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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1954 / 1956
79-75, Finished 5th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bucky Harris (79-75)
Scored 775 runs, Allowed 658 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-66
Ballparks: Briggs Stadium · Attendance: 1,181,838 (5th of 8)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 98 · one-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 96
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| Season Summary | 79-75, Final Rank:5, GB: 17.0 | |
| Days in First | 3 | last on Thursday, May 5, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 3 | last on May 5, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 0.5 | last on Saturday, Apr 30, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 17.5 | last on Saturday, Sep 24, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 10 | last on Sunday, Aug 7 |
| Most Games under .500 | 2 | last on Friday, Apr 22 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 7 | Saturday, Apr 23 to Saturday, Apr 30 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 6 | Friday, Jul 1 to Monday, Jul 4 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 16 | Saturday, May 28 |
| Most Runs Scored | 18 | Friday, Jun 24 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 15 | Monday, Jul 4 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 14 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 16 | |
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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 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 2 | 6 | 0-1 | 6 | 1.0 | Kellner | Garver | Blackwell | 2:38 | D | 32,147 | - | |
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 4 | 0.5 | Gromek | Portocarrero | 2:20 | D | 21,868 | + | ||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 5 | 1-2 | 6 | 1.5 | Garcia | Hoeft | 2:26 | D | 42,684 | - | |||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 7 | 1-3 | 7 | 2.5 | Score | Lary | 2:55 | D | 3,786 | -- | |||
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 8 | 3 | 2-3 | 5 | 1.5 | Garver | Portocarrero | 2:38 | D | 7,006 | + | |||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 16 | 0 | 3-3 | 5 | 2.0 | Gromek | Gray | 2:40 | D | 16,662 | ++ | |||
| 7 | 7 | Thursday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 9 | 3-4 | 6 | 2.5 | Fornieles | Garver | 2:06 | D | 5,980 | - | |||
| 8 | 8 | Friday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 8 | 3-5 | 6 | 2.5 | Lemon | Gromek | Narleski | 2:20 | N | 16,957 | -- | |
| 9 | 9 | Saturday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 0 | 4-5 | 6 | 2.5 | Hoeft | Garcia | 2:27 | D | 6,737 | + | ||
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 4 | 5-5 | 5 | 1.5 | Lary | Score | 2:45 | D | 13,319 | ++ | ||
| 11 | 11 | Tuesday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 3 | 2 | 6-5 | 5 | 1.5 | Garver | Palica | 2:12 | D | 1,319 | +++ | |||
| 12 | 12 | Wednesday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 11 | 3 | 7-5 | 4 | 0.5 | Gromek | Wilson | 2:31 | D | 3,969 | ++++ | |||
| 13 | 13 | Thursday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 4 | 1 | 8-5 | 2 | 0.5 | Hoeft | Stone | 2:22 | N | 20,820 | +++++ | |||
| 14 | 14 | Friday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 3 | 2 | 9-5 | 1 | up 0.5 | Lary | Pascual | 2:41 | D | 3,534 | ++++++ | |||
| 15 | 15 | Saturday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10-5 | 1 | up 0.5 | Aber | Porterfield | 2:45 | D | 9,341 | +++++++ | ||
| 16 | 16 | Sunday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 6 | 10-6 | 2 | 0.5 | Turley | Garver | 2:46 | D | 48,813 | - | |||
| 17 | 17 | Monday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 1 | 11-6 | 2 | 0.5 | Gromek | Wiesler | 2:00 | D | 7,563 | + | |||
| 18 | 18 | Tuesday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 12-6 | 2 | 0.5 | Hoeft | Delock | 2:21 | D | 4,521 | ++ | |||
