Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1951 / 1953
50-104, Finished 8th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Red Rolfe (23-49) and Fred Hutchinson (27-55)
Scored 557 runs, Allowed 738 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 58-96
Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 1,026,846 (5th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 101
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| Season Summary | 50-104, Final Rank:8, GB: 45.0 | |
| Days in First | never | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 45 | last on Sunday, Sep 28, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | never | |
| Most Games under .500 | 54 | last on Sunday, Sep 28 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 4 | Thursday, Jul 24 to Sunday, Jul 27 and Sunday, Sep 7 to Thursday, Sep 11 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 8 | Tuesday, Apr 15 to Tuesday, Apr 22 and Tuesday, Sep 16 to Wednesday, Sep 24 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 16 | Friday, Jul 11 |
| Most Runs Scored | 13 | Saturday, Apr 26 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 16 | Friday, May 9 and Wednesday, Jul 23 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 18 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 10 | |
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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 | L | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 6 | 1.0 | Garver | Trout | 2:10 | D | 43,112 | - | |||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 4 | 5 | 0-2 | 7 | 2.0 | Byrne | Houtteman | 2:11 | D | 5,524 | -- | |||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 1 | 3 | 0-3 | 7 | 3.0 | Cain | Newhouser | 2:13 | D | 5,778 | --- | |||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 5 | 0-4 | 7 | 4.0 | Feller | Gray | Lemon | 2:40 | D | 56,068 | ---- | |
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 7 | 0-5 | 8 | 5.0 | Wynn | Trucks | Garcia | 2:43 | D | 11,829 | ----- | |
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 0-6 | 8 | 7.0 | Lemon | Houtteman | 2:11 | D | 0 | ------ | ||
| 7 | 7 | Sunday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 7 | 0-7 | 8 | 7.0 | Gromek | Trout | 2:13 | D | 35,549 | ------- | ||
| 8 | 8 | Tuesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 2 | 0-8 | 8 | 7.0 | Rogovin | Gray | 2:03 | D | 3,252 | -------- | ||
| 9 | 9 | Saturday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 13 | 0 | 1-8 | 8 | 7.0 | Houtteman | Lemon | 2:18 | D | 17,922 | + | |||
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 7 | 6.5 | Gray | Garcia | 2:10 | D | 42,831 | ++ | |||
| 11 | 11 | Wednesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 2-9 | 8 | 7.5 | Delock | Trout | 2:52 | D | 24,764 | - | ||
| 12 | 12 | Thursday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 3-9 | 7 | 6.5 | Houtteman | Sain | Trout | 2:25 | N | 21,127 | + | |
| 13 | 13 | Friday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 4 | 3-10 | 8 | 7.5 | Lopat | Gray | 2:05 | D | 7,540 | - | ||
| 14 | 14 | Saturday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 4-10 | 8 | 7.5 | Stuart | Kuzava | Hoeft | 2:40 | D | 16,525 | + | |
| 15 | 15 | Sunday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 6 | 10 | 4-11 | 8 | 8.0 | Shantz | Trucks | 2:25 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 16 | 16 | Sunday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 5 | 6 | 4-12 | 8 | 8.0 | Scheib | Trout | 2:37 | D | 12,655 | -- | ||
| 17 | 17 | Tuesday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 2 | 5 | 4-13 | 8 | 8.5 | Marrero | Houtteman | 1:56 | N | 12,665 | --- | ||
| 18 | 18 | Wednesday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 2 | 6 | 4-14 | 8 | 9.5 | Hudson | Gray | 1:53 | N | 6,728 | ---- | ||
| 19 | 19 | Thursday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | T | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4-14 | 8 | 9.0 | 3:43 | D | 2,903 | ---- | |||
