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73-81, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Red Rolfe (73-81)
Scored 685 runs, Allowed 741 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 71-83
Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 1,132,641 (5th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 106
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| Season Summary | 73-81, Final Rank:5, GB: 25.0 | |
| Days in First | never | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 25 | last on Sunday, Sep 30, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 6 | last on Sunday, May 20 |
| Most Games under .500 | 13 | last on Friday, Sep 14 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 5 | Monday, May 7 to Saturday, May 12 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 7 | Sunday, May 27 to Sunday, Jun 3 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 20 | Saturday, Aug 18 |
| Most Runs Scored | 13 | Saturday, Jul 7 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Friday, Sep 7 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 14 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 8 | |
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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 17 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 5 | 1.0 | Lemon | Newhouser | 2:16 | D | 43,470 | - | |||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0-2 | 6 | 2.0 | Wynn | Trout | 2:36 | D | 5,161 | -- | ||
| 3 | 3 | Friday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 5 | 0-3 | 6 | 3.5 | Gumpert | Gray | 2:08 | D | 8,731 | --- | ||
| 4 | 4 | Saturday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 6 | 1-3 | 5 | 2.5 | Hutchinson | Kretlow | Johnson | 2:38 | D | 3,231 | + | |
| 5 | 5 | Sunday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 1-4 | 6 | 3.5 | Pierce | Rogovin | 2:00 | D | 8,449 | - | ||
| 6 | 6 | Monday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 7 | 4 | 2-4 | 6 | 3.0 | Herbert | Fannin | 2:02 | D | 2,125 | + | |||
| 7 | 7 | Saturday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 4 | 3-4 | 6 | 3.5 | Rogovin | Pierce | 2:05 | D | 11,640 | ++ | |||
| 8 | 8 | Sunday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 4 | 3-5 | 6 | 3.0 | Holcombe | Newhouser | 2:16 | D | 21,301 | - | |||
| 9 | 9 | Tuesday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 1 | 9 | 11 | 3-6 | 6 | 4.0 | Wyse | Trout | 2:54 | D | 3,583 | -- | ||
| 10 | 10 | Wednesday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4-6 | 6 | 4.0 | Herbert | Wyse | 3:15 | D | 11,902 | + | ||
| 11 | 11 | Thursday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 6 | 4-7 | 6 | 5.0 | Stobbs | Gray | 2:20 | D | 6,705 | - | |||
| 12 | 12 | Friday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 4 | 5-7 | 6 | 5.0 | Newhouser | Taylor | 2:10 | D | 5,513 | + | |||
| 13 | 13 | Saturday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6-7 | 6 | 5.0 | Herbert | Taylor | 3:07 | D | 13,322 | ++ | ||
| 14 | 14 | Sunday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 6 | 11 | 6-8 | 6 | 6.0 | Morgan | Borowy | 2:43 | D | 37,078 | - | |||
| 15 | 15 | Monday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 10 | 6 | 7-8 | 6 | 5.0 | Bearden | Sanford | 2:18 | D | 6,036 | + | |||
| 16 | 16 | Tuesday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8-8 | 6 | 4.0 | Herbert | Reynolds | 3:20 | D | 11,653 | ++ | ||
| 17 | 17 | Wednesday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 4 | 0 | 9-8 | 5 | 4.0 | Newhouser | Sima | 1:39 | D | 3,799 | +++ | |||
| 18 | 18 | Friday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 7 | 1 | 10-8 | 5 | 3.5 | Trout | Pillette | 2:16 | N | 2,139 | ++++ | ||
| 19 | 19 | Saturday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 5 | 2 | 11-8 | 4 | 3.5 | Hutchinson | Sleater | 2:09 | D | 1,436 | +++++ | ||
