Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1972 / 1974
85-77, Finished 3rd in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Billy Martin (71-63) and Joe Schultz (14-14)
Scored 642 runs, Allowed 674 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 77-85
Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 1,724,146 (1st of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 106 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 100
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| Season Summary | 85-77, Final Rank:3, GB: 12.0 | |
| Days in First | 36 | last on Tuesday, Aug 14, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 43 | last on Aug 14, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 2.5 | last on Friday, Jun 1, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 12.5 | last on Saturday, Sep 29, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 14 | last on Monday, Aug 13 |
| Most Games under .500 | 5 | last on Monday, Jun 25 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 8 | Thursday, Jul 26 to Wednesday, Aug 1 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 8 | Tuesday, Jun 19 to Monday, Jun 25 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 14 | Monday, Sep 24 |
| Most Runs Scored | 14 | Wednesday, Jul 11 and Wednesday, Jul 18 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Saturday, Aug 4 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 15 | |
| 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 | Saturday, Apr 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 4 | 1.5 | Perry | Lolich | 2:10 | D | 74,420 | - | ||
| 2 | 2 | Sunday, Apr 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 0 | 1-1 | 3 | 1.5 | Coleman | Tidrow | LaGrow | 2:27 | D | 10,798 | + | |
| 3 | 3 | Wednesday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1-2 | 4 | 2.0 | Watt | LaGrow | 3:06 | D | 46,389 | - | ||
| 4 | 4 | Thursday, Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1-3 | 4 | 3.0 | McNally | Lolich | Pena | 2:42 | D | 6,303 | -- | |
| 5 | 5 | Friday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 2-3 | 3 | 2.0 | Coleman | Farmer | 2:42 | D | 5,009 | + | |||
| 6 | 6 | Saturday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 8 | 2 | 3-3 | 3 | 2.0 | Perry | Dunning | 2:20 | D | 11,908 | ++ | |||
| 7 | 7 | Sunday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 7 | 3-4 | 3 | 2.5 | Perry | Timmermann | 2:20 | D | 16,726 | - | |||
| 8 | 8 | Monday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 9 | 7 | 4-4 | 3 | 2.0 | Lolich | Pattin | LaGrow | 2:54 | D | 29,006 | + | |
| 9 | 9 | Tuesday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 3 | 5-4 | 2 | 2.0 | Coleman | McGlothen | Hiller | 2:37 | D | 11,298 | ++ | |
| 10 | 10 | Wednesday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 1 | 6-4 | 2 | 1.0 | Perry | Tiant | 2:36 | D | 15,971 | +++ | ||
| 11 | 11 | Thursday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 11 | 7 | 7-4 | 1 | Tied | Fryman | Curtis | Timmermann | 3:07 | D | 13,572 | ++++ | |
| 12 | 12 | Friday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7-5 | 2 | 1.0 | Reynolds | LaGrow | 3:20 | N | 14,626 | - | |
| 13 | 13 | Saturday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 1 | 8-5 | 1 | Tied | Coleman | McNally | 2:29 | N | 15,448 | + | ||
| 14 | 14 | Sunday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 5 | 8-6 | 2 | 1.0 | Cuellar | Perry | 2:06 | D | 12,883 | - | ||
| 15 | 15 | Tuesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 2 | 8-7 | 2 | 1.0 | Paul | Lolich | Foucault | 2:25 | N | 7,119 | -- | |
| 16 | 16 | Wednesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 4 | 8-8 | 2 | 1.0 | Hand | Coleman | Foucault | 2:31 | N | 7,386 | --- | |
| 17 | 17 | Thursday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 9-8 | 2 | 0.5 | Fryman | Broberg | Hiller | 2:19 | N | 5,399 | + | |
| 18 | 18 | Friday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 0 | 3 | 9-9 | 2 | 0.5 | Busby | Perry | 2:18 | N | 16,345 | - | |||
| 19 | 19 | Saturday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 4 | 7 | 9-10 | 3 | 1.5 | Garber | Hiller | 3:10 | D | 12,231 | -- | |||
| 20 | 20 | Sunday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 6 | 1 | 10-10 | 2 | 0.5 | Coleman | Simpson | 2:47 | D | 16,245 | + | |||
| 21 | 21 | Tuesday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 2 | 6 | 10-11 | 4 | 1.0 | Singer | Fryman | 2:48 | N | 10,118 | - | |||
| 22 | 22 | Wednesday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 3 | 5 | 12 | 10-12 | 4 | 1.0 | Ryan | LaGrow | 3:29 | N | 10,003 | -- | ||
| 23 | 23 | Friday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 5 | 1 | 11-12 | 1 | Tied | Perry | Bosman | Hiller | 2:29 | N | 9,639 | + | ||
| 24 | 24 | Saturday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 2 | 0 | 12-12 | 1 | up 1.0 | Coleman | Paul | Hiller | 2:26 | D | 11,033 | ++ | ||
| 25 | 25 | Sunday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 2 | 7 | 12-13 | 1 | Tied | Hand | Lolich | 2:34 | D | 14,600 | - | |||
| 26 | 26 | Tuesday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 7 | 12-14 | 2 | 0.5 | Splittorff | Fryman | 2:12 | N | 13,065 | -- | ||
| 27 | 27 | Wednesday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 4 | 1 | 13-14 | 1 | Tied | Perry | Busby | Hiller | 2:35 | N | 15,680 | + | |
| 28 | 28 | Thursday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 8 | 13-15 | 2 | 0.5 | Drago | Coleman | 2:45 | N | 11,412 | - | ||
| 29 | 29 | Friday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 6 | 5 | 14-15 | 1 | Tied | Lolich | Bell | 2:47 | N | 12,415 | + | |||
| 30 | 30 | Saturday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 2 | 6 | 14-16 | 2 | 0.5 | Slaton | Fryman | 2:33 | D | 12,640 | - | |||
| 31 | 31 | Sunday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14-17 | 5 | 1.5 | Short | Hiller | Linzy | 3:08 | D | 23,810 | -- | |
| 32 | 32 | Monday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 0 | 15-17 | 3 | 0.5 | Coleman | Peterson | 2:22 | N | 8,643 | + | ||
| 33 | 33 | Wednesday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16-17 | 1 | Tied | Hiller | Tiant | 3:00 | N | 10,030 | ++ | ||
| 34 | 34 | Thursday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 1 | 0 | 17-17 | 1 | up 0.5 | Perry | Curtis | 2:11 | N | 9,236 | +++ | |||
| 35 | 35 | Friday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 18-17 | 1 | up 1.0 | Timmermann | Pattin | Hiller | 2:23 | N | 21,845 | ++++ | ||
| 36 | 36 | Saturday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 4 | 2 | 19-17 | 1 | up 1.0 | Coleman | Bell | 2:21 | D | 11,609 | +++++ | ||
| 37 | 37 | Sunday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 1 | 19-18 | 1 | up 1.0 | Linzy | Lolich | 2:19 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 38 | 38 | Sunday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 5 | 3 | 20-18 | 1 | up 1.0 | Perry | Ryerson | Hiller | 2:40 | D | 41,655 | + | |
| 39 | 39 | Tuesday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 7 | 20-19 | 1 | up 1.0 | Stottlemyre | Fryman | 2:34 | N | 9,222 | - | |||
| 40 | 40 | Wednesday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 5 | 6 | 20-20 | 1 | Tied | Lyle | Coleman | 2:41 | N | 12,038 | -- | |||
| 41 | 41 | Thursday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 0 | 21-20 | 1 | up 1.0 | Lolich | Medich | 2:04 | N | 12,391 | + | |||
| 42 | 42 | Friday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 1 | 0 | 13 | 22-20 | 1 | up 1.0 | Hiller | Fingers | 3:10 | N | 24,011 | ++ | ||
| 43 | 43 | Saturday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 8 | 5 | 23-20 | 1 | up 1.0 | Seelbach | Pina | Hiller | 2:34 | D | 21,179 | +++ | ||
| 44 | 44 | Monday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 24-20 | 1 | up 2.0 | Coleman | Odom | Hiller | 2:40 | N | 21,354 | ++++ | ||
| 45 | 45 | Wednesday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 3 | 25-20 | 1 | up 1.5 | Lolich | Bahnsen | 2:46 | N | 14,777 | +++++ | ||
| 46 | 46 | Thursday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 10 | 25-21 | 1 | up 1.5 | Fisher | Perry | 2:32 | N | 12,800 | - | ||
| 47 | 47 | Friday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 8 | 3 | 26-21 | 1 | up 2.5 | Coleman | Kaat | Hiller | 2:41 | N | 19,950 | + | |
| 48 | 48 | Saturday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 26-22 | 1 | up 1.5 | Sanders | Fryman | 3:17 | D | 13,998 | - | |
| 49 | 49 | Sunday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 8 | 2 | 27-22 | 1 | up 1.5 | Lolich | Hands | 2:15 | D | 35,815 | + | ||
| 50 | 50 | Tuesday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 5 | 2 | 28-22 | 1 | up 1.5 | Perry | Hand | Hiller | 2:20 | N | 9,777 | ++ | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Wednesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 4 | 7 | 28-23 | 1 | up 0.5 | Singer | Coleman | Sells | 2:36 | N | 11,691 | - | |
| 52 | 52 | Thursday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 3 | 28-24 | 1 | up 0.5 | Ryan | Fryman | 2:25 | N | 13,807 | -- | ||
| 53 | 53 | Friday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 1 | 29-24 | 1 | up 0.5 | Lolich | Blue | 2:37 | N | 13,135 | + | ||
| 54 | 54 | Saturday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 4 | 29-25 | 2 | 0.5 | Holtzman | Perry | 2:06 | D | 18,779 | - | ||
| 55 | 55 | Sunday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 5 | 29-26 | 2 | 0.5 | Hunter | Coleman | 2:14 | D | 11,782 | -- | ||
| 56 | 56 | Tuesday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 5 | 30-26 | 1 | up 0.5 | Hiller | Wood | 2:35 | N | 30,302 | + | |||
| 57 | 57 | Wednesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 10 | 30-27 | 2 | 0.5 | Bahnsen | Lolich | 2:52 | N | 26,437 | - | |||
| 58 | 58 | Friday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 6 | 13 | 30-28 | 3 | 1.0 | Kaat | Perry | 2:52 | N | 34,926 | -- | |||
| 59 | 59 | Saturday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 0 | 5 | 30-29 | 4 | 2.0 | Blyleven | Coleman | 2:15 | D | 23,428 | --- | |||
| 60 | 60 | Sunday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 6 | 0 | 31-29 | 4 | 2.0 | Lolich | Decker | 2:42 | D | 52,622 | + | |||
| 61 | 61 | Monday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 1 | 32-29 | 3 | 2.0 | Perry | Strom | 2:11 | N | 20,011 | ++ | ||
| 62 | 62 | Tuesday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 7 | 8 | 32-30 | 4 | 1.5 | Johnson | Scherman | 2:59 | N | 3,485 | - | ||
| 63 | 63 | Wednesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 6 | 7 | 32-31 | 4 | 2.0 | Timmermann | Strahler | 3:08 | D | 4,637 | -- | ||
| 64 | 64 | Thursday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 5 | 6 | 32-32 | 4 | 3.0 | Dobson | Lolich | 1:29 | N | 14,940 | --- | |
| 65 | 65 | Friday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 32-33 | 4 | 4.0 | McDaniel | Scherman | 2:39 | N | 19,501 | ---- | ||
| 66 | 66 | Saturday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 32-34 | 5 | 5.0 | McDowell | Fryman | McDaniel | 2:32 | D | 21,797 | ----- | |
| 67 | 67 | Sunday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 32-35 | 5 | 7.0 | Beene | Coleman | Lyle | 2:25 | D | 0 | ------ | |
| 68 | 68 | Sunday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 32-36 | 5 | 7.0 | McDaniel | Lolich | 2:17 | D | 62,107 | ------- | ||
| 69 | 69 | Monday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 2 | 32-37 | 5 | 7.0 | Lee | Perry | 2:03 | N | 20,837 | -------- | ||
| 70 | 70 | Tuesday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 1 | 33-37 | 5 | 7.0 | Strahler | Tiant | Hiller | 3:02 | N | 20,152 | + | |
| 71 | 71 | Wednesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 6 | 3 | 34-37 | 5 | 5.5 | Coleman | Linzy | Hiller | 2:24 | N | 0 | ++ | ||
| 72 | 72 | Wednesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 5 | 4 | 35-37 | 5 | 5.5 | Farmer | Lockwood | Hiller | 2:44 | N | 30,661 | +++ | ||
| 73 | 73 | Thursday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 8 | 6 | 36-37 | 5 | 4.5 | Miller | Gardner | Hiller | 3:03 | N | 15,155 | ++++ | ||
| 74 | 74 | Friday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 9 | 36-38 | 5 | 5.5 | Alexander | Perry | 2:33 | N | 35,247 | - | |||
| 75 | 75 | Saturday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 4 | 1 | 37-38 | 5 | 5.5 | Strahler | Cuellar | Hiller | 2:27 | N | 27,085 | + | ||
| 76 | 76 | Sunday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 5 | 3 | 38-38 | 3 | 5.5 | Coleman | Palmer | Hiller | 2:31 | D | 0 | ++ | ||
| 77 | 77 | Sunday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 1 | 0 | 39-38 | 3 | 5.5 | Lolich | McNally | 1:52 | D | 48,273 | +++ | |||
| 78 | 78 | Monday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 40-38 | 3 | 4.5 | Farmer | Tidrow | Hiller | 2:48 | N | 4,989 | ++++ | |
| 79 | 79 | Tuesday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 4 | 41-38 | 3 | 4.5 | Farmer | Perry | Hiller | 2:35 | N | 9,064 | +++++ | |
| 80 | 80 | Wednesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 5 | 41-39 | 3 | 4.0 | Wilcox | Strahler | Hilgendorf | 2:31 | D | 26,012 | - | ||
| 81 | 81 | Thursday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 5 | 11 | 42-39 | 3 | 3.0 | Miller | Timmermann | 3:04 | N | 17,891 | + | ||
| 82 | 82 | Friday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 12 | 42-40 | 4 | 4.0 | Busby | Coleman | 2:55 | N | 17,313 | - | ||
| 83 | 83 | Saturday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 5 | 42-41 | 4 | 3.5 | Wright | Perry | 2:02 | N | 25,178 | -- | ||
| 84 | 84 | Sunday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 3 | 0 | 43-41 | 4 | 3.5 | Strahler | Drago | Hiller | 2:33 | D | 24,912 | + | |
| 85 | 85 | Monday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 7 | 9 | 12 | 43-42 | 4 | 3.5 | Gogolewski | Miller | 3:29 | N | 21,933 | - | ||
| 86 | 86 | Tuesday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 5 | 4 | 44-42 | 4 | 2.5 | Coleman | Merritt | Hiller | 2:19 | N | 15,534 | + | ||
| 87 | 87 | Wednesday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 14 | 2 | 45-42 | 4 | 2.5 | Perry | Allen | Farmer | 2:30 | N | 13,326 | ++ | ||
| 88 | 88 | Thursday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 7 | 6 | 46-42 | 4 | 2.5 | Hiller | Sells | 3:07 | N | 15,513 | +++ | |||
| 89 | 89 | Friday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 8 | 2 | 47-42 | 3 | 2.5 | Lolich | Wright | 2:24 | N | 26,646 | ++++ | |||
| 90 | 90 | Saturday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 2 | 1 | 48-42 | 3 | 1.5 | Coleman | May | 2:54 | D | 28,253 | +++++ | |||
| 91 | 91 | Sunday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 0 | 6 | 48-43 | 4 | 2.5 | Ryan | Perry | 2:21 | D | 41,411 | - | |||
| 92 | 92 | Monday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 2 | 10 | 48-44 | 4 | 3.0 | Drago | Strahler | 2:48 | N | 27,360 | -- | |||
| 93 | 93 | Tuesday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 48-45 | 4 | 4.5 | Fitzmorris | Lolich | Bird | 2:31 | N | 19,903 | --- | ||
| 94 | 94 | Wednesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 14 | 4 | 49-45 | 4 | 3.5 | Coleman | Busby | 2:52 | N | 19,256 | + | |||
| 95 | 95 | Friday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 6 | 8 | 49-46 | 4 | 5.0 | Gogolewski | Perry | Paul | 2:39 | N | 8,770 | - | |
| 96 | 96 | Saturday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 4 | 49-47 | 4 | 5.5 | Brown | Lolich | 2:06 | N | 21,643 | -- | ||
| 97 | 97 | Sunday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 49-48 | 4 | 6.0 | Brown | Hiller | 2:58 | N | 7,187 | --- | |
| 98 | 98 | Thursday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 5 | 50-48 | 4 | 6.0 | Hiller | Bolin | 2:52 | N | 22,364 | + | |||
| 99 | 99 | Friday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 51-48 | 4 | 6.0 | Hiller | Lee | 2:26 | N | 31,828 | ++ | |||
| 100 | 100 | Saturday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 2 | 52-48 | 4 | 5.0 | Coleman | Cuellar | Miller | 2:42 | N | 29,509 | +++ | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Sunday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 8 | 3 | 53-48 | 3 | 3.5 | Strahler | Hood | 2:24 | N | 16,504 | ++++ | ||
| 102 | 102 | Monday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 54-48 | 3 | 2.5 | Lolich | Jefferson | Hiller | 2:27 | N | 15,584 | +++++ | |
| 103 | 103 | Tuesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 6 | 5 | 55-48 | 3 | 2.0 | Miller | Colborn | Hiller | 3:00 | N | 0 | ++++++ | |
| 104 | 104 | Tuesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 9 | 4 | 56-48 | 3 | 2.0 | Fryman | Slaton | Farmer | 2:32 | N | 27,315 | +++++++ | |
| 105 | 105 | Wednesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 57-48 | 3 | 1.0 | Coleman | Rodriguez | 2:47 | N | 12,913 | ++++++++ | ||
| 106 | 106 | Thursday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 6 | 57-49 | 3 | 1.0 | Bell | Strahler | 2:27 | D | 17,008 | - | ||
| 107 | 107 | Friday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 2 | 58-49 | 2 | 0.5 | Lolich | McDowell | 2:28 | N | 43,334 | + | |||
| 108 | 108 | Saturday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 14 | 58-50 | 3 | 1.5 | McDaniel | Hiller | 3:26 | N | 48,120 | - | ||
| 109 | 109 | Sunday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 8 | 6 | 59-50 | 2 | 0.5 | Coleman | Dobson | Hiller | 2:36 | D | 42,174 | + | ||
| 110 | 110 | Monday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 60-50 | 1 | up 0.5 | Miller | Lyle | 2:55 | N | 51,001 | ++ | ||
| 111 | 111 | Tuesday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 4 | 8 | 60-51 | 1 | up 0.5 | Blue | Lolich | Knowles | 3:08 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 112 | 112 | Tuesday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 2 | 0 | 61-51 | 1 | up 0.5 | Perry | Lindblad | Hiller | 2:15 | N | 42,007 | + | ||
| 113 | 113 | Wednesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 3 | 2 | 62-51 | 1 | up 0.5 | Fryman | Holtzman | Hiller | 2:20 | N | 28,000 | ++ | ||
| 114 | 114 | Thursday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 62-52 | 2 | 0.5 | Acosta | Coleman | 2:37 | N | 18,369 | - | |||
| 115 | 115 | Friday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 3 | 63-52 | 1 | up 0.5 | Scherman | Stone | 2:26 | N | 31,080 | + | |||
| 116 | 116 | Saturday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 2 | 64-52 | 1 | up 1.5 | Lolich | Wood | Hiller | 2:25 | D | 41,764 | ++ | ||
| 117 | 117 | Sunday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 2 | 65-52 | 1 | up 1.5 | Perry | Bahnsen | 2:10 | D | 43,211 | +++ | |||
| 118 | 118 | Monday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 9 | 3 | 66-52 | 1 | up 1.5 | Fryman | Blyleven | Hiller | 3:25 | N | 17,633 | ++++ | |
| 119 | 119 | Tuesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 12 | 66-53 | 1 | up 0.5 | Goltz | Coleman | 2:52 | N | 15,214 | - | ||
| 120 | 120 | Wednesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 7 | 9 | 66-54 | 2 | 0.5 | Campbell | Miller | 2:39 | N | 17,214 | -- | ||
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 10 | 66-55 | 2 | 1.5 | Ryan | Fryman | 2:29 | N | 16,201 | --- | ||
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 4 | 66-56 | 2 | 2.5 | Singer | Coleman | 2:10 | N | 12,490 | ---- | ||
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 3 | 11 | 67-56 | 2 | 2.5 | Hiller | Monteagudo | 2:55 | D | 10,289 | + | |
| 124 | 124 | Monday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 7 | 67-57 | 2 | 3.5 | Blue | Perry | 2:10 | N | 41,969 | - | ||
| 125 | 125 | Tuesday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 6 | 4 | 68-57 | 2 | 3.5 | Hiller | Holtzman | 2:44 | N | 8,250 | + | ||
| 126 | 126 | Wednesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 7 | 68-58 | 3 | 4.5 | Odom | Coleman | Fingers | 2:41 | N | 7,159 | - | |
| 127 | 127 | Friday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 5 | 69-58 | 3 | 4.5 | Scherman | Acosta | 2:37 | N | 28,850 | + | ||
| 128 | 128 | Saturday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 2 | 70-58 | 3 | 4.5 | Perry | Bahnsen | Hiller | 2:41 | D | 24,743 | ++ | |
| 129 | 129 | Sunday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 4 | 70-59 | 3 | 6.0 | Kaat | Coleman | 1:58 | D | 0 | - | ||
| 130 | 130 | Sunday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 70-60 | 3 | 6.0 | Forster | Fryman | Acosta | 2:15 | D | 20,828 | -- | |
| 131 | 131 | Monday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 3 | 5 | 70-61 | 3 | 7.0 | Fife | Strahler | Campbell | 3:27 | N | 30,212 | --- | ||
| 132 | 132 | Tuesday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 0 | 5 | 70-62 | 3 | 7.0 | Decker | Lolich | 2:43 | N | 18,325 | ---- | |||
| 133 | 133 | Wednesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 9 | 5 | 71-62 | 3 | 7.0 | Hiller | Goltz | 2:46 | N | 16,227 | + | |||
| 134 | 134 | Thursday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 3 | 71-63 | 3 | 7.5 | Perry | Coleman | 2:32 | N | 12,681 | - | |||
| 135 | 135 | Friday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 6 | 71-64 | 3 | 7.5 | Kekich | Lolich | Hilgendorf | 2:39 | N | 18,442 | -- | ||
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 71-65 | 3 | 8.5 | Hilgendorf | Hiller | Sanders | 3:34 | D | 18,819 | --- | |
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 2 | 1 | 72-65 | 3 | 8.5 | Perry | Tidrow | Hiller | 2:27 | D | 17,265 | + | ||
| 138 | 138 | Monday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 72-66 | 3 | 9.0 | Medich | Coleman | 2:18 | N | 20,396 | - | |||
| 139 | 139 | Tuesday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 73-66 | 3 | 8.0 | Lolich | Stottlemyre | Hiller | 2:18 | N | 17,908 | + | ||
| 140 | 140 | Wednesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 3 | 74-66 | 3 | 7.0 | LaGrow | Timmermann | Scherman | 2:22 | N | 2,514 | ++ | |
| 141 | 141 | Thursday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 10 | 74-67 | 3 | 7.5 | Tidrow | Fryman | 2:19 | N | 2,871 | - | ||
| 142 | 142 | Friday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 11 | 74-68 | 3 | 8.5 | Pattin | Perry | 2:47 | N | 29,147 | -- | ||
| 143 | 143 | Saturday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 1 | 75-68 | 3 | 8.5 | Coleman | Lee | Hiller | 2:55 | D | 24,694 | + | |
| 144 | 144 | Sunday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 76-68 | 3 | 8.0 | Lolich | Curtis | Hiller | 2:43 | D | 25,224 | ++ | |
| 145 | 145 | Monday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 5 | 6 | 76-69 | 3 | 8.0 | Colborn | LaGrow | 2:51 | N | 6,705 | - | ||
| 146 | 146 | Tuesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 4 | 2 | 10 | 77-69 | 3 | 8.0 | Fryman | Slaton | Hiller | 2:47 | N | 6,438 | + |
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 78-69 | 3 | 9.0 | Lolich | Colborn | Hiller | 2:09 | N | 12,291 | ++ | ||
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 4 | 3 | 79-69 | 3 | 8.0 | Coleman | Slaton | Hiller | 2:26 | D | 15,410 | +++ | ||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 3 | 5 | 79-70 | 3 | 8.5 | Rodriguez | Fryman | Champion | 2:34 | D | 13,043 | - | ||
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 6 | 79-71 | 3 | 10.0 | Jefferson | Lolich | 2:26 | N | 12,845 | -- | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Wednesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 10 | 1 | 80-71 | 3 | 9.0 | Coleman | McNally | Hiller | 2:50 | N | 12,339 | + | ||
| 152 | 152 | Thursday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 0 | 9 | 80-72 | 3 | 10.0 | Palmer | Fryman | 2:35 | N | 10,529 | - | |||
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 1 | 81-72 | 3 | 10.0 | Perry | Moret | Hiller | 2:14 | N | 14,827 | + | ||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 3 | 82-72 | 3 | 10.0 | Lolich | Lee | LaGrow | 2:29 | D | 16,009 | ++ | ||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 0 | 83-72 | 2 | 10.0 | Coleman | Tiant | 1:41 | D | 17,324 | +++ | |||
| 156 | 156 | Monday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 14 | 83-73 | 3 | 10.5 | Pattin | Holdsworth | 2:39 | N | 12,108 | - | |||
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 8 | 83-74 | 3 | 11.5 | Jefferson | Perry | Jackson | 2:40 | N | 8,176 | -- | |
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 4 | 83-75 | 3 | 12.5 | Hood | Lolich | 2:08 | N | 5,380 | --- | ||
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 2 | 84-75 | 3 | 11.5 | Coleman | Garland | 2:29 | N | 4,719 | + | ||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 4 | 84-76 | 3 | 12.0 | Stottlemyre | Fryman | 1:55 | N | 9,313 | - | ||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 3 | 84-77 | 3 | 12.5 | Medich | LaGrow | 2:14 | D | 9,502 | -- | ||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 5 | 85-77 | 3 | 12.0 | Hiller | McDaniel | 2:29 | D | 32,238 | + | ||
| 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.