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85-69, Finished 2nd in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Steve O'Neill (85-69)
Scored 714 runs, Allowed 642 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-70
Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 1,398,093 (4th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 103
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| Season Summary | 85-69, Final Rank:2, GB: 12.0 | |
| Days in First | 26 | last on Wednesday, Jun 11, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 39 | last on Jun 14, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 4 | last on Tuesday, May 27, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 15 | last on Thursday, Aug 21, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 16 | last on Sunday, Sep 28 |
| Most Games under .500 | 2 | last on Wednesday, Jun 25 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 6 | Saturday, May 10 to Thursday, May 15 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 10 | Wednesday, Jun 11 to Monday, Jun 23 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 17 | Wednesday, Jun 4 |
| Most Runs Scored | 16 | Sunday, Sep 14 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Thursday, May 15 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 13 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 15 | |
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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 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 7 | 0 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Newhouser | Galehouse | 2:00 | D | 4,242 | + | ||
| 2 | 2 | Thursday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Kramer | Trout | 2:39 | D | 2,260 | - | |
| 3 | 3 | Friday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 2 | 0 | 2-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Trucks | Embree | 2:11 | D | 46,111 | + | |||
| 4 | 4 | Saturday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 5 | 2-2 | 3 | 2.0 | Black | Hutchinson | 1:59 | D | 14,429 | - | |||
| 5 | 5 | Monday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 6 | 2-3 | 4 | 2.0 | Papish | Newhouser | 2:17 | D | 5,748 | -- | |||
| 6 | 6 | Wednesday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 4 | 3-3 | 5 | 2.0 | Hutchinson | Lopat | 1:45 | D | 9,277 | + | |||
| 7 | 7 | Thursday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 1 | 6 | 3-4 | 6 | 2.0 | Kramer | Trucks | 2:01 | D | 16,738 | - | |||
| 8 | 8 | Friday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 6 | 5 | 4-4 | 5 | 1.5 | Hutchinson | Iott | 2:01 | D | 4,008 | + | |||
| 9 | 9 | Saturday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 6 | 4-5 | 5 | 2.5 | Feller | Newhouser | 2:06 | D | 40,925 | - | ||
| 10 | 10 | Monday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 0 | 5-5 | 4 | 1.5 | Trout | Embree | 1:40 | D | 6,054 | + | ||
| 11 | 11 | Tuesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 3 | 6-5 | 2 | 1.0 | Trucks | Hughson | White | 1:59 | D | 16,790 | ++ | ||
| 12 | 12 | Wednesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 7 | 6-6 | 3 | 1.0 | Parnell | Newhouser | 1:58 | D | 17,659 | - | |||
| 13 | 13 | Friday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 3 | 2 | 7-6 | 2 | 1.0 | Hutchinson | Fowler | 1:36 | D | 4,951 | + | |||
| 14 | 14 | Saturday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 2 | 1 | 8-6 | 2 | 0.5 | Trout | Christopher | 1:35 | D | 25,649 | ++ | |||
| 15 | 15 | Sunday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | NYY | T | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8-6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1:26 | D | 37,387 | ++ | ||||
| 16 | 16 | Tuesday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 9-6 | 2 | 0.5 | White | Reynolds | 2:14 | D | 12,652 | +++ | |||
| 17 | 17 | Friday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 9-7 | 2 | 1.0 | Grove | Newhouser | 1:53 | D | 3,251 | - | ||
| 18 | 18 | Saturday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 10-7 | 1 | Tied | Hutchinson | Harrist | 1:43 | D | 10,249 | + | ||
