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| Season Summary | 87-75, Final Rank:3, GB: 8.5 | |
| Days in First | 3 | last on Friday, Apr 11, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 4 | last on Apr 11, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 14 | last on Saturday, Jul 12, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 12 | last on Sunday, Oct 5 |
| Most Games under .500 | 5 | last on Sunday, Jun 15 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 5 | Saturday, May 24 to Thursday, May 29, Wednesday, Jun 25 to Sunday, Jun 29, Sunday, Jul 13 to Sunday, Jul 20, Wednesday, Sep 10 to Sunday, Sep 14 and Wednesday, Oct 1 to Sunday, Oct 5 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 5 | Friday, May 30 to Tuesday, Jun 3 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 13 | Friday, Aug 29 |
| Most Runs Scored | 15 | Thursday, Aug 7 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 12 | Friday, May 30 and Saturday, Jul 19 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 5 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 12 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Monday, Apr 7 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 5 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Morris | Stewart | Hernandez | 2:55 | 51,437 | + | ||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 9 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2-0 | 1 | Tied | Hernandez | Stanley | 3:37 | 11,393 | ++ | ||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 2-1 | 2 | 1.0 | Nipper | Petry | Sambito | 2:53 | 11,035 | - | ||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 2 | 3-1 | 1 | Tied | Terrell | Niekro | 3:05 | 32,441 | + | ||
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 6 | 3-2 | 2 | 1.0 | Schrom | Morris | Camacho | 3:12 | 17,426 | - | |
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 8 | 3-3 | 2 | 2.0 | Bailes | Tanana | 3:05 | 10,463 | -- | ||
| 7 | 7 | Monday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 10 | 8 | 4-3 | 2 | 1.5 | Petry | Dotson | Hernandez | 3:21 | 10,734 | + | |
| 8 | 8 | Wednesday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 10 | 4-4 | 3 | 2.5 | Bannister | Terrell | 2:25 | 9,143 | - | ||
| 9 | 9 | Thursday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 10 | 6 | 5-4 | 2 | 1.5 | Morris | Agosto | Hernandez | 3:20 | 9,034 | + | |
| 10 | 10 | Friday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 1 | 6-4 | 2 | 0.5 | Tanana | Schrom | 2:55 | 20,703 | ++ | |||
| 11 | 11 | Saturday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 6 | 8 | 6-5 | 2 | 0.5 | Bailes | Petry | Camacho | 3:02 | 19,216 | - | ||
| 12 | 12 | Monday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 4 | 7-5 | 2 | 1.0 | Terrell | Nipper | Hernandez | 3:17 | 30,487 | + | |
| 13 | 13 | Tuesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 6 | 7-6 | 4 | 2.0 | Clemens | Morris | Stanley | 2:55 | 16,763 | - | |
| 14 | 14 | Wednesday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 3 | 1 | 8-6 | 2 | 2.0 | Tanana | Hurst | Hernandez | 3:14 | 13,988 | + | |
| 15 | 15 | Friday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 7 | 9 | 8-7 | 2 | 3.5 | Nelson | O'Neal | James | 3:07 | 21,656 | - | ||
| 16 | 16 | Saturday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 8-8 | 4 | 3.5 | James | Campbell | 3:05 | 21,770 | -- | ||
| 17 | 17 | Sunday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 9-8 | 2 | 2.5 | Morris | Davis | 2:13 | 20,953 | + | |||
| 18 | 18 | Tuesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 2 | 1 | 10-8 | 2 | 2.5 | Tanana | Leonard | 2:21 | 15,386 | ++ | |||
| 19 | 19 | Wednesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 3 | 7 | 10-9 | 4 | 3.5 | Leibrandt | Hernandez | 2:44 | 14,606 | - | |||
| 20 | 20 | Friday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 10 | 10-10 | 4 | 3.0 | Smithson | Morris | 3:04 | 15,446 | -- | |||
| 21 | 21 | Saturday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 7 | 4 | 11-10 | 4 | 3.0 | Terrell | Butcher | 2:28 | 18,851 | + | |||
| 22 | 22 | Sunday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 4 | 1 | 12-10 | 4 | 2.0 | Tanana | Blyleven | Hernandez | 2:12 | 19,458 | ++ | ||
| 23 | 23 | Monday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 10 | 3 | 13-10 | 4 | 2.0 | Petry | Guzman | 2:46 | 9,192 | +++ | ||
| 24 | 24 | Tuesday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 4 | 13-11 | 5 | 3.0 | Hough | LaPoint | Harris | 2:24 | 10,126 | - | |
| 25 | 25 | Wednesday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 2 | 13-12 | 5 | 4.0 | Henry | Morris | Harris | 2:37 | 11,229 | -- | |
| 26 | 26 | Friday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 7 | 8 | 13-13 | 5 | 4.5 | Blyleven | O'Neal | Agosto | 3:01 | 16,477 | --- | |
| 27 | 27 | Saturday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 12 | 13-14 | 5 | 5.5 | Viola | Tanana | 3:07 | 22,388 | ---- | ||
| 28 | 28 | Sunday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 4 | 1 | 14-14 | 5 | 5.0 | Petry | Smithson | 2:58 | 22,189 | + | ||
| 29 | 29 | Monday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 5 | 6 | 14-15 | 6 | 5.0 | Jackson | LaPoint | Huismann | 2:48 | 31,509 | - | |
| 30 | 30 | Tuesday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14-16 | 6 | 6.0 | Farr | Hernandez | 3:09 | 22,566 | -- | |
| 31 | 31 | Wednesday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 8 | 2 | 15-16 | 6 | 5.0 | Terrell | Witt | 2:22 | 14,404 | + | |||
| 32 | 32 | Thursday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 1 | 8 | 15-17 | 6 | 5.5 | Mason | Tanana | 2:44 | 13,236 | - | |||
| 33 | 33 | Friday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 1 | 11 | 15-18 | 6 | 5.5 | Witt | Petry | 2:52 | 23,184 | -- | |||
| 34 | 34 | Saturday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 10 | 4 | 16-18 | 6 | 5.5 | LaPoint | Slaton | 2:58 | 28,709 | + | |||
| 35 | 35 | Tuesday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 12 | 0 | 17-18 | 6 | 6.5 | Terrell | Moore | 2:38 | 12,660 | ++ | |||
| 36 | 36 | Wednesday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 6 | 4 | 18-18 | 6 | 6.5 | King | Langston | 2:42 | 13,117 | +++ | |||
| 37 | 37 | Thursday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 3 | 5 | 18-19 | 6 | 7.0 | Young | Petry | Ladd | 2:53 | 18,953 | - | ||
| 38 | 38 | Friday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 1 | 5 | 18-20 | 6 | 8.0 | Rijo | LaPoint | 2:38 | 17,846 | -- | |||
| 39 | 39 | Saturday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 4 | 1 | 19-20 | 6 | 7.0 | Morris | Codiroli | 2:36 | 22,546 | + | |||
| 40 | 40 | Sunday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 20-20 | 6 | 7.0 | Terrell | Young | 2:15 | 22,783 | ++ | |||
| 41 | 41 | Monday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21-20 | 5 | 7.0 | Hernandez | Howell | 3:42 | 22,906 | +++ | ||
| 42 | 42 | Wednesday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 4 | 1 | 22-20 | 4 | 7.5 | Petry | Slaton | King | 3:00 | 30,321 | ++++ | |
| 43 | 43 | Thursday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 7 | 4 | 23-20 | 4 | 7.0 | LaPoint | Sutton | Hernandez | 3:04 | 28,841 | +++++ | |
| 44 | 44 | Friday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 7 | 8 | 12 | 23-21 | 5 | 7.0 | Huismann | Cary | 4:01 | 17,471 | - | |
| 45 | 45 | Saturday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 4 | 7 | 23-22 | 5 | 8.0 | Langston | Terrell | Young | 2:47 | 27,841 | -- | |
| 46 | 46 | Sunday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 9 | 23-23 | 5 | 9.0 | Swift | Tanana | Huismann | 2:53 | 8,691 | --- | |
| 47 | 47 | Monday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 7 | 23-24 | 5 | 10.0 | Codiroli | Petry | 2:38 | 10,890 | ---- | ||
| 48 | 48 | Tuesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 6 | 23-25 | 5 | 11.0 | Young | LaPoint | Rijo | 2:36 | 13,120 | ----- | |
| 49 | 49 | Wednesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 8 | 5 | 24-25 | 5 | 11.0 | Morris | Plunk | Hernandez | 3:25 | 12,743 | + | |
| 50 | 50 | Friday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 2 | 12 | 24-26 | 5 | 11.5 | Alexander | Terrell | 2:40 | 37,353 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Saturday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 2 | 1 | 25-26 | 5 | 10.5 | Tanana | Key | Hernandez | 2:37 | 37,750 | + | ||
| 52 | 52 | Sunday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 2 | 4 | 25-27 | 5 | 10.5 | Eichhorn | O'Neal | Henke | 2:53 | 36,681 | - | ||
| 53 | 53 | Monday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 7 | 9 | 11 | 25-28 | 7 | 10.5 | Whitson | Scherrer | Shirley | 4:07 | 29,265 | -- | |
| 54 | 54 | Tuesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 6 | 25-29 | 7 | 11.5 | Niekro | Terrell | Righetti | 3:25 | 26,141 | --- | ||
| 55 | 55 | Wednesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 9 | 3 | 26-29 | 6 | 11.5 | Tanana | Guidry | Hernandez | 2:57 | 26,256 | + | ||
| 56 | 56 | Thursday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 0 | 9 | 7 | 26-30 | 7 | 12.0 | Key | LaPoint | 2:16 | 30,135 | - | |
| 57 | 57 | Friday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 10 | 5 | 27-30 | 6 | 12.0 | King | Clancy | 3:10 | 36,471 | + | ||
| 58 | 58 | Saturday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 5 | 6 | 27-31 | 7 | 12.0 | Henke | Hernandez | 2:45 | 40,063 | - | ||
| 59 | 59 | Sunday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 6 | 9 | 27-32 | 7 | 12.0 | Lamp | Cary | Henke | 3:13 | 38,157 | -- | |
| 60 | 60 | Monday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 28-32 | 7 | 12.0 | Tanana | Dixon | Pacella | 3:09 | 18,067 | + | |
| 61 | 61 | Tuesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 3 | 29-32 | 7 | 12.0 | O'Neal | Davis | Hernandez | 3:08 | 21,523 | ++ | |
| 62 | 62 | Wednesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 1 | 30-32 | 7 | 12.0 | King | McGregor | 2:58 | 20,713 | +++ | ||
| 63 | 63 | Thursday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 5 | 31-32 | 7 | 11.5 | Morris | Aase | Hernandez | 3:03 | 38,422 | ++++ | |
| 64 | 64 | Friday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 1 | 31-33 | 7 | 11.5 | Leary | Terrell | 2:03 | 31,479 | - | ||
| 65 | 65 | Saturday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 4 | 3 | 32-33 | 6 | 11.5 | Campbell | Clear | Hernandez | 3:01 | 38,002 | + | |
| 66 | 66 | Sunday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 4 | 5 | 32-34 | 7 | 11.5 | Gibson | LaPoint | 2:34 | 32,380 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Tuesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 32-35 | 7 | 11.0 | Aase | Campbell | 2:54 | 22,769 | -- | ||
| 68 | 68 | Wednesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 11 | 2 | 33-35 | 7 | 11.0 | Morris | Boddicker | 2:46 | 21,944 | + | |||
| 69 | 69 | Thursday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 8 | 3 | 34-35 | 7 | 10.5 | Terrell | Flanagan | Hernandez | 2:42 | 22,122 | ++ | ||
| 70 | 70 | Friday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 4 | 2 | 11 | 35-35 | 7 | 10.5 | Hernandez | Plesac | 3:01 | 31,723 | +++ | ||
| 71 | 71 | Saturday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 8 | 5 | 36-35 | 5 | 10.5 | Campbell | Gibson | 2:55 | 41,556 | ++++ | |||
| 72 | 72 | Sunday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 9 | 5 | 37-35 | 6 | 11.0 | King | Darwin | Hernandez | 3:02 | 0 | +++++ | ||
| 73 | 73 | Sunday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 1 | 3 | 37-36 | 6 | 11.0 | Higuera | Morris | Plesac | 2:38 | 40,605 | - | ||
| 74 | 74 | Monday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 37-37 | 6 | 12.0 | Rasmussen | Terrell | Righetti | 2:33 | 20,207 | -- | |
| 75 | 75 | Tuesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 37-38 | 6 | 13.0 | Righetti | Hernandez | 3:13 | 20,570 | --- | |
| 76 | 76 | Wednesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 3 | 38-38 | 6 | 12.0 | LaPoint | Guidry | Hernandez | 3:30 | 20,209 | + | |
| 77 | 77 | Thursday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 9 | 38-39 | 7 | 12.0 | Pulido | King | Righetti | 3:21 | 43,227 | - | |
| 78 | 78 | Friday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 2 | 38-40 | 7 | 13.0 | Guzman | Morris | Harris | 2:38 | 42,485 | -- | |
| 79 | 79 | Saturday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 9 | 38-41 | 7 | 13.0 | Correa | Terrell | 2:31 | 34,084 | --- | ||
| 80 | 80 | Sunday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 2 | 39-41 | 7 | 13.0 | Tanana | Witt | Hernandez | 2:46 | 21,865 | + | |
| 81 | 81 | Monday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 8 | 10 | 39-42 | 7 | 13.0 | Smithson | O'Neal | Atherton | 3:09 | 12,689 | - | |
| 82 | 82 | Tuesday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 1 | 40-42 | 7 | 13.0 | King | Blyleven | Hernandez | 3:00 | 16,320 | + | |
| 83 | 83 | Wednesday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 7 | 0 | 41-42 | 6 | 13.0 | Morris | Anderson | 2:48 | 21,489 | ++ | ||
| 84 | 84 | Friday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 41-43 | 6 | 13.0 | Farr | Terrell | 2:33 | 0 | - | ||
| 85 | 85 | Friday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 7 | 11 | 42-43 | 6 | 13.0 | Hernandez | Gubicza | Campbell | 3:41 | 40,465 | + |
| 86 | 86 | Saturday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 4 | 7 | 42-44 | 6 | 14.0 | Leibrandt | King | Jackson | 3:18 | 33,822 | - | |
| 87 | 87 | Sunday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 0 | 43-44 | 6 | 13.0 | Morris | Bankhead | 2:38 | 30,348 | + | ||
| 88 | 88 | Thursday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 2 | 1 | 44-44 | 6 | 12.0 | Terrell | Williams | 3:02 | 19,297 | ++ | |||
| 89 | 89 | Friday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 5 | 0 | 45-44 | 6 | 11.0 | Morris | Mason | 2:47 | 23,131 | +++ | |||
| 90 | 90 | Saturday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 5 | 3 | 12 | 46-44 | 6 | 11.0 | Hernandez | Harris | 3:22 | 29,796 | ++++ | ||
| 91 | 91 | Sunday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 4 | 0 | 47-44 | 6 | 10.0 | King | Guzman | 2:27 | 26,694 | +++++ | |||
| 92 | 92 | Monday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 0 | 1 | 47-45 | 6 | 10.0 | Viola | Thurmond | Atherton | 2:43 | 21,895 | - | ||
| 93 | 93 | Tuesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 3 | 0 | 48-45 | 6 | 9.0 | Terrell | Blyleven | Hernandez | 2:29 | 18,974 | + | ||
| 94 | 94 | Wednesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 12 | 2 | 49-45 | 6 | 8.0 | Morris | Anderson | 3:00 | 23,096 | ++ | |||
| 95 | 95 | Thursday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 0 | 1 | 49-46 | 6 | 8.5 | Bankhead | O'Neal | Quisenberry | 2:46 | 26,401 | - | ||
| 96 | 96 | Friday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 9 | 2 | 50-46 | 6 | 8.5 | King | Leonard | 2:47 | 32,526 | + | |||
| 97 | 97 | Saturday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 4 | 3 | 11 | 51-46 | 5 | 7.5 | Hernandez | Farr | 3:14 | 42,577 | ++ | ||
| 98 | 98 | Sunday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 4 | 5 | 51-47 | 5 | 7.5 | Saberhagen | Hernandez | 3:06 | 41,756 | - | |||
| 99 | 99 | Monday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 1 | 52-47 | 5 | 7.5 | Morris | Schrom | 2:59 | 18,747 | + | ||
| 100 | 100 | Tuesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 3 | 11 | 53-47 | 4 | 6.5 | Hernandez | Oelkers | Slaton | 3:30 | 15,102 | ++ |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Wednesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 11 | 3 | 54-47 | 4 | 5.5 | King | Butcher | 3:01 | 18,201 | +++ | ||
| 102 | 102 | Thursday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 7 | 8 | 54-48 | 5 | 6.0 | Bailes | Campbell | 2:44 | 14,001 | - | ||
| 103 | 103 | Friday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 55-48 | 4 | 6.0 | Terrell | Dotson | Hernandez | 3:01 | 28,244 | + | |
| 104 | 104 | Saturday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 5 | 55-49 | 5 | 6.0 | Bannister | Morris | 2:35 | 33,597 | - | ||
| 105 | 105 | Sunday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 10 | 55-50 | 6 | 7.0 | Cowley | O'Neal | 2:54 | 26,737 | -- | ||
| 106 | 106 | Tuesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 5 | 56-50 | 4 | 5.0 | Thurmond | Bailes | Campbell | 3:01 | 0 | + | ||
| 107 | 107 | Tuesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 11 | 9 | 57-50 | 4 | 5.0 | Tanana | Butcher | O'Neal | 3:00 | 27,300 | ++ | ||
| 108 | 108 | Thursday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 15 | 1 | 58-50 | 3 | 4.5 | Morris | Niekro | 2:18 | 0 | +++ | |||
| 109 | 109 | Thursday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 59-50 | 3 | 4.5 | Thurmond | Schrom | Campbell | 2:46 | 23,708 | ++++ | ||
| 110 | 110 | Friday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 6 | 59-51 | 4 | 5.5 | Seaver | O'Neal | 2:33 | 46,779 | - | |||
| 111 | 111 | Saturday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 7 | 8 | 59-52 | 4 | 6.5 | Nipper | Tanana | Schiraldi | 3:09 | 47,869 | -- | ||
| 112 | 112 | Sunday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 6 | 9 | 59-53 | 4 | 7.5 | Sambito | Campbell | Schiraldi | 3:11 | 39,866 | --- | ||
| 113 | 113 | Monday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 0 | 60-53 | 4 | 6.5 | Morris | Boyd | 2:29 | 44,875 | + | |||
| 114 | 114 | Tuesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 3 | 61-53 | 3 | 5.0 | Thurmond | Carlton | 2:29 | 20,715 | ++ | |||
| 115 | 115 | Wednesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 62-53 | 3 | 5.0 | O'Neal | Cowley | 2:45 | 23,500 | +++ | |||
| 116 | 116 | Thursday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 8 | 62-54 | 4 | 6.0 | DeLeon | Tanana | 3:29 | 32,284 | - | |||
| 117 | 117 | Friday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 8 | 62-55 | 4 | 7.0 | Clemens | Terrell | Sambito | 3:05 | 35,525 | -- | |
| 118 | 118 | Saturday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 12 | 6 | 63-55 | 3 | 6.0 | Morris | Boyd | 3:15 | 34,806 | + | ||
| 119 | 119 | Sunday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 7 | 63-56 | 3 | 7.0 | Schiraldi | King | 3:01 | 34,704 | - | ||
| 120 | 120 | Tuesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 2 | 5 | 63-57 | 4 | 7.0 | McCaskill | Petry | Moore | 3:04 | 0 | -- | ||
| 121 | 121 | Tuesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 8 | 3 | 64-57 | 4 | 7.0 | O'Neal | Ruhle | 2:27 | 28,717 | + | |||
| 122 | 122 | Wednesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 3 | 0 | 65-57 | 4 | 7.0 | Terrell | Candelaria | 2:12 | 22,755 | ++ | |||
| 123 | 123 | Thursday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 1 | 6 | 65-58 | 4 | 8.0 | Witt | Morris | 2:50 | 23,210 | - | |||
| 124 | 124 | Friday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 4 | 1 | 66-58 | 3 | 8.0 | King | Morgan | 2:40 | 22,013 | + | |||
| 125 | 125 | Saturday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 14 | 0 | 67-58 | 3 | 7.0 | Tanana | Brown | 2:48 | 25,712 | ++ | |||
| 126 | 126 | Sunday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 1 | 3 | 67-59 | 4 | 7.0 | Langston | Petry | Young | 2:55 | 33,777 | - | ||
| 127 | 127 | Monday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 4 | 8 | 67-60 | 4 | 7.0 | Rijo | Terrell | 2:50 | 20,475 | -- | |||
| 128 | 128 | Tuesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 8 | 7 | 68-60 | 3 | 7.0 | Thurmond | Von Ohlen | Hernandez | 2:47 | 15,778 | + | ||
| 129 | 129 | Thursday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 4 | 68-61 | 4 | 7.0 | Sutton | King | Moore | 2:45 | 33,762 | - | |
| 130 | 130 | Friday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 12 | 13 | 68-62 | 4 | 7.0 | Corbett | Hernandez | 3:07 | 32,922 | -- | ||
| 131 | 131 | Saturday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 4 | 5 | 68-63 | 4 | 8.0 | Lucas | Campbell | 2:35 | 39,633 | --- | ||
| 132 | 132 | Sunday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 5 | 68-64 | 4 | 9.0 | Moore | Terrell | 2:41 | 30,662 | ---- | ||
| 133 | 133 | Monday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 6 | 5 | 69-64 | 4 | 9.0 | Morris | Morgan | 3:05 | 13,410 | + | ||
| 134 | 134 | Tuesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 7 | 5 | 70-64 | 4 | 9.0 | Campbell | Guetterman | Slaton | 3:10 | 6,108 | ++ | |
| 135 | 135 | Wednesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 3 | 70-65 | 4 | 10.0 | Trujillo | Kelly | 2:26 | 6,743 | - | ||
| 136 | 136 | Friday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 9 | 4 | 71-65 | 4 | 10.0 | Cary | Von Ohlen | Thurmond | 2:54 | 10,449 | + | |
| 137 | 137 | Saturday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 71-66 | 4 | 11.0 | Andujar | Campbell | 3:11 | 13,433 | - | |
| 138 | 138 | Sunday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 8 | 71-67 | 4 | 12.0 | Young | Petry | Mooneyham | 3:04 | 19,148 | -- | |
| 139 | 139 | Tuesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 1 | 3 | 71-68 | 4 | 13.5 | Higuera | Tanana | Plesac | 2:43 | 12,472 | --- | ||
| 140 | 140 | Wednesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 11 | 7 | 72-68 | 4 | 13.5 | Terrell | Bosio | Thurmond | 2:40 | 11,819 | + | ||
| 141 | 141 | Thursday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 8 | 0 | 73-68 | 4 | 12.5 | Morris | Nieves | 2:31 | 11,992 | ++ | |||
| 142 | 142 | Friday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 5 | 3 | 74-68 | 4 | 12.5 | King | McGregor | 2:52 | 20,906 | +++ | |||
| 143 | 143 | Saturday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 7 | 2 | 75-68 | 4 | 11.5 | Hernandez | Flanagan | 2:44 | 27,476 | ++++ | |||
| 144 | 144 | Sunday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 7 | 0 | 76-68 | 4 | 10.5 | Tanana | Habyan | 2:52 | 22,032 | +++++ | |||
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 4 | 6 | 76-69 | 4 | 12.0 | Key | Terrell | Henke | 2:47 | 31,128 | - | |
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 8 | 6 | 77-69 | 4 | 12.0 | Morris | Clancy | Hernandez | 2:52 | 30,116 | + | |
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 8 | 3 | 78-69 | 4 | 11.5 | Petry | Rasmussen | King | 2:46 | 23,572 | ++ | ||
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 78-70 | 4 | 11.5 | Guidry | Tanana | 2:38 | 31,157 | - | |||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 79-70 | 4 | 11.5 | Terrell | Drabek | Hernandez | 2:20 | 25,113 | + | ||
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 2 | 1 | 80-70 | 4 | 11.0 | Morris | Clancy | 2:13 | 14,979 | ++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 3 | 6 | 80-71 | 4 | 11.0 | Eichhorn | Hernandez | Henke | 2:51 | 14,364 | - | ||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 2 | 8 | 80-72 | 4 | 11.5 | Stieb | Petry | 2:29 | 15,069 | -- | |||
| 153 | 153 | Thursday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 2 | 4 | 80-73 | 4 | 12.0 | Johnson | Tanana | Henke | 2:28 | 16,591 | --- | ||
| 154 | 154 | Friday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 81-73 | 4 | 11.0 | Terrell | Guidry | Thurmond | 2:32 | 21,902 | + | |
| 155 | 155 | Saturday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 1 | 0 | 10 | 82-73 | 4 | 11.0 | Morris | Righetti | 3:07 | 25,778 | ++ | |
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 10 | 82-74 | 4 | 12.0 | Tewksbury | Kelly | 2:31 | 30,022 | - | ||
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 5 | 82-75 | 4 | 12.5 | Leary | Petry | 2:17 | 5,160 | -- | ||
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 83-75 | 4 | 12.5 | Tanana | Higuera | Hernandez | 2:55 | 5,500 | + | |
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 84-75 | 4 | 11.5 | Morris | Vuckovich | 2:15 | 6,268 | ++ | ||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Oct 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 3 | 85-75 | 4 | 11.0 | Terrell | McGregor | King | 2:34 | 14,866 | +++ | |
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Oct 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 11 | 4 | 86-75 | 4 | 9.5 | Kelly | Bell | O'Neal | 2:58 | 17,132 | ++++ | |
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 3 | 87-75 | 3 | 8.5 | King | Arnold | 2:48 | 18,320 | +++++ | ||
| 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.