| 20 | 20 | Friday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 5 | 8 | 16 | 4-15 | 8 | 9.5 | Dorish | White | Kennedy | 4:27 | D | 2,857 | ----- | |
| 21 | 21 | Saturday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 6 | 4-16 | 8 | 9.5 | Dobson | Houtteman | Kennedy | 2:31 | D | 7,533 | ------ | ||
| 22 | 22 | Sunday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 5 | 6 | 4-17 | 8 | 10.5 | Stobbs | Newhouser | Rogovin | 2:34 | D | 0 | ------- | ||
| 23 | 23 | Sunday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 5-17 | 8 | 10.5 | Gray | Grissom | 2:03 | D | 24,053 | + | |||
| 24 | 24 | Tuesday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 3 | 4 | 5-18 | 8 | 11.5 | Marrero | Stuart | 1:58 | N | 19,092 | - | |||
| 25 | 25 | Wednesday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 3 | 2 | 6-18 | 8 | 10.5 | Houtteman | Hudson | 1:55 | D | 2,886 | + | |||
| 26 | 26 | Thursday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 1 | 0 | 7-18 | 8 | 10.0 | Trucks | Porterfield | 1:32 | D | 2,215 | ++ | |||
| 27 | 27 | Friday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 7-19 | 8 | 10.0 | Reynolds | Hoeft | 2:26 | D | 6,209 | - | |||
| 28 | 28 | Sunday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 7 | 7-20 | 8 | 11.0 | Wight | Stuart | Kinder | 2:38 | D | 25,971 | -- | ||
| 29 | 29 | Monday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 7-21 | 8 | 11.5 | Henry | Houtteman | Parnell | 1:59 | D | 4,950 | --- | ||
| 30 | 30 | Wednesday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 5 | 1 | 8-21 | 8 | 11.5 | Trucks | Hooper | Littlefield | 2:07 | D | 3,718 | + | ||
| 31 | 31 | Friday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 9 | 2 | 9-21 | 8 | 11.0 | Gray | Rogovin | 2:35 | N | 16,524 | ++ | ||
| 32 | 32 | Sunday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 3 | 9-22 | 8 | 12.5 | Dobson | Trucks | 1:46 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 33 | 33 | Sunday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 1 | 9-23 | 8 | 12.5 | Grissom | Houtteman | 1:51 | D | 16,544 | -- | ||
| 34 | 34 | Tuesday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 4 | 10-23 | 8 | 11.5 | Newhouser | Lemon | White | 2:35 | N | 15,615 | + | |
| 35 | 35 | Wednesday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 11-23 | 8 | 10.5 | Gray | Garcia | 2:18 | N | 38,662 | ++ | |||
| 36 | 36 | Thursday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 11 | 11-24 | 8 | 11.5 | Feller | Littlefield | 2:59 | D | 6,870 | - | |||
| 37 | 37 | Friday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 2 | 3 | 11-25 | 8 | 10.5 | Paige | Trout | 2:08 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 38 | 38 | Friday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 8 | 5 | 12 | 12-25 | 8 | 10.5 | Trout | Byrne | 3:15 | D | 13,162 | + | |
| 39 | 39 | Sunday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 3 | 4 | 12-26 | 8 | 10.5 | Sleater | Trucks | 2:10 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 40 | 40 | Sunday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 6 | 3 | 13-26 | 8 | 10.5 | Gray | Hudson | 2:04 | D | 17,474 | + | ||
| 41 | 41 | Monday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 2 | 5 | 13-27 | 8 | 10.5 | Marrero | Houtteman | 1:46 | N | 9,853 | - | ||
| 42 | 42 | Tuesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 1 | 3 | 13-28 | 8 | 11.5 | Kellner | Trucks | 1:55 | N | 5,733 | -- | ||
| 43 | 43 | Wednesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 3 | 4 | 13-29 | 8 | 11.5 | Shantz | Hoeft | 2:02 | N | 7,827 | --- | ||
| 44 | 44 | Thursday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 12 | 2 | 14-29 | 8 | 11.5 | Stuart | Hooper | 2:05 | N | 2,616 | + | ||
| 45 | 45 | Friday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 15-29 | 8 | 11.5 | Gray | Henry | 2:32 | N | 30,808 | ++ | ||
| 46 | 46 | Saturday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 9 | 11 | 15-30 | 8 | 12.5 | Gumpert | White | Kinder | 3:06 | D | 15,602 | - | |
| 47 | 47 | Sunday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 5 | 15-31 | 8 | 12.5 | McDermott | Wight | 2:37 | D | 33,312 | -- | ||
| 48 | 48 | Sunday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 5 | 15-32 | 8 | 12.5 | Trout | Trucks | Gumpert | 2:16 | D | 33,312 | --- | |
| 49 | 49 | Monday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 8 | 9 | 15-33 | 8 | 13.5 | Masterson | Houtteman | Delock | 3:03 | D | 5,884 | ---- | |
| 50 | 50 | Tuesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 4 | 15-34 | 8 | 14.0 | Lopat | Gray | 1:55 | N | 35,914 | ----- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Wednesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 7 | 15-35 | 8 | 14.5 | Sain | Hoeft | 2:15 | D | 10,454 | ------ | ||
| 52 | 52 | Thursday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 3 | 15-36 | 8 | 15.5 | Morgan | Wight | 2:02 | N | 10,504 | ------- | ||
| 53 | 53 | Saturday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 7 | 6 | 16-36 | 8 | 15.0 | White | Ferrick | Hoeft | 2:14 | D | 9,997 | + | ||
| 54 | 54 | Sunday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 6 | 3 | 17-36 | 8 | 16.0 | Gray | Gumpert | 2:06 | D | 0 | ++ | |||
| 55 | 55 | Sunday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 2 | 4 | 17-37 | 8 | 16.0 | Masterson | Trucks | 2:20 | D | 25,541 | - | |||
| 56 | 56 | Tuesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18-37 | 8 | 15.0 | Hutchinson | McDonald | 3:23 | N | 47,544 | + | ||
| 57 | 57 | Wednesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 6 | 10 | 18-38 | 8 | 16.0 | Sain | Houtteman | Hogue | 2:37 | D | 9,756 | - | ||
| 58 | 58 | Thursday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 8 | 18-39 | 8 | 17.0 | Reynolds | Gray | 2:28 | D | 9,506 | -- | |||
| 59 | 59 | Friday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 1 | 3 | 18-40 | 8 | 17.0 | Byrd | Trucks | 2:23 | N | 13,944 | --- | |||
| 60 | 60 | Sunday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19-40 | 8 | 16.5 | Newhouser | Newsom | 2:50 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 61 | 61 | Sunday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 0 | 10 | 19-41 | 8 | 16.5 | Scheib | Houtteman | 2:20 | D | 13,958 | - | |||
| 62 | 62 | Monday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 6 | 12 | 19-42 | 8 | 17.5 | Delock | Gray | Scarborough | 2:42 | D | 6,290 | -- | ||
| 63 | 63 | Tuesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 7 | 1 | 20-42 | 8 | 17.5 | Trucks | Henry | 2:48 | N | 38,698 | + | |||
| 64 | 64 | Wednesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 10 | 20-43 | 8 | 17.5 | Brodowski | Hutchinson | 2:12 | D | 6,840 | - | |||
| 65 | 65 | Thursday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 6 | 0 | 21-43 | 8 | 17.0 | Wight | Garver | 2:12 | N | 5,746 | + | ||
| 66 | 66 | Friday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 1 | 2 | 21-44 | 8 | 18.0 | Cain | Newhouser | Paige | 1:59 | N | 4,972 | - | |
| 67 | 67 | Saturday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 5 | 2 | 22-44 | 8 | 17.0 | Gray | Harrist | 2:08 | N | 8,017 | + | ||
| 68 | 68 | Sunday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 2 | 3 | 22-45 | 8 | 18.5 | Paige | Trucks | 1:59 | D | 4,858 | - | ||
| 69 | 69 | Monday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 7 | 22-46 | 8 | 18.5 | Dobson | Houtteman | 2:30 | N | 28,740 | -- | |||
| 70 | 70 | Tuesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 4 | 23-46 | 8 | 18.5 | Hutchinson | Judson | Hoeft | 2:16 | D | 5,398 | + | ||
| 71 | 71 | Wednesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 23-47 | 8 | 18.5 | Pierce | Newhouser | Dorish | 2:05 | D | 4,273 | - | ||
| 72 | 72 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 11 | 23-48 | 8 | 20.5 | Wynn | Gray | 2:07 | D | 0 | -- | |||
| 73 | 73 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 10 | 23-49 | 8 | 20.5 | Lemon | Trucks | 2:22 | D | 42,035 | --- | |||
| 74 | 74 | Saturday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 5 | 0 | 24-49 | 8 | 20.5 | Wight | Cain | 2:39 | D | 32,221 | + | |||
| 75 | 75 | Sunday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 8 | 6 | 25-49 | 8 | 20.0 | Newhouser | Paige | Houtteman | 2:16 | D | 11,344 | ++ | ||