| 20 | 20 | Sunday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 10 | 13 | 11-9 | 3 | 2.5 | Garver | Bearden | 2:36 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 21 | 21 | Sunday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 5 | 3 | 12-9 | 3 | 2.5 | Gray | Widmar | 2:15 | D | 8,237 | + | ||
| 22 | 22 | Tuesday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 12 | 4 | 13-9 | 2 | 2.5 | Newhouser | Consuegra | 2:22 | N | 11,814 | ++ | ||
| 23 | 23 | Wednesday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 7 | 1 | 14-9 | 2 | 2.5 | Trout | Sima | 2:11 | N | 9,105 | +++ | ||
| 24 | 24 | Thursday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 6 | 11 | 14-10 | 3 | 3.5 | Marrero | Hutchinson | 2:23 | D | 2,868 | - | ||
| 25 | 25 | Friday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 9 | 6 | 15-10 | 3 | 2.5 | Cain | Zoldak | Trout | 2:40 | N | 4,569 | + | |
| 26 | 26 | Sunday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 4 | 16-10 | 3 | 2.5 | Newhouser | Scarborough | 2:24 | D | 30,320 | ++ | ||
| 27 | 27 | Monday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 7 | 9 | 16-11 | 3 | 3.5 | Nixon | Trout | Taylor | 2:25 | D | 5,934 | - | |
| 28 | 28 | Tuesday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 6 | 16-12 | 3 | 4.5 | McDermott | Gray | 2:24 | D | 7,995 | -- | ||
| 29 | 29 | Thursday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 11 | 16-13 | 4 | 5.5 | Ostrowski | Cain | 2:07 | D | 9,048 | --- | ||
| 30 | 30 | Friday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 3 | 4 | 16-14 | 4 | 6.5 | Widmar | Newhouser | 2:08 | N | 23,531 | ---- | |||
| 31 | 31 | Saturday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 2 | 3 | 16-15 | 4 | 7.5 | Kennedy | Trout | 2:03 | D | 6,299 | ----- | |||
| 32 | 32 | Sunday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 3 | 2 | 17-15 | 4 | 7.5 | Trucks | Overmire | 1:58 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 33 | 33 | Sunday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 3 | 8 | 17-16 | 4 | 7.5 | Garver | Hutchinson | 2:04 | D | 8,889 | - | |||
| 34 | 34 | Monday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 9 | 17-17 | 4 | 7.5 | Feller | Gray | 2:24 | N | 28,652 | -- | |||
| 35 | 35 | Tuesday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 17-18 | 4 | 8.0 | Lemon | Cain | 1:56 | D | 6,280 | --- | |||
| 36 | 36 | Wednesday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 17-19 | 5 | 10.0 | Chakales | Trout | 2:22 | D | 0 | ---- | ||
| 37 | 37 | Wednesday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 17-20 | 5 | 10.0 | Garcia | Newhouser | 1:49 | D | 28,752 | ----- | ||
| 38 | 38 | Saturday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 7 | 8 | 12 | 17-21 | 5 | 10.0 | Reynolds | Gray | 4:27 | D | 22,047 | ------ | ||
| 39 | 39 | Sunday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 4 | 8 | 17-22 | 5 | 10.0 | Sima | Trout | Haynes | 2:45 | D | 0 | ------- | ||
| 40 | 40 | Sunday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 10 | 2 | 18-22 | 5 | 10.0 | Hutchinson | Hudson | 1:49 | D | 16,929 | + | |||
| 41 | 41 | Monday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 6 | 5 | 19-22 | 5 | 10.5 | Newhouser | Consuegra | 2:13 | D | 2,235 | ++ | |||
| 42 | 42 | Tuesday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 4 | 0 | 20-22 | 5 | 10.5 | Bearden | Johnson | 1:56 | N | 16,164 | +++ | |||
| 43 | 43 | Wednesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 4 | 21-22 | 5 | 10.5 | Cain | Taylor | Hutchinson | 2:24 | D | 9,002 | ++++ | ||
| 44 | 44 | Thursday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 21-23 | 5 | 11.5 | Kinder | Gray | 2:05 | N | 39,929 | - | |||
| 45 | 45 | Friday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 9 | 2 | 22-23 | 5 | 10.5 | Trout | Scheib | 2:06 | D | 2,623 | + | |||
| 46 | 46 | Sunday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 11 | 7 | 23-23 | 5 | 9.0 | Hutchinson | Hooper | 2:23 | D | 0 | ++ | |||
| 47 | 47 | Sunday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 9 | 5 | 24-23 | 5 | 9.0 | Cain | Coleman | 2:34 | D | 26,764 | +++ | |||
| 48 | 48 | Tuesday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 3 | 25-23 | 5 | 9.0 | Gray | Taylor | 2:43 | N | 28,775 | ++++ | ||
| 49 | 49 | Wednesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 2 | 25-24 | 5 | 9.5 | Wight | Trout | 2:02 | D | 9,390 | - | ||
| 50 | 50 | Friday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 2 | 25-25 | 5 | 10.0 | Raschi | Newhouser | 2:12 | N | 43,804 | -- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Saturday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 0 | 26-25 | 5 | 9.0 | Cain | Lopat | 2:00 | D | 27,376 | + | ||
| 52 | 52 | Sunday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 5 | 26-26 | 5 | 10.5 | Reynolds | Gray | 1:58 | D | 44,374 | - | ||
| 53 | 53 | Tuesday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 5 | 9 | 26-27 | 5 | 11.0 | Kucab | Trout | 2:41 | N | 4,880 | -- | ||
| 54 | 54 | Wednesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 7 | 2 | 27-27 | 5 | 10.5 | Hutchinson | Hooper | 1:51 | N | 0 | + | ||
| 55 | 55 | Wednesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 4 | 5 | 27-28 | 5 | 10.5 | Shantz | Trucks | Kucab | 2:03 | N | 10,362 | - | |
| 56 | 56 | Thursday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 9 | 3 | 28-28 | 5 | 10.5 | Cain | Scheib | 2:12 | D | 1,346 | + | ||
| 57 | 57 | Friday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 7 | 3 | 29-28 | 5 | 9.5 | Gray | Sanford | White | 2:31 | N | 5,800 | ++ | |
| 58 | 58 | Saturday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 3 | 6 | 29-29 | 5 | 9.5 | Porterfield | Trout | Harris | 2:19 | D | 3,941 | - | |
| 59 | 59 | Sunday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 10 | 5 | 30-29 | 5 | 9.0 | Hutchinson | Harris | 2:39 | D | 8,561 | + | ||
| 60 | 60 | Tuesday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 11 | 30-30 | 5 | 10.0 | Aloma | Cain | 2:42 | N | 47,120 | - | ||
| 61 | 61 | Wednesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 31-30 | 5 | 9.0 | Trucks | Dorish | 2:33 | D | 12,606 | + | ||
| 62 | 62 | Friday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 31-31 | 5 | 10.0 | Lemon | Trout | 2:22 | N | 26,501 | - | ||
| 63 | 63 | Saturday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 31-32 | 5 | 10.0 | Wynn | Hutchinson | 1:49 | D | 10,050 | -- | ||
| 64 | 64 | Sunday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 31-33 | 5 | 11.0 | Feller | Cain | 2:05 | D | 0 | --- | ||
| 65 | 65 | Sunday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 2 | 31-34 | 5 | 11.0 | Chakales | Gray | 1:41 | D | 42,891 | ---- | ||
| 66 | 66 | Wednesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 3 | 32-34 | 5 | 11.0 | Newhouser | Gumpert | 2:11 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 67 | 67 | Wednesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 5 | 32-35 | 5 | 11.0 | Dobson | Trout | 2:20 | D | 38,024 | - | |||
| 68 | 68 | Thursday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 8 | 0 | 33-35 | 5 | 10.5 | Hutchinson | Kretlow | 1:44 | D | 11,462 | + | |||
| 69 | 69 | Friday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 7 | 33-36 | 5 | 10.5 | Feller | Gray | Brissie | 2:55 | N | 54,562 | - | ||
| 70 | 70 | Saturday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 13 | 3 | 34-36 | 5 | 10.5 | Cain | Lemon | 2:12 | D | 16,049 | + | |||
| 71 | 71 | Sunday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 8 | 34-37 | 5 | 12.0 | Wynn | Trucks | 2:31 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 72 | 72 | Sunday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 10 | 8 | 34-38 | 5 | 12.0 | Garcia | White | 1:45 | N | 41,154 | -- | ||
| 73 | 73 | Thursday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 5 | 4 | 35-38 | 5 | 11.5 | Cain | Sanford | Hutchinson | 2:01 | D | 4,655 | + | ||
| 74 | 74 | Friday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 1 | 3 | 35-39 | 5 | 11.5 | Porterfield | Gray | Moreno | 1:57 | N | 22,693 | - | ||
| 75 | 75 | Saturday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 0 | 8 | 35-40 | 5 | 12.5 | Johnson | Newhouser | 1:45 | D | 6,729 | -- | |||
| 76 | 76 | Sunday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 3 | 36-40 | 5 | 12.5 | Hutchinson | Kuzava | 1:54 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 77 | 77 | Sunday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 7 | 8 | 36-41 | 5 | 12.5 | Morgan | Bearden | 2:34 | D | 45,919 | - | |||
| 78 | 78 | Monday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 6 | 8 | 36-42 | 5 | 12.5 | Shea | Cain | 2:45 | D | 12,226 | -- | |||
| 79 | 79 | Tuesday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 8 | 5 | 37-42 | 5 | 11.5 | Trucks | Kellner | 2:40 | N | 15,146 | + | |||
| 80 | 80 | Wednesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 9 | 16 | 37-43 | 5 | 12.5 | Fowler | Bearden | Scheib | 2:45 | D | 4,136 | - | ||
| 81 | 81 | Thursday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 0 | 5 | 37-44 | 5 | 12.0 | Martin | Hutchinson | 1:43 | D | 0 | -- | |||
| 82 | 82 | Thursday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 4 | 3 | 38-44 | 5 | 12.0 | Trucks | Hooper | 2:10 | D | 7,380 | + | |||
| 83 | 83 | Friday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 1 | 39-44 | 5 | 11.0 | Stuart | Stobbs | 2:02 | N | 45,653 | ++ | |||
| 84 | 84 | Saturday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 6 | 39-45 | 5 | 12.0 | Scarborough | Trucks | 2:01 | D | 14,509 | - | |||
| 85 | 85 | Sunday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 9 | 10 | 10 | 39-46 | 5 | 13.0 | Wight | Hutchinson | Masterson | 3:00 | D | 24,088 | -- | |
| 86 | 86 | Tuesday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 2 | 1 | 40-46 | 5 | 13.0 | Stuart | Porterfield | 1:58 | N | 10,661 | + | ||
| 87 | 87 | Wednesday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 4 | 7 | 40-47 | 5 | 14.0 | Johnson | Hutchinson | 2:14 | D | 3,069 | - | ||
| 88 | 88 | Thursday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 6 | 3 | 41-47 | 5 | 13.0 | Trout | Harris | 2:22 | D | 3,430 | + | ||
| 89 | 89 | Friday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 6 | 10 | 41-48 | 5 | 14.0 | Hooper | Trucks | 2:26 | N | 3,835 | - | ||
| 90 | 90 | Saturday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 6 | 5 | 42-48 | 5 | 13.5 | Stuart | Fowler | White | 2:24 | D | 1,546 | + | |
| 91 | 91 | Sunday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 8 | 4 | 43-48 | 5 | 14.5 | Trout | Zoldak | 2:00 | D | 0 | ++ | ||
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 0 | 3 | 43-49 | 5 | 14.5 | Shantz | White | Hooper | 1:59 | D | 2,788 | - | |
| 93 | 93 | Monday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 43-50 | 5 | 15.5 | Lopat | Trucks | 2:19 | N | 39,684 | -- | ||
| 94 | 94 | Wednesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 9 | 8 | 44-50 | 5 | 15.5 | Trucks | Kramer | Trout | 3:09 | D | 0 | + | |
| 95 | 95 | Wednesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 6 | 10 | 44-51 | 5 | 15.5 | Morgan | Cain | Reynolds | 2:25 | D | 31,101 | - | |
| 96 | 96 | Thursday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 0 | 45-51 | 5 | 14.5 | White | Schallock | Cain | 2:48 | D | 14,963 | + | |
| 97 | 97 | Friday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 5 | 45-52 | 5 | 15.0 | McDermott | Trout | 2:06 | N | 31,209 | - | ||
| 98 | 98 | Saturday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 2 | 1 | 46-52 | 5 | 15.0 | Borowy | Kiely | Gray | 2:07 | D | 22,726 | + | |
| 99 | 99 | Sunday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 3 | 1 | 47-52 | 5 | 15.0 | Stuart | Parnell | 2:11 | D | 0 | ++ | ||
| 100 | 100 | Sunday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 5 | 48-52 | 5 | 15.0 | Borowy | Taylor | Trout | 2:48 | D | 34,546 | +++ | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Monday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 10 | 48-53 | 5 | 16.0 | Dobson | White | 2:19 | N | 33,704 | - | |||
| 102 | 102 | Tuesday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 13 | 48-54 | 5 | 16.5 | Pierce | Cain | 3:00 | D | 7,275 | -- | ||
| 103 | 103 | Wednesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 5 | 11 | 49-54 | 5 | 16.0 | Trout | Rogovin | 3:08 | D | 3,765 | + | ||
| 104 | 104 | Thursday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 3 | 6 | 49-55 | 5 | 16.5 | Sanford | Stuart | 2:03 | D | 3,709 | - | |||
| 105 | 105 | Friday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 2 | 4 | 49-56 | 5 | 17.5 | Garver | Trucks | 2:14 | N | 20,761 | -- | |||
| 106 | 106 | Saturday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 7 | 4 | 50-56 | 5 | 17.5 | Trout | Pillette | 2:02 | D | 7,077 | + | |||
| 107 | 107 | Sunday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 2 | 1 | 51-56 | 5 | 17.5 | Cain | McDonald | 2:14 | D | 12,998 | ++ | |||
| 108 | 108 | Monday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 51-57 | 5 | 18.5 | Feller | Stuart | 2:20 | N | 46,290 | - | ||
| 109 | 109 | Tuesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 51-58 | 5 | 19.5 | Brissie | Borowy | 2:47 | D | 15,505 | -- | |
| 110 | 110 | Wednesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 2 | 51-59 | 5 | 20.5 | Rogovin | Trucks | 2:18 | N | 22,576 | --- | ||
| 111 | 111 | Thursday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 52-59 | 5 | 19.5 | Trout | Dobson | 2:08 | D | 8,356 | + | ||
| 112 | 112 | Friday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 5 | 4 | 53-59 | 5 | 18.0 | Gray | McDonald | 2:15 | N | 3,154 | ++ | ||
| 113 | 113 | Saturday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 9 | 20 | 53-60 | 5 | 19.0 | Mahoney | White | 2:46 | D | 1,871 | - | ||
| 114 | 114 | Sunday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 5 | 2 | 54-60 | 5 | 18.0 | Bearden | Garver | 1:59 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 115 | 115 | Sunday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 6 | 2 | 55-60 | 5 | 18.0 | Cain | Pillette | 2:24 | D | 18,369 | ++ | ||
| 116 | 116 | Monday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 56-60 | 5 | 18.5 | Trucks | Lopat | 2:03 | N | 0 | +++ | |||
| 117 | 117 | Monday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 5 | 12 | 56-61 | 5 | 18.5 | Ostrowski | Hutchinson | 2:05 | D | 29,540 | - | |||
| 118 | 118 | Tuesday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 11 | 56-62 | 5 | 19.5 | Schallock | Gray | 2:41 | N | 36,547 | -- | |||
| 119 | 119 | Wednesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 6 | 12 | 57-62 | 5 | 19.5 | Trucks | Reynolds | 3:46 | D | 13,168 | + | ||
| 120 | 120 | Thursday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 0 | 10 | 57-63 | 5 | 20.5 | Porterfield | Trout | 2:04 | D | 3,813 | - | |||
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 7 | 10 | 57-64 | 5 | 20.5 | Haynes | Cain | Ferrick | 2:18 | D | 2,887 | -- | ||
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 5 | 11 | 57-65 | 5 | 20.5 | Harris | Trucks | 2:30 | D | 7,165 | --- | |||
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 6 | 0 | 58-65 | 5 | 20.0 | Hutchinson | Hooper | 1:44 | D | 10,025 | + | |||
| 124 | 124 | Monday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 0 | 1 | 58-66 | 5 | 20.5 | Shantz | Stuart | 1:55 | N | 14,329 | - | |||
| 125 | 125 | Tuesday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 59-66 | 5 | 20.5 | White | Parnell | 2:02 | D | 6,586 | + | |||
| 126 | 126 | Wednesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 5 | 7 | 59-67 | 5 | 20.5 | Scarborough | Cain | Kinder | 2:36 | D | 8,050 | - | ||
| 127 | 127 | Thursday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 10 | 59-68 | 5 | 21.0 | Stobbs | Gray | Kinder | 2:31 | D | 6,378 | -- | ||
