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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1967 / 1969
103-59, Finished 1st in American League (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Mayo Smith (103-59)
Scored 671 runs, Allowed 492 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 103-59
Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 2,031,847 (1st of 10)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 104
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Won World Series (4-3) over St. Louis Cardinals |
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| Season Summary | 103-59, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0 | |
| Days in First | 136 | last on Sunday, Sep 29, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 158 | last on Sep 29, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 13.5 | last on Wednesday, Sep 25, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 2.5 | last on Monday, May 6, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 47 | last on Wednesday, Sep 25 |
| Most Games under .500 | 1 | last on Wednesday, Apr 10 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 11 | Monday, Sep 9 to Saturday, Sep 21 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 4 | Friday, Aug 23 to Sunday, Aug 25 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 12 | Sunday, Jun 30 |
| Most Runs Scored | 14 | Monday, Jun 24 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 19 | Friday, Aug 23 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 13 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 19 | |
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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 | Wednesday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 7 | 0-1 | 6 | 1.0 | Ellsworth | Wilson | 2:44 | D | 41,429 | - | |||
| 2 | 2 | Thursday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 4 | 1.0 | Warden | Wyatt | 2:36 | N | 6,142 | + | |||
| 3 | 3 | Saturday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 2-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Patterson | Peters | Lasher | 3:18 | D | 10,147 | ++ | ||
| 4 | 4 | Sunday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3-1 | 2 | 1.0 | Lasher | Locker | 3:06 | D | 8,744 | +++ | ||
| 5 | 5 | Tuesday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 9 | 2 | 4-1 | 2 | 1.0 | Wilson | Culp | 3:08 | D | 32,849 | ++++ | ||
| 6 | 6 | Wednesday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5-1 | 2 | 1.0 | Warden | Fisher | 3:09 | D | 9,970 | +++++ | ||
| 7 | 7 | Thursday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 0 | 6-1 | 1 | Tied | Sparma | Hargan | 2:38 | D | 9,753 | ++++++ | |||
| 8 | 8 | Saturday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7-1 | 1 | up 1.0 | Warden | Wood | Ribant | 2:52 | D | 4,067 | +++++++ |
| 9 | 9 | Sunday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 8-1 | 1 | up 1.5 | Wilson | Horlen | 2:14 | D | 0 | ++++++++ | ||
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 2 | 9-1 | 1 | up 1.5 | McLain | Carlos | 2:37 | D | 11,543 | +++++++++ | ||
| 11 | 11 | Wednesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 2 | 9-2 | 1 | up 2.0 | Hargan | Sparma | 2:16 | N | 4,636 | - | ||
| 12 | 12 | Friday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 5 | 9-3 | 1 | up 1.5 | Stottlemyre | Wilson | 2:22 | N | 12,836 | -- | ||
| 13 | 13 | Saturday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 0 | 10-3 | 1 | up 1.5 | McLain | Peterson | 2:09 | D | 11,078 | + | ||
| 14 | 14 | Sunday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 10-4 | 1 | up 2.0 | Monbouquette | Sparma | Hamilton | 2:20 | D | 0 | - | |
| 15 | 15 | Sunday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 11-4 | 1 | up 2.0 | Hiller | Womack | Lasher | 2:46 | D | 38,734 | + | |
| 16 | 16 | Monday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 12-4 | 1 | up 2.0 | Lolich | Aker | 2:30 | N | 9,125 | ++ | |||
| 17 | 17 | Tuesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 1 | 3 | 12-5 | 1 | up 1.0 | Lindblad | Wilson | 2:40 | N | 8,791 | - | |||
| 18 | 18 | Wednesday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 3 | 2 | 13-5 | 1 | up 1.5 | McLain | Merritt | 2:02 | N | 17,523 | + | |||
| 19 | 19 | Thursday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13-6 | 1 | up 0.5 | Chance | Ribant | Worthington | 3:13 | N | 16,801 | - | |
| 20 | 20 | Friday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 5 | 6 | 13-7 | 2 | 0.5 | Hamilton | Lolich | Ellis | 3:38 | N | 16,242 | -- | ||
| 21 | 21 | Saturday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 2 | 7 | 13-8 | 2 | 1.5 | McGlothlin | Wilson | 2:44 | D | 8,997 | --- | |||
| 22 | 22 | Sunday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 5 | 2 | 14-8 | 2 | 1.5 | McLain | Brunet | 2:25 | D | 14,125 | + | |||
| 23 | 23 | Monday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 4 | 14-9 | 2 | 2.5 | Leonhard | Sparma | 2:28 | N | 8,000 | - | ||
| 24 | 24 | Tuesday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 2 | 1 | 15-9 | 2 | 1.5 | Lolich | Phoebus | Warden | 2:21 | N | 15,215 | + | |
| 25 | 25 | Wednesday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 1 | 16-9 | 2 | 0.5 | Wilson | McNally | Warden | 2:30 | N | 12,031 | ++ | |
| 26 | 26 | Friday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 12 | 1 | 17-9 | 1 | up 0.5 | McLain | Moore | 2:35 | N | 9,504 | +++ | ||
| 27 | 27 | Saturday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 12 | 2 | 18-9 | 1 | up 1.5 | Sparma | Bertaina | 2:32 | D | 3,435 | ++++ | ||
| 28 | 28 | Sunday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 3 | 6 | 18-10 | 1 | up 2.0 | Coleman | Patterson | 2:27 | N | 13,200 | - | ||
| 29 | 29 | Tuesday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 4 | 0 | 19-10 | 1 | up 2.0 | Wilson | McNally | 2:13 | N | 18,123 | + | |||
| 30 | 30 | Wednesday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 8 | 10 | 19-11 | 1 | up 1.5 | Watt | McLain | 2:48 | N | 20,358 | - | |||
| 31 | 31 | Friday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 7 | 3 | 20-11 | 1 | up 2.0 | Sparma | Jones | 2:30 | N | 18,168 | + | |||
| 32 | 32 | Saturday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 4 | 8 | 20-12 | 1 | up 2.0 | Bertaina | Lolich | 2:48 | D | 13,887 | - | |||
| 33 | 33 | Sunday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 5 | 4 | 21-12 | 1 | up 2.0 | Lasher | Jones | Hiller | 2:38 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 34 | 34 | Sunday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 7 | 0 | 22-12 | 1 | up 2.0 | Cain | Pascual | Lasher | 2:30 | D | 45,491 | ++ | ||
| 35 | 35 | Monday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23-12 | 1 | up 2.5 | McLain | Merritt | 2:21 | N | 10,007 | +++ | |
| 36 | 36 | Tuesday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 3 | 23-13 | 1 | up 2.0 | Chance | Sparma | 2:17 | N | 9,024 | - | ||
| 37 | 37 | Wednesday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 3 | 4 | 23-14 | 1 | up 2.0 | Perranoski | Lasher | Worthington | 2:41 | N | 13,972 | -- | |
| 38 | 38 | Friday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | T | 2 | 2 | 7 | 23-14 | 1 | up 2.0 | 1:45 | N | 9,378 | -- | |||
| 39 | 39 | Saturday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 24-14 | 1 | up 2.0 | McLain | Krausse | 2:16 | N | 29,484 | + | ||
| 40 | 40 | Sunday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 6 | 7 | 10 | 24-15 | 1 | up 1.0 | Lindblad | Hiller | 3:17 | D | 14,587 | - | |
| 41 | 41 | Monday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24-16 | 1 | up 0.5 | Wright | Patterson | 3:33 | N | 8,712 | -- | |
| 42 | 42 | Tuesday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 1 | 25-16 | 1 | up 0.5 | Hiller | Brunet | 2:40 | N | 19,601 | + | ||
| 43 | 43 | Wednesday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 3 | 0 | 26-16 | 1 | up 1.5 | McLain | McGlothlin | 2:11 | N | 13,840 | ++ | ||
| 44 | 44 | Thursday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 7 | 3 | 27-16 | 1 | up 1.5 | Sparma | Clark | Lasher | 2:58 | D | 14,890 | +++ | |
| 45 | 45 | Friday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 1 | 0 | 28-16 | 1 | up 2.5 | Lolich | Stottlemyre | 2:25 | N | 31,155 | ++++ | |||
| 46 | 46 | Saturday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 29-16 | 1 | up 3.5 | Lasher | Womack | 2:34 | D | 11,237 | +++++ | |||
| 47 | 47 | Sunday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 29-17 | 1 | up 3.0 | Verbanic | Warden | 2:12 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 48 | 48 | Sunday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 8 | 1 | 30-17 | 1 | up 3.0 | Hiller | Barber | 2:19 | D | 43,912 | + | |||
| 49 | 49 | Monday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 30-18 | 1 | up 2.0 | Santiago | Sparma | Lyle | 3:01 | D | 17,552 | - | |
| 50 | 50 | Tuesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 2 | 30-19 | 1 | up 2.5 | Bell | Lolich | Lyle | 2:18 | D | 0 | -- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Tuesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 2 | 0 | 31-19 | 1 | up 2.5 | Dobson | Waslewski | 2:17 | N | 31,698 | + | ||
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 32-19 | 1 | up 2.5 | McLain | Landis | Patterson | 2:46 | D | 22,385 | ++ | |
| 53 | 53 | Thursday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 3 | 33-19 | 1 | up 2.5 | Sparma | Stange | Lasher | 2:12 | D | 16,513 | +++ | |
| 54 | 54 | Friday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 4 | 34-19 | 1 | up 3.5 | Lasher | Paul | 3:15 | N | 31,646 | ++++ | |||
| 55 | 55 | Saturday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 35-19 | 1 | up 4.5 | Lolich | McDowell | 2:05 | N | 28,100 | +++++ | |||
| 56 | 56 | Sunday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 2 | 35-20 | 1 | up 3.5 | Tiant | McLain | 1:55 | D | 52,938 | - | |||
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 3 | 1 | 36-20 | 1 | up 4.5 | Dobson | Chance | Patterson | 2:22 | N | 0 | + | ||
| 58 | 58 | Tuesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 3 | 2 | 37-20 | 1 | up 4.5 | Hiller | Worthington | 2:52 | N | 26,662 | ++ | |||
| 59 | 59 | Wednesday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 2 | 1 | 38-20 | 1 | up 5.0 | Lolich | Kaat | 2:14 | N | 20,082 | +++ | |||
| 60 | 60 | Thursday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 3 | 1 | 39-20 | 1 | up 5.5 | McLain | Merritt | 2:10 | D | 13,880 | ++++ | |||
| 61 | 61 | Friday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 5 | 14 | 40-20 | 1 | up 6.5 | Hiller | Priddy | 4:12 | N | 18,520 | +++++ | |
| 62 | 62 | Saturday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 7 | 40-21 | 1 | up 6.5 | John | Sparma | Wood | 2:45 | D | 9,326 | - | |
| 63 | 63 | Sunday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 40-22 | 1 | up 7.5 | Wilhelm | Lolich | Wood | 2:30 | D | 0 | -- | |
| 64 | 64 | Sunday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 1 | 41-22 | 1 | up 7.5 | McLain | Carlos | Dobson | 2:23 | D | 21,853 | + | |
| 65 | 65 | Tuesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 2 | 1 | 42-22 | 1 | up 8.0 | Wilson | Santiago | Dobson | 2:45 | N | 25,140 | ++ | ||
| 66 | 66 | Wednesday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 5 | 8 | 42-23 | 1 | up 7.5 | Landis | Sparma | Stange | 3:07 | D | 30,573 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Thursday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 1 | 43-23 | 1 | up 8.5 | McLain | Ellsworth | 2:22 | N | 30,977 | + | |||
| 68 | 68 | Friday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 13 | 43-24 | 1 | up 7.5 | Fisher | Dobson | 3:28 | N | 20,341 | - | |
| 69 | 69 | Saturday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 2 | 43-25 | 1 | up 6.5 | Hargan | Wilson | Williams | 2:17 | D | 11,433 | -- | |
| 70 | 70 | Sunday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 3 | 43-26 | 1 | up 6.5 | Tiant | Hiller | 2:29 | D | 0 | --- | ||
| 71 | 71 | Sunday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 1 | 44-26 | 1 | up 6.5 | Sparma | McDowell | Dobson | 2:51 | D | 44,245 | + | |
| 72 | 72 | Monday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 14 | 3 | 45-26 | 1 | up 7.5 | McLain | Paul | 2:39 | N | 12,808 | ++ | ||
| 73 | 73 | Tuesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 5 | 46-26 | 1 | up 7.5 | Ribant | Monbouquette | Dobson | 3:13 | N | 17,117 | +++ | |
| 74 | 74 | Friday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 47-26 | 1 | up 8.0 | Lasher | Wood | 2:28 | D | 37,433 | ++++ | |||
| 75 | 75 | Saturday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 48-26 | 1 | up 8.5 | McLain | Carlos | 1:50 | N | 34,001 | +++++ | |||
| 76 | 76 | Sunday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 12 | 48-27 | 1 | up 7.5 | John | Sparma | 2:50 | D | 45,114 | - | |||
| 77 | 77 | Monday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 5 | 1 | 49-27 | 1 | up 7.5 | Lolich | Brunet | 2:15 | N | 24,659 | + | |||
| 78 | 78 | Tuesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 3 | 1 | 50-27 | 1 | up 8.5 | Wilson | Murphy | 2:15 | N | 17,892 | ++ | |||
| 79 | 79 | Wednesday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 5 | 2 | 51-27 | 1 | up 8.5 | McLain | McGlothlin | 2:34 | N | 23,109 | +++ | |||
| 80 | 80 | Thursday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 13 | 10 | 52-27 | 1 | up 8.5 | Ribant | Burgmeier | Hiller | 3:00 | D | 18,186 | ++++ | ||
| 81 | 81 | Friday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 8 | 5 | 53-27 | 1 | up 8.5 | Lolich | Hunter | Dobson | 2:47 | N | 24,434 | +++++ | ||
| 82 | 82 | Saturday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 1 | 4 | 53-28 | 1 | up 8.5 | Dobson | Wilson | 2:41 | D | 26,008 | - | |||
| 83 | 83 | Sunday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 54-28 | 1 | up 9.5 | McLain | Sprague | 1:56 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 84 | 84 | Sunday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 7 | 6 | 55-28 | 1 | up 9.5 | Sparma | Nash | Lolich | 2:50 | N | 36,685 | ++ | ||
| 85 | 85 | Thursday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 5 | 55-29 | 1 | up 9.5 | Perranoski | Hiller | 2:34 | N | 25,330 | - | ||
| 86 | 86 | Friday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 1 | 56-29 | 1 | up 9.5 | McLain | Kaat | 2:29 | N | 27,342 | + | ||
| 87 | 87 | Saturday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 6 | 7 | 14 | 56-30 | 1 | up 8.5 | Roland | Ribant | 4:41 | N | 26,079 | - | |
| 88 | 88 | Sunday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 7 | 56-31 | 1 | up 7.5 | Ellis | Wilson | Locke | 2:28 | D | 19,971 | -- | |
| 89 | 89 | Monday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 4 | 56-32 | 1 | up 6.5 | Brunet | Lolich | 2:07 | N | 22,098 | --- | ||
| 90 | 90 | Tuesday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 0 | 57-32 | 1 | up 6.5 | McLain | Dobson | 2:28 | N | 15,587 | + | ||
