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| Season Summary | 82-72, Final Rank:5, GB: 15.0 | |
| Days in First | never | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 23 | last on Monday, Jul 30, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 10 | last on Sunday, Sep 30 |
| Most Games under .500 | 11 | last on Friday, Jul 6 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 7 | Monday, May 28 to Tuesday, Jun 5 and Thursday, Sep 6 to Thursday, Sep 13 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 10 | Saturday, Jun 16 to Wednesday, Jun 27 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 18 | Thursday, Aug 2 |
| Most Runs Scored | 17 | Sunday, Jul 8 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 15 | Tuesday, Aug 14 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 6 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 10 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tuesday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 5 | 1.0 | Kellner | Lary | 2:37 | 40,506 | - | |||
| 2 | 2 | Thursday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 1 | 4 | 0-2 | 6 | 2.5 | Shantz | Gromek | 2:01 | 4,007 | -- | |||
| 3 | 3 | Friday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 0-3 | 8 | 3.0 | Wynn | Garver | 2:30 | 31,689 | --- | ||
| 4 | 4 | Saturday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 6 | 1-3 | 6 | 2.5 | Aber | Garcia | 3:16 | 4,224 | + | ||
| 5 | 5 | Sunday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | 6 | 3.0 | Black | Narleski | 2:40 | 0 | ++ | ||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 5 | 2-4 | 6 | 3.0 | Lemon | Marlowe | 2:17 | 12,980 | - | ||
| 7 | 7 | Tuesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 7 | 4 | 3-4 | 5 | 3.0 | Gromek | Portocarrero | 2:19 | 13,963 | + | ||
| 8 | 8 | Friday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3-5 | 5 | 4.0 | Mossi | Lary | 2:30 | 3,735 | - | ||
| 9 | 9 | Sunday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4-5 | 6 | 3.5 | Hoeft | Score | 2:30 | 0 | + | ||
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 8 | 4-6 | 6 | 3.5 | Lemon | Black | 2:12 | 22,222 | - | |||
| 11 | 11 | Tuesday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 9 | 4-7 | 7 | 4.5 | Ford | Gromek | 2:17 | 6,771 | -- | ||
| 12 | 12 | Wednesday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 1 | 5-7 | 6 | 3.5 | Lary | Kucks | 2:40 | 5,318 | + | ||
| 13 | 13 | Thursday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 5 | 5-8 | 7 | 3.5 | Sullivan | Maas | 2:06 | 4,600 | - | ||
| 14 | 14 | Friday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 6 | 5-9 | 7 | 4.5 | Parnell | Foytack | 2:52 | 6,735 | -- | ||
| 15 | 15 | Saturday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 16 | 4 | 6-9 | 6 | 4.5 | Hoeft | Delock | 2:50 | 17,730 | + | ||
| 16 | 16 | Sunday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 6 | 6-10 | 8 | 6.5 | Moore | Gromek | Zuverink | 2:15 | 0 | - | |
| 17 | 17 | Sunday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 6-11 | 8 | 6.5 | Palica | Lary | Zuverink | 2:25 | 19,473 | -- | |
| 18 | 18 | Monday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 6-12 | 8 | 7.0 | Zuverink | Aber | 2:40 | 5,541 | --- | ||
| 19 | 19 | Tuesday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 14 | 6 | 7-12 | 8 | 7.0 | Marlowe | Chakales | Gromek | 2:46 | 2,464 | + | |
| 20 | 20 | Wednesday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 7 | 3 | 8-12 | 8 | 6.0 | Foytack | Pascual | 1:58 | 2,852 | ++ | ||
| 21 | 21 | Friday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 7 | 9 | 8-13 | 8 | 6.5 | Howell | Lary | 2:58 | 25,627 | - | |||
