Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1947 / 1949
78-76, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Steve O'Neill (78-76)
Scored 700 runs, Allowed 726 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 74-80
Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 1,743,035 (3rd of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 97
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| Season Summary | 78-76, Final Rank:5, GB: 18.5 | |
| Days in First | 3 | last on Friday, Apr 23, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 3 | last on Apr 23, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 20 | last on Sunday, Sep 12, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 3 | last on Wednesday, Jun 16 |
| Most Games under .500 | 5 | last on Friday, Sep 10 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 7 | Monday, Jul 5 to Sunday, Jul 11 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 5 | Friday, Apr 23 to Tuesday, Apr 27 and Thursday, Jun 17 to Wednesday, Jun 23 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 16 | Tuesday, May 25 |
| Most Runs Scored | 17 | Friday, Jul 30 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 13 | Thursday, Sep 9 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 9 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 5 | |
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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 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 1-0 | 2 | 0.5 | Newhouser | Haynes | 2:14 | D | 14,801 | + | ||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 2-0 | 1 | Tied | Overmire | Harrist | 2:01 | D | 2,613 | ++ | ||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 3-0 | 1 | Tied | Trucks | Judson | 2:04 | D | 2,611 | +++ | ||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 8 | 3-1 | 1 | Tied | Lemon | Hutchinson | 2:10 | D | 45,233 | - | |||
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 3-2 | 3 | 1.0 | Feller | Houtteman | 2:00 | D | 41,655 | -- | |||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 7 | 3-3 | 4 | 2.0 | Muncrief | Newhouser | Christopher | 2:32 | D | 48,880 | --- | ||
| 7 | 7 | Monday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 6 | 3.0 | Sanford | Trout | 1:40 | D | 1,274 | ---- | ||
| 8 | 8 | Tuesday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 8 | 9 | 11 | 3-5 | 6 | 3.5 | Widmar | Newhouser | 2:53 | D | 2,096 | ----- | |
| 9 | 9 | Wednesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 9 | 4 | 4-5 | 6 | 3.0 | Trucks | Gerheauser | Trout | 2:34 | D | 2,182 | + | |
| 10 | 10 | Thursday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 4-6 | 6 | 4.0 | Haynes | Houtteman | Pearson | 2:01 | D | 8,011 | - | ||
| 11 | 11 | Friday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 4-7 | 6 | 4.5 | Wight | Newhouser | Goodwin | 2:11 | D | 9,225 | -- | ||
| 12 | 12 | Saturday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 10 | 3 | 5-7 | 6 | 3.5 | Trout | Feller | Houtteman | 2:44 | D | 52,249 | + | |
| 13 | 13 | Sunday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 6-7 | 5 | 2.5 | Hutchinson | Lemon | 1:45 | D | 57,450 | ++ | ||
| 14 | 14 | Tuesday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 6 | 6-8 | 6 | 2.5 | Ferriss | Houtteman | Galehouse | 2:15 | D | 17,316 | - | |
| 15 | 15 | Wednesday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6-9 | 7 | 3.0 | Kinder | Trout | 2:36 | D | 11,434 | -- | |
| 16 | 16 | Thursday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 3 | 7-9 | 7 | 3.0 | White | Kramer | 2:26 | D | 15,960 | + | ||
| 17 | 17 | Saturday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 8-9 | 6 | 3.5 | Hutchinson | Lopat | D | ++ | ||||
| 18 | 18 | Saturday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 9 | 8-10 | 6 | 3.5 | Raschi | Newhouser | Page | D | - | |||