| 19 | 19 | Sunday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 10 | 0 | 11-7 | 1 | up 1.5 | Trout | Lee | 2:04 | D | 0 | ++ | ||
| 20 | 20 | Sunday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 1 | 12-7 | 1 | up 1.5 | Trucks | Lopat | 1:59 | D | 45,755 | +++ | ||
| 21 | 21 | Tuesday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 8 | 0 | 13-7 | 1 | up 1.0 | Newhouser | Pieretti | 2:17 | N | 17,928 | ++++ | ||
| 22 | 22 | Wednesday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 3 | 2 | 14-7 | 1 | up 1.0 | Hutchinson | Haefner | 1:56 | N | 5,223 | +++++ | ||
| 23 | 23 | Thursday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 4 | 2 | 14 | 15-7 | 1 | up 2.0 | Trout | Fowler | Benton | 3:14 | D | 3,510 | ++++++ |
| 24 | 24 | Friday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 5 | 11 | 15-8 | 1 | up 1.0 | Savage | Trucks | 2:13 | N | 10,777 | - | ||
| 25 | 25 | Saturday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 2 | 1 | 16-8 | 1 | up 2.0 | Newhouser | Coleman | 1:59 | D | 7,615 | + | ||
| 26 | 26 | Monday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 12 | 17-8 | 1 | up 2.0 | Benton | Ferriss | 2:40 | D | 0 | ++ | |
| 27 | 27 | Monday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 17-9 | 1 | up 2.0 | Hughson | Trucks | 1:54 | D | 28,280 | - | ||
| 28 | 28 | Tuesday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 8 | 17-10 | 1 | up 1.0 | Dobson | Trout | 2:13 | D | 10,305 | -- | ||
| 29 | 29 | Wednesday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 5 | 17-11 | 1 | up 0.5 | Shea | Newhouser | 1:49 | N | 49,844 | --- | ||
| 30 | 30 | Friday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 18-11 | 1 | up 1.5 | Benton | Haynes | 1:54 | D | 11,290 | + | |||
| 31 | 31 | Saturday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19-11 | 1 | up 2.5 | Trout | Maltzberger | 2:20 | D | 23,508 | ++ | ||
| 32 | 32 | Sunday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 10 | 1 | 20-11 | 1 | up 3.0 | Newhouser | Lee | 2:09 | D | 0 | +++ | |||
| 33 | 33 | Sunday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 5 | 20-12 | 1 | up 3.0 | Lopat | White | 1:41 | D | 36,443 | - | |||
| 34 | 34 | Monday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 1 | 0 | 21-12 | 1 | up 3.0 | Overmire | Black | 1:42 | D | 8,683 | + | |||
| 35 | 35 | Tuesday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 22-12 | 1 | up 4.0 | Benton | Feller | Newhouser | 2:13 | D | 15,801 | ++ | ||
| 36 | 36 | Thursday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 22-13 | 1 | up 2.5 | Embree | Trout | 1:45 | D | 3,737 | - | |||
| 37 | 37 | Friday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 2 | 1 | 23-13 | 1 | up 3.0 | Newhouser | Muncrief | 1:47 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 38 | 38 | Friday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 3 | 8 | 23-14 | 1 | up 3.0 | Potter | Trucks | 2:31 | D | 56,367 | - | |||
| 39 | 39 | Saturday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 5 | 4 | 24-14 | 1 | up 3.5 | Overmire | Masterson | Trout | 3:00 | D | 24,273 | + | ||
| 40 | 40 | Tuesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 3 | 24-15 | 1 | up 2.0 | Shea | Newhouser | 1:54 | D | 17,114 | - | |||
| 41 | 41 | Wednesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 2 | 25-15 | 1 | up 2.0 | Trout | Bevens | Hutchinson | 2:00 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 42 | 42 | Wednesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 8 | 17 | 25-16 | 1 | up 2.0 | Page | Benton | 2:38 | D | 35,948 | - | |||
| 43 | 43 | Thursday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 7 | 25-17 | 1 | up 1.0 | Chandler | Overmire | 1:57 | D | 11,332 | -- | |||
| 44 | 44 | Sunday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 0 | 26-17 | 1 | up 1.5 | Newhouser | Ferriss | 2:04 | D | 55,941 | + | |||
| 45 | 45 | Monday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 3 | 11 | 26-18 | 1 | up 1.5 | Fowler | Trucks | Christopher | 2:26 | D | 10,471 | - | ||
| 46 | 46 | Tuesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 8 | 9 | 26-19 | 1 | up 0.5 | Savage | Hutchinson | Christopher | 2:19 | D | 36,143 | -- | ||
| 47 | 47 | Wednesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 7 | 1 | 27-19 | 1 | up 1.0 | Benton | McCahan | 1:52 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 48 | 48 | Wednesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 0 | 4 | 27-20 | 1 | up 1.0 | Scheib | White | 1:48 | D | 21,802 | - | |||
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 0 | 1 | 27-21 | 2 | 1.0 | Masterson | Newhouser | 2:08 | D | -- | |||
| 50 | 50 | Sunday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 1 | 5 | 27-22 | 2 | 1.0 | Haefner | Overmire | D | --- | ||||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Tuesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 2 | 5 | 27-23 | 3 | 2.0 | Scheib | Benton | 1:36 | N | 24,261 | ---- | ||
| 52 | 52 | Thursday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 4 | 8 | 27-24 | 3 | 2.0 | Marchildon | Hutchinson | 2:14 | D | 7,253 | ----- | ||
| 53 | 53 | Friday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 5 | 27-25 | 3 | 3.0 | Shea | Newhouser | 1:59 | D | 23,615 | ------ | ||
| 54 | 54 | Saturday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 27-26 | 4 | 5.0 | Chandler | Trout | 2:13 | D | 0 | ------- | ||
| 55 | 55 | Saturday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 7 | 27-27 | 4 | 5.0 | Reynolds | Overmire | 2:22 | D | 58,327 | -------- | ||
| 56 | 56 | Sunday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 6 | 27-28 | 5 | 6.0 | Drews | Benton | Page | 1:58 | D | 53,765 | --------- | |
| 57 | 57 | Monday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 8 | 27-29 | 5 | 7.0 | Galehouse | Trucks | 1:58 | D | 20,652 | ---------- | ||
| 58 | 58 | Wednesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 28-29 | 4 | 7.5 | Newhouser | Hughson | 2:05 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 59 | 59 | Wednesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 28-30 | 4 | 7.5 | Ferriss | Trout | 1:41 | D | 22,356 | - | ||
| 60 | 60 | Friday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 11 | 2 | 8 | 29-30 | 5 | 7.0 | Trucks | Potter | 2:01 | D | 18,330 | + | ||
| 61 | 61 | Saturday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 6 | 3 | 30-30 | 4 | 7.0 | Overmire | Kramer | D | ++ | |||||
| 62 | 62 | Sunday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 7 | 5 | 31-30 | 3 | 6.0 | Newhouser | Muncrief | 2:12 | D | +++ | ||||
| 63 | 63 | Sunday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 6 | 1 | 32-30 | 3 | 6.0 | Trout | Sanford | Benton | D | ++++ | ||||
| 64 | 64 | Monday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 5 | 6 | 32-31 | 3 | 7.0 | Papish | White | N | - | ||||
| 65 | 65 | Tuesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 33-31 | 3 | 6.5 | Benton | Lopat | 1:45 | D | 13,988 | + | ||
| 66 | 66 | Wednesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 5 | 34-31 | 2 | 6.5 | Newhouser | Stephens | 2:36 | N | 56,359 | ++ | ||
| 67 | 67 | Thursday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 5 | 35-31 | 2 | 6.0 | Hutchinson | Gromek | 2:29 | D | 6,147 | +++ | ||
| 68 | 68 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 6 | 13 | 35-32 | 2 | 7.5 | Black | Benton | 2:20 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 69 | 69 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | T | 4 | 4 | 35-32 | 2 | 7.5 | 3:06 | D | 42,575 | - | ||||
| 70 | 70 | Sunday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 10 | 2 | 36-32 | 2 | 8.0 | Trucks | Kinder | Newhouser | 2:19 | D | 0 | + | |
| 71 | 71 | Sunday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 8 | 4 | 37-32 | 2 | 8.0 | White | Kramer | Gorsica | 2:12 | D | 10,000 | ++ | |
| 72 | 72 | Thursday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | BOS | T | 2 | 2 | 8 | 37-32 | 2 | 8.5 | 1:56 | D | 37,384 | ++ | ||||
| 73 | 73 | Friday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 37-33 | 2 | 9.0 | Hughson | Trout | 1:49 | D | 21,419 | - | |||
| 74 | 74 | Friday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 0 | 38-33 | 2 | 9.0 | Overmire | Galehouse | 1:39 | D | 21,419 | + | |||
| 75 | 75 | Saturday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 2 | 38-34 | 3 | 10.5 | Johnson | Benton | D | - | |||||
| 76 | 76 | Sunday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 4 | 2 | 39-34 | 2 | 10.5 | Trucks | Scheib | 1:49 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 77 | 77 | Sunday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 7 | 6 | 40-34 | 2 | 10.5 | Hutchinson | Christopher | 2:30 | D | 40,286 | ++ | |||
| 78 | 78 | Tuesday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 11 | 6 | 41-34 | 2 | 11.0 | White | Candini | Trucks | 2:23 | D | 11,378 | +++ | ||
| 79 | 79 | Wednesday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 9 | 8 | 42-34 | 2 | 11.5 | Gorsica | Ferrick | Hutchinson | 2:22 | D | 0 | ++++ | ||
| 80 | 80 | Wednesday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 1 | 10 | 42-35 | 2 | 11.5 | Pieretti | Overmire | 2:13 | D | 16,564 | - | |||
| 81 | 81 | Thursday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 7 | 5 | 43-35 | 2 | 11.5 | Benton | Scarborough | 2:08 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 82 | 82 | Thursday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 4 | 3 | 44-35 | 2 | 11.5 | Overmire | Pieretti | 2:28 | D | 12,999 | ++ | |||
| 83 | 83 | Friday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 8 | 0 | 45-35 | 2 | 10.5 | Hutchinson | Gumpert | 1:43 | D | 28,718 | +++ | |||
| 84 | 84 | Saturday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 45-36 | 2 | 11.5 | Reynolds | Trout | 1:42 | D | 31,772 | - | |||
| 85 | 85 | Sunday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 1 | 46-36 | 2 | 9.5 | Newhouser | Bevens | 1:40 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 86 | 86 | Sunday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 12 | 11 | 11 | 47-36 | 2 | 9.5 | Houtteman | Reynolds | 2:47 | D | 58,369 | ++ | ||
| 87 | 87 | Tuesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 1 | 6 | 47-37 | 2 | 10.5 | Wynn | Benton | 2:01 | N | 13,508 | - | ||
| 88 | 88 | Wednesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 0 | 5 | 47-38 | 2 | 10.5 | Scarborough | Hutchinson | 1:50 | N | 11,784 | -- | ||
| 89 | 89 | Thursday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 0 | 3 | 47-39 | 2 | 11.5 | Masterson | Newhouser | 2:03 | N | 15,597 | --- | ||
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 5 | 9 | 47-40 | 3 | 12.5 | Marchildon | Trout | 2:30 | N | 18,057 | ---- | ||
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 13 | 0 | 48-40 | 3 | 11.5 | Trucks | Flores | 1:59 | D | 7,826 | + | ||
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 5 | 1 | 49-40 | 3 | 11.5 | Hutchinson | Dietrich | Trout | 2:00 | D | 0 | ++ | |
| 93 | 93 | Sunday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 0 | 5 | 49-41 | 3 | 11.5 | Fowler | Benton | 1:35 | D | 25,571 | - | ||
| 94 | 94 | Monday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 5 | 49-42 | 3 | 12.5 | Raschi | Newhouser | N | -- | ||||
| 95 | 95 | Wednesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 8 | 49-43 | 3 | 13.5 | Page | Trout | 2:29 | D | 28,466 | --- | ||
| 96 | 96 | Friday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 3 | 1 | 50-43 | 3 | 12.5 | Hutchinson | Ferriss | 2:10 | N | 32,286 | + | ||
| 97 | 97 | Saturday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 2 | 50-44 | 3 | 14.0 | Hughson | Trucks | 1:48 | N | 32,794 | - | ||
| 98 | 98 | Sunday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 10 | 3 | 51-44 | 3 | 14.0 | Newhouser | Galehouse | 2:39 | D | 24,565 | + | ||
| 99 | 99 | Tuesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 8 | 51-45 | 3 | 14.5 | Lemon | Trout | Klieman | 2:32 | D | 25,626 | - | ||
| 100 | 100 | Wednesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 13 | 6 | 52-45 | 2 | 13.0 | Overmire | Stephens | Benton | 2:43 | D | 0 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Wednesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 5 | 53-45 | 2 | 13.0 | Hutchinson | Harder | Trucks | 2:13 | D | 33,621 | ++ | ||
| 102 | 102 | Friday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 10 | 53-46 | 3 | 13.0 | Papish | Newhouser | Caldwell | 2:25 | D | 15,647 | - | |
| 103 | 103 | Saturday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 8 | 4 | 54-46 | 3 | 12.0 | Trout | Grove | Benton | 2:01 | D | 16,645 | + | ||
| 104 | 104 | Sunday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 10 | 54-47 | 3 | 13.0 | Lopat | Hutchinson | 1:47 | D | 39,006 | - | |||
| 105 | 105 | Monday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 55-47 | 3 | 12.0 | Trucks | Harder | 2:12 | N | 20,402 | + | ||
| 106 | 106 | Tuesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 55-48 | 3 | 13.0 | Gromek | Newhouser | Klieman | 1:50 | D | 0 | - | |
| 107 | 107 | Tuesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 11 | 55-49 | 3 | 13.0 | Gettel | Trout | 2:01 | N | 34,756 | -- | ||
| 108 | 108 | Wednesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 7 | 1 | 56-49 | 3 | 13.5 | Hutchinson | Sanford | 1:45 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 109 | 109 | Wednesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 5 | 6 | 56-50 | 3 | 13.5 | Zoldak | Newhouser | Potter | 1:54 | D | 3,002 | - | |
| 110 | 110 | Thursday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 7 | 0 | 57-50 | 3 | 13.5 | Overmire | Kramer | 2:14 | N | 2,412 | + | ||
| 111 | 111 | Friday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 9 | 2 | 58-50 | 3 | 13.5 | Trucks | Haynes | Benton | 2:18 | N | 34,086 | ++ | |
| 112 | 112 | Sunday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 1 | 58-51 | 3 | 13.5 | Lopat | Hutchinson | 1:47 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 113 | 113 | Sunday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 59-51 | 3 | 13.5 | Newhouser | Papish | Benton | 2:13 | D | 29,210 | + | |
| 114 | 114 | Tuesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 60-51 | 3 | 12.5 | Overmire | Reynolds | 1:55 | D | 19,984 | ++ | |||
| 115 | 115 | Wednesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 13 | 14 | 11 | 60-52 | 3 | 13.5 | Drews | White | 3:18 | D | 23,508 | - | ||
| 116 | 116 | Thursday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 2 | 3 | 60-53 | 4 | 15.0 | Wynn | Newhouser | 1:55 | D | 0 | -- | |||
| 117 | 117 | Thursday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 3 | 5 | 60-54 | 4 | 15.0 | Hudson | Hutchinson | 2:00 | D | 13,329 | --- | |||
| 118 | 118 | Friday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 7 | 6 | 61-54 | 3 | 13.0 | White | Ferrick | 2:27 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 119 | 119 | Friday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 2 | 0 | 62-54 | 3 | 13.0 | Houtteman | Scarborough | 1:51 | D | 7,709 | ++ | |||
| 120 | 120 | Saturday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 3 | 5 | 62-55 | 3 | 14.0 | Candini | Hutchinson | 2:19 | D | 15,670 | - | |||
| 121 | 121 | Sunday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 6 | 2 | 63-55 | 3 | 13.0 | Trucks | Coleman | 1:57 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 122 | 122 | Sunday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 5 | 4 | 64-55 | 3 | 13.0 | Newhouser | Scheib | 2:10 | D | 41,913 | ++ | |||
| 123 | 123 | Monday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 5 | 7 | 64-56 | 3 | 13.0 | McCahan | Hutchinson | Christopher | 2:30 | D | 6,344 | - | ||
| 124 | 124 | Tuesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 12 | 1 | 65-56 | 3 | 12.5 | Houtteman | Galehouse | 2:07 | D | 22,032 | + | |||
| 125 | 125 | Tuesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 9 | 65-57 | 3 | 12.5 | Hughson | White | 1:55 | D | 22,032 | - | |||
| 126 | 126 | Wednesday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 7 | 2 | 66-57 | 3 | 13.0 | Overmire | Johnson | 1:52 | D | 28,450 | + | |||
| 127 | 127 | Wednesday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 66-58 | 3 | 13.0 | Dobson | Trucks | 2:05 | D | 28,456 | - | |||
| 128 | 128 | Thursday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 13 | 66-59 | 3 | 13.5 | Smith | Newhouser | Murphy | 2:12 | D | 13,236 | -- | ||
| 129 | 129 | Friday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 5 | 4 | 67-59 | 3 | 13.5 | Hutchinson | Kinder | 2:05 | N | 2,807 | + | ||
| 130 | 130 | Saturday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 67-60 | 3 | 14.5 | Potter | Houtteman | 2:05 | N | 2,722 | - | |
| 131 | 131 | Sunday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 11 | 2 | 68-60 | 3 | 14.5 | Newhouser | Muncrief | 2:14 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 132 | 132 | Sunday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 10 | 1 | 69-60 | 3 | 14.5 | Overmire | Fannin | 2:13 | D | 4,943 | ++ | ||
| 133 | 133 | Monday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 5 | 70-60 | 3 | 12.5 | Gorsica | Caldwell | 2:01 | D | 0 | +++ | |||
| 134 | 134 | Monday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 2 | 71-60 | 3 | 12.5 | Trout | Papish | White | 1:56 | D | 37,480 | ++++ | ||
| 135 | 135 | Thursday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 1 | 2 | 71-61 | 3 | 13.5 | Sanford | Hutchinson | 1:45 | D | 6,844 | - | |||
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 2 | 0 | 72-61 | 3 | 12.0 | Houtteman | Zoldak | 1:30 | D | 14,875 | + | |||
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 0 | 3 | 72-62 | 3 | 13.0 | Kramer | Newhouser | 2:13 | D | 26,215 | - | |||
| 138 | 138 | Tuesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 72-63 | 3 | 13.0 | Dobson | Trucks | Murphy | 2:03 | D | 8,795 | -- | |
| 139 | 139 | Wednesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 0 | 73-63 | 3 | 13.0 | Hutchinson | Johnson | 1:47 | D | 9,253 | + | ||
| 140 | 140 | Thursday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 2 | 74-63 | 3 | 13.0 | Newhouser | Shea | 2:02 | D | 25,000 | ++ | ||
| 141 | 141 | Thursday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 11 | 74-64 | 3 | 13.0 | Bevens | Overmire | 2:18 | D | 22,501 | - | ||
| 142 | 142 | Friday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 2 | 75-64 | 2 | 12.0 | Houtteman | Reynolds | 2:37 | D | 8,501 | + | ||
| 143 | 143 | Saturday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 75-65 | 3 | 13.0 | Newsom | Trucks | Page | 2:04 | D | 24,407 | - | |
| 144 | 144 | Sunday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 16 | 6 | 76-65 | 2 | 12.5 | Hutchinson | Masterson | 2:21 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 145 | 145 | Sunday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 8 | 4 | 77-65 | 2 | 12.5 | Trout | Candini | Benton | 2:21 | D | 11,170 | ++ | |
| 146 | 146 | Monday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 7 | 2 | 78-65 | 2 | 12.0 | Overmire | Haefner | 2:00 | N | 4,044 | +++ | ||
| 147 | 147 | Tuesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 1 | 4 | 78-66 | 2 | 12.5 | Wynn | Newhouser | 1:51 | N | 5,206 | - | ||
| 148 | 148 | Wednesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 4 | 6 | 78-67 | 3 | 14.0 | Christopher | Houtteman | 2:15 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 149 | 149 | Wednesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 6 | 8 | 78-68 | 3 | 14.0 | Marchildon | Trucks | 2:27 | D | 6,654 | --- | ||
| 150 | 150 | Saturday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 79-68 | 3 | 13.5 | Hutchinson | Feller | 2:10 | D | 0 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Saturday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | CLE | T | 5 | 5 | 79-68 | 3 | 13.5 | 2:13 | D | 36,993 | + | |||||
| 152 | 152 | Monday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 4 | 80-68 | 2 | 14.0 | Houtteman | Gromek | 1:51 | D | 0 | ++ | |||
| 153 | 153 | Monday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 6 | 7 | 80-69 | 2 | 14.0 | Klieman | Trucks | Feller | 2:22 | D | 12,955 | - | ||
| 154 | 154 | Tuesday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 81-69 | 2 | 14.5 | Newhouser | Lopat | D | + | ||||
| 155 | 155 | Wednesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 82-69 | 2 | 14.0 | Hutchinson | Caldwell | 2:10 | N | 2,806 | ++ | |
| 156 | 156 | Friday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 2 | 83-69 | 2 | 13.0 | Houtteman | Embree | 2:06 | D | 4,907 | +++ | ||
| 157 | 157 | Saturday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 84-69 | 2 | 12.0 | Newhouser | Lemon | 2:18 | D | 9,438 | ++++ | ||
| 158 | 158 | Sunday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 1 | 0 | 85-69 | 2 | 12.0 | Hutchinson | Feller | 1:34 | D | 27,617 | +++++ | ||
| 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.