| 22 | 22 | Saturday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 6 | 7 | 8-14 | 8 | 6.5 | Pollet | Hoeft | 2:56 | 12,825 | -- | |||
| 23 | 23 | Sunday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 8 | 8-15 | 8 | 7.0 | Pierce | Trucks | 2:28 | 13,603 | --- | |||
| 24 | 24 | Tuesday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 3 | 9-15 | 8 | 6.0 | Foytack | Nixon | 2:28 | 2,892 | + | |||
| 25 | 25 | Wednesday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 9-16 | 8 | 7.0 | Baumann | Lary | 2:41 | 3,559 | - | |||
| 26 | 26 | Friday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 3 | 2 | 10-16 | 7 | 7.5 | Hoeft | Ferrarese | 2:16 | 3,305 | + | |||
| 27 | 27 | Saturday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 4 | 5 | 10-17 | 7 | 8.5 | Moore | Maas | Zuverink | 3:10 | 8,668 | - | ||
| 28 | 28 | Sunday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 4 | 2 | 11-17 | 6 | 8.0 | Foytack | Stobbs | 2:19 | 0 | + | |||
| 29 | 29 | Sunday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 7 | 1 | 12-17 | 6 | 8.0 | Gromek | Griggs | 2:15 | 24,606 | ++ | |||
| 30 | 30 | Tuesday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 13-17 | 6 | 7.5 | Lary | Ford | 2:33 | 9,503 | +++ | |||
| 31 | 31 | Wednesday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 5 | 13 | 13-18 | 6 | 8.5 | Byrne | Hoeft | 3:09 | 9,566 | - | |||
| 32 | 32 | Thursday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 11 | 13-19 | 6 | 9.5 | Sturdivant | Maas | 3:01 | 8,305 | -- | |||
| 33 | 33 | Friday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 3 | 6 | 13-20 | 7 | 10.5 | Kretlow | Foytack | 20,558 | --- | ||||
| 34 | 34 | Saturday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 12 | 6 | 14-20 | 6 | 9.5 | Hoeft | Crimian | 2:33 | 6,508 | + | |||
| 35 | 35 | Sunday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 8 | 2 | 15-20 | 6 | 9.5 | Lary | Herriage | 2:13 | 0 | ++ | |||
| 36 | 36 | Sunday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 0 | 5 | 15-21 | 6 | 9.5 | Ditmar | Maas | 2:20 | 17,543 | - | |||
| 37 | 37 | Monday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 16-21 | 6 | 9.5 | Gromek | Score | 2:13 | 9,546 | + | ||
| 38 | 38 | Wednesday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 11 | 3 | 17-21 | 6 | 9.0 | Foytack | Kretlow | 2:27 | 13,733 | ++ | ||
| 39 | 39 | Wednesday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 5 | 1 | 18-21 | 6 | 9.0 | Trucks | Ditmar | 2:03 | 17,888 | +++ | ||
| 40 | 40 | Friday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 19-21 | 6 | 8.5 | Lary | Byrne | 2:32 | 21,763 | ++++ | ||
| 41 | 41 | Sunday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 20-21 | 4 | 6.5 | Hoeft | Ford | 3:08 | 40,911 | +++++ | ||
| 42 | 42 | Sunday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 4 | 10 | 21-21 | 4 | 6.5 | Aber | Morgan | 2:44 | 40,911 | ++++++ | |
| 43 | 43 | Tuesday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 14 | 11 | 22-21 | 4 | 5.5 | Trucks | Porterfield | 3:00 | 26,649 | +++++++ | ||
| 44 | 44 | Wednesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 22-22 | 4 | 6.5 | Brewer | Foytack | 2:28 | 7,161 | - | ||
| 45 | 45 | Thursday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22-23 | 5 | 7.5 | Sullivan | Aber | 2:52 | 6,905 | -- | |
| 46 | 46 | Friday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 7 | 0 | 23-23 | 5 | 6.5 | Hoeft | Pascual | 2:33 | 4,704 | + | ||
| 47 | 47 | Saturday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24-23 | 4 | 5.5 | Gromek | Grob | 2:14 | 3,016 | ++ | |
| 48 | 48 | Sunday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 5 | 6 | 24-24 | 5 | 7.0 | Chakales | Aber | 2:21 | 0 | - | ||
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 9 | 12 | 24-25 | 5 | 7.0 | Wiesler | Foytack | Chakales | 2:37 | 8,095 | -- | |
| 50 | 50 | Monday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 5 | 24-26 | 5 | 7.5 | Brown | Lary | 2:28 | 13,727 | --- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Tuesday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 8 | 1 | 25-26 | 5 | 7.5 | Hoeft | Wight | 2:21 | 13,461 | + | ||
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 2 | 0 | 26-26 | 5 | 6.5 | Gromek | Zuverink | 2:01 | 7,252 | ++ | ||
| 53 | 53 | Friday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 2 | 27-26 | 4 | 7.0 | Hoeft | Porterfield | 2:20 | 48,235 | +++ | |||
| 54 | 54 | Saturday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 12 | 27-27 | 5 | 8.0 | Sisler | Trucks | 3:03 | 15,521 | - | ||
| 55 | 55 | Sunday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 13 | 27-28 | 5 | 9.0 | Sullivan | Hoeft | 2:37 | 22,330 | -- | |||
| 56 | 56 | Monday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 7 | 27-29 | 5 | 10.0 | Larsen | Foytack | 2:42 | 12,072 | --- | |||
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 5 | 27-30 | 5 | 11.0 | Byrne | Lary | Sturdivant | 2:48 | 13,305 | ---- | ||
| 58 | 58 | Wednesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 4 | 27-31 | 5 | 12.0 | Kucks | Hoeft | 2:11 | 47,756 | ----- | |||
| 59 | 59 | Friday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 11 | 27-32 | 6 | 12.0 | Zuverink | Masterson | 3:06 | 16,196 | ------ | ||
| 60 | 60 | Sunday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 27-33 | 6 | 11.5 | Loes | Gromek | Zuverink | 2:13 | 0 | ------- | ||
| 61 | 61 | Sunday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 27-34 | 6 | 11.5 | Moore | Lary | Ferrarese | 2:26 | 15,632 | -------- | ||
| 62 | 62 | Monday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 3 | 5 | 27-35 | 6 | 12.5 | Pascual | Hoeft | Stone | 3:05 | 3,281 | --------- | ||
| 63 | 63 | Tuesday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | WSH | T | 2 | 2 | 5 | 27-35 | 6 | 13.0 | 1:33 | 15,493 | --------- | ||||
| 64 | 64 | Wednesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 1 | 3 | 27-36 | 6 | 14.0 | Wiesler | Lary | 2:17 | 4,435 | ---------- | |||
| 65 | 65 | Thursday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 4 | 0 | 28-36 | 6 | 13.5 | Trucks | McMahan | 2:10 | 9,349 | + | ||
| 66 | 66 | Friday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 5 | 0 | 29-36 | 6 | 13.5 | Hoeft | Lasorda | 3:22 | 10,102 | ++ | ||
| 67 | 67 | Saturday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 14 | 2 | 30-36 | 5 | 12.5 | Foytack | Kellner | 2:40 | 10,953 | +++ | ||
| 68 | 68 | Sunday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 3 | 4 | 30-37 | 6 | 14.0 | Gorman | Lary | 2:30 | 9,555 | - | ||
| 69 | 69 | Monday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 9 | 30-38 | 6 | 14.5 | Howell | Trucks | 2:58 | 8,382 | -- | |||
| 70 | 70 | Tuesday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 6 | 30-39 | 6 | 15.5 | Wilson | Hoeft | 2:27 | 7,971 | --- | |||
| 71 | 71 | Wednesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 6 | 30-40 | 6 | 16.5 | Score | Foytack | 2:38 | 0 | ---- | |||
| 72 | 72 | Wednesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 30-41 | 6 | 16.5 | Wynn | Maas | 2:05 | 33,151 | ----- | |||
| 73 | 73 | Thursday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 13 | 7 | 31-41 | 6 | 16.5 | Lary | Lemon | 2:18 | 5,270 | + | |||
| 74 | 74 | Friday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 14 | 31-42 | 6 | 17.5 | Harshman | Gromek | 2:30 | 30,138 | - | ||
| 75 | 75 | Saturday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 12 | 8 | 32-42 | 6 | 17.5 | Hoeft | Donovan | 2:55 | 12,178 | + | ||
| 76 | 76 | Sunday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 17 | 5 | 33-42 | 5 | 17.0 | Foytack | Wilson | 2:38 | 0 | ++ | ||
| 77 | 77 | Sunday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 6 | 34-42 | 5 | 17.0 | Lary | Pierce | 2:55 | 25,148 | +++ | ||
| 78 | 78 | Thursday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 4 | 2 | 35-42 | 5 | 17.0 | Hoeft | Wiesler | 2:34 | 2,827 | ++++ | ||
| 79 | 79 | Friday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 11 | 12 | 35-43 | 5 | 18.0 | Grob | Maas | Stobbs | 3:35 | 2,690 | - | |
| 80 | 80 | Saturday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 6 | 5 | 36-43 | 5 | 18.0 | Lary | Pascual | Masterson | 3:11 | 2,771 | + | |
| 81 | 81 | Sunday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 7 | 36-44 | 6 | 20.0 | Moore | Garver | 2:58 | 0 | - | ||
| 82 | 82 | Sunday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 6 | 36-45 | 6 | 20.0 | Brown | Trucks | 2:04 | 15,331 | -- | ||
| 83 | 83 | Tuesday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 4 | 36-46 | 6 | 21.0 | Kucks | Hoeft | 2:16 | 26,266 | --- | ||
| 84 | 84 | Wednesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 4 | 37-46 | 6 | 19.0 | Foytack | Sturdivant | 2:40 | 0 | + | ||
| 85 | 85 | Wednesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 38-46 | 6 | 19.0 | Lary | McDermott | 2:35 | 23,169 | ++ | ||
| 86 | 86 | Thursday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 7 | 38-47 | 6 | 20.0 | Byrne | Maas | 2:52 | 11,099 | - | ||
| 87 | 87 | Friday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 9 | 6 | 39-47 | 6 | 20.0 | Trucks | Nixon | 2:57 | 29,806 | + | ||
| 88 | 88 | Saturday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 9 | 39-48 | 6 | 20.5 | Sullivan | Hoeft | 2:20 | 9,937 | - | ||
| 89 | 89 | Sunday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 6 | 8 | 39-49 | 6 | 21.0 | Brewer | Lary | 2:44 | 21,343 | -- | ||
| 90 | 90 | Tuesday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 9 | 7 | 40-49 | 6 | 20.5 | Gromek | Fornieles | 2:21 | 0 | + | |||
| 91 | 91 | Tuesday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 5 | 11 | 40-50 | 6 | 20.5 | Brown | Miller | 2:42 | 33,322 | - | |||
| 92 | 92 | Wednesday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 6 | 2 | 41-50 | 5 | 20.5 | Foytack | Martin | 2:28 | 4,456 | + | |||
| 93 | 93 | Thursday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 6 | 11 | 41-51 | 6 | 21.5 | Wight | Hoeft | Loes | 2:39 | 5,468 | - | ||
| 94 | 94 | Friday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 5 | 4 | 42-51 | 5 | 21.5 | Lary | Wiesler | 2:26 | 17,298 | + | |||
| 95 | 95 | Saturday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 5 | 6 | 42-52 | 6 | 22.5 | Stobbs | Foytack | 2:44 | 7,143 | - | |||
| 96 | 96 | Sunday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 6 | 0 | 43-52 | 5 | 23.0 | Hoeft | Stewart | 2:20 | 0 | + | |||
| 97 | 97 | Sunday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 1 | 4 | 43-53 | 5 | 23.0 | Stone | Bunning | 2:12 | 18,793 | - | |||
| 98 | 98 | Monday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 1 | 44-53 | 5 | 23.0 | Trucks | Sullivan | 2:29 | 7,387 | + | |||
| 99 | 99 | Tuesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 4 | 45-53 | 5 | 22.0 | Lary | Porterfield | 2:05 | 23,036 | ++ | |||
| 100 | 100 | Wednesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 45-54 | 5 | 22.0 | Brewer | Foytack | 2:26 | 9,540 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Thursday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 18 | 45-55 | 5 | 22.0 | Nixon | Miller | 3:00 | 7,786 | -- | |||
| 102 | 102 | Friday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 10 | 4 | 46-55 | 5 | 21.0 | Hoeft | Coleman | 2:58 | 43,478 | + | |||
| 103 | 103 | Saturday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 47-55 | 5 | 20.0 | Aber | Larsen | 2:59 | 24,908 | ++ | |||
| 104 | 104 | Sunday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 8 | 5 | 48-55 | 5 | 19.0 | Bunning | Sturdivant | 3:00 | 30,310 | +++ | |||
| 105 | 105 | Monday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 9 | 0 | 49-55 | 5 | 19.0 | Foytack | Score | 2:44 | 29,813 | ++++ | |||
| 106 | 106 | Tuesday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 5 | 49-56 | 5 | 19.0 | Garcia | Lary | 2:55 | 11,963 | - | |||
| 107 | 107 | Wednesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 8 | 7 | 50-56 | 5 | 19.0 | Bunning | Crimian | 2:42 | 6,133 | + | |||
| 108 | 108 | Thursday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 3 | 5 | 50-57 | 5 | 20.0 | Ditmar | Trucks | 2:09 | 4,485 | - | |||
| 109 | 109 | Friday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 6 | 50-58 | 5 | 21.0 | Donovan | Foytack | 2:30 | 41,673 | -- | |||
| 110 | 110 | Saturday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 1 | 51-58 | 5 | 20.0 | Lary | Wilson | 2:31 | 11,975 | + | |||
| 111 | 111 | Sunday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 52-58 | 5 | 20.5 | Hoeft | Pierce | 2:25 | 23,777 | ++ | |||
| 112 | 112 | Tuesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 4 | 15 | 53-58 | 5 | 20.5 | Bunning | Mossi | 4:32 | 14,148 | +++ | |
| 113 | 113 | Wednesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 1 | 0 | 54-58 | 5 | 20.5 | Lary | Lemon | 2:15 | 11,858 | ++++ | ||
| 114 | 114 | Thursday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 5 | 54-59 | 5 | 20.5 | Score | Hoeft | 2:46 | 7,217 | - | ||
| 115 | 115 | Friday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 54-60 | 5 | 20.5 | Howell | Aber | 2:41 | 12,997 | -- | ||
| 116 | 116 | Saturday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 54-61 | 5 | 22.0 | Keegan | Foytack | 2:26 | 4,508 | --- | ||
| 117 | 117 | Sunday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 11 | 55-61 | 5 | 21.5 | Lary | Harshman | 2:05 | 0 | + | |
| 118 | 118 | Sunday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 4 | 55-62 | 5 | 21.5 | Donovan | Hoeft | 2:15 | 19,163 | - | ||
| 119 | 119 | Tuesday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 8 | 3 | 56-62 | 5 | 20.5 | Gromek | Stewart | 3,264 | + | |||
| 120 | 120 | Wednesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 9 | 5 | 57-62 | 5 | 20.5 | Foytack | Stone | Aber | 2:25 | 3,439 | ++ | |
| 121 | 121 | Thursday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 3 | 57-63 | 5 | 20.0 | Moore | Lary | Brown | 2:21 | 9,366 | - | |
| 122 | 122 | Friday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 1 | 58-63 | 5 | 20.0 | Hoeft | Johnson | 3:01 | 14,421 | + | ||
| 123 | 123 | Saturday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 3 | 59-63 | 5 | 19.0 | Bunning | Ferrarese | 2:40 | 8,160 | ++ | ||
| 124 | 124 | Sunday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 7 | 59-64 | 5 | 19.0 | Sturdivant | Foytack | 2:38 | 0 | - | ||
| 125 | 125 | Sunday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 60-64 | 5 | 19.0 | Gromek | McDermott | 2:57 | 52,708 | + | ||
| 126 | 126 | Tuesday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 3 | 61-64 | 5 | 19.0 | Lary | Parnell | 2:16 | 9,219 | ++ | ||
| 127 | 127 | Wednesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 61-65 | 5 | 20.0 | Brewer | Hoeft | 2:32 | 11,210 | - | ||
| 128 | 128 | Friday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 6 | 1 | 62-65 | 5 | 20.0 | Foytack | Herriage | 2:14 | 26,312 | + | |||