| 19 | 19 | Wednesday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12-7 | 2 | 0.5 | Nixon | Lary | Kinder | 2:44 | D | 32,485 | - | |
| 20 | 20 | Thursday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 13-7 | 1 | Tied | Maas | Brewer | 2:20 | D | 4,687 | + | |||
| 21 | 21 | Friday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 1 | 13-8 | 2 | 1.0 | Trucks | Garver | 2:25 | N | 27,234 | - | ||
| 22 | 22 | Saturday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 1 | 14-8 | 2 | 1.0 | Gromek | Pierce | 2:12 | D | 3,917 | + | ||
| 23 | 23 | Sunday, May 8 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14-9 | 4 | 3.0 | Fornieles | Zuverink | 2:51 | D | 0 | - | |
| 24 | 24 | Sunday, May 8 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 1 | 14-10 | 4 | 3.0 | Donovan | Lary | 2:12 | D | 17,532 | -- | ||
| 25 | 25 | Tuesday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 4 | 7 | 14-11 | 4 | 4.0 | Porterfield | Maas | Pascual | 2:30 | N | 5,651 | --- | |
| 26 | 26 | Wednesday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 7 | 0 | 15-11 | 3 | 4.0 | Garver | Stone | 2:15 | D | 1,271 | + | ||
| 27 | 27 | Friday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 15-12 | 4 | 4.0 | Ford | Gromek | Morgan | 2:02 | D | 7,177 | - | |
| 28 | 28 | Saturday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 6 | 7 | 15-13 | 4 | 4.5 | Konstanty | Hoeft | 2:45 | D | 18,577 | -- | ||
| 29 | 29 | Sunday, May 15 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 10 | 15-14 | 4 | 4.5 | Sullivan | Lary | 2:31 | D | 0 | --- | ||
| 30 | 30 | Sunday, May 15 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 9 | 3 | 16-14 | 4 | 4.5 | Maas | Brewer | 2:42 | D | 28,752 | + | ||
| 31 | 31 | Tuesday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 16-15 | 4 | 4.5 | Palica | Garver | 2:06 | N | 28,532 | - | ||
| 32 | 32 | Wednesday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 3 | 10 | 17-15 | 4 | 4.5 | Lary | Moore | 2:50 | D | 4,975 | + | |
| 33 | 33 | Friday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 11 | 4 | 18-15 | 4 | 3.5 | Aber | Lemon | 2:45 | N | 50,004 | ++ | |||
| 34 | 34 | Saturday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 19-15 | 4 | 3.0 | Maas | Garcia | 2:30 | D | 17,734 | +++ | |||
| 35 | 35 | Sunday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 4 | 19-16 | 4 | 4.5 | Wynn | Garver | 2:21 | D | 35,743 | - | |||
| 36 | 36 | Tuesday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 9 | 6 | 20-16 | 4 | 3.5 | Aber | Sain | 2:54 | N | 18,217 | + | ||
| 37 | 37 | Wednesday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 8 | 2 | 21-16 | 4 | 3.5 | Lary | Herbert | 2:17 | N | 12,026 | ++ | ||
| 38 | 38 | Friday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 1 | 0 | 22-16 | 4 | 4.5 | Hoeft | Donovan | 2:13 | N | 31,236 | +++ | |||
| 39 | 39 | Saturday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 16 | 22-17 | 4 | 5.5 | Trucks | Maas | 2:35 | D | 3,962 | - | |||
| 40 | 40 | Sunday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 9 | 22-18 | 4 | 6.5 | Fornieles | Garver | 2:18 | D | 16,211 | -- | |||
| 41 | 41 | Monday, May 30 (1) | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 6 | 8 | 22-19 | 4 | 7.5 | Ditmar | Lary | Sain | 2:10 | D | 0 | --- | ||
| 42 | 42 | Monday, May 30 (2) | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 22-20 | 4 | 7.5 | Ceccarelli | Zuverink | 2:23 | D | 19,480 | ---- | ||
| 43 | 43 | Wednesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 9 | 0 | 23-20 | 4 | 8.0 | Hoeft | Stone | 2:31 | D | 3,512 | + | |||
| 44 | 44 | Thursday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 4 | 3 | 24-20 | 4 | 8.0 | Gromek | Stobbs | Aber | 2:05 | D | 2,741 | ++ | ||
| 45 | 45 | Friday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 7 | 2 | 25-20 | 4 | 7.0 | Garver | Schallock | 2:27 | D | 19,968 | +++ | |||
| 46 | 46 | Saturday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 5 | 2 | 26-20 | 4 | 7.0 | Lary | Byrd | 2:01 | D | 6,070 | ++++ | |||
| 47 | 47 | Sunday, Jun 5 (1) | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 10 | 0 | 27-20 | 4 | 7.0 | Maas | McDonald | 2:15 | D | 0 | +++++ | |||
| 48 | 48 | Sunday, Jun 5 (2) | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 5 | 6 | 27-21 | 4 | 7.0 | Wilson | Zuverink | Johnson | 2:50 | D | 21,282 | - | ||
| 49 | 49 | Monday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 5 | 7 | 27-22 | 4 | 8.0 | Kucks | Hoeft | Konstanty | 2:30 | D | 9,528 | -- | ||
| 50 | 50 | Tuesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 12 | 28-22 | 4 | 7.0 | Garver | Sturdivant | 2:40 | D | 5,259 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Wednesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 29-22 | 4 | 6.0 | Lary | Turley | 3:04 | N | 43,139 | ++ | |||
| 52 | 52 | Thursday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 7 | 29-23 | 4 | 7.0 | Konstanty | Gromek | 2:16 | D | 10,777 | - | |||
| 53 | 53 | Friday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 5 | 29-24 | 4 | 8.0 | Nixon | Maas | 2:19 | D | 5,160 | -- | |||
| 54 | 54 | Saturday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 7 | 5 | 30-24 | 4 | 7.0 | Birrer | Kiely | 2:45 | D | 11,499 | + | |||
| 55 | 55 | Tuesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30-25 | 4 | 7.0 | Morgan | Zuverink | 3:18 | N | 21,024 | - | |
| 56 | 56 | Wednesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 6 | 31-25 | 4 | 6.0 | Hoeft | Kucks | Birrer | 3:03 | D | 9,635 | + | |
| 57 | 57 | Thursday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 31-26 | 4 | 7.0 | Byrne | Lary | 2:34 | D | 16,955 | - | ||
| 58 | 58 | Friday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 11 | 31-27 | 4 | 7.0 | Schallock | Gromek | 2:31 | N | 11,430 | -- | |
| 59 | 59 | Saturday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 0 | 32-27 | 4 | 6.0 | Maas | Dorish | 2:08 | D | 8,781 | + | ||
| 60 | 60 | Tuesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 32-28 | 4 | 8.0 | Hurd | Garver | Kinder | 2:45 | N | 25,332 | - | |
| 61 | 61 | Wednesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 7 | 12 | 32-29 | 4 | 9.0 | Brewer | Lary | Kiely | 2:55 | D | 11,484 | -- | |
| 62 | 62 | Thursday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 7 | 32-30 | 4 | 10.0 | Sullivan | Maas | 2:10 | D | 9,316 | --- | ||
| 63 | 63 | Friday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 18 | 7 | 33-30 | 4 | 10.0 | Hoeft | Porterfield | 2:54 | N | 4,188 | + | ||
| 64 | 64 | Saturday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 4 | 0 | 34-30 | 4 | 10.0 | Gromek | Abernathy | 1:43 | D | 1,843 | ++ | ||
| 65 | 65 | Sunday, Jun 26 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 6 | 4 | 10 | 35-30 | 4 | 10.0 | Aber | Stone | 2:26 | D | 0 | +++ | |
| 66 | 66 | Sunday, Jun 26 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 4 | 12 | 35-31 | 4 | 10.0 | McDermott | Lary | 2:32 | D | 7,407 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Tuesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 36-31 | 4 | 9.5 | Lary | Howell | 3:03 | N | 37,567 | + | |
| 68 | 68 | Wednesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 2 | 37-31 | 4 | 10.0 | Hoeft | Byrd | 2:12 | D | 9,608 | ++ | ||
| 69 | 69 | Thursday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 38-31 | 4 | 9.5 | Gromek | Consuegra | 2:14 | D | 6,016 | +++ | ||
| 70 | 70 | Friday, Jul 1 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 2 | 3 | 38-32 | 4 | 11.0 | Boyer | Birrer | Gorman | 2:40 | N | 0 | - | |
| 71 | 71 | Friday, Jul 1 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 5 | 7 | 38-33 | 4 | 11.0 | Gorman | Garver | 2:12 | N | 18,770 | -- | ||
| 72 | 72 | Saturday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 10 | 11 | 11 | 38-34 | 5 | 12.0 | Sain | Aber | 3:26 | N | 17,024 | --- | |
| 73 | 73 | Sunday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 8 | 9 | 14 | 38-35 | 5 | 12.0 | Sleater | Zuverink | 3:58 | D | 20,275 | ---- | |
| 74 | 74 | Monday, Jul 4 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 6 | 15 | 38-36 | 5 | 12.0 | Lemon | Lary | 4:25 | D | 0 | ----- | |
| 75 | 75 | Monday, Jul 4 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 8 | 38-37 | 5 | 12.0 | Mossi | Gromek | 2:06 | D | 26,153 | ------ | ||
| 76 | 76 | Wednesday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 3 | 39-37 | 5 | 11.0 | Garver | Trucks | 2:32 | D | 9,186 | + | |||
| 77 | 77 | Thursday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 12 | 39-38 | 5 | 11.5 | Donovan | Maas | 2:20 | D | 7,346 | - | |||
| 78 | 78 | Friday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 11 | 8 | 11 | 40-38 | 5 | 11.5 | Aber | Sain | 3:23 | N | 27,770 | + | ||
| 79 | 79 | Saturday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 1 | 2 | 40-39 | 5 | 12.5 | Ditmar | Lary | 1:56 | D | 6,487 | - | |||
| 80 | 80 | Sunday, Jul 10 (1) | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 5 | 9 | 40-40 | 5 | 12.5 | Boyer | Gromek | Harrington | 2:56 | D | 0 | -- | ||
| 81 | 81 | Sunday, Jul 10 (2) | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 10 | 1 | 41-40 | 5 | 12.5 | Garver | Raschi | 2:10 | D | 23,751 | + | |||
| 82 | 82 | Thursday, Jul 14 (1) | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 0 | 42-40 | 5 | 12.0 | Lary | Delock | 2:21 | N | 0 | ++ | |||
| 83 | 83 | Thursday, Jul 14 (2) | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 7 | 42-41 | 5 | 12.0 | Susce | Maas | 2:15 | N | 44,676 | - | |||
| 84 | 84 | Saturday, Jul 16 (1) | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 43-41 | 5 | 10.5 | Garver | Konstanty | 2:33 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 85 | 85 | Saturday, Jul 16 (2) | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 44-41 | 5 | 10.5 | Hoeft | Ford | 2:14 | D | 32,985 | ++ | |||
| 86 | 86 | Sunday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 45-41 | 5 | 9.5 | Coleman | Lopat | 3:03 | D | 33,301 | +++ | ||
| 87 | 87 | Tuesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 12 | 4 | 46-41 | 5 | 9.5 | Lary | McDonald | Birrer | 2:30 | D | 6,527 | ++++ | ||
| 88 | 88 | Wednesday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 6 | 46-42 | 5 | 9.5 | Moore | Bunning | Dorish | 2:36 | N | 28,796 | - | ||
| 89 | 89 | Thursday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 1 | 0 | 47-42 | 5 | 8.5 | Hoeft | Brown | 2:03 | D | 4,442 | + | |||
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 11 | 3 | 48-42 | 5 | 7.5 | Garver | Pascual | 2:15 | D | 4,891 | ++ | |||
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 10 | 4 | 49-42 | 5 | 6.5 | Gromek | Stone | Coleman | 2:21 | D | 16,627 | +++ | ||
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 24 (1) | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 7 | 3 | 50-42 | 5 | 7.5 | Bunning | Ramos | Birrer | 2:18 | D | 0 | ++++ | ||
| 93 | 93 | Sunday, Jul 24 (2) | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 0 | 3 | 50-43 | 5 | 7.5 | Abernathy | Lary | 2:14 | D | 22,553 | - | |||
| 94 | 94 | Tuesday, Jul 26 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 8 | 6 | 12 | 51-43 | 5 | 7.0 | Birrer | Wight | 3:23 | N | 0 | + | |
| 95 | 95 | Tuesday, Jul 26 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 2 | 52-43 | 5 | 7.0 | Garver | Wilson | 2:26 | N | 29,150 | ++ | ||
| 96 | 96 | Wednesday, Jul 27 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 8 | 4 | 53-43 | 5 | 6.5 | Gromek | Gray | Coleman | 2:21 | N | 0 | +++ | |
| 97 | 97 | Wednesday, Jul 27 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 7 | 8 | 53-44 | 5 | 6.5 | Dorish | Hoeft | 3:55 | N | 12,707 | - | ||
| 98 | 98 | Thursday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 5 | 54-44 | 5 | 5.5 | Lary | Schallock | Coleman | 2:31 | D | 4,218 | + | |
| 99 | 99 | Friday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 5 | 54-45 | 5 | 6.5 | Nixon | Bunning | 2:10 | N | 32,631 | - | ||
| 100 | 100 | Saturday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 2 | 55-45 | 5 | 5.5 | Birrer | Susce | 2:29 | D | 22,481 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Sunday, Jul 31 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 8 | 55-46 | 5 | 7.5 | Sullivan | Garver | 2:14 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 102 | 102 | Sunday, Jul 31 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 55-47 | 5 | 7.5 | Baumann | Hoeft | 2:51 | D | 35,057 | -- | ||
| 103 | 103 | Tuesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 13 | 10 | 56-47 | 5 | 7.5 | Coleman | Ramos | 3:13 | N | 5,235 | + | ||
| 104 | 104 | Wednesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 3 | 0 | 57-47 | 5 | 6.5 | Lary | Porterfield | 1:52 | N | 2,888 | ++ | ||
| 105 | 105 | Thursday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 6 | 9 | 57-48 | 5 | 6.5 | Stobbs | Coleman | 2:47 | D | 1,501 | - | ||
| 106 | 106 | Friday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 3 | 57-49 | 5 | 6.5 | Larsen | Bunning | 2:35 | N | 25,874 | -- | ||
| 107 | 107 | Saturday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 5 | 58-49 | 5 | 5.5 | Hoeft | Morgan | Aber | 3:16 | D | 15,002 | + | |
| 108 | 108 | Sunday, Aug 7 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 2 | 59-49 | 5 | 5.5 | Gromek | Byrne | Aber | 2:51 | D | 0 | ++ | |
| 109 | 109 | Sunday, Aug 7 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 59-50 | 5 | 5.5 | Turley | Birrer | 2:34 | D | 39,148 | - | |
| 110 | 110 | Tuesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 59-51 | 5 | 6.5 | Score | Garver | Narleski | 3:00 | N | 25,107 | -- | |
| 111 | 111 | Wednesday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 6 | 59-52 | 5 | 7.0 | Mossi | Aber | 2:44 | N | 16,778 | --- | ||
| 112 | 112 | Thursday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 59-53 | 5 | 8.0 | Wynn | Hoeft | 2:16 | D | 13,562 | ---- | ||
| 113 | 113 | Friday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 59-54 | 5 | 9.5 | Trucks | Gromek | Howell | 2:25 | N | 44,830 | ----- | ||
| 114 | 114 | Saturday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 9 | 8 | 60-54 | 5 | 9.5 | Bunning | Howell | 3:20 | D | 16,276 | + | |||
| 115 | 115 | Sunday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 60-55 | 5 | 9.5 | Pierce | Garver | 2:09 | D | 14,980 | - | |||
| 116 | 116 | Tuesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 0 | 61-55 | 5 | 10.0 | Hoeft | Wynn | 2:09 | N | 47,545 | + | |||
| 117 | 117 | Wednesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 9 | 5 | 62-55 | 5 | 9.0 | Birrer | Lemon | 2:36 | D | 15,836 | ++ | |||
| 118 | 118 | Thursday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 5 | 62-56 | 5 | 9.5 | Score | Lary | Narleski | 3:07 | D | 15,988 | - | ||
| 119 | 119 | Friday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 3 | 62-57 | 5 | 10.5 | Pierce | Gromek | 2:23 | N | 36,473 | -- | ||
| 120 | 120 | Saturday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 7 | 8 | 62-58 | 5 | 11.5 | Howell | Cristante | Byrd | 3:04 | D | 16,803 | --- | |
| 121 | 121 | Sunday, Aug 21 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 2 | 62-59 | 5 | 13.0 | Johnson | Hoeft | 2:48 | D | 0 | ---- | ||
| 122 | 122 | Sunday, Aug 21 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 8 | 62-60 | 5 | 13.0 | Donovan | Bunning | 2:32 | D | 34,542 | ----- | ||
| 123 | 123 | Tuesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 2 | 63-60 | 5 | 12.0 | Lary | Turley | 3:03 | N | 47,979 | + | |||
| 124 | 124 | Wednesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 63-61 | 5 | 13.0 | Grim | Gromek | Larsen | 2:19 | D | 17,598 | - | ||
| 125 | 125 | Thursday, Aug 25 (1) | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 1 | 64-61 | 5 | 13.5 | Garver | Nixon | 2:37 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 126 | 126 | Thursday, Aug 25 (2) | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 6 | 64-62 | 5 | 13.5 | Delock | Birrer | Kinder | 2:32 | D | 19,502 | - | ||
| 127 | 127 | Friday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 65-62 | 5 | 12.5 | Hoeft | Henry | 2:35 | D | 6,405 | + | |||
| 128 | 128 | Saturday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 65-63 | 5 | 12.5 | Hurd | Aber | Kinder | 2:27 | D | 16,022 | - | ||