| 19 | 19 | Sunday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 5 | 10 | 8-11 | 7 | 5.5 | Coleman | Trout | 2:31 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 20 | 20 | Sunday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 3 | 5 | 8-12 | 7 | 5.5 | Brissie | Houtteman | 2:10 | D | 28,319 | --- | ||
| 21 | 21 | Tuesday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 4 | 1 | 9-12 | 5 | 5.5 | Trucks | Haefner | Overmire | 2:13 | N | 14,461 | + | |
| 22 | 22 | Wednesday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 14 | 9 | 10-12 | 4 | 5.5 | Trout | Pieretti | Benton | 2:57 | N | 11,744 | ++ | |
| 23 | 23 | Friday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 0 | 3 | 10-13 | 6 | 5.5 | Sanford | Hutchinson | 1:42 | D | 8,873 | - | |||
| 24 | 24 | Saturday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 4 | 1 | 11-13 | 5 | 6.0 | Trout | Garver | 1:54 | D | 16,775 | + | |||
| 25 | 25 | Sunday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 2 | 3 | 11-14 | 5 | 6.5 | Stephens | Houtteman | 1:56 | D | 37,387 | - | |||
| 26 | 26 | Tuesday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 10 | 7 | 12-14 | 5 | 5.5 | White | Galehouse | Overmire | 2:22 | D | 17,010 | + | ||
| 27 | 27 | Wednesday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 1 | 13-14 | 4 | 5.0 | Newhouser | Kinder | 1:52 | D | 16,229 | ++ | |||
| 28 | 28 | Thursday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 4 | 2 | 14-14 | 4 | 5.0 | Hutchinson | Scheib | 1:43 | D | 15,063 | +++ | |||
| 29 | 29 | Friday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 6 | 9 | 14-15 | 4 | 5.0 | Coleman | Trout | Potter | 2:32 | D | 13,020 | - | ||
| 30 | 30 | Saturday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 6 | 5 | 15-15 | 4 | 5.0 | Benton | Marchildon | 2:09 | D | 30,349 | + | |||
| 31 | 31 | Sunday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 0 | 1 | 15-16 | 4 | 5.5 | Masterson | Trucks | 2:02 | D | 36,533 | - | |||
| 32 | 32 | Monday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 5 | 2 | 16-16 | 4 | 5.0 | Newhouser | Wynn | 2:08 | D | 6,641 | + | |||
| 33 | 33 | Tuesday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 5 | 16 | 16-17 | 4 | 6.0 | Raschi | Hutchinson | 2:23 | D | 18,864 | - | |||
| 34 | 34 | Wednesday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 3 | 17-17 | 4 | 5.5 | Trout | Shea | 2:09 | D | 18,915 | + | |||
| 35 | 35 | Friday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 4 | 5 | 17-18 | 4 | 7.0 | Biscan | Benton | 1:59 | N | 6,898 | - | ||
| 36 | 36 | Saturday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 1 | 6 | 17-19 | 5 | 8.0 | Widmar | Trucks | Stephens | 2:08 | D | 3,684 | -- | |
| 37 | 37 | Sunday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18-19 | 4 | 7.5 | Newhouser | Biscan | 2:37 | D | 9,831 | + | |
| 38 | 38 | Monday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 19-19 | 4 | 7.5 | Trout | Grove | Trucks | D | ++ | ||||
| 39 | 39 | Monday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 9 | 19-20 | 4 | 7.5 | Pearson | Houtteman | Wight | 2:24 | D | 55,875 | - | ||
| 40 | 40 | Wednesday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 1 | 19-21 | 5 | 7.0 | Raschi | Houtteman | 1:53 | D | 17,143 | -- | ||
| 41 | 41 | Thursday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 2 | 11 | 20-21 | 4 | 6.5 | Newhouser | Lopat | 2:30 | D | 15,571 | + | |
| 42 | 42 | Friday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 7 | 20-22 | 4 | 7.5 | Hiller | Trout | Page | 1:56 | N | 64,261 | - | |
| 43 | 43 | Sunday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 20-23 | 4 | 9.5 | Johnson | Benton | D | -- | ||||
| 44 | 44 | Sunday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 12 | 20-24 | 4 | 9.5 | Ferriss | Houtteman | D | --- | ||||
| 45 | 45 | Tuesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 2 | 1 | 21-24 | 5 | 9.5 | Newhouser | Brissie | 1:49 | N | 18,801 | + | ||
| 46 | 46 | Wednesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 7 | 4 | 22-24 | 5 | 9.0 | Trout | Potter | Houtteman | N | ++ | |||
| 47 | 47 | Thursday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 4 | 10 | 22-25 | 5 | 9.0 | Coleman | Trucks | 2:18 | D | 5,426 | - | ||
| 48 | 48 | Friday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23-25 | 5 | 9.0 | Houtteman | Candini | 2:35 | N | 16,121 | + | |
| 49 | 49 | Saturday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 4 | 1 | 24-25 | 4 | 9.5 | Newhouser | Scarborough | 2:02 | D | 7,340 | ++ | ||
| 50 | 50 | Sunday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 9 | 3 | 25-25 | 4 | 8.0 | Trout | Hudson | 2:05 | D | 0 | +++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Sunday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 9 | 2 | 26-25 | 4 | 8.0 | Trucks | Wynn | 1:56 | D | 16,609 | ++++ | ||
| 52 | 52 | Tuesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 4 | 1 | 27-25 | 4 | 7.0 | Newhouser | Coleman | 1:50 | N | 54,480 | +++++ | |||
| 53 | 53 | Wednesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 2 | 1 | 11 | 28-25 | 4 | 6.0 | Houtteman | Brissie | 2:03 | D | 12,695 | ++++++ | ||
| 54 | 54 | Thursday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 2 | 5 | 28-26 | 4 | 6.0 | Scheib | Trout | 1:50 | D | 10,734 | - | |||
| 55 | 55 | Saturday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 7 | 9 | 28-27 | 4 | 6.5 | Kramer | Trucks | Ferriss | 2:27 | D | 27,098 | -- | ||
| 56 | 56 | Sunday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 8 | 28-28 | 5 | 8.0 | Parnell | Newhouser | 1:44 | D | 49,148 | --- | |||
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 4 | 5 | 28-29 | 5 | 8.5 | Haefner | Houtteman | Thompson | 2:05 | N | 34,447 | ---- | ||
| 58 | 58 | Wednesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 1 | 2 | 28-30 | 5 | 8.5 | Harrist | Trout | Thompson | 2:14 | D | 6,271 | ----- | ||
| 59 | 59 | Friday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 2 | 29-30 | 5 | 7.0 | Newhouser | Embree | 2:11 | N | 42,372 | + | |||
| 60 | 60 | Saturday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 5 | 8 | 29-31 | 5 | 8.0 | Reynolds | Trucks | Page | 2:02 | D | 22,655 | - | ||
| 61 | 61 | Sunday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 7 | 29-32 | 5 | 8.5 | Byrne | Trout | 2:08 | D | 35,840 | -- | |||
| 62 | 62 | Tuesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 6 | 29-33 | 5 | 9.5 | Feller | Newhouser | 2:01 | D | 15,171 | --- | |||
| 63 | 63 | Wednesday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 2 | 29-34 | 6 | 10.5 | Lemon | Houtteman | 1:33 | N | 49,761 | ---- | |||
| 64 | 64 | Thursday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 9 | 5 | 30-34 | 5 | 9.5 | Newhouser | Zoldak | 1:58 | D | 11,644 | + | |||
| 65 | 65 | Friday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 5 | 30-35 | 6 | 10.5 | Pieretti | Trout | 2:02 | N | 15,833 | - | ||
| 66 | 66 | Saturday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 2 | 31-35 | 5 | 10.5 | Newhouser | Haynes | 2:01 | D | 4,984 | + | ||
| 67 | 67 | Sunday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 3 | 32-35 | 5 | 10.5 | Trucks | Wight | Benton | 2:13 | D | 0 | ++ | |
| 68 | 68 | Sunday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 12 | 32-36 | 5 | 10.5 | Gettel | Overmire | 2:05 | D | 23,128 | - | ||
| 69 | 69 | Monday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 6 | 32-37 | 5 | 10.5 | Lemon | Houtteman | 1:52 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 70 | 70 | Monday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 5 | 33-37 | 5 | 10.5 | Hutchinson | Feller | Newhouser | 1:57 | D | 59,042 | + | |
| 71 | 71 | Tuesday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 9 | 0 | 34-37 | 5 | 9.5 | Trout | Muncrief | 1:55 | N | 41,655 | ++ | ||
| 72 | 72 | Wednesday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 6 | 0 | 35-37 | 5 | 9.5 | Newhouser | Kennedy | 2:03 | N | 37,507 | +++ | |||
| 73 | 73 | Thursday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 12 | 2 | 36-37 | 5 | 9.5 | Trucks | Biscan | 2:16 | D | 8,455 | ++++ | |||
| 74 | 74 | Friday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 2 | 37-37 | 5 | 8.5 | Hutchinson | Pieretti | 1:30 | N | 50,636 | +++++ | |||
