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90-72, Finished 2nd in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Mayo Smith (90-72)
Scored 701 runs, Allowed 601 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 92-70
Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 1,577,481 (2nd of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 103 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 102
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| Season Summary | 90-72, Final Rank:2, GB: 19.0 | |
| Days in First | 2 | last on Thursday, Apr 10, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 3 | last on Apr 10, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 0.5 | last on Thursday, Apr 10, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 22 | last on Friday, Sep 26, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 24 | last on Monday, Sep 1 |
| Most Games under .500 | 3 | last on Friday, May 9 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 7 | Tuesday, Jun 10 to Tuesday, Jun 17 and Tuesday, Aug 26 to Monday, Sep 1 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 4 | Wednesday, Apr 23 to Saturday, Apr 26, Friday, May 2 to Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, Sep 24 to Friday, Sep 26 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 11 | Tuesday, Jul 29 and Saturday, Sep 13 |
| Most Runs Scored | 15 | Saturday, Jul 12 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Sunday, Sep 7 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 7 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 20 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Tuesday, Apr 8 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | McLain | Tiant | 2:19 | D | 53,572 | + | |||
| 2 | 2 | Thursday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 12 | 3 | 2-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Lolich | McDowell | 2:26 | D | 14,665 | ++ | |||
| 3 | 3 | Friday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 9 | 2-1 | 2 | 0.5 | McDaniel | Wilson | 3:09 | D | 14,015 | - | |||
| 4 | 4 | Saturday, Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 4 | 2-2 | 4 | 1.0 | Stottlemyre | McLain | 2:00 | D | 14,527 | -- | |||
| 5 | 5 | Sunday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 2 | 3-2 | 3 | 1.0 | Sparma | Bahnsen | Lolich | 2:35 | D | 25,429 | + | ||
| 6 | 6 | Tuesday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3-3 | 4 | 1.5 | Romo | Dobson | 3:25 | D | 2,321 | - | |
| 7 | 7 | Wednesday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 8 | 2 | 4-3 | 3 | 1.0 | McLain | Siebert | 2:16 | N | 6,536 | + | ||
| 8 | 8 | Thursday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 6 | 5-3 | 2 | 1.0 | Lolich | Romo | McMahon | 3:05 | D | 2,284 | ++ | |
| 9 | 9 | Sunday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 2 | 6-3 | 3 | 1.0 | Wilson | Peterson | McMahon | 2:30 | D | 0 | +++ | |
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 2 | 6-4 | 3 | 1.0 | Burbach | McLain | 2:18 | D | 35,396 | - | ||
| 11 | 11 | Monday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 2 | 0 | 7-4 | 2 | 1.0 | Sparma | Moore | 2:15 | N | 3,813 | + | ||
| 12 | 12 | Tuesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 4 | 2 | 8-4 | 2 | 1.0 | Hiller | Pascual | McMahon | 2:48 | N | 4,922 | ++ | |
| 13 | 13 | Wednesday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8-5 | 2 | 2.0 | Cuellar | McLain | 2:03 | N | 5,342 | - | |
| 14 | 14 | Thursday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 5 | 8-6 | 2 | 3.0 | McNally | Wilson | 2:20 | N | 4,433 | -- | ||
| 15 | 15 | Friday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 8-7 | 4 | 3.0 | Lonborg | Lolich | Romo | 2:23 | N | 31,461 | --- | ||
| 16 | 16 | Saturday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 7 | 8-8 | 4 | 3.0 | Culp | Sparma | 2:28 | D | 14,395 | ---- | |||
| 17 | 17 | Sunday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 7 | 3 | 9-8 | 4 | 3.5 | McLain | Siebert | Dobson | 2:29 | D | 25,042 | + | ||
| 18 | 18 | Monday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 1 | 6 | 9-9 | 5 | 4.0 | Pascual | Wilson | Bosman | 2:39 | N | 7,353 | - | ||
| 19 | 19 | Tuesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 5 | 4 | 10-9 | 4 | 3.5 | Radatz | Bertaina | 2:24 | N | 6,986 | + | |||
| 20 | 20 | Wednesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 10-10 | 5 | 4.5 | McNally | Dobson | Richert | 2:53 | N | 15,340 | - | ||
| 21 | 21 | Thursday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 2 | 0 | 11-10 | 3 | 3.5 | McLain | Palmer | 1:49 | N | 15,731 | + | |||
| 22 | 22 | Friday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 11-11 | 4 | 4.5 | Siebert | Radatz | Lyle | 2:24 | N | 35,894 | - | |
| 23 | 23 | Saturday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 7 | 11-12 | 4 | 5.5 | Wenz | McMahon | 2:52 | D | 26,017 | -- | ||
| 24 | 24 | Sunday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11-13 | 4 | 7.0 | Lyle | McMahon | 3:04 | D | 33,515 | --- | |
| 25 | 25 | Tuesday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 6 | 7 | 11-14 | 4 | 7.0 | Bunker | Radatz | Drabowsky | 2:31 | N | 8,947 | ---- | ||
| 26 | 26 | Wednesday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 6 | 2 | 12-14 | 4 | 6.0 | Lolich | Rooker | Dobson | 2:19 | N | 9,044 | + | ||
| 27 | 27 | Friday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 6 | 12-15 | 4 | 6.0 | Chance | Wilson | Perranoski | 2:56 | N | 16,349 | - | ||
| 28 | 28 | Sunday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 3 | 2 | 13-15 | 4 | 6.5 | McLain | Kaat | Dobson | 2:36 | D | 28,505 | + | ||
| 29 | 29 | Tuesday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 14-15 | 4 | 5.5 | Lolich | Locker | Dobson | 2:30 | N | 10,253 | ++ | ||
| 30 | 30 | Wednesday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 6 | 14-16 | 4 | 6.5 | Peters | Hiller | 2:19 | N | 19,140 | - | |||
| 31 | 31 | Thursday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 15-16 | 3 | 6.5 | Dobson | Locker | 3:05 | N | 12,868 | + | ||
| 32 | 32 | Saturday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 6 | 0 | 16-16 | 3 | 7.0 | McLain | Chance | 2:16 | D | 17,803 | ++ | ||
| 33 | 33 | Sunday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 8 | 2 | 17-16 | 3 | 7.0 | Lolich | Boswell | 2:47 | D | 20,778 | +++ | ||
| 34 | 34 | Tuesday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 6 | 18-16 | 3 | 6.0 | Wilson | John | McMahon | 2:53 | N | 6,019 | ++++ | |
| 35 | 35 | Thursday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 7 | 18-17 | 3 | 7.5 | Nyman | McLain | Osinski | 2:44 | N | 15,948 | - | |
| 36 | 36 | Friday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 6 | 3 | 19-17 | 3 | 7.5 | Lolich | Messersmith | 2:27 | N | 25,990 | + | |||
| 37 | 37 | Saturday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 4 | 2 | 20-17 | 3 | 7.5 | Wilson | Brunet | Dobson | 2:39 | D | 23,400 | ++ | ||
| 38 | 38 | Sunday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 10 | 0 | 21-17 | 3 | 7.5 | McLain | May | Hiller | 2:24 | D | 21,490 | +++ | ||
| 39 | 39 | Tuesday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 4 | 21-18 | 3 | 7.5 | Dobson | McMahon | 2:41 | N | 7,272 | - | ||
| 40 | 40 | Wednesday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 3 | 2 | 22-18 | 3 | 7.5 | Wilson | Odom | Dobson | 2:19 | N | 6,818 | + | |
| 41 | 41 | Thursday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 8 | 4 | 23-18 | 3 | 7.0 | McLain | Hunter | 2:29 | D | 4,059 | ++ | ||
| 42 | 42 | Friday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEP | W | 8 | 5 | 24-18 | 3 | 7.0 | Radatz | Pattin | Dobson | 3:01 | D | 12,084 | +++ | |
| 43 | 43 | Saturday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEP | W | 3 | 2 | 25-18 | 3 | 6.0 | Sparma | Bell | 2:50 | D | 15,395 | ++++ | ||
| 44 | 44 | Sunday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEP | L | 7 | 8 | 25-19 | 3 | 7.0 | Segui | Dobson | O'Donoghue | 3:00 | D | 14,201 | - | |
| 45 | 45 | Monday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 3 | 25-20 | 3 | 7.5 | Murphy | McLain | May | 2:09 | N | 8,834 | -- | |
| 46 | 46 | Tuesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 4 | 25-21 | 3 | 8.5 | Messersmith | Hiller | 2:29 | N | 8,907 | --- | ||
| 47 | 47 | Wednesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 26-21 | 3 | 8.5 | McMahon | Wilhelm | 3:28 | N | 10,557 | + | |
| 48 | 48 | Friday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 3 | 5 | 26-22 | 3 | 9.5 | Lauzerique | Wilson | Fingers | 2:35 | N | 25,632 | - | ||
| 49 | 49 | Saturday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 2 | 0 | 27-22 | 3 | 9.5 | McLain | Dobson | 1:51 | D | 17,007 | + | |||
| 50 | 50 | Monday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | SEP | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 27-23 | 3 | 9.5 | Pattin | Dobson | Gelnar | 3:22 | N | 13,477 | - | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Tuesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | SEP | W | 5 | 0 | 28-23 | 3 | 9.5 | Wilson | Talbot | McMahon | 2:48 | N | 14,003 | + | ||
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | SEP | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 29-23 | 3 | 8.5 | Dobson | O'Donoghue | 3:04 | N | 23,569 | ++ | ||
| 53 | 53 | Friday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 6 | 0 | 30-23 | 3 | 8.5 | Sparma | Drago | 2:20 | N | 12,779 | +++ | ||
| 54 | 54 | Sunday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 7 | 0 | 31-23 | 3 | 9.5 | Wilson | Nelson | 2:11 | D | 16,956 | ++++ | ||
| 55 | 55 | Monday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 32-23 | 3 | 9.0 | McLain | Peterson | 2:04 | N | 10,627 | +++++ | ||
| 56 | 56 | Tuesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 0 | 33-23 | 3 | 8.5 | Hiller | Stottlemyre | 2:31 | N | 0 | ++++++ | ||
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 34-23 | 3 | 8.5 | Lolich | Kekich | McMahon | 2:28 | N | 17,731 | +++++++ | |
| 58 | 58 | Wednesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 34-24 | 3 | 9.5 | Burbach | Sparma | Hamilton | 2:52 | N | 9,739 | - | |
| 59 | 59 | Thursday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 5 | 34-25 | 3 | 10.5 | Bahnsen | Wilson | 2:37 | N | 11,293 | -- | ||
| 60 | 60 | Friday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 2 | 7 | 10 | 34-26 | 3 | 11.0 | Knowles | McMahon | 3:07 | N | 27,725 | --- | ||
| 61 | 61 | Saturday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 9 | 5 | 35-26 | 3 | 11.0 | Lolich | Humphreys | 2:31 | D | 25,340 | + | |||
| 62 | 62 | Sunday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 4 | 9 | 35-27 | 3 | 12.0 | Higgins | Dobson | 2:51 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 63 | 63 | Sunday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 5 | 9 | 6 | 35-28 | 3 | 12.0 | Moore | Sparma | 1:51 | D | 52,721 | -- | ||
| 64 | 64 | Monday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 5 | 36-28 | 3 | 12.0 | Kilkenny | Hamilton | 2:39 | N | 14,530 | + | |||
| 65 | 65 | Tuesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 37-28 | 3 | 12.0 | McLain | Kekich | 2:00 | N | 19,006 | ++ | |||
| 66 | 66 | Wednesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 1 | 38-28 | 3 | 11.0 | Lolich | Peterson | 2:15 | N | 24,440 | +++ | |||
| 67 | 67 | Thursday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 6 | 38-29 | 3 | 11.5 | Stottlemyre | Sparma | 2:21 | N | 22,618 | - | |||
| 68 | 68 | Friday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 4 | 38-30 | 3 | 12.5 | McNally | Wilson | 2:02 | N | 39,798 | -- | ||
| 69 | 69 | Saturday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 6 | 38-31 | 3 | 13.5 | Richert | Patterson | Watt | 2:41 | D | 15,540 | --- | |
| 70 | 70 | Sunday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 2 | 39-31 | 3 | 13.5 | Lolich | Cuellar | Kilkenny | 2:11 | D | 0 | + | |
| 71 | 71 | Sunday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 39-32 | 3 | 13.5 | Leonhard | McMahon | 2:45 | D | 32,643 | - | ||
| 72 | 72 | Tuesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 12 | 4 | 40-32 | 3 | 12.5 | Dobson | Jarvis | 2:38 | N | 20,261 | + | |||
| 73 | 73 | Wednesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 7 | 0 | 41-32 | 3 | 11.5 | McLain | Landis | 2:19 | N | 25,487 | ++ | |||
| 74 | 74 | Thursday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 3 | 42-32 | 2 | 11.0 | Sparma | Culp | Kilkenny | 2:15 | D | 15,549 | +++ | ||
| 75 | 75 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 4 | 1 | 5 | 43-32 | 2 | 10.0 | Lolich | Cuellar | 1:20 | D | 35,000 | ++++ | ||
| 76 | 76 | Saturday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 9 | 43-33 | 2 | 11.0 | McNally | Dobson | 2:43 | D | 23,627 | - | |||
| 77 | 77 | Sunday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 44-33 | 2 | 10.0 | McLain | Leonhard | 2:30 | D | 33,172 | + | |||
| 78 | 78 | Monday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 7 | 44-34 | 2 | 10.5 | Culp | Sparma | 2:24 | N | 26,020 | - | ||
| 79 | 79 | Tuesday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 4 | 44-35 | 3 | 12.0 | Nagy | Lolich | 2:11 | N | 32,523 | -- | ||
| 80 | 80 | Wednesday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 5 | 45-35 | 2 | 12.0 | Dobson | Stange | McMahon | 2:49 | D | 34,650 | + | |
| 81 | 81 | Thursday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 5 | 7 | 11 | 45-36 | 2 | 13.0 | Paul | Timmermann | Williams | 3:13 | N | 21,701 | - | |
| 82 | 82 | Friday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 8 | 45-37 | 3 | 12.5 | McDowell | Sparma | 2:26 | N | 28,752 | -- | |||
| 83 | 83 | Saturday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 15 | 3 | 46-37 | 2 | 12.5 | Lolich | Tiant | 2:46 | D | 15,403 | + | |||
| 84 | 84 | Sunday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 1 | 47-37 | 2 | 13.0 | Wilson | Hargan | 2:22 | D | 0 | ++ | |||
| 85 | 85 | Sunday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 9 | 47-38 | 2 | 13.0 | Tiant | Dobson | Pizarro | 2:50 | D | 34,993 | - | ||
| 86 | 86 | Monday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 0 | 3 | 47-39 | 2 | 13.5 | Coleman | Sparma | 2:50 | N | 23,831 | -- | ||
| 87 | 87 | Tuesday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 3 | 7 | 47-40 | 3 | 14.5 | Moore | Hiller | Baldwin | 2:28 | N | 16,122 | --- | |
| 88 | 88 | Wednesday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 3 | 0 | 48-40 | 3 | 14.0 | Lolich | Bosman | 2:27 | N | 21,568 | + | ||
| 89 | 89 | Thursday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 4 | 3 | 49-40 | 2 | 14.0 | Wilson | Cox | McMahon | 2:31 | N | 24,701 | ++ | |
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 0 | 50-40 | 2 | 13.0 | McLain | Tiant | 2:32 | N | 17,615 | +++ | ||
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 10 | 4 | 51-40 | 2 | 12.0 | McMahon | Burchart | 2:45 | D | 18,318 | ++++ | ||
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 52-40 | 3 | 11.5 | Lasher | Williams | McMahon | 2:27 | D | 0 | +++++ | |
| 93 | 93 | Sunday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 52-41 | 3 | 11.5 | Pina | Sparma | 3:00 | D | 13,512 | - | |
| 94 | 94 | Thursday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 3 | 1 | 53-41 | 2 | 11.5 | Lolich | Bunker | 2:10 | N | 25,726 | + | |||
| 95 | 95 | Friday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 3 | 0 | 54-41 | 2 | 11.5 | McLain | Nelson | 1:59 | N | 24,294 | ++ | |||
| 96 | 96 | Saturday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 12 | 2 | 55-41 | 2 | 11.5 | Wilson | Butler | 2:36 | D | 23,449 | +++ | |||
| 97 | 97 | Sunday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 2 | 7 | 55-42 | 2 | 12.5 | Rooker | Dobson | Drabowsky | 2:38 | D | 39,365 | - | ||
| 98 | 98 | Tuesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 5 | 55-43 | 2 | 14.0 | Perry | Lolich | Worthington | 2:45 | N | 0 | -- | |
| 99 | 99 | Tuesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 5 | 11 | 55-44 | 2 | 14.0 | Miller | McLain | Perranoski | 2:25 | N | 38,441 | --- | |
| 100 | 100 | Wednesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 3 | 1 | 56-44 | 2 | 14.0 | Wilson | Kaat | McMahon | 2:40 | N | 18,867 | + | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Thursday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 3 | 5 | 56-45 | 2 | 15.0 | Boswell | Kilkenny | 2:04 | N | 25,792 | - | ||
| 102 | 102 | Friday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 8 | 0 | 57-45 | 2 | 14.0 | McLain | Edmondson | 2:25 | N | 27,651 | + | |||
| 103 | 103 | Saturday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 5 | 57-46 | 2 | 15.0 | Peters | Lolich | 2:14 | D | 16,646 | - | |||
| 104 | 104 | Sunday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 2 | 58-46 | 2 | 14.0 | McMahon | Osinski | 2:26 | D | 21,001 | + | |||
| 105 | 105 | Monday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 7 | 58-47 | 2 | 14.0 | Miller | Kilkenny | Perranoski | 2:41 | N | 12,040 | - | ||
| 106 | 106 | Tuesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 4 | 3 | 13 | 59-47 | 2 | 14.0 | Hiller | Woodson | 4:17 | N | 21,680 | + | ||
| 107 | 107 | Wednesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 3 | 59-48 | 2 | 15.0 | Perry | Lolich | 2:21 | N | 21,996 | - | |||
| 108 | 108 | Thursday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 6 | 4 | 60-48 | 2 | 15.0 | Timmermann | Kaat | McMahon | 2:52 | N | 17,160 | + | ||
| 109 | 109 | Friday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 3 | 61-48 | 2 | 14.5 | Sparma | Horlen | Dobson | 2:30 | N | 0 | ++ | |
| 110 | 110 | Friday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 9 | 7 | 62-48 | 2 | 14.5 | Lasher | Edmondson | Hiller | 2:53 | N | 13,583 | +++ | |
| 111 | 111 | Saturday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 4 | 63-48 | 2 | 14.5 | McLain | Hamilton | Timmermann | 2:46 | D | 4,480 | ++++ | |
| 112 | 112 | Sunday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 2 | 64-48 | 2 | 14.5 | Lolich | Wynne | 2:33 | D | 8,170 | +++++ | ||
| 113 | 113 | Monday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 1 | 3 | 64-49 | 2 | 14.5 | May | Wilson | 2:25 | N | 32,607 | - | |||
| 114 | 114 | Tuesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 7 | 1 | 65-49 | 2 | 14.5 | Kilkenny | Messersmith | 2:26 | N | 15,598 | + | |||
| 115 | 115 | Wednesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 3 | 0 | 66-49 | 2 | 14.5 | McLain | McGlothlin | 1:50 | N | 18,501 | ++ | |||
| 116 | 116 | Friday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 4 | 66-50 | 2 | 15.5 | Krausse | Lolich | 2:05 | N | 12,761 | - | ||
| 117 | 117 | Saturday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 66-51 | 2 | 16.5 | Fingers | Kilkenny | 2:29 | D | 22,859 | -- | |
| 118 | 118 | Sunday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 9 | 4 | 67-51 | 2 | 16.5 | McLain | Hunter | 2:23 | D | 14,444 | + | ||
| 119 | 119 | Tuesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEP | W | 5 | 3 | 68-51 | 2 | 17.0 | Kilkenny | Barber | Dobson | 2:39 | N | 5,909 | ++ | |
| 120 | 120 | Wednesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEP | W | 4 | 3 | 69-51 | 2 | 16.0 | Lolich | Brabender | 2:45 | N | 5,577 | +++ | ||
| 121 | 121 | Thursday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEP | W | 7 | 6 | 70-51 | 2 | 15.0 | Hiller | Bouton | 3:06 | N | 6,483 | ++++ | ||
| 122 | 122 | Friday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 3 | 1 | 71-51 | 2 | 15.0 | McLain | Murphy | 2:04 | N | 11,709 | +++++ | ||
| 123 | 123 | Saturday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 5 | 71-52 | 2 | 15.0 | May | Kilkenny | 2:22 | D | 7,835 | - | ||
| 124 | 124 | Sunday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 5 | 71-53 | 2 | 14.5 | McGlothlin | Lolich | Tatum | 2:03 | D | 27,100 | -- | |
| 125 | 125 | Tuesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 6 | 8 | 71-54 | 2 | 14.0 | Roland | Lasher | Lindblad | 2:26 | N | 0 | --- | ||
| 126 | 126 | Tuesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 9 | 6 | 72-54 | 2 | 14.0 | Wilson | Krausse | Hiller | 2:22 | N | 40,248 | + | ||
| 127 | 127 | Wednesday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 2 | 0 | 73-54 | 2 | 14.0 | Kilkenny | Hunter | 2:19 | N | 19,887 | ++ | |||
| 128 | 128 | Thursday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 5 | 3 | 13 | 74-54 | 2 | 14.0 | Scherman | Lauzerique | 3:48 | N | 11,638 | +++ | ||
| 129 | 129 | Friday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | SEP | W | 6 | 1 | 75-54 | 2 | 12.5 | Lolich | Barber | 2:21 | N | 16,685 | ++++ | |||
| 130 | 130 | Saturday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | SEP | W | 4 | 3 | 76-54 | 2 | 12.5 | McLain | O'Donoghue | 2:18 | D | 17,550 | +++++ | |||
| 131 | 131 | Sunday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | SEP | W | 7 | 2 | 77-54 | 2 | 12.5 | Wilson | Brabender | 2:29 | D | 16,485 | ++++++ | |||
| 132 | 132 | Monday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 78-54 | 2 | 13.0 | Timmermann | Rooker | 2:50 | N | 0 | +++++++ | |
| 133 | 133 | Monday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 3 | 78-55 | 2 | 13.0 | Drabowsky | Dobson | 2:30 | N | 12,235 | - | ||
| 134 | 134 | Tuesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 6 | 78-56 | 2 | 13.0 | Nelson | Lolich | 2:20 | N | 8,656 | -- | ||
| 135 | 135 | Wednesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 4 | 2 | 79-56 | 2 | 12.5 | McLain | Hedlund | 2:12 | N | 9,028 | + | ||
| 136 | 136 | Thursday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 4 | 5 | 79-57 | 2 | 13.5 | Richert | Timmermann | 2:17 | N | 13,799 | - | |||
| 137 | 137 | Friday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 4 | 8 | 79-58 | 2 | 14.5 | Cuellar | Kilkenny | 2:18 | N | 32,090 | -- | |||
| 138 | 138 | Saturday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 80-58 | 2 | 13.5 | Timmermann | Watt | 3:07 | N | 18,451 | + | ||
| 139 | 139 | Sunday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 5 | 6 | 14 | 80-59 | 2 | 14.5 | Watt | Dobson | 3:28 | D | 29,771 | - | ||
| 140 | 140 | Monday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 80-60 | 2 | 15.0 | Kekich | Wilson | Aker | 2:23 | N | 9,428 | -- | ||
| 141 | 141 | Tuesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 2 | 0 | 81-60 | 2 | 15.5 | Kilkenny | Peterson | 2:07 | N | 9,635 | + | |||
| 142 | 142 | Wednesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 1 | 82-60 | 2 | 15.5 | Lolich | Ellsworth | 2:05 | N | 4,015 | ++ | ||
| 143 | 143 | Thursday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 5 | 82-61 | 2 | 16.5 | Tiant | McLain | 2:04 | N | 3,609 | - | ||
| 144 | 144 | Friday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 3 | 4 | 82-62 | 2 | 17.5 | Cox | Wilson | 2:17 | N | 9,398 | -- | ||
| 145 | 145 | Saturday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 6 | 11 | 82-63 | 2 | 18.5 | Knowles | Timmermann | 2:56 | N | 9,921 | --- | ||
| 146 | 146 | Sunday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 7 | 4 | 12 | 83-63 | 2 | 18.5 | Dobson | Dukes | Hiller | 3:58 | D | 12,114 | + |
| 147 | 147 | Monday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 2 | 0 | 84-63 | 2 | 17.5 | McLain | Bahnsen | 1:58 | N | 5,734 | ++ | ||
| 148 | 148 | Tuesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 6 | 7 | 13 | 84-64 | 2 | 18.5 | McDaniel | Patterson | 4:08 | N | 6,406 | - | |
| 149 | 149 | Wednesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 0 | 85-64 | 2 | 18.0 | Kilkenny | Boyd | 2:36 | N | 8,162 | + | |||
| 150 | 150 | Thursday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 6 | 85-65 | 2 | 18.5 | McDowell | Lolich | 2:49 | D | 4,740 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Friday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 3 | 85-66 | 2 | 19.5 | Brett | McLain | Siebert | 2:16 | N | 15,538 | -- | ||
| 152 | 152 | Saturday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 6 | 85-67 | 2 | 20.5 | Lee | Taylor | Lyle | 2:49 | D | 17,211 | --- | ||
| 153 | 153 | Sunday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 9 | 0 | 86-67 | 2 | 20.0 | Kilkenny | Wagner | 2:25 | D | 17,895 | + | |||
| 154 | 154 | Wednesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 4 | 8 | 86-68 | 2 | 21.0 | Hannan | McLain | Shellenback | 2:38 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 155 | 155 | Wednesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 4 | 7 | 86-69 | 2 | 21.0 | Higgins | Lolich | Knowles | 2:44 | N | 14,032 | -- | ||
| 156 | 156 | Thursday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 2 | 7 | 86-70 | 2 | 22.0 | Bosman | Kilkenny | 2:18 | D | 4,589 | --- | |||
| 157 | 157 | Friday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 86-71 | 2 | 22.0 | Siebert | Hiller | 2:52 | N | 20,820 | ---- | ||
| 158 | 158 | Saturday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 2 | 1 | 87-71 | 2 | 21.0 | McLain | Lee | 2:02 | D | 22,459 | + | ||
| 159 | 159 | Sunday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 10 | 3 | 88-71 | 2 | 20.0 | Lolich | Brett | 2:40 | D | 26,621 | ++ | ||
| 160 | 160 | Monday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 1 | 89-71 | 2 | 19.0 | Kilkenny | Cuellar | 2:16 | N | 6,252 | +++ | ||
| 161 | 161 | Tuesday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 90-71 | 2 | 18.0 | Timmermann | McNally | 2:14 | N | 4,877 | ++++ | ||
| 162 | 162 | Wednesday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 90-72 | 2 | 19.0 | Palmer | Lolich | 1:55 | N | 4,222 | - | |
| 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.