| 91 | 91 | Wednesday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 3 | 57-33 | 1 | up 6.5 | Hunter | Sparma | 1:57 | N | 12,130 | - | ||
| 92 | 92 | Thursday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 3 | 1 | 58-33 | 1 | up 7.0 | Wilson | Krausse | 2:22 | D | 11,856 | + | ||
| 93 | 93 | Friday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 59-33 | 1 | up 7.5 | Dobson | Drabowsky | 2:59 | N | 53,208 | ++ | |||
| 94 | 94 | Saturday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 5 | 59-34 | 1 | up 6.5 | McNally | McLain | O'Donoghue | 2:54 | D | 31,748 | - | ||
| 95 | 95 | Sunday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 5 | 59-35 | 1 | up 5.5 | Hardin | Wilson | 2:48 | D | 0 | -- | |||
| 96 | 96 | Sunday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 4 | 59-36 | 1 | up 5.5 | Phoebus | Dobson | Brabender | 2:59 | D | 48,568 | --- | ||
| 97 | 97 | Tuesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 6 | 4 | 60-36 | 1 | up 6.0 | McLain | Ortega | Warden | 3:25 | N | 12,368 | + | |
| 98 | 98 | Wednesday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 3 | 6 | 60-37 | 1 | up 5.0 | Hannan | Lolich | Moore | 2:45 | N | 7,065 | - | |
| 99 | 99 | Thursday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 4 | 1 | 7 | 61-37 | 1 | up 5.5 | Sparma | Howard | 1:59 | N | 6,754 | + | |
| 100 | 100 | Friday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 1 | 62-37 | 1 | up 6.5 | Wilson | Hardin | Patterson | 2:46 | N | 35,627 | ++ | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Saturday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 9 | 0 | 63-37 | 1 | up 7.5 | McLain | Phoebus | 2:26 | N | 45,729 | +++ | ||
| 102 | 102 | Sunday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 5 | 63-38 | 1 | up 6.5 | McNally | Lolich | 2:21 | N | 25,872 | - | ||
| 103 | 103 | Monday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 7 | 63-39 | 1 | up 7.0 | Verbanic | Sparma | McDaniel | 2:58 | N | 31,231 | -- | ||
| 104 | 104 | Tuesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 0 | 64-39 | 1 | up 7.0 | Wilson | Stottlemyre | Patterson | 2:40 | N | 33,308 | + | ||
| 105 | 105 | Wednesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 4 | 0 | 65-39 | 1 | up 7.0 | McLain | Bertaina | 2:05 | N | 37,453 | ++ | |||
| 106 | 106 | Thursday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 3 | 9 | 65-40 | 1 | up 6.0 | Coleman | Dobson | 2:46 | N | 18,278 | - | |||
| 107 | 107 | Friday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 6 | 5 | 66-40 | 1 | up 6.0 | McMahon | Miller | Patterson | 2:58 | N | 24,514 | + | |
| 108 | 108 | Saturday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 0 | 4 | 66-41 | 1 | up 6.0 | Chance | Wilson | 2:14 | D | 22,828 | - | ||
| 109 | 109 | Sunday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 2 | 1 | 67-41 | 1 | up 6.0 | McLain | Kaat | 2:18 | D | 28,911 | + | ||
| 110 | 110 | Tuesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 2 | 1 | 17 | 68-41 | 1 | up 7.0 | Wyatt | Paul | 4:28 | N | 0 | ++ | ||
| 111 | 111 | Tuesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 2 | 69-41 | 1 | up 7.0 | Lolich | Williams | Wyatt | 2:33 | N | 48,413 | +++ | ||
| 112 | 112 | Wednesday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 1 | 70-41 | 1 | up 6.5 | Wilson | McDowell | Patterson | 2:35 | N | 30,402 | ++++ | ||
| 113 | 113 | Thursday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 13 | 1 | 71-41 | 1 | up 6.5 | McLain | Siebert | 2:26 | N | 23,904 | +++++ | |||
| 114 | 114 | Friday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 71-42 | 1 | up 5.5 | Stange | Dobson | 2:33 | N | 41,674 | - | |||
| 115 | 115 | Saturday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 3 | 72-42 | 1 | up 5.5 | Lolich | Landis | 3:09 | D | 27,964 | + | |||
| 116 | 116 | Sunday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 14 | 73-42 | 1 | up 7.0 | Lolich | Stange | 4:23 | D | 0 | ++ | ||
| 117 | 117 | Sunday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 5 | 74-42 | 1 | up 7.0 | Warden | Stephenson | 2:37 | D | 49,087 | +++ | |||
| 118 | 118 | Monday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 3 | 75-42 | 1 | up 7.0 | McLain | Romo | 2:24 | N | 15,919 | ++++ | ||
| 119 | 119 | Tuesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 1 | 75-43 | 1 | up 6.0 | Siebert | Dobson | 2:18 | N | 16,319 | - | ||
| 120 | 120 | Wednesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 0 | 76-43 | 1 | up 7.0 | Lolich | Tiant | 2:45 | N | 17,312 | + | ||
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 0 | 77-43 | 1 | up 8.0 | McLain | Lonborg | 2:36 | D | 35,323 | ++ | ||
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 10 | 9 | 11 | 78-43 | 1 | up 8.0 | McMahon | Stange | Wyatt | 3:53 | D | 28,778 | +++ |
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 4 | 78-44 | 1 | up 7.0 | Pizarro | Wilson | 2:22 | D | 31,428 | - | ||
| 124 | 124 | Tuesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 0 | 79-44 | 1 | up 7.0 | Hiller | Fisher | 2:09 | N | 0 | + | |||
| 125 | 125 | Tuesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 10 | 79-45 | 1 | up 7.0 | Peters | McLain | 2:19 | N | 48,814 | - | |||
| 126 | 126 | Wednesday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 80-45 | 1 | up 7.0 | Patterson | Wood | 2:39 | N | 29,540 | + | ||
| 127 | 127 | Thursday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 2 | 81-45 | 1 | up 7.5 | Lolich | Ribant | McMahon | 2:43 | N | 25,931 | ++ | ||
| 128 | 128 | Friday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 81-46 | 1 | up 7.5 | Bahnsen | Wilson | 2:23 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 129 | 129 | Friday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | T | 3 | 3 | 19 | 81-46 | 1 | up 7.5 | 5:04 | N | 33,880 | - | |||
| 130 | 130 | Saturday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 81-47 | 1 | up 6.5 | Stottlemyre | McLain | 2:03 | D | 28,840 | -- | ||
| 131 | 131 | Sunday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 6 | 81-48 | 1 | up 5.0 | Colavito | Patterson | McDaniel | 3:04 | D | 0 | --- | |
| 132 | 132 | Sunday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 81-49 | 1 | up 5.0 | Hamilton | Lolich | 3:22 | D | 31,291 | ---- | ||
| 133 | 133 | Monday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 0 | 82-49 | 1 | up 5.5 | Wilson | Carlos | 2:27 | N | 42,808 | + | ||
| 134 | 134 | Tuesday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 82-50 | 1 | up 4.0 | Wood | Hiller | 2:34 | N | 10,656 | - | ||
| 135 | 135 | Wednesday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 6 | 1 | 83-50 | 1 | up 5.0 | McLain | Burgmeier | 2:24 | N | 35,740 | + | |||
| 136 | 136 | Thursday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 2 | 0 | 84-50 | 1 | up 6.0 | Lolich | Brunet | 2:16 | D | 23,964 | ++ | |||
| 137 | 137 | Friday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 9 | 1 | 85-50 | 1 | up 7.0 | Wilson | Phoebus | 2:28 | N | 53,575 | +++ | |||
| 138 | 138 | Saturday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 5 | 85-51 | 1 | up 6.0 | McNally | Hiller | 2:43 | D | 28,974 | - | |||
| 139 | 139 | Sunday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 7 | 3 | 86-51 | 1 | up 7.0 | McLain | Hardin | 2:37 | D | 41,698 | + | |||