| 75 | 75 | Saturday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 38-37 | 5 | 8.0 | Trout | Haynes | Houtteman | 2:02 | D | 11,734 | ++++++ | ||
| 76 | 76 | Sunday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 39-37 | 5 | 7.5 | Newhouser | Wight | Houtteman | 2:08 | D | 20,940 | +++++++ | ||
| 77 | 77 | Thursday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 13 | 39-38 | 5 | 9.5 | Kramer | Hutchinson | 2:26 | D | 14,403 | - | ||
| 78 | 78 | Thursday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 3 | 39-39 | 5 | 9.5 | Parnell | Trout | 1:22 | N | 33,892 | -- | ||
| 79 | 79 | Friday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 39-40 | 5 | 9.5 | Dobson | Houtteman | 1:57 | D | 12,476 | --- | ||
| 80 | 80 | Saturday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 3 | 1 | 40-40 | 5 | 8.5 | Trucks | Kinder | 1:57 | D | 17,477 | + | ||
| 81 | 81 | Sunday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 3 | 41-40 | 5 | 9.5 | Newhouser | Raschi | Houtteman | 2:26 | D | 0 | ++ | |
| 82 | 82 | Sunday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 12 | 7 | 41-41 | 5 | 9.5 | Byrne | Hutchinson | Drews | 1:54 | D | 62,990 | - |
| 83 | 83 | Tuesday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 42-41 | 5 | 9.0 | Trucks | Reynolds | 1:59 | D | 16,784 | + | ||
| 84 | 84 | Wednesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 1 | 6 | 42-42 | 5 | 9.5 | Masterson | Hutchinson | 2:02 | D | 2,558 | - | ||
| 85 | 85 | Thursday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 8 | 9 | 12 | 42-43 | 5 | 9.5 | Thompson | White | 3:02 | D | 3,609 | -- | |
| 86 | 86 | Friday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 11 | 5 | 43-43 | 5 | 9.0 | Trucks | Haefner | 2:07 | D | 2,217 | + | ||
| 87 | 87 | Saturday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 6 | 8 | 43-44 | 5 | 9.5 | Savage | Overmire | Brissie | 2:26 | D | 12,727 | - | |
| 88 | 88 | Sunday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 0 | 4 | 43-45 | 5 | 9.5 | Coleman | Trucks | 2:03 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 89 | 89 | Sunday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 10 | 2 | 44-45 | 5 | 9.5 | Hutchinson | Scheib | White | 2:03 | D | 28,148 | + | |
| 90 | 90 | Tuesday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 8 | 44-46 | 5 | 10.5 | Kinder | Newhouser | 2:07 | D | 54,609 | - | |||
| 91 | 91 | Wednesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 13 | 0 | 45-46 | 5 | 9.5 | Trout | Galehouse | 2:02 | D | 16,622 | + | |||
| 92 | 92 | Thursday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 8 | 45-47 | 5 | 10.5 | Kramer | Trucks | 2:27 | N | 40,872 | - | |||
| 93 | 93 | Friday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 17 | 2 | 46-47 | 5 | 10.5 | Hutchinson | Coleman | 2:08 | N | 45,996 | + | |||
| 94 | 94 | Saturday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 3 | 8 | 46-48 | 5 | 10.5 | Brissie | Houtteman | 2:29 | D | 17,434 | - | |||
| 95 | 95 | Sunday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 2 | 4 | 46-49 | 5 | 11.0 | Marchildon | Trout | Harris | 2:22 | D | 28,641 | -- | ||
| 96 | 96 | Tuesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 15 | 46-50 | 5 | 11.0 | Shea | Trucks | 2:37 | N | 48,915 | --- | |||
| 97 | 97 | Thursday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 46-51 | 5 | 12.5 | Reynolds | Hutchinson | Page | 1:54 | D | 17,438 | ---- | ||
| 98 | 98 | Friday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 1 | 0 | 10 | 47-51 | 5 | 12.0 | Gray | Masterson | 2:27 | N | 29,488 | + | ||
| 99 | 99 | Saturday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 47-52 | 5 | 12.5 | Thompson | Trout | 2:25 | D | 9,928 | - | ||
| 100 | 100 | Sunday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 5 | 3 | 48-52 | 5 | 12.0 | Newhouser | Wynn | 2:09 | D | 0 | + | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Sunday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 6 | 5 | 49-52 | 5 | 12.0 | Pierce | Thompson | Houtteman | 2:02 | D | 29,811 | ++ | ||
| 102 | 102 | Monday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 6 | 49-53 | 5 | 13.0 | Bearden | Hutchinson | 1:46 | N | 56,586 | - | |||
| 103 | 103 | Tuesday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 3 | 50-53 | 5 | 12.0 | Gray | Feller | Houtteman | 2:33 | D | 27,528 | + | ||
| 104 | 104 | Wednesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 50-54 | 5 | 13.0 | Pieretti | Trucks | Judson | 1:44 | N | 13,995 | - | |
| 105 | 105 | Friday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 1 | 4 | 50-55 | 5 | 13.5 | Garver | Newhouser | 1:48 | N | 2,569 | -- | ||
| 106 | 106 | Saturday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 10 | 3 | 51-55 | 5 | 13.5 | Trucks | Sanford | 2:25 | N | 6,122 | + | ||
| 107 | 107 | Sunday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 3 | 1 | 52-55 | 5 | 14.0 | Hutchinson | Fannin | 2:00 | D | 5,553 | ++ | ||
| 108 | 108 | Tuesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 4 | 53-55 | 5 | 14.0 | Gray | Pieretti | Overmire | 2:12 | N | 35,430 | +++ | ||
| 109 | 109 | Friday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 53-56 | 5 | 15.5 | Drews | Overmire | 2:17 | N | 48,685 | - | ||
| 110 | 110 | Saturday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 6 | 5 | 54-56 | 5 | 14.5 | Hutchinson | Fannin | Benton | 2:25 | D | 10,879 | + | ||
| 111 | 111 | Sunday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 1 | 10 | 54-57 | 5 | 14.0 | Sanford | Newhouser | 1:56 | D | 18,887 | - | |||
| 112 | 112 | Tuesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 7 | 4 | 55-57 | 5 | 13.5 | Trucks | Brissie | Houtteman | 2:15 | D | 14,553 | + | |
| 113 | 113 | Wednesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 10 | 4 | 56-57 | 5 | 13.0 | Hutchinson | Marchildon | 2:26 | D | 6,076 | ++ | ||
| 114 | 114 | Thursday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 3 | 4 | 56-58 | 5 | 13.5 | Coleman | Newhouser | Savage | 2:10 | D | 4,208 | - | |
| 115 | 115 | Friday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 3 | 2 | 57-58 | 5 | 13.5 | Pierce | Masterson | Trucks | 2:05 | D | 1,374 | + | |
| 116 | 116 | Saturday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 7 | 5 | 10 | 58-58 | 5 | 13.5 | Trucks | Welteroth | 2:38 | D | 3,633 | ++ | |
| 117 | 117 | Sunday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 9 | 6 | 59-58 | 5 | 13.5 | Benton | Hiller | Houtteman | D | +++ | |||
| 118 | 118 | Sunday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 10 | 11 | 59-59 | 5 | 13.5 | Lopat | Trucks | Reynolds | D | - | |||
| 119 | 119 | Monday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 3 | 59-60 | 5 | 14.0 | Shea | Newhouser | 1:42 | N | 40,905 | -- | ||
| 120 | 120 | Tuesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 8 | 59-61 | 5 | 15.0 | Parnell | Houtteman | 2:18 | N | 33,310 | --- | ||
| 121 | 121 | Wednesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 10 | 59-62 | 5 | 16.0 | Kramer | Trucks | 2:19 | D | 22,374 | ---- | ||
| 122 | 122 | Friday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 60-62 | 5 | 16.0 | Hutchinson | Wight | 2:14 | N | 10,285 | + | ||
| 123 | 123 | Saturday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 61-62 | 5 | 16.0 | Newhouser | Gumpert | 2:11 | D | 3,336 | ++ | ||
| 124 | 124 | Sunday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 61-63 | 5 | 17.0 | Gettel | Houtteman | 2:05 | D | 7,253 | - | ||
| 125 | 125 | Monday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 8 | 1 | 62-63 | 5 | 18.0 | Gray | Sanford | Trout | 1:47 | D | 0 | + | |
| 126 | 126 | Monday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 10 | 11 | 62-64 | 5 | 18.0 | Drews | Overmire | Ostrowski | 2:37 | D | 6,871 | - | |
| 127 | 127 | Wednesday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 7 | 8 | 11 | 62-65 | 5 | 19.0 | Zoldak | Houtteman | 3:15 | N | 43,707 | -- | |
