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1978 Detroit Tigers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977/1979)
86-76, Finished 5th in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 714 runs, Allowed 653 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-74
Managed by Ralph Houk

Ballpark: Tiger Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,714,893 (5th of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year):
Batting - 103, Pitching - 103
  (one-year): Batting - 108, Pitching - 107
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Game Results

Season Summary   86-76 , Final Rank: 5, GB:   13.0
Days in First:                  26 (last on May 21, counts the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day)

Most Games over  .500:          15 (last on September 1)
Most Games under .500:           3 (last on July 4)

Biggest Lead:                  3.0 (last on May 3)
Farthest Behind Leader:       16.5 (last on July 19)

Longest Winning Streak:          5 (April 15 to April 23 and August 1 to August 6)
Longest Losing Streak:           7 (May 24 to May 29 and June 12 to June 18)

Most Runs Allowed:              12 (June 23)
Most Runs Scored:               15 (May 14)

Longest Game:                   16 innings (May 16)

Times Shutout by Opponent:       7
Times Opponent Shutout:         12

Team Win/Loss Splits

Overall
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Overall        86  76     714     653    .531

Home/Road
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Home           47  34     395     338    .580
Road           39  42     319     315    .481

Month by Month
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
April          13   5      97      74    .722
May            13  15     115      97    .464
June           10  18      95     141    .357
July           19  11     157     111    .633
August         18  10     139      98    .643
September      13  16     109     128    .448
October         0   1       2       4    .000

By Season Half
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
First Half     42  42     369     357    .500
Second Half    44  34     345     296    .564

Extra-Innings
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
ExtraInning     8   8      70      64    .500
Full Games     78  68     644     589    .534
One-Run Games
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
One Run        25  23     169     167    .521

Blowouts (5+ Runs)
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
Blowout        18  17     200     171    .514

Opponent
Split           W   L      RS      RA     WP
BAL             8   7      50      54    .533
BOS             3  12      51      68    .200
CAL             7   4      51      32    .636
CHW             9   2      71      37    .818
CLE            10   5      77      47    .667
KCR             4   6      38      46    .400
MIL             7   8      57      66    .467
MIN             4   6      38      48    .400
NYY             4  11      48      85    .267
OAK             6   4      55      31    .600
SEA             8   2      45      25    .800
TEX             7   3      55      41    .700
TOR             9   6      78      73    .600

Game Results

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
  1 Fri, Apr  7 box DET  TOR  W   6-2        1-0     1    Tied  2:04 M Fidrych    D Lemanczyk   52,528 +
  2 Sat, Apr  8 box DET  TOR  L   2-5        1-1     3     1.0  2:29 J Garvin     J Slaton      12,413 -
  3 Sun, Apr  9 box DET  TOR  W   8-4        2-1     2     1.0  2:26 J Billingham T Underwood    9,169 +
  4 Tue, Apr 11 box DET @TEX  W   6-2        3-1     2     1.0  2:28 D Rozema     D Medich      13,764 ++
  5 Wed, Apr 12 box DET @TEX  W   3-2        4-1     2     1.0  2:04 M Fidrych    J Matlack     26,049 +++
  6 Fri, Apr 14 box DET @TOR  L   8-10       4-2     2     1.0  2:55 D Kirkwood   M Wilcox      35,761 -
  7 Sat, Apr 15 box DET @TOR  W   6-3        5-2     1    Tied  2:26 J Billingham M Willis      15,024 +
  8 Sun, Apr 16 box DET @TOR  W   4-3        6-2     1  up 0.5  2:21 J Crawford   J Clancy      17,088 ++
  9 Mon, Apr 17 box DET  CHW  W  10-9        7-2     1  up 1.0  3:02 J Hiller     J Willoughby  19,841 +++
 10 Sat, Apr 22 box DET  TEX  W   7-6 (10)   8-2     1  up 0.5  2:51 J Hiller     F Jenkins     22,054 ++++
 11 Sun, Apr 23 box DET  TEX  W   9-6        9-2     1  up 0.5  2:43 J Slaton     J Matlack          0 +++++
 12             box DET  TEX  L   1-2 (11)   9-3     1  up 0.5  2:56 L Barker     J Crawford    20,615 -
 13 Mon, Apr 24 box DET @CHW  W   4-1       10-3     1  up 1.0  2:15 J Billingham K Kravec       8,314 +
 14 Tue, Apr 25 box DET @CHW  W   8-4 (10)  11-3     1  up 1.0  2:47 J Hiller     P Torrealba   13,496 ++
 15 Wed, Apr 26 box DET @CHW  L   2-7       11-4     1  up 1.0  2:23 W Wood       J Crawford     7,983 -
 16 Fri, Apr 28 box DET @SEA  W   5-4       12-4     1  up 2.0  2:53 J Slaton     R Honeycutt   10,240 +
 17 Sat, Apr 29 box DET @SEA  W   5-0       13-4     1  up 3.0  2:20 D Rozema     P Mitchell    12,123 ++
 18 Sun, Apr 30 box DET @SEA  L   3-4 (11)  13-5     1  up 3.0  3:20 E Romo       S Foucault     7,474 -
 19 Tue, May  2 box DET @CAL  W  10-2       14-5     1  up 3.0  2:36 M Wilcox     K Brett       18,641 +
 20 Wed, May  3 box DET @CAL  W   7-4       15-5     1  up 3.0  2:29 J Slaton     F Tanana      19,462 ++
 21 Fri, May  5 box DET @OAK  L   1-5       15-6     1  up 2.0  2:03 J Johnson    J Billingham  14,612 -
 22 Sat, May  6 box DET @OAK  W   6-0       16-6     1  up 2.0  2:16 B Sykes      A Wirth       12,539 +
 23 Sun, May  7 box DET @OAK  W   4-0       17-6     1  up 2.0  2:10 M Wilcox     M Keough      16,239 ++
 24 Tue, May  9 box DET  CAL  L   5-7       17-7     1  up 0.5  2:43 D LaRoche    S Foucault    21,089 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 25 Fri, May 12 box DET  OAK  L   4-10      17-8     1    Tied  3:06 E Sosa       J Hiller      18,367 --
 26 Sat, May 13 box DET  OAK  L   2-3       17-9     2     1.0  2:39 B Lacey      D Rozema      16,324 ---
 27 Sun, May 14 box DET  OAK  W  15-0       18-9     2     1.0  2:15 B Sykes      P Broberg     12,513 +
 28 Mon, May 15 box DET  SEA  W   4-2       19-9     1    Tied  1:49 J Slaton     G Abbott       8,412 ++
 29 Tue, May 16 box DET  SEA  W   4-2 (16)  20-9     1    Tied  4:30 S Foucault   S Rawley      12,423 +++
 30 Wed, May 17 box DET @MIL  W   5-3       21-9     1  up 0.5  2:31 J Billingham J Augustine   10,004 ++++
 31 Thu, May 18 box DET @MIL  L   7-8       21-10    1    Tied  2:52 B Castro     S Foucault    15,217 -
 32 Fri, May 19 box DET  BOS  W   7-5       22-10    1  up 1.0  2:30 B Sykes      M Torrez      48,817 +
 33 Sat, May 20 box DET  BOS  L   5-6       22-11    1    Tied  2:53 B Campbell   S Foucault    30,856 -
 34 Sun, May 21 box DET  BOS  W   2-1       23-11    1    Tied  2:27 M Wilcox     B Lee              0 +
 35             box DET  BOS  L   3-9       23-12    1    Tied  2:53 L Tiant      D Rozema      52,368 -
 36 Tue, May 23 box DET @BAL  L   0-2       23-13    2     0.5  1:51 M Flanagan   J Billingham   4,536 --
 37 Wed, May 24 box DET @BAL  W   3-2       24-13    2     1.0  2:29 J Hiller     D Martinez         0 +
 38             box DET @BAL  L   0-1       24-14    2     1.0  1:57 J Palmer     B Sykes        8,196 -
 39 Thu, May 25 box DET @BAL  L   1-2       24-15    3     2.0  2:13 S McGregor   J Hiller       5,109 --
 40 Fri, May 26 box DET @BOS  L   3-6       24-16    3     3.0  2:21 B Lee        M Wilcox      33,431 ---
 41 Sat, May 27 box DET @BOS  L   0-1       24-17    3     4.0  2:31 L Tiant      J Morris      33,335 ----
 42 Sun, May 28 box DET @BOS  L   3-4 (10)  24-18    3     6.0  2:45 B Stanley    J Hiller           0 -----
 43             box DET @BOS  L   3-4       24-19    3     6.0  2:19 J Wright     J Slaton      34,672 ------
 44 Mon, May 29 box DET  BAL  L   3-6       24-20    3     7.0  2:00 S McGregor   B Sykes       20,534 -------
 45 Tue, May 30 box DET  BAL  W   5-2       25-20    3     7.0  2:25 S Baker      N Briles      10,530 +
 46 Wed, May 31 box DET  MIL  W   3-0       26-20    3     6.0  2:20 M Wilcox     B Travers     13,017 ++
 47 Thu, Jun  1 box DET  MIL  W   4-3       27-20    3     5.5  1:51 J Slaton     L Sorensen    11,614 +++
 48 Fri, Jun  2 box DET  MIN  L   2-4       27-21    3     6.5  2:38 R Erickson   J Billingham  21,127 -
 49 Sat, Jun  3 box DET  MIN  L   2-9       27-22    3     7.5  2:21 D Goltz      B Sykes       21,227 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 50 Sun, Jun  4 box DET  MIN  W   6-4       28-22    3     6.5  2:22 J Morris     G Zahn        36,575 +
 51 Tue, Jun  6 box DET @MIL  L   1-5       28-23    3     6.0  1:58 L Sorensen   M Wilcox      13,022 -
 52 Wed, Jun  7 box DET @MIL  W   8-1       29-23    3     5.5  2:37 J Slaton     A Replogle     7,437 +
 53 Fri, Jun  9 box DET  KCR  W   3-2       30-23    3     5.5  1:55 J Billingham P Splittorff  32,309 ++
 54 Sat, Jun 10 box DET  KCR  L   3-6       30-24    3     6.5  2:27 D Leonard    J Morris      32,381 -
 55 Sun, Jun 11 box DET  KCR  W   5-2 (10)  31-24    3     6.5  2:45 J Hiller     A Hrabosky    24,210 +
 56 Mon, Jun 12 box DET  MIL  L   4-7       31-25    4     7.5  2:38 B McClure    M Wilcox      14,472 -
 57 Tue, Jun 13 box DET  MIL  L   2-7       31-26    5     8.5  2:32 M Caldwell   J Slaton      16,622 --
 58 Wed, Jun 14 box DET @KCR  L   1-7       31-27    5     9.5  2:05 P Splittorff J Billingham  21,025 ---
 59 Thu, Jun 15 box DET @KCR  L   2-7       31-28    5    10.5  2:26 D Leonard    B Sykes       19,721 ----
 60 Fri, Jun 16 box DET @MIN  L   2-5       31-29    5    11.5  2:57 D Jackson    D Rozema       9,479 -----
 61 Sat, Jun 17 box DET @MIN  L   1-3       31-30    5    12.5  2:15 G Zahn       M Wilcox       9,807 ------
 62 Sun, Jun 18 box DET @MIN  L   4-8       31-31    5    12.5  2:39 D Goltz      J Slaton      21,480 -------
 63 Tue, Jun 20 box DET @TOR  W   4-3 (13)  32-31    5    12.0  3:12 J Hiller     M Willis      31,625 +
 64 Wed, Jun 21 box DET @TOR  W  10-8       33-31    5    12.0  3:02 J Crawford   D Kirkwood    29,439 ++
 65 Thu, Jun 22 box DET  NYY  L   2-4       33-32    5    12.5  2:30 R Guidry     D Rozema      33,971 -
 66 Fri, Jun 23 box DET  NYY  L   3-12      33-33    5    13.5  2:30 S Lyle       M Wilcox      39,022 --
 67 Sat, Jun 24 box DET  NYY  W   4-3       34-33    5    13.5  2:01 J Slaton     D Tidrow      37,681 +
 68 Sun, Jun 25 box DET  NYY  L   2-4       34-34    5    14.5  2:35 D Gullett    S Baker       34,014 -
 69 Mon, Jun 26 box DET @CLE  L   4-5       34-35    5    15.5  2:24 D Hood       J Billingham   4,633 --
 70 Tue, Jun 27 box DET @CLE  W   6-1       35-35    5    14.5  2:21 D Rozema     D Freisleben  12,214 +
 71 Wed, Jun 28 box DET @CLE  W   4-3       36-35    5    14.5  2:33 J Slaton     R Waits            0 ++
 72             box DET @CLE  L   1-2       36-36    5    14.5  2:02 M Paxton     M Wilcox      13,489 -
 73 Thu, Jun 29 box DET @CLE  L   3-6       36-37    5    15.5  2:30 J Kern       J Morris       5,672 --
 74 Fri, Jun 30 box DET @NYY  L   2-10      36-38    5    15.5  2:29 D Gullett    S Baker       33,894 ---

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
 75 Sat, Jul  1 box DET @NYY  W   8-4       37-38    5    14.5  2:57 J Billingham A Messersmit  37,260 +
 76 Sun, Jul  2 box DET @NYY  L   2-3       37-39    5    15.5  2:18 R Guidry     J Hiller           0 -
 77             box DET @NYY  L   3-5       37-40    5    15.5  2:24 R Gossage    J Slaton      51,327 --
 78 Mon, Jul  3 box DET  TOR  W   6-5       38-40    5    15.5  2:16 M Wilcox     T Murphy      21,597 +
 79 Tue, Jul  4 box DET  TOR  L   2-9       38-41    5    16.0  2:40 B Moore      J Morris      11,913 -
 80 Wed, Jul  5 box DET  CLE  W  13-3       39-41    5    16.0  2:31 J Billingham R Wise        12,778 +
 81 Thu, Jul  6 box DET  CLE  W   8-4       40-41    5    16.0  2:34 B Sykes      R Waits       17,125 ++
 82 Fri, Jul  7 box DET @TEX  W  12-7       41-41    5    15.0  3:08 D Rozema     D Ellis       21,069 +++
 83 Sat, Jul  8 box DET @TEX  W   5-1       42-41    5    15.5  2:33 M Wilcox     D Alexander   22,993 ++++
 84 Sun, Jul  9 box DET @TEX  L   3-4 (13)  42-42    5    15.5  3:40 J Umbarger   J Slaton      15,770 -
 85 Thu, Jul 13 box DET @SEA  L   4-5       42-43    5    15.5  2:24 E Romo       J Crawford     7,449 --
 86 Fri, Jul 14 box DET @SEA  W   2-0       43-43    5    14.5  2:22 J Slaton     S Rawley       9,742 +
 87 Sat, Jul 15 box DET @CAL  L   0-2       43-44    5    15.5  2:13 F Tanana     M Wilcox      33,001 -
 88 Sun, Jul 16 box DET @CAL  W   4-0       44-44    5    16.0  2:32 J Billingham D Frost       21,447 +
 89 Mon, Jul 17 box DET @CAL  W   4-3 (10)  45-44    5    16.0  2:56 J Morris     D LaRoche     32,469 ++
 90 Tue, Jul 18 box DET @OAK  L   3-6       45-45    5    16.5  2:16 R Langford   D Rozema       3,023 -
 91 Wed, Jul 19 box DET @OAK  W   5-4       46-45    5    16.5  2:33 J Slaton     M Keough       5,225 +
 92 Fri, Jul 21 box DET  CAL  L   2-4 (11)  46-46    5    15.5  3:29 D LaRoche    K Young            0 -
 93             box DET  CAL  W   5-0       47-46    5    15.5  2:15 J Billingham D Frost       33,699 +
 94 Sat, Jul 22 box DET  CAL  W   7-3       48-46    5    14.5  2:50 B Sykes      K Brett       31,107 ++
 95 Sun, Jul 23 box DET  CAL  W   4-3       49-46    5    14.0  2:40 S Foucault   D LaRoche          0 +++
 96             box DET  CAL  L   3-4       49-47    5    14.0  2:15 N Ryan       J Slaton      35,224 -
 97 Mon, Jul 24 box DET  OAK  W   4-1       50-47    5    13.5  2:19 K Young      M Keough      19,733 +
 98 Tue, Jul 25 box DET  OAK  W  11-2       51-47    5    12.5  2:21 M Wilcox     S Renko       17,723 ++
 99 Wed, Jul 26 box DET  BAL  W   9-6       52-47    5    11.5  2:36 J Billingham M Flanagan    18,056 +++

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
100 Thu, Jul 27 box DET  BAL  L   3-7       52-48    5    11.5  2:21 S McGregor   J Slaton      22,856 -
101 Fri, Jul 28 box DET  SEA  W   4-3       53-48    5    10.5  2:19 D Rozema     E Romo        20,484 +
102 Sat, Jul 29 box DET  SEA  W   9-1       54-48    5    10.5  2:14 K Young      R Honeycutt   22,984 ++
103 Sun, Jul 30 box DET  SEA  W   5-4       55-48    5     9.5  2:33 M Wilcox     G Abbott      21,575 +++
104 Mon, Jul 31 box DET @TOR  L   7-8 (14)  55-49    5    10.5  3:59 J Coleman    B Sykes       18,032 -
105 Tue, Aug  1 box DET @TOR  W   3-2       56-49    5     9.5  2:16 J Slaton     J Clancy      19,265 +
106 Thu, Aug  3 box DET  CHW  W   5-4 (10)  57-49    5    10.0  3:01 B Sykes      L LaGrow      11,257 ++
107 Fri, Aug  4 box DET  CHW  W   7-1       58-49    5     9.0  2:24 K Young      W Wood        31,334 +++
108 Sat, Aug  5 box DET  CHW  W   7-0       59-49    5     9.0  2:22 J Billingham B Burns       33,494 ++++
109 Sun, Aug  6 box DET  CHW  W   8-0       60-49    4     9.0  2:20 J Slaton     K Kravec      27,504 +++++
110 Tue, Aug  8 box DET  TEX  L   4-9       60-50    4    10.0  2:56 P Mirabella  D Rozema      20,951 -
111 Wed, Aug  9 box DET  TEX  W   5-2       61-50    4     9.0  2:20 K Young      J Umbarger    30,167 +
112 Fri, Aug 11 box DET @CHW  W   7-3       62-50    4     8.5  2:15 J Billingham B Burns       25,798 ++
113 Sat, Aug 12 box DET @CHW  L   3-6       62-51    3    10.0  2:48 K Kravec     J Slaton      20,128 -
114 Sun, Aug 13 box DET @CHW  W  10-2       63-51    3    10.0  2:26 D Rozema     M Proly       33,128 +
115 Mon, Aug 14 box DET  KCR  W  11-2       64-51    3     9.0  2:58 M Wilcox     R Gale        31,409 ++
116 Tue, Aug 15 box DET  KCR  L   2-4       64-52    3     9.0  2:50 D Leonard    K Young       33,365 -
117 Wed, Aug 16 box DET  CLE  W   2-0       65-52    4     9.0  2:11 J Billingham D Clyde       15,819 +
118 Thu, Aug 17 box DET  CLE  W   9-5       66-52    4     9.0  2:53 J Morris     D Hood        18,966 ++
119 Fri, Aug 18 box DET @MIL  L   0-2       66-53    4    10.0  2:07 L Sorensen   D Rozema      27,543 -
120 Sat, Aug 19 box DET @MIL  W   6-4       67-53    4     9.0  2:29 M Wilcox     J Augustine   35,104 +
121 Sun, Aug 20 box DET @MIL  L   1-2       67-54    4    10.0  2:22 M Caldwell   K Young       46,791 -
122 Mon, Aug 21 box DET @MIN  W   9-6       68-54    4     9.5  2:30 J Billingham G Zahn         7,419 +
123 Tue, Aug 22 box DET @MIN  W   7-3       69-54    4     8.5  2:49 J Slaton     S Perzanowsk   7,726 ++
124 Wed, Aug 23 box DET  TOR  L   3-4 (12)  69-55    4     9.0  3:08 V Cruz       D Rozema           0 -

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
125             box DET  TOR  L   4-5       69-56    4     9.0  2:17 J Garvin     B Sykes       26,631 --
126 Thu, Aug 24 box DET  TOR  W   5-2       70-56    4     8.5  2:16 M Wilcox     B Moore       13,314 +
127 Fri, Aug 25 box DET  MIL  W   6-3       71-56    4     8.5  2:21 K Young      M Caldwell    32,010 ++
128 Sat, Aug 26 box DET  MIL  L   5-9       71-57    4     9.5  2:45 B Travers    J Billingham  32,103 -
129 Sun, Aug 27 box DET  MIL  W   4-2       72-57    4     9.5  2:22 J Slaton     L Sorensen    43,478 +
130 Mon, Aug 28 box DET  MIL  L   1-10      72-58    4    10.5  2:29 J Augustine  D Rozema      23,037 -
131 Tue, Aug 29 box DET  MIN  W   4-2       73-58    4    10.5  2:09 M Wilcox     D Goltz       13,839 +
132 Thu, Aug 31 box DET  MIN  L   1-4       73-59    4    11.0  2:35 G Zahn       K Young       16,995 -
133 Fri, Sep  1 box DET @KCR  W   6-2       74-59    4    10.0  2:26 J Billingham D Leonard     32,329 +
134 Sat, Sep  2 box DET @KCR  L   3-8       74-60    5    10.0  2:14 P Splittorff J Slaton      34,004 -
135 Sun, Sep  3 box DET @KCR  L   2-6       74-61    5    11.0  1:56 L Gura       D Rozema      27,217 --
136 Mon, Sep  4 box DET @NYY  L   1-9       74-62    5    10.5  2:19 R Guidry     M Wilcox           0 ---
137             box DET @NYY  W   5-4       75-62    5    10.5  2:31 J Hiller     S Lyle        46,896 +
138 Tue, Sep  5 box DET @NYY  L   2-4       75-63    5    10.5  2:16 D Tidrow     K Young       16,891 -
139 Wed, Sep  6 box DET @NYY  L   2-8       75-64    5    11.5  2:24 E Figueroa   J Billingham  24,452 --
140 Fri, Sep  8 box DET  CLE  W   6-3       76-64    5    10.0  2:59 J Slaton     D Clyde       13,624 +
141 Sat, Sep  9 box DET  CLE  W   5-2       77-64    5     9.0  2:40 D Rozema     M Paxton      16,026 ++
142 Sun, Sep 10 box DET  CLE  L   4-7       77-65    5     9.0  2:42 J Kern       M Wilcox      15,583 -
143 Tue, Sep 12 box DET  NYY  W   7-4       78-65    5     8.5  2:18 K Young      D Tidrow      14,162 +
144 Wed, Sep 13 box DET  NYY  L   3-7       78-66    5     9.0  2:54 J Beattie    J Billingham  16,841 -
145 Thu, Sep 14 box DET  NYY  L   2-4       78-67    5    10.0  1:57 E Figueroa   J Slaton      17,118 --
146 Fri, Sep 15 box DET @CLE  W   1-0       79-67    5    10.0  1:56 D Rozema     P Reuschel     4,070 +
147 Sat, Sep 16 box DET @CLE  W  10-4       80-67    5    10.0  2:53 M Wilcox     R Waits        4,640 ++
148 Sun, Sep 17 box DET @CLE  L   1-2       80-68    5    10.0  2:06 J Kern       K Young        4,515 -
149 Mon, Sep 18 box DET  BOS  L   4-5 (11)  80-69    5    11.0  3:22 A Hassler    S Baker       13,849 --

Gm  Date            Team Opp     Score       W-L  Rank      GB  Time Winner       Loser         Attend Streak (+win -loss)
150 Tue, Sep 19 box DET  BOS  L   6-8       80-70    5    11.0  3:03 B Campbell   J Morris      15,901 ---
151 Wed, Sep 20 box DET  BOS  W  12-2       81-70    5    10.5  2:53 D Rozema     M Torrez      16,689 +
152 Thu, Sep 21 box DET  BOS  L   1-5       81-71    5    11.5  2:24 D Eckersley  M Wilcox      15,213 -
153 Fri, Sep 22 box DET @BAL  W   7-5 (10)  82-71    5    10.5  2:53 J Hiller     M Flanagan     5,444 +
154 Sat, Sep 23 box DET @BAL  W   4-3       83-71    5    10.0  2:49 J Hiller     D Stanhouse        0 ++
155             box DET @BAL  L   1-6       83-72    5    10.0  2:14 J Palmer     S Baker       13,036 -
156 Sun, Sep 24 box DET @BAL  W   4-2       84-72    5    10.0  2:20 J Slaton     D Stanhouse    9,081 +
157 Tue, Sep 26 box DET @BOS  L   0-6       84-73    5    11.0  2:38 D Eckersley  D Rozema      27,078 -
158 Wed, Sep 27 box DET @BOS  L   2-5       84-74    5    12.0  2:18 L Tiant      M Wilcox      26,035 --
159 Thu, Sep 28 box DET @BOS  L   0-1       84-75    5    13.0  2:21 M Torrez     K Young       26,774 ---
160 Fri, Sep 29 box DET  BAL  W   3-2       85-75    5    13.0  2:03 J Slaton     S Stewart     12,348 +
161 Sat, Sep 30 box DET  BAL  W   5-4       86-75    5    13.0  2:24 S Baker      M Flanagan    13,919 ++
162 Sun, Oct  1 box DET  BAL  L   2-4       86-76    5    13.0  2:17 D Martinez   D Rozema      13,948 -

Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.


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