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73-81, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Del Baker (73-81)
Scored 589 runs, Allowed 587 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-77
Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 580,087 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 108 · one-year: Batting - 114, Pitching - 114
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| Season Summary | 73-81, Final Rank:5, GB: 30.0 | |
| Days in First | never | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 30.5 | last on Thursday, Sep 17, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 7 | last on Sunday, Jul 5 |
| Most Games under .500 | 9 | last on Sunday, Sep 20 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 5 | Thursday, Apr 23 to Sunday, Apr 26, Wednesday, Jun 17 to Sunday, Jun 21 and Sunday, Aug 9 to Wednesday, Aug 12 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 7 | Saturday, Aug 29 to Thursday, Sep 3 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 12 | Saturday, May 30 and Wednesday, Jul 1 |
| Most Runs Scored | 14 | Sunday, May 24 and Friday, May 29 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Tuesday, Aug 11 and Friday, Aug 28 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 16 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 12 | |
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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 14 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 5 | 0-1 | 5 | 1.0 | Bagby | Benton | Heving | 1:50 | D | 39,267 | - | ||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 4 | 1.0 | Trout | Poat | 1:45 | D | 3,916 | + | |||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 4 | 2-1 | 4 | 1.0 | Bridges | Brown | 2:00 | D | 4,242 | ++ | |||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 6 | 7 | 2-2 | 4 | 2.0 | Harris | Trucks | Hollingsworth | 2:19 | D | 4,956 | - | |
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 4 | 0 | 3-2 | 4 | 1.0 | White | Muncrief | 1:54 | D | 3,948 | + | ||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 1 | 2 | 3-3 | 4 | 1.5 | Auker | Benton | 1:22 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 7 | 7 | Sunday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 4 | 1.5 | Fuchs | Niggeling | 1:58 | D | 13,738 | + | ||
| 8 | 8 | Monday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 4-4 | 4 | 1.5 | Rigney | Trout | 1:28 | D | 2,024 | - | ||
| 9 | 9 | Tuesday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 2 | 5-4 | 3 | 1.0 | Rowe | Humphries | Gorsica | 2:12 | D | 2,706 | + | |
| 10 | 10 | Wednesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 5-5 | 4 | 2.0 | Dietrich | Bridges | Ross | 1:50 | D | 28,758 | - | |
| 11 | 11 | Thursday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 9 | 0 | 6-5 | 4 | 2.0 | White | Lyons | 1:26 | D | 4,274 | + | |||
| 12 | 12 | Friday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 7-5 | 3 | 2.0 | Gorsica | Smith | 1:39 | D | 3,792 | ++ | |||
| 13 | 13 | Saturday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 4 | 2 | 8-5 | 3 | 1.0 | Fuchs | Harris | Newhouser | D | +++ | ||||
| 14 | 14 | Sunday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 10 | 5 | 9-5 | 3 | 0.5 | Trucks | Muncrief | Bridges | 2:25 | D | 0 | ++++ | ||
| 15 | 15 | Sunday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 7 | 5 | 10-5 | 3 | 0.5 | Trout | Niggeling | Henshaw | 1:56 | D | 42,698 | +++++ | ||
| 16 | 16 | Tuesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 6 | 10-6 | 3 | 1.5 | Wagner | White | 1:50 | D | 4,868 | - | ||
| 17 | 17 | Wednesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 11-6 | 2 | 1.5 | Manders | Terry | Gorsica | 1:58 | D | 6,040 | + | |
| 18 | 18 | Thursday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 8 | 11-7 | 3 | 2.5 | Newsome | Fuchs | 1:58 | D | 5,482 | - | ||
| 19 | 19 | Friday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 2 | 12-7 | 2 | 2.5 | Trout | Breuer | Newhouser | D | + | |||
| 20 | 20 | Saturday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 13-7 | 2 | 2.5 | Bridges | Russo | D | ++ | ||||
| 21 | 21 | Sunday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 8 | 7 | 14-7 | 2 | 2.0 | Gorsica | Harris | 2:06 | D | 0 | +++ | ||
| 22 | 22 | Sunday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 0 | 1 | 14-8 | 2 | 2.0 | Marchildon | Benton | 1:42 | D | 21,727 | - | ||
| 23 | 23 | Monday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 6 | 4 | 15-8 | 2 | 1.0 | Fuchs | Besse | Newhouser | 2:10 | D | 2,201 | + | |
| 24 | 24 | Tuesday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 1 | 2 | 15-9 | 3 | 1.0 | Christopher | Trout | 1:56 | D | 2,350 | - | ||
| 25 | 25 | Wednesday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 0 | 7 | 15-10 | 4 | 1.5 | Newsom | Newhouser | 2:05 | D | 2,000 | -- | ||
| 26 | 26 | Saturday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16-10 | 2 | 1.0 | Benton | Harder | 1:13 | D | 8,791 | + | ||
| 27 | 27 | Sunday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 1 | 17-10 | 2 | 2.0 | Bridges | Smith | 2:32 | D | 0 | ++ | ||
| 28 | 28 | Sunday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17-11 | 2 | 2.0 | Heving | Gorsica | 2:03 | D | 23,429 | - | |
| 29 | 29 | Monday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 8 | 17-12 | 3 | 2.5 | Heving | Fuchs | 2:11 | D | 2,500 | -- | ||
| 30 | 30 | Wednesday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 6 | 2 | 18-12 | 3 | 1.5 | Newhouser | Newsom | 1:51 | D | 5,436 | + | |||
| 31 | 31 | Saturday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 6 | 18-13 | 3 | 3.5 | Bonham | Benton | D | - | |||||
| 32 | 32 | Saturday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 18-14 | 3 | 3.5 | Chandler | Trout | 2:11 | D | 6,933 | -- | |||
| 33 | 33 | Sunday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19-14 | 3 | 3.0 | Bridges | Brown | 2:05 | D | 24,581 | + | ||
| 34 | 34 | Monday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 19-15 | 3 | 3.5 | Wagner | White | 1:43 | D | 3,037 | - | |||
| 35 | 35 | Tuesday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 2 | 20-15 | 3 | 3.5 | Newhouser | Terry | 1:54 | D | 5,371 | + | |||
| 36 | 36 | Wednesday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 3 | 5 | 20-16 | 3 | 4.0 | Harris | Benton | 1:55 | D | 1,854 | - | |||
| 37 | 37 | Thursday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 3 | 11 | 20-17 | 3 | 5.0 | Marchildon | Trout | 2:01 | D | 3,664 | -- | |||
| 38 | 38 | Friday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 7 | 20-18 | 4 | 5.5 | Humphries | Trucks | Haynes | 2:20 | D | 15,050 | --- | |
| 39 | 39 | Sunday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 2 | 21-18 | 3 | 4.5 | Bridges | Lyons | 1:49 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 40 | 40 | Sunday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 14 | 0 | 22-18 | 3 | 4.5 | White | Grove | 2:30 | D | 19,198 | ++ | ||
| 41 | 41 | Monday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 2 | 3 | 22-19 | 3 | 5.5 | Caster | Newhouser | 1:52 | D | 8,496 | - | ||
| 42 | 42 | Tuesday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 3 | 1 | 23-19 | 3 | 5.5 | Benton | Hollingsworth | 1:59 | D | 4,126 | + | ||
| 43 | 43 | Wednesday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 2 | 5 | 23-20 | 3 | 6.5 | Niggeling | Trout | 1:48 | D | 896 | - | ||
| 44 | 44 | Thursday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 24-20 | 3 | 6.5 | Trucks | Milnar | 1:57 | D | 3,765 | + | |||
| 45 | 45 | Friday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 14 | 3 | 25-20 | 2 | 6.5 | White | Smith | 1:58 | D | 3,149 | ++ | |||
| 46 | 46 | Saturday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 9 | 4 | 26-20 | 2 | 7.5 | Bridges | Smith | 2:00 | D | 0 | +++ | |||
| 47 | 47 | Saturday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 5 | 12 | 26-21 | 2 | 7.5 | Haynes | Fuchs | 2:31 | D | 31,659 | - | |||