| 128 | 128 | Thursday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 13 | 62-66 | 5 | 20.0 | Zoldak | Trucks | 3:28 | N | 43,373 | --- | |
| 129 | 129 | Friday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 10 | 62-67 | 5 | 20.0 | Bearden | Trout | 2:00 | D | 9,008 | ---- | ||
| 130 | 130 | Saturday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 63-67 | 5 | 20.0 | Gray | Gettel | 2:09 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 131 | 131 | Saturday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 4 | 64-67 | 5 | 20.0 | Overmire | Papish | 1:41 | D | 18,029 | ++ | |||
| 132 | 132 | Sunday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 5 | 64-68 | 5 | 20.0 | Haynes | Hutchinson | Judson | 1:53 | D | 12,220 | - | ||
| 133 | 133 | Tuesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 2 | 1 | 11 | 65-68 | 5 | 19.5 | Newhouser | Thompson | 2:01 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 134 | 134 | Tuesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 12 | 1 | 66-68 | 5 | 19.5 | Trucks | Weik | 1:56 | D | 5,307 | ++ | |||
| 135 | 135 | Wednesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 4 | 2 | 67-68 | 5 | 18.5 | Kretlow | Candini | D | +++ | |||||
| 136 | 136 | Thursday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 68-68 | 5 | 18.0 | Hutchinson | Raschi | 1:35 | D | 0 | ++++ | |||
| 137 | 137 | Thursday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 8 | 68-69 | 5 | 18.0 | Page | Trout | 2:07 | D | 18,452 | - | |||
| 138 | 138 | Friday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 5 | 13 | 68-70 | 5 | 19.0 | Byrne | Gray | 2:36 | D | 6,021 | -- | |||
| 139 | 139 | Saturday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 69-70 | 5 | 19.0 | Newhouser | Lopat | 1:51 | D | 18,447 | + | |||
| 140 | 140 | Sunday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 3 | 12 | 70-70 | 5 | 17.0 | Overmire | Johnson | 2:55 | D | ++ | |||
| 141 | 141 | Sunday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 6 | 8 | 71-70 | 5 | 17.0 | Kretlow | Ferriss | 2:55 | D | +++ | |||
| 142 | 142 | Monday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 7 | 71-71 | 5 | 18.0 | Harris | Hutchinson | 1:43 | D | 6,890 | - | |||
| 143 | 143 | Tuesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 10 | 71-72 | 5 | 19.0 | Parnell | Gray | 2:02 | D | 4,811 | -- | |||
| 144 | 144 | Wednesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 5 | 1 | 72-72 | 5 | 18.0 | Newhouser | Marchildon | 2:02 | D | 3,067 | + | |||
| 145 | 145 | Thursday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 8 | 7 | 73-72 | 5 | 17.5 | Pierce | Holborow | 2:02 | D | 1,898 | ++ | |||
| 146 | 146 | Friday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 74-72 | 5 | 16.5 | Hutchinson | Lemon | 1:51 | D | 10,464 | +++ | |||
| 147 | 147 | Saturday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 9 | 74-73 | 5 | 17.5 | Bearden | Trucks | 2:34 | D | 30,087 | - | |||
| 148 | 148 | Sunday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 74-74 | 5 | 18.5 | Feller | Newhouser | 2:11 | D | 57,888 | -- | |||
| 149 | 149 | Tuesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 3 | 5 | 74-75 | 5 | 19.5 | Sanford | Hutchinson | 1:35 | D | 3,418 | --- | |||
| 150 | 150 | Wednesday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 4 | 0 | 75-75 | 5 | 19.5 | Newhouser | Garver | 1:32 | D | 1,878 | + | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Thursday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 7 | 2 | 76-75 | 5 | 19.0 | Gray | Ostrowski | D | ++ | |||||
| 152 | 152 | Friday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 3 | 77-75 | 5 | 18.0 | Trucks | Lemon | Houtteman | 2:38 | D | 15,988 | +++ | |
| 153 | 153 | Saturday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 8 | 77-76 | 5 | 19.0 | Bearden | Kretlow | 2:05 | D | 56,235 | - | ||
| 154 | 154 | Sunday, Oct 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 1 | 78-76 | 5 | 18.0 | Newhouser | Feller | 2:29 | D | 74,181 | + | ||
| 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.