| 129 | 129 | Monday, Aug 29 (1) | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 0 | 6 | 65-64 | 5 | 13.5 | Palica | Gromek | 2:01 | D | 0 | -- | |||
| 130 | 130 | Monday, Aug 29 (2) | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 65-65 | 5 | 13.5 | Moore | Garver | Wight | 2:26 | D | 7,230 | --- | ||
| 131 | 131 | Tuesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 4 | 0 | 66-65 | 5 | 13.0 | Hoeft | Ramos | 1:53 | N | 20,097 | + | |||
| 132 | 132 | Wednesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 7 | 4 | 67-65 | 5 | 13.0 | Lary | Schmitz | Bunning | 2:03 | D | 4,566 | ++ | ||
| 133 | 133 | Friday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 6 | 7 | 67-66 | 5 | 14.0 | Ceccarelli | Foytack | Gorman | 2:36 | N | 18,689 | - | |
| 134 | 134 | Saturday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 11 | 6 | 68-66 | 5 | 13.0 | Aber | Craddock | 2:47 | N | 20,882 | + | ||
| 135 | 135 | Sunday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 17 | 1 | 69-66 | 5 | 13.0 | Garver | Raschi | 2:40 | D | 22,772 | ++ | ||
| 136 | 136 | Monday, Sep 5 (1) | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 2 | 70-66 | 5 | 13.0 | Hoeft | Trucks | 2:20 | D | 0 | +++ | |||
| 137 | 137 | Monday, Sep 5 (2) | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 3 | 70-67 | 5 | 13.0 | Keegan | Lary | Pierce | 2:20 | D | 38,309 | - | ||
| 138 | 138 | Wednesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 7 | 70-68 | 5 | 14.0 | Sullivan | Bunning | Kinder | 2:16 | D | 14,370 | -- | |
| 139 | 139 | Thursday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 71-68 | 5 | 14.0 | Gromek | Kinder | Lary | 2:21 | D | 13,514 | + | |
| 140 | 140 | Friday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 8 | 71-69 | 5 | 15.0 | Wight | Garver | 2:37 | N | 7,233 | - | ||
| 141 | 141 | Saturday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 5 | 71-70 | 5 | 16.0 | Wilson | Black | 2:26 | D | 5,985 | -- | ||
| 142 | 142 | Sunday, Sep 11 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 8 | 0 | 72-70 | 5 | 16.0 | Hoeft | Schmitz | 1:54 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 143 | 143 | Sunday, Sep 11 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 0 | 1 | 72-71 | 5 | 16.0 | Abernathy | Lary | 2:06 | D | 6,817 | - | ||
| 144 | 144 | Tuesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 6 | 72-72 | 5 | 17.5 | Turley | Miller | 2:13 | D | 11,520 | -- | ||
| 145 | 145 | Wednesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 6 | 72-73 | 5 | 17.5 | Larsen | Garver | 2:44 | D | 9,456 | --- | ||
| 146 | 146 | Friday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 0 | 73-73 | 5 | 16.5 | Gromek | Wynn | 2:28 | N | 24,185 | + | ||
| 147 | 147 | Saturday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 74-73 | 5 | 16.5 | Lary | Lemon | 3:07 | D | 14,639 | ++ | ||
| 148 | 148 | Sunday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 10 | 3 | 75-73 | 5 | 16.5 | Miller | Garcia | Marlowe | 2:48 | D | 28,504 | +++ | |
| 149 | 149 | Monday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 4 | 0 | 76-73 | 5 | 16.0 | Black | Craddock | 2:20 | N | 14,255 | ++++ | |||
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 7 | 3 | 77-73 | 5 | 16.5 | Bunning | Cox | 2:16 | D | 2,213 | +++++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Wednesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 10 | 1 | 78-73 | 5 | 16.5 | Marlowe | Kume | 1:55 | D | 1,880 | ++++++ | |||
| 152 | 152 | Saturday, Sep 24 (1) | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 8 | 78-74 | 5 | 17.5 | Score | Lary | 2:43 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 153 | 153 | Saturday, Sep 24 (2) | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 7 | 78-75 | 5 | 17.5 | Aguirre | Garver | 2:11 | D | 13,616 | -- | |||
| 154 | 154 | Sunday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 79-75 | 5 | 17.0 | Miller | Daley | 2:05 | D | 17,888 | + | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |