | D | 31,509 | +++ | |||
| 138 | 138 | Tuesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 6 | 67-71 | 5 | 25.5 | Newsome | Gorsica | 1:49 | D | 3,200 | - | ||
| 139 | 139 | Wednesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 11 | 67-72 | 5 | 26.0 | Harris | Newsom | 2:15 | D | 4,931 | -- | ||
| 140 | 140 | Thursday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 12 | 68-72 | 5 | 25.0 | Benton | Russo | 2:42 | D | 4,489 | + | |
| 141 | 141 | Friday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 8 | 68-73 | 5 | 26.0 | Bonham | Newhouser | 2:00 | D | 3,585 | - | ||
| 142 | 142 | Saturday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 3 | 69-73 | 5 | 25.0 | Rowe | Donald | 2:10 | D | 8,243 | + | ||
| 143 | 143 | Sunday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 0 | 2 | 69-74 | 5 | 25.5 | Hudson | Bridges | 1:47 | D | 7,000 | - | ||
| 144 | 144 | Monday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 5 | 8 | 69-75 | 5 | 26.5 | Leonard | Newhouser | 2:11 | D | 1,500 | -- | ||
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 4 | 2 | 70-75 | 5 | 26.0 | Rowe | Chase | Newsom | 2:02 | D | 2,000 | + | |
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 3 | 2 | 71-75 | 4 | 26.0 | Benton | Marchildon | 2:06 | D | ++ | |||
| 147 | 147 | Saturday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 71-76 | 5 | 27.0 | Lee | Newsom | 2:08 | D | 2,785 | - | ||
| 148 | 148 | Sunday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 3 | 72-76 | 5 | 26.0 | Bridges | Lyons | 1:58 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | T | 1 | 1 | 14 | 72-76 | 5 | 26.0 | 2:27 | D | 12,536 | + | |||
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 11 | 0 | 73-76 | 4 | 25.5 | Benton | Dietrich | Thomas | 1:42 | D | 1,651 | ++ | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 4 | 1 | 10 | 74-76 | 3 | 24.5 | Trout | Muncrief | 1:57 | D | 600 | +++ | |
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 1 | 3 | 74-77 | 4 | 25.5 | Harris | Newsom | 1:53 | D | 414 | - | ||
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 75-77 | 3 | 26.0 | Benton | Smith | Gorsica | 1:46 | D | 3,121 | + | ||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 6 | 10 | 75-78 | 4 | 26.0 | Rigney | Rowe | 2:12 | D | 8,909 | - | |||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 3 | 75-79 | 4 | 26.0 | Lee | Bridges | 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.