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1951 Detroit Tigers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1950/1952)
73-81, Finished 5th in American League
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Scored 685 runs, Allowed 741 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 71-83
Managed by Red Rolfe

Ballpark: Briggs Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,132,641 (5th of 8)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 100, Pitching - 101
  (one-year): Batting - 105, Pitching - 106
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1951 Stats / Schedule (1950/1952) / Transactions

Game Results

Season Summary   73-81 , Final Rank: 5, GB:   25.0
Days in First:               never

Most Games over  .500:           6 (last on May 20)
Most Games under .500:          13 (last on September 14)

Biggest Lead:                never led
Farthest Behind Leader:       25.0 (last on September 30)

Longest Winning Streak:          5 (May 7 to May 12)
Longest Losing Streak:           7 (May 27 to June 3)

Most Runs Allowed:              20 (August 18)
Most Runs Scored:               13 (July 7)

Times Shutout by Opponent:      14
Times Opponent Shutout:          8

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        73  81     685     741    .474

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           36  41     358     402    .468
Road           37  40     327     339    .481

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April           3   5      26      32    .375
May            14  15     143     158    .483
June           14  12     133     111    .538
July           12  18     137     158    .400
August         16  19     145     188    .457
September      14  12     101      94    .538

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     34  38     340     341    .472
Second Half    39  43     345     400    .476
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        25  21     180     176    .543

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        16  24     202     263    .400

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BOS            10  12     102     106    .455
CHW            10  12      60      78    .455
CLE             5  17      72      95    .227
NYY            10  12     117     133    .455
PHA            13   9     125     118    .591
SLB            12  10      99     105    .545
WSH            13   9     110     106    .591

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Tue, Apr 17     DET  CLE  L   1-2        0-1     5     1.0  2:16 B Lemon                    43,470 -
  2 Wed, Apr 18     DET  CLE  L   2-4        0-2     6     2.0  2:36 E Wynn                      5,161 --
  3 Fri, Apr 20     DET @CHW  L   0-5        0-3     6     3.5  2:08 R Gumpert                   8,731 ---
  4 Sat, Apr 21     DET @CHW  W   7-6        1-3     5     2.5  2:38 F Hutchinson                3,231 +
  5 Sun, Apr 22     DET @CHW  L   2-3        1-4     6     3.5  2:00 B Pierce                    8,449 -
  6 Mon, Apr 23     DET  SLB  W   7-4        2-4     6     3.0  2:02 R Herbert                   2,125 +
  7 Sat, Apr 28     DET  CHW  W   7-4        3-4     6     3.5  2:05 S Rogovin                  11,640 ++
  8 Sun, Apr 29     DET  CHW  L   0-4        3-5     6     3.0  2:16 K Holcombe                 21,301 -
  9 Tue, May  1     DET  PHA  L   1-9        3-6     6     4.0  2:54 H Wyse                      3,583 --
 10 Wed, May  2     DET  PHA  W   5-4        4-6     6     4.0  3:15 R Herbert                  11,902 +
 11 Thu, May  3     DET  BOS  L   1-6        4-7     6     5.0  2:20 C Stobbs                    6,705 -
 12 Fri, May  4     DET  BOS  W   8-4        5-7     6     5.0  2:10 H Newhouser                 5,513 +
 13 Sat, May  5     DET  BOS  W   8-7        6-7     6     5.0  3:07 R Herbert                  19,322 ++
 14 Sun, May  6     DET  NYY  L   6-11       6-8     6     6.0  2:43 T Morgan                   37,078 -
 15 Mon, May  7     DET  NYY  W  10-6        7-8     6     5.0  2:48 G Bearden                   6,036 +
 16 Tue, May  8     DET  NYY  W   6-5        8-8     6     4.0  3:20 R Herbert                  11,653 ++
 17 Wed, May  9     DET  WSH  W   4-0        9-8     5     4.0  1:39 H Newhouser                 3,799 +++
 18 Fri, May 11     DET @SLB  W   7-1       10-8     5     3.5  2:16 D Trout                     2,130 ++++
 19 Sat, May 12     DET @SLB  W   5-2       11-8     4     3.5  2:09 F Hutchinson                1,436 +++++
 20 Sun, May 13     DET @SLB  L  10-13      11-9     3     2.5  2:36 N Garver                          -
 21                 DET @SLB  W   5-3       12-9     3     2.5  2:15 T Gray                      8,237 +
 22 Tue, May 15     DET @WSH  W  12-4       13-9     2     2.5  2:22 H Newhouser                11,814 ++
 23 Wed, May 16     DET @WSH  W   7-1       14-9     2     2.5  2:11 D Trout                     9,105 +++
 24 Thu, May 17     DET @WSH  L   6-11      14-10    3     3.5  2:23 C Marrero                   2,868 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Fri, May 18     DET @PHA  W   9-6       15-10    3     2.5  2:40 B Cain                      4,679 +
 26 Sun, May 20     DET @BOS  W   8-4       16-10    3     2.5  2:24 H Newhouser                30,320 ++
 27 Mon, May 21     DET @BOS  L   7-9       16-11    3     3.5  2:25 W Nixon                     5,934 -
 28 Tue, May 22     DET @BOS  L   3-6       16-12    3     4.5  2:24 M McDermott                 7,995 --
 29 Thu, May 24     DET @NYY  L   1-11      16-13    4     5.5  2:07 J Ostrowski                11,193 ---
 30 Fri, May 25     DET  SLB  L   3-4       16-14    4     6.5  2:08 A Widmar                   23,531 ----
 31 Sat, May 26     DET  SLB  L   2-3       16-15    4     7.5  2:03 B Kennedy                   6,299 -----
 32 Sun, May 27     DET  SLB  W   3-2       17-15    4     7.5  1:58 V Trucks                          +
 33                 DET  SLB  L   3-8       17-16    4     7.5  2:04 N Garver                    8,889 -
 34 Mon, May 28     DET  CLE  L   0-9       17-17    4     7.5  2:24 B Feller                   28,652 --
 35 Tue, May 29     DET  CLE  L   1-2       17-18    4     8.0  1:56 B Lemon                     6,280 ---
 36 Wed, May 30     DET @CLE  L   1-3       17-19    5    10.0  2:22 B Chakales                      0 ----
 37                 DET @CLE  L   1-4       17-20    5    10.0  1:49 M Garcia                   28,782 -----
 38 Sat, Jun  2     DET  NYY  L   7-8       17-21    5    10.0  4:27 A Reynolds                 22,047 ------
 39 Sun, Jun  3     DET  WSH  L   4-8       17-22    5    10.0  2:45 A Sima                          0 -------
 40                 DET  WSH  W  10-2       18-22    5    10.0  1:49 F Hutchinson               16,929 +
 41 Mon, Jun  4     DET  WSH  W   6-5       19-22    5    10.5  2:13 H Newhouser                 2,235 ++
 42 Tue, Jun  5     DET  WSH  W   4-0       20-22    5    10.5  1:56 G Bearden                  16,164 +++
 43 Wed, Jun  6     DET  BOS  W   6-4       21-22    5    10.5  2:24 B Cain                      9,002 ++++
 44 Thu, Jun  7     DET  BOS  L   3-5       21-23    5    11.5  2:05 E Kinder                   39,929 -
 45 Fri, Jun  8     DET  PHA  W   9-2       22-23    5    10.5  2:06 D Trout                     2,623 +
 46 Sun, Jun 10     DET  PHA  W  11-7       23-23    5     9.0  2:23 F Hutchinson                    0 ++
 47                 DET  PHA  W   9-5       24-23    5     9.0  2:34 B Cain                     26,764 +++
 48 Tue, Jun 12     DET @BOS  W   7-3       25-23    5     9.0  2:43 T Gray                     28,775 ++++
 49 Wed, Jun 13     DET @BOS  L   0-2       25-24    5     9.5  2:02 B Wight                     9,390 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Fri, Jun 15     DET @NYY  L   0-2       25-25    5    10.0  2:11 V Raschi                   43,804 --
 51 Sat, Jun 16     DET @NYY  W   4-0       26-25    5     9.0  2:00 B Cain                     27,376 +
 52 Sun, Jun 17     DET @NYY  L   0-5       26-26    5    10.5  2:58 A Reynolds                 45,642 -
 53 Tue, Jun 19     DET @PHA  L   5-9       26-27    5    11.0  2:41 J Kucab                     4,880 --
 54 Wed, Jun 20     DET @PHA  W   7-2       27-27    5    10.5  2:51 F Hutchinson                    0 +
 55                 DET @PHA  L   4-5       27-28    5    10.5  2:03 B Shantz                   10,362 -
 56 Thu, Jun 21     DET @PHA  W   9-3       28-28    5    10.5  2:12 B Cain                      1,346 +
 57 Fri, Jun 22     DET @WSH  W   7-3       29-28    5     9.5  2:31 T Gray                      5,800 ++
 58 Sat, Jun 23     DET @WSH  L   3-6       29-29    5     9.5  2:19 B Porterfiel                3,941 -
 59 Sun, Jun 24     DET @WSH  W  10-5       30-29    5     9.0  2:39 F Hutchinson                8,561 +
 60 Tue, Jun 26     DET @CHW  L   3-11      30-30    5    10.0  2:42 L Aloma                    47,120 -
 61 Wed, Jun 27     DET @CHW  W   3-2       31-30    5     9.0  2:33 V Trucks                   12,606 +
 62 Fri, Jun 29     DET @CLE  L   1-4       31-31    5    10.0  2:22 B Lemon                    26,501 -
 63 Sat, Jun 30     DET @CLE  L   1-3       31-32    5    10.0  1:49 E Wynn                     10,050 --
 64 Sun, Jul  1     DET @CLE  L   1-2       31-33    5    11.0  2:05 B Feller                        0 ---
 65                 DET @CLE  L   0-2       31-34    5    11.0  1:41 B Chakales                 42,891 ----
 66 Wed, Jul  4     DET  CHW  W   6-3       32-34    5    11.0  2:11 H Newhouser                       +
 67                 DET  CHW  L   1-5       32-35    5    11.0  2:20 J Dobson                   38,024 -
 68 Thu, Jul  5     DET  CHW  W   8-0       33-35    5    10.5  1:44 F Hutchinson               11,462 +
 69 Fri, Jul  6     DET  CLE  L   4-7       33-36    5    10.5  2:55 B Feller                   54,562 -
 70 Sat, Jul  7     DET  CLE  W  13-3       34-36    5    10.5  2:12 B Cain                     16,049 +
 71 Sun, Jul  8     DET  CLE  L   3-8       34-37    5    12.0  2:31 E Wynn                          0 -
 72                 DET  CLE  L   2-10      34-38    5    12.0  1:45 M Garcia                   41,154 --
 73 Thu, Jul 12     DET  WSH  W   5-4       35-38    5    11.5  2:01 B Cain                      4,655 +
 74 Fri, Jul 13     DET  WSH  L   1-3       35-39    5    11.5  1:57 B Porterfiel               22,693 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sat, Jul 14     DET  WSH  L   0-8       35-40    5    12.5  1:45 D Johnson                   6,729 --
 76 Sun, Jul 15     DET  NYY  W   5-3       36-40    5    12.5  1:54 F Hutchinson                      +
 77                 DET  NYY  L   7-8       36-41    5    12.5  2:34 T Morgan                   45,919 -
 78 Mon, Jul 16     DET  NYY  L   6-8       36-42    5    12.5  2:45 S Shea                     12,226 --
 79 Tue, Jul 17     DET  PHA  W   8-5       37-42    5    11.5  2:40 V Trucks                   15,746 +
 80 Wed, Jul 18     DET  PHA  L   9-16      37-43    5    12.5  1:45 D Fowler                    4,136 -
 81 Thu, Jul 19     DET  PHA  L   0-5       37-44    5    12.0  2:43 M Martin                        0 --
 82                 DET  PHA  W   4-3       38-44    5    12.0  2:10 V Trucks                    7,380 +
 83 Fri, Jul 20     DET  BOS  W   6-1       39-44    5    11.0  2:02 M Stuart                   45,653 ++
 84 Sat, Jul 21     DET  BOS  L   3-6       39-45    5    12.0  2:01 R Scarboroug               14,509 -
 85 Sun, Jul 22     DET  BOS  L   9-10      39-46    5    13.0  3:00 B Wight                    24,088 --
 86 Tue, Jul 24     DET @WSH  W   2-1       40-46    5    13.0  1:56 M Stuart                   10,661 +
 87 Wed, Jul 25     DET @WSH  L   4-7       40-47    5    14.0  2:14 D Johnson                   3,069 -
 88 Thu, Jul 26     DET @WSH  W   6-3       41-47    5    13.0  2:22 D Trout                     3,430 +
 89 Fri, Jul 27     DET @PHA  L   6-10      41-48    5    14.0  2:26 B Hooper                    3,835 -
 90 Sat, Jul 28     DET @PHA  W   6-5       42-48    5    13.5  2:24 M Stuart                    1,546 +
 91 Sun, Jul 29     DET @PHA  W   8-4       43-48    5    14.5  0:00 D Trout                     5,788 ++
 92                 DET @PHA  L   0-3       43-49    5    14.5  1:59 B Shantz                    5,788 -
 93 Mon, Jul 30     DET @NYY  L   4-5       43-50    5    15.5  2:19 E Lopat                    39,684 --
 94 Wed, Aug  1     DET @NYY  W   9-8       44-50    5    15.5  3:09 V Trucks                        0 +
 95                 DET @NYY  L   6-10      44-51    5    15.5  2:25 T Morgan                   31,101 -
 96 Thu, Aug  2     DET @NYY  W   6-0       45-51    5    14.5  2:48 H White                    14,963 +
 97 Fri, Aug  3     DET @BOS  L   2-5       45-52    5    15.0  2:06 M McDermott                31,209 -
 98 Sat, Aug  4     DET @BOS  W   2-1       46-52    5    15.0  2:07 H Borowy                   22,726 +
 99 Sun, Aug  5     DET @BOS  W   3-1       47-52    5    15.0  2:11 M Stuart                        0 ++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100                 DET @BOS  W   8-5       48-52    5    15.0  2:48 H Borowy                   34,546 +++
101 Mon, Aug  6     DET  CHW  L   1-10      48-53    5    16.0  2:19 J Dobson                   33,704 -
102 Tue, Aug  7     DET  CHW  L   1-2       48-54    5    16.5  3:00 B Pierce                    7,275 --
103 Wed, Aug  8     DET  CHW  W   6-5       49-54    5    16.0  3:08 D Trout                     9,765 +
104 Thu, Aug  9     DET  SLB  L   3-6       49-55    5    16.5  2:03 F Sanford                   3,709 -
105 Fri, Aug 10     DET  SLB  L   2-4       49-56    5    17.5  2:14 N Garver                   20,761 --
106 Sat, Aug 11     DET  SLB  W   7-4       50-56    5    17.5  2:02 D Trout                     7,077 +
107 Sun, Aug 12     DET  SLB  W   2-1       51-56    5    17.5  2:14 B Cain                     12,998 ++
108 Mon, Aug 13     DET @CLE  L   1-2       51-57    5    18.5  2:20 B Feller                   46,290 -
109 Tue, Aug 14     DET @CLE  L   5-6       51-58    5    19.5  2:47 L Brissie                  15,505 --
110 Wed, Aug 15     DET @CHW  L   0-2       51-59    5    20.5  2:18 S Rogovin                  22,576 ---
111 Thu, Aug 16     DET @CHW  W   2-1       52-59    5    19.5  2:08 D Trout                     8,356 +
112 Fri, Aug 17     DET @SLB  W   5-4       53-59    5    18.0  2:15 T Gray                      3,154 ++
113 Sat, Aug 18     DET @SLB  L   9-20      53-60    5    19.0  2:46 B Mahoney                   1,871 -
114 Sun, Aug 19     DET @SLB  W   5-2       54-60    5    18.0  1:59 G Bearden                         +
115                 DET @SLB  W   6-2       55-60    5    18.0  2:24 B Cain                     18,369 ++
116 Mon, Aug 20     DET  NYY  W   6-3       56-60    5    18.5  2:03 V Trucks                          +++
117                 DET  NYY  L   5-12      56-61    5    18.5  2:05 J Ostrowski                39,540 -
118 Tue, Aug 21     DET  NYY  L   4-11      56-62    5    19.5  2:41 A Schallock                36,547 --
119 Wed, Aug 22     DET  NYY  W   7-6       57-62    5    19.5  3:46 V Trucks                   13,168 +
120 Thu, Aug 23     DET  WSH  L   0-10      57-63    5    20.5  2:04 B Porterfiel                3,813 -
121 Fri, Aug 24     DET  WSH  L   7-10      57-64    5    20.5  2:18 J Haynes                    1,887 --
122 Sat, Aug 25     DET  WSH  L   5-11      57-65    5    20.5  2:30 M Harris                    7,165 ---
123 Sun, Aug 26     DET  PHA  W   6-0       58-65    5    20.0  1:44 F Hutchinson               10,025 +
124 Mon, Aug 27     DET  PHA  L   0-1       58-66    5    20.5  1:55 B Shantz                   14,329 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125 Tue, Aug 28     DET  BOS  W   5-4       59-66    5    20.5  2:02 H White                     6,586 +
126 Wed, Aug 29     DET  BOS  L   5-7       59-67    5    20.5  2:36 R Scarboroug                8,050 -
127 Thu, Aug 30     DET  BOS  L   4-10      59-68    5    21.0  2:31 C Stobbs                    6,378 --
128 Fri, Aug 31     DET  CHW  L   0-2       59-69    5    21.5  1:53 S Rogovin                  26,698 ---
129 Sat, Sep  1     DET  CHW  L   1-4       59-70    5    22.5  1:52 K Holcombe                  5,102 ----
130 Sun, Sep  2     DET  CHW  W   1-0       60-70    5    22.0  1:49 V Trucks                   15,168 +
131 Mon, Sep  3     DET  SLB  W   6-5       61-70    5    22.5  3:35 H White                           ++
132                 DET  SLB  L   2-3       61-71    5    22.5  1:50 F Sanford                  16,981 -
133 Wed, Sep  5     DET @CLE  L   2-5       61-72    5    23.0  2:05 E Wynn                     31,129 --
134 Fri, Sep  7     DET @CHW  W   4-1       62-72    5    22.0  2:14 T Gray                          0 +
135                 DET @CHW  W   2-1       63-72    5    22.0  3:07 V Trucks                   20,256 ++
136 Sat, Sep  8     DET @CHW  L   2-3       63-73    5    23.0  1:56 L Aloma                     6,103 -
137 Sun, Sep  9     DET @CHW  L   3-4       63-74    5    24.0  2:25 S Rogovin                  13,844 --
138 Tue, Sep 11     DET @BOS  L   3-4       63-75    5    24.5  2:08 L Kiely                     7,789 ---
139 Wed, Sep 12     DET @BOS  L   1-2       63-76    5    25.0  2:19 B Wight                     8,143 ----
140 Thu, Sep 13     DET @NYY  W   9-2       64-76    5    24.0  2:20 V Trucks                   12,150 +
141 Fri, Sep 14     DET @NYY  L   2-5       64-77    5    24.5  2:00 V Raschi                   10,380 -
142 Sat, Sep 15     DET @NYY  W   7-4       65-77    5    24.0  2:14 D Trout                    18,643 +
143 Sun, Sep 16     DET @WSH  W   3-1       66-77    5    22.5  1:56 B Cain                          0 ++
144                 DET @WSH  W   4-3       67-77    5    22.5  2:25 T Gray                     10,530 +++
145 Tue, Sep 18     DET @PHA  W   8-6       68-77    5    22.0  3:02 V Trucks                    1,402 ++++
146 Wed, Sep 19     DET @PHA  L   1-8       68-78    5    23.0  1:51 B Shantz                    1,441 -
147 Fri, Sep 21     DET  CLE  W   7-6       69-78    5    23.5  2:01 F Hutchinson               10,146 +
148 Sat, Sep 22     DET  CLE  W   9-4       70-78    5    22.5  2:25 B Cain                     15,714 ++
149 Sun, Sep 23     DET  CLE  W   9-1       71-78    5    22.5  2:25 V Trucks                   46,623 +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Tue, Sep 25     DET @SLB  W   2-0       72-78    5    22.0  1:57 T Gray                      1,754 ++++
151 Wed, Sep 26     DET @SLB  L   1-7       72-79    5    22.0  2:57 N Garver                    1,784 -
152 Thu, Sep 27     DET @SLB  L   4-7       72-80    5    22.5  1:34 D Markell                     580 --
153 Sat, Sep 29     DET @CLE  L   6-7       72-81    5    25.0  3:13 L Brissie                  10,037 ---
154 Sun, Sep 30     DET @CLE  W   2-1       73-81    5    25.0  1:46 V Trucks                   18,587 +

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