| 128 | 128 | Friday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 2 | 59-69 | 5 | 21.5 | Rogovin | Stuart | 1:53 | N | 26,698 | --- | |||
| 129 | 129 | Saturday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 4 | 59-70 | 5 | 22.5 | Holcombe | Hutchinson | 1:52 | D | 5,102 | ---- | |||
| 130 | 130 | Sunday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 1 | 0 | 60-70 | 5 | 22.0 | Trucks | Pierce | 1:49 | D | 15,168 | + | |||
| 131 | 131 | Monday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 6 | 5 | 13 | 61-70 | 5 | 22.5 | White | Garver | 3:35 | D | 0 | ++ | ||
| 132 | 132 | Monday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 2 | 3 | 61-71 | 5 | 22.5 | Sanford | Gray | 1:50 | D | 16,981 | - | |||
| 133 | 133 | Wednesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 5 | 61-72 | 5 | 23.0 | Wynn | Stuart | 2:05 | N | 31,129 | -- | ||
| 134 | 134 | Friday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 62-72 | 5 | 22.0 | Gray | Holcombe | 2:14 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 135 | 135 | Friday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 14 | 63-72 | 5 | 22.0 | Trucks | Pierce | 3:07 | N | 20,256 | ++ | |
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 63-73 | 5 | 23.0 | Aloma | Hutchinson | 1:56 | D | 6,103 | - | ||
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 63-74 | 5 | 24.0 | Rogovin | McLeland | Aloma | 2:25 | D | 13,844 | -- | |
| 138 | 138 | Tuesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 63-75 | 5 | 24.5 | Kiely | Bearden | Kinder | 2:08 | D | 7,789 | --- | |
| 139 | 139 | Wednesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 63-76 | 5 | 25.0 | Wight | Gray | 2:19 | D | 8,143 | ---- | |
| 140 | 140 | Thursday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 9 | 2 | 64-76 | 5 | 24.0 | Trucks | Lopat | 2:20 | D | 12,150 | + | ||
| 141 | 141 | Friday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 64-77 | 5 | 24.5 | Raschi | Cain | Kuzava | 2:00 | D | 10,380 | - | |
| 142 | 142 | Saturday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 4 | 65-77 | 5 | 24.0 | Trout | Sain | 2:14 | D | 18,643 | + | ||
| 143 | 143 | Sunday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 3 | 1 | 66-77 | 5 | 22.5 | Cain | Starr | 1:56 | D | 0 | ++ | ||
| 144 | 144 | Sunday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 4 | 3 | 67-77 | 5 | 22.5 | Gray | Sima | Trout | 2:25 | D | 10,530 | +++ | |
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 8 | 6 | 68-77 | 5 | 22.0 | Trucks | Zoldak | White | 2:02 | D | 1,402 | ++++ | |
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 1 | 8 | 68-78 | 5 | 23.0 | Shantz | Stuart | 1:51 | D | 1,441 | - | ||
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 6 | 69-78 | 5 | 23.5 | Hutchinson | Gromek | 2:01 | D | 10,146 | + | |||
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 9 | 4 | 70-78 | 5 | 22.5 | Cain | Lemon | 2:21 | D | 15,714 | ++ | |||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 9 | 1 | 71-78 | 5 | 22.5 | Trucks | Garcia | 2:24 | D | 42,623 | +++ | |||
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 2 | 0 | 72-78 | 5 | 22.0 | Gray | Byrne | 1:57 | N | 1,754 | ++++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Wednesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 1 | 7 | 72-79 | 5 | 22.0 | Garver | Marlowe | 2:57 | N | 2,784 | - | ||
| 152 | 152 | Thursday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 4 | 7 | 72-80 | 5 | 22.5 | Markell | Hutchinson | 1:34 | D | 560 | -- | ||
| 153 | 153 | Saturday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 6 | 7 | 13 | 72-81 | 5 | 25.0 | Brissie | Trout | 3:31 | D | 10,037 | --- | |
| 154 | 154 | Sunday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 2 | 1 | 73-81 | 5 | 25.0 | Trucks | Jones | 1:45 | D | 18,587 | + | ||
| 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.