| 129 | 129 | Saturday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 6 | 1 | 63-65 | 5 | 19.0 | Lary | Kretlow | 2:12 | 6,380 | ++ | |||
| 130 | 130 | Sunday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 3 | 1 | 64-65 | 5 | 18.0 | Hoeft | Ditmar | 2:13 | 3,698 | +++ | |||
| 131 | 131 | Monday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 11 | 8 | 65-65 | 5 | 19.0 | Aber | Wilson | 3:13 | 0 | ++++ | ||
| 132 | 132 | Monday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 5 | 65-66 | 5 | 19.0 | Keegan | Gromek | 2:25 | 18,709 | - | ||
| 133 | 133 | Tuesday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 11 | 65-67 | 5 | 19.5 | Donovan | Foytack | 2:30 | 7,838 | -- | ||
| 134 | 134 | Thursday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 6 | 0 | 66-67 | 5 | 19.5 | Lary | Ditmar | 2:10 | 7,644 | + | ||
| 135 | 135 | Friday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 12 | 8 | 67-67 | 5 | 18.5 | Hoeft | Kretlow | 3:12 | 7,212 | ++ | ||
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 2 | 1 | 68-67 | 5 | 18.5 | Foytack | Gorman | 2:10 | 7,427 | +++ | ||
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 7 | 3 | 69-67 | 5 | 18.5 | Trucks | Burnette | 2:52 | 8,490 | ++++ | ||
| 138 | 138 | Tuesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 12 | 0 | 70-67 | 5 | 18.5 | Lary | Stone | 2:15 | 2,481 | +++++ | |||
| 139 | 139 | Wednesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 3 | 2 | 71-67 | 5 | 17.5 | Hoeft | Pascual | 2,911 | ++++++ | ||||
| 140 | 140 | Thursday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 7 | 2 | 72-67 | 5 | 17.5 | Foytack | Stobbs | 2:11 | 2,473 | +++++++ | |||
| 141 | 141 | Friday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 5 | 72-68 | 5 | 18.5 | Larsen | Woodeshick | 2:28 | 11,403 | - | |||
| 142 | 142 | Saturday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 2 | 73-68 | 5 | 17.5 | Lary | Coleman | 2:40 | 25,154 | + | |||
| 143 | 143 | Sunday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 74-68 | 5 | 16.5 | Masterson | Hurd | 2:21 | 0 | ++ | |||
| 144 | 144 | Sunday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 4 | 75-68 | 5 | 16.5 | Bunning | Parnell | 2:34 | 34,174 | +++ | |||
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 6 | 2 | 76-68 | 5 | 16.5 | Foytack | Johnson | 2:26 | 2,223 | ++++ | |||
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 9 | 1 | 77-68 | 5 | 16.0 | Lary | Brown | 2:16 | 1,435 | +++++ | |||
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 5 | 77-69 | 5 | 16.0 | Wynn | Hoeft | 2:28 | 19,199 | - | |||
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 5 | 77-70 | 5 | 17.0 | Score | Foytack | 2:00 | 7,738 | -- | |||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 11 | 1 | 78-70 | 5 | 17.0 | Lary | Lemon | 2:38 | 13,300 | + | |||
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 11 | 14 | 78-71 | 5 | 17.0 | LaPalme | Woodeshick | 2:56 | 2,784 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 3 | 79-71 | 5 | 17.0 | Hoeft | Donovan | 2:18 | 3,420 | + | |||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 80-71 | 5 | 16.0 | Foytack | Harshman | 2:15 | 4,163 | ++ | |||
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 80-72 | 5 | 17.0 | Aguirre | Hoeft | 1:46 | 4,528 | - | ||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 9 | 1 | 81-72 | 5 | 16.0 | Lary | Houtteman | 2:07 | 2,946 | + | ||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 8 | 4 | 82-72 | 5 | 15.0 | Hoeft | Feller | 2:00 | 5,910 | ++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak |
Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.