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| Season Summary | 88-74, Final Rank:3, GB: 10.0 | |
| Days in First | 5 | last on Sunday, Apr 17, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 6 | last on Apr 18, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 1 | last on Saturday, Apr 16, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 13.5 | last on Saturday, Aug 20, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 19 | last on Saturday, Jun 25 |
| Most Games under .500 | never | |
| Longest Winning Streak | 6 | Sunday, Jun 5 to Friday, Jun 10 and Saturday, Jun 18 to Friday, Jun 24 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 6 | Saturday, Jul 16 to Thursday, Jul 21 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 15 | Sunday, Jul 17 |
| Most Runs Scored | 16 | Thursday, Jun 16 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 13 | Friday, Jul 15 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 10 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 11 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Tuesday, Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Lolich | Ford | 2:26 | 40,006 | + | ||
| 2 | 2 | Thursday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 2-0 | 1 | Tied | McLain | Ramos | Sherry | 2:49 | 0 | ++ | |
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 2 | 3-0 | 1 | Tied | Monbouquette | Friend | 2:38 | 13,659 | +++ | ||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 8 | 3 | 4-0 | 1 | up 1.0 | Pena | Duckworth | 2:32 | 36,674 | ++++ | |||
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 7 | 5 | 5-0 | 1 | up 1.0 | Sherry | Kline | Fox | 2:46 | 8,432 | +++++ | ||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 4 | 10 | 5-1 | 1 | Tied | Segui | Aguirre | Kline | 2:41 | 15,495 | - | ||
| 7 | 7 | Tuesday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 7 | 5-2 | 2 | 0.5 | Morehead | Monbouquette | Sanders | 2:24 | 0 | -- | |
| 8 | 8 | Tuesday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 4 | 6-2 | 2 | 0.5 | McLain | Lonborg | Sherry | 3:00 | 25,335 | + | |
| 9 | 9 | Wednesday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 6-3 | 3 | 1.5 | Stephenson | Fox | Radatz | 2:46 | 2,618 | - | |
| 10 | 10 | Saturday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 3 | 5 | 6-4 | 4 | 2.5 | McCormick | Lolich | Cox | 2:22 | 2,901 | -- | |
| 11 | 11 | Sunday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 4 | 0 | 7-4 | 3 | 1.5 | Monbouquette | Richert | 2:30 | 0 | + | ||
| 12 | 12 | Sunday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 4 | 1 | 8-4 | 3 | 1.5 | Sparma | Duckworth | Sherry | 2:48 | 11,259 | ++ | |
| 13 | 13 | Monday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 3 | 0 | 9-4 | 3 | 1.5 | McLain | Boswell | 2:06 | 12,020 | +++ | |||
| 14 | 14 | Thursday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 13 | 5 | 10-4 | 3 | 2.0 | Lolich | Hunter | Pena | 2:39 | 1,292 | ++++ | ||
| 15 | 15 | Friday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 8 | 10-5 | 4 | 2.0 | Bunker | Monbouquette | 2:16 | 13,255 | - | |||
| 16 | 16 | Saturday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 10-6 | 4 | 3.0 | McNally | McLain | Miller | 2:22 | 5,130 | -- | ||
| 17 | 17 | Sunday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 4 | 10-7 | 4 | 4.0 | Barber | Sparma | Hall | 2:26 | 11,719 | --- | ||
| 18 | 18 | Tuesday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 0 | 11-7 | 4 | 3.5 | Lolich | Santiago | 2:25 | 2,744 | + | |||
| 19 | 19 | Wednesday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 7 | 11-8 | 4 | 4.5 | Wilson | Monbouquette | 2:06 | 3,965 | - | |||
| 20 | 20 | Friday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 4 | 4.0 | McLain | Peters | 2:19 | 15,333 | + | ||
| 21 | 21 | Saturday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 1 | 12-9 | 5 | 5.0 | John | Sparma | 2:39 | 6,929 | - | ||
| 22 | 22 | Sunday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13-9 | 3 | 3.5 | Gladding | Locker | 3:04 | 8,239 | + | |
| 23 | 23 | Tuesday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 14-9 | 3 | 3.5 | Lolich | Kralick | Gladding | 2:50 | 4,000 | ++ | |
| 24 | 24 | Friday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 15-9 | 3 | 2.5 | McLain | Horlen | Sherry | 3:05 | 7,565 | +++ | ||
| 25 | 25 | Saturday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 13 | 15-10 | 3 | 3.5 | Peters | Lolich | 2:56 | 8,084 | - | |||
| 26 | 26 | Sunday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 8 | 6 | 16-10 | 3 | 3.0 | Sherry | Fisher | 3:30 | 13,602 | + | |||
| 27 | 27 | Tuesday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 2 | 17-10 | 3 | 3.0 | McLain | Peterson | 2:15 | 9,935 | ++ | |||
| 28 | 28 | Wednesday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 7 | 17-11 | 3 | 3.0 | Stottlemyre | Lolich | 2:33 | 14,010 | - | |||
| 29 | 29 | Friday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 8 | 17-12 | 3 | 3.0 | Bunker | Sparma | Watt | 2:53 | 0 | -- | |
| 30 | 30 | Friday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 9 | 5 | 18-12 | 3 | 3.0 | Monbouquette | McNally | Sherry | 2:45 | 26,094 | + | |
| 31 | 31 | Saturday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 5 | 19-12 | 2 | 2.0 | McLain | Miller | 2:50 | 24,946 | ++ | ||
| 32 | 32 | Sunday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 2 | 20-12 | 2 | 2.5 | Lolich | Bertaina | Podres | 2:07 | 16,694 | +++ | |
| 33 | 33 | Tuesday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 6 | 21-12 | 2 | 2.5 | Pena | Hargan | Sherry | 3:06 | 0 | ++++ | ||
| 34 | 34 | Tuesday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 2 | 21-13 | 2 | 2.5 | Tiant | Aguirre | 2:32 | 32,787 | - | |||
| 35 | 35 | Wednesday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 13 | 21-14 | 2 | 3.5 | Kelley | McLain | 3:05 | 25,383 | -- | |||
| 36 | 36 | Thursday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 8 | 21-15 | 2 | 4.5 | Bell | Podres | McMahon | 3:00 | 10,352 | --- | ||
| 37 | 37 | Friday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 2 | 3 | 21-16 | 3 | 5.5 | Lopez | Monbouquette | Lee | 2:53 | 9,112 | ---- | ||
| 38 | 38 | Saturday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 5 | 4 | 22-16 | 3 | 5.5 | Podres | Chance | Lolich | 2:48 | 13,346 | + | ||
| 39 | 39 | Sunday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 1 | 2 | 22-17 | 3 | 5.0 | Brunet | Aguirre | 2:20 | 52,315 | - | |||
| 40 | 40 | Monday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 5 | 2 | 23-17 | 3 | 3.5 | McLain | Dobson | 2:35 | 8,039 | + | ||
| 41 | 41 | Tuesday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 1 | 7 | 23-18 | 3 | 4.5 | Talbot | Monbouquette | Krausse | 2:36 | 5,488 | - | |
| 42 | 42 | Wednesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 9 | 4 | 24-18 | 3 | 3.5 | Podres | Boswell | Sherry | 2:55 | 17,045 | + | |
| 43 | 43 | Thursday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 7 | 6 | 25-18 | 3 | 2.5 | Gladding | Siebler | 2:57 | 7,940 | ++ | ||
| 44 | 44 | Friday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 1 | 0 | 26-18 | 3 | 2.5 | Aguirre | Lopez | Sherry | 2:26 | 19,321 | +++ | |
| 45 | 45 | Saturday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 4 | 26-19 | 3 | 3.5 | Brunet | McLain | 2:28 | 18,118 | - | ||
| 46 | 46 | Sunday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 8 | 4 | 27-19 | 3 | 2.0 | Wickersham | Chance | 2:25 | 0 | + | ||
| 47 | 47 | Sunday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 1 | 28-19 | 3 | 2.0 | Sparma | Reed | Pena | 2:59 | 26,008 | ++ | |
| 48 | 48 | Tuesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 2 | 1 | 29-19 | 3 | 1.0 | Lolich | McMahon | Podres | 2:36 | 11,166 | +++ | ||
| 49 | 49 | Wednesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 30-19 | 3 | 1.5 | Sherry | McMahon | 2:56 | 9,254 | ++++ | ||
| 50 | 50 | Thursday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 9 | 1 | 31-19 | 3 | 1.5 | Wickersham | Santiago | 2:48 | 6,507 | +++++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Friday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 2 | 32-19 | 3 | 1.5 | Aguirre | Bouton | 2:20 | 29,674 | ++++++ | |||
| 52 | 52 | Saturday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 6 | 32-20 | 3 | 1.5 | Peterson | Sparma | Reniff | 2:40 | 17,104 | - | ||
| 53 | 53 | Sunday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 5 | 33-20 | 3 | 2.0 | McLain | Stottlemyre | Sherry | 2:22 | 0 | + | ||
| 54 | 54 | Sunday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 10 | 12 | 33-21 | 3 | 2.0 | Hamilton | Lolich | Reniff | 3:20 | 41,421 | - | ||
| 55 | 55 | Monday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 4 | 3 | 34-21 | 3 | 2.0 | Wickersham | Cox | Podres | 2:58 | 11,138 | + | ||
| 56 | 56 | Tuesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 2 | 3 | 34-22 | 3 | 3.0 | Ortega | Monbouquette | Lines | 2:45 | 9,226 | - | ||
| 57 | 57 | Wednesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 11 | 7 | 35-22 | 3 | 3.0 | Gladding | McMahon | Sherry | 3:23 | 8,385 | + | |
| 58 | 58 | Thursday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 16 | 4 | 36-22 | 3 | 2.0 | McLain | Sheldon | 2:46 | 4,050 | ++ | ||
| 59 | 59 | Friday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 36-23 | 3 | 3.0 | Stottlemyre | Wilson | 2:16 | 18,357 | - | ||
| 60 | 60 | Saturday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 37-23 | 3 | 3.0 | Monbouquette | Ramos | Sherry | 2:56 | 26,565 | + | |
| 61 | 61 | Sunday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 38-23 | 2 | 2.5 | Wickersham | Bouton | 2:19 | 61,071 | ++ | ||
| 62 | 62 | Tuesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 5 | 2 | 39-23 | 2 | 2.0 | McLain | Segui | 2:48 | 7,541 | +++ | ||
| 63 | 63 | Wednesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 12 | 2 | 40-23 | 2 | 2.0 | Lolich | Ortega | 3:05 | 8,933 | ++++ | ||
| 64 | 64 | Thursday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 6 | 1 | 41-23 | 2 | 2.0 | Wilson | McCormick | Sherry | 2:51 | 6,327 | +++++ | |
| 65 | 65 | Friday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 2 | 1 | 42-23 | 2 | 1.5 | Sherry | Merritt | 2:21 | 0 | ++++++ | |||
| 66 | 66 | Friday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 9 | 42-24 | 2 | 1.5 | Pascual | Aguirre | Cimino | 2:39 | 41,082 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Saturday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 1 | 0 | 43-24 | 2 | 1.5 | Sherry | Roggenburk | 2:14 | 13,795 | + | |||
| 68 | 68 | Sunday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 5 | 7 | 43-25 | 2 | 3.0 | Boswell | Sparma | Worthington | 3:06 | 0 | - | ||
| 69 | 69 | Sunday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 7 | 43-26 | 2 | 3.0 | Perry | Lolich | 3:04 | 31,942 | -- | |||
| 70 | 70 | Tuesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 15 | 3 | 44-26 | 2 | 2.5 | Wilson | Wright | Podres | 2:43 | 16,393 | + | |
| 71 | 71 | Wednesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 6 | 44-27 | 2 | 3.5 | Brunet | Wickersham | Rojas | 2:45 | 16,377 | - | |
| 72 | 72 | Friday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 8 | 5 | 45-27 | 2 | 5.0 | McLain | Stafford | Sherry | 2:56 | 0 | + | ||
| 73 | 73 | Friday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 4 | 6 | 45-28 | 2 | 5.0 | Hunter | Lolich | Aker | 2:52 | 15,898 | - | ||
| 74 | 74 | Saturday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 7 | 3 | 46-28 | 2 | 5.5 | Wilson | Lindblad | Sherry | 2:57 | 11,200 | + | ||
| 75 | 75 | Sunday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 0 | 3 | 46-29 | 2 | 7.0 | Krausse | Wickersham | Aker | 2:35 | 0 | - | ||
| 76 | 76 | Sunday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 4 | 10 | 46-30 | 2 | 7.0 | Nash | Aguirre | Grilli | 3:04 | 31,542 | -- | ||
| 77 | 77 | Monday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 6 | 11 | 46-31 | 2 | 7.0 | Wright | Sherry | Rojas | 3:10 | 9,002 | --- | ||
| 78 | 78 | Tuesday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 3 | 4 | 46-32 | 2 | 7.5 | Chance | McLain | Burdette | 2:49 | 10,015 | ---- | ||
| 79 | 79 | Wednesday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 0 | 1 | 10 | 46-33 | 2 | 8.0 | Brunet | Sherry | Sanford | 3:15 | 12,261 | ----- | |
| 80 | 80 | Thursday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 4 | 3 | 47-33 | 2 | 7.5 | Wickersham | Grant | Gladding | 2:51 | 24,604 | + | |
| 81 | 81 | Friday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 6 | 47-34 | 2 | 8.5 | Kaat | Lolich | 2:33 | 22,808 | - | ||
| 82 | 82 | Saturday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 8 | 1 | 48-34 | 2 | 8.0 | McLain | Merritt | 2:03 | 20,215 | + | ||
| 83 | 83 | Sunday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 4 | 48-35 | 2 | 8.0 | Boswell | Wilson | Cimino | 2:27 | 19,861 | - | |
| 84 | 84 | Thursday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 49-35 | 2 | 7.0 | Wilson | Barber | Pena | 2:37 | 30,571 | + | ||
| 85 | 85 | Friday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 8 | 5 | 13 | 50-35 | 2 | 6.0 | Monbouquette | Miller | 3:50 | 43,647 | ++ | ||
| 86 | 86 | Saturday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 8 | 50-36 | 2 | 7.0 | McNally | McLain | 2:36 | 29,767 | - | |||
| 87 | 87 | Sunday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 7 | 50-37 | 2 | 8.0 | Kelley | Aguirre | Radatz | 2:49 | 0 | -- | ||
| 88 | 88 | Sunday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 15 | 50-38 | 2 | 8.0 | O'Donoghue | Sparma | 2:49 | 39,244 | --- | |||
| 89 | 89 | Tuesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 13 | 50-39 | 2 | 9.5 | Watt | Wilson | 2:45 | 24,261 | ---- | ||
| 90 | 90 | Wednesday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 7 | 10 | 50-40 | 2 | 10.5 | Brabender | McLain | Drabowsky | 3:05 | 28,203 | ----- | |
| 91 | 91 | Thursday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 6 | 50-41 | 2 | 11.5 | McNally | Monbouquette | Fisher | 2:41 | 29,107 | ------ | |
| 92 | 92 | Friday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 10 | 5 | 51-41 | 2 | 11.5 | Lolich | Bell | Pena | 3:13 | 18,567 | + | |
| 93 | 93 | Saturday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 6 | 51-42 | 2 | 12.5 | Tiant | Aguirre | 2:46 | 14,120 | - | ||
| 94 | 94 | Sunday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 3 | 51-43 | 2 | 12.0 | Hargan | McLain | 2:08 | 0 | -- | ||
| 95 | 95 | Sunday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 52-43 | 2 | 12.0 | Sherry | Kelley | 2:20 | 20,862 | + | |
| 96 | 96 | Tuesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 53-43 | 2 | 11.0 | Lolich | Horlen | Wickersham | 2:56 | 16,487 | ++ | |
| 97 | 97 | Wednesday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 5 | 53-44 | 2 | 12.0 | Buzhardt | Wilson | 2:25 | 15,047 | - | ||
| 98 | 98 | Thursday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 53-45 | 2 | 12.5 | Lamabe | McLain | Locker | 2:11 | 12,895 | -- | |
| 99 | 99 | Friday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 1 | 4 | 53-46 | 2 | 13.5 | Krausse | Podres | Aker | 2:05 | 12,302 | --- | |
| 100 | 100 | Saturday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 1 | 2 | 53-47 | 2 | 13.5 | Odom | Lolich | Stock | 2:20 | 19,907 | ---- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Sunday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 5 | 4 | 54-47 | 2 | 13.0 | Gladding | Grzenda | Sherry | 2:28 | 0 | + | |
| 102 | 102 | Sunday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 7 | 1 | 55-47 | 2 | 13.0 | Wilson | Blanco | 2:26 | 20,260 | ++ | ||
| 103 | 103 | Tuesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 0 | 56-47 | 2 | 13.0 | McLain | Buzhardt | 2:12 | 23,552 | +++ | |||
| 104 | 104 | Wednesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 57-47 | 2 | 12.5 | Lolich | Howard | 2:13 | 0 | ++++ | |||
| 105 | 105 | Wednesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 6 | 57-48 | 2 | 12.5 | Locker | Sherry | 2:40 | 19,740 | - | |||
| 106 | 106 | Friday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 2 | 0 | 58-48 | 2 | 11.0 | Wilson | Bennett | 2:11 | 12,386 | + | |||
| 107 | 107 | Saturday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 8 | 58-49 | 2 | 12.0 | Stange | McLain | 2:35 | 14,903 | - | |||
| 108 | 108 | Sunday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 9 | 2 | 59-49 | 2 | 11.5 | Monbouquette | Lonborg | Pena | 2:23 | 0 | + | ||
| 109 | 109 | Sunday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 6 | 7 | 10 | 59-50 | 2 | 11.5 | Osinski | Pena | Lonborg | 3:16 | 24,051 | - | |
| 110 | 110 | Monday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 5 | 3 | 12 | 60-50 | 2 | 11.0 | Wickersham | Humphreys | Lolich | 3:09 | 6,266 | + |
| 111 | 111 | Tuesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 8 | 3 | 61-50 | 2 | 10.0 | Wilson | Kreutzer | Sherry | 2:33 | 4,060 | ++ | |
| 112 | 112 | Wednesday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 3 | 6 | 12 | 61-51 | 2 | 11.0 | Ortega | Wickersham | 3:12 | 6,034 | - | |
| 113 | 113 | Friday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 9 | 13 | 61-52 | 2 | 12.0 | Brandon | Monbouquette | McMahon | 3:20 | 14,663 | -- | |
| 114 | 114 | Saturday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 13 | 1 | 62-52 | 2 | 12.0 | Wilson | Santiago | 2:41 | 10,003 | + | ||
| 115 | 115 | Sunday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 8 | 62-53 | 2 | 13.5 | Bennett | McLain | Santiago | 2:40 | 0 | - | |
| 116 | 116 | Sunday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 62-54 | 2 | 13.5 | Stange | Sparma | 2:28 | 20,112 | -- | ||
| 117 | 117 | Monday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 5 | 63-54 | 2 | 13.5 | Lolich | Stottlemyre | Sherry | 2:36 | 15,256 | + | ||
| 118 | 118 | Tuesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 64-54 | 2 | 13.5 | Monbouquette | Reniff | 2:32 | 17,395 | ++ | |||
| 119 | 119 | Wednesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 2 | 65-54 | 2 | 13.5 | Wilson | Bouton | 2:05 | 18,823 | +++ | |||
| 120 | 120 | Friday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 10 | 4 | 66-54 | 2 | 12.5 | Lolich | Brabender | 2:39 | 35,504 | ++++ | |||
| 121 | 121 | Saturday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 8 | 66-55 | 2 | 13.5 | McNally | McLain | 2:31 | 21,235 | - | |||
| 122 | 122 | Sunday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 9 | 4 | 67-55 | 2 | 12.5 | Wilson | Bunker | 2:30 | 30,146 | + | |||
| 123 | 123 | Tuesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 12 | 67-56 | 2 | 12.5 | Peters | Sherry | 2:51 | 10,848 | - | ||
| 124 | 124 | Wednesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 2 | 68-56 | 2 | 11.5 | Lolich | John | Pena | 2:34 | 9,876 | + | ||
| 125 | 125 | Thursday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 8 | 0 | 69-56 | 2 | 11.5 | McLain | Horlen | 2:10 | 10,229 | ++ | |||
| 126 | 126 | Friday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 6 | 69-57 | 2 | 12.5 | Reniff | Aguirre | 2:36 | 14,856 | - | ||
| 127 | 127 | Saturday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 11 | 69-58 | 2 | 12.5 | Bouton | Podres | 2:21 | 13,757 | -- | ||
| 128 | 128 | Sunday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 8 | 69-59 | 2 | 12.5 | Peterson | Lolich | 2:32 | 22,797 | --- | ||
| 129 | 129 | Monday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 3 | 70-59 | 2 | 11.5 | McLain | McNally | 3:09 | 22,941 | + | ||
| 130 | 130 | Tuesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 71-59 | 2 | 10.5 | Wilson | Watt | Pena | 2:33 | 28,207 | ++ | |
| 131 | 131 | Wednesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 6 | 7 | 12 | 71-60 | 2 | 12.0 | Wilhelm | Pena | 3:31 | 0 | - | |
| 132 | 132 | Wednesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 71-61 | 2 | 12.0 | Peters | Podres | 2:12 | 19,304 | -- | ||
| 133 | 133 | Thursday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 5 | 10 | 72-61 | 2 | 11.0 | Sherry | Buzhardt | 2:59 | 11,622 | + | |
| 134 | 134 | Friday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 73-61 | 2 | 9.5 | McLain | Bell | 2:45 | 0 | ++ | ||
| 135 | 135 | Friday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 5 | 10 | 74-61 | 2 | 9.5 | Gladding | Radatz | Sherry | 3:21 | 10,257 | +++ |
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 8 | 1 | 75-61 | 2 | 9.5 | Wilson | Kelley | 2:36 | 5,829 | ++++ | ||
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 12 | 76-61 | 2 | 9.5 | Pena | McDowell | 3:14 | 6,845 | +++++ | |
| 138 | 138 | Monday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 4 | 6 | 76-62 | 2 | 10.5 | McCormick | Lolich | 2:55 | 0 | - | |||
| 139 | 139 | Monday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 7 | 4 | 77-62 | 2 | 10.5 | Podres | Kreutzer | 2:30 | 14,546 | + | |||
| 140 | 140 | Tuesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 8 | 2 | 78-62 | 2 | 10.5 | McLain | Moore | 2:29 | 5,278 | ++ | |||
| 141 | 141 | Wednesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 4 | 0 | 79-62 | 2 | 10.5 | Wilson | Ortega | 2:20 | 7,409 | +++ | |||
| 142 | 142 | Friday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 79-63 | 2 | 10.5 | Stock | Lolich | 3:00 | 6,746 | - | |
| 143 | 143 | Saturday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 0 | 5 | 79-64 | 2 | 10.5 | Nash | McLain | Aker | 2:59 | 13,068 | -- | |
| 144 | 144 | Sunday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 1 | 5 | 79-65 | 3 | 10.5 | Krausse | Wilson | 2:19 | 8,553 | --- | ||
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 6 | 5 | 80-65 | 2 | 9.5 | Lolich | Kaat | Sherry | 2:20 | 8,125 | + | ||
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 3 | 2 | 81-65 | 2 | 9.0 | McLain | Perry | 2:22 | 5,774 | ++ | |||
| 147 | 147 | Thursday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 8 | 5 | 82-65 | 2 | 9.5 | Wickersham | Pleis | 2:42 | 4,337 | +++ | |||
| 148 | 148 | Friday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 83-65 | 2 | 8.5 | Aguirre | Bell | 2:22 | 10,061 | ++++ | |||
| 149 | 149 | Saturday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 6 | 83-66 | 2 | 8.5 | Hargan | Lolich | 2:24 | 8,817 | - | |||
| 150 | 150 | Sunday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 83-67 | 2 | 8.5 | Tiant | Sherry | 3:05 | 11,466 | -- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Wednesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 2 | 1 | 84-67 | 2 | 9.5 | Pena | Chance | 2:18 | 4,699 | + | |||
| 152 | 152 | Thursday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 3 | 5 | 84-68 | 2 | 10.0 | Kelso | Lolich | Lee | 3:13 | 0 | - | ||
| 153 | 153 | Thursday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 7 | 0 | 85-68 | 2 | 10.0 | Podres | Rubio | 2:06 | 3,865 | + | |||
| 154 | 154 | Friday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 12 | 85-69 | 2 | 10.0 | Grant | McLain | 2:52 | 6,670 | - | ||
| 155 | 155 | Saturday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 8 | 1 | 86-69 | 2 | 10.0 | Wickersham | Merritt | 2:26 | 11,706 | + | ||
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 0 | 1 | 86-70 | 2 | 10.0 | Kaat | Wilson | 1:56 | 16,637 | - | ||
| 157 | 157 | Monday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 2 | 1 | 87-70 | 2 | 9.5 | McLain | Lee | Sherry | 2:17 | 7,447 | + | |
| 158 | 158 | Tuesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 6 | 87-71 | 2 | 10.0 | Brunet | Lolich | 2:20 | 8,369 | - | ||
| 159 | 159 | Wednesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 88-71 | 2 | 9.5 | Sherry | Lee | 2:37 | 8,847 | + | |
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 5 | 8 | 88-72 | 2 | 9.0 | Aker | Aguirre | 3:15 | 4,491 | - | |||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 2 | 5 | 88-73 | 3 | 9.5 | Nash | McLain | 2:37 | 3,445 | -- | |||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 5 | 7 | 88-74 | 3 | 10.0 | Hunter | Podres | Lindblad | 2:20 | 5,364 | --- | ||
| 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.