| 140 | 140 | Monday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 4 | 86-52 | 1 | up 7.0 | Nash | Lolich | 2:36 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 141 | 141 | Monday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 87-52 | 1 | up 7.0 | Dobson | Segui | 3:16 | D | 20,464 | + | |
| 142 | 142 | Tuesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 6 | 3 | 88-52 | 1 | up 8.0 | Dobson | Sprague | 2:53 | N | 5,955 | ++ | ||
| 143 | 143 | Wednesday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 2 | 89-52 | 1 | up 8.0 | Hiller | Dobson | Dobson | 2:19 | N | 3,388 | +++ | |
| 144 | 144 | Friday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 8 | 3 | 90-52 | 1 | up 9.0 | McLain | Kaat | 2:22 | D | 42,269 | ++++ | |||
| 145 | 145 | Saturday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 2 | 90-53 | 1 | up 8.0 | Worthington | Dobson | 2:39 | D | 35,814 | - | |||
| 146 | 146 | Sunday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 3 | 90-54 | 1 | up 7.0 | Chance | Wilson | 2:04 | D | 27,777 | -- | |||
| 147 | 147 | Monday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 6 | 0 | 91-54 | 1 | up 8.0 | Lolich | Bennett | 2:10 | N | 10,299 | + | ||
| 148 | 148 | Tuesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 7 | 2 | 92-54 | 1 | up 8.5 | McLain | Messersmith | 2:32 | N | 22,618 | ++ | ||
| 149 | 149 | Wednesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 8 | 2 | 93-54 | 1 | up 8.0 | Hiller | Brunet | 2:25 | N | 9,261 | +++ | ||
| 150 | 150 | Friday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 3 | 0 | 94-54 | 1 | up 9.5 | Wilson | Hunter | 2:15 | N | 25,455 | ++++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Saturday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 95-54 | 1 | up 9.5 | McLain | Segui | 3:00 | D | 33,688 | +++++ | |||
| 152 | 152 | Sunday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 13 | 0 | 96-54 | 1 | up10.5 | Lolich | Krausse | 2:39 | D | 23,260 | ++++++ | |||
| 153 | 153 | Monday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 9 | 1 | 97-54 | 1 | up10.5 | Hiller | Verbanic | 2:23 | N | 28,354 | +++++++ | |||
| 154 | 154 | Tuesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 98-54 | 1 | up11.5 | Sparma | Hamilton | 2:12 | N | 46,512 | ++++++++ | |||
| 155 | 155 | Thursday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 2 | 99-54 | 1 | up12.5 | McLain | Stottlemyre | 2:01 | D | 9,063 | +++++++++ | |||
| 156 | 156 | Friday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 6 | 3 | 100-54 | 1 | up13.5 | Lolich | Humphreys | Dobson | 2:51 | N | 5,929 | ++++++++++ | |
| 157 | 157 | Saturday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 4 | 3 | 101-54 | 1 | up13.5 | Sparma | Cox | 2:33 | D | 4,075 | +++++++++++ | ||
| 158 | 158 | Sunday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 0 | 6 | 101-55 | 1 | up12.5 | Pascual | Hiller | 1:58 | D | 7,327 | - | ||
| 159 | 159 | Monday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 101-56 | 1 | up11.5 | Nelson | McLain | Richert | 2:27 | N | 7,559 | -- | |
| 160 | 160 | Tuesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 3 | 102-56 | 1 | up12.5 | Lolich | Hardin | Patterson | 2:58 | N | 6,943 | + | |
| 161 | 161 | Wednesday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 103-56 | 1 | up13.5 | McMahon | Phoebus | 2:35 | N | 6,344 | ++ | ||
| 162 | 162 | Friday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 1 | 3 | 103-57 | 1 | up13.0 | Coleman | Dobson | 2:12 | N | 26,361 | - | |||
| 163 | 163 | Saturday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 1 | 2 | 103-58 | 1 | up12.5 | Humphreys | McMahon | 2:28 | D | 18,393 | -- | |||
| 164 | 164 | Sunday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 2 | 3 | 103-59 | 1 | up12.0 | Moore | Dobson | Higgins | 2:22 | D | 24,198 | --- | ||
| 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.