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85-77, Finished 4th in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Chuck Dressen (85-77)
Scored 699 runs, Allowed 678 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-79
Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 816,139 (6th of 10)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 96
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| Season Summary | 85-77, Final Rank:4, GB: 14.0 | |
| Days in First | 2 | last on Wednesday, Apr 29, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 3 | last on Apr 29, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 15.5 | last on Friday, Aug 14, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 10 | last on Thursday, Oct 1 |
| Most Games under .500 | 9 | last on Sunday, Jun 7 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 7 | Tuesday, Aug 4 to Sunday, Aug 9 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 6 | Friday, May 29 to Friday, Jun 5 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 14 | Saturday, Jul 25 |
| Most Runs Scored | 16 | Tuesday, Jun 9 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 13 | Wednesday, Aug 5 and Saturday, Aug 8 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 6 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 11 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Tuesday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 7 | 3 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Regan | Pena | 2:19 | D | 35,733 | + | |||
| 2 | 2 | Friday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | LAA | L | 3 | 8 | 1-1 | 5 | 1.5 | Chance | Lary | 2:35 | D | 4,851 | - | |||
| 3 | 3 | Saturday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | LAA | W | 3 | 2 | 2-1 | 3 | 1.5 | Lolich | McBride | Egan | 2:12 | D | 3,373 | + | ||
| 4 | 4 | Sunday, Apr 19 (1) | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 3 | 12 | 2-2 | 3 | 1.0 | Pascual | Regan | 2:39 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 5 | 5 | Sunday, Apr 19 (2) | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 3 | 1 | 3-2 | 3 | 1.0 | Wickersham | Roland | 2:15 | D | 14,061 | + | |||
| 6 | 6 | Tuesday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | W | 6 | 4 | 4-2 | 2 | 0.5 | Sherry | Osinski | Regan | 3:23 | N | 13,640 | ++ | |
| 7 | 7 | Wednesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | L | 2 | 3 | 4-3 | 3 | 1.0 | Spring | Wickersham | 2:33 | N | 5,682 | - | ||
| 8 | 8 | Friday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 0 | 5-3 | 3 | 0.5 | Lolich | Stigman | 2:26 | D | 6,169 | + | ||
| 9 | 9 | Saturday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 2 | 6-3 | 2 | 0.5 | Wickersham | Pascual | Sherry | 2:36 | D | 15,412 | ++ | |
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6-4 | 2 | 0.5 | Kaat | Regan | 3:03 | D | 14,675 | - | |
| 11 | 11 | Tuesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 1 | 5 | 6-5 | 3 | 0.5 | Segui | Lary | 2:36 | N | 3,142 | -- | ||
| 12 | 12 | Wednesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7-5 | 1 | Tied | Sherry | Wyatt | 2:35 | N | 4,489 | + | |
| 13 | 13 | Thursday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 3 | 10 | 7-6 | 2 | 1.0 | Pena | Lolich | 2:26 | D | 3,673 | - | ||
| 14 | 14 | Saturday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 0 | 8-6 | 3 | 1.0 | Wickersham | Monbouquette | 2:11 | D | 8,340 | + | ||
| 15 | 15 | Sunday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 7 | 11 | 8-7 | 3 | 1.5 | Radatz | Navarro | 3:06 | D | 11,337 | - | ||
| 16 | 16 | Tuesday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8-8 | 5 | 2.0 | Hamilton | Sherry | 2:35 | N | 12,867 | -- | |
