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| Season Summary | 92-70, Final Rank:2, GB: 6.0 | |
| Days in First | 13 | last on Sunday, Aug 14, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 15 | last on Aug 14, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 1 | last on Saturday, Aug 13, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 8.5 | last on Wednesday, Sep 21, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 25 | last on Thursday, Sep 29 |
| Most Games under .500 | 5 | last on Tuesday, May 24 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 6 | Sunday, Jun 5 to Friday, Jun 10 and Friday, Sep 9 to Wednesday, Sep 14 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 4 | Wednesday, Apr 27 to Sunday, May 1 and Wednesday, Jun 29 to Saturday, Jul 2 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 18 | Tuesday, Aug 16 |
| Most Runs Scored | 14 | Tuesday, Sep 20 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Tuesday, Jul 12 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 6 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 9 | |
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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 | Tuesday, Apr 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 11 | 3 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Morris | Havens | 2:35 | 30,961 | + | ||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 9 | 5 | 2-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Petry | Lysander | 2:47 | 4,835 | ++ | ||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 5 | 2-1 | 1 | Tied | Williams | Ujdur | Davis | 2:37 | 7,936 | - | |
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 8 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 6 | 2-2 | 3 | 0.5 | Lamp | Wilcox | Koosman | 2:47 | 51,350 | -- | ||
| 5 | 5 | Sunday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 5 | 7 | 2-3 | 4 | 1.0 | Hoyt | Morris | Hickey | 2:44 | 9,980 | --- | ||
| 6 | 6 | Tuesday, Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 13 | 2 | 3-3 | 2 | 0.5 | Petry | Guidry | 2:46 | 55,579 | + | ||
| 7 | 7 | Wednesday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 5 | 4-3 | 1 | Tied | Bailey | Frazier | 2:50 | 13,123 | ++ | ||
| 8 | 8 | Thursday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 6 | 4-4 | 2 | 0.5 | Righetti | Morris | Frazier | 2:40 | 14,056 | - | |
| 9 | 9 | Friday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 0 | 5-4 | 1 | Tied | Wilcox | Hoyt | 2:36 | 19,483 | + | ||
| 10 | 10 | Saturday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 5-5 | 2 | 0.5 | Bannister | Bailey | Tidrow | 2:35 | 18,302 | - | |
| 11 | 11 | Sunday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 6 | 5-6 | 4 | 1.0 | Lamp | Ujdur | 2:40 | 14,729 | -- | ||
| 12 | 12 | Wednesday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 7 | 8 | 5-7 | 6 | 2.0 | Quisenberry | Bailey | 2:55 | 7,973 | --- | |||
| 13 | 13 | Friday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 4 | 0 | 6-7 | 3 | 1.5 | Wilcox | Stoddard | 2:29 | 12,696 | + | |||
| 14 | 14 | Saturday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 4 | 0 | 7-7 | 2 | 1.5 | Petry | Moore | 2:30 | 12,393 | ++ | |||
| 15 | 15 | Sunday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 4 | 2 | 8-7 | 2 | 0.5 | Morris | Nunez | Lopez | 3:02 | 11,801 | +++ | ||
| 16 | 16 | Wednesday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 13 | 8-8 | 4 | 1.5 | Zahn | Wilcox | Witt | 2:51 | 28,776 | - | |
| 17 | 17 | Friday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 5 | 8-9 | 4 | 2.0 | Baker | Morris | McCatty | 2:29 | 7,965 | -- | |
| 18 | 18 | Sunday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 8 | 8-10 | 7 | 3.0 | Codiroli | Ujdur | 2:43 | 0 | --- | ||
| 19 | 19 | Sunday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 2 | 8-11 | 7 | 3.0 | Norris | Wilcox | McCatty | 2:22 | 23,819 | ---- | |
| 20 | 20 | Tuesday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9-11 | 6 | 3.0 | Lopez | Caudill | 3:11 | 14,124 | + | |
| 21 | 21 | Wednesday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 5 | 9-12 | 7 | 3.5 | Beattie | Morris | Thomas | 2:41 | 4,698 | - | |
| 22 | 22 | Friday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 2 | 4 | 9-13 | 7 | 4.5 | Kison | Wilcox | Witt | 2:50 | 18,616 | -- | ||
| 23 | 23 | Saturday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9-14 | 7 | 5.5 | Sanchez | Lopez | 3:26 | 15,003 | --- | ||
| 24 | 24 | Sunday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 5 | 1 | 10-14 | 7 | 4.5 | Morris | Forsch | 2:29 | 9,924 | + | |||
| 25 | 25 | Tuesday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 11-14 | 7 | 4.0 | Rucker | Langford | Lopez | 2:33 | 9,410 | ++ | ||
| 26 | 26 | Wednesday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 5 | 2 | 12-14 | 6 | 3.5 | Wilcox | Norris | 2:15 | 10,772 | +++ | |||
| 27 | 27 | Thursday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 4 | 11 | 12-15 | 6 | 4.0 | Burgmeier | Petry | 2:44 | 14,488 | - | |||
| 28 | 28 | Friday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 5 | 12-16 | 7 | 5.0 | Leonard | Morris | Quisenberry | 2:46 | 22,990 | -- | |
| 29 | 29 | Saturday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 11 | 10 | 13-16 | 7 | 5.0 | Rozema | Hood | Lopez | 3:39 | 20,278 | + | |
| 30 | 30 | Sunday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14-16 | 6 | 4.0 | Lopez | Renko | Rozema | 3:20 | 24,259 | ++ |
| 31 | 31 | Monday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 7 | 14-17 | 7 | 4.5 | Guidry | Petry | 2:45 | 16,087 | - | |||
| 32 | 32 | Tuesday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14-18 | 7 | 6.0 | Gossage | Lopez | 3:38 | 16,256 | -- | ||
| 33 | 33 | Wednesday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 6 | 14-19 | 7 | 7.0 | Righetti | Rucker | Rawley | 2:45 | 17,525 | --- | ||
| 34 | 34 | Thursday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 15-19 | 7 | 7.0 | Wilcox | Smithson | 2:31 | 5,868 | + | ||
| 35 | 35 | Friday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 0 | 4 | 15-20 | 7 | 7.0 | Darwin | Ujdur | 2:42 | 14,202 | - | |||
| 36 | 36 | Saturday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 5 | 3 | 16-20 | 7 | 6.0 | Petry | Honeycutt | Lopez | 2:23 | 15,912 | + | ||
| 37 | 37 | Sunday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 12 | 5 | 17-20 | 7 | 5.0 | Berenguer | Butcher | 2:31 | 12,389 | ++ | |||
| 38 | 38 | Monday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 0 | 4 | 17-21 | 7 | 5.0 | Leal | Wilcox | Moffitt | 2:21 | 35,011 | - | |
| 39 | 39 | Tuesday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 6 | 7 | 17-22 | 7 | 6.0 | Jackson | Rucker | McLaughlin | 2:32 | 19,105 | -- | |
| 40 | 40 | Wednesday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 6 | 2 | 18-22 | 7 | 5.0 | Petry | Gott | Lopez | 3:02 | 15,846 | + | |
| 41 | 41 | Friday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 7 | 4 | 19-22 | 6 | 5.0 | Pashnick | Lysander | Lopez | 2:39 | 0 | ++ | ||
| 42 | 42 | Friday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 2 | 1 | 12 | 20-22 | 6 | 5.0 | Bailey | Lysander | 3:19 | 18,806 | +++ | ||
| 43 | 43 | Saturday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 6 | 1 | 21-22 | 6 | 4.0 | Wilcox | Williams | 2:10 | 11,676 | ++++ | |||
| 44 | 44 | Sunday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 7 | 6 | 22-22 | 5 | 3.0 | Lopez | Lysander | 2:42 | 12,928 | +++++ | |||
| 45 | 45 | Monday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22-23 | 6 | 4.0 | McLaughlin | Gumpert | 3:09 | 10,901 | - | ||
| 46 | 46 | Wednesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 3 | 1 | 23-23 | 6 | 3.0 | Rozema | Clancy | Lopez | 2:00 | 9,586 | + | ||
| 47 | 47 | Thursday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 1 | 6 | 23-24 | 6 | 4.0 | Leal | Wilcox | 2:22 | 11,907 | - | |||
| 48 | 48 | Friday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 12 | 1 | 24-24 | 6 | 3.0 | Morris | Smithson | 2:52 | 18,962 | + | ||
| 49 | 49 | Saturday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 5 | 24-25 | 6 | 4.0 | Hough | Petry | Jones | 2:20 | 25,071 | - | |
| 50 | 50 | Sunday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 25-25 | 6 | 3.0 | Lopez | Butcher | 3:18 | 13,763 | + | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Monday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 11 | 6 | 26-25 | 6 | 3.0 | Berenguer | Stanley | Lopez | 3:01 | 23,961 | ++ | |
| 52 | 52 | Tuesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 27-25 | 4 | 3.0 | Wilcox | Tudor | 2:02 | 18,015 | +++ | ||
| 53 | 53 | Wednesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 3 | 28-25 | 3 | 3.0 | Morris | Boyd | 2:42 | 17,593 | ++++ | ||
| 54 | 54 | Thursday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 2 | 29-25 | 2 | 3.0 | Petry | Eckersley | 2:35 | 18,904 | +++++ | ||
| 55 | 55 | Friday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 1 | 30-25 | 2 | 3.0 | Rozema | Sorensen | Lopez | 2:39 | 31,119 | ++++++ | ||
| 56 | 56 | Saturday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 9 | 30-26 | 2 | 4.0 | Eichelberger | Pashnick | 2:48 | 26,836 | - | |||
| 57 | 57 | Sunday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 1 | 31-26 | 2 | 2.5 | Wilcox | Blyleven | 2:10 | 0 | + | |||
| 58 | 58 | Sunday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 32-26 | 2 | 2.5 | Morris | Barker | 2:39 | 34,124 | ++ | |||
| 59 | 59 | Tuesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 6 | 32-27 | 3 | 3.5 | Brown | Petry | Stanley | 2:37 | 24,049 | - | ||
| 60 | 60 | Wednesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 33-27 | 2 | 3.5 | Rozema | Eckersley | Lopez | 2:09 | 22,017 | + | ||
| 61 | 61 | Thursday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 10 | 2 | 34-27 | 2 | 2.5 | Berenguer | Hurst | 2:21 | 27,124 | ++ | |||
| 62 | 62 | Friday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 11 | 4 | 35-27 | 2 | 1.5 | Morris | Barker | 3:12 | 11,465 | +++ | ||
| 63 | 63 | Saturday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 8 | 12 | 35-28 | 2 | 1.5 | Sutcliffe | Wilcox | 2:56 | 14,625 | - | ||
| 64 | 64 | Sunday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 7 | 35-29 | 3 | 2.5 | Sorensen | Petry | 2:30 | 19,900 | -- | ||
| 65 | 65 | Monday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 4 | 1 | 36-29 | 3 | 2.0 | Rozema | Porter | Lopez | 2:05 | 2,232 | + | ||
| 66 | 66 | Tuesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 3 | 10 | 36-30 | 3 | 3.0 | Haas | Berenguer | 2:52 | 2,507 | - | |||
| 67 | 67 | Wednesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 6 | 2 | 37-30 | 3 | 2.0 | Morris | Caldwell | 2:26 | 26,221 | + | |||
| 68 | 68 | Friday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 9 | 0 | 38-30 | 3 | 1.0 | Petry | Martinez | 2:20 | 25,796 | ++ | ||
| 69 | 69 | Saturday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 9 | 3 | 39-30 | 1 | Tied | Bair | Palmer | 2:45 | 40,510 | +++ | ||
| 70 | 70 | Sunday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 3 | 39-31 | 3 | 1.0 | Davis | Morris | Martinez | 2:11 | 33,973 | - | |
| 71 | 71 | Tuesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 5 | 4 | 40-31 | 1 | Tied | Lopez | Slaton | 2:37 | 22,793 | + | ||
| 72 | 72 | Wednesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 4 | 40-32 | 2 | 1.0 | Ladd | Lopez | 2:48 | 18,934 | - | ||
| 73 | 73 | Thursday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 4 | 40-33 | 2 | 2.0 | McClure | Morris | Tellmann | 2:26 | 36,494 | -- | |
| 74 | 74 | Friday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 5 | 9 | 40-34 | 4 | 2.0 | Davis | Wilcox | 2:48 | 40,493 | --- | |||
| 75 | 75 | Saturday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 7 | 40-35 | 4 | 3.0 | McGregor | Petry | 2:18 | 28,010 | ---- | |||
| 76 | 76 | Sunday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 10 | 1 | 41-35 | 3 | 2.0 | Berenguer | Boddicker | Bair | 2:30 | 26,703 | + | ||
| 77 | 77 | Friday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 3 | 2 | 42-35 | 2 | 2.0 | Bair | Baker | Lopez | 3:06 | 46,723 | ++ | ||
| 78 | 78 | Saturday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 1 | 3 | 42-36 | 2 | 3.0 | McCatty | Morris | Underwood | 2:54 | 32,740 | - | ||
| 79 | 79 | Sunday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 5 | 3 | 43-36 | 2 | 3.0 | Bailey | Beard | 2:57 | 20,769 | + | |||
| 80 | 80 | Monday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 12 | 6 | 44-36 | 2 | 3.0 | Rozema | Zahn | Bair | 2:41 | 26,092 | ++ | ||
| 81 | 81 | Tuesday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 5 | 4 | 14 | 45-36 | 2 | 3.0 | Bailey | Witt | 4:21 | 25,222 | +++ | ||
| 82 | 82 | Wednesday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 7 | 1 | 46-36 | 2 | 2.0 | Petry | Kison | 2:38 | 30,733 | ++++ | |||
| 83 | 83 | Thursday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 4 | 2 | 47-36 | 2 | 2.0 | Morris | Abbott | Bair | 2:48 | 9,551 | +++++ | |
| 84 | 84 | Friday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 7 | 47-37 | 3 | 3.0 | Young | Berenguer | 2:33 | 8,607 | - | ||
| 85 | 85 | Saturday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 0 | 1 | 47-38 | 3 | 4.0 | Moore | Lopez | 2:36 | 13,018 | -- | ||
| 86 | 86 | Sunday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 8 | 1 | 10 | 48-38 | 3 | 3.0 | Bair | Caudill | 3:20 | 11,986 | + | |
| 87 | 87 | Monday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 2 | 49-38 | 3 | 3.0 | Petry | Conroy | Bair | 3:00 | 16,950 | ++ | |
| 88 | 88 | Tuesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 50-38 | 3 | 2.0 | Morris | Beard | 3:10 | 9,211 | +++ | ||
| 89 | 89 | Wednesday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 9 | 50-39 | 3 | 2.0 | Codiroli | Bair | 2:46 | 16,561 | - | ||
| 90 | 90 | Thursday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 5 | 1 | 51-39 | 3 | 1.5 | Bailey | Witt | Lopez | 2:34 | 0 | + | |
| 91 | 91 | Thursday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 3 | 51-40 | 3 | 1.5 | Zahn | Rozema | Hassler | 2:23 | 34,544 | - | |
| 92 | 92 | Friday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 13 | 11 | 52-40 | 3 | 1.5 | Wilcox | McLaughlin | Lopez | 3:00 | 32,249 | + | |
| 93 | 93 | Saturday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 7 | 2 | 53-40 | 3 | 1.5 | Petry | Kison | 2:34 | 50,011 | ++ | ||
| 94 | 94 | Sunday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 3 | 12 | 54-40 | 3 | 0.5 | Lopez | Sanchez | 3:25 | 30,958 | +++ | |
| 95 | 95 | Tuesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 8 | 3 | 55-40 | 1 | Tied | Rozema | Young | Berenguer | 2:43 | 24,465 | ++++ | ||
| 96 | 96 | Wednesday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 3 | 5 | 55-41 | 2 | 1.0 | Moore | Bair | Caudill | 2:52 | 23,270 | - | ||
| 97 | 97 | Thursday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 6 | 1 | 56-41 | 2 | 0.5 | Petry | Clark | 2:54 | 17,207 | + | |||
| 98 | 98 | Friday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 10 | 1 | 57-41 | 2 | 0.5 | Morris | Gura | 2:33 | 39,357 | ++ | |||
| 99 | 99 | Saturday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 4 | 1 | 58-41 | 2 | 0.5 | Berenguer | Black | Lopez | 2:51 | 35,100 | +++ | ||
| 100 | 100 | Sunday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 8 | 6 | 59-41 | 2 | 1.0 | Rozema | Splittorff | Lopez | 2:45 | 0 | ++++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Sunday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 5 | 7 | 59-42 | 2 | 1.0 | Armstrong | Bailey | Quisenberry | 2:26 | 44,366 | - | ||
| 102 | 102 | Monday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 3 | 2 | 60-42 | 2 | 0.5 | Lopez | Hood | 2:42 | 37,961 | + | |||
| 103 | 103 | Tuesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 5 | 7 | 60-43 | 1 | Tied | Hoyt | Petry | Lamp | 3:06 | 30,611 | - | |
| 104 | 104 | Wednesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 3 | 61-43 | 1 | Tied | Morris | Koosman | 3:07 | 26,687 | + | ||
| 105 | 105 | Thursday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 61-44 | 2 | 1.0 | Dotson | Bair | Lamp | 2:56 | 38,695 | - | |
| 106 | 106 | Friday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 12 | 61-45 | 2 | 2.0 | Righetti | Rozema | 2:33 | 31,217 | -- | ||
| 107 | 107 | Saturday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 13 | 61-46 | 2 | 2.0 | Fontenot | Bailey | 2:41 | 50,159 | --- | ||
| 108 | 108 | Sunday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 5 | 62-46 | 2 | 1.0 | Petry | Keough | 3:09 | 45,110 | + | ||
| 109 | 109 | Monday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 62-47 | 2 | 0.5 | Burns | Berenguer | Barojas | 2:42 | 0 | - | ||
| 110 | 110 | Monday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 2 | 63-47 | 2 | 0.5 | Morris | Koosman | 2:44 | 42,337 | + | |||
| 111 | 111 | Tuesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 5 | 6 | 63-48 | 2 | 0.5 | Lamp | Lopez | 3:12 | 23,465 | - | |||
| 112 | 112 | Thursday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 63-49 | 2 | 1.0 | Gossage | Bailey | 2:59 | 36,582 | -- | ||
| 113 | 113 | Friday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 6 | 10 | 64-49 | 1 | Tied | Bair | Murray | 3:08 | 44,565 | + | ||
| 114 | 114 | Saturday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 65-49 | 1 | up 1.0 | Morris | Guidry | 2:27 | 50,016 | ++ | |||
| 115 | 115 | Sunday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 4 | 65-50 | 1 | Tied | Rawley | Berenguer | Gossage | 2:29 | 46,417 | - | ||
| 116 | 116 | Monday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 4 | 6 | 65-51 | 2 | 1.0 | Gura | Pashnick | Armstrong | 2:43 | 36,881 | -- | |
| 117 | 117 | Tuesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 7 | 18 | 65-52 | 3 | 1.0 | Huismann | Rozema | Quisenberry | 3:31 | 27,929 | --- | |
| 118 | 118 | Wednesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 10 | 4 | 66-52 | 3 | 1.5 | Petry | Huismann | 3:01 | 23,147 | + | ||
| 119 | 119 | Friday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 1 | 67-52 | 3 | 1.5 | Morris | Castillo | 2:28 | 13,437 | ++ | ||
| 120 | 120 | Saturday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 9 | 1 | 68-52 | 3 | 1.5 | Berenguer | Viola | 2:44 | 13,646 | +++ | ||
| 121 | 121 | Sunday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 3 | 4 | 68-53 | 3 | 1.5 | Schrom | Pashnick | Davis | 2:29 | 10,799 | - | |
| 122 | 122 | Monday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 3 | 68-54 | 3 | 2.5 | Tanana | Petry | Cruz | 2:37 | 19,393 | -- | |
| 123 | 123 | Tuesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 2 | 0 | 69-54 | 3 | 1.5 | Bair | Hough | Lopez | 2:04 | 10,974 | + | |
| 124 | 124 | Wednesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 2 | 70-54 | 3 | 1.5 | Morris | Cruz | 2:47 | 19,258 | ++ | ||
| 125 | 125 | Thursday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 10 | 1 | 71-54 | 3 | 1.5 | Berenguer | Burns | 2:34 | 29,028 | +++ | |||
| 126 | 126 | Friday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 72-54 | 3 | 1.0 | Lopez | Gott | 2:54 | 46,467 | ++++ | ||
| 127 | 127 | Saturday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 4 | 7 | 72-55 | 3 | 2.0 | Alexander | Lopez | Geisel | 2:55 | 39,118 | - | ||
| 128 | 128 | Sunday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 4 | 2 | 73-55 | 3 | 2.0 | Morris | McLaughlin | 2:45 | 38,332 | + | |||
| 129 | 129 | Monday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 73-56 | 3 | 3.0 | Lysander | Lopez | Davis | 3:29 | 25,875 | - | |
| 130 | 130 | Tuesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 4 | 3 | 74-56 | 3 | 3.0 | Petry | Schrom | 2:21 | 15,280 | + | |||
| 131 | 131 | Wednesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 1 | 5 | 74-57 | 3 | 4.0 | Butcher | Abbott | Cruz | 2:36 | 23,287 | - | ||
| 132 | 132 | Thursday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 5 | 0 | 75-57 | 2 | 3.0 | Morris | Tanana | 2:47 | 23,011 | + | |||
| 133 | 133 | Friday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 9 | 8 | 10 | 76-57 | 2 | 3.5 | Lopez | Gott | 3:14 | 0 | ++ | |
| 134 | 134 | Friday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 7 | 8 | 76-58 | 2 | 3.5 | Acker | Wilcox | Geisel | 2:57 | 41,667 | - | |
| 135 | 135 | Saturday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 7 | 4 | 77-58 | 2 | 3.5 | Petry | Clancy | Martin | 2:37 | 35,268 | + | |
| 136 | 136 | Sunday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 3 | 6 | 10 | 77-59 | 2 | 4.5 | Stieb | Lopez | 2:53 | 43,158 | - | |
| 137 | 137 | Monday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 77-60 | 3 | 4.5 | Anderson | Morris | 2:37 | 5,593 | -- | ||
| 138 | 138 | Wednesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 7 | 77-61 | 3 | 5.5 | Sorensen | Wilcox | 2:30 | 0 | --- | ||
| 139 | 139 | Wednesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 3 | 78-61 | 3 | 5.5 | Petry | Camacho | 3:00 | 7,046 | + | ||
| 140 | 140 | Friday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 2 | 78-62 | 3 | 5.0 | Haas | Morris | Ladd | 2:16 | 0 | - | |
| 141 | 141 | Friday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 79-62 | 3 | 5.0 | Abbott | Slaton | Rozema | 2:21 | 2,137 | + | |
| 142 | 142 | Saturday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 4 | 0 | 80-62 | 2 | 5.5 | Berenguer | Candiotti | 2:41 | 30,327 | ++ | ||
| 143 | 143 | Sunday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 6 | 4 | 81-62 | 2 | 5.5 | Petry | Vuckovich | Lopez | 3:02 | 10,970 | +++ | |
| 144 | 144 | Monday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 1 | 82-62 | 2 | 5.0 | Wilcox | Blyleven | 2:48 | 13,535 | ++++ | |||
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 83-62 | 2 | 5.5 | Morris | Behenna | 2:16 | 14,302 | +++++ | |||
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 0 | 84-62 | 2 | 5.5 | Abbott | Sutcliffe | 2:14 | 13,208 | ++++++ | |||
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 6 | 84-63 | 2 | 6.0 | Ojeda | Petry | 2:53 | 20,156 | - | ||
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 84-64 | 2 | 7.0 | Eckersley | Morris | Stanley | 2:13 | 23,294 | -- | |
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 9 | 6 | 85-64 | 2 | 7.0 | Wilcox | Boyd | Gumpert | 2:49 | 21,854 | + | |
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 14 | 1 | 5 | 86-64 | 2 | 6.5 | Petry | Martinez | 1:51 | 32,410 | ++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Wednesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 0 | 6 | 86-65 | 2 | 8.5 | Boddicker | Morris | 2:38 | 0 | - | |||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 7 | 86-66 | 2 | 8.5 | Stewart | Gumpert | 2:32 | 32,198 | -- | |||
| 153 | 153 | Thursday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 87-66 | 2 | 7.5 | Bair | Stewart | 3:25 | 25,540 | + | ||
| 154 | 154 | Friday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 7 | 0 | 88-66 | 2 | 7.5 | Berenguer | Eckersley | 2:11 | 21,336 | ++ | |||
| 155 | 155 | Saturday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 88-67 | 2 | 7.5 | Tudor | Petry | Stanley | 2:18 | 22,940 | - | ||
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 89-67 | 2 | 7.5 | Bair | Boyd | Gumpert | 2:12 | 20,545 | + | ||
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 9 | 2 | 90-67 | 2 | 6.5 | Morris | McGregor | 2:45 | 29,142 | ++ | ||
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 9 | 5 | 91-67 | 2 | 5.5 | Petry | Boddicker | 2:57 | 19,854 | +++ | ||
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 9 | 4 | 92-67 | 2 | 4.5 | Wilcox | Flanagan | 2:28 | 17,721 | ++++ | ||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 2 | 6 | 92-68 | 2 | 5.0 | Gibson | Berenguer | Ladd | 2:28 | 19,614 | - | ||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 1 | 10 | 92-69 | 2 | 5.0 | Cocanower | Morris | 2:12 | 14,788 | -- | |||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 4 | 7 | 92-70 | 2 | 6.0 | Porter | Petry | Ladd | 2:48 | 18,815 | --- | ||
| 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.