| 76 | 76 | Friday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 6 | 16 | 25-50 | 8 | 21.0 | Brodowski | Gray | 2:28 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 77 | 77 | Friday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 25-51 | 8 | 21.0 | Parnell | Trucks | 2:19 | D | 12,655 | -- | ||
| 78 | 78 | Saturday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 25-52 | 8 | 22.0 | Hudson | Wight | Benton | 2:12 | D | 11,394 | --- | |
| 79 | 79 | Sunday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 11 | 25-53 | 8 | 24.0 | Raschi | Houtteman | 2:04 | D | 0 | ---- | ||
| 80 | 80 | Sunday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 12 | 25-54 | 8 | 24.0 | Morgan | Newhouser | Sain | 2:13 | D | 30,775 | ----- | |
| 81 | 81 | Monday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 2 | 26-54 | 8 | 23.0 | Hoeft | McDonald | White | 2:59 | D | 6,611 | + | |
| 82 | 82 | Tuesday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 2 | 8 | 26-55 | 8 | 23.5 | Masterson | Gray | 2:10 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 83 | 83 | Tuesday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 8 | 9 | 26-56 | 8 | 23.5 | Sleater | Houtteman | Consuegra | 2:23 | N | 8,382 | -- | |
| 84 | 84 | Wednesday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 9 | 0 | 27-56 | 8 | 24.0 | Wight | Johnson | 2:09 | N | 4,088 | + | ||
| 85 | 85 | Thursday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 0 | 1 | 27-57 | 8 | 24.5 | Shea | Newhouser | 1:45 | N | 4,804 | - | ||
| 86 | 86 | Friday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 2 | 1 | 28-57 | 8 | 24.5 | Houtteman | Byrd | 1:36 | N | 8,846 | + | ||
| 87 | 87 | Saturday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 4 | 5 | 28-58 | 8 | 25.5 | Hooper | White | 2:21 | D | 1,983 | - | ||
| 88 | 88 | Sunday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 7 | 8 | 28-59 | 8 | 25.5 | Wright | White | 2:52 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 89 | 89 | Sunday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | T | 3 | 3 | 28-59 | 8 | 25.5 | 2:42 | D | 7,103 | -- | ||||
| 90 | 90 | Tuesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 1 | 0 | 29-59 | 8 | 26.0 | Trucks | Masterson | 1:46 | N | 18,706 | + | |||
| 91 | 91 | Wednesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 2 | 5 | 16 | 29-60 | 8 | 26.0 | Consuegra | Littlefield | 2:21 | D | 4,351 | - | ||
| 92 | 92 | Thursday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 4 | 2 | 30-60 | 8 | 25.0 | Wight | Gumpert | White | 2:14 | D | 4,027 | + | ||
| 93 | 93 | Friday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 31-60 | 8 | 24.0 | Houtteman | Kuzava | 2:08 | N | 41,538 | ++ | |||
| 94 | 94 | Saturday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 10 | 6 | 11 | 32-60 | 8 | 23.0 | Gray | Hogue | 3:14 | D | 13,060 | +++ | ||
| 95 | 95 | Sunday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 8 | 3 | 33-60 | 8 | 23.0 | Hoeft | Reynolds | White | 2:50 | D | 0 | ++++ | ||
| 96 | 96 | Sunday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 6 | 33-61 | 8 | 23.0 | Miller | Trucks | 2:24 | D | 40,315 | - | |||
| 97 | 97 | Monday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 12 | 2 | 34-61 | 8 | 22.0 | Newhouser | Schaeffer | 2:20 | D | 8,046 | + | |||
| 98 | 98 | Tuesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 0 | 5 | 34-62 | 8 | 22.5 | Byrd | Houtteman | 1:58 | N | 0 | - | |||
| 99 | 99 | Tuesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 10 | 8 | 35-62 | 8 | 22.5 | Stuart | Hooper | White | 2:34 | N | 30,654 | + | ||
| 100 | 100 | Wednesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 3 | 4 | 35-63 | 8 | 22.5 | Fowler | Gray | 1:59 | D | 4,490 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Thursday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 1 | 2 | 35-64 | 8 | 24.0 | Shantz | Hoeft | 1:49 | D | 0 | -- | |||
| 102 | 102 | Thursday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 2 | 3 | 35-65 | 8 | 24.0 | Kellner | Trucks | Kucab | 2:02 | D | 13,180 | --- | ||
| 103 | 103 | Friday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 3 | 35-66 | 8 | 24.0 | Parnell | Wight | 2:10 | N | 37,412 | ---- | |||
| 104 | 104 | Saturday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 5 | 10 | 35-67 | 8 | 24.0 | Trout | Newhouser | Brickner | 2:20 | D | 10,834 | ----- | ||
| 105 | 105 | Sunday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 0 | 36-67 | 8 | 24.5 | Houtteman | Brodowski | 2:03 | D | 17,659 | + | |||
| 106 | 106 | Tuesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 1 | 5 | 36-68 | 8 | 26.0 | Cain | Gray | 2:02 | N | 4,609 | - | ||
| 107 | 107 | Wednesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 0 | 1 | 12 | 36-69 | 8 | 26.0 | Paige | White | 3:01 | N | 6,162 | -- | |
| 108 | 108 | Thursday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 4 | 5 | 12 | 36-70 | 8 | 26.5 | Madison | White | 3:13 | N | 3,040 | --- | |
| 109 | 109 | Friday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 36-71 | 8 | 27.5 | Pierce | Littlefield | 2:25 | D | 0 | ---- | ||
| 110 | 110 | Friday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 36-72 | 8 | 27.5 | Dobson | Houtteman | 2:12 | N | 20,648 | ----- | ||
| 111 | 111 | Saturday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 1 | 37-72 | 8 | 26.5 | Newhouser | Grissom | 2:30 | D | 16,426 | + | ||
| 112 | 112 | Sunday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 37-73 | 8 | 27.5 | Kretlow | Gray | 2:10 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 113 | 113 | Sunday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 37-74 | 8 | 27.5 | Aloma | Trucks | 2:26 | D | 20,757 | -- | ||
| 114 | 114 | Wednesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 7 | 37-75 | 8 | 28.5 | Dobson | Wight | 2:26 | N | 23,951 | --- | |||
| 115 | 115 | Thursday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 2 | 10 | 37-76 | 8 | 29.5 | Grissom | Houtteman | Aloma | 2:20 | D | 6,994 | ---- | |
| 116 | 116 | Saturday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 5 | 2 | 38-76 | 8 | 29.0 | Gray | Cain | Trucks | 2:09 | D | 5,098 | + | ||
| 117 | 117 | Sunday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 2 | 4 | 38-77 | 8 | 29.5 | Bearden | Newhouser | Harrist | 2:31 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 118 | 118 | Sunday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 4 | 2 | 39-77 | 8 | 29.5 | Garver | Stuart | 2:25 | D | 27,479 | + | |||
| 119 | 119 | Tuesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 3 | 4 | 39-78 | 8 | 30.5 | Byrd | Trucks | 2:10 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 120 | 120 | Tuesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 5 | 6 | 39-79 | 8 | 30.5 | Hooper | Houtteman | 2:06 | N | 8,982 | -- | ||
| 121 | 121 | Wednesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 3 | 4 | 39-80 | 8 | 30.5 | Scheib | Wight | Hooper | 2:21 | N | 4,487 | --- | |
| 122 | 122 | Friday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 2 | 0 | 40-80 | 8 | 29.0 | Gray | Porterfield | 2:18 | N | 6,552 | + | ||
| 123 | 123 | Saturday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 6 | 3 | 41-80 | 8 | 29.0 | Newhouser | Moreno | 2:34 | D | 5,355 | ++ | ||
| 124 | 124 | Sunday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 41-81 | 8 | 30.0 | Lopat | Hoeft | 2:27 | D | 27,773 | - | ||
| 125 | 125 | Monday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 1 | 0 | 42-81 | 8 | 29.0 | Trucks | Miller | 2:03 | D | 13,442 | + | ||
| 126 | 126 | Tuesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 11 | 42-82 | 8 | 30.0 | Hudson | Wight | 2:09 | N | 26,287 | - | ||
| 127 | 127 | Wednesday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 5 | 42-83 | 8 | 31.0 | Parnell | Madison | 2:17 | D | 10,814 | -- | ||
| 128 | 128 | Thursday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 9 | 42-84 | 8 | 31.0 | Wynn | Gray | 2:29 | N | 0 | --- | |||
| 129 | 129 | Thursday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 1 | 43-84 | 8 | 31.0 | Newhouser | Gromek | 2:29 | N | 53,988 | + | |||