| 17 | 17 | Wednesday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 3 | 9-8 | 3 | 2.0 | Wickersham | Monbouquette | Sherry | 2:40 | N | 10,543 | + | ||
| 18 | 18 | Thursday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 7 | 9-9 | 4 | 3.0 | Lamabe | Regan | 2:22 | D | 3,642 | - | |||
| 19 | 19 | Friday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9-10 | 5 | 3.5 | Miller | Sherry | 3:21 | N | 9,305 | -- | ||
| 20 | 20 | Saturday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 6 | 7 | 9-11 | 6 | 3.5 | Haddix | Sherry | Hall | 2:57 | D | 4,431 | --- | ||
| 21 | 21 | Sunday, May 10 (1) | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 9-12 | 8 | 5.0 | Pappas | Wickersham | Hall | 2:28 | D | 0 | ---- | ||
| 22 | 22 | Sunday, May 10 (2) | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 7 | 9-13 | 8 | 5.0 | Bunker | Rakow | 2:19 | D | 13,440 | ----- | |||
| 23 | 23 | Tuesday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 2 | 10-13 | 6 | 4.0 | Lolich | Meyer | 2:14 | N | 18,688 | + | |||
| 24 | 24 | Wednesday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | NYY | T | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10-13 | 6 | 4.5 | 1:23 | N | 12,017 | + | ||||
| 25 | 25 | Thursday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 3 | 11-13 | 6 | 3.5 | Regan | Bouton | Lolich | 2:50 | D | 7,511 | ++ | ||
| 26 | 26 | Friday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 6 | 10 | 11-14 | 6 | 4.5 | Bell | Wickersham | Siebert | 3:13 | N | 16,768 | - | ||
| 27 | 27 | Saturday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 11-15 | 6 | 5.5 | Kralick | Rakow | 2:20 | D | 6,166 | -- | |||
| 28 | 28 | Sunday, May 17 (1) | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 12-15 | 6 | 4.0 | Aguirre | John | Sherry | 2:19 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 29 | 29 | Sunday, May 17 (2) | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 1 | 13-15 | 6 | 4.0 | Lolich | Grant | 1:51 | D | 22,260 | ++ | |||
| 30 | 30 | Monday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 7 | 6 | 14-15 | 6 | 3.5 | Regan | Kline | Sherry | 2:56 | N | 4,280 | +++ | |
| 31 | 31 | Tuesday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 5 | 2 | 15-15 | 6 | 3.5 | Wickersham | Narum | 2:20 | N | 4,306 | ++++ | ||
| 32 | 32 | Wednesday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 3 | 10 | 15-16 | 6 | 4.0 | Osteen | Rakow | Cheney | 2:39 | N | 6,407 | - | |
| 33 | 33 | Thursday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 2 | 8 | 15-17 | 6 | 5.0 | Daniels | Hamilton | 2:07 | N | 4,947 | -- | ||
| 34 | 34 | Friday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 5 | 15-18 | 6 | 6.0 | Kralick | Lolich | McMahon | 2:32 | N | 11,924 | --- | |
| 35 | 35 | Saturday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 9 | 11 | 15-19 | 7 | 6.5 | Grant | Regan | Siebert | 3:05 | D | 4,479 | ---- | |
| 36 | 36 | Sunday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 5 | 16-19 | 7 | 6.5 | Wickersham | Ramos | Sherry | 2:50 | D | 12,981 | + | |
| 37 | 37 | Monday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 3 | 17-19 | 7 | 6.0 | Rakow | Barber | 2:47 | N | 7,092 | ++ | ||
| 38 | 38 | Tuesday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 17-20 | 7 | 6.5 | Bunker | Lolich | Miller | 2:21 | N | 10,683 | - | |
| 39 | 39 | Wednesday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 3 | 18-20 | 7 | 6.0 | Rakow | McNally | 2:39 | N | 9,068 | + | ||
| 40 | 40 | Friday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 4 | 18-21 | 7 | 6.5 | Buzhardt | Wickersham | 2:35 | N | 17,961 | - | |||
| 41 | 41 | Saturday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 10 | 18-22 | 7 | 7.5 | Horlen | Aguirre | Wilhelm | 2:35 | D | 11,543 | -- | ||
| 42 | 42 | Sunday, May 31 (1) | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 5 | 18-23 | 7 | 9.5 | Kreutzer | Lolich | Wilhelm | 2:38 | D | 0 | --- | ||
| 43 | 43 | Sunday, May 31 (2) | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 8 | 18-24 | 7 | 9.5 | Peters | Rakow | 2:15 | D | 17,057 | ---- | |||
| 44 | 44 | Wednesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 2 | 6 | 18-25 | 7 | 11.0 | Osteen | Wickersham | 2:19 | N | 4,351 | ----- | |||
| 45 | 45 | Friday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 18-26 | 7 | 11.0 | Pizarro | Lolich | Mossi | 2:44 | N | 33,824 | ------ | |
| 46 | 46 | Saturday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 19-26 | 7 | 11.0 | Sherry | Fisher | Lolich | 2:24 | D | 9,661 | + | |
| 47 | 47 | Sunday, Jun 7 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 8 | 19-27 | 7 | 12.0 | Talbot | Regan | Wilhelm | 2:50 | D | 0 | - | |
| 48 | 48 | Sunday, Jun 7 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 19-28 | 7 | 12.0 | Horlen | Aguirre | 2:17 | D | 36,313 | -- | ||
| 49 | 49 | Monday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 10 | 5 | 20-28 | 7 | 11.5 | Wickersham | Roland | Sherry | 2:41 | N | 7,935 | + | ||
| 50 | 50 | Tuesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 16 | 1 | 21-28 | 7 | 11.5 | McLain | Kaat | 2:50 | N | 9,631 | ++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Wednesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 5 | 4 | 22-28 | 7 | 11.5 | Lolich | Stange | Sherry | 2:28 | N | 9,136 | +++ | ||
| 52 | 52 | Thursday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 4 | 22-29 | 7 | 11.5 | Stigman | Rakow | Shifflett | 2:43 | D | 5,650 | - | ||
| 53 | 53 | Saturday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | LAA | W | 8 | 5 | 23-29 | 7 | 9.5 | Wickersham | Smith | 2:23 | D | 6,944 | + | |||
| 54 | 54 | Sunday, Jun 14 (1) | boxscore | DET | LAA | W | 6 | 5 | 24-29 | 7 | 8.5 | Rakow | Lee | Fox | 2:44 | D | 0 | ++ | ||
| 55 | 55 | Sunday, Jun 14 (2) | boxscore | DET | LAA | W | 6 | 4 | 25-29 | 7 | 8.5 | Lolich | Latman | Fox | 2:19 | D | 16,233 | +++ | ||
| 56 | 56 | Tuesday, Jun 16 (1) | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 4 | 7 | 25-30 | 7 | 9.0 | Segui | Aguirre | 2:25 | N | 0 | - | |||
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 16 (2) | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 0 | 6 | 25-31 | 7 | 9.0 | Bowsfield | Regan | 1:56 | N | 15,338 | -- | |||
| 58 | 58 | Wednesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 26-31 | 7 | 9.0 | Fox | Wyatt | 2:52 | N | 8,510 | + | ||
| 59 | 59 | Thursday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 2 | 3 | 26-32 | 7 | 9.0 | Pfister | Rakow | 2:11 | D | 4,658 | - | |||
| 60 | 60 | Friday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 6 | 7 | 26-33 | 7 | 10.5 | Arrigo | Sherry | 2:57 | N | 24,905 | -- | ||
| 61 | 61 | Saturday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 8 | 7 | 27-33 | 7 | 10.5 | Fox | Shifflett | Rakow | 3:30 | D | 18,592 | + | |
| 62 | 62 | Sunday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 4 | 2 | 28-33 | 7 | 9.5 | Wickersham | Stigman | Rakow | 2:16 | D | 25,711 | ++ | |
| 63 | 63 | Tuesday, Jun 23 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 1 | 2 | 28-34 | 7 | 10.0 | O'Donoghue | Sparma | Wyatt | 2:28 | N | 0 | - | |
| 64 | 64 | Tuesday, Jun 23 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 9 | 3 | 29-34 | 7 | 10.0 | Lolich | Pfister | 2:30 | N | 11,957 | + | ||
| 65 | 65 | Wednesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 9 | 5 | 30-34 | 6 | 10.0 | Sherry | Pfister | 2:40 | N | 8,411 | ++ | ||
| 66 | 66 | Friday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 1 | 0 | 11 | 31-34 | 7 | 10.5 | Wickersham | Mikkelsen | Fox | 3:20 | N | 27,816 | +++ |
| 67 | 67 | Saturday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 31-35 | 7 | 11.5 | Stafford | Gladding | 3:05 | D | 17,224 | - | |
| 68 | 68 | Sunday, Jun 28 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 6 | 8 | 31-36 | 7 | 12.0 | Williams | Sherry | Mikkelsen | 2:57 | D | 0 | -- | |
| 69 | 69 | Sunday, Jun 28 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 5 | 32-36 | 7 | 12.0 | Sparma | Sheldon | 2:47 | N | 35,383 | + | ||
| 70 | 70 | Monday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 3 | 5 | 32-37 | 8 | 13.0 | Osteen | Regan | 2:25 | N | 4,762 | - | ||
| 71 | 71 | Tuesday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 5 | 6 | 32-38 | 7 | 13.0 | Ridzik | Lolich | 2:34 | N | 5,408 | -- | ||
| 72 | 72 | Wednesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 33-38 | 6 | 13.0 | Aguirre | John | 1:46 | N | 11,299 | + | |||
| 73 | 73 | Thursday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 9 | 1 | 34-38 | 5 | 12.0 | Lolich | Ramos | 2:31 | N | 10,176 | ++ | |||
| 74 | 74 | Friday, Jul 3 (1) | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 1 | 3 | 12 | 34-39 | 5 | 12.5 | Kline | Fox | 3:10 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 75 | 75 | Friday, Jul 3 (2) | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 2 | 1 | 35-39 | 5 | 12.5 | Regan | Stenhouse | 2:15 | N | 11,658 | + | |||
| 76 | 76 | Saturday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 5 | 3 | 36-39 | 5 | 12.0 | Wickersham | Osteen | Aguirre | 2:40 | D | 8,481 | ++ | ||
| 77 | 77 | Sunday, Jul 5 (1) | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 7 | 6 | 37-39 | 5 | 10.5 | Gladding | Ridzik | Sherry | 2:30 | D | 0 | +++ | ||
| 78 | 78 | Sunday, Jul 5 (2) | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 3 | 0 | 38-39 | 5 | 10.5 | Sparma | Koch | 2:04 | D | 13,564 | ++++ | |||
| 79 | 79 | Thursday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 3 | 39-39 | 5 | 11.0 | Wickersham | Monbouquette | Sherry | 2:02 | N | 12,377 | +++++ | ||
| 80 | 80 | Friday, Jul 10 (1) | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 6 | 7 | 39-40 | 5 | 10.5 | Radatz | Fox | Heffner | 2:39 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 81 | 81 | Friday, Jul 10 (2) | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 3 | 40-40 | 5 | 10.5 | Rakow | Morehead | 2:57 | N | 21,842 | + | |||
| 82 | 82 | Saturday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 1 | 41-40 | 5 | 10.5 | Sparma | Earley | 2:52 | D | 7,127 | ++ | |||
| 83 | 83 | Sunday, Jul 12 (1) | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 4 | 41-41 | 5 | 10.5 | Haddix | Aguirre | Miller | 2:34 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 84 | 84 | Sunday, Jul 12 (2) | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 42-41 | 5 | 10.5 | Sherry | Miller | 2:51 | D | 19,982 | + | ||
| 85 | 85 | Monday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 43-41 | 5 | 9.5 | Gladding | Hall | 2:55 | N | 8,185 | ++ | ||
| 86 | 86 | Tuesday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | W | 4 | 3 | 44-41 | 5 | 8.5 | Rakow | Belinsky | Sherry | 2:45 | N | 9,242 | +++ | |
| 87 | 87 | Wednesday, Jul 15 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | L | 4 | 5 | 44-42 | 5 | 9.5 | Latman | Sparma | Lee | 2:20 | N | 0 | - | |
| 88 | 88 | Wednesday, Jul 15 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | L | 0 | 1 | 44-43 | 5 | 9.5 | Chance | Regan | 2:11 | N | 11,860 | -- | ||
| 89 | 89 | Friday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 5 | 44-44 | 5 | 10.5 | Roberts | Wickersham | 2:41 | N | 22,629 | --- | ||
| 90 | 90 | Saturday, Jul 18 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 6 | 44-45 | 5 | 10.5 | Pappas | Aguirre | 2:23 | N | 0 | ---- | ||
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 18 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 0 | 45-45 | 5 | 10.5 | Lolich | Vineyard | 2:23 | N | 24,957 | + | ||
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 5 | 45-46 | 6 | 11.5 | Bunker | McLain | Miller | 2:36 | D | 7,172 | - | |
| 93 | 93 | Monday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 5 | 46-46 | 5 | 11.0 | Sherry | Heffner | Gladding | 2:52 | N | 24,247 | + | |
| 94 | 94 | Tuesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 7 | 46-47 | 6 | 10.5 | Monbouquette | McLain | Lamabe | 2:29 | N | 12,515 | - | |
| 95 | 95 | Wednesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 6 | 47-47 | 5 | 10.5 | Rakow | Wilson | Sherry | 2:41 | N | 10,330 | + | |
| 96 | 96 | Thursday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 47-48 | 5 | 10.5 | Morehead | Sparma | Radatz | 3:02 | D | 8,187 | - | |
| 97 | 97 | Friday, Jul 24 (1) | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 10 | 5 | 48-48 | 6 | 11.5 | Sherry | Hamilton | 2:58 | N | 0 | + | |||
| 98 | 98 | Friday, Jul 24 (2) | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 6 | 48-49 | 6 | 11.5 | Reniff | Lolich | Terry | 2:35 | N | 51,044 | - | ||
| 99 | 99 | Saturday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 14 | 48-50 | 6 | 12.5 | Bouton | Wickersham | 2:49 | D | 21,077 | -- | |||
| 100 | 100 | Sunday, Jul 26 (1) | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 6 | 11 | 48-51 | 7 | 13.5 | Downing | Rakow | Mikkelsen | 3:10 | D | 0 | --- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Sunday, Jul 26 (2) | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 48-52 | 7 | 13.5 | Daley | McLain | Hamilton | 2:25 | D | 42,273 | ---- | ||
| 102 | 102 | Tuesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 3 | 49-52 | 7 | 13.0 | Lolich | Horlen | 2:19 | N | 14,008 | + | |||
| 103 | 103 | Wednesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 50-52 | 6 | 13.0 | Gladding | Baumann | 2:25 | N | 13,503 | ++ | |||
| 104 | 104 | Thursday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 2 | 50-53 | 6 | 13.5 | Peters | Wickersham | 2:00 | D | 7,924 | - | |||
| 105 | 105 | Friday, Jul 31 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 12 | 50-54 | 7 | 14.0 | Bell | Rakow | 2:54 | N | 0 | -- | ||
| 106 | 106 | Friday, Jul 31 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 50-55 | 7 | 14.0 | Ramos | Sparma | McMahon | 2:36 | N | 25,571 | --- | |
| 107 | 107 | Saturday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 2 | 1 | 51-55 | 6 | 14.0 | Gladding | Stange | 2:44 | D | 4,379 | + | ||
| 108 | 108 | Sunday, Aug 2 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 6 | 51-56 | 7 | 15.5 | McDowell | Rakow | 2:36 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 109 | 109 | Sunday, Aug 2 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 11 | 51-57 | 7 | 15.5 | Tiant | Sparma | 2:58 | D | 8,980 | -- | |
| 110 | 110 | Tuesday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 52-57 | 7 | 15.0 | Wickersham | Peters | Gladding | 2:24 | N | 22,474 | + | |
| 111 | 111 | Wednesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 13 | 53-57 | 6 | 14.0 | Navarro | Pizarro | 3:10 | N | 17,740 | ++ | |
| 112 | 112 | Thursday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 54-57 | 6 | 13.5 | Lolich | Horlen | Gladding | 2:47 | N | 14,250 | +++ | |
| 113 | 113 | Friday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 5 | 2 | 55-57 | 5 | 13.5 | Regan | Bowsfield | 2:44 | N | 13,939 | ++++ | |||
| 114 | 114 | Saturday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 4 | 3 | 13 | 56-57 | 5 | 13.5 | Gladding | Sanders | 3:46 | D | 6,337 | +++++ | ||
| 115 | 115 | Sunday, Aug 9 (1) | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 4 | 2 | 57-57 | 5 | 12.5 | Navarro | Pena | 2:54 | D | 0 | ++++++ | |||
| 116 | 116 | Sunday, Aug 9 (2) | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 5 | 2 | 58-57 | 5 | 12.5 | McLain | Drabowsky | Fox | 2:10 | D | 46,342 | +++++++ | ||
| 117 | 117 | Tuesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 3 | 5 | 58-58 | 5 | 13.5 | Worthington | Aguirre | 2:44 | N | 14,646 | - | ||
| 118 | 118 | Wednesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 6 | 2 | 59-58 | 5 | 13.5 | Lolich | Grant | 2:42 | N | 15,003 | + | ||
| 119 | 119 | Thursday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 3 | 6 | 59-59 | 5 | 14.5 | Pascual | Wickersham | Klippstein | 3:01 | D | 7,934 | - | |
| 120 | 120 | Friday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 4 | 5 | 59-60 | 5 | 15.5 | Pena | Regan | Stock | 2:45 | N | 4,573 | -- | |
| 121 | 121 | Saturday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 5 | 1 | 60-60 | 5 | 14.5 | McLain | Segui | 2:24 | N | 6,821 | + | ||
| 122 | 122 | Sunday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 11 | 5 | 61-60 | 4 | 13.5 | Wickersham | O'Donoghue | 2:24 | D | 9,174 | ++ | ||
| 123 | 123 | Tuesday, Aug 18 (1) | boxscore | DET | LAA | L | 0 | 1 | 61-61 | 4 | 14.0 | Chance | Aguirre | 1:57 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 124 | 124 | Tuesday, Aug 18 (2) | boxscore | DET | LAA | W | 1 | 0 | 62-61 | 4 | 14.0 | Lolich | Newman | 1:47 | N | 29,911 | + | |||
| 125 | 125 | Wednesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | LAA | W | 5 | 2 | 63-61 | 4 | 13.0 | Sparma | Gatewood | Gladding | 2:16 | N | 9,876 | ++ | ||
| 126 | 126 | Thursday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | LAA | L | 3 | 4 | 63-62 | 4 | 13.5 | Osinski | McLain | 2:41 | N | 2,173 | - | |||
| 127 | 127 | Friday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 4 | 1 | 64-62 | 4 | 13.0 | Wickersham | Stigman | 2:43 | N | 14,012 | + | |||
| 128 | 128 | Sunday, Aug 23 (1) | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 5 | 6 | 64-63 | 4 | 13.5 | Worthington | Gladding | 3:15 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 129 | 129 | Sunday, Aug 23 (2) | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 5 | 2 | 65-63 | 4 | 13.5 | Aguirre | Grant | 1:50 | D | 17,601 | + | |||
| 130 | 130 | Tuesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 11 | 6 | 66-63 | 4 | 12.5 | Rakow | Ritchie | 2:48 | N | 12,692 | ++ | ||
| 131 | 131 | Wednesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 1 | 67-63 | 4 | 11.5 | Wickersham | Heffner | 2:38 | N | 21,989 | +++ | ||
| 132 | 132 | Thursday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 68-63 | 4 | 11.0 | Fox | Radatz | Gladding | 2:42 | D | 7,440 | ++++ | |
| 133 | 133 | Friday, Aug 28 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | W | 12 | 1 | 69-63 | 4 | 10.0 | Aguirre | Newman | 2:26 | N | 0 | +++++ | ||
| 134 | 134 | Friday, Aug 28 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | W | 8 | 7 | 70-63 | 4 | 10.0 | Fox | Duliba | 3:20 | N | 8,190 | ++++++ | ||
| 135 | 135 | Saturday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | L | 2 | 3 | 70-64 | 4 | 11.0 | Chance | Gladding | 2:25 | N | 17,781 | - | ||
| 136 | 136 | Sunday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | LAA | L | 4 | 5 | 70-65 | 4 | 11.0 | McBride | Wickersham | Lee | 2:21 | D | 5,294 | -- | |
| 137 | 137 | Tuesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 0 | 71-65 | 4 | 10.0 | Lolich | Herbert | 2:29 | N | 19,337 | + | ||
| 138 | 138 | Wednesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 7 | 71-66 | 4 | 11.0 | Peters | Aguirre | 2:30 | N | 17,587 | - | ||
| 139 | 139 | Friday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 1 | 0 | 72-66 | 4 | 10.5 | Wickersham | Osteen | Gladding | 1:53 | N | 3,833 | + | |
| 140 | 140 | Saturday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 4 | 0 | 73-66 | 4 | 10.5 | Lolich | Narum | 2:04 | D | 1,903 | ++ | ||
| 141 | 141 | Sunday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 9 | 3 | 74-66 | 4 | 10.0 | Aguirre | Kreutzer | 2:25 | D | 3,420 | +++ | ||
| 142 | 142 | Monday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 7 | 74-67 | 4 | 10.0 | McDowell | McLain | 2:20 | N | 10,109 | - | ||
| 143 | 143 | Wednesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 0 | 75-67 | 4 | 9.5 | Lolich | Ford | 2:23 | N | 24,525 | + | |||
| 144 | 144 | Thursday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 75-68 | 4 | 10.5 | Downing | Aguirre | 2:08 | D | 7,697 | - | |||
| 145 | 145 | Friday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 5 | 4 | 76-68 | 4 | 10.0 | Wickersham | Kline | 2:33 | N | 7,113 | + | |||
| 146 | 146 | Saturday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 77-68 | 4 | 10.0 | Gladding | Duckworth | 3:00 | D | 4,122 | ++ | ||
| 147 | 147 | Sunday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 1 | 5 | 77-69 | 4 | 10.0 | Osteen | Regan | 2:09 | D | 5,721 | - | |||
| 148 | 148 | Tuesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 77-70 | 4 | 10.5 | Wilhelm | Wickersham | 2:28 | N | 5,988 | -- | ||
| 149 | 149 | Wednesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 4 | 77-71 | 4 | 10.5 | Peters | Lolich | Fisher | 2:18 | D | 2,584 | --- | ||
| 150 | 150 | Friday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 77-72 | 4 | 11.5 | Kralick | Aguirre | Donovan | 2:40 | N | 5,193 | ---- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Sunday, Sep 20 (1) | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 5 | 78-72 | 4 | 12.5 | Gladding | Bell | 2:58 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 152 | 152 | Sunday, Sep 20 (2) | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 7 | 78-73 | 4 | 12.5 | Tiant | Wickersham | 2:34 | D | 8,276 | - | |||
| 153 | 153 | Tuesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 2 | 1 | 79-73 | 4 | 13.0 | Rakow | Pappas | Navarro | 2:28 | D | 1,535 | + | ||
| 154 | 154 | Wednesday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 10 | 3 | 80-73 | 4 | 13.5 | Seale | Vineyard | Fox | 2:46 | D | 2,057 | ++ | ||
| 155 | 155 | Friday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 81-73 | 4 | 13.5 | Wickersham | Wilson | 2:14 | D | 837 | +++ | |||
| 156 | 156 | Saturday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 6 | 82-73 | 4 | 13.5 | Lolich | Radatz | Gladding | 2:58 | D | 3,656 | ++++ | ||
| 157 | 157 | Sunday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 0 | 83-73 | 4 | 12.5 | Sparma | Monbouquette | 2:11 | D | 4,170 | +++++ | |||
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Sep 30 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 6 | 7 | 83-74 | 4 | 14.5 | Terry | Lolich | Ramos | 2:48 | N | 0 | - | |
| 159 | 159 | Wednesday, Sep 30 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 8 | 11 | 83-75 | 4 | 14.5 | Bouton | Fox | Ramos | 3:15 | N | 15,243 | -- | |
| 160 | 160 | Thursday, Oct 1 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 2 | 84-75 | 4 | 12.5 | Lolich | Stottlemyre | 2:17 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 161 | 161 | Thursday, Oct 1 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 2 | 85-75 | 4 | 12.5 | McLain | Sheldon | 2:15 | D | 7,233 | ++ | ||
| 162 | 162 | Friday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 10 | 85-76 | 4 | 13.5 | Roberts | Sparma | Haddix | 2:20 | N | 4,539 | - | |
| 163 | 163 | Saturday, Oct 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 6 | 7 | 10 | 85-77 | 4 | 14.5 | Hall | Gladding | 2:37 | D | 7,532 | -- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |