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| Season Summary | 74-87, Final Rank:5, GB: 24.0 | |
| Days in First | never | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 25.5 | last on Monday, Sep 20, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 2 | last on Saturday, May 15 |
| Most Games under .500 | 17 | last on Wednesday, Sep 29 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 4 | Monday, May 31 to Wednesday, Jun 2, Sunday, Jun 27 to Thursday, Jul 1, Saturday, Jul 24 to Monday, Jul 26, Friday, Aug 6 to Sunday, Aug 8 and Thursday, Sep 30 to Sunday, Oct 3 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 6 | Sunday, May 16 to Saturday, May 22, Saturday, Aug 28 to Friday, Sep 3 and Tuesday, Sep 14 to Monday, Sep 20 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 21 | Tuesday, Jun 15 |
| Most Runs Scored | 15 | Sunday, Aug 8 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 13 | Monday, Jul 26 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 19 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 12 | |
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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 | Saturday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 1-0 | 2 | 0.5 | Coleman | Eckersley | Hiller | 2:33 | 58,478 | + | |
| 2 | 2 | Tuesday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Slaton | Hiller | 1:57 | 48,612 | - | |||
| 3 | 3 | Friday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1-2 | 3 | 2.0 | Brewer | Grilli | 2:50 | 9,873 | -- | |
| 4 | 4 | Saturday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2.0 | Roberts | Ross | 1:57 | 18,464 | + | ||
| 5 | 5 | Sunday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 6 | 2 | 3-2 | 3 | 1.0 | Bare | Hassler | Hiller | 2:14 | 8,938 | ++ | |
| 6 | 6 | Monday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3-3 | 3 | 1.5 | Todd | Hiller | 3:03 | 18,753 | - | |
| 7 | 7 | Tuesday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 5 | 6 | 3-4 | 4 | 2.5 | Lindblad | Crawford | 2:47 | 3,080 | -- | ||
| 8 | 8 | Wednesday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 7 | 3 | 4-4 | 3 | 2.5 | Roberts | Torrez | 2:17 | 2,408 | + | ||
| 9 | 9 | Friday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 7 | 6 | 5-4 | 3 | 1.5 | Hiller | Barr | 2:48 | 10,754 | ++ | |||
| 10 | 10 | Saturday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 4 | 5 | 5-5 | 4 | 2.5 | Foucault | Hiller | 2:21 | 8,862 | - | |||
| 11 | 11 | Tuesday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 10 | 2 | 6-5 | 3 | 2.5 | Coleman | Blue | Laxton | 2:38 | 4,612 | + | ||
| 12 | 12 | Wednesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 8 | 1 | 7-5 | 3 | 2.0 | Roberts | Norris | 2:02 | 7,088 | ++ | |||
| 13 | 13 | Friday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 8 | 7-6 | 3 | 3.0 | Forster | Bare | 2:20 | 9,009 | - | ||
| 14 | 14 | Saturday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 10 | 1 | 8-6 | 3 | 2.0 | Ruhle | Johnson | 2:30 | 17,402 | + | ||
| 15 | 15 | Tuesday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8-7 | 3 | 2.5 | Albury | Laxton | Luebber | 3:14 | 8,818 | - | |
| 16 | 16 | Wednesday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 8 | 8-8 | 4 | 3.5 | Blyleven | Roberts | 2:20 | 8,317 | -- | |||
| 17 | 17 | Friday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 0 | 9-8 | 3 | 4.0 | Bare | Forster | 1:54 | 10,059 | + | |||
| 18 | 18 | Saturday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 1 | 10-8 | 3 | 4.0 | Ruhle | Johnson | Laxton | 2:09 | 11,802 | ++ | ||
| 19 | 19 | Sunday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 10-9 | 3 | 4.0 | Wood | Coleman | Carroll | 2:18 | 12,250 | - | ||
| 20 | 20 | Tuesday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 11-9 | 2 | 3.0 | Grilli | Figueroa | 2:19 | 12,123 | + | ||
| 21 | 21 | Wednesday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 6 | 7 | 11-10 | 2 | 4.0 | Ellis | Bare | Lyle | 2:19 | 14,575 | - | |
| 22 | 22 | Thursday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 12-10 | 2 | 3.0 | Ruhle | May | Hiller | 2:12 | 14,920 | + | |
| 23 | 23 | Friday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 6 | 12-11 | 2 | 3.0 | Buskey | Coleman | 2:37 | 14,092 | - | |||
| 24 | 24 | Saturday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 2 | 1 | 13-11 | 2 | 3.0 | Fidrych | Dobson | 1:57 | 14,583 | + | |||
| 25 | 25 | Sunday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 4 | 13-12 | 2 | 3.0 | Brown | Bare | 1:54 | 51,650 | - | |||
| 26 | 26 | Monday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 7 | 13-13 | 3 | 3.5 | Tiant | Coleman | 2:41 | 11,757 | -- | |||
| 27 | 27 | Tuesday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 13-14 | 3 | 4.5 | Willoughby | Crawford | House | 2:36 | 10,642 | --- | ||
| 28 | 28 | Wednesday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 9 | 13-15 | 3 | 5.5 | Jenkins | Roberts | 2:33 | 13,252 | ---- | |||
| 29 | 29 | Friday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 5 | 8 | 13-16 | 4 | 6.0 | Alexander | Bare | 2:40 | 12,184 | ----- | ||
| 30 | 30 | Saturday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 8 | 13-17 | 4 | 7.0 | Garland | Crawford | 2:36 | 16,337 | ------ | ||
| 31 | 31 | Sunday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 10 | 6 | 14-17 | 3 | 6.0 | Hiller | Miller | 2:26 | 13,628 | + | ||
| 32 | 32 | Monday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 3 | 14-18 | 5 | 7.0 | Wise | Roberts | 20,590 | - | |||
| 33 | 33 | Tuesday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 2 | 14-19 | 6 | 7.0 | Tiant | Fidrych | 1:57 | 21,033 | -- | ||
| 34 | 34 | Wednesday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 0 | 6 | 14-20 | 6 | 7.5 | Alexander | Laxton | 2:10 | 0 | --- | |||
| 35 | 35 | Wednesday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 6 | 2 | 15-20 | 6 | 7.5 | Bare | Grimsley | Hiller | 1:57 | 24,856 | + | ||
| 36 | 36 | Thursday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 15-21 | 6 | 7.5 | Holtzman | Coleman | Miller | 2:02 | 9,397 | - | ||
| 37 | 37 | Friday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 5 | 9 | 15-22 | 6 | 8.5 | Figueroa | Ruhle | Martinez | 2:07 | 19,909 | -- | ||
| 38 | 38 | Saturday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 1 | 16-22 | 6 | 7.5 | Roberts | Ellis | 1:52 | 14,923 | + | |||
| 39 | 39 | Sunday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 4 | 16-23 | 6 | 8.5 | May | Laxton | 1:52 | 16,038 | - | |||
| 40 | 40 | Monday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17-23 | 6 | 8.5 | Fidrych | Sprague | 3:04 | 17,894 | + | ||
| 41 | 41 | Tuesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 8 | 7 | 18-23 | 5 | 7.5 | Hiller | Rodriguez | 2:44 | 0 | ++ | |||
| 42 | 42 | Tuesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 6 | 5 | 19-23 | 5 | 7.5 | Hiller | Rodriguez | 2:48 | 12,503 | +++ | |||
| 43 | 43 | Wednesday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 6 | 4 | 20-23 | 4 | 7.5 | Ruhle | Colborn | Crawford | 2:21 | 9,283 | ++++ | ||
| 44 | 44 | Thursday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 2 | 6 | 20-24 | 5 | 7.5 | Travers | Roberts | 2:39 | 10,866 | - | |||
| 45 | 45 | Friday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 14 | 20-25 | 5 | 7.5 | Perry | Laxton | 2:40 | 24,978 | -- | ||
| 46 | 46 | Saturday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 11 | 21-25 | 5 | 6.5 | Fidrych | Blyleven | 2:42 | 32,678 | + | |
| 47 | 47 | Sunday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 6 | 16 | 21-26 | 5 | 7.0 | Briles | Coleman | 3:05 | 18,171 | - | ||
| 48 | 48 | Monday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 0 | 10 | 21-27 | 5 | 7.5 | Busby | Ruhle | Littell | 2:29 | 18,392 | -- | |
| 49 | 49 | Tuesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 3 | 1 | 22-27 | 4 | 7.5 | Roberts | Leonard | 2:02 | 13,869 | + | ||
| 50 | 50 | Wednesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 6 | 22-28 | 5 | 8.5 | Fitzmorris | Bare | Mingori | 2:06 | 12,529 | - | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Friday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 4 | 3 | 23-28 | 4 | 8.0 | Fidrych | Hartzell | 36,377 | + | ||||
| 52 | 52 | Saturday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 10 | 4 | 24-28 | 4 | 7.0 | Ruhle | Ross | Hiller | 2:48 | 24,038 | ++ | ||
| 53 | 53 | Sunday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 7 | 10 | 24-29 | 4 | 7.0 | Kirkwood | Roberts | Drago | 2:35 | 24,824 | - | ||
| 54 | 54 | Monday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 2 | 5 | 24-30 | 4 | 7.5 | Fitzmorris | MacCormack | Hall | 2:42 | 16,095 | -- | ||
| 55 | 55 | Tuesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 7 | 21 | 8 | 24-31 | 5 | 8.5 | Splittorff | Lemanczyk | 2:31 | 13,834 | --- | ||
| 56 | 56 | Wednesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 4 | 3 | 25-31 | 5 | 8.5 | Fidrych | Pattin | 2:08 | 21,659 | + | |||
| 57 | 57 | Thursday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 0 | 4 | 5 | 25-32 | 5 | 9.5 | Goltz | Ruhle | 1:50 | 5,361 | - | |
| 58 | 58 | Friday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 4 | 2 | 26-32 | 5 | 9.5 | Roberts | Hughes | 2:06 | 6,215 | + | ||
| 59 | 59 | Saturday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 6 | 26-33 | 5 | 10.5 | Redfern | MacCormack | Campbell | 2:54 | 6,835 | - | |
| 60 | 60 | Sunday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 7 | 3 | 27-33 | 5 | 10.5 | Fidrych | Singer | Hiller | 2:40 | 11,916 | + | |
| 61 | 61 | Monday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 11 | 28-33 | 5 | 10.5 | Hiller | Slaton | 2:24 | 10,642 | ++ | |
| 62 | 62 | Tuesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 10 | 4 | 29-33 | 5 | 9.5 | Roberts | Augustine | Grilli | 3:11 | 13,061 | +++ | |
| 63 | 63 | Wednesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 5 | 9 | 29-34 | 5 | 9.5 | Colborn | MacCormack | 2:38 | 9,807 | - | ||
| 64 | 64 | Thursday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 3 | 30-34 | 5 | 9.5 | Fidrych | Wise | 2:31 | 26,293 | + | ||
| 65 | 65 | Friday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 2 | 31-34 | 4 | 9.5 | Hiller | Jenkins | 2:28 | 27,942 | ++ | ||
| 66 | 66 | Saturday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 2 | 31-35 | 5 | 10.5 | Tiant | Roberts | 1:57 | 28,520 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Sunday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 11 | 32-35 | 4 | 11.0 | Grilli | Murphy | 3:12 | 29,809 | + | |
| 68 | 68 | Monday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 1 | 33-35 | 4 | 10.0 | Fidrych | Holtzman | 1:51 | 47,855 | ++ | |||
| 69 | 69 | Tuesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 5 | 34-35 | 3 | 9.0 | Lemanczyk | Lyle | Hiller | 2:11 | 21,350 | +++ | ||
| 70 | 70 | Thursday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 2 | 0 | 35-35 | 3 | 8.0 | Roberts | May | 1:53 | 8,746 | ++++ | ||
| 71 | 71 | Friday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 35-36 | 3 | 9.0 | Palmer | Ruhle | 1:48 | 32,338 | - | ||
| 72 | 72 | Saturday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 4 | 0 | 36-36 | 3 | 9.0 | Fidrych | Cuellar | 1:54 | 51,032 | + | |||
| 73 | 73 | Sunday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 4 | 7 | 36-37 | 3 | 10.0 | Garland | Hiller | 2:19 | 14,454 | - | |||
| 74 | 74 | Monday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 6 | 8 | 36-38 | 4 | 10.0 | Terpko | Roberts | 2:23 | 33,847 | -- | ||
| 75 | 75 | Tuesday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 3 | 36-39 | 4 | 10.5 | Barr | Ruhle | 2:01 | 15,873 | --- | ||
| 76 | 76 | Wednesday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 2 | 1 | 37-39 | 4 | 9.5 | Hiller | Blyleven | Grilli | 2:02 | 20,052 | + | |
| 77 | 77 | Friday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 0 | 1 | 37-40 | 4 | 11.0 | Leonard | Fidrych | 2:03 | 51,041 | - | |||
| 78 | 78 | Saturday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 1 | 7 | 37-41 | 5 | 11.0 | Fitzmorris | Roberts | Littell | 2:25 | 27,630 | -- | ||
| 79 | 79 | Sunday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 6 | 5 | 12 | 38-41 | 4 | 11.0 | Hiller | Mingori | 3:14 | 21,764 | + | ||
| 80 | 80 | Thursday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 3 | 2 | 11 | 39-41 | 4 | 11.5 | Roberts | Blue | 2:43 | 14,835 | ++ | ||
| 81 | 81 | Friday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 1 | 0 | 11 | 40-41 | 3 | 11.5 | Fidrych | Fingers | 2:26 | 45,905 | +++ | ||
| 82 | 82 | Saturday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 0 | 3 | 40-42 | 3 | 12.5 | Norris | Ruhle | Fingers | 2:14 | 30,110 | - | ||
| 83 | 83 | Sunday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 1 | 10 | 40-43 | 4 | 12.5 | Mitchell | MacCormack | 2:35 | 23,841 | -- | |||
| 84 | 84 | Monday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 5 | 6 | 40-44 | 4 | 13.5 | Campbell | Roberts | 2:24 | 5,005 | --- | ||
| 85 | 85 | Tuesday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 8 | 3 | 41-44 | 4 | 13.5 | Fidrych | Singer | 30,425 | + | |||
| 86 | 86 | Wednesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 4 | 41-45 | 4 | 15.0 | Knapp | Ruhle | 2:16 | 0 | - | ||
| 87 | 87 | Wednesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 3 | 41-46 | 4 | 15.0 | Johnson | Lemanczyk | 1:47 | 10,765 | -- | ||
| 88 | 88 | Thursday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 9 | 41-47 | 4 | 14.5 | Odom | MacCormack | 2:14 | 0 | --- | ||
| 89 | 89 | Thursday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 1 | 42-47 | 4 | 14.5 | Bare | Gossage | Hiller | 2:20 | 9,077 | + | |
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 9 | 42-48 | 4 | 15.5 | Bibby | Roberts | Buskey | 2:51 | 13,273 | - | |
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 4 | 43-48 | 4 | 15.5 | Hiller | Kern | 2:54 | 37,405 | + | ||
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 9 | 1 | 44-48 | 4 | 15.0 | Ruhle | Dobson | 2:44 | 0 | ++ | ||
| 93 | 93 | Sunday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 4 | 45-48 | 4 | 15.0 | Lemanczyk | Waits | Hiller | 2:29 | 34,604 | +++ | |
| 94 | 94 | Monday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 4 | 3 | 13 | 46-48 | 4 | 14.0 | Hiller | Frisella | 3:20 | 9,729 | ++++ | |
| 95 | 95 | Tuesday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 4 | 6 | 46-49 | 4 | 14.0 | Slaton | Bare | Castro | 2:26 | 14,020 | - | |
| 96 | 96 | Wednesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 1 | 0 | 47-49 | 4 | 13.0 | Roberts | Augustine | 13,865 | + | |||
| 97 | 97 | Thursday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 0 | 1 | 47-50 | 4 | 13.5 | May | Fidrych | 1:52 | 44,068 | - | |||
| 98 | 98 | Friday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 7 | 47-51 | 4 | 14.5 | Grimsley | Ruhle | 2:09 | 22,553 | -- | |||
| 99 | 99 | Saturday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 48-51 | 4 | 13.0 | Lemanczyk | Palmer | Hiller | 2:51 | 31,425 | + | |
| 100 | 100 | Sunday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 48-52 | 4 | 13.0 | Holdsworth | Hiller | 2:35 | 9,953 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Monday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 1 | 48-53 | 4 | 14.0 | Alexander | Roberts | 1:46 | 22,245 | -- | ||
| 102 | 102 | Tuesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 48-54 | 4 | 15.0 | Jackson | Fidrych | 2:21 | 44,909 | --- | ||
| 103 | 103 | Wednesday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 4 | 48-55 | 5 | 15.5 | Jenkins | Ruhle | 1:57 | 14,924 | ---- | |||
| 104 | 104 | Thursday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 48-56 | 5 | 15.5 | Cleveland | Lemanczyk | Lee | 2:27 | 14,419 | ----- | ||
| 105 | 105 | Friday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 49-56 | 5 | 15.0 | Roberts | Brown | 2:10 | 19,079 | + | |||
| 106 | 106 | Saturday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 1 | 50-56 | 5 | 14.0 | Fidrych | Dobson | 2:10 | 35,395 | ++ | |||
| 107 | 107 | Sunday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 2 | 1 | 51-56 | 4 | 12.5 | Hiller | Eckersley | 2:20 | 0 | +++ | |||
| 108 | 108 | Sunday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 15 | 5 | 52-56 | 4 | 12.5 | Grilli | Kern | 3:00 | 26,447 | ++++ | |||
| 109 | 109 | Monday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 1 | 8 | 52-57 | 5 | 12.5 | Briles | Lemanczyk | 2:55 | 14,963 | - | |||
| 110 | 110 | Tuesday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 7 | 5 | 53-57 | 5 | 13.0 | Lemanczyk | Terpko | 2:37 | 0 | + | |||
| 111 | 111 | Tuesday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 0 | 3 | 53-58 | 5 | 13.0 | Hargan | Crawford | 2:24 | 15,028 | - | |||
| 112 | 112 | Wednesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 4 | 3 | 54-58 | 4 | 13.0 | Fidrych | Perry | 2:22 | 36,523 | + | |||
| 113 | 113 | Friday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 3 | 2 | 55-58 | 4 | 13.5 | Ruhle | Fitzmorris | Hiller | 2:32 | 25,215 | ++ | |
| 114 | 114 | Saturday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 15 | 55-59 | 4 | 14.5 | Leonard | Lemanczyk | 2:46 | 27,333 | - | ||
| 115 | 115 | Sunday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 7 | 55-60 | 4 | 14.5 | Hassler | Roberts | 2:15 | 30,720 | -- | ||
| 116 | 116 | Tuesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 3 | 2 | 56-60 | 4 | 15.0 | Fidrych | Tanana | 2:08 | 51,822 | + | |||
| 117 | 117 | Wednesday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 56-61 | 4 | 16.0 | Ryan | Hiller | Verhoeven | 3:32 | 10,104 | - | |
| 118 | 118 | Thursday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 4 | 3 | 57-61 | 4 | 15.5 | Bare | Hartzell | Crawford | 1:59 | 8,141 | + | ||
| 119 | 119 | Friday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 3 | 2 | 58-61 | 4 | 15.0 | Roberts | Bane | 2:15 | 0 | ++ | |||
| 120 | 120 | Friday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 5 | 8 | 58-62 | 4 | 15.0 | Burgmeier | Laxton | Campbell | 2:45 | 17,385 | - | ||
| 121 | 121 | Saturday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 3 | 7 | 10 | 58-63 | 4 | 15.0 | Hughes | Fidrych | 2:45 | 34,760 | -- | ||
| 122 | 122 | Sunday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 4 | 6 | 12 | 58-64 | 4 | 15.0 | Campbell | Hiller | 3:33 | 14,979 | --- | ||
| 123 | 123 | Monday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 59-64 | 4 | 15.0 | Bare | Gossage | 1:59 | 13,426 | + | |||
| 124 | 124 | Tuesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 7 | 12 | 59-65 | 4 | 16.0 | Hamilton | Crawford | 2:55 | 9,503 | - | |||
| 125 | 125 | Wednesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 60-65 | 4 | 16.0 | Fidrych | Johnson | 1:48 | 39,884 | + | |||
| 126 | 126 | Friday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 8 | 1 | 61-65 | 4 | 16.0 | Ruhle | Abbott | 2:11 | 5,884 | ++ | ||
| 127 | 127 | Saturday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 5 | 61-66 | 4 | 17.0 | Blue | Roberts | 2:03 | 9,252 | - | ||
| 128 | 128 | Sunday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 2 | 12 | 61-67 | 4 | 17.0 | Fingers | Fidrych | 2:42 | 25,659 | -- | |
| 129 | 129 | Monday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 2 | 61-68 | 5 | 18.0 | Hartzell | Crawford | 1:37 | 16,924 | --- | ||
| 130 | 130 | Tuesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 6 | 61-69 | 5 | 19.0 | Ryan | Ruhle | 2:21 | 8,542 | ---- | ||
| 131 | 131 | Wednesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 4 | 61-70 | 5 | 19.0 | Tanana | Roberts | 1:48 | 10,720 | ----- | ||
| 132 | 132 | Friday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 2 | 11 | 61-71 | 5 | 20.0 | Augustine | Fidrych | 2:21 | 32,951 | ------ | |||
| 133 | 133 | Saturday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 4 | 0 | 62-71 | 5 | 19.5 | Ruhle | Travers | 2:09 | 10,303 | + | |||
| 134 | 134 | Sunday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 6 | 8 | 62-72 | 5 | 19.5 | Sadecki | Bare | Frisella | 2:51 | 9,896 | - | ||
| 135 | 135 | Monday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 63-72 | 5 | 19.5 | Roberts | Miller | 2:16 | 8,204 | + | |||
| 136 | 136 | Tuesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 5 | 63-73 | 5 | 20.5 | Garland | Fidrych | 2:19 | 16,410 | - | |||
| 137 | 137 | Wednesday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 63-74 | 5 | 21.5 | Lee | Lemanczyk | Willoughby | 1:50 | 13,966 | -- | |
| 138 | 138 | Thursday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 5 | 63-75 | 5 | 22.5 | Wise | Ruhle | 2:00 | 13,643 | --- | ||
| 139 | 139 | Friday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 1 | 0 | 5 | 64-75 | 5 | 22.5 | Bare | Cleveland | 0:57 | 19,192 | + | |
| 140 | 140 | Saturday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 5 | 65-75 | 5 | 21.5 | Roberts | Alexander | Hiller | 2:30 | 31,122 | ++ | |
| 141 | 141 | Sunday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 0 | 66-75 | 5 | 21.5 | Fidrych | Ellis | 2:15 | 0 | +++ | ||
| 142 | 142 | Sunday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 3 | 66-76 | 5 | 21.5 | Figueroa | Glynn | 2:05 | 52,707 | - | ||
| 143 | 143 | Monday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 67-76 | 5 | 20.5 | Crawford | Holtzman | Hiller | 1:56 | 11,723 | + | |
| 144 | 144 | Tuesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 7 | 9 | 67-77 | 5 | 21.5 | Martinez | Hiller | 2:54 | 4,516 | - | ||
| 145 | 145 | Wednesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 1 | 6 | 67-78 | 5 | 22.5 | Garland | Roberts | 1:16 | 2,721 | -- | |
| 146 | 146 | Friday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 8 | 67-79 | 5 | 23.5 | Tiant | Fidrych | 2:09 | 20,371 | --- | |||
| 147 | 147 | Saturday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 67-80 | 5 | 24.5 | Lee | Ruhle | Murphy | 2:16 | 12,156 | ---- | ||
| 148 | 148 | Sunday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 6 | 67-81 | 5 | 25.5 | Wise | Roberts | 2:28 | 8,949 | ----- | |||
| 149 | 149 | Monday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 6 | 12 | 67-82 | 5 | 25.5 | Jones | Glynn | 2:40 | 5,328 | ------ | |||
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 3 | 68-82 | 5 | 24.5 | Fidrych | Waits | 2:00 | 7,147 | + | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Wednesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 3 | 68-83 | 5 | 24.0 | Bibby | Bare | 1:52 | 3,616 | - | |||
| 152 | 152 | Friday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 3 | 0 | 69-83 | 5 | 23.5 | Roberts | Holtzman | 1:40 | 0 | + | |||
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 8 | 69-84 | 5 | 23.5 | Jackson | Crawford | 2:12 | 10,522 | - | |||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 6 | 10 | 69-85 | 5 | 24.5 | Alexander | Glynn | Tidrow | 2:38 | 12,814 | -- | ||
| 155 | 155 | Tuesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 0 | 70-85 | 5 | 24.0 | Fidrych | Bibby | 1:48 | 0 | + | ||
| 156 | 156 | Tuesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 6 | 70-86 | 5 | 24.0 | Eckersley | Roberts | 2:12 | 3,394 | - | ||
| 157 | 157 | Wednesday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 70-87 | 5 | 25.0 | Brown | Crawford | LaRoche | 2:17 | 2,867 | -- | |
| 158 | 158 | Thursday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 4 | 71-87 | 5 | 24.5 | Glynn | Waits | Grilli | 2:32 | 4,083 | + | |
| 159 | 159 | Friday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 5 | 0 | 72-87 | 5 | 24.0 | Hiller | Travers | 1:57 | 6,065 | ++ | ||
| 160 | 160 | Saturday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 4 | 1 | 73-87 | 5 | 24.5 | Fidrych | Slaton | 1:46 | 9,044 | +++ | ||
| 161 | 161 | Sunday, Oct 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 5 | 2 | 74-87 | 5 | 24.0 | Roberts | Beare | 2:09 | 6,858 | ++++ | ||
| 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.