| 130 | 130 | Friday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 43-85 | 8 | 31.0 | Lemon | Trucks | 2:27 | D | 8,130 | - | |||
| 131 | 131 | Saturday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 1 | 2 | 43-86 | 8 | 32.0 | Pillette | Houtteman | 1:58 | N | 4,508 | -- | ||
| 132 | 132 | Sunday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 4 | 7 | 43-87 | 8 | 33.0 | Cain | Wight | Stuart | 2:06 | D | 6,569 | --- | |
| 133 | 133 | Tuesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 5 | 6 | 43-88 | 8 | 35.5 | Aloma | White | 2:23 | D | 0 | ---- | ||
| 134 | 134 | Tuesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 7 | 43-89 | 8 | 35.5 | Grissom | Hoeft | Dorish | 2:21 | D | 5,294 | ----- | |
| 135 | 135 | Wednesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 11 | 8 | 44-89 | 8 | 34.5 | Houtteman | Chakales | 2:41 | N | 13,897 | + | ||
| 136 | 136 | Thursday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 2 | 44-90 | 8 | 35.5 | Garcia | Wight | 1:38 | D | 5,077 | - | ||
| 137 | 137 | Saturday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 11 | 44-91 | 8 | 36.0 | Dorish | White | 3:03 | D | 4,949 | -- | ||
| 138 | 138 | Sunday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 2 | 45-91 | 8 | 36.0 | Gray | Grissom | 2:22 | D | 11,290 | + | |||
| 139 | 139 | Tuesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 3 | 11 | 46-91 | 8 | 35.0 | Houtteman | Delock | 2:29 | D | 3,718 | ++ | ||
| 140 | 140 | Wednesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 2 | 47-91 | 8 | 35.0 | Wight | Parnell | 2:19 | D | 3,079 | +++ | |||
| 141 | 141 | Thursday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 48-91 | 8 | 34.5 | Madison | Benton | Hoeft | 2:16 | D | 3,550 | ++++ | ||
| 142 | 142 | Friday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 6 | 7 | 48-92 | 8 | 35.5 | Fricano | Marlowe | 2:42 | D | 1,828 | - | |||
| 143 | 143 | Saturday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 5 | 11 | 48-93 | 8 | 36.5 | Newsom | Hoeft | Byrd | 2:47 | D | 5,985 | -- | ||
| 144 | 144 | Sunday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 2 | 6 | 48-94 | 8 | 37.5 | Marrero | Gray | 1:46 | D | 7,954 | --- | |||
| 145 | 145 | Monday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 5 | 4 | 49-94 | 8 | 37.0 | Newhouser | Fornieles | 2:20 | D | 1,239 | + | |||
| 146 | 146 | Tuesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 7 | 49-95 | 8 | 38.0 | Miller | Houtteman | 2:22 | D | 8,223 | - | |||
| 147 | 147 | Wednesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 12 | 49-96 | 8 | 39.0 | Kuzava | Trucks | 2:27 | D | 6,879 | -- | |||
| 148 | 148 | Friday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 49-97 | 8 | 39.0 | Wynn | Newhouser | 2:02 | N | 8,104 | --- | ||
| 149 | 149 | Saturday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 11 | 49-98 | 8 | 40.0 | Garcia | Gray | Gromek | 2:13 | N | 20,878 | ---- | |
| 150 | 150 | Sunday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 7 | 49-99 | 8 | 41.0 | Lemon | Houtteman | 2:17 | D | 22,430 | ----- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Monday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 6 | 49-100 | 8 | 41.5 | Wynn | Trucks | 2:32 | D | 3,054 | ------ | ||
| 152 | 152 | Tuesday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 1 | 3 | 49-101 | 8 | 42.0 | Cain | Marlowe | 1:56 | N | 7,888 | ------- | |||
| 153 | 153 | Wednesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 4 | 7 | 49-102 | 8 | 43.5 | Byrne | Black | 2:06 | D | 850 | -------- | |||
| 154 | 154 | Thursday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 3 | 2 | 50-102 | 8 | 43.5 | Newhouser | Littlefield | 1:41 | D | 569 | + | |||
| 155 | 155 | Saturday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 6 | 11 | 50-103 | 8 | 45.0 | Chakales | Trucks | Abernathie | 2:06 | D | 7,875 | - | ||
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 8 | 50-104 | 8 | 45.0 | Rozek | Gray | Jones | 2:03 | D | 14,910 | -- | ||
| 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.