Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1943 / 1945
88-66, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Steve O'Neill (88-66)
Scored 658 runs, Allowed 581 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-68
Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 923,176 (1st of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 103
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| Season Summary | 88-66, Final Rank:2, GB: 1.0 | |
| Days in First | 12 | last on Saturday, Sep 30, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 14 | last on Sep 30, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 1.5 | last on Wednesday, Sep 20, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 9 | last on Thursday, Aug 10, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 23 | last on Saturday, Sep 30 |
| Most Games under .500 | 7 | last on Tuesday, May 16 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 9 | Sunday, Jul 30 to Saturday, Aug 12 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 5 | Wednesday, May 3 to Sunday, May 7 and Friday, Jun 23 to Wednesday, Jun 28 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 17 | Sunday, Aug 27 |
| Most Runs Scored | 15 | Sunday, May 28 and Saturday, Sep 9 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 16 | Thursday, Jun 1 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 5 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 20 | |
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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 | SLB | L | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 6 | 1.0 | Kramer | Trout | Caster | D | - | ||||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 1 | 3 | 0-2 | 8 | 2.0 | Sundra | Gentry | D | -- | |||||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 5 | 8 | 0-3 | 8 | 3.0 | Jakucki | Newhouser | 2:04 | D | 2,304 | --- | |||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 7 | 0-4 | 8 | 4.0 | Reynolds | Overmire | Heving | 2:08 | D | 13,643 | ---- | |
| 5 | 5 | Sunday, Apr 23 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 1-4 | 6 | 4.0 | Trout | Klieman | 1:52 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 23 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 2-4 | 6 | 4.0 | Newhouser | Smith | 2:00 | D | 6,078 | ++ | ||
| 7 | 7 | Thursday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3-4 | 5 | 4.5 | Newhouser | Lee | 2:13 | D | 2,189 | +++ | |
| 8 | 8 | Friday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 6 | 5.5 | Harder | Trout | 1:59 | D | 2,573 | - | |||
| 9 | 9 | Saturday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3-6 | 7 | 5.5 | Heving | Newhouser | 3:13 | D | 4,771 | -- | ||
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 30 (1) | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 7 | 5.5 | Kennedy | Overmire | Klieman | 1:54 | D | 0 | --- | ||
| 11 | 11 | Sunday, Apr 30 (2) | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 4-7 | 7 | 5.5 | Gorsica | Reynolds | 1:56 | D | 38,940 | + | |||
| 12 | 12 | Tuesday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 4 | 3 | 5-7 | 5 | 4.5 | Newhouser | Jakucki | 1:56 | D | 1,232 | ++ | ||
| 13 | 13 | Wednesday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 4 | 7 | 5-8 | 7 | 5.5 | Kramer | Trout | Caster | 1:58 | D | 758 | - | |
| 14 | 14 | Thursday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 8 | 6.5 | Potter | Gentry | 1:45 | D | 1,072 | -- | ||
| 15 | 15 | Saturday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 5-10 | 8 | 6.5 | Grove | Overmire | Maltzberger | 1:50 | D | 3,723 | --- | ||
| 16 | 16 | Sunday, May 7 (1) | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 4 | 5-11 | 8 | 7.5 | Dietrich | Newhouser | D | ---- | |||||
| 17 | 17 | Sunday, May 7 (2) | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 5-12 | 8 | 7.5 | Maltzberger | Gorsica | 2:00 | D | 25,151 | ----- | |||
| 18 | 18 | Wednesday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 2 | 6-12 | 8 | 6.5 | Trout | Bonham | 1:43 | D | 6,762 | + | ||
| 19 | 19 | Thursday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 6-13 | 8 | 6.5 | Borowy | Overmire | 1:48 | D | 7,312 | - | ||
| 20 | 20 | Friday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 10 | 4 | 7-13 | 8 | 6.5 | Newhouser | Zuber | 1:47 | D | 7,192 | + | ||
| 21 | 21 | Saturday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 7-14 | 8 | 6.5 | O'Neill | Gentry | 1:58 | D | 4,786 | - | ||
| 22 | 22 | Sunday, May 14 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 1 | 8-14 | 7 | 6.0 | Trout | Wood | 1:45 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 23 | 23 | Sunday, May 14 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 9 | 0 | 9-14 | 7 | 6.0 | Gorsica | Terry | 1:58 | D | 20,317 | ++ | ||
| 24 | 24 | Monday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 2 | 6 | 9-15 | 8 | 7.0 | Christopher | Gillespie | 1:59 | D | 5,921 | - | ||
| 25 | 25 | Tuesday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9-16 | 8 | 7.0 | Berry | Gorsica | 2:05 | D | 6,000 | -- | |
| 26 | 26 | Wednesday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 2 | 1 | 10-16 | 7 | 6.0 | Trout | Newsom | 2:07 | N | 28,535 | + | ||
| 27 | 27 | Thursday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 1 | 0 | 11-16 | 6 | 5.0 | Gentry | Black | 1:51 | D | 10,621 | ++ | ||
| 28 | 28 | Friday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 4 | 1 | 12-16 | 6 | 4.5 | Gorsica | Wynn | 2:01 | N | 7,100 | +++ | ||
| 29 | 29 | Saturday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 6 | 2 | 13-16 | 6 | 4.0 | Overmire | Haefner | 1:46 | N | 15,953 | ++++ | ||
| 30 | 30 | Sunday, May 21 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 2 | 1 | 14-16 | 4 | 4.0 | Trout | Niggeling | 1:55 | D | 0 | +++++ | ||
| 31 | 31 | Sunday, May 21 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 7 | 1 | 15-16 | 4 | 4.0 | Newhouser | Wolff | 1:57 | D | 19,165 | ++++++ | ||
| 32 | 32 | Wednesday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 4 | 8 | 15-17 | 5 | 4.5 | Black | Gentry | Berry | 2:14 | D | 3,817 | - | ||
| 33 | 33 | Thursday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 0 | 2 | 15-18 | 5 | 5.0 | Harris | Gorsica | 1:53 | D | 2,563 | -- | |||
| 34 | 34 | Friday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 2 | 3 | 15-19 | 6 | 6.0 | Newsom | Trout | Berry | 1:55 | D | 3,731 | --- | ||
| 35 | 35 | Saturday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16-19 | 5 | 5.0 | Newhouser | Christopher | 2:22 | D | 3,269 | + | ||
| 36 | 36 | Sunday, May 28 (1) | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 2 | 4 | 16-20 | 6 | 6.0 | Niggeling | Overmire | 1:57 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 37 | 37 | Sunday, May 28 (2) | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 15 | 2 | 17-20 | 6 | 6.0 | Gentry | Candini | 1:55 | D | 27,074 | + | |||
| 38 | 38 | Monday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 2 | 1 | 18-20 | 6 | 5.0 | Gorsica | Leonard | 1:45 | D | 2,073 | ++ | |||
| 39 | 39 | Tuesday, May 30 (1) | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 19-20 | 3 | 3.0 | Trout | Bonham | 1:47 | D | 0 | +++ | |||
| 40 | 40 | Tuesday, May 30 (2) | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 1 | 20-20 | 3 | 3.0 | Newhouser | Zuber | 1:43 | D | 37,685 | ++++ | |||
| 41 | 41 | Wednesday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 2 | 21-20 | 3 | 2.5 | Orrell | Dubiel | 1:45 | D | 2,941 | +++++ | |||
| 42 | 42 | Thursday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 16 | 22-20 | 3 | 1.5 | Newhouser | Donald | 3:28 | D | 3,424 | ++++++ | ||
| 43 | 43 | Friday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 1 | 23-20 | 3 | 1.5 | Gorsica | Bowman | 1:41 | D | 1,797 | +++++++ | |||
| 44 | 44 | Saturday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 11 | 23-21 | 3 | 2.5 | Hughson | Orrell | 2:17 | D | 3,695 | - | |||
| 45 | 45 | Sunday, Jun 4 (1) | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 2 | 1 | 24-21 | 3 | 2.5 | Trout | Woods | 1:42 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 46 | 46 | Sunday, Jun 4 (2) | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 5 | 24-22 | 3 | 2.5 | Hausmann | Gentry | 1:59 | D | 30,000 | - | |||
| 47 | 47 | Wednesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 24-23 | 3 | 3.0 | Grove | Newhouser | 1:59 | N | 17,180 | -- | ||
| 48 | 48 | Sunday, Jun 11 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 24-24 | 3 | 2.0 | Dietrich | Trout | Maltzberger | 1:53 | D | 0 | --- | |
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, Jun 11 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 1 | 0 | 25-24 | 3 | 2.0 | Overmire | Lee | 1:37 | D | 23,461 | + | ||
| 50 | 50 | Monday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 6 | 25-25 | 3 | 2.5 | Klieman | Gorsica | Reynolds | 2:25 | N | 16,901 | - | |
| 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 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 0 | 26-25 | 3 | 2.5 | Gentry | Smith | 1:43 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, Jun 14 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 11 | 3 | 27-25 | 3 | 2.5 | Newhouser | Kennedy | Gorsica | 2:43 | D | 7,560 | ++ | |
| 53 | 53 | Thursday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 13 | 27-26 | 3 | 3.0 | Heving | Trout | 3:04 | D | 3,500 | - | |
| 54 | 54 | Friday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 1 | 14 | 27-27 | 3 | 4.0 | Muncrief | Overmire | 2:13 | N | 14,931 | -- | |||
| 55 | 55 | Saturday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 0 | 5 | 27-28 | 3 | 5.0 | Jakucki | Gorsica | 1:53 | D | 3,681 | --- | |||
| 56 | 56 | Sunday, Jun 18 (1) | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 7 | 3 | 28-28 | 3 | 3.0 | Newhouser | Kramer | 2:25 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 57 | 57 | Sunday, Jun 18 (2) | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 7 | 5 | 29-28 | 3 | 3.0 | Trout | Potter | 2:06 | D | 27,917 | ++ | |||
| 58 | 58 | Tuesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 29-29 | 4 | 3.5 | Reynolds | Trout | 1:42 | N | 11,914 | - | |||
| 59 | 59 | Wednesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 7 | 9 | 29-30 | 4 | 4.5 | Klieman | Gorsica | Heving | 2:29 | D | 4,069 | -- | ||
| 60 | 60 | Thursday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 30-30 | 4 | 3.5 | Gentry | Kennedy | 1:48 | D | 3,292 | + | |||
| 61 | 61 | Friday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 0 | 5 | 30-31 | 5 | 4.5 | Jakucki | Overmire | 1:35 | N | 7,648 | - | ||
| 62 | 62 | Saturday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 1 | 7 | 30-32 | 5 | 5.5 | Muncrief | Gorsica | 2:07 | D | 1,692 | -- | ||
| 63 | 63 | Sunday, Jun 25 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 30-33 | 6 | 7.5 | Shirley | Trout | 2:00 | D | 0 | --- | |
| 64 | 64 | Sunday, Jun 25 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 2 | 5 | 30-34 | 6 | 7.5 | Hollingsworth | Newhouser | Jakucki | 1:50 | D | 12,056 | ---- | |
| 65 | 65 | Wednesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 1 | 4 | 30-35 | 7 | 7.5 | Niggeling | Gentry | 1:54 | N | 10,262 | ----- | ||
| 66 | 66 | Thursday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 4 | 0 | 31-35 | 6 | 6.5 | Newhouser | Wynn | 1:45 | N | 10,106 | + | ||
| 67 | 67 | Friday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 2 | 4 | 31-36 | 6 | 7.5 | Candini | Gorsica | 1:35 | N | 8,000 | - | ||
| 68 | 68 | Saturday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 9 | 4 | 32-36 | 6 | 7.5 | Overmire | Harris | Beck | 2:00 | D | 2,500 | + | |
| 69 | 69 | Sunday, Jul 2 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 8 | 0 | 33-36 | 6 | 6.5 | Trout | Christopher | 1:43 | D | 0 | ++ | ||
| 70 | 70 | Sunday, Jul 2 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 0 | 2 | 33-37 | 6 | 6.5 | Flores | Gentry | 1:37 | D | 17,185 | - | ||
| 71 | 71 | Tuesday, Jul 4 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 3 | 34-37 | 7 | 6.5 | Newhouser | Hausmann | 2:02 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 72 | 72 | Tuesday, Jul 4 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 7 | 34-38 | 7 | 6.5 | Bowman | Gorsica | 1:50 | D | 24,195 | - | ||
| 73 | 73 | Wednesday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 1 | 35-38 | 6 | 6.5 | Trout | O'Neill | 2:00 | N | 5,126 | + | ||
| 74 | 74 | Thursday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 13 | 35-39 | 6 | 7.5 | Hughson | Gentry | 1:56 | D | 5,146 | - | ||
| 75 | 75 | Friday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 3 | 35-40 | 7 | 7.5 | Bonham | Overmire | 1:26 | D | 7,819 | -- | ||
| 76 | 76 | Saturday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 2 | 36-40 | 6 | 7.5 | Newhouser | Zuber | 1:57 | D | 9,534 | + | ||
| 77 | 77 | Sunday, Jul 9 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 36-41 | 7 | 8.5 | Donald | Beck | 2:20 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 78 | 78 | Sunday, Jul 9 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 8 | 36-42 | 7 | 8.5 | Roser | Gentry | 1:42 | D | 33,428 | -- | ||
| 79 | 79 | Thursday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 9 | 1 | 37-42 | 7 | 8.0 | Trout | Grove | 1:33 | N | 12,185 | + | |||
| 80 | 80 | Friday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 2 | 0 | 38-42 | 6 | 7.0 | Overmire | Dietrich | 1:19 | D | 2,739 | ++ | |||
| 81 | 81 | Saturday, Jul 15 (1) | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 38-43 | 6 | 6.5 | Maltzberger | Newhouser | 2:14 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 82 | 82 | Saturday, Jul 15 (2) | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 8 | 2 | 39-43 | 6 | 6.5 | Orrell | Lopat | Gorsica | 1:57 | D | 9,315 | + | ||
| 83 | 83 | Sunday, Jul 16 (1) | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 7 | 39-44 | 5 | 7.5 | Wade | Gentry | 1:53 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 84 | 84 | Sunday, Jul 16 (2) | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 3 | 40-44 | 5 | 7.5 | Trout | Humphries | 1:52 | D | 3,307 | + | |||
| 85 | 85 | Tuesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 6 | 5 | 11 | 41-44 | 5 | 7.5 | Newhouser | Carrasquel | 2:17 | N | 10,666 | ++ | ||
| 86 | 86 | Wednesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 42-44 | 4 | 6.5 | Overmire | Leonard | 1:44 | D | 3,906 | +++ | ||
| 87 | 87 | Thursday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 7 | 6 | 43-44 | 4 | 6.5 | Gentry | Wolff | Newhouser | 2:00 | D | 3,304 | ++++ | ||
| 88 | 88 | Friday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 6 | 5 | 44-44 | 4 | 5.5 | Trout | Wynn | 1:57 | D | 3,317 | +++++ | |||
| 89 | 89 | Saturday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 4 | 3 | 45-44 | 4 | 4.5 | Newhouser | Christopher | 1:53 | D | 4,351 | ++++++ | |||
| 90 | 90 | Sunday, Jul 23 (1) | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 3 | 13 | 45-45 | 5 | 5.5 | Black | Gorsica | 2:21 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 91 | 91 | Sunday, Jul 23 (2) | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 2 | 3 | 45-46 | 5 | 5.5 | Flores | Overmire | Berry | 1:44 | D | 29,673 | -- | ||
| 92 | 92 | Monday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 1 | 0 | 46-46 | 5 | 5.5 | Trout | Newsom | 1:33 | N | 10,805 | + | |||
| 93 | 93 | Tuesday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 7 | 46-47 | 5 | 6.5 | Terry | Gentry | Hughson | 2:00 | D | 3,583 | - | ||
| 94 | 94 | Wednesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | BOS | T | 1 | 1 | 8 | 46-47 | 5 | 7.0 | 1:29 | N | 5,490 | - | ||||
| 95 | 95 | Thursday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 6 | 46-48 | 6 | 7.0 | Hughson | Overmire | 1:44 | D | 3,857 | -- | |||
| 96 | 96 | Friday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 5 | 15 | 46-49 | 6 | 8.0 | O'Neill | Trout | 2:26 | D | 3,028 | --- | |||
| 97 | 97 | Saturday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 47-49 | 6 | 7.5 | Trout | Turner | 2:09 | D | 4,850 | + | ||
| 98 | 98 | Sunday, Jul 30 (1) | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 10 | 47-50 | 6 | 8.5 | Borowy | Overmire | 2:06 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 99 | 99 | Sunday, Jul 30 (2) | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 13 | 7 | 48-50 | 6 | 8.5 | Newhouser | Donald | 2:07 | D | 49,994 | + | |||
| 100 | 100 | Tuesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 8 | 4 | 49-50 | 5 | 9.0 | Trout | Bonham | 2:04 | N | 26,815 | ++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Saturday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 3 | 50-50 | 4 | 9.0 | Newhouser | Humphries | N | +++ | ||||
| 102 | 102 | Sunday, Aug 6 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 10 | 3 | 51-50 | 4 | 9.0 | Overmire | Dietrich | 2:00 | D | 0 | ++++ | ||
| 103 | 103 | Sunday, Aug 6 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 52-50 | 4 | 9.0 | Trout | Grove | 1:35 | D | 18,801 | +++++ | ||
| 104 | 104 | Wednesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 4 | 2 | 53-50 | 4 | 9.0 | Newhouser | Wynn | 2:06 | N | 6,000 | ++++++ | ||
| 105 | 105 | Thursday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 54-50 | 3 | 9.0 | Trout | Niggeling | 1:54 | N | 5,717 | +++++++ | |
| 106 | 106 | Friday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 11 | 4 | 55-50 | 3 | 8.0 | Overmire | Leonard | 2:06 | N | 4,626 | ++++++++ | ||
| 107 | 107 | Saturday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 12 | 5 | 56-50 | 3 | 8.0 | Gentry | Carrasquel | Gorsica | 2:05 | N | 6,500 | +++++++++ | |
| 108 | 108 | Sunday, Aug 13 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 1 | 6 | 56-51 | 3 | 8.0 | Black | Newhouser | 1:58 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 109 | 109 | Sunday, Aug 13 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 6 | 0 | 57-51 | 3 | 8.0 | Trout | Flores | 1:55 | D | 16,479 | + | ||
| 110 | 110 | Monday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 5 | 7 | 57-52 | 3 | 8.0 | Newsom | Gorsica | 2:01 | N | 8,871 | - | ||
| 111 | 111 | Tuesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 3 | 2 | 11 | 58-52 | 3 | 8.0 | Newhouser | Berry | 2:15 | D | 2,000 | + | |
| 112 | 112 | Wednesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 59-52 | 3 | 7.0 | Gentry | Cecil | 2:03 | D | 3,452 | ++ | ||
| 113 | 113 | Thursday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | T | 3 | 3 | 6 | 59-52 | 3 | 7.5 | 1:28 | D | 2,000 | ++ | |||
| 114 | 114 | Friday, Aug 18 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 3 | 0 | 60-52 | 3 | 7.0 | Newhouser | O'Neill | 1:56 | D | 0 | +++ | ||
| 115 | 115 | Friday, Aug 18 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 7 | 60-53 | 3 | 7.0 | Ryba | Gorsica | 1:54 | D | 2,432 | - | ||
| 116 | 116 | Saturday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 9 | 60-54 | 4 | 7.0 | Bowman | Gentry | 1:39 | D | 5,140 | -- | ||
| 117 | 117 | Sunday, Aug 20 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 61-54 | 3 | 5.0 | Overmire | Borowy | Newhouser | 2:15 | D | + | ||
| 118 | 118 | Sunday, Aug 20 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 9 | 8 | 62-54 | 3 | 5.0 | Trout | Donald | D | ++ | ||||
| 119 | 119 | Monday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 5 | 62-55 | 3 | 6.0 | Dubiel | Gentry | 1:55 | D | 6,961 | - | ||
| 120 | 120 | Tuesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 7 | 9 | 62-56 | 4 | 6.0 | Queen | Newhouser | Turner | 2:25 | D | 8,221 | -- | |
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 1 | 0 | 63-56 | 3 | 5.0 | Trout | Galehouse | D | + | |||||
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 5 | 0 | 64-56 | 3 | 4.0 | Overmire | Jakucki | D | ++ | |||||
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 27 (1) | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 5 | 3 | 65-56 | 3 | 4.0 | Newhouser | Muncrief | 2:04 | D | 0 | +++ | |||
| 124 | 124 | Sunday, Aug 27 (2) | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 2 | 17 | 65-57 | 3 | 4.0 | Potter | Beck | 2:10 | D | 51,376 | - | |||
| 125 | 125 | Tuesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 0 | 66-57 | 2 | 4.0 | Trout | Dietrich | 1:22 | D | 7,250 | + | |||
| 126 | 126 | Wednesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 8 | 66-58 | 3 | 4.0 | Lopat | Gorsica | 2:02 | D | 8,407 | - | |||
| 127 | 127 | Thursday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 4 | 3 | 67-58 | 3 | 3.0 | Trout | Hudlin | 2:07 | N | 12,906 | + | ||
| 128 | 128 | Friday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 6 | 3 | 68-58 | 2 | 2.0 | Newhouser | Potter | 2:15 | N | 14,030 | ++ | ||
| 129 | 129 | Saturday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 6 | 3 | 69-58 | 2 | 1.0 | Gorsica | Galehouse | Overmire | 2:20 | N | 9,594 | +++ | |
| 130 | 130 | Sunday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 1 | 4 | 69-59 | 3 | 2.0 | Kramer | Trout | 1:55 | D | 12,868 | - | ||
| 131 | 131 | Monday, Sep 4 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 12 | 2 | 70-59 | 3 | 2.5 | Overmire | Grove | 2:03 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 132 | 132 | Monday, Sep 4 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 6 | 70-60 | 3 | 2.5 | Lopat | Gorsica | 1:38 | D | 20,446 | - | ||
| 133 | 133 | Tuesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 0 | 71-60 | 3 | 2.0 | Newhouser | Haynes | 2:00 | D | 5,819 | + | ||
| 134 | 134 | Wednesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 72-60 | 3 | 1.5 | Gentry | Humphries | 1:45 | D | 1,216 | ++ | ||
| 135 | 135 | Thursday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 0 | 73-60 | 3 | 1.0 | Trout | Bagby | 1:25 | D | 6,429 | +++ | |||
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 15 | 6 | 74-60 | 2 | 0.5 | Gentry | Klieman | 2:25 | D | 9,529 | ++++ | |||
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 10 (1) | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 0 | 75-60 | 2 | 0.5 | Newhouser | Harder | 1:54 | D | 0 | +++++ | |||
| 138 | 138 | Sunday, Sep 10 (2) | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 7 | 75-61 | 2 | 0.5 | Gromek | Trout | 2:11 | D | 52,691 | - | |||
| 139 | 139 | Friday, Sep 15 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 12 | 75-62 | 2 | 0.5 | Gromek | Trout | N | -- | |||
| 140 | 140 | Friday, Sep 15 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 9 | 1 | 76-62 | 2 | 0.5 | Newhouser | Harder | 2:20 | N | 16,216 | + | ||
| 141 | 141 | Sunday, Sep 17 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 2 | 77-62 | 1 | up 0.5 | Overmire | Smith | D | ++ | ||||
| 142 | 142 | Sunday, Sep 17 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 0 | 78-62 | 1 | up 0.5 | Gentry | Klieman | D | +++ | ||||
| 143 | 143 | Tuesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 1 | 79-62 | 1 | up 1.5 | Newhouser | Borowy | D | ++++ | |||||
| 144 | 144 | Wednesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 8 | 2 | 80-62 | 1 | up 1.5 | Trout | Queen | D | +++++ | |||||
| 145 | 145 | Thursday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 80-63 | 1 | up 0.5 | Zuber | Newhouser | D | - | ||||
| 146 | 146 | Friday, Sep 22 (1) | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 7 | 4 | 81-63 | 1 | up 1.0 | Gentry | Bowman | D | + | |||||
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 22 (2) | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 6 | 82-63 | 1 | up 1.0 | Beck | Barrett | 2:14 | D | 12,282 | ++ | |||
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 2 | 83-63 | 1 | up 1.0 | Trout | Cecil | 1:52 | D | 14,270 | +++ | |||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 9 | 5 | 84-63 | 1 | up 1.0 | Newhouser | Terry | 2:09 | D | 48,702 | ++++ | |||
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 1 | 2 | 84-64 | 1 | Tied | Christopher | Gentry | 1:46 | D | 5,881 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 6 | 0 | 85-64 | 1 | Tied | Trout | Hamlin | 1:29 | D | 9,338 | + | |||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 4 | 0 | 86-64 | 1 | up 1.0 | Newhouser | Newsom | 1:51 | D | 18,998 | ++ | |||
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 29 (1) | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 5 | 2 | 87-64 | 1 | Tied | Gentry | Niggeling | Gorsica | 1:52 | D | 0 | +++ | ||
| 154 | 154 | Friday, Sep 29 (2) | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 2 | 9 | 87-65 | 1 | Tied | Haefner | Trout | 2:18 | D | 17,606 | - | |||
| 155 | 155 | Saturday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 7 | 3 | 88-65 | 1 | Tied | Newhouser | Carrasquel | 1:51 | D | 16,446 | + | |||
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 1 | 4 | 88-66 | 2 | 1.0 | Leonard | Trout | 1:39 | D | 45,565 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |