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| Season Summary | 79-83, Final Rank:4, GB: 29.0 | |
| Days in First | 7 | last on Saturday, Apr 25, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 10 | last on Apr 25, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 1.5 | last on Friday, Apr 24, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 29 | last on Thursday, Oct 1, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 14 | last on Tuesday, Jul 21 |
| Most Games under .500 | 6 | last on Tuesday, Sep 29 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 8 | Sunday, Apr 12 to Friday, Apr 24 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 7 | Thursday, Sep 17 to Thursday, Sep 24 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 14 | Tuesday, Apr 7 and Thursday, Sep 10 |
| Most Runs Scored | 12 | Tuesday, Apr 14 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Saturday, Sep 5 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 11 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 9 | |
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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 | Monday, Apr 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 5 | 0 | 1-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Lolich | Bosman | 3:43 | 45,015 | + | ||
| 2 | 2 | Tuesday, Apr 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 4 | 14 | 1-1 | 3 | 0.5 | Cox | Wilson | Grzenda | 3:13 | 3,372 | - | |
| 3 | 3 | Wednesday, Apr 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 3 | 0 | 2-1 | 2 | 0.5 | Niekro | Brunet | 2:54 | 5,097 | + | ||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2-2 | 3 | 2.0 | Hall | Lolich | 3:05 | 32,536 | - | |
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 5 | 2-3 | 3 | 3.0 | McNally | Wilson | Richert | 2:36 | 6,436 | -- | |
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 2 | 3-3 | 2 | 2.0 | Niekro | Cuellar | Timmermann | 2:44 | 13,253 | + | |
| 7 | 7 | Tuesday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 12 | 4 | 4-3 | 2 | 1.5 | Lolich | Hand | 2:55 | 26,891 | ++ | |||
| 8 | 8 | Thursday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 5-3 | 2 | 0.5 | Wilson | Chance | 2:35 | 6,280 | +++ | |||
| 9 | 9 | Friday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6-3 | 1 | up 0.5 | Lasher | Brett | 2:55 | 7,390 | ++++ | ||
| 10 | 10 | Saturday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 1 | 7-3 | 1 | up 0.5 | Lolich | Lee | 2:29 | 19,461 | +++++ | |||
| 11 | 11 | Tuesday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 3 | 8-3 | 1 | up 0.5 | Wilson | Hargan | Lasher | 2:28 | 3,463 | ++++++ | |
| 12 | 12 | Wednesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 0 | 9-3 | 1 | up 1.5 | Lolich | McDowell | 2:11 | 4,447 | +++++++ | ||
| 13 | 13 | Friday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 8 | 6 | 10-3 | 1 | up 1.5 | Hiller | Hall | 2:54 | 5,368 | ++++++++ | ||
| 14 | 14 | Saturday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 3 | 4 | 10-4 | 1 | up 0.5 | Williams | Timmermann | 2:09 | 11,095 | - | ||
| 15 | 15 | Sunday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 0 | 6 | 10-5 | 2 | 0.5 | Tiant | Lolich | 2:33 | 26,847 | -- | ||
| 16 | 16 | Tuesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 3 | 11-5 | 2 | 0.5 | Niekro | Bunker | 2:42 | 7,237 | + | ||
| 17 | 17 | Wednesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 2 | 12-5 | 2 | 0.5 | Kilkenny | Drago | Lasher | 2:47 | 6,165 | ++ | |
| 18 | 18 | Thursday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12-6 | 2 | 0.5 | Wright | Lasher | 2:41 | 6,237 | - | |
| 19 | 19 | Friday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 6 | 13 | 12-7 | 2 | 1.5 | Horlen | Cain | Murphy | 3:08 | 7,265 | -- | |
| 20 | 20 | Saturday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 12-8 | 2 | 1.5 | Wood | Niekro | 2:38 | 4,712 | --- | ||
| 21 | 21 | Sunday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 5 | 13-8 | 2 | 0.5 | Kilkenny | Wynne | Lasher | 3:01 | 8,143 | + | |
| 22 | 22 | Tuesday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 5 | 8 | 13-9 | 2 | 1.5 | Tiant | Lolich | Perranoski | 3:26 | 15,747 | - | ||
| 23 | 23 | Wednesday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 5 | 2 | 14-9 | 2 | 1.5 | Cain | Boswell | 2:42 | 10,368 | + | |||
| 24 | 24 | Thursday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 6 | 9 | 14-10 | 2 | 2.5 | Perry | Niekro | Perranoski | 3:00 | 11,591 | - | ||
| 25 | 25 | Friday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 3 | 9 | 14-11 | 2 | 3.5 | Johnson | Kilkenny | 2:50 | 18,266 | -- | |||
| 26 | 26 | Saturday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 7 | 4 | 15-11 | 2 | 3.5 | Hiller | Hedlund | 2:23 | 11,274 | + | |||
| 27 | 27 | Sunday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 7 | 9 | 15-12 | 2 | 5.0 | Fitzmorris | Lasher | 2:45 | 31,546 | - | |||
| 28 | 28 | Monday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 5 | 9 | 15-13 | 2 | 5.5 | Crider | Niekro | Wood | 2:48 | 17,879 | -- | ||
| 29 | 29 | Tuesday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 7 | 15-14 | 3 | 6.5 | Janeski | Cain | Wood | 2:44 | 7,803 | --- | ||
| 30 | 30 | Friday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 4 | 15-15 | 3 | 7.0 | Bahnsen | Lolich | 2:38 | 13,607 | ---- | ||
| 31 | 31 | Saturday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 7 | 15-16 | 3 | 8.0 | Hamilton | Scherman | Aker | 3:10 | 26,178 | ----- | |
| 32 | 32 | Tuesday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 15-17 | 4 | 8.5 | Lonborg | Lasher | 3:13 | 18,415 | ------ | ||
| 33 | 33 | Wednesday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 4 | 0 | 16-17 | 3 | 7.5 | Lolich | Phoebus | 2:16 | 17,586 | + | |||
| 34 | 34 | Thursday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 6 | 4 | 17-17 | 3 | 7.5 | Cain | McNally | Hiller | 2:37 | 0 | ++ | ||
| 35 | 35 | Thursday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 3 | 17-18 | 3 | 7.5 | Richert | Hiller | Watt | 2:26 | 30,901 | - | ||
| 36 | 36 | Friday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 3 | 2 | 18-18 | 3 | 7.5 | Niekro | Hannan | Scherman | 2:43 | 17,572 | + | ||
| 37 | 37 | Saturday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 5 | 6 | 18-19 | 3 | 8.5 | Shellenback | Patterson | Knowles | 2:53 | 18,756 | - | ||
| 38 | 38 | Sunday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 4 | 6 | 18-20 | 3 | 9.0 | Coleman | Lolich | Knowles | 2:51 | 15,049 | -- | ||
| 39 | 39 | Monday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 19-20 | 3 | 9.0 | Cain | Hamilton | 2:26 | 12,475 | + | |||
| 40 | 40 | Tuesday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 3 | 0 | 20-20 | 3 | 9.0 | Wilson | Stottlemyre | 2:21 | 10,181 | ++ | |||
| 41 | 41 | Wednesday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 20-21 | 3 | 10.0 | Peterson | Niekro | Aker | 2:22 | 12,161 | - | ||
| 42 | 42 | Friday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 5 | 4 | 21-21 | 3 | 10.0 | Lolich | Lockwood | Saunders | 3:19 | 11,567 | + | |
| 43 | 43 | Saturday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 7 | 9 | 21-22 | 3 | 10.0 | Gelnar | Hiller | 3:08 | 11,704 | - | ||
| 44 | 44 | Sunday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 6 | 7 | 21-23 | 3 | 10.0 | Baldwin | Saunders | 2:44 | 10,132 | -- | ||
| 45 | 45 | Tuesday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 21-24 | 4 | 11.0 | Doyle | Niekro | 2:33 | 9,564 | --- | |
| 46 | 46 | Wednesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 22-24 | 4 | 10.0 | Hiller | Fisher | 3:21 | 10,017 | + | |
| 47 | 47 | Thursday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 2 | 23-24 | 3 | 9.0 | Cain | Murphy | 2:30 | 10,534 | ++ | ||
| 48 | 48 | Friday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 4 | 23-25 | 3 | 10.0 | Segui | Wilson | Lachemann | 2:29 | 6,915 | - | |
| 49 | 49 | Saturday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 6 | 4 | 24-25 | 3 | 9.0 | Niekro | Dobson | Hiller | 2:47 | 48,758 | + | |
| 50 | 50 | Sunday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 5 | 24-26 | 4 | 10.0 | Lindblad | Lolich | 2:40 | 12,296 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Tuesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 8 | 3 | 25-26 | 3 | 9.0 | Cain | Peters | Patterson | 2:26 | 12,647 | + | ||
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 7 | 5 | 26-26 | 3 | 9.0 | Saunders | Gelnar | Timmermann | 2:49 | 11,872 | ++ | ||
| 53 | 53 | Thursday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 6 | 2 | 27-26 | 3 | 9.0 | Niekro | Brabender | Timmermann | 2:30 | 10,789 | +++ | ||
| 54 | 54 | Friday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 2 | 5 | 27-27 | 3 | 9.0 | Messersmith | Hiller | 2:07 | 21,156 | - | |||
| 55 | 55 | Saturday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 6 | 5 | 28-27 | 3 | 8.0 | Patterson | Tatum | Timmermann | 2:42 | 13,299 | + | ||
| 56 | 56 | Sunday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 8 | 4 | 29-27 | 3 | 8.0 | Wilson | Wright | 3:12 | 52,682 | ++ | |||
| 57 | 57 | Monday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 7 | 12 | 29-28 | 3 | 8.0 | Dobson | Niekro | 2:51 | 20,929 | - | |||
| 58 | 58 | Tuesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 5 | 1 | 30-28 | 3 | 7.5 | Kilkenny | Fingers | 2:36 | 15,941 | + | |||
| 59 | 59 | Wednesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 9 | 7 | 31-28 | 3 | 6.5 | Scherman | Segui | Timmermann | 3:02 | 12,541 | ++ | ||
| 60 | 60 | Friday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 31-29 | 3 | 8.0 | McDowell | Lolich | 2:14 | 17,156 | - | ||
| 61 | 61 | Saturday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 31-30 | 3 | 9.0 | Chance | Wilson | 2:00 | 12,420 | -- | ||
| 62 | 62 | Sunday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 2 | 32-30 | 3 | 8.5 | Niekro | Hand | Timmermann | 2:44 | 0 | + | |
| 63 | 63 | Sunday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 9 | 8 | 12 | 33-30 | 3 | 8.5 | Timmermann | Hennigan | 4:00 | 23,904 | ++ | |
| 64 | 64 | Tuesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 2 | 6 | 33-31 | 3 | 9.0 | Brunet | Lolich | Knowles | 2:31 | 14,935 | - | |
| 65 | 65 | Wednesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 34-31 | 3 | 8.0 | Scherman | Knowles | Timmermann | 2:45 | 12,240 | + |
| 66 | 66 | Thursday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 2 | 1 | 35-31 | 3 | 8.0 | Cain | Bosman | Timmermann | 2:37 | 5,404 | ++ | |
| 67 | 67 | Friday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 1 | 36-31 | 3 | 8.0 | Niekro | Hand | 2:12 | 18,627 | +++ | |||
| 68 | 68 | Saturday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 3 | 36-32 | 3 | 8.0 | Austin | Lolich | 2:49 | 20,967 | - | |||
| 69 | 69 | Sunday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 8 | 36-33 | 3 | 7.5 | McDowell | Wilson | 2:38 | 0 | -- | |||
| 70 | 70 | Sunday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 1 | 37-33 | 3 | 7.5 | Kilkenny | Paul | 2:15 | 33,640 | + | |||
| 71 | 71 | Tuesday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 3 | 38-33 | 3 | 7.0 | Cain | Peterson | Timmermann | 2:32 | 21,233 | ++ | ||
| 72 | 72 | Wednesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 5 | 11 | 39-33 | 3 | 7.0 | Timmermann | Klimkowski | 3:03 | 53,863 | +++ | ||
| 73 | 73 | Thursday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 0 | 40-33 | 3 | 6.0 | Niekro | Stottlemyre | 2:09 | 18,787 | ++++ | |||
| 74 | 74 | Friday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 4 | 40-34 | 3 | 7.0 | Cuellar | Lolich | 2:19 | 14,010 | - | ||
| 75 | 75 | Saturday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 5 | 41-34 | 3 | 6.0 | Hiller | Richert | Timmermann | 2:27 | 26,513 | + | |
| 76 | 76 | Sunday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 2 | 41-35 | 3 | 7.0 | Palmer | McLain | 2:22 | 21,243 | - | ||
| 77 | 77 | Monday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 3 | 42-35 | 3 | 6.5 | Cain | Peters | Patterson | 2:55 | 29,417 | + | ||
| 78 | 78 | Tuesday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 8 | 42-36 | 3 | 7.0 | Culp | Wilson | Lyle | 2:34 | 0 | - | ||
| 79 | 79 | Tuesday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 43-36 | 3 | 7.0 | Kilkenny | Koonce | 2:29 | 30,873 | + | ||
| 80 | 80 | Wednesday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 44-36 | 2 | 7.0 | Lolich | Phillips | 2:32 | 14,801 | ++ | |||
| 81 | 81 | Thursday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 7 | 3 | 45-36 | 2 | 6.0 | Patterson | Wagner | 2:27 | 23,746 | +++ | |||
| 82 | 82 | Friday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 4 | 2 | 46-36 | 2 | 5.0 | Cain | Palmer | Timmermann | 2:27 | 44,568 | ++++ | ||
| 83 | 83 | Saturday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 5 | 6 | 46-37 | 2 | 6.0 | Cuellar | Niekro | Richert | 2:54 | 27,295 | - | ||
| 84 | 84 | Sunday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 7 | 3 | 47-37 | 2 | 6.0 | Lolich | McNally | Timmermann | 2:31 | 0 | + | ||
| 85 | 85 | Sunday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 13 | 47-38 | 2 | 6.0 | Hall | McLain | 2:29 | 53,959 | - | |||
| 86 | 86 | Thursday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 11 | 6 | 48-38 | 2 | 6.0 | Scherman | Janeski | Timmermann | 2:55 | 6,666 | + | |
| 87 | 87 | Friday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 49-38 | 2 | 5.0 | Timmermann | Wood | Hiller | 3:01 | 13,473 | ++ | |
| 88 | 88 | Saturday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 50-38 | 2 | 4.0 | Lolich | Magnuson | 2:25 | 10,288 | +++ | ||
| 89 | 89 | Sunday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 2 | 0 | 51-38 | 2 | 3.0 | Niekro | Drago | Timmermann | 2:05 | 0 | ++++ | |
| 90 | 90 | Sunday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 6 | 4 | 52-38 | 2 | 3.0 | Reed | Abernathy | Timmermann | 2:55 | 14,377 | +++++ | |
| 91 | 91 | Monday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 0 | 3 | 52-39 | 2 | 4.0 | Rooker | Cain | 2:13 | 7,412 | - | ||
| 92 | 92 | Tuesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 2 | 53-39 | 2 | 4.0 | McLain | Zepp | Timmermann | 2:46 | 28,789 | + | |
| 93 | 93 | Wednesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 2 | 53-40 | 2 | 5.0 | Perry | Lolich | Perranoski | 2:16 | 19,990 | - | |
| 94 | 94 | Thursday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 2 | 53-41 | 2 | 6.0 | Blyleven | Niekro | 2:15 | 25,823 | -- | ||
| 95 | 95 | Friday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 5 | 53-42 | 2 | 5.5 | Stange | Timmermann | Wood | 2:52 | 0 | --- | ||
| 96 | 96 | Friday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 54-42 | 2 | 5.5 | Hiller | Wood | 2:49 | 36,621 | + | |||
| 97 | 97 | Saturday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 9 | 4 | 55-42 | 2 | 5.5 | McLain | Crider | Timmermann | 2:37 | 30,080 | ++ | ||
| 98 | 98 | Sunday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 4 | 55-43 | 2 | 6.5 | John | Lolich | 2:26 | 49,631 | - | |||
| 99 | 99 | Tuesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 6 | 7 | 55-44 | 2 | 7.0 | Abernathy | Scherman | 2:52 | 15,226 | -- | |||
| 100 | 100 | Wednesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 10 | 3 | 56-44 | 2 | 6.0 | Cain | Rooker | Timmermann | 2:37 | 13,886 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Thursday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 56-45 | 2 | 6.5 | Abernathy | Timmermann | 3:06 | 13,888 | - | ||
| 102 | 102 | Friday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 10 | 9 | 57-45 | 2 | 6.5 | Timmermann | Hamm | 3:17 | 35,247 | + | |||
| 103 | 103 | Saturday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 4 | 12 | 10 | 57-46 | 2 | 7.5 | Perranoski | Scherman | Woodson | 3:40 | 34,354 | - | |
| 104 | 104 | Sunday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 3 | 4 | 57-47 | 2 | 8.5 | Zepp | Niekro | Williams | 2:36 | 40,113 | -- | ||
| 105 | 105 | Monday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 0 | 4 | 57-48 | 3 | 9.0 | Bosman | Kilkenny | Grzenda | 2:33 | 26,253 | --- | ||
| 106 | 106 | Tuesday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 1 | 4 | 57-49 | 3 | 10.0 | Brown | McLain | Knowles | 2:25 | 19,016 | ---- | ||
| 107 | 107 | Wednesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 3 | 1 | 58-49 | 3 | 10.0 | Lolich | Shellenback | 2:09 | 16,387 | + | |||
| 108 | 108 | Thursday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 59-49 | 3 | 10.0 | Kilkenny | Stottlemyre | 2:17 | 0 | ++ | ||
| 109 | 109 | Thursday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 7 | 59-50 | 3 | 10.0 | Klimkowski | Hiller | McDaniel | 2:45 | 22,434 | - | |
| 110 | 110 | Friday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 5 | 59-51 | 3 | 10.0 | Waslewski | Cain | Aker | 2:54 | 19,469 | -- | |
| 111 | 111 | Saturday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 5 | 60-51 | 3 | 10.0 | Patterson | Hartenstein | Timmermann | 2:35 | 32,551 | + | |
| 112 | 112 | Sunday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 7 | 60-52 | 3 | 10.5 | Culp | Lolich | Wagner | 2:21 | 27,188 | - | |
| 113 | 113 | Monday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 10 | 11 | 60-53 | 3 | 11.0 | Siebert | Niekro | Hartenstein | 2:57 | 21,959 | -- | |
| 114 | 114 | Tuesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 61-53 | 3 | 11.0 | Kilkenny | Downing | Timmermann | 2:33 | 15,853 | + | |
| 115 | 115 | Wednesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 5 | 6 | 61-54 | 3 | 12.0 | Brabender | Timmermann | Bolin | 2:58 | 17,648 | - | |
| 116 | 116 | Thursday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 3 | 61-55 | 3 | 12.0 | Pattin | McLain | 2:03 | 19,977 | -- | ||
| 117 | 117 | Friday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 7 | 61-56 | 3 | 12.0 | Wright | Lolich | Messersmith | 2:54 | 11,888 | --- | |
| 118 | 118 | Saturday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 5 | 1 | 62-56 | 3 | 12.0 | Niekro | Allen | 2:31 | 16,008 | + | ||
| 119 | 119 | Sunday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 7 | 1 | 63-56 | 3 | 12.0 | Cain | May | 2:31 | 27,743 | ++ | ||
| 120 | 120 | Monday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 5 | 3 | 64-56 | 3 | 12.0 | Patterson | Grant | Timmermann | 2:42 | 5,745 | +++ | |
| 121 | 121 | Tuesday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 3 | 1 | 65-56 | 3 | 12.0 | Lolich | Dobson | 2:13 | 7,357 | ++++ | ||
| 122 | 122 | Wednesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 7 | 65-57 | 3 | 13.0 | Segui | Kilkenny | 2:39 | 6,402 | - | ||
| 123 | 123 | Friday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 6 | 4 | 66-57 | 3 | 13.0 | Cain | Downing | 2:37 | 19,778 | + | |||
| 124 | 124 | Saturday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 5 | 2 | 67-57 | 3 | 12.0 | McLain | Krausse | 2:10 | 19,286 | ++ | |||
| 125 | 125 | Sunday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 1 | 0 | 68-57 | 3 | 12.0 | Lolich | Pattin | Timmermann | 2:17 | 15,323 | +++ | ||
| 126 | 126 | Tuesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 4 | 6 | 12 | 68-58 | 3 | 13.5 | Messersmith | Timmermann | LaRoche | 2:51 | 0 | - | |
| 127 | 127 | Tuesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 6 | 10 | 68-59 | 3 | 13.5 | Tatum | LaGrow | Queen | 3:01 | 33,222 | -- | ||
| 128 | 128 | Wednesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 3 | 6 | 68-60 | 3 | 14.5 | Wright | McLain | Tatum | 2:01 | 16,143 | --- | ||
| 129 | 129 | Friday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 2 | 6 | 68-61 | 3 | 15.5 | Odom | Lolich | Grant | 2:42 | 19,180 | ---- | ||
| 130 | 130 | Saturday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 2 | 5 | 68-62 | 3 | 16.5 | Segui | Cain | Grant | 2:44 | 10,536 | ----- | ||
| 131 | 131 | Sunday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 6 | 5 | 69-62 | 3 | 15.5 | Timmermann | Locker | Reed | 2:45 | 13,782 | + | ||
| 132 | 132 | Monday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 69-63 | 3 | 16.5 | Culp | Lolich | Lyle | 2:30 | 22,339 | - | |
| 133 | 133 | Tuesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 10 | 9 | 70-63 | 3 | 15.5 | Patterson | Siebert | Timmermann | 3:00 | 18,794 | + | |
| 134 | 134 | Wednesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 4 | 71-63 | 3 | 15.0 | Patterson | Lyle | 2:43 | 14,704 | ++ | ||
| 135 | 135 | Wednesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 10 | 71-64 | 3 | 15.0 | Koonce | Cain | 2:49 | 18,938 | - | ||
| 136 | 136 | Thursday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 5 | 71-65 | 3 | 16.0 | Brett | Niekro | Romo | 2:13 | 14,998 | -- | |
| 137 | 137 | Friday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 6 | 3 | 72-65 | 3 | 16.0 | Patterson | Knowles | Timmermann | 2:22 | 8,726 | + | |
| 138 | 138 | Saturday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 2 | 3 | 14 | 72-66 | 3 | 17.0 | Pina | Reed | 3:34 | 6,953 | - | |
