Recent Game Results
Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month- 1. Apr 7, DET (1-0) beat TOR, 6-2
- 2. Apr 8, DET (1-1) lost to TOR, 2-5
- 3. Apr 9, DET (2-1) beat TOR, 8-4
- 4. Apr 11, DET (3-1) beat TEX, 6-2
- 5. Apr 12, DET (4-1) beat TEX, 3-2
- 6. Apr 14, DET (4-2) lost to TOR, 8-10
- 7. Apr 15, DET (5-2) beat TOR, 6-3
- 8. Apr 16, DET (6-2) beat TOR, 4-3
- 9. Apr 17, DET (7-2) beat CHW, 10-9
- 10. Apr 22, DET (8-2) beat TEX, 7-6
- 11. Apr 23, DET (9-2) beat TEX, 9-6
- 12. Apr 23, DET (9-3) lost to TEX, 1-2
- 13. Apr 24, DET (10-3) beat CHW, 4-1
- 14. Apr 25, DET (11-3) beat CHW, 8-4
- 15. Apr 26, DET (11-4) lost to CHW, 2-7
- 16. Apr 28, DET (12-4) beat SEA, 5-4
- 17. Apr 29, DET (13-4) beat SEA, 5-0
- 18. Apr 30, DET (13-5) lost to SEA, 3-4
- 19. May 2, DET (14-5) beat CAL, 10-2
- 20. May 3, DET (15-5) beat CAL, 7-4
- 21. May 5, DET (15-6) lost to OAK, 1-5
- 22. May 6, DET (16-6) beat OAK, 6-0
- 23. May 7, DET (17-6) beat OAK, 4-0
- 24. May 9, DET (17-7) lost to CAL, 5-7
- 25. May 12, DET (17-8) lost to OAK, 4-10
- 26. May 13, DET (17-9) lost to OAK, 2-3
- 27. May 14, DET (18-9) beat OAK, 15-0
- 28. May 15, DET (19-9) beat SEA, 4-2
- 29. May 16, DET (20-9) beat SEA, 4-2
- 30. May 17, DET (21-9) beat MIL, 5-3
- 31. May 18, DET (21-10) lost to MIL, 7-8
- 32. May 19, DET (22-10) beat BOS, 7-5
- 33. May 20, DET (22-11) lost to BOS, 5-6
- 34. May 21, DET (23-11) beat BOS, 2-1
- 35. May 21, DET (23-12) lost to BOS, 3-9
- 36. May 23, DET (23-13) lost to BAL, 0-2
- 37. May 24, DET (24-13) beat BAL, 3-2
- 38. May 24, DET (24-14) lost to BAL, 0-1
- 39. May 25, DET (24-15) lost to BAL, 1-2
- 40. May 26, DET (24-16) lost to BOS, 3-6
- 41. May 27, DET (24-17) lost to BOS, 0-1
- 42. May 28, DET (24-18) lost to BOS, 3-4
- 43. May 28, DET (24-19) lost to BOS, 3-4
- 44. May 29, DET (24-20) lost to BAL, 3-6
- 45. May 30, DET (25-20) beat BAL, 5-2
- 46. May 31, DET (26-20) beat MIL, 3-0
- 47. Jun 1, DET (27-20) beat MIL, 4-3
- 48. Jun 2, DET (27-21) lost to MIN, 2-4
- 49. Jun 3, DET (27-22) lost to MIN, 2-9
- 50. Jun 4, DET (28-22) beat MIN, 6-4
- 51. Jun 6, DET (28-23) lost to MIL, 1-5
- 52. Jun 7, DET (29-23) beat MIL, 8-1
- 53. Jun 9, DET (30-23) beat KCR, 3-2
- 54. Jun 10, DET (30-24) lost to KCR, 3-6
- 55. Jun 11, DET (31-24) beat KCR, 5-2
- 56. Jun 12, DET (31-25) lost to MIL, 4-7
- 57. Jun 13, DET (31-26) lost to MIL, 2-7
- 58. Jun 14, DET (31-27) lost to KCR, 1-7
- 59. Jun 15, DET (31-28) lost to KCR, 2-7
- 60. Jun 16, DET (31-29) lost to MIN, 2-5
- 61. Jun 17, DET (31-30) lost to MIN, 1-3
- 62. Jun 18, DET (31-31) lost to MIN, 4-8
- 63. Jun 20, DET (32-31) beat TOR, 4-3
- 64. Jun 21, DET (33-31) beat TOR, 10-8
- 65. Jun 22, DET (33-32) lost to NYY, 2-4
- 66. Jun 23, DET (33-33) lost to NYY, 3-12
- 67. Jun 24, DET (34-33) beat NYY, 4-3
- 68. Jun 25, DET (34-34) lost to NYY, 2-4
- 69. Jun 26, DET (34-35) lost to CLE, 4-5
- 70. Jun 27, DET (35-35) beat CLE, 6-1
- 71. Jun 28, DET (36-35) beat CLE, 4-3
- 72. Jun 28, DET (36-36) lost to CLE, 1-2
- 73. Jun 29, DET (36-37) lost to CLE, 3-6
- 74. Jun 30, DET (36-38) lost to NYY, 2-10
- 75. Jul 1, DET (37-38) beat NYY, 8-4
- 76. Jul 2, DET (37-39) lost to NYY, 2-3
- 77. Jul 2, DET (37-40) lost to NYY, 3-5
- 78. Jul 3, DET (38-40) beat TOR, 6-5
- 79. Jul 4, DET (38-41) lost to TOR, 2-9
- 80. Jul 5, DET (39-41) beat CLE, 13-3
- 81. Jul 6, DET (40-41) beat CLE, 8-4
- 82. Jul 7, DET (41-41) beat TEX, 12-7
- 83. Jul 8, DET (42-41) beat TEX, 5-1
- 84. Jul 9, DET (42-42) lost to TEX, 3-4
- 85. Jul 13, DET (42-43) lost to SEA, 4-5
- 86. Jul 14, DET (43-43) beat SEA, 2-0
- 87. Jul 15, DET (43-44) lost to CAL, 0-2
- 88. Jul 16, DET (44-44) beat CAL, 4-0
- 89. Jul 17, DET (45-44) beat CAL, 4-3
- 90. Jul 18, DET (45-45) lost to OAK, 3-6
- 91. Jul 19, DET (46-45) beat OAK, 5-4
- 92. Jul 21, DET (46-46) lost to CAL, 2-4
- 93. Jul 21, DET (47-46) beat CAL, 5-0
- 94. Jul 22, DET (48-46) beat CAL, 7-3
- 95. Jul 23, DET (49-46) beat CAL, 4-3
- 96. Jul 23, DET (49-47) lost to CAL, 3-4
- 97. Jul 24, DET (50-47) beat OAK, 4-1
- 98. Jul 25, DET (51-47) beat OAK, 11-2
- 99. Jul 26, DET (52-47) beat BAL, 9-6
- 100. Jul 27, DET (52-48) lost to BAL, 3-7
- 101. Jul 28, DET (53-48) beat SEA, 4-3
- 102. Jul 29, DET (54-48) beat SEA, 9-1
- 103. Jul 30, DET (55-48) beat SEA, 5-4
- 104. Jul 31, DET (55-49) lost to TOR, 7-8
- 105. Aug 1, DET (56-49) beat TOR, 3-2
- 106. Aug 3, DET (57-49) beat CHW, 5-4
- 107. Aug 4, DET (58-49) beat CHW, 7-1
- 108. Aug 5, DET (59-49) beat CHW, 7-0
- 109. Aug 6, DET (60-49) beat CHW, 8-0
- 110. Aug 8, DET (60-50) lost to TEX, 4-9
- 111. Aug 9, DET (61-50) beat TEX, 5-2
- 112. Aug 11, DET (62-50) beat CHW, 7-3
- 113. Aug 12, DET (62-51) lost to CHW, 3-6
- 114. Aug 13, DET (63-51) beat CHW, 10-2
- 115. Aug 14, DET (64-51) beat KCR, 11-2
- 116. Aug 15, DET (64-52) lost to KCR, 2-4
- 117. Aug 16, DET (65-52) beat CLE, 2-0
- 118. Aug 17, DET (66-52) beat CLE, 9-5
- 119. Aug 18, DET (66-53) lost to MIL, 0-2
- 120. Aug 19, DET (67-53) beat MIL, 6-4
- 121. Aug 20, DET (67-54) lost to MIL, 1-2
- 122. Aug 21, DET (68-54) beat MIN, 9-6
- 123. Aug 22, DET (69-54) beat MIN, 7-3
- 124. Aug 23, DET (69-55) lost to TOR, 3-4
- 125. Aug 23, DET (69-56) lost to TOR, 4-5
- 126. Aug 24, DET (70-56) beat TOR, 5-2
- 127. Aug 25, DET (71-56) beat MIL, 6-3
- 128. Aug 26, DET (71-57) lost to MIL, 5-9
- 129. Aug 27, DET (72-57) beat MIL, 4-2
- 130. Aug 28, DET (72-58) lost to MIL, 1-10
- 131. Aug 29, DET (73-58) beat MIN, 4-2
- 132. Aug 31, DET (73-59) lost to MIN, 1-4
- 133. Sep 1, DET (74-59) beat KCR, 6-2
- 134. Sep 2, DET (74-60) lost to KCR, 3-8
- 135. Sep 3, DET (74-61) lost to KCR, 2-6
- 136. Sep 4, DET (74-62) lost to NYY, 1-9
- 137. Sep 4, DET (75-62) beat NYY, 5-4
- 138. Sep 5, DET (75-63) lost to NYY, 2-4
- 139. Sep 6, DET (75-64) lost to NYY, 2-8
- 140. Sep 8, DET (76-64) beat CLE, 6-3
- 141. Sep 9, DET (77-64) beat CLE, 5-2
- 142. Sep 10, DET (77-65) lost to CLE, 4-7
- 143. Sep 12, DET (78-65) beat NYY, 7-4
- 144. Sep 13, DET (78-66) lost to NYY, 3-7
- 145. Sep 14, DET (78-67) lost to NYY, 2-4
- 146. Sep 15, DET (79-67) beat CLE, 1-0
- 147. Sep 16, DET (80-67) beat CLE, 10-4
- 148. Sep 17, DET (80-68) lost to CLE, 1-2
- 149. Sep 18, DET (80-69) lost to BOS, 4-5
- 150. Sep 19, DET (80-70) lost to BOS, 6-8
- 151. Sep 20, DET (81-70) beat BOS, 12-2
- 152. Sep 21, DET (81-71) lost to BOS, 1-5
- 153. Sep 22, DET (82-71) beat BAL, 7-5
- 154. Sep 23, DET (83-71) beat BAL, 4-3
- 155. Sep 23, DET (83-72) lost to BAL, 1-6
- 156. Sep 24, DET (84-72) beat BAL, 4-2
- 157. Sep 26, DET (84-73) lost to BOS, 0-6
- 158. Sep 27, DET (84-74) lost to BOS, 2-5
- 159. Sep 28, DET (84-75) lost to BOS, 0-1
- 160. Sep 29, DET (85-75) beat BAL, 3-2
- 161. Sep 30, DET (86-75) beat BAL, 5-4
Team Win/Loss Splits
Team Game-by-Game Schedule
| Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday, Apr 7 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 6 | 2 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Fidrych | Lemanczyk | 2:04 | D | 52,528 | 1.36 | + | 1978-04-06 (Rain) | |||
| 2 | Saturday, Apr 8 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 2 | 5 | 1-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Garvin | Slaton | Willis | 2:29 | D | 12,413 | 1.54 | - | |||
| 3 | Sunday, Apr 9 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 8 | 4 | 2-1 | 2 | 1.0 | Billingham | Underwood | Foucault | 2:26 | D | 9,169 | 1.48 | + | |||
| 4 | Tuesday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 6 | 2 | 3-1 | 2 | 1.0 | Rozema | Medich | 2:28 | N | 13,764 | 1.35 | ++ | |||
| 5 | Wednesday, Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 4-1 | 2 | 1.0 | Fidrych | Matlack | 2:04 | N | 26,049 | 1.41 | +++ | |||
| 6 | Friday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 8 | 10 | 4-2 | 2 | 1.0 | Kirkwood | Wilcox | Murphy | 2:55 | D | 35,761 | 1.73 | - | ||
| 7 | Saturday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 6 | 3 | 5-2 | 1 | Tied | Billingham | Willis | Foucault | 2:26 | D | 15,024 | 1.70 | + | ||
| 8 | Sunday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 4 | 3 | 6-2 | 1 | up 0.5 | Crawford | Clancy | 2:21 | D | 17,088 | 1.75 | ++ | |||
| 9 | Monday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W-wo | 10 | 9 | 7-2 | 1 | up 1.0 | Hiller | Willoughby | 3:02 | D | 19,841 | 1.62 | +++ | ||||
| 10 | Saturday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W-wo | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8-2 | 1 | up 0.5 | Hiller | Jenkins | 2:51 | D | 22,054 | 1.71 | ++++ | |||
| 11 | Sunday, Apr 23 (1) | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 9 | 6 | 9-2 | 1 | up 0.5 | Slaton | Matlack | Foucault | 2:43 | D | 1.76 | +++++ | 1978-04-21 (Snow) | |||
| 12 | Sunday, Apr 23 (2) | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9-3 | 1 | up 0.5 | Barker | Crawford | 2:56 | D | 20,615 | 1.85 | - | |||
| 13 | Monday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 10-3 | 1 | up 1.0 | Billingham | Kravec | 2:15 | N | 8,314 | 1.77 | + | |||
| 14 | Tuesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 4 | 10 | 11-3 | 1 | up 1.0 | Hiller | Torrealba | 2:47 | N | 13,496 | 1.84 | ++ | ||
| 15 | Wednesday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 7 | 11-4 | 1 | up 1.0 | Wood | Crawford | 2:23 | D | 7,983 | 2.00 | - | |||
| 16 | Friday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 5 | 4 | 12-4 | 1 | up 2.0 | Slaton | Honeycutt | Hiller | 2:53 | N | 10,240 | 1.90 | + | ||
| 17 | Saturday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 5 | 0 | 13-4 | 1 | up 3.0 | Rozema | Mitchell | 2:20 | N | 12,123 | 1.99 | ++ | |||
| 18 | Sunday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L-wo | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13-5 | 1 | up 3.0 | Romo | Foucault | 3:20 | D | 7,474 | 2.10 | - | ||
| Gm# | May | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 19 | Tuesday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 10 | 2 | 14-5 | 1 | up 3.0 | Wilcox | Brett | 2:36 | N | 18,641 | 2.10 | + | |||
| 20 | Wednesday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 7 | 4 | 15-5 | 1 | up 3.0 | Slaton | Tanana | Hiller | 2:29 | N | 19,462 | 2.11 | ++ | ||
| 21 | Friday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 5 | 15-6 | 1 | up 2.0 | Johnson | Billingham | 2:03 | N | 14,612 | 2.15 | - | |||
| 22 | Saturday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 6 | 0 | 16-6 | 1 | up 2.0 | Sykes | Wirth | 2:16 | D | 12,539 | 2.09 | + | |||
| 23 | Sunday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 0 | 17-6 | 1 | up 2.0 | Wilcox | Keough | 2:10 | D | 16,239 | 2.08 | ++ | |||
| 24 | Tuesday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 5 | 7 | 17-7 | 1 | up 0.5 | LaRoche | Foucault | 2:43 | N | 21,089 | 2.03 | - | ||||
| 25 | Friday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 4 | 10 | 17-8 | 1 | Tied | Sosa | Hiller | 3:06 | N | 18,367 | 2.03 | -- | ||||
| 26 | Saturday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 2 | 3 | 17-9 | 2 | 1.0 | Lacey | Rozema | Sosa | 2:39 | D | 16,324 | 2.01 | --- | |||
| 27 | Sunday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 15 | 0 | 18-9 | 2 | 1.0 | Sykes | Broberg | 2:15 | D | 12,513 | 1.85 | + | ||||
| 28 | Monday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 4 | 2 | 19-9 | 1 | Tied | Slaton | Abbott | 1:49 | N | 8,412 | 1.94 | ++ | ||||
| 29 | Tuesday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W-wo | 4 | 2 | 16 | 20-9 | 1 | Tied | Foucault | Rawley | 4:30 | N | 12,423 | 2.09 | +++ | |||
| 30 | Wednesday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 5 | 3 | 21-9 | 1 | up 0.5 | Billingham | Augustine | Hiller | 2:31 | N | 10,004 | 2.23 | ++++ | ||
| 31 | Thursday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 7 | 8 | 21-10 | 1 | Tied | Castro | Foucault | 2:52 | D | 15,217 | 2.39 | - | |||
| 32 | Friday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 7 | 5 | 22-10 | 1 | up 1.0 | Sykes | Torrez | Hiller | 2:30 | N | 48,817 | 2.87 | + | |||
| 33 | Saturday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 22-11 | 1 | Tied | Campbell | Foucault | 2:53 | D | 30,856 | 2.92 | - | ||||
| 34 | Sunday, May 21 (1) | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 2 | 1 | 23-11 | 1 | Tied | Wilcox | Lee | 2:27 | D | 2.97 | + | |||||
| 35 | Sunday, May 21 (2) | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 9 | 23-12 | 1 | Tied | Tiant | Rozema | 2:53 | N | 52,368 | 3.07 | - | ||||
| 36 | Tuesday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 2 | 23-13 | 2 | 0.5 | Flanagan | Billingham | 1:51 | N | 4,536 | 2.17 | -- | |||
| 37 | Wednesday, May 24 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 2 | 24-13 | 2 | 1.0 | Hiller | Martínez | 2:29 | N | 2.06 | + | ||||
| 38 | Wednesday, May 24 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 1 | 24-14 | 2 | 1.0 | Palmer | Sykes | 1:57 | N | 8,196 | 2.08 | - | |||
| 39 | Thursday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 24-15 | 3 | 2.0 | McGregor | Hiller | 2:13 | N | 5,109 | 2.07 | -- | |||
| 40 | Friday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 6 | 24-16 | 3 | 3.0 | Lee | Wilcox | 2:21 | N | 33,431 | 2.45 | --- | |||
| 41 | Saturday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 1 | 24-17 | 3 | 4.0 | Tiant | Morris | 2:31 | D | 33,335 | 2.36 | ---- | |||
| 42 | Sunday, May 28 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L-wo | 3 | 4 | 10 | 24-18 | 3 | 6.0 | Stanley | Hiller | 2:45 | D | 2.26 | ----- | |||
| 43 | Sunday, May 28 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 24-19 | 3 | 6.0 | Wright | Slaton | Drago | 2:19 | D | 34,672 | 1.95 | ------ | ||
| 44 | Monday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 6 | 24-20 | 3 | 7.0 | McGregor | Sykes | 2:00 | N | 20,534 | 1.21 | ------- | ||||
| 45 | Tuesday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 5 | 2 | 25-20 | 3 | 7.0 | Baker | Briles | Hiller | 2:25 | N | 10,530 | 1.02 | + | |||
| 46 | Wednesday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 3 | 0 | 26-20 | 3 | 6.0 | Wilcox | Travers | 2:20 | N | 13,017 | 1.15 | ++ | ||||
| Gm# | June | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 47 | Thursday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 4 | 3 | 27-20 | 3 | 5.5 | Slaton | Sorensen | Hiller | 1:51 | N | 11,614 | 1.34 | +++ | |||
| 48 | Friday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 4 | 27-21 | 3 | 6.5 | Erickson | Billingham | Marshall | 2:38 | N | 21,127 | 1.37 | - | |||
| 49 | Saturday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 9 | 27-22 | 3 | 7.5 | Goltz | Sykes | 2:21 | D | 21,227 | 1.20 | -- | ||||
| 50 | Sunday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 6 | 4 | 28-22 | 3 | 6.5 | Morris | Zahn | 2:22 | D | 36,575 | 1.01 | + | ||||
| 51 | Tuesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 5 | 28-23 | 3 | 6.0 | Sorensen | Wilcox | 1:58 | N | 13,022 | 1.36 | - | |||
| 52 | Wednesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 8 | 1 | 29-23 | 3 | 5.5 | Slaton | Replogle | 2:37 | N | 7,437 | 1.32 | + | |||
| 53 | Friday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 3 | 2 | 30-23 | 3 | 5.5 | Billingham | Splittorff | Hiller | 1:55 | N | 32,309 | 1.25 | ++ | |||
| 54 | Saturday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 3 | 6 | 30-24 | 3 | 6.5 | Leonard | Morris | 2:27 | D | 32,381 | 1.27 | - | ||||
| 55 | Sunday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W-wo | 5 | 2 | 10 | 31-24 | 3 | 6.5 | Hiller | Hrabosky | 2:45 | D | 24,210 | 1.08 | + | |||
| 56 | Monday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 4 | 7 | 31-25 | 4 | 7.5 | McClure | Wilcox | 2:38 | N | 14,472 | 1.20 | - | ||||
| 57 | Tuesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 2 | 7 | 31-26 | 5 | 8.5 | Caldwell | Slaton | 2:32 | N | 16,622 | 1.03 | -- | ||||
| 58 | Wednesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 7 | 31-27 | 5 | 9.5 | Splittorff | Billingham | 2:05 | N | 21,025 | .76 | --- | |||
| 59 | Thursday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 7 | 31-28 | 5 | 10.5 | Leonard | Sykes | 2:26 | N | 19,721 | .58 | ---- | |||
| 60 | Friday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 5 | 31-29 | 5 | 11.5 | Jackson | Rozema | 2:57 | N | 9,479 | .45 | ----- | |||
| 61 | Saturday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 3 | 31-30 | 5 | 12.5 | Zahn | Wilcox | 2:15 | D | 9,807 | .38 | ------ | |||
| 62 | Sunday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 8 | 31-31 | 5 | 12.5 | Goltz | Slaton | Marshall | 2:39 | D | 21,480 | .29 | ------- | ||
| 63 | Tuesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 4 | 3 | 13 | 32-31 | 5 | 12.0 | Hiller | Willis | 3:12 | N | 31,625 | .21 | + | ||
| 64 | Wednesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 10 | 8 | 33-31 | 5 | 12.0 | Crawford | Kirkwood | Foucault | 3:02 | N | 29,439 | .31 | ++ | ||
| 65 | Thursday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 33-32 | 5 | 12.5 | Guidry | Rozema | Gossage | 2:30 | N | 33,971 | .39 | - | |||
| 66 | Friday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 12 | 33-33 | 5 | 13.5 | Lyle | Wilcox | 2:30 | N | 39,022 | .31 | -- | ||||
| 67 | Saturday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 34-33 | 5 | 13.5 | Slaton | Tidrow | 2:01 | N | 37,681 | .27 | + | ||||
| 68 | Sunday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 34-34 | 5 | 14.5 | Gullett | Baker | Gossage | 2:35 | D | 34,014 | .25 | - | |||
| 69 | Monday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 5 | 34-35 | 5 | 15.5 | Hood | Billingham | Spillner | 2:24 | N | 4,633 | .19 | -- | 1978-04-19 (Rain) | |
| 70 | Tuesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 1 | 35-35 | 5 | 14.5 | Rozema | Freisleben | 2:21 | N | 12,214 | .11 | + | |||
| 71 | Wednesday, Jun 28 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 36-35 | 5 | 14.5 | Slaton | Waits | Hiller | 2:33 | N | .21 | ++ | |||
| 72 | Wednesday, Jun 28 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 36-36 | 5 | 14.5 | Paxton | Wilcox | Monge | 2:02 | N | 13,489 | .23 | - | ||
| 73 | Thursday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 6 | 36-37 | 5 | 15.5 | Kern | Morris | 2:30 | D | 5,672 | .18 | -- | 1978-04-20 (Rain) | ||
| 74 | Friday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 10 | 36-38 | 5 | 15.5 | Gullett | Baker | 2:29 | N | 33,894 | .14 | --- | |||
| Gm# | July | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 75 | Saturday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 4 | 37-38 | 5 | 14.5 | Billingham | Messersmith | 2:57 | D | 37,260 | .12 | + | |||
| 76 | Sunday, Jul 2 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 37-39 | 5 | 15.5 | Guidry | Hiller | Gossage | 2:18 | D | .19 | - | |||
| 77 | Sunday, Jul 2 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L-wo | 3 | 5 | 37-40 | 5 | 15.5 | Gossage | Slaton | 2:24 | D | 51,327 | .13 | -- | |||
| 78 | Monday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W-wo | 6 | 5 | 38-40 | 5 | 15.5 | Wilcox | Murphy | 2:16 | N | 21,597 | .08 | + | ||||
| 79 | Tuesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 2 | 9 | 38-41 | 5 | 16.0 | Moore | Morris | 2:40 | N | 11,913 | .09 | - | ||||
| 80 | Wednesday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 13 | 3 | 39-41 | 5 | 16.0 | Billingham | Wise | 2:31 | N | 12,778 | .08 | + | ||||
| 81 | Thursday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 8 | 4 | 40-41 | 5 | 16.0 | Sykes | Waits | Hiller | 2:34 | N | 17,125 | .07 | ++ | |||
| 82 | Friday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 12 | 7 | 41-41 | 5 | 15.0 | Rozema | Ellis | 3:08 | N | 21,069 | .08 | +++ | |||
| 83 | Saturday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 1 | 42-41 | 5 | 15.5 | Wilcox | Alexander | 2:33 | N | 22,993 | .13 | ++++ | |||
| 84 | Sunday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L-wo | 3 | 4 | 13 | 42-42 | 5 | 15.5 | Umbarger | Slaton | 3:40 | N | 15,770 | .11 | - | ||
| 85 | Thursday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 4 | 5 | 42-43 | 5 | 15.5 | Romo | Crawford | 2:24 | N | 7,449 | .11 | -- | |||
| 86 | Friday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 2 | 0 | 43-43 | 5 | 14.5 | Slaton | Rawley | 2:22 | N | 9,742 | .09 | + | |||
| 87 | Saturday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 2 | 43-44 | 5 | 15.5 | Tanana | Wilcox | 2:13 | N | 33,001 | .14 | - | |||
| 88 | Sunday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 0 | 44-44 | 5 | 16.0 | Billingham | Frost | 2:32 | D | 21,447 | .10 | + | |||
| 89 | Monday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 45-44 | 5 | 16.0 | Morris | LaRoche | 2:56 | N | 32,469 | .09 | ++ | ||
| 90 | Tuesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 6 | 45-45 | 5 | 16.5 | Langford | Rozema | Lacey | 2:16 | N | 3,023 | .09 | - | ||
| 91 | Wednesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 46-45 | 5 | 16.5 | Slaton | Keough | 2:33 | D | 5,225 | .07 | + | |||
| 92 | Friday, Jul 21 (1) | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 2 | 4 | 11 | 46-46 | 5 | 15.5 | LaRoche | Young | 3:29 | N | .09 | - | ||||
| 93 | Friday, Jul 21 (2) | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 5 | 0 | 47-46 | 5 | 15.5 | Billingham | Frost | 2:15 | N | 33,699 | .06 | + | ||||
| 94 | Saturday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 7 | 3 | 48-46 | 5 | 14.5 | Sykes | Brett | 2:50 | D | 31,107 | .08 | ++ | ||||
| 95 | Sunday, Jul 23 (1) | boxscore | DET | CAL | W-wo | 4 | 3 | 49-46 | 5 | 14.0 | Foucault | LaRoche | 2:40 | D | .12 | +++ | 1978-05-11 (Rain) | ||||
| 96 | Sunday, Jul 23 (2) | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 3 | 4 | 49-47 | 5 | 14.0 | Ryan | Slaton | 2:15 | D | 35,224 | .13 | - | ||||
| 97 | Monday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 4 | 1 | 50-47 | 5 | 13.5 | Young | Keough | 2:19 | N | 19,733 | .08 | + | ||||
| 98 | Tuesday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 11 | 2 | 51-47 | 5 | 12.5 | Wilcox | Renko | 2:21 | N | 17,723 | .13 | ++ | ||||
| 99 | Wednesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 9 | 6 | 52-47 | 5 | 11.5 | Billingham | Flanagan | Sykes | 2:36 | N | 18,056 | .19 | +++ | |||
| 100 | Thursday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 7 | 52-48 | 5 | 11.5 | McGregor | Slaton | 2:21 | N | 22,856 | .27 | - | ||||
| 101 | Friday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W-wo | 4 | 3 | 53-48 | 5 | 10.5 | Rozema | Romo | 2:19 | N | 20,484 | .19 | + | ||||
| 102 | Saturday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 9 | 1 | 54-48 | 5 | 10.5 | Young | Honeycutt | 2:14 | D | 22,984 | .30 | ++ | ||||
| 103 | Sunday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 5 | 4 | 55-48 | 5 | 9.5 | Wilcox | Abbott | Sykes | 2:33 | D | 21,575 | .33 | +++ | |||
| 104 | Monday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L-wo | 7 | 8 | 14 | 55-49 | 5 | 10.5 | Coleman | Sykes | 3:59 | N | 18,032 | .47 | - | ||
| Gm# | August | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 105 | Tuesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 3 | 2 | 56-49 | 5 | 9.5 | Slaton | Clancy | 2:16 | N | 19,265 | .31 | + | |||
| 106 | Thursday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W-wo | 5 | 4 | 10 | 57-49 | 5 | 10.0 | Sykes | LaGrow | 3:01 | N | 11,257 | .39 | ++ | 1978-04-18 (Rain) | ||
| 107 | Friday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 1 | 58-49 | 5 | 9.0 | Young | Wood | 2:24 | N | 31,334 | .39 | +++ | ||||
| 108 | Saturday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 0 | 59-49 | 5 | 9.0 | Billingham | Burns | 2:22 | N | 33,494 | .50 | ++++ | ||||
| 109 | Sunday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 8 | 0 | 60-49 | 4 | 9.0 | Slaton | Kravec | 2:20 | D | 27,504 | .57 | +++++ | ||||
| 110 | Tuesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 4 | 9 | 60-50 | 4 | 10.0 | Mirabella | Rozema | Medich | 2:56 | N | 20,951 | .60 | - | |||
| 111 | Wednesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 5 | 2 | 61-50 | 4 | 9.0 | Young | Umbarger | 2:20 | N | 30,167 | .42 | + | ||||
| 112 | Friday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 3 | 62-50 | 4 | 8.5 | Billingham | Burns | 2:15 | N | 25,798 | .49 | ++ | |||
| 113 | Saturday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 6 | 62-51 | 3 | 10.0 | Kravec | Slaton | LaGrow | 2:48 | N | 20,128 | .73 | - | ||
| 114 | Sunday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 10 | 2 | 63-51 | 3 | 10.0 | Rozema | Proly | 2:26 | D | 33,128 | .41 | + | |||
| 115 | Monday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 11 | 2 | 64-51 | 3 | 9.0 | Wilcox | Gale | 2:58 | N | 31,409 | .47 | ++ | ||||
| 116 | Tuesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 2 | 4 | 64-52 | 3 | 9.0 | Leonard | Young | Hrabosky | 2:50 | N | 33,365 | .67 | - | |||
| 117 | Wednesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 2 | 0 | 65-52 | 4 | 9.0 | Billingham | Clyde | 2:11 | N | 15,819 | .54 | + | ||||
| 118 | Thursday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 9 | 5 | 66-52 | 4 | 9.0 | Morris | Hood | 2:53 | N | 18,966 | .53 | ++ | ||||
| 119 | Friday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 2 | 66-53 | 4 | 10.0 | Sorensen | Rozema | 2:07 | N | 27,543 | .60 | - | |||
| 120 | Saturday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 6 | 4 | 67-53 | 4 | 9.0 | Wilcox | Augustine | 2:29 | N | 35,104 | .32 | + | |||
| 121 | Sunday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 2 | 67-54 | 4 | 10.0 | Caldwell | Young | 2:22 | D | 46,791 | .57 | - | |||
| 122 | Monday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 9 | 6 | 68-54 | 4 | 9.5 | Billingham | Zahn | 2:30 | N | 7,419 | .34 | + | |||
| 123 | Tuesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 7 | 3 | 69-54 | 4 | 8.5 | Slaton | Perzanowski | 2:49 | N | 7,726 | .43 | ++ | |||
| 124 | Wednesday, Aug 23 (1) | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 3 | 4 | 12 | 69-55 | 4 | 9.0 | Cruz | Rozema | 3:08 | N | .75 | - | ||||
| 125 | Wednesday, Aug 23 (2) | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 4 | 5 | 69-56 | 4 | 9.0 | Garvin | Sykes | Willis | 2:17 | N | 26,631 | .45 | -- | |||
| 126 | Thursday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 5 | 2 | 70-56 | 4 | 8.5 | Wilcox | Moore | 2:16 | N | 13,314 | .37 | + | ||||
| 127 | Friday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 6 | 3 | 71-56 | 4 | 8.5 | Young | Caldwell | Hiller | 2:21 | N | 32,010 | .57 | ++ | |||
| 128 | Saturday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 5 | 9 | 71-57 | 4 | 9.5 | Travers | Billingham | McClure | 2:45 | D | 32,103 | .55 | - | |||
| 129 | Sunday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 4 | 2 | 72-57 | 4 | 9.5 | Slaton | Sorensen | Hiller | 2:22 | D | 43,478 | .31 | + | |||
| 130 | Monday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 1 | 10 | 72-58 | 4 | 10.5 | Augustine | Rozema | 2:29 | N | 23,037 | .28 | - | ||||
| 131 | Tuesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 4 | 2 | 73-58 | 4 | 10.5 | Wilcox | Goltz | 2:09 | N | 13,839 | .14 | + | ||||
| 132 | Thursday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 4 | 73-59 | 4 | 11.0 | Zahn | Young | Marshall | 2:35 | N | 16,995 | .15 | - | |||
| Gm# | September | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 133 | Friday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 6 | 2 | 74-59 | 4 | 10.0 | Billingham | Leonard | 2:26 | N | 32,329 | .08 | + | |||
| 134 | Saturday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 8 | 74-60 | 5 | 10.0 | Splittorff | Slaton | 2:14 | N | 34,004 | .16 | - | |||
| 135 | Sunday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 6 | 74-61 | 5 | 11.0 | Gura | Rozema | 1:56 | D | 27,217 | .13 | -- | |||
| 136 | Monday, Sep 4 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 9 | 74-62 | 5 | 10.5 | Guidry | Wilcox | 2:19 | D | .10 | --- | ||||
| 137 | Monday, Sep 4 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 75-62 | 5 | 10.5 | Hiller | Lyle | 2:31 | D | 46,896 | .04 | + | |||
| 138 | Tuesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 75-63 | 5 | 10.5 | Tidrow | Young | Gossage | 2:16 | N | 16,891 | .10 | - | ||
| 139 | Wednesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 8 | 75-64 | 5 | 11.5 | Figueroa | Billingham | 2:24 | N | 24,452 | .05 | -- | |||
| 140 | Friday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 3 | 76-64 | 5 | 10.0 | Slaton | Clyde | Hiller | 2:59 | N | 13,624 | .01 | + | |||
| 141 | Saturday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 2 | 77-64 | 5 | 9.0 | Rozema | Paxton | 2:40 | D | 16,026 | .02 | ++ | ||||
| 142 | Sunday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 7 | 77-65 | 5 | 9.0 | Kern | Wilcox | 2:42 | D | 15,583 | .04 | - | ||||
| 143 | Tuesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 4 | 78-65 | 5 | 8.5 | Young | Tidrow | Hiller | 2:18 | N | 14,162 | .02 | + | |||
| 144 | Wednesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 7 | 78-66 | 5 | 9.0 | Beattie | Billingham | 2:54 | N | 16,841 | .05 | - | ||||
| 145 | Thursday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 78-67 | 5 | 10.0 | Figueroa | Slaton | Lyle | 1:57 | N | 17,118 | .01 | -- | |||
| 146 | Friday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 1 | 0 | 79-67 | 5 | 10.0 | Rozema | Reuschel | 1:56 | N | 4,070 | .00 | + | |||
| 147 | Saturday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 10 | 4 | 80-67 | 5 | 10.0 | Wilcox | Waits | 2:53 | D | 4,640 | .00 | ++ | |||
| 148 | Sunday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 80-68 | 5 | 10.0 | Kern | Young | 2:06 | D | 4,515 | .00 | - | |||
| 149 | Monday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 80-69 | 5 | 11.0 | Hassler | Baker | 3:22 | N | 13,849 | .00 | -- | |||
| 150 | Tuesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 6 | 8 | 80-70 | 5 | 11.0 | Campbell | Morris | Hassler | 3:03 | N | 15,901 | .00 | --- | |||
| 151 | Wednesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 12 | 2 | 81-70 | 5 | 10.5 | Rozema | Torrez | 2:53 | N | 16,689 | .00 | + | ||||
| 152 | Thursday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 5 | 81-71 | 5 | 11.5 | Eckersley | Wilcox | 2:24 | N | 15,213 | .00 | - | ||||
| 153 | Friday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 5 | 10 | 82-71 | 5 | 10.5 | Hiller | Flanagan | 2:53 | N | 5,444 | .00 | + | ||
| 154 | Saturday, Sep 23 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 83-71 | 5 | 10.0 | Hiller | Stanhouse | 2:49 | N | .00 | ++ | ||||
| 155 | Saturday, Sep 23 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 6 | 83-72 | 5 | 10.0 | Palmer | Baker | 2:14 | N | 13,036 | .00 | - | |||
| 156 | Sunday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 2 | 84-72 | 5 | 10.0 | Slaton | Stanhouse | 2:20 | D | 9,081 | .00 | + | |||
| 157 | Tuesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 6 | 84-73 | 5 | 11.0 | Eckersley | Rozema | 2:38 | N | 27,078 | .00 | - | |||
| 158 | Wednesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 5 | 84-74 | 5 | 12.0 | Tiant | Wilcox | Stanley | 2:18 | N | 26,035 | .00 | -- | ||
| 159 | Thursday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 1 | 84-75 | 5 | 13.0 | Torrez | Young | 2:21 | N | 26,774 | .00 | --- | |||
| 160 | Friday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 3 | 2 | 85-75 | 5 | 13.0 | Slaton | Stewart | Hiller | 2:03 | N | 12,348 | .00 | + | |||
| 161 | Saturday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 86-75 | 5 | 13.0 | Baker | Flanagan | Hiller | 2:24 | D | 13,919 | .00 | ++ | |||
| Gm# | October | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 162 | Sunday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 4 | 86-76 | 5 | 13.0 | Martínez | Rozema | 2:17 | D | 13,948 | .00 | - | ||||
| Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled |
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