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1969 Detroit Tigers

Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1968 / 1970

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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1968 / 1970 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits

Game Results

Height of bar is margin of victory up to 10 runs  · Mouseover bar for details  · Click for box score  · Grouped by Month

Game Results

Season Summary 90-72, Final Rank:2, GB: 19.0
Days in First2last on Thursday, Apr 10, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 3last on Apr 10, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead0.5last on Thursday, Apr 10, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind22last on Friday, Sep 26, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50024last on Monday, Sep 1
Most Games under .5003last on Friday, May 9
Longest Winning Streak7Tuesday, Jun 10 to Tuesday, Jun 17 and Tuesday, Aug 26 to Monday, Sep 1
Longest Losing Streak4Wednesday, Apr 23 to Saturday, Apr 26, Friday, May 2 to Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, Sep 24 to Friday, Sep 26
Most Runs Allowed11Tuesday, Jul 29 and Saturday, Sep 13
Most Runs Scored15Saturday, Jul 12
Longest Game (innings)14Sunday, Sep 7
Times Shutout by Opponent7 
Times Opponent Shutout20 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 90 72 701 601 .556
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 46 35 361 305 .568
Road 44 37 340 296 .543
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 10 10 83 73 .500
May 15 8 102 76 .652
June 14 14 111 103 .500
July 17 13 139 121 .567
August 21 9 143 102 .700
September 13 17 122 124 .433
October 0 1 1 2 .000
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 52 41 402 341 .559
Second Half 38 31 299 260 .551
Extra-Innings
SplitWLRSRAWP
9-Inning Games 81 60 621 514 .574
ExtraInning 8 11 71 77 .421
Shortened 1 1 9 10 .500
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 26 20 178 172 .565
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 25 16 244 159 .610
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BAL 7 11 58 70 .389
BOS 8 10 86 71 .444
CAL 7 5 46 31 .583
CHW 9 3 61 44 .750
CLE 11 7 102 67 .611
KCR 8 4 58 34 .667
MIN 6 6 44 49 .500
NYY 10 8 63 56 .556
OAK 7 5 53 44 .583
SEP 10 2 62 39 .833
WSA 7 11 68 96 .389

Team Game-by-Game Schedule and Results

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.

1968 / 1970 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits