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| Season Summary | 104-58, Final Rank:1, GB: 0.0 | |
| Days in First | 153 | last on Sep 30, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 182 | last on Sep 30, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 15.5 | last on Sep 25, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | never behind | |
| Most Games over .500 | 47 | last on Sep 29 |
| Most Games under .500 | never | |
| Longest Winning Streak | 9 | Apr 3 to Apr 18 and May 14 to May 24 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 4 | Jul 1 to Jul 4, Aug 3 to Aug 5 and Aug 29 to Sep 1 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 12 | Jun 12, Aug 7 and Aug 14 |
| Most Runs Scored | 14 | Jun 1 and Aug 20 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 19 | Apr 27 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 7 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 8 | |
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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 | Apr 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 8 | 1 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Morris | Williams | 2:10 | 34,381 | + | ||
| 2 | 2 | Apr 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 7 | 3 | 2-0 | 1 | Tied | Petry | Viola | 2:33 | 8,373 | ++ | ||
| 3 | 3 | Apr 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 3-0 | 1 | Tied | Wilcox | Dotson | Hernandez | 2:51 | 42,692 | +++ | |
| 4 | 4 | Apr 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 0 | 4-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Morris | Bannister | 2:44 | 24,616 | ++++ | ||
| 5 | 5 | Apr 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 3 | 5-0 | 1 | up 1.5 | Lopez | Seaver | 3:17 | 20,478 | +++++ | ||
| 6 | 6 | Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 5 | 1 | 6-0 | 1 | up 2.5 | Petry | Stewart | 2:32 | 51,238 | ++++++ | |||
| 7 | 7 | Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 9 | 4 | 7-0 | 1 | up 3.0 | Morris | Tanana | 2:48 | 19,154 | +++++++ | |||
| 8 | 8 | Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 13 | 9 | 8-0 | 1 | up 3.0 | Bair | Hurst | 3:11 | 35,179 | ++++++++ | ||
| 9 | 9 | Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9-0 | 1 | up 2.5 | Hernandez | Beckwith | 3:02 | 12,310 | +++++++++ | ||
| 10 | 10 | Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 2 | 5 | 9-1 | 1 | up 1.5 | Saberhagen | Petry | Quisenberry | 2:27 | 12,100 | - | ||
| 11 | 11 | Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 10-1 | 1 | up 2.5 | Lopez | Reed | 2:36 | 33,554 | + | |||
| 12 | 12 | Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 11-1 | 1 | up 3.5 | Rozema | Hoyt | Bair | 2:35 | 34,395 | ++ | ||
| 13 | 13 | Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 9 | 1 | 12-1 | 1 | up 4.5 | Berenguer | Brennan | 2:58 | 10,603 | +++ | |||
| 14 | 14 | Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 6 | 5 | 13-1 | 1 | up 5.5 | Morris | Davis | 2:16 | 0 | ++++ | |||
| 15 | 15 | Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 4 | 3 | 14-1 | 1 | up 5.5 | Abbott | Viola | Lopez | 2:29 | 20,315 | +++++ | ||
| 16 | 16 | Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 9 | 4 | 15-1 | 1 | up 5.5 | Wilcox | Stewart | Hernandez | 2:38 | 25,883 | ++++++ | |
| 17 | 17 | Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 7 | 5 | 16-1 | 1 | up 6.0 | Bair | Tanana | Lopez | 2:50 | 13,559 | +++++++ | |
| 18 | 18 | Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 8 | 19 | 16-2 | 1 | up 5.0 | Aponte | Abbott | 5:44 | 34,112 | - | ||
| 19 | 19 | Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 17-2 | 1 | up 5.5 | Morris | Behenna | 2:25 | 28,253 | + | |||
| 20 | 20 | Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 1 | 18-2 | 1 | up 6.0 | Petry | Spillner | 2:20 | 24,853 | ++ | |||
| 21 | 21 | May 1 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 11 | 2 | 19-2 | 1 | up 6.5 | Wilcox | Hurst | 2:31 | 17,495 | +++ | |||
| 22 | 22 | May 2 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 19-3 | 1 | up 5.5 | Brown | Berenguer | Stanley | 2:33 | 23,085 | - | ||
| 23 | 23 | May 3 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 1 | 19-4 | 1 | up 5.0 | Ojeda | Morris | 2:18 | 22,617 | -- | |||
| 24 | 24 | May 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 9 | 2 | 20-4 | 1 | up 5.0 | Petry | Spillner | Hernandez | 3:06 | 8,497 | + | |
| 25 | 25 | May 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 5 | 21-4 | 1 | up 5.0 | Abbott | Heaton | Lopez | 2:57 | 9,282 | ++ | |
| 26 | 26 | May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 5 | 12 | 22-4 | 1 | up 5.0 | Lopez | Camacho | 4:20 | 16,125 | +++ | |
| 27 | 27 | May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 10 | 3 | 23-4 | 1 | up 5.5 | Berenguer | Gubicza | Bair | 3:02 | 19,474 | ++++ | |
| 28 | 28 | May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 2 | 24-4 | 1 | up 6.0 | Morris | Black | 2:35 | 14,304 | +++++ | ||
| 29 | 29 | May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 3 | 1 | 25-4 | 1 | up 7.5 | Petry | Jackson | Lopez | 2:48 | 15,709 | ++++++ | |
| 30 | 30 | May 11 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 8 | 2 | 26-4 | 1 | up 7.5 | Wilcox | Witt | Hernandez | 2:55 | 44,187 | +++++++ | ||
| 31 | 31 | May 12 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 2 | 4 | 26-5 | 1 | up 7.5 | John | Berenguer | 2:32 | 38,516 | - | |||
| 32 | 32 | May 14 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 7 | 5 | 27-5 | 1 | up 8.0 | Lopez | Vande Berg | 3:05 | 18,830 | + | |||
| 33 | 33 | May 15 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 6 | 4 | 28-5 | 1 | up 8.0 | Morris | Thomas | Hernandez | 3:32 | 21,782 | ++ | ||
| 34 | 34 | May 16 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 10 | 1 | 29-5 | 1 | up 8.0 | Wilcox | Young | 2:52 | 22,001 | +++ | |||
| 35 | 35 | May 18 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30-5 | 1 | up 7.5 | Petry | Krueger | 2:08 | 41,136 | ++++ | ||
| 36 | 36 | May 19 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 31-5 | 1 | up 7.5 | Morris | McCatty | Lopez | 3:00 | 42,906 | +++++ | ||
| 37 | 37 | May 20 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 32-5 | 1 | up 8.5 | Wilcox | Sorensen | Hernandez | 2:22 | 27,073 | ++++++ | ||
| 38 | 38 | May 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 3 | 1 | 33-5 | 1 | up 8.0 | Berenguer | Witt | Lopez | 2:53 | 41,253 | +++++++ | |
| 39 | 39 | May 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 2 | 34-5 | 1 | up 8.0 | Petry | LaCorte | Hernandez | 2:39 | 41,205 | ++++++++ | |
| 40 | 40 | May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 5 | 1 | 35-5 | 1 | up 8.5 | Morris | Slaton | 2:14 | 43,580 | +++++++++ | ||
| 41 | 41 | May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 3 | 7 | 35-6 | 1 | up 7.5 | Vande Berg | Wilcox | Mirabella | 2:54 | 15,722 | - | |
| 42 | 42 | May 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 5 | 9 | 35-7 | 1 | up 6.5 | Moore | Berenguer | 2:51 | 41,342 | -- | ||
| 43 | 43 | May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 6 | 35-8 | 1 | up 5.0 | Young | Petry | 2:50 | 12,755 | --- | ||
| 44 | 44 | May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 6 | 2 | 36-8 | 1 | up 5.5 | Morris | Codiroli | 2:57 | 46,238 | + | ||
| 45 | 45 | May 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 5 | 8 | 36-9 | 1 | up 5.5 | Krueger | Wilcox | Caudill | 2:42 | 22,499 | - | |
| 46 | 46 | May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 37-9 | 1 | up 5.5 | Hernandez | McCatty | Lopez | 2:34 | 15,224 | + | |
| 47 | 47 | Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 14 | 2 | 38-9 | 1 | up 5.5 | Petry | McGregor | Bair | 2:28 | 47,252 | ++ | ||
| 48 | 48 | Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 0 | 5 | 38-10 | 1 | up 4.5 | Davis | Morris | 2:11 | 40,292 | - | |||
| 49 | 49 | Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 38-11 | 1 | up 4.5 | Flanagan | Wilcox | 2:42 | 34,228 | -- | |||
| 50 | 50 | Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 6 | 3 | 10 | 39-11 | 1 | up 5.5 | Lopez | Key | 3:30 | 26,733 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 4 | 8 | 39-12 | 1 | up 4.5 | Acker | Abbott | 3:05 | 35,983 | - | |||
| 52 | 52 | Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 3 | 6 | 39-13 | 1 | up 3.5 | Leal | Petry | 2:36 | 38,167 | -- | |||
| 53 | 53 | Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 5 | 3 | 40-13 | 1 | up 4.5 | Morris | Clancy | 2:38 | 40,879 | + | |||
| 54 | 54 | Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 2 | 41-13 | 1 | up 5.5 | Wilcox | Davis | Hernandez | 3:18 | 50,361 | ++ | |
| 55 | 55 | Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 4 | 41-14 | 1 | up 5.5 | Flanagan | Berenguer | 2:41 | 44,404 | - | ||
| 56 | 56 | Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 10 | 4 | 42-14 | 1 | up 7.0 | Bair | Boddicker | Hernandez | 2:48 | 0 | + | |
| 57 | 57 | Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 8 | 0 | 43-14 | 1 | up 7.0 | Petry | Martinez | 2:44 | 51,764 | ++ | ||
| 58 | 58 | Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 5 | 4 | 44-14 | 1 | up 8.0 | Rozema | Leal | Hernandez | 3:04 | 35,062 | +++ | |
| 59 | 59 | Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 3 | 12 | 44-15 | 1 | up 7.0 | Clancy | Morris | 2:43 | 40,437 | - | ||
| 60 | 60 | Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 3 | 7 | 44-16 | 1 | up 6.0 | Stieb | Wilcox | 2:28 | 34,122 | -- | ||
| 61 | 61 | Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 45-16 | 1 | up 6.0 | Petry | Cocanower | Hernandez | 2:42 | 32,074 | + | |
| 62 | 62 | Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 6 | 0 | 46-16 | 1 | up 6.0 | Berenguer | Sutton | 2:30 | 50,395 | ++ | ||
| 63 | 63 | Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 7 | 4 | 47-16 | 1 | up 6.0 | Rozema | McClure | Lopez | 2:51 | 44,902 | +++ | |
| 64 | 64 | Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 47-17 | 1 | up 5.5 | Niekro | Wilcox | Rijo | 2:54 | 40,315 | - | ||
| 65 | 65 | Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 6 | 48-17 | 1 | up 6.5 | Lopez | Guidry | Hernandez | 2:49 | 41,192 | + | ||
| 66 | 66 | Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 9 | 6 | 13 | 49-17 | 1 | up 7.5 | Bair | Rijo | 3:51 | 43,972 | ++ | ||
| 67 | 67 | Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 3 | 4 | 49-18 | 1 | up 6.5 | Sutton | Berenguer | Fingers | 2:30 | 32,291 | - | ||
| 68 | 68 | Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 7 | 3 | 50-18 | 1 | up 7.5 | Rozema | McClure | Hernandez | 2:53 | 48,497 | + | ||
| 69 | 69 | Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 5 | 1 | 51-18 | 1 | up 7.5 | Wilcox | Porter | 2:33 | 44,680 | ++ | |||
| 70 | 70 | Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 7 | 1 | 52-18 | 1 | up 8.5 | Morris | Haas | Lopez | 2:32 | 39,067 | +++ | ||
| 71 | 71 | Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 7 | 52-19 | 1 | up 9.0 | Guidry | Bair | Howell | 3:11 | 29,237 | - | |
| 72 | 72 | Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 9 | 7 | 10 | 53-19 | 1 | up10.0 | Hernandez | Christiansen | 3:22 | 32,301 | + | |
| 73 | 73 | Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 53-20 | 1 | up10.0 | Howell | Willis | 2:36 | 30,428 | - | ||
| 74 | 74 | Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 3 | 5 | 53-21 | 1 | up10.0 | Williams | Morris | Davis | 2:50 | 0 | -- | ||
| 75 | 75 | Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 7 | 5 | 54-21 | 1 | up10.0 | Hernandez | Filson | 3:00 | 44,619 | + | |||
| 76 | 76 | Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 4 | 3 | 55-21 | 1 | up10.0 | Petry | Schrom | Hernandez | 2:43 | 48,095 | ++ | ||
| 77 | 77 | Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 0 | 9 | 55-22 | 1 | up 9.0 | Viola | Berenguer | 2:21 | 43,484 | - | |||
| 78 | 78 | Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 7 | 55-23 | 1 | up 9.0 | Bannister | Rozema | 2:29 | 32,768 | -- | ||
| 79 | 79 | Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 5 | 9 | 55-24 | 1 | up 8.0 | Seaver | Morris | Reed | 2:42 | 43,094 | --- | |
| 80 | 80 | Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 8 | 55-25 | 1 | up 7.0 | Dotson | Wilcox | 2:34 | 37,665 | ---- | ||
| 81 | 81 | Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 7 | 4 | 56-25 | 1 | up 7.0 | Lopez | Hough | Hernandez | 2:26 | 15,151 | + | |
| 82 | 82 | Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 5 | 56-26 | 1 | up 6.0 | Mason | Berenguer | Schmidt | 2:42 | 22,378 | - | |
| 83 | 83 | Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 2 | 57-26 | 1 | up 7.0 | Rozema | Darwin | Hernandez | 2:41 | 29,262 | + | |
| 84 | 84 | Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 7 | 9 | 57-27 | 1 | up 7.0 | Tanana | Bair | Schmidt | 2:37 | 16,010 | - | |
| 85 | 85 | Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 4 | 57-28 | 1 | up 7.0 | Viola | Petry | Davis | 2:18 | 29,729 | -- | |
| 86 | 86 | Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 3 | 11 | 58-28 | 1 | up 7.0 | Hernandez | Lysander | Lopez | 3:11 | 30,050 | + |
| 87 | 87 | Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 6 | 5 | 12 | 59-28 | 1 | up 7.0 | Hernandez | Walters | 3:40 | 46,017 | ++ | |
| 88 | 88 | Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 6 | 2 | 60-28 | 1 | up 7.0 | Rozema | Schrom | Lopez | 3:00 | 27,965 | +++ | |
| 89 | 89 | Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 1 | 61-28 | 1 | up 8.0 | Abbott | Hoyt | 2:29 | 41,935 | ++++ | |||
| 90 | 90 | Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 62-28 | 1 | up 9.0 | Petry | Nelson | Hernandez | 2:03 | 34,579 | +++++ | ||
| 91 | 91 | Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 6 | 10 | 62-29 | 1 | up 8.0 | Bannister | Morris | Agosto | 2:59 | 39,051 | - | ||
| 92 | 92 | Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 9 | 2 | 63-29 | 1 | up 8.0 | Wilcox | Stewart | 2:32 | 26,908 | + | |||
| 93 | 93 | Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 3 | 1 | 64-29 | 1 | up 8.0 | Rozema | Tanana | Hernandez | 2:16 | 39,484 | ++ | ||
| 94 | 94 | Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 7 | 6 | 65-29 | 1 | up 9.0 | Monge | Noles | Hernandez | 2:38 | 46,219 | +++ | ||
| 95 | 95 | Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 2 | 0 | 66-29 | 1 | up 9.0 | Petry | Hough | Hernandez | 2:11 | 37,846 | ++++ | ||
| 96 | 96 | Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 1 | 67-29 | 1 | up10.5 | Morris | Blyleven | Bair | 3:09 | 16,576 | +++++ | |
| 97 | 97 | Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 9 | 5 | 68-29 | 1 | up11.5 | Wilcox | Farr | 3:21 | 15,578 | ++++++ | ||
| 98 | 98 | Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 4 | 68-30 | 1 | up11.5 | Smith | Rozema | Camacho | 2:48 | 15,516 | - | |
| 99 | 99 | Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 9 | 1 | 69-30 | 1 | up12.0 | Petry | Hurst | 2:30 | 0 | + | |||
| 100 | 100 | Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 4 | 69-31 | 1 | up12.0 | Ojeda | Abbott | 2:22 | 49,607 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 69-32 | 1 | up12.0 | Stanley | Morris | Clear | 2:58 | 49,372 | -- | ||
| 102 | 102 | Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 0 | 70-32 | 1 | up12.0 | Wilcox | Boyd | Hernandez | 2:09 | 42,013 | + | ||
| 103 | 103 | Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 1 | 71-32 | 1 | up12.0 | Berenguer | Smith | 2:30 | 0 | ++ | |||
| 104 | 104 | Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 6 | 71-33 | 1 | up12.0 | Heaton | Rozema | Waddell | 2:50 | 32,158 | - | ||
| 105 | 105 | Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 71-34 | 1 | up11.0 | Farr | Petry | Camacho | 2:46 | 27,271 | -- | ||
| 106 | 106 | Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 2 | 1 | 72-34 | 1 | up11.5 | Morris | Blyleven | Hernandez | 2:39 | 28,700 | + | ||
| 107 | 107 | Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 6 | 9 | 72-35 | 1 | up10.5 | Saberhagen | Wilcox | Quisenberry | 2:37 | 39,480 | - | ||
| 108 | 108 | Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 5 | 9 | 72-36 | 1 | up 9.5 | Beckwith | Bair | 2:57 | 41,714 | -- | |||
| 109 | 109 | Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 4 | 5 | 72-37 | 1 | up 8.0 | Saberhagen | Hernandez | Quisenberry | 2:57 | 0 | --- | ||
| 110 | 110 | Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 0 | 4 | 72-38 | 1 | up 8.0 | Leibrandt | Berenguer | 2:37 | 42,761 | ---- | |||
| 111 | 111 | Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 9 | 7 | 73-38 | 1 | up 8.5 | Lopez | Ojeda | Hernandez | 3:17 | 0 | + | |
| 112 | 112 | Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 10 | 73-39 | 1 | up 8.5 | Clemens | Willis | 2:55 | 31,055 | - | ||
| 113 | 113 | Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 7 | 12 | 73-40 | 1 | up 9.0 | Hurst | Morris | Clear | 2:49 | 0 | -- | |
| 114 | 114 | Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 5 | 11 | 74-40 | 1 | up 9.0 | Lopez | Gale | Hernandez | 3:33 | 32,120 | + |
| 115 | 115 | Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 0 | 8 | 74-41 | 1 | up 8.0 | Boyd | Abbott | 2:28 | 32,563 | - | ||
| 116 | 116 | Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 4 | 75-41 | 1 | up 8.0 | Lopez | Beckwith | Hernandez | 2:54 | 32,181 | + | |
| 117 | 117 | Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 9 | 5 | 76-41 | 1 | up 8.0 | Morris | Leibrandt | Lopez | 2:42 | 40,501 | ++ | |
| 118 | 118 | Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 4 | 77-41 | 1 | up 9.0 | Wilcox | Saberhagen | 2:47 | 32,753 | +++ | ||
| 119 | 119 | Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 4 | 6 | 77-42 | 1 | up 7.5 | Aase | Hernandez | Sanchez | 2:53 | 0 | - | ||
| 120 | 120 | Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 1 | 12 | 77-43 | 1 | up 7.5 | Kison | Rozema | 2:33 | 38,597 | -- | |||
| 121 | 121 | Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 8 | 3 | 78-43 | 1 | up 9.0 | Petry | John | 2:46 | 33,940 | + | |||
| 122 | 122 | Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 8 | 7 | 12 | 79-43 | 1 | up10.0 | Hernandez | Curtis | 4:02 | 37,779 | ++ | ||
| 123 | 123 | Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 6 | 2 | 80-43 | 1 | up10.0 | Wilcox | Moore | 3:08 | 36,496 | +++ | |||
| 124 | 124 | Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 4 | 3 | 81-43 | 1 | up11.0 | Berenguer | Geisel | Hernandez | 2:41 | 36,719 | ++++ | ||
| 125 | 125 | Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 1 | 4 | 81-44 | 1 | up10.0 | Langston | Petry | Vande Berg | 2:51 | 43,277 | - | ||
| 126 | 126 | Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 14 | 1 | 82-44 | 1 | up10.5 | Morris | Young | 2:45 | 38,431 | + | |||
| 127 | 127 | Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 12 | 6 | 83-44 | 1 | up11.5 | Wilcox | Sorensen | 3:04 | 34,065 | ++ | |||
| 128 | 128 | Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 11 | 4 | 84-44 | 1 | up12.5 | Berenguer | Krueger | 2:54 | 35,335 | +++ | |||
| 129 | 129 | Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 5 | 84-45 | 1 | up11.0 | Witt | Petry | Aase | 2:33 | 41,459 | - | |
| 130 | 130 | Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 5 | 1 | 85-45 | 1 | up12.0 | Morris | Kison | 2:40 | 51,203 | + | ||
| 131 | 131 | Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 12 | 6 | 86-45 | 1 | up12.0 | Wilcox | John | 3:01 | 33,008 | ++ | ||
| 132 | 132 | Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 5 | 4 | 87-45 | 1 | up11.5 | Hernandez | Stanton | 2:51 | 8,353 | +++ | ||
| 133 | 133 | Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 5 | 87-46 | 1 | up11.5 | Langston | Petry | 2:11 | 10,863 | - | ||
| 134 | 134 | Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 2 | 87-47 | 1 | up10.5 | Beattie | Morris | Nunez | 2:34 | 9,583 | -- | |
| 135 | 135 | Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 6 | 7 | 13 | 87-48 | 1 | up 9.5 | Atherton | Rozema | 4:19 | 15,836 | --- | |
| 136 | 136 | Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 5 | 7 | 87-49 | 1 | up 8.5 | Young | Berenguer | Rainey | 2:37 | 25,021 | ---- | |
| 137 | 137 | Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 6 | 3 | 88-49 | 1 | up 8.5 | Petry | Conroy | Hernandez | 3:01 | 20,393 | + | |
| 138 | 138 | Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 4 | 7 | 88-50 | 1 | up 8.5 | Stewart | Morris | 3:14 | 36,797 | - | |||
| 139 | 139 | Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 4 | 88-51 | 1 | up 7.5 | Boddicker | Rozema | Stewart | 2:41 | 27,767 | -- | ||
| 140 | 140 | Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 1 | 0 | 89-51 | 1 | up 8.5 | Berenguer | Flanagan | Hernandez | 2:30 | 34,065 | + | ||
| 141 | 141 | Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 7 | 4 | 10 | 90-51 | 1 | up 9.5 | Hernandez | Musselman | 3:28 | 37,420 | ++ | |
| 142 | 142 | Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 10 | 4 | 91-51 | 1 | up10.5 | Scherrer | Leal | Lopez | 3:06 | 41,059 | +++ | |
| 143 | 143 | Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 7 | 2 | 92-51 | 1 | up11.5 | Wilcox | Clancy | 2:39 | 37,392 | ++++ | ||
| 144 | 144 | Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 3 | 92-52 | 1 | up11.5 | Flanagan | Berenguer | 2:38 | 27,440 | - | ||
| 145 | 145 | Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 9 | 2 | 93-52 | 1 | up11.5 | Petry | Swaggerty | 3:07 | 25,193 | + | ||
| 146 | 146 | Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 3 | 93-53 | 1 | up10.5 | Martinez | Mason | 2:33 | 24,561 | - | ||
| 147 | 147 | Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 2 | 7 | 93-54 | 1 | up10.0 | Clancy | Morris | Key | 2:51 | 46,040 | -- | ||
| 148 | 148 | Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 2 | 1 | 94-54 | 1 | up11.0 | Wilcox | Stieb | Hernandez | 2:33 | 44,349 | + | ||
| 149 | 149 | Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 8 | 3 | 95-54 | 1 | up12.0 | Berenguer | Clark | 3:01 | 45,488 | ++ | |||
| 150 | 150 | Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 7 | 3 | 96-54 | 1 | up12.0 | Mason | Waits | Lopez | 2:40 | 34,091 | +++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 3 | 0 | 97-54 | 1 | up13.0 | O'Neal | McClure | Hernandez | 2:26 | 48,810 | ++++ | ||
| 152 | 152 | Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 4 | 2 | 98-54 | 1 | up14.0 | Morris | Candiotti | Hernandez | 2:43 | 23,056 | +++++ | ||
| 153 | 153 | Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 5 | 98-55 | 1 | up13.5 | Montefusco | Wilcox | Righetti | 3:00 | 42,238 | - | ||
| 154 | 154 | Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 0 | 99-55 | 1 | up13.5 | Petry | Christiansen | 2:31 | 38,897 | + | |||
| 155 | 155 | Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 1 | 100-55 | 1 | up14.5 | Morris | Fontenot | Hernandez | 2:30 | 39,198 | ++ | ||
| 156 | 156 | Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 7 | 3 | 101-55 | 1 | up14.5 | Berenguer | Hartzell | 2:32 | 9,506 | +++ | ||
| 157 | 157 | Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 9 | 1 | 102-55 | 1 | up15.5 | O'Neal | Gibson | 2:34 | 8,804 | ++++ | ||
| 158 | 158 | Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 5 | 7 | 102-56 | 1 | up14.5 | Searage | Lopez | 2:53 | 8,853 | - | ||
| 159 | 159 | Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 102-57 | 1 | up14.0 | Shirley | Hernandez | Righetti | 2:22 | 16,732 | -- | |
| 160 | 160 | Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 2 | 12 | 103-57 | 1 | up15.0 | Bair | Cowley | 3:43 | 19,422 | + | |
| 161 | 161 | Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 11 | 3 | 104-57 | 1 | up15.0 | Berenguer | Guidry | Mason | 2:53 | 35,685 | ++ | |
| 162 | 162 | Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 9 | 104-58 | 1 | up15.0 | Rasmussen | O'Neal | 2:35 | 30,602 | - |
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