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1973 Detroit Tigers

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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1972 / 1974 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 85-77, Final Rank:3, GB: 12.0
Days in First36last on Tuesday, Aug 14, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day
 43last on Aug 14, counts all days of the season including off days
Biggest Lead2.5last on Friday, Jun 1, for days on which they played
Farthest Behind12.5last on Saturday, Sep 29, for days on which they played
Most Games over .50014last on Monday, Aug 13
Most Games under .5005last on Monday, Jun 25
Longest Winning Streak8Thursday, Jul 26 to Wednesday, Aug 1
Longest Losing Streak8Tuesday, Jun 19 to Monday, Jun 25
Most Runs Allowed14Monday, Sep 24
Most Runs Scored14Wednesday, Jul 11 and Wednesday, Jul 18
Longest Game (innings)14Saturday, Aug 4
Times Shutout by Opponent15 
Times Opponent Shutout11 

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
SplitWLRSRAWP
Overall 85 77 642 674 .525
Home/Road
SplitWLRSRAWP
Home 47 34 329 332 .580
Road 38 43 313 342 .469
Month by Month
SplitWLRSRAWP
April 10 10 77 67 .500
May 15 11 98 101 .577
June 12 17 109 123 .414
July 19 10 144 125 .655
August 15 16 119 141 .484
September 14 13 95 117 .519
By Season Half
SplitWLRSRAWP
First Half 49 48 388 392 .505
Second Half 36 29 254 282 .554
Extra-Innings
SplitWLRSRAWP
9-Inning Games 79 66 582 605 .545
ExtraInning 6 10 59 64 .375
Shortened 0 1 1 5 .000
One-Run Games
SplitWLRSRAWP
One Run 31 23 192 184 .574
Blowouts (5+ Runs)
SplitWLRSRAWP
Blowout 17 23 182 236 .425
Opponent
SplitWLRSRAWP
BAL 9 9 59 67 .500
BOS 15 3 86 71 .833
CAL 5 7 38 55 .417
CHW 7 5 51 54 .583
CLE 9 9 73 75 .500
KCR 4 8 43 62 .333
MIL 12 6 79 69 .667
MIN 5 7 59 65 .417
NYY 7 11 65 63 .389
OAK 7 5 37 46 .583
TEX 5 7 52 47 .417

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 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.

1972 / 1974 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits