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78-76, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Steve O'Neill (78-76)
Scored 632 runs, Allowed 560 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 85-69
Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 606,287 (2nd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 107, Pitching - 106 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 102
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| Season Summary | 78-76, Final Rank:5, GB: 20.0 | |
| Days in First | never | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 20.5 | last on Wednesday, Sep 29, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 8 | last on Thursday, Sep 9 |
| Most Games under .500 | 4 | last on Sunday, Jun 27 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 5 | Sunday, Jun 27 to Saturday, Jul 3 and Sunday, Aug 29 to Friday, Sep 3 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 5 | Saturday, Jun 5 to Thursday, Jun 10, Sunday, Jul 25 to Friday, Jul 30, Friday, Sep 10 to Tuesday, Sep 14 and Saturday, Sep 18 to Thursday, Sep 23 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 12 | Tuesday, Aug 3 and Saturday, Sep 4 |
| Most Runs Scored | 15 | Sunday, Aug 29 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 16 | Tuesday, Jul 6 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 8 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 18 | |
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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 | Wednesday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 6 | 1.0 | Bagby | Bridges | 1:36 | D | 13,897 | - | ||
| 2 | 2 | Thursday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0.5 | Trucks | Harder | 1:55 | D | 2,500 | + | ||
| 3 | 3 | Saturday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 1-2 | 6 | 1.5 | Kennedy | White | 1:35 | D | 4,000 | - | ||
| 4 | 4 | Sunday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 1-3 | 5 | 2.0 | Bagby | Trout | 1:28 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 5 | 5 | Sunday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 1 | 2-3 | 5 | 2.0 | Overmire | Naymick | 2:30 | D | 10,283 | + | ||
| 6 | 6 | Wednesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 4 | 2 | 3-3 | 4 | 1.5 | Bridges | Sundra | Gorsica | 2:02 | D | 17,943 | ++ | ||
| 7 | 7 | Thursday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 3 | 2 | 4-3 | 4 | 1.5 | Trucks | Hollingsworth | D | +++ | |||||
| 8 | 8 | Saturday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5-3 | 2 | 1.0 | Trout | Heving | 1:48 | D | 3,425 | ++++ | ||
| 9 | 9 | Sunday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 5 | 5-4 | 4 | 1.5 | Harder | Gorsica | Naymick | 2:07 | D | 22,040 | - | ||
| 10 | 10 | Tuesday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 4 | 3 | 6-4 | 3 | 1.5 | Trucks | Hollingsworth | Trout | 1:46 | D | 647 | + | |
| 11 | 11 | Wednesday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 5 | 1 | 7-4 | 3 | 1.5 | Overmire | Potter | 1:48 | D | 1,473 | ++ | ||
| 12 | 12 | Thursday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 0 | 1 | 7-5 | 3 | 3.0 | Galehouse | Newhouser | 2:00 | D | 618 | - | ||
| 13 | 13 | Friday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7-6 | 3 | 4.0 | Humphries | White | 1:51 | D | 513 | -- | |
| 14 | 14 | Sunday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 7-7 | 3 | 3.5 | Maltzberger | Trucks | 1:51 | D | 0 | --- | ||
| 15 | 15 | Sunday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8-7 | 3 | 3.5 | Trout | Smith | 2:02 | D | 10,201 | + | |
| 16 | 16 | Wednesday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9-7 | 3 | 2.5 | Trucks | Wolff | 2:35 | D | 2,945 | ++ | ||
| 17 | 17 | Thursday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9-8 | 3 | 3.0 | Flores | Gorsica | 2:58 | D | 1,313 | - | ||
| 18 | 18 | Friday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 6 | 7 | 12 | 9-9 | 4 | 3.0 | Harris | Bridges | 2:40 | D | 2,089 | -- | ||
| 19 | 19 | Saturday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 8 | 1 | 10-9 | 3 | 2.5 | Trout | Mertz | 1:44 | D | 1,662 | + | |||
| 20 | 20 | Sunday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 1 | 7 | 10-10 | 5 | 3.5 | Wynn | Trucks | 2:13 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 21 | 21 | Sunday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 6 | 10 | 10-11 | 5 | 3.5 | Candini | White | 1:55 | D | 33,390 | -- | |||
| 22 | 22 | Friday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11-11 | 4 | 3.0 | Newhouser | Hughson | 2:14 | D | 1,103 | + | ||
| 23 | 23 | Saturday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 0 | 12-11 | 3 | 2.0 | Trout | Newsome | 1:33 | D | 4,876 | ++ | |||
| 24 | 24 | Sunday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 3 | 13-11 | 4 | 2.0 | Bridges | Dobson | Gorsica | 1:47 | D | 0 | +++ | ||
| 25 | 25 | Sunday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13-12 | 4 | 2.0 | Judd | White | 2:07 | D | 28,899 | - | ||
| 26 | 26 | Thursday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 14-12 | 3 | 1.0 | Newhouser | Donald | D | + | ||||
| 27 | 27 | Friday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 14-13 | 4 | 1.5 | Borowy | Trout | 1:44 | D | 4,323 | - | ||
| 28 | 28 | Saturday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 4 | 15-13 | 4 | 1.5 | Bridges | Terry | Gorsica | 1:52 | D | 3,359 | + | |
| 29 | 29 | Sunday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 3 | 15-14 | 5 | 3.0 | Newsome | Trucks | 1:32 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 30 | 30 | Sunday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 5 | 15-15 | 5 | 3.0 | Lucier | Overmire | 1:39 | D | 17,640 | -- | ||
| 31 | 31 | Monday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 7 | 0 | 16-15 | 5 | 3.0 | Newhouser | Arntzen | 1:48 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 32 | 32 | Monday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 3 | 4 | 16-16 | 5 | 3.0 | Wolff | White | 2:08 | D | 23,833 | - | ||
| 33 | 33 | Tuesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 5 | 3 | 17-16 | 3 | 2.5 | Trout | Flores | White | 2:07 | D | 12,317 | + | |
| 34 | 34 | Wednesday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 7 | 2 | 18-16 | 3 | 1.5 | Overmire | Harris | 2:10 | D | 1,500 | ++ | ||
| 35 | 35 | Thursday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 8 | 2 | 19-16 | 3 | 1.5 | Trucks | Mertz | Trout | 2:05 | D | 14,000 | +++ | |
| 36 | 36 | Friday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 2 | 1 | 20-16 | 2 | 1.5 | Gorsica | Leonard | Henshaw | 1:57 | D | 14,000 | ++++ | |
| 37 | 37 | Saturday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 3 | 6 | 20-17 | 3 | 1.5 | Wynn | Newhouser | Haefner | 2:18 | D | 3,550 | - | |
| 38 | 38 | Sunday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 1 | 5 | 20-18 | 3 | 3.5 | Pyle | Trout | Carrasquel | 2:02 | D | 0 | -- | |
| 39 | 39 | Sunday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 4 | 8 | 20-19 | 3 | 3.5 | Candini | Overmire | Mertz | 2:07 | D | 20,000 | --- | |
| 40 | 40 | Wednesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 20-20 | 4 | 4.0 | Humphries | Newhouser | Maltzberger | 2:05 | D | 14,793 | ---- | ||
| 41 | 41 | Thursday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 5 | 11 | 20-21 | 5 | 5.0 | Grove | Trout | D | ----- | |||||
| 42 | 42 | Saturday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 3 | 21-21 | 3 | 5.5 | White | Lee | 1:41 | D | 3,569 | + | |||
| 43 | 43 | Sunday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 4 | 22-21 | 3 | 3.5 | Bridges | Dietrich | 2:10 | D | 0 | ++ | |||
| 44 | 44 | Sunday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 23-21 | 3 | 3.5 | Trucks | Smith | Newhouser | 1:44 | D | 28,197 | +++ | ||
| 45 | 45 | Thursday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 23-22 | 4 | 5.5 | Naymick | Newhouser | 1:54 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 46 | 46 | Thursday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23-23 | 4 | 5.5 | Naymick | Trucks | 2:45 | D | 8,891 | -- | |
| 47 | 47 | Friday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 4 | 7 | 23-24 | 4 | 5.5 | Niggeling | White | Caster | 2:10 | D | 7,484 | --- | ||
| 48 | 48 | Saturday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 4 | 3 | 12 | 24-24 | 3 | 5.5 | Newhouser | Caster | 3:15 | D | 2,757 | + | ||
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 3 | 6 | 24-25 | 5 | 6.5 | Galehouse | Trout | 2:13 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 50 | 50 | Sunday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 4 | 5 | 24-26 | 5 | 6.5 | Potter | Overmire | Muncrief | 2:07 | D | 27,595 | -- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Wednesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 25-26 | 5 | 6.0 | Newhouser | Salveson | 1:45 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 6 | 9 | 11 | 25-27 | 5 | 6.0 | Milnar | Oana | 1:44 | D | 5,210 | - | ||
| 53 | 53 | Thursday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 4 | 26-27 | 4 | 5.5 | Trucks | Bagby | 1:55 | D | 6,617 | + | |||
| 54 | 54 | Friday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 3 | 6 | 26-28 | 5 | 6.0 | Galehouse | Trout | 2:07 | D | 4,612 | - | ||
| 55 | 55 | Saturday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 3 | 6 | 26-29 | 5 | 6.0 | Potter | Henshaw | Caster | 1:54 | D | 1,239 | -- | |
| 56 | 56 | Sunday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 3 | 6 | 26-30 | 5 | 6.0 | Muncrief | Newhouser | Hollingsworth | 2:02 | D | 0 | --- | |
| 57 | 57 | Sunday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 9 | 5 | 27-30 | 5 | 6.0 | Trout | Sundra | 1:52 | D | 7,463 | + | ||
| 58 | 58 | Wednesday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | BOS | T | 3 | 3 | 12 | 27-30 | 6 | 6.5 | 2:27 | D | 13,739 | + | ||||
| 59 | 59 | Thursday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 28-30 | 6 | 5.5 | Trout | Judd | 1:56 | D | 2,829 | ++ | |||
| 60 | 60 | Friday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 2 | 29-30 | 4 | 4.5 | Bridges | Terry | 1:44 | D | 1,585 | +++ | |||
| 61 | 61 | Saturday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 5 | 11 | 30-30 | 3 | 2.5 | Newhouser | Murphy | D | ++++ | ||||
| 62 | 62 | Saturday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 10 | 9 | 31-30 | 3 | 2.5 | Oana | Murphy | 2:35 | D | 8,722 | +++++ | |||
| 63 | 63 | Sunday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 1 | 31-31 | 3 | 2.5 | Bonham | Trucks | 1:41 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 64 | 64 | Sunday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 0 | 32-31 | 3 | 2.5 | Overmire | Borowy | 1:43 | D | 22,249 | + | |||
| 65 | 65 | Monday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 10 | 3 | 33-31 | 3 | 3.5 | Trout | Leonard | 1:49 | D | 10,514 | ++ | |||
| 66 | 66 | Monday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 4 | 6 | 33-32 | 3 | 3.5 | Wynn | White | 1:56 | D | 20,019 | - | |||
| 67 | 67 | Tuesday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 4 | 3 | 16 | 34-32 | 3 | 3.5 | Gorsica | Scarborough | 3:27 | D | 1,332 | + | ||
| 68 | 68 | Wednesday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 9 | 1 | 35-32 | 2 | 3.5 | Newhouser | Carrasquel | 1:52 | D | 3,720 | ++ | |||
| 69 | 69 | Thursday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 3 | 1 | 36-32 | 2 | 2.5 | Trout | Wolff | 1:31 | D | 7,963 | +++ | |||
| 70 | 70 | Friday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 4 | 0 | 37-32 | 2 | 2.0 | White | Christopher | 1:48 | D | 7,434 | ++++ | |||
| 71 | 71 | Saturday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 1 | 6 | 37-33 | 2 | 3.5 | Harris | Trucks | 1:52 | D | 4,207 | - | |||
| 72 | 72 | Sunday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 3 | 4 | 37-34 | 2 | 4.5 | Black | Newhouser | 1:56 | D | 0 | -- | |||
| 73 | 73 | Sunday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 9 | 0 | 38-34 | 2 | 4.5 | Bridges | Flores | 1:36 | D | 31,540 | + | |||
| 74 | 74 | Thursday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 7 | 38-35 | 3 | 5.0 | Grove | Trout | 2:06 | D | 24,349 | - | ||
| 75 | 75 | Saturday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 5 | 38-36 | 3 | 6.0 | Dietrich | Newhouser | 1:51 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 76 | 76 | Saturday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 0 | 39-36 | 3 | 6.0 | Bridges | Ross | 1:52 | D | 5,741 | + | ||
| 77 | 77 | Sunday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 12 | 4 | 40-36 | 3 | 7.0 | White | Lee | Gorsica | 2:20 | D | 0 | ++ | |
| 78 | 78 | Sunday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 4 | 40-37 | 3 | 7.0 | Humphries | Trout | 1:49 | D | 24,443 | - | ||
| 79 | 79 | Wednesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 5 | 6 | 40-38 | 3 | 7.0 | Haefner | Newhouser | 2:01 | D | 12,107 | -- | ||
| 80 | 80 | Thursday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 7 | 5 | 41-38 | 3 | 6.5 | Oana | Leonard | Trout | 2:10 | D | 0 | + | |
| 81 | 81 | Thursday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 1 | 0 | 42-38 | 3 | 6.5 | Overmire | Wynn | 2:00 | D | 22,068 | ++ | ||
| 82 | 82 | Friday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 12 | 6 | 10 | 43-38 | 2 | 6.5 | Bridges | Scarborough | Trout | 2:37 | D | 7,389 | +++ |
| 83 | 83 | Saturday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 4 | 8 | 43-39 | 2 | 7.0 | Besse | Oana | Fagan | 2:05 | D | 3,253 | - | |
| 84 | 84 | Sunday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 5 | 0 | 44-39 | 2 | 7.0 | Trout | Wolff | 1:54 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 85 | 85 | Sunday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 1 | 3 | 44-40 | 2 | 7.0 | Harris | Gorsica | 1:35 | D | 14,144 | - | ||
| 86 | 86 | Monday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 1 | 2 | 44-41 | 2 | 8.0 | Flores | Overmire | 1:39 | D | 5,192 | -- | ||
| 87 | 87 | Wednesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 4 | 44-42 | 2 | 9.0 | Judd | Trucks | 1:41 | D | 0 | --- | ||
| 88 | 88 | Wednesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 6 | 44-43 | 2 | 9.0 | Newsome | Gorsica | Brown | 1:59 | D | 18,032 | ---- | |
| 89 | 89 | Friday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 44-44 | 2 | 10.0 | Terry | Trout | 1:55 | D | 0 | ----- | ||
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 2 | 45-44 | 2 | 10.0 | Oana | Woods | 1:59 | D | 3,348 | + | ||
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 6 | 46-44 | 3 | 9.0 | Trucks | Wensloff | Trout | 2:14 | D | 9,862 | ++ | |
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 46-45 | 4 | 11.0 | Borowy | Bridges | Murphy | 2:10 | D | 0 | - | |
| 93 | 93 | Sunday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 46-46 | 4 | 11.0 | Chandler | White | 1:35 | D | 43,989 | -- | ||
| 94 | 94 | Tuesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 0 | 47-46 | 4 | 11.0 | Trucks | Bonham | Henshaw | D | + | |||
| 95 | 95 | Tuesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 12 | 47-47 | 4 | 11.0 | Zuber | Newhouser | 2:06 | D | 15,337 | - | ||
| 96 | 96 | Friday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 0 | 48-47 | 4 | 10.0 | Trout | Grove | 1:44 | D | 4,093 | + | |||
| 97 | 97 | Saturday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 7 | 48-48 | 4 | 11.0 | Dietrich | Newhouser | Maltzberger | 2:09 | D | 4,942 | - | ||
| 98 | 98 | Sunday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 8 | 2 | 49-48 | 3 | 11.0 | Trucks | Lee | 1:56 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 99 | 99 | Sunday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 0 | 50-48 | 3 | 11.0 | Bridges | Ross | 1:35 | D | 33,698 | ++ | |||
| 100 | 100 | Wednesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 3 | 2 | 51-48 | 3 | 9.5 | Trout | Leonard | 1:41 | D | 13,876 | +++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Thursday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 10 | 3 | 52-48 | 2 | 9.5 | White | Wynn | Orrell | 2:11 | D | 3,703 | ++++ | ||
| 102 | 102 | Friday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 3 | 11 | 52-49 | 4 | 10.5 | Candini | Overmire | 2:07 | D | 2,423 | - | |||
| 103 | 103 | Saturday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 4 | 7 | 52-50 | 5 | 11.5 | Wynn | Newhouser | 2:22 | D | 5,325 | -- | |||
| 104 | 104 | Sunday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 53-50 | 4 | 10.5 | Trout | Harris | 2:19 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 105 | 105 | Sunday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 3 | 2 | 54-50 | 4 | 10.5 | Bridges | Wolff | 1:45 | D | 28,356 | ++ | |||
| 106 | 106 | Tuesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 4 | 3 | 55-50 | 3 | 11.0 | Trout | Flores | Gorsica | 1:40 | D | 2,049 | +++ | ||
| 107 | 107 | Wednesday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 1 | 0 | 56-50 | 4 | 9.5 | White | Terry | 1:47 | D | 3,361 | ++++ | |||
| 108 | 108 | Thursday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 56-51 | 3 | 10.0 | Newsome | Newhouser | Hughson | 1:55 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 109 | 109 | Thursday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 10 | 0 | 57-51 | 3 | 10.0 | Trucks | Woods | 1:48 | D | 8,063 | + | |||
| 110 | 110 | Friday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 1 | 0 | 58-51 | 3 | 10.0 | Overmire | Dobson | 1:39 | D | 2,200 | ++ | |||
| 111 | 111 | Saturday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 6 | 7 | 12 | 58-52 | 3 | 11.0 | Woods | Henshaw | 2:04 | D | 4,581 | - | ||
| 112 | 112 | Sunday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 12 | 0 | 59-52 | 2 | 9.0 | Trout | Wensloff | 2:02 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 113 | 113 | Sunday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 8 | 3 | 60-52 | 2 | 9.0 | Bridges | Russo | 2:16 | D | 58,404 | ++ | |||
| 114 | 114 | Monday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 4 | 60-53 | 3 | 10.0 | Zuber | Newhouser | 2:05 | D | 8,685 | - | |||
| 115 | 115 | Tuesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 60-54 | 3 | 10.0 | Chandler | White | 2:07 | D | 0 | -- | |||
| 116 | 116 | Tuesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 61-54 | 3 | 10.0 | Trucks | Bonham | 1:55 | D | 19,170 | + | |||
| 117 | 117 | Wednesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 5 | 7 | 61-55 | 5 | 12.0 | Donald | Gorsica | 2:13 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 118 | 118 | Wednesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 5 | 61-56 | 5 | 12.0 | Wensloff | Trout | 1:58 | D | 15,849 | -- | |||
| 119 | 119 | Friday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 1 | 3 | 61-57 | 5 | 12.5 | Galehouse | Newhouser | 1:55 | D | 3,850 | --- | ||
| 120 | 120 | Saturday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 5 | 10 | 61-58 | 5 | 12.5 | Sundra | White | 2:03 | D | 1,017 | ---- | ||
| 121 | 121 | Sunday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 15 | 5 | 62-58 | 4 | 12.5 | Trucks | Muncrief | 1:59 | D | + | |||
| 122 | 122 | Sunday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 4 | 2 | 63-58 | 4 | 12.5 | Bridges | Potter | D | ++ | ||||
| 123 | 123 | Thursday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 5 | 4 | 64-58 | 4 | 12.0 | Trout | Sundra | D | +++ | |||||
| 124 | 124 | Thursday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 8 | 5 | 65-58 | 4 | 12.0 | Newhouser | Galehouse | Overmire | 2:06 | D | 5,620 | ++++ | ||
| 125 | 125 | Friday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 8 | 5 | 66-58 | 4 | 12.0 | White | Hollingsworth | 1:52 | D | 2,179 | +++++ | |||
| 126 | 126 | Saturday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 5 | 12 | 6 | 66-59 | 4 | 13.0 | Muncrief | Trucks | Caster | 1:36 | D | 3,250 | - | |
| 127 | 127 | Sunday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 2 | 3 | 66-60 | 4 | 12.5 | Potter | Bridges | 1:53 | D | 13,042 | -- | |||
| 128 | 128 | Tuesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 0 | 67-60 | 4 | 11.5 | Trout | Smith | 1:50 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 129 | 129 | Tuesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 5 | 68-60 | 4 | 11.5 | Gorsica | Grove | Trucks | 2:26 | D | 5,962 | ++ | ||
| 130 | 130 | Thursday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 8 | 68-61 | 4 | 12.0 | Smith | Trucks | 2:02 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 131 | 131 | Thursday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 10 | 3 | 69-61 | 4 | 12.0 | White | Reynolds | 1:52 | D | 4,507 | + | |||
| 132 | 132 | Friday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 69-62 | 4 | 13.5 | Harder | Newhouser | Heving | 2:16 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 133 | 133 | Friday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 1 | 69-63 | 4 | 13.5 | Bagby | Gentry | 1:32 | D | 4,345 | -- | |||
| 134 | 134 | Saturday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 7 | 69-64 | 4 | 14.5 | Kennedy | Trout | 2:13 | D | 3,944 | --- | |||
| 135 | 135 | Sunday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 69-65 | 4 | 16.0 | Reynolds | Bridges | 2:13 | D | 16,527 | ---- | |||
| 136 | 136 | Tuesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 7 | 69-66 | 4 | 16.5 | Dietrich | White | 1:48 | D | 0 | ----- | ||
| 137 | 137 | Tuesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 5 | 70-66 | 4 | 16.5 | Trucks | Humphries | Trout | 2:05 | D | 963 | + | |
| 138 | 138 | Wednesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 2 | 71-66 | 4 | 16.5 | Gentry | Smith | 2:11 | D | 3,233 | ++ | ||
| 139 | 139 | Friday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 2 | 1 | 72-66 | 4 | 16.0 | Gorsica | Reynolds | Trucks | 2:31 | D | 8,204 | +++ | |
| 140 | 140 | Saturday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 72-67 | 4 | 16.5 | Kennedy | Newhouser | Heving | 1:57 | D | 2,000 | - | |
| 141 | 141 | Sunday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 1 | 72-68 | 4 | 16.5 | Bagby | White | 1:25 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 142 | 142 | Sunday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 6 | 72-69 | 4 | 16.5 | Smith | Bridges | Reynolds | 2:02 | D | 13,717 | --- | |
| 143 | 143 | Wednesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 72-70 | 4 | 17.5 | Borowy | Trucks | 1:47 | D | 2,794 | ---- | ||
| 144 | 144 | Thursday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 1 | 72-71 | 5 | 18.5 | Russo | Gentry | 1:42 | D | 4,521 | ----- | ||
| 145 | 145 | Friday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 73-71 | 5 | 17.5 | Trout | Wensloff | 1:20 | D | 4,362 | + | ||
| 146 | 146 | Saturday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 14 | 73-72 | 5 | 18.5 | Chandler | Overmire | 2:20 | D | 7,434 | - | |
| 147 | 147 | Sunday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 73-73 | 5 | 20.5 | Lucier | Trout | 2:03 | D | 0 | -- | |
| 148 | 148 | Sunday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 6 | 73-74 | 5 | 20.5 | Terry | Bridges | 1:47 | D | 6,455 | --- | ||
| 149 | 149 | Monday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 3 | 74-74 | 5 | 20.5 | Trucks | Newsome | 1:35 | D | 714 | + | ||
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 6 | 74-75 | 5 | 20.5 | Woods | Newhouser | 1:53 | D | 1,000 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Wednesday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 2 | 8 | 74-76 | 5 | 20.5 | Flores | Gentry | 1:52 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 9 | 1 | 75-76 | 5 | 20.5 | Trout | Black | 1:40 | D | 1,758 | + | ||
| 153 | 153 | Thursday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 6 | 0 | 76-76 | 5 | 19.5 | Overmire | Harris | White | 2:18 | D | 1,809 | ++ | |
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 12 | 5 | 77-76 | 5 | 20.0 | Trucks | Newsom | 1:50 | D | 5,000 | +++ | ||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Oct 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 4 | 1 | 78-76 | 5 | 20.0 | Trout | Haefner | 1:18 | D | 5,000 | ++++ | ||
| 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.