| 139 | 139 | Sunday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 8 | 7 | 12 | 73-66 | 3 | 16.0 | Scherman | Hannan | 3:28 | 11,580 | + | |
| 140 | 140 | Monday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 5 | 2 | 74-66 | 3 | 15.0 | Niekro | Palmer | Timmermann | 2:27 | 14,848 | ++ | ||
| 141 | 141 | Tuesday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 6 | 74-67 | 3 | 16.0 | Lopez | Lolich | Hall | 2:32 | 14,246 | - | ||
| 142 | 142 | Wednesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 4 | 74-68 | 3 | 17.0 | Nagy | Kilkenny | 2:33 | 8,395 | -- | |||
| 143 | 143 | Thursday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 14 | 74-69 | 4 | 18.0 | Culp | Cain | 2:50 | 8,146 | --- | |||
| 144 | 144 | Friday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 2 | 4 | 74-70 | 4 | 19.0 | Gogolewski | Niekro | Pina | 2:34 | 8,506 | ---- | ||
| 145 | 145 | Saturday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 6 | 4 | 75-70 | 3 | 19.0 | Timmermann | Grzenda | Reed | 2:37 | 14,258 | + | ||
| 146 | 146 | Sunday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 0 | 10 | 75-71 | 3 | 20.0 | Coleman | Kilkenny | 2:15 | 7,168 | - | |||
| 147 | 147 | Tuesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 75-72 | 3 | 21.0 | Mingori | Reed | Chance | 2:34 | 3,404 | -- | |
| 148 | 148 | Wednesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 3 | 76-72 | 3 | 20.0 | Lolich | Paul | Timmermann | 3:14 | 3,681 | + | |
| 149 | 149 | Thursday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 6 | 76-73 | 4 | 20.0 | McDowell | Niekro | 2:42 | 4,005 | - | ||
| 150 | 150 | Friday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 5 | 76-74 | 4 | 21.0 | Klimkowski | Kilkenny | 2:19 | 11,202 | -- | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Saturday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 6 | 7 | 76-75 | 4 | 21.0 | McCormick | Timmermann | McDaniel | 2:45 | 8,864 | --- | ||
| 152 | 152 | Sunday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 5 | 76-76 | 4 | 22.0 | Kline | Lolich | 2:11 | 11,341 | ---- | |||
| 153 | 153 | Monday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 12 | 76-77 | 4 | 23.0 | Hardin | Timmermann | 3:20 | 5,470 | ----- | |
| 154 | 154 | Tuesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 10 | 76-78 | 4 | 24.0 | Phoebus | Reed | Watt | 2:39 | 7,972 | ------ | |
| 155 | 155 | Thursday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 7 | 76-79 | 4 | 25.0 | Cuellar | Hiller | 2:09 | 3,069 | ------- | ||
| 156 | 156 | Friday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 77-79 | 4 | 25.5 | Lolich | Kline | 2:27 | 0 | + | ||
| 157 | 157 | Friday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 8 | 77-80 | 4 | 25.5 | McDaniel | Scherman | Klimkowski | 2:29 | 10,575 | - | |
| 158 | 158 | Saturday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 77-81 | 4 | 26.5 | Peterson | Reed | 1:49 | 13,366 | -- | ||
| 159 | 159 | Sunday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 77-82 | 4 | 27.5 | Stottlemyre | Hiller | 1:54 | 10,821 | --- | ||
| 160 | 160 | Tuesday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 5 | 77-83 | 4 | 29.0 | Hargan | Lolich | 2:25 | 6,334 | ---- | |||
| 161 | 161 | Wednesday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 78-83 | 4 | 29.0 | Reed | Rittwage | Timmermann | 2:35 | 3,420 | + | ||
| 162 | 162 | Thursday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 1 | 0 | 79-83 | 4 | 29.0 | Hiller | Paul | 1:41 | 3,875 | ++ | |||
| 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.