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| Season Summary | 88-74, Final Rank:2, GB: 1.0 | |
| Days in First | 67 | last on Sunday, Sep 4, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 76 | last on Sep 4, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 4 | last on Sunday, Aug 21, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 6 | last on Tuesday, Sep 20, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 23 | last on Sunday, Aug 21 |
| Most Games under .500 | never | |
| Longest Winning Streak | 5 | Tuesday, May 17 to Sunday, May 22 and Wednesday, Jun 8 to Sunday, Jun 12 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 6 | Thursday, Sep 1 to Tuesday, Sep 6 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 16 | Saturday, Aug 13 |
| Most Runs Scored | 18 | Sunday, Aug 14 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 18 | Sunday, Sep 11 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 10 | |
| 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 | Monday, Apr 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Morris | Smith | Henneman | 3:09 | 34,781 | + |
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 1-1 | 4 | 1.0 | Lamp | Hernandez | Smith | 2:58 | 16,965 | - | |
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 11 | 6 | 2-1 | 3 | 0.5 | Tanana | Ellsworth | 2:59 | 13,807 | + | ||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 3 | 2-2 | 4 | 1.5 | Bannister | Robinson | Garber | 2:35 | 26,159 | - | |
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 11 | 4 | 3-2 | 3 | 1.5 | Morris | Black | 3:20 | 23,418 | + | ||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 8 | 3-3 | 3 | 2.5 | Leibrandt | Alexander | 2:51 | 26,305 | - | ||
| 7 | 7 | Tuesday, Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 4 | 1 | 4-3 | 3 | 2.0 | Tanana | Witt | Henneman | 2:34 | 51,504 | + | ||
| 8 | 8 | Thursday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 1 | 2 | 4-4 | 4 | 3.5 | Guzman | Morris | Williams | 2:49 | 11,899 | - | ||
| 9 | 9 | Saturday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 4 | 2 | 5-4 | 3 | 3.5 | Alexander | Leibrandt | Henneman | 2:45 | 18,480 | + | ||
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 8 | 6 | 6-4 | 3 | 3.5 | Robinson | Gubicza | Henneman | 3:12 | 18,292 | ++ | ||
| 11 | 11 | Monday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 4 | 2 | 7-4 | 3 | 3.0 | Tanana | Bannister | Henneman | 2:45 | 11,001 | +++ | ||
| 12 | 12 | Tuesday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 7 | 7-5 | 4 | 3.0 | Clemens | Morris | 2:59 | 11,920 | - | |||
| 13 | 13 | Thursday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 12 | 7-6 | 4 | 4.0 | Ellsworth | Robinson | 2:49 | 13,862 | -- | |||
| 14 | 14 | Friday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 3 | 8-6 | 4 | 4.0 | Alexander | Kilgus | Henneman | 2:52 | 23,443 | + | |
| 15 | 15 | Saturday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 7 | 6 | 9-6 | 4 | 4.0 | Tanana | Witt | Henneman | 3:06 | 34,890 | ++ | |
| 16 | 16 | Sunday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 4 | 9-7 | 4 | 4.0 | Hough | Morris | Williams | 2:33 | 29,543 | - | |
| 17 | 17 | Tuesday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 6 | 0 | 10-7 | 4 | 4.0 | Robinson | Witt | 2:43 | 11,973 | + | |||
| 18 | 18 | Wednesday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 3 | 4 | 10-8 | 4 | 5.0 | Fraser | Alexander | Moore | 2:40 | 10,927 | - | ||
| 19 | 19 | Thursday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 2 | 1 | 11-8 | 4 | 4.0 | Tanana | McCaskill | Henneman | 2:45 | 10,976 | + | ||
| 20 | 20 | Friday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 9 | 6 | 12-8 | 4 | 3.5 | Hernandez | Langston | Heinkel | 3:12 | 13,757 | ++ | ||
| 21 | 21 | Saturday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13-8 | 4 | 2.5 | Gibson | Jackson | 3:39 | 17,505 | +++ | ||
| 22 | 22 | Sunday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 3 | 2 | 14-8 | 4 | 1.5 | Robinson | Moore | Hernandez | 2:20 | 28,432 | ++++ | ||
| 23 | 23 | Monday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14-9 | 4 | 2.5 | Young | Henneman | Eckersley | 2:59 | 15,856 | - | |
| 24 | 24 | Tuesday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 2 | 8 | 14-10 | 4 | 3.0 | Stewart | Tanana | 3:15 | 20,221 | -- | |||
| 25 | 25 | Wednesday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 3 | 3.0 | Morris | Petry | 2:32 | 26,020 | + | ||
| 26 | 26 | Thursday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 8 | 5 | 16-10 | 3 | 3.0 | Hernandez | Finley | Henneman | 3:24 | 23,821 | ++ | |
| 27 | 27 | Friday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 8 | 4 | 17-10 | 2 | 2.0 | Robinson | Powell | Henneman | 3:08 | 16,667 | +++ | |
| 28 | 28 | Saturday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 6 | 7 | 17-11 | 2 | 2.0 | Powell | Gibson | Wilkinson | 3:28 | 27,019 | - | |
| 29 | 29 | Sunday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 9 | 3 | 18-11 | 2 | 1.0 | Tanana | Campbell | 2:50 | 12,695 | + | ||
| 30 | 30 | Monday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 3 | 18-12 | 3 | 1.5 | Welch | Morris | Eckersley | 2:27 | 35,300 | - | |
| 31 | 31 | Tuesday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 8 | 2 | 19-12 | 2 | 1.5 | Terrell | Young | 2:58 | 23,341 | + | ||
| 32 | 32 | Wednesday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 8 | 4 | 20-12 | 2 | 1.5 | Hernandez | Eckersley | 3:16 | 26,860 | ++ | ||
| 33 | 33 | Friday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 7 | 0 | 21-12 | 2 | 0.5 | Alexander | Anderson | 2:33 | 24,147 | +++ | |||
| 34 | 34 | Saturday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 0 | 7 | 21-13 | 3 | 1.5 | Straker | Tanana | 2:30 | 35,429 | - | |||
| 35 | 35 | Sunday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 10 | 21-14 | 3 | 2.5 | Viola | Morris | 2:49 | 29,568 | -- | |||
| 36 | 36 | Monday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 3 | 21-15 | 3 | 3.5 | Bosio | Terrell | Plesac | 2:48 | 8,976 | --- | |
| 37 | 37 | Tuesday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 8 | 4 | 22-15 | 3 | 2.5 | Gibson | Nieves | 2:39 | 11,493 | + | ||
| 38 | 38 | Wednesday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 3 | 1 | 23-15 | 3 | 2.0 | Alexander | Higuera | 2:44 | 23,577 | ++ | ||
| 39 | 39 | Friday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 14 | 6 | 24-15 | 3 | 1.0 | Tanana | Reuss | 3:09 | 19,308 | +++ | ||
| 40 | 40 | Saturday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 25-15 | 3 | 1.0 | Morris | Bittiger | Henneman | 2:36 | 21,693 | ++++ | |
| 41 | 41 | Sunday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 26-15 | 3 | 1.0 | Terrell | McDowell | 2:41 | 17,628 | +++++ | ||
| 42 | 42 | Tuesday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 0 | 7 | 26-16 | 3 | 2.5 | Filer | Alexander | 2:58 | 17,268 | - | |||
| 43 | 43 | Wednesday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 4 | 3 | 27-16 | 3 | 2.5 | Robinson | Nieves | Hernandez | 2:49 | 17,806 | + | ||
| 44 | 44 | Thursday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 4 | 3 | 28-16 | 3 | 2.0 | Tanana | Bosio | King | 2:36 | 16,005 | ++ | ||
| 45 | 45 | Friday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 7 | 28-17 | 3 | 3.0 | Viola | Morris | 2:54 | 45,281 | - | ||
| 46 | 46 | Saturday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 5 | 28-18 | 3 | 3.0 | Atherton | Terrell | Reardon | 2:33 | 38,403 | -- | |
| 47 | 47 | Sunday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 3 | 6 | 28-19 | 3 | 4.0 | Anderson | Alexander | Reardon | 2:21 | 43,727 | --- | |
| 48 | 48 | Tuesday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 10 | 28-20 | 3 | 4.5 | Reuss | Tanana | 2:31 | 13,223 | ---- | |||
| 49 | 49 | Wednesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 9 | 3 | 29-20 | 3 | 3.5 | Morris | Bittiger | Hernandez | 3:00 | 13,763 | + | ||
| 50 | 50 | Friday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 6 | 29-21 | 3 | 4.5 | Yett | Terrell | Schatzeder | 3:07 | 25,230 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Saturday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 2 | 30-21 | 3 | 3.5 | Alexander | Candiotti | 2:40 | 32,391 | + | |||
| 52 | 52 | Sunday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 31-21 | 3 | 3.5 | Robinson | Swindell | 2:39 | 31,665 | ++ | |||
| 53 | 53 | Monday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 5 | 31-22 | 3 | 3.5 | Ballard | Morris | Niedenfuer | 2:33 | 22,317 | - | |
| 54 | 54 | Tuesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 31-23 | 3 | 4.5 | Sisk | Tanana | 2:46 | 23,641 | -- | ||
| 55 | 55 | Wednesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 12 | 4 | 32-23 | 3 | 3.5 | Gibson | Bautista | 2:54 | 17,120 | + | ||
| 56 | 56 | Thursday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 33-23 | 3 | 3.0 | Henneman | Candiotti | 3:00 | 17,375 | ++ | ||
| 57 | 57 | Friday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 2 | 1 | 34-23 | 3 | 2.0 | Robinson | Swindell | Henneman | 2:43 | 71,188 | +++ | |
| 58 | 58 | Saturday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 11 | 3 | 35-23 | 2 | 2.0 | Morris | Farrell | 3:06 | 26,978 | ++++ | ||
| 59 | 59 | Sunday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 4 | 36-23 | 2 | 2.0 | Tanana | Bailes | Henneman | 2:50 | 41,345 | +++++ | |
| 60 | 60 | Monday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 4 | 6 | 36-24 | 2 | 3.0 | Niedenfuer | Hernandez | 2:35 | 17,126 | - | |||
| 61 | 61 | Tuesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 9 | 3 | 37-24 | 2 | 2.0 | Alexander | Noles | 2:52 | 15,128 | + | |||
| 62 | 62 | Wednesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 1 | 0 | 38-24 | 2 | 1.0 | Robinson | Boddicker | 2:26 | 14,771 | ++ | |||
| 63 | 63 | Thursday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 5 | 13 | 38-25 | 2 | 1.5 | Flanagan | Morris | 3:11 | 22,927 | - | |||
| 64 | 64 | Friday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 12 | 5 | 39-25 | 2 | 0.5 | Hernandez | Wells | 3:59 | 36,274 | + | |||
| 65 | 65 | Saturday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 6 | 1 | 40-25 | 2 | 0.5 | Terrell | Clancy | 2:41 | 42,186 | ++ | |||
| 66 | 66 | Sunday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 4 | 6 | 40-26 | 2 | 0.5 | Ward | Henneman | Henke | 3:05 | 35,639 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Monday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 41-26 | 1 | up 0.5 | Hernandez | Guante | 3:10 | 33,660 | + | ||
| 68 | 68 | Tuesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 6 | 42-26 | 1 | up 1.5 | King | Guante | 3:26 | 26,535 | ++ | |||
| 69 | 69 | Wednesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 43-26 | 1 | up 2.5 | Henneman | Hudson | 3:13 | 33,014 | +++ | ||
| 70 | 70 | Friday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 3 | 6 | 43-27 | 1 | up 2.0 | Stottlemyre | Terrell | Henke | 2:41 | 40,533 | - | |
| 71 | 71 | Saturday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 7 | 2 | 44-27 | 1 | up 2.0 | Alexander | Stieb | 3:10 | 45,091 | + | ||
| 72 | 72 | Sunday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 4 | 44-28 | 1 | up 1.0 | Flanagan | Robinson | Henke | 2:33 | 45,278 | - | |
| 73 | 73 | Monday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 45-28 | 1 | up 2.0 | Morris | Candelaria | Henneman | 3:10 | 26,862 | + | |
| 74 | 74 | Tuesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 1 | 46-28 | 1 | up 3.0 | Tanana | Rhoden | 3:06 | 37,103 | ++ | ||
| 75 | 75 | Wednesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 7 | 46-29 | 1 | up 2.0 | Shields | Terrell | 3:22 | 33,064 | - | ||
| 76 | 76 | Friday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 11 | 0 | 47-29 | 1 | up 2.5 | Alexander | Witt | 2:49 | 23,762 | + | |||
| 77 | 77 | Saturday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 6 | 1 | 48-29 | 1 | up 2.5 | Robinson | Fraser | 2:24 | 30,548 | ++ | |||
| 78 | 78 | Sunday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 4 | 10 | 48-30 | 1 | up 2.5 | McCaskill | Morris | 2:55 | 32,176 | - | |||
| 79 | 79 | Monday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 5 | 3 | 49-30 | 1 | up 2.5 | Henneman | Scurry | King | 2:52 | 19,710 | + | ||
| 80 | 80 | Tuesday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 4 | 5 | 49-31 | 1 | up 1.5 | Trout | Terrell | Schooler | 2:59 | 17,185 | - | ||
| 81 | 81 | Wednesday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 7 | 6 | 50-31 | 1 | up 2.5 | Henneman | Schooler | 2:41 | 18,298 | + | |||
| 82 | 82 | Thursday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 8 | 1 | 51-31 | 1 | up 3.0 | Robinson | Young | 2:15 | 28,061 | ++ | |||
| 83 | 83 | Friday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 2 | 3 | 51-32 | 1 | up 3.0 | Davis | King | Eckersley | 2:37 | 37,498 | - | ||
| 84 | 84 | Saturday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 52-32 | 1 | up 3.0 | Tanana | Welch | Hernandez | 2:40 | 43,016 | + | ||
| 85 | 85 | Sunday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 2 | 8 | 52-33 | 1 | up 3.0 | Stewart | Terrell | 2:41 | 36,519 | - | |||
| 86 | 86 | Thursday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 2 | 52-34 | 1 | up 2.0 | McCaskill | Morris | 2:04 | 30,165 | -- | ||
| 87 | 87 | Friday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 4 | 6 | 52-35 | 1 | up 1.0 | Witt | Alexander | Harvey | 2:46 | 34,829 | --- | |
| 88 | 88 | Saturday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 10 | 1 | 53-35 | 1 | up 2.0 | Robinson | Fraser | 2:55 | 30,082 | + | ||
| 89 | 89 | Sunday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 4 | 53-36 | 1 | up 1.0 | Clark | Tanana | 2:36 | 36,030 | - | ||
| 90 | 90 | Monday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 12 | 3 | 54-36 | 1 | up 1.0 | Terrell | Trout | 2:53 | 13,613 | + | ||
| 91 | 91 | Tuesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 6 | 9 | 54-37 | 1 | up 1.0 | Jackson | Morris | Schooler | 2:57 | 10,647 | - | |
| 92 | 92 | Wednesday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 12 | 5 | 55-37 | 1 | up 1.5 | Alexander | Moore | 3:13 | 10,959 | + | ||
| 93 | 93 | Friday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 4 | 55-38 | 1 | up 1.0 | Davis | Robinson | Eckersley | 2:23 | 35,480 | - | |
| 94 | 94 | Saturday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 4 | 55-39 | 1 | up 1.0 | Burns | Tanana | Plunk | 3:00 | 43,185 | -- | |
| 95 | 95 | Sunday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 1 | 55-40 | 1 | Tied | Welch | Terrell | 2:23 | 43,146 | --- | ||
| 96 | 96 | Tuesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 56-40 | 2 | 0.5 | Henneman | Montgomery | 2:58 | 27,255 | + | ||
| 97 | 97 | Wednesday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 3 | 1 | 57-40 | 2 | 0.5 | Alexander | Gubicza | Henneman | 2:28 | 26,288 | ++ | ||
| 98 | 98 | Thursday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 7 | 1 | 58-40 | 1 | up 0.5 | Robinson | Anderson | 2:22 | 27,781 | +++ | |||
| 99 | 99 | Friday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 59-40 | 1 | up 1.0 | Tanana | McMurtry | 2:39 | 0 | ++++ | |||
| 100 | 100 | Friday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 1 | 2 | 59-41 | 1 | up 1.0 | Witt | Hernandez | 2:42 | 31,627 | - | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Saturday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 3 | 0 | 60-41 | 1 | up 1.0 | Terrell | Hough | 2:39 | 36,972 | + | |||
| 102 | 102 | Sunday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 5 | 1 | 61-41 | 1 | up 1.0 | Morris | Vande Berg | 2:51 | 35,977 | ++ | |||
| 103 | 103 | Monday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 5 | 61-42 | 1 | up 0.5 | Gubicza | Alexander | Farr | 2:58 | 39,161 | - | |
| 104 | 104 | Tuesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 1 | 0 | 62-42 | 1 | up 1.0 | Robinson | Bannister | Henneman | 3:05 | 29,162 | + | |
| 105 | 105 | Wednesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 2 | 62-43 | 1 | Tied | Saberhagen | Tanana | 2:24 | 27,467 | - | ||
| 106 | 106 | Thursday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 11 | 6 | 63-43 | 1 | up 1.0 | Terrell | Clemens | 3:15 | 40,980 | + | |||
| 107 | 107 | Friday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 1 | 64-43 | 1 | up 3.0 | Morris | Stanley | Henneman | 2:51 | 0 | ++ | ||
| 108 | 108 | Friday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 65-43 | 1 | up 3.0 | King | Boddicker | Henneman | 2:49 | 44,334 | +++ | ||
| 109 | 109 | Saturday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 66-43 | 1 | up 4.0 | Alexander | Gardner | 2:37 | 44,838 | ++++ | |||
| 110 | 110 | Sunday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 3 | 10 | 66-44 | 1 | up 3.0 | Hurst | Robinson | 3:00 | 41,623 | - | ||
| 111 | 111 | Monday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 67-44 | 1 | up 3.5 | Tanana | Russell | Henneman | 3:18 | 22,794 | + | |
| 112 | 112 | Tuesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 6 | 67-45 | 1 | up 3.0 | Witt | Terrell | 2:33 | 14,524 | - | ||
| 113 | 113 | Wednesday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 2 | 1 | 68-45 | 1 | up 4.0 | Morris | Kilgus | Hernandez | 2:23 | 15,550 | + | |
| 114 | 114 | Friday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 9 | 68-46 | 1 | up 3.5 | Hurst | Alexander | Stanley | 2:58 | 34,732 | - | |
| 115 | 115 | Saturday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 16 | 68-47 | 1 | up 2.5 | Boddicker | Robinson | Bolton | 3:21 | 33,601 | -- | |
| 116 | 116 | Sunday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 18 | 6 | 69-47 | 1 | up 3.5 | King | Clemens | 3:19 | 33,757 | + | ||
| 117 | 117 | Monday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 2 | 69-48 | 1 | up 3.0 | Viola | Terrell | 2:37 | 32,700 | - | |||
| 118 | 118 | Tuesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 4 | 69-49 | 1 | up 3.0 | Blyleven | Morris | Reardon | 2:32 | 29,534 | -- | ||
| 119 | 119 | Wednesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 2 | 69-50 | 1 | up 2.0 | Anderson | Alexander | Reardon | 2:47 | 34,622 | --- | ||
| 120 | 120 | Thursday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 4 | 70-50 | 1 | up 3.0 | Henneman | Thigpen | 3:43 | 25,279 | + | |||
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 4 | 71-50 | 1 | up 3.0 | Tanana | Long | Hernandez | 3:09 | 37,313 | ++ | ||
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 72-50 | 1 | up 3.0 | Terrell | Bittiger | Hernandez | 2:52 | 43,419 | +++ | ||
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 0 | 73-50 | 1 | up 4.0 | Morris | McDowell | 2:16 | 39,147 | ++++ | |||
| 124 | 124 | Monday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 0 | 7 | 73-51 | 1 | up 3.0 | Anderson | Alexander | 2:44 | 37,704 | - | ||
| 125 | 125 | Tuesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 5 | 7 | 10 | 73-52 | 1 | up 2.0 | Reardon | Henneman | 3:24 | 40,935 | -- | |
| 126 | 126 | Wednesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 8 | 73-53 | 1 | up 2.0 | Toliver | Tanana | 2:15 | 46,054 | --- | ||
| 127 | 127 | Friday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 12 | 74-53 | 1 | up 2.0 | Henneman | Bosio | Hernandez | 3:52 | 35,275 | + |
| 128 | 128 | Saturday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 5 | 6 | 12 | 74-54 | 1 | up 2.0 | Crim | Gibson | 4:03 | 50,907 | - | |
| 129 | 129 | Sunday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 10 | 12 | 74-55 | 1 | up 1.0 | Jones | Henneman | Bosio | 3:36 | 37,818 | -- | |
| 130 | 130 | Monday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 74-56 | 1 | up 1.0 | Long | Searcy | Thigpen | 2:46 | 14,916 | --- | |
| 131 | 131 | Tuesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 4 | 74-57 | 1 | up 1.0 | Bittiger | Terrell | Jones | 2:52 | 11,485 | ---- | |
| 132 | 132 | Wednesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 9 | 3 | 75-57 | 1 | up 2.0 | Morris | Davis | 3:07 | 12,693 | + | ||
| 133 | 133 | Thursday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 2 | 6 | 75-58 | 1 | up 1.0 | Birkbeck | Alexander | Bosio | 2:44 | 21,852 | - | ||
| 134 | 134 | Friday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 0 | 5 | 75-59 | 1 | up 1.0 | Wegman | Tanana | 2:38 | 23,437 | -- | |||
| 135 | 135 | Saturday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 3 | 7 | 75-60 | 1 | up 1.0 | Mirabella | Searcy | 3:01 | 26,661 | --- | |||
| 136 | 136 | Sunday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 1 | 6 | 75-61 | 1 | Tied | Higuera | Terrell | 2:54 | 27,755 | ---- | |||
| 137 | 137 | Monday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 75-62 | 2 | 1.0 | Stottlemyre | Hernandez | Ward | 3:25 | 21,913 | ----- | |
| 138 | 138 | Tuesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 3 | 7 | 75-63 | 2 | 2.0 | Key | Alexander | Ward | 2:57 | 18,299 | ------ | ||
| 139 | 139 | Wednesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 4 | 3 | 76-63 | 2 | 1.0 | Henneman | Cerutti | 2:55 | 21,614 | + | |||
| 140 | 140 | Thursday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 7 | 10 | 76-64 | 2 | 1.5 | Pena | Henneman | 3:43 | 27,589 | - | |
| 141 | 141 | Friday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 76-65 | 2 | 2.5 | Mohorcic | Terrell | 2:44 | 35,335 | -- | ||
| 142 | 142 | Saturday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 9 | 76-66 | 2 | 3.5 | Rhoden | Morris | 3:08 | 45,418 | --- | ||
| 143 | 143 | Sunday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 18 | 76-67 | 2 | 3.5 | Shields | Hernandez | 6:01 | 39,008 | ---- | |
| 144 | 144 | Monday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 6 | 5 | 77-67 | 2 | 3.5 | Huismann | Henke | Hernandez | 3:24 | 31,354 | + | |
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 9 | 77-68 | 2 | 4.5 | Stieb | Power | 3:00 | 32,141 | - | ||
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 3 | 77-69 | 3 | 5.5 | Ward | Terrell | 2:35 | 32,469 | -- | ||
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 8 | 7 | 78-69 | 3 | 5.0 | Hernandez | Thurmond | 2:54 | 21,001 | + | |||
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 7 | 3 | 79-69 | 2 | 5.0 | Alexander | Olson | Henneman | 2:58 | 27,842 | ++ | ||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 0 | 2 | 79-70 | 2 | 6.0 | Milacki | Tanana | Niedenfuer | 2:08 | 29,728 | - | ||
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 79-71 | 4 | 6.0 | Gordon | Henneman | Jones | 3:00 | 15,383 | -- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 80-71 | 4 | 6.0 | Morris | Bailes | 2:50 | 14,593 | + | |||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 81-71 | 4 | 5.0 | Alexander | Havens | King | 2:44 | 14,707 | ++ | ||
| 153 | 153 | Thursday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 4 | 82-71 | 3 | 4.5 | Power | Schmidt | Henneman | 3:18 | 17,164 | +++ | |
| 154 | 154 | Friday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 5 | 82-72 | 3 | 5.5 | Niedenfuer | Terrell | 2:56 | 24,792 | - | ||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 2 | 1 | 83-72 | 2 | 4.5 | Morris | Williamson | 2:30 | 0 | + | ||
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 4 | 84-72 | 2 | 4.5 | Alexander | Niedenfuer | Hernandez | 2:51 | 21,754 | ++ | |
| 157 | 157 | Monday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 3 | 85-72 | 2 | 3.5 | King | Farrell | Henneman | 2:59 | 4,709 | +++ | |
| 158 | 158 | Tuesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 4 | 85-73 | 2 | 3.5 | Candiotti | Tanana | 2:27 | 4,626 | - | ||
| 159 | 159 | Wednesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 85-74 | 3 | 3.5 | Swindell | Terrell | Jones | 2:34 | 5,262 | -- | |
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 2 | 86-74 | 2 | 3.0 | Morris | Rhoden | 2:44 | 34,176 | + | |||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 5 | 87-74 | 2 | 2.0 | Henneman | Allen | 2:48 | 39,960 | ++ | |||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 11 | 88-74 | 2 | 1.0 | Gibson | Righetti | 3:10 | 35,359 | +++ | ||
| 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.