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91-71, Finished 2nd in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Billy Martin (91-71)
Scored 701 runs, Allowed 645 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 87-75
Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 1,591,073 (2nd of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 97, Pitching - 96
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| Season Summary | 91-71, Final Rank:2, GB: 12.0 | |
| Days in First | 1 | last on Tuesday, Apr 6, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 3 | last on Apr 8, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 12 | last on Wednesday, Sep 29, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 22 | last on Saturday, Sep 18 |
| Most Games under .500 | 3 | last on Tuesday, May 18 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 7 | Wednesday, May 19 to Tuesday, May 25 and Monday, Sep 13 to Saturday, Sep 18 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 3 | Sunday, Apr 11 to Wednesday, Apr 14, Tuesday, Jun 29 to Thursday, Jul 1, Sunday, Jul 11 to Friday, Jul 16, Wednesday, Jul 21 to Saturday, Jul 24, Tuesday, Aug 17 to Wednesday, Aug 18 and Sunday, Sep 19 to Wednesday, Sep 22 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 15 | Tuesday, Jun 29 |
| Most Runs Scored | 12 | Wednesday, May 19, Tuesday, Jul 6, Saturday, Aug 7 and Tuesday, Aug 10 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 16 | Sunday, Aug 1 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 6 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 11 | |
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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 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 8 | 2 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Lolich | Hargan | 2:44 | D | 54,089 | + | |||
| 2 | 2 | Friday, Apr 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 5 | 6 | 1-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Hall | Niekro | 2:29 | N | 9,442 | - | ||
| 3 | 3 | Saturday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 4 | 2.0 | Palmer | Lolich | 2:02 | D | 5,274 | -- | ||
| 4 | 4 | Sunday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2-2 | 4 | 2.0 | Timmermann | Richert | Scherman | 3:11 | D | 0 | + |
| 5 | 5 | Sunday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 9 | 2-3 | 4 | 2.0 | McNally | Kilkenny | 2:22 | N | 18,624 | - | ||
| 6 | 6 | Tuesday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 2-4 | 5 | 2.5 | Bahnsen | Niekro | 2:29 | D | 34,745 | -- | ||
| 7 | 7 | Wednesday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 8 | 2-5 | 6 | 3.5 | Peterson | Lolich | Aker | 2:52 | D | 11,745 | --- | |
| 8 | 8 | Thursday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 3-5 | 6 | 3.5 | Hannan | McDaniel | 3:14 | D | 10,425 | + | ||
| 9 | 9 | Friday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 3-6 | 6 | 4.5 | Peters | Niekro | Lyle | 2:44 | D | 14,963 | - | ||
| 10 | 10 | Saturday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4-6 | 6 | 3.5 | Timmermann | Tatum | 3:30 | D | 15,758 | + | ||
| 11 | 11 | Sunday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 6 | 4.5 | Siebert | Chance | 2:08 | D | 19,606 | - | |||
| 12 | 12 | Tuesday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 7 | 6 | 5-7 | 5 | 3.5 | Timmermann | Dukes | 2:59 | N | 18,509 | + | |||
| 13 | 13 | Wednesday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 5 | 1 | 6-7 | 4 | 2.5 | Lolich | Dobson | 2:16 | N | 14,800 | ++ | |||
| 14 | 14 | Friday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 9 | 6-8 | 4 | 3.5 | Segui | Chance | 2:40 | N | 7,071 | - | ||
| 15 | 15 | Saturday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 5 | 6-9 | 4 | 3.5 | Hunter | Timmermann | 2:32 | D | 7,815 | -- | ||
| 16 | 16 | Sunday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 10 | 2 | 7-9 | 4 | 3.5 | Lolich | Fingers | Scherman | 2:30 | D | 10,677 | + | |
| 17 | 17 | Monday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 3 | 8-9 | 4 | 2.5 | Niekro | Rooker | Zepp | 3:04 | N | 6,424 | ++ | |
| 18 | 18 | Tuesday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 8 | 8-10 | 4 | 3.5 | Dal Canton | Chance | 2:36 | N | 6,275 | - | ||
| 19 | 19 | Wednesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9-10 | 4 | 2.5 | Lolich | Abernathy | 2:43 | N | 7,006 | + | |
| 20 | 20 | Friday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 7 | 4 | 10-10 | 4 | 2.5 | Coleman | May | Zepp | 2:59 | N | 42,651 | ++ | |
| 21 | 21 | Saturday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 9 | 10-11 | 4 | 2.5 | Messersmith | Chance | 2:32 | N | 12,838 | - | ||
| 22 | 22 | Sunday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 4 | 10-12 | 5 | 4.0 | Fisher | Zepp | Allen | 2:28 | D | 11,815 | -- | |
| 23 | 23 | Tuesday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 6 | 5 | 11-12 | 3 | 4.0 | Timmermann | Roland | 2:48 | N | 10,121 | + | |||
| 24 | 24 | Wednesday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 0 | 5 | 11-13 | 3 | 4.5 | Blue | Chance | 2:35 | N | 13,131 | - | |||
| 25 | 25 | Friday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 3 | 1 | 12-13 | 3 | 5.0 | Lolich | Hedlund | 2:47 | N | 13,973 | + | |||
| 26 | 26 | Saturday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 2 | 1 | 13-13 | 3 | 5.0 | Coleman | Bunker | Scherman | 1:55 | D | 15,441 | ++ | ||
| 27 | 27 | Sunday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 2 | 6 | 13-14 | 3 | 5.0 | Burgmeier | Niekro | 2:59 | D | 25,570 | - | |||
| 28 | 28 | Monday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 5 | 2 | 14-14 | 3 | 4.5 | Scherman | Messersmith | Timmermann | 2:31 | N | 15,215 | + | ||
| 29 | 29 | Tuesday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 0 | 5 | 14-15 | 3 | 5.5 | Wright | Lolich | 2:29 | N | 8,275 | - | |||
| 30 | 30 | Wednesday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 8 | 1 | 15-15 | 3 | 4.5 | Coleman | May | 2:14 | N | 7,908 | + | |||
| 31 | 31 | Friday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 2 | 3 | 15-16 | 4 | 5.5 | McLain | Patterson | 2:29 | N | 18,694 | - | ||
| 32 | 32 | Saturday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15-17 | 4 | 5.5 | Lindblad | Timmermann | 3:35 | N | 6,237 | -- | |
| 33 | 33 | Sunday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 5 | 4 | 16-17 | 3 | 5.0 | Coleman | Riddleberger | 2:28 | D | 7,293 | + | ||
| 34 | 34 | Monday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 16-18 | 4 | 6.0 | Culp | Chance | Lyle | 2:45 | N | 14,001 | - | |
| 35 | 35 | Tuesday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 16-19 | 4 | 7.0 | Lonborg | Denehy | 2:31 | N | 13,021 | -- | ||
| 36 | 36 | Wednesday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 12 | 1 | 17-19 | 3 | 7.0 | Lolich | Lamb | Denehy | 2:58 | N | 4,284 | + | |
| 37 | 37 | Thursday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18-19 | 3 | 7.0 | Scherman | Mingori | 3:08 | N | 3,311 | ++ | |
| 38 | 38 | Friday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 1 | 0 | 19-19 | 3 | 7.0 | Chance | Janeski | Scherman | 2:06 | N | 25,833 | +++ | ||
| 39 | 39 | Saturday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 3 | 1 | 20-19 | 3 | 6.0 | Zepp | Bosman | Kilkenny | 2:29 | D | 24,342 | ++++ | ||
| 40 | 40 | Sunday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 5 | 0 | 21-19 | 3 | 5.0 | Lolich | McLain | 1:55 | D | 0 | +++++ | |||
| 41 | 41 | Sunday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 11 | 0 | 22-19 | 3 | 5.0 | Cain | Thompson | Niekro | 2:26 | D | 53,337 | ++++++ | ||
| 42 | 42 | Tuesday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 4 | 23-19 | 3 | 3.5 | Scherman | McDaniel | 2:44 | N | 10,842 | +++++++ | |||
| 43 | 43 | Wednesday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 23-20 | 3 | 4.5 | Stottlemyre | Kilkenny | 2:23 | N | 11,565 | - | |||
| 44 | 44 | Thursday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 24-20 | 3 | 4.5 | Lolich | Peterson | 2:26 | N | 14,518 | + | |||
| 45 | 45 | Friday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 6 | 3 | 25-20 | 3 | 4.5 | Cain | Parsons | Scherman | 3:01 | N | 7,389 | ++ | |
| 46 | 46 | Saturday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 9 | 25-21 | 3 | 4.5 | Krausse | Coleman | 2:25 | D | 10,514 | - | ||
| 47 | 47 | Sunday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 9 | 5 | 26-21 | 3 | 4.0 | Scherman | Lopez | 3:21 | D | 13,743 | + | ||
| 48 | 48 | Monday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 6 | 26-22 | 3 | 3.5 | Kaat | Lolich | 2:11 | D | 20,643 | - | ||
| 49 | 49 | Tuesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 3 | 26-23 | 3 | 3.5 | Perry | Cain | 2:40 | N | 10,980 | -- | ||
| 50 | 50 | Wednesday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 4 | 27-23 | 3 | 2.5 | Coleman | Hamm | Scherman | 3:10 | N | 13,800 | + | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Friday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 27-24 | 3 | 4.0 | Wood | Lolich | 2:59 | N | 17,168 | - | ||
| 52 | 52 | Saturday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 3 | 28-24 | 3 | 3.5 | Cain | John | Scherman | 2:51 | D | 23,075 | + | |
| 53 | 53 | Sunday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 8 | 28-25 | 3 | 4.5 | Bradley | Coleman | Kealey | 2:33 | D | 25,356 | - | |
| 54 | 54 | Tuesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 8 | 3 | 29-25 | 3 | 4.5 | Lolich | Parsons | 2:55 | N | 11,296 | + | |||
| 55 | 55 | Wednesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 3 | 0 | 30-25 | 3 | 4.5 | Cain | Krausse | 2:21 | N | 12,070 | ++ | |||
| 56 | 56 | Thursday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 31-25 | 3 | 4.5 | Coleman | Lockwood | 2:28 | N | 10,962 | +++ | |||
| 57 | 57 | Friday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 4 | 1 | 32-25 | 3 | 4.5 | Kilkenny | Blyleven | 2:08 | N | 33,733 | ++++ | |||
| 58 | 58 | Saturday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 4 | 5 | 32-26 | 3 | 4.5 | Hall | Lolich | Perry | 3:00 | D | 27,497 | - | ||
| 59 | 59 | Sunday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 9 | 5 | 33-26 | 2 | 4.5 | Chance | Kaat | Scherman | 2:41 | D | 52,178 | + | ||
| 60 | 60 | Monday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 34-26 | 2 | 4.0 | Scherman | Romo | 3:43 | N | 25,495 | ++ | ||
| 61 | 61 | Tuesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 6 | 34-27 | 2 | 4.0 | Horlen | Kilkenny | 2:11 | N | 18,143 | - | |||
| 62 | 62 | Wednesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 5 | 35-27 | 2 | 4.0 | Lolich | Romo | Scherman | 2:30 | N | 18,799 | + | ||
| 63 | 63 | Thursday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 36-27 | 2 | 4.0 | Cain | McDowell | Scherman | 3:12 | N | 6,732 | ++ | |
| 64 | 64 | Friday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 7 | 36-28 | 2 | 5.0 | Hand | Coleman | Colbert | 2:43 | N | 12,084 | - | |
| 65 | 65 | Saturday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 3 | 37-28 | 2 | 4.0 | Niekro | Foster | Scherman | 2:39 | D | 13,818 | + | |
| 66 | 66 | Sunday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 6 | 7 | 11 | 37-29 | 2 | 5.5 | Colbert | Scherman | 3:15 | D | 0 | - | |
| 67 | 67 | Sunday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 7 | 8 | 37-30 | 2 | 5.5 | McDowell | Timmermann | 3:11 | D | 50,669 | -- | ||
| 68 | 68 | Tuesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 4 | 38-30 | 2 | 6.0 | Chance | Stottlemyre | Scherman | 3:09 | D | 0 | + | |
| 69 | 69 | Tuesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 38-31 | 2 | 6.0 | Bahnsen | Coleman | 2:23 | D | 14,902 | - | ||
| 70 | 70 | Wednesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 6 | 13 | 38-32 | 3 | 7.0 | McDaniel | Scherman | 3:46 | N | 11,949 | -- | |
| 71 | 71 | Thursday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 0 | 39-32 | 2 | 7.0 | Lolich | Foster | 2:46 | N | 17,900 | + | |||
| 72 | 72 | Friday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 1 | 40-32 | 2 | 7.0 | Gilbreth | Dunning | 2:41 | D | 24,714 | ++ | |||
| 73 | 73 | Saturday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 1 | 0 | 41-32 | 2 | 5.5 | Coleman | Hargan | 2:13 | N | 34,447 | +++ | |||
| 74 | 74 | Sunday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 41-33 | 3 | 5.5 | McDowell | Kilkenny | 2:34 | D | 21,734 | - | |||
| 75 | 75 | Monday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 9 | 4 | 15 | 42-33 | 3 | 4.5 | Scherman | Richert | 4:25 | N | 17,034 | + | |
| 76 | 76 | Tuesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 6 | 15 | 42-34 | 3 | 5.5 | Dobson | Cain | 3:02 | N | 21,299 | - | ||
| 77 | 77 | Wednesday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 6 | 42-35 | 3 | 6.0 | Peters | Coleman | Bolin | 2:37 | N | 20,528 | -- | ||
| 78 | 78 | Thursday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 7 | 8 | 42-36 | 3 | 6.0 | Lee | Scherman | 3:11 | N | 16,961 | --- | |||
| 79 | 79 | Friday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 3 | 1 | 43-36 | 3 | 5.0 | Lolich | Dukes | 2:28 | N | 37,829 | + | |||
| 80 | 80 | Saturday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 8 | 43-37 | 3 | 6.0 | Dobson | Cain | 2:39 | D | 18,091 | - | |||
| 81 | 81 | Sunday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 43-38 | 3 | 7.0 | Cuellar | Coleman | 2:25 | D | 23,410 | -- | |||
| 82 | 82 | Tuesday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 12 | 7 | 44-38 | 3 | 6.5 | Lolich | Bahnsen | 2:58 | N | 16,382 | + | |||
| 83 | 83 | Wednesday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 5 | 11 | 44-39 | 3 | 7.5 | Kekich | Denehy | 3:17 | N | 18,204 | - | ||
| 84 | 84 | Thursday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 45-39 | 3 | 7.5 | Gilbreth | Kline | 1:56 | N | 27,859 | + | |||
| 85 | 85 | Friday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 1 | 0 | 11 | 46-39 | 3 | 7.5 | Coleman | Cox | Scherman | 3:15 | N | 12,800 | ++ |
| 86 | 86 | Saturday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 4 | 2 | 47-39 | 3 | 7.0 | Lolich | McLain | 2:17 | N | 11,536 | +++ | ||
| 87 | 87 | Sunday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 47-40 | 3 | 8.0 | Riddleberger | Timmermann | 2:48 | D | 10,674 | - | |
| 88 | 88 | Thursday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 7 | 8 | 47-41 | 3 | 9.0 | Knowles | Timmermann | 3:02 | N | 5,979 | -- | ||
| 89 | 89 | Friday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 4 | 47-42 | 3 | 9.0 | Blue | Cain | 2:12 | N | 24,434 | --- | ||
| 90 | 90 | Saturday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 48-42 | 3 | 8.0 | Coleman | Hunter | 2:45 | D | 15,039 | + | ||
| 91 | 91 | Sunday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 8 | 48-43 | 3 | 9.5 | Splittorff | Gilbreth | Abernathy | 2:33 | D | 0 | - | |
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 48-44 | 3 | 9.5 | York | Scherman | 3:03 | D | 26,182 | -- | |
| 93 | 93 | Monday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 2 | 49-44 | 3 | 9.5 | Lolich | Rooker | 2:38 | N | 9,831 | + | ||
| 94 | 94 | Tuesday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 2 | 49-45 | 3 | 9.5 | Messersmith | Cain | 2:01 | N | 10,669 | - | ||
| 95 | 95 | Wednesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 6 | 3 | 11 | 50-45 | 3 | 9.0 | Coleman | Wright | Scherman | 3:02 | N | 0 | + |
| 96 | 96 | Wednesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 6 | 7 | 50-46 | 3 | 9.0 | Fisher | Scherman | 3:04 | N | 30,054 | - | ||
| 97 | 97 | Friday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 7 | 9 | 50-47 | 3 | 10.5 | Hunter | Lolich | Fingers | 3:06 | N | 34,444 | -- | ||
| 98 | 98 | Saturday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 2 | 7 | 50-48 | 3 | 11.0 | Odom | Cain | Fingers | 2:45 | D | 33,089 | --- | ||
| 99 | 99 | Sunday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 7 | 4 | 51-48 | 3 | 10.0 | Coleman | Dobson | 2:52 | D | 0 | + | |||
| 100 | 100 | Sunday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 1 | 6 | 51-49 | 3 | 10.0 | Blue | Denehy | Fingers | 2:57 | D | 53,565 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Tuesday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 52-49 | 3 | 10.5 | Lolich | York | 3:34 | N | 18,718 | + | ||
| 102 | 102 | Wednesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 8 | 7 | 53-49 | 3 | 10.5 | Chance | York | 2:47 | N | 10,928 | ++ | |||
| 103 | 103 | Thursday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 10 | 9 | 54-49 | 3 | 10.0 | Scherman | Burgmeier | 3:15 | N | 23,207 | +++ | |||
| 104 | 104 | Friday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 4 | 3 | 55-49 | 3 | 10.0 | Scherman | Messersmith | Timmermann | 2:19 | N | 19,410 | ++++ | ||
| 105 | 105 | Saturday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 2 | 3 | 12 | 55-50 | 3 | 11.0 | Wright | Lolich | Allen | 3:22 | D | 13,853 | - | |
| 106 | 106 | Sunday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 4 | 3 | 16 | 56-50 | 3 | 10.5 | Niekro | Allen | 4:56 | D | 37,107 | + | ||
| 107 | 107 | Monday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 11 | 7 | 57-50 | 3 | 9.5 | Timmermann | Cox | 3:29 | N | 12,423 | ++ | |||
| 108 | 108 | Tuesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | WSA | L | 2 | 4 | 57-51 | 3 | 10.0 | McLain | Niekro | Cox | 2:42 | N | 22,171 | - | ||
| 109 | 109 | Wednesday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 2 | 1 | 58-51 | 3 | 10.0 | Lolich | Bosman | 2:10 | N | 30,410 | + | |||
| 110 | 110 | Thursday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 58-52 | 3 | 10.0 | Peters | Cain | Lyle | 2:55 | N | 27,778 | - | |
| 111 | 111 | Friday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 2 | 0 | 59-52 | 3 | 9.0 | Coleman | Culp | 2:11 | N | 32,108 | + | ||
| 112 | 112 | Saturday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 12 | 8 | 60-52 | 3 | 9.0 | Niekro | Siebert | Scherman | 3:16 | D | 25,857 | ++ | |
| 113 | 113 | Sunday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 2 | 61-52 | 3 | 8.0 | Lolich | Tiant | 2:48 | D | 32,146 | +++ | ||
| 114 | 114 | Monday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 11 | 12 | 61-53 | 3 | 8.5 | Lyle | Perranoski | 3:11 | D | 20,116 | - | ||
| 115 | 115 | Tuesday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 12 | 3 | 62-53 | 3 | 8.5 | Coleman | Parsons | 2:58 | N | 7,129 | + | ||
| 116 | 116 | Wednesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 63-53 | 3 | 8.5 | Niekro | Lockwood | Scherman | 2:23 | N | 8,558 | ++ | |
| 117 | 117 | Thursday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 4 | 3 | 64-53 | 2 | 8.5 | Lolich | Pattin | 2:43 | D | 11,549 | +++ | ||
| 118 | 118 | Friday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 3 | 4 | 64-54 | 2 | 9.5 | Blyleven | Timmermann | 2:52 | N | 20,361 | - | ||
| 119 | 119 | Saturday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 9 | 64-55 | 2 | 9.5 | Haydel | Scherman | Williams | 2:44 | D | 19,246 | -- | |
| 120 | 120 | Sunday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 7 | 5 | 65-55 | 2 | 8.5 | Kilkenny | Perry | Scherman | 2:58 | D | 20,761 | + | |
| 121 | 121 | Tuesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 5 | 6 | 65-56 | 2 | 10.5 | Johnson | Lolich | 3:06 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 122 | 122 | Tuesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 4 | 65-57 | 2 | 10.5 | Horlen | Cain | Bradley | 2:00 | N | 17,887 | -- | |
| 123 | 123 | Wednesday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 65-58 | 3 | 11.5 | Wood | Coleman | 2:28 | N | 14,059 | --- | ||
| 124 | 124 | Friday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 66-58 | 3 | 10.5 | Niekro | Parsons | Timmermann | 2:21 | N | 20,510 | + | ||
| 125 | 125 | Saturday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 7 | 2 | 67-58 | 2 | 10.5 | Lolich | Lockwood | 2:32 | D | 29,929 | ++ | |||
| 126 | 126 | Sunday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 1 | 2 | 67-59 | 2 | 11.5 | Pattin | Coleman | Sanders | 2:39 | D | 15,766 | - | ||
| 127 | 127 | Monday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 4 | 2 | 68-59 | 2 | 11.0 | Cain | Luebber | 2:39 | N | 27,576 | + | |||
| 128 | 128 | Tuesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 3 | 68-60 | 2 | 12.0 | Perry | Niekro | 2:05 | N | 17,058 | - | |||
| 129 | 129 | Wednesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 6 | 2 | 69-60 | 2 | 12.0 | Lolich | Kaat | 2:58 | N | 19,011 | + | |||
| 130 | 130 | Friday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 2 | 70-60 | 2 | 12.0 | Coleman | Hinton | 2:26 | N | 14,903 | ++ | |||
| 131 | 131 | Saturday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 71-60 | 2 | 11.5 | Cain | Johnson | Scherman | 2:50 | D | 11,417 | +++ | ||
| 132 | 132 | Sunday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 6 | 71-61 | 2 | 12.0 | Wood | Lolich | 2:14 | D | 20,822 | - | |||
| 133 | 133 | Tuesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 1 | 72-61 | 2 | 11.5 | Coleman | Farmer | 2:19 | N | 0 | + | |||
| 134 | 134 | Tuesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 6 | 72-62 | 2 | 11.5 | Colbert | Niekro | McDowell | 3:00 | N | 27,209 | - | ||
| 135 | 135 | Wednesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 73-62 | 2 | 11.5 | Cain | Paul | Scherman | 2:25 | N | 8,455 | + | ||
| 136 | 136 | Thursday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 0 | 74-62 | 2 | 10.5 | Lolich | Dunning | 2:15 | N | 15,500 | ++ | |||
| 137 | 137 | Friday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 75-62 | 2 | 10.5 | Kilkenny | Peterson | 2:17 | N | 11,353 | +++ | ||
| 138 | 138 | Saturday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 9 | 1 | 76-62 | 2 | 10.5 | Coleman | Closter | 2:10 | D | 9,315 | ++++ | ||
| 139 | 139 | Sunday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 6 | 76-63 | 2 | 10.5 | Kekich | Cain | Aker | 3:03 | D | 12,366 | - | |
| 140 | 140 | Monday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 3 | 0 | 77-63 | 2 | 10.0 | Lolich | Gogolewski | 2:16 | D | 7,348 | + | ||
| 141 | 141 | Tuesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 3 | 2 | 11 | 78-63 | 2 | 10.0 | Scherman | Lindblad | 3:02 | N | 2,369 | ++ | |
| 142 | 142 | Wednesday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSA | W | 5 | 3 | 79-63 | 2 | 9.5 | Kilkenny | Broberg | Whillock | 2:36 | N | 2,973 | +++ | |
| 143 | 143 | Thursday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 6 | 12 | 79-64 | 2 | 10.5 | Lonborg | Whillock | 2:37 | N | 13,775 | - | |||
| 144 | 144 | Friday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 6 | 79-65 | 2 | 11.5 | Peters | Lolich | 2:17 | N | 18,251 | -- | |||
| 145 | 145 | Saturday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 1 | 0 | 80-65 | 2 | 11.0 | Coleman | Culp | 1:54 | D | 14,694 | + | |||
| 146 | 146 | Sunday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 81-65 | 2 | 10.5 | Timmermann | Curtis | 2:22 | D | 12,612 | ++ | |||
| 147 | 147 | Monday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 9 | 81-66 | 2 | 10.5 | McNally | Kilkenny | 2:46 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 148 | 148 | Monday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 10 | 5 | 82-66 | 2 | 10.5 | Scherman | Dobson | 3:03 | N | 13,292 | + | ||
| 149 | 149 | Tuesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 1 | 83-66 | 2 | 9.5 | Lolich | Palmer | 2:18 | N | 11,605 | ++ | ||
| 150 | 150 | Wednesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 4 | 2 | 84-66 | 2 | 8.5 | Coleman | McLain | 2:19 | N | 8,066 | +++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Thursday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | WSA | W | 3 | 1 | 85-66 | 2 | 8.5 | Cain | Bosman | Perranoski | 2:36 | D | 4,621 | ++++ | ||
| 152 | 152 | Friday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 9 | 4 | 86-66 | 2 | 6.5 | Timmermann | McNally | Perranoski | 2:17 | N | 0 | +++++ | ||
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 5 | 3 | 87-66 | 2 | 6.5 | Scherman | Leonhard | 2:22 | N | 29,458 | ++++++ | |||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 2 | 1 | 88-66 | 2 | 5.5 | Lolich | Palmer | 2:22 | D | 17,237 | +++++++ | |||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 8 | 88-67 | 2 | 6.5 | Cuellar | Coleman | 2:54 | D | 26,099 | - | |||
| 156 | 156 | Tuesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 88-68 | 2 | 8.0 | Lonborg | Whillock | 2:19 | N | 11,323 | -- | |
| 157 | 157 | Wednesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 88-69 | 2 | 9.0 | Garman | Lolich | Tatum | 2:07 | N | 10,554 | --- | |
| 158 | 158 | Friday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 8 | 5 | 89-69 | 2 | 9.5 | Coleman | Stottlemyre | Scherman | 2:36 | N | 11,037 | + | ||
| 159 | 159 | Saturday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 10 | 7 | 90-69 | 2 | 9.5 | Cain | Kekich | Timmermann | 2:47 | D | 12,164 | ++ | ||
| 160 | 160 | Sunday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 90-70 | 2 | 10.5 | Peterson | Lolich | 2:17 | D | 9,514 | - | |||
| 161 | 161 | Tuesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 91-70 | 2 | 11.0 | Coleman | Hargan | 2:06 | N | 2,266 | + | ||
| 162 | 162 | Wednesday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 91-71 | 2 | 12.0 | Colbert | Lolich | 2:07 | N | 2,596 | - | ||
| 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.