| 48 | 48 | Sunday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 9 | 10 | 26-22 | 2 | 8.0 | Lyons | Henshaw | 2:10 | D | -- | |||
| 49 | 49 | Tuesday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 3 | 0 | 27-22 | 2 | 7.5 | Trucks | Harris | 2:02 | D | 5,103 | + | ||
| 50 | 50 | Wednesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 1 | 5 | 27-23 | 2 | 8.5 | Knott | White | D | - | ||||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Thursday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 8 | 7 | 28-23 | 2 | 8.5 | Manders | Wolff | Newhouser | 2:37 | D | 5,000 | + | |
| 52 | 52 | Friday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 28-24 | 2 | 9.5 | Newsom | White | 2:35 | D | 10,000 | - | |
| 53 | 53 | Saturday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 9 | 3 | 29-24 | 2 | 10.0 | Bridges | Zuber | 2:04 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 54 | 54 | Saturday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 3 | 11 | 29-25 | 2 | 10.0 | Cathey | Newhouser | Hudson | 2:10 | D | 4,000 | - | |
| 55 | 55 | Sunday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 6 | 4 | 30-25 | 2 | 10.0 | Trucks | Wynn | Newhouser | 1:56 | D | 0 | + | |
| 56 | 56 | Sunday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 0 | 8 | 30-26 | 2 | 10.0 | Masterson | Henshaw | 2:05 | D | 15,000 | - | ||
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 4 | 30-27 | 3 | 11.5 | Borowy | Trout | D | -- | ||||
| 58 | 58 | Wednesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 1 | 11 | 31-27 | 3 | 10.5 | Benton | Murphy | D | + | |||
| 59 | 59 | Saturday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 31-28 | 3 | 11.5 | Brown | Henshaw | D | - | ||||
| 60 | 60 | Sunday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 31-29 | 4 | 13.5 | Newsome | Bridges | 1:51 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 61 | 61 | Sunday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 2 | 11 | 31-30 | 4 | 13.5 | Hughson | White | 2:22 | D | 30,311 | --- | |
| 62 | 62 | Tuesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 6 | 32-30 | 4 | 13.5 | Henshaw | Branch | 2:00 | D | + | ||||
| 63 | 63 | Tuesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 5 | 32-31 | 4 | 13.5 | Borowy | Newhouser | Murphy | D | - | ||||
| 64 | 64 | Wednesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 1 | 0 | 33-31 | 4 | 12.5 | Trout | Breuer | D | + | |||||
| 65 | 65 | Thursday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 34-31 | 3 | 11.5 | Trucks | Chandler | D | ++ | |||||
| 66 | 66 | Friday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 5 | 1 | 35-31 | 3 | 10.5 | White | Hudson | 1:58 | D | 2,408 | +++ | |||
| 67 | 67 | Saturday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 7 | 6 | 36-31 | 3 | 9.5 | Trout | Zuber | 2:12 | D | 6,290 | ++++ | |||
| 68 | 68 | Sunday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 4 | 1 | 37-31 | 3 | 9.5 | Benton | Newsom | 2:01 | D | 0 | +++++ | |||
| 69 | 69 | Sunday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 37-32 | 3 | 9.5 | Carrasquel | Trucks | 2:19 | D | 31,007 | - | ||
| 70 | 70 | Tuesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 6 | 37-33 | 4 | 10.5 | Judd | Trout | 1:54 | D | 3,587 | -- | |||
| 71 | 71 | Wednesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 1 | 37-34 | 4 | 11.5 | Wagner | Trucks | 1:34 | D | 13,193 | --- | |||
| 72 | 72 | Thursday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 7 | 3 | 38-34 | 4 | 11.0 | White | Hughson | 1:48 | D | 3,827 | + | |||
| 73 | 73 | Friday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 3 | 1 | 39-34 | 4 | 10.0 | Benton | Knott | 1:33 | D | 1,940 | ++ | |||
| 74 | 74 | Saturday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 6 | 5 | 13 | 40-34 | 3 | 10.0 | Gorsica | Fowler | 3:08 | D | 4,619 | +++ | ||
| 75 | 75 | Sunday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 3 | 2 | 41-34 | 3 | 9.0 | Newhouser | Christopher | 2:05 | D | 0 | ++++ | |||
| 76 | 76 | Sunday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 0 | 3 | 41-35 | 3 | 9.0 | Harris | Trout | 1:44 | D | 21,171 | - | |||
| 77 | 77 | Wednesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 0 | 12 | 41-36 | 4 | 9.0 | Auker | White | 1:52 | D | 12,731 | -- | |||
| 78 | 78 | Thursday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 5 | 4 | 42-36 | 4 | 8.5 | Benton | Niggeling | 1:51 | D | 2,386 | + | |||
| 79 | 79 | Friday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 1 | 43-36 | 4 | 8.5 | Newhouser | Harder | 2:05 | D | 3,277 | ++ | ||
| 80 | 80 | Saturday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 10 | 43-37 | 4 | 9.0 | Heving | Bridges | 2:14 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 81 | 81 | Saturday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | T | 3 | 3 | 10 | 43-37 | 4 | 9.0 | 2:07 | D | 20,637 | - | |||
| 82 | 82 | Sunday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 10 | 1 | 44-37 | 4 | 9.0 | Trout | Kennedy | 2:02 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 83 | 83 | Sunday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 5 | 44-38 | 4 | 9.0 | Harder | White | 1:52 | D | 31,032 | - | |||
| 84 | 84 | Thursday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 2 | 11 | 44-39 | 4 | 10.0 | Wagner | Newhouser | 2:05 | D | 7,757 | -- | |
| 85 | 85 | Friday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 6 | 44-40 | 4 | 11.0 | Hughson | Trout | 1:42 | D | 7,506 | --- | ||
| 86 | 86 | Sunday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 4 | 45-40 | 4 | 10.5 | Trucks | Ruffing | 2:01 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 87 | 87 | Sunday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 3 | 13 | 45-41 | 4 | 10.5 | Breuer | Newhouser | 2:50 | D | 59,541 | - | |
| 88 | 88 | Monday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 45-42 | 4 | 11.5 | Gomez | Trout | 2:01 | D | 8,026 | -- | ||
| 89 | 89 | Tuesday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 3 | 45-43 | 4 | 12.5 | Borowy | Benton | D | --- | ||||
| 90 | 90 | Wednesday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 3 | 4 | 11 | 45-44 | 4 | 13.5 | Wynn | White | 2:51 | D | 7,000 | ---- | |
| 91 | 91 | Thursday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 45-45 | 4 | 14.5 | Carrasquel | Trout | 2:35 | D | 6,000 | ----- | |
| 92 | 92 | Friday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 0 | 3 | 45-46 | 5 | 15.5 | Newsom | Newhouser | D | ------ | ||||
| 93 | 93 | Sunday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 2 | 1 | 46-46 | 5 | 17.0 | Trucks | Christopher | 1:58 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 94 | 94 | Sunday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 3 | 4 | 46-47 | 5 | 17.0 | Marchildon | Trout | Fowler | 1:53 | D | 15,367 | - | |
| 95 | 95 | Tuesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 6 | 4 | 47-47 | 5 | 17.0 | White | Newsom | 2:11 | D | 2,099 | + | |||
| 96 | 96 | Wednesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 1 | 2 | 47-48 | 5 | 18.0 | Hudson | Bridges | 1:50 | D | 7,079 | - | |||
| 97 | 97 | Thursday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 3 | 5 | 47-49 | 5 | 18.0 | Carrasquel | Newhouser | 1:51 | D | 2,050 | -- | |||
| 98 | 98 | Friday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 3 | 47-50 | 5 | 19.0 | Chandler | Benton | D | --- | |||||
| 99 | 99 | Saturday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 7 | 47-51 | 5 | 20.0 | Borowy | Trucks | 1:55 | D | 9,457 | ---- | |||
| 100 | 100 | Sunday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 47-52 | 5 | 21.0 | Ruffing | Trout | 2:02 | D | 26,341 | ----- | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Wednesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 12 | 7 | 48-52 | 5 | 20.0 | Trucks | Christopher | 2:08 | D | 4,211 | + | |||
| 102 | 102 | Thursday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 11 | 5 | 49-52 | 5 | 20.0 | Trout | Harris | 1:50 | D | 0 | ++ | |||
| 103 | 103 | Thursday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 6 | 7 | 49-53 | 5 | 20.0 | Wolff | Gorsica | 2:15 | D | 3,899 | - | |||
| 104 | 104 | Friday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 6 | 7 | 49-54 | 5 | 20.5 | Hughson | Benton | Butland | 2:04 | D | 2,250 | -- | ||
| 105 | 105 | Saturday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 8 | 9 | 49-55 | 5 | 20.5 | Brown | White | Ryba | 2:29 | D | 4,153 | --- | ||
| 106 | 106 | Sunday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 4 | 50-55 | 5 | 20.5 | Trout | Newsome | 1:58 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 107 | 107 | Sunday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 2 | 51-55 | 5 | 20.5 | Trucks | Dobson | Benton | 2:06 | D | 17,645 | ++ | ||
| 108 | 108 | Tuesday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 51-56 | 5 | 20.5 | Lyons | Bridges | 1:58 | D | 2,974 | - | ||
| 109 | 109 | Wednesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 1 | 51-57 | 5 | 21.0 | Lee | Newhouser | 2:30 | D | 2,928 | -- | ||
| 110 | 110 | Thursday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 4 | 51-58 | 5 | 21.0 | Smith | Benton | 1:42 | D | 1,412 | --- | ||
| 111 | 111 | Friday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 2 | 3 | 51-59 | 5 | 21.5 | Niggeling | Trout | 1:57 | D | 3,602 | ---- | ||
| 112 | 112 | Saturday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 4 | 6 | 51-60 | 5 | 22.5 | Auker | White | 1:50 | D | 1,604 | ----- | ||
| 113 | 113 | Sunday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 9 | 3 | 52-60 | 5 | 21.5 | Newhouser | Sundra | Benton | D | + | |||
| 114 | 114 | Sunday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 3 | 1 | 53-60 | 5 | 21.5 | Trucks | Hollingsworth | 1:44 | D | 9,832 | ++ | ||
| 115 | 115 | Tuesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | T | 0 | 0 | 14 | 53-60 | 5 | 20.5 | 2:27 | D | 0 | ++ | |||
| 116 | 116 | Tuesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 54-60 | 5 | 20.5 | Trout | Harder | 2:00 | D | 13,118 | +++ | ||
| 117 | 117 | Wednesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 55-60 | 5 | 20.0 | Henshaw | Smith | 2:27 | D | 0 | ++++ | ||
| 118 | 118 | Wednesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 2 | 0 | 56-60 | 5 | 20.0 | Newhouser | Heving | 1:45 | D | 3,000 | +++++ | ||
| 119 | 119 | Thursday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 56-61 | 5 | 20.5 | Bagby | Trucks | 1:30 | D | 5,000 | - | ||
| 120 | 120 | Friday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 1 | 57-61 | 5 | 20.5 | White | Lee | 1:34 | D | 2,583 | + | |||
| 121 | 121 | Saturday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 10 | 57-62 | 5 | 21.0 | Haynes | Henshaw | 2:14 | D | 3,761 | - | ||
| 122 | 122 | Sunday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 11 | 58-62 | 5 | 20.5 | Newhouser | Lyons | D | + | ||||
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 3 | 59-62 | 5 | 20.5 | Trout | Smith | White | 1:54 | D | 17,700 | ++ | ||
| 124 | 124 | Wednesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 1 | 60-62 | 5 | 20.0 | Trucks | Bagby | 1:42 | D | 9,736 | +++ | |||
| 125 | 125 | Friday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 4 | 1 | 61-62 | 5 | 19.5 | White | Auker | 1:44 | D | 3,134 | ++++ | |||
| 126 | 126 | Sunday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 1 | 2 | 61-63 | 5 | 21.0 | Niggeling | Newhouser | 1:54 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 127 | 127 | Sunday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 2 | 4 | 10 | 61-64 | 5 | 21.0 | Muncrief | Trout | 2:08 | D | 50,758 | -- | ||
| 128 | 128 | Wednesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 1 | 0 | 62-64 | 5 | 20.0 | Trucks | Christopher | 1:45 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 129 | 129 | Wednesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 4 | 2 | 63-64 | 5 | 20.0 | White | Harris | 1:45 | D | 8,613 | ++ | ||
| 130 | 130 | Friday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 10 | 7 | 14 | 64-64 | 5 | 20.0 | White | Wynn | D | +++ | |||
| 131 | 131 | Saturday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 1 | 4 | 64-65 | 5 | 20.0 | Newsom | Bridges | 1:57 | D | 1,500 | - | ||
| 132 | 132 | Sunday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 7 | 64-66 | 5 | 22.0 | Ruffing | Newhouser | 2:14 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 133 | 133 | Sunday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 64-67 | 5 | 22.0 | Breuer | Trout | 2:10 | D | 50,398 | --- | |
| 134 | 134 | Monday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 8 | 64-68 | 5 | 23.0 | Donald | Trucks | Murphy | 1:58 | D | 7,013 | ---- | |
| 135 | 135 | Wednesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 64-69 | 5 | 25.0 | Wagner | Benton | D | ----- | ||||
| 136 | 136 | Wednesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 64-70 | 5 | 25.0 | Dobson | White | Judd | 1:58 | D | 18,598 | ------ | |
| 137 | 137 | Thursday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 2 | 64-71 | 5 | 25.5 | Butland | Newhouser | 1:52 | D | 4,568 | ------- | ||
| 138 | 138 | Saturday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 2 | 65-71 | 5 | 25.0 | Trout | Humphries | 1:39 | D | 8,251 | + | ||
| 139 | 139 | Sunday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 2 | 0 | 66-71 | 5 | 25.5 | Bridges | Ross | 1:40 | D | 7,308 | ++ | ||
| 140 | 140 | Monday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 5 | 3 | 67-71 | 5 | 26.5 | Benton | Auker | Gorsica | 1:50 | D | 0 | +++ | ||
| 141 | 141 | Monday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 0 | 3 | 67-72 | 5 | 26.5 | Muncrief | Trucks | Caster | 1:54 | D | 21,075 | - | ||
| 142 | 142 | Tuesday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 1 | 4 | 67-73 | 5 | 27.0 | Sundra | White | D | -- | |||||
| 143 | 143 | Thursday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 68-73 | 5 | 26.5 | Newhouser | Hughson | Gorsica | 1:35 | D | 1,755 | + | ||
| 144 | 144 | Friday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 4 | 5 | 68-74 | 5 | 26.5 | Christopher | Trout | 1:46 | D | 1,084 | - | |||
| 145 | 145 | Saturday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 6 | 5 | 11 | 69-74 | 5 | 26.5 | Trucks | Harris | 2:15 | D | 1,916 | + | ||
| 146 | 146 | Sunday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 2 | 5 | 69-75 | 5 | 27.5 | Wynn | Newhouser | 2:21 | D | - | ||||
| 147 | 147 | Sunday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 8 | 0 | 70-75 | 5 | 27.5 | White | Carrasquel | D | + | |||||
| 148 | 148 | Monday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 6 | 8 | 70-76 | 5 | 28.5 | Hudson | Benton | 1:43 | D | 883 | - | |||
| 149 | 149 | Wednesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 5 | 70-77 | 5 | 29.5 | Breuer | Newhouser | 1:43 | D | 3,771 | -- | |||
| 150 | 150 | Thursday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 7 | 70-78 | 5 | 30.5 | Donald | Trout | 1:49 | D | 3,622 | --- | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Sunday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 2 | 70-79 | 5 | 30.0 | Harder | Benton | 1:46 | D | 0 | ---- | |||
| 152 | 152 | Sunday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 5 | 71-79 | 5 | 30.0 | Trucks | Kennedy | 2:12 | D | 9,082 | + | |||
| 153 | 153 | Monday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 4 | 72-79 | 5 | 29.0 | Bridges | Haynes | 1:49 | D | 879 | ++ | |||
| 154 | 154 | Tuesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 9 | 2 | 73-79 | 5 | 29.0 | Trout | Dietrich | 1:44 | D | 1,070 | +++ | |||
| 155 | 155 | Saturday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 3 | 73-80 | 5 | 30.0 | Harder | Benton | 1:45 | D | 1,000 | - | ||
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 8 | 73-81 | 5 | 30.0 | Bagby | Bridges | 1:44 | D | 2,000 | -- | ||
| 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.