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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1992 / 1994
85-77, Finished 3rd in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Sparky Anderson (85-77)
Scored 899 runs, Allowed 837 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-76
Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 1,971,421 (12th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
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| Season Summary | 85-77, Final Rank:3, GB: 10.0 | |
| Days in First | 58 | last on Friday, Jun 25, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 64 | last on Jun 25, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 4 | last on Tuesday, Jun 15, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 10.5 | last on Tuesday, Sep 21, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 18 | last on Sunday, Jun 20 |
| Most Games under .500 | 2 | last on Sunday, Apr 11 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 7 | Saturday, Aug 21 to Saturday, Aug 28 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 10 | Tuesday, Jun 22 to Thursday, Jul 1 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 14 | Wednesday, Sep 15 |
| Most Runs Scored | 20 | Tuesday, Apr 13 and Saturday, Apr 17 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 12 | Friday, May 7 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 2 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 7 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Monday, Apr 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 9 | 0-1 | 5 | 1.0 | Welch | Moore | Eckersley | 3:19 | N | 43,370 | - | |
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 7 | 12 | 0-2 | 6 | 2.0 | Downs | Kiely | 4:09 | N | 18,467 | -- | ||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 3 | 2 | 1-2 | 5 | 2.0 | Doherty | Davis | Henneman | 2:57 | D | 19,874 | + | |
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 5 | 7 | 1-3 | 6 | 2.0 | Valera | Leiter | 2:46 | N | 21,025 | - | ||
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 5 | 2 | 2-3 | 5 | 2.0 | Wells | Farrell | Henneman | 3:02 | N | 24,572 | + | |
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 6 | 7 | 2-4 | 6 | 2.0 | Crim | Krueger | Grahe | 3:12 | D | 18,816 | - | |
| 7 | 7 | Tuesday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 20 | 4 | 3-4 | 4 | 2.0 | Moore | Davis | 3:32 | D | 49,674 | + | |||
| 8 | 8 | Thursday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 3 | 2 | 4-4 | 4 | 2.5 | Haas | Eckersley | 3:00 | D | 14,015 | ++ | |||
| 9 | 9 | Friday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 5 | 0 | 5-4 | 3 | 1.5 | Wells | Johnson | 2:39 | N | 13,007 | +++ | |||
| 10 | 10 | Saturday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 20 | 3 | 6-4 | 2 | 1.5 | Krueger | Hampton | 3:27 | D | 12,134 | ++++ | |||
| 11 | 11 | Sunday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 8 | 7 | 7-4 | 2 | 1.5 | Macdonald | Charlton | 3:10 | D | 14,990 | +++++ | |||
| 12 | 12 | Monday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 6 | 10 | 7-5 | 2 | 2.5 | Hanson | Doherty | Henry | 3:04 | D | 10,862 | - | ||
| 13 | 13 | Tuesday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 3 | 1 | 8-5 | 2 | 2.5 | Wells | Rogers | Henneman | 3:10 | N | 12,428 | + | ||
| 14 | 14 | Wednesday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 5 | 4 | 9-5 | 2 | 1.5 | Krueger | Lefferts | Henneman | 3:23 | D | 11,939 | ++ | ||
| 15 | 15 | Friday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 12 | 4 | 10-5 | 1 | Tied | Moore | Erickson | 3:10 | N | 27,843 | +++ | ||
| 16 | 16 | Saturday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 17 | 1 | 11-5 | 1 | up 1.0 | Doherty | Mahomes | 2:39 | N | 34,504 | ++++ | ||
| 17 | 17 | Sunday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 16 | 5 | 12-5 | 1 | up 2.0 | Leiter | Guthrie | 3:27 | D | 25,427 | +++++ | ||
| 18 | 18 | Monday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 3 | 13-5 | 1 | up 2.5 | Bolton | Gubicza | 2:37 | N | 20,090 | ++++++ | ||
| 19 | 19 | Tuesday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13-6 | 1 | up 1.5 | Meacham | Kiely | 3:09 | N | 16,003 | - | |
| 20 | 20 | Wednesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13-7 | 1 | up 1.5 | Henke | Munoz | 3:42 | N | 17,440 | -- | |
| 21 | 21 | Thursday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 3 | 1 | 14-7 | 1 | up 1.5 | Doherty | Leibrandt | Henneman | 2:57 | N | 17,902 | + | |
| 22 | 22 | Friday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 8 | 0 | 15-7 | 1 | up 2.0 | Wells | Banks | 2:39 | N | 19,682 | ++ | |||
| 23 | 23 | Saturday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 5 | 15-8 | 1 | up 1.0 | Tapani | Bolton | Aguilera | 2:52 | D | 21,232 | - | ||
| 24 | 24 | Sunday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 3 | 6 | 15-9 | 1 | Tied | Trombley | Haas | Aguilera | 3:14 | D | 20,361 | -- | ||
| 25 | 25 | Tuesday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 5 | 3 | 16-9 | 1 | up 1.0 | Johnson | Gordon | Henneman | 3:07 | N | 10,889 | + | ||
| 26 | 26 | Wednesday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 16-10 | 1 | up 0.5 | Montgomery | Wells | 3:25 | D | 15,653 | - | |||
| 27 | 27 | Friday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 6 | 12 | 17-10 | 1 | up 1.0 | Macdonald | Kamieniecki | 4:09 | N | 20,992 | + | ||
| 28 | 28 | Saturday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 8 | 10 | 11 | 17-11 | 1 | up 1.0 | Farr | Johnson | 4:30 | N | 27,350 | - | ||
| 29 | 29 | Sunday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 11 | 17-12 | 1 | up 0.5 | Wickman | Doherty | 3:05 | D | 23,964 | -- | |||
| 30 | 30 | Monday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 18-12 | 1 | up 1.5 | Macdonald | Monteleone | 3:21 | N | 16,034 | + | ||
| 31 | 31 | Tuesday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 12 | 7 | 19-12 | 1 | up 1.5 | Gullickson | Stottlemyre | 3:03 | N | 50,493 | ++ | ||
| 32 | 32 | Wednesday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 13 | 8 | 20-12 | 1 | up 2.0 | Krueger | Hentgen | Henneman | 3:42 | N | 50,488 | +++ | |
| 33 | 33 | Thursday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 5 | 6 | 20-13 | 1 | up 1.5 | Castillo | Macdonald | 3:25 | N | 50,507 | - | ||
| 34 | 34 | Friday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 21-13 | 1 | up 2.5 | Henneman | Frohwirth | 3:19 | N | 17,496 | + | |||
| 35 | 35 | Saturday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 5 | 3 | 22-13 | 1 | up 2.5 | Krueger | Mills | 2:57 | D | 24,843 | ++ | |||
| 36 | 36 | Sunday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 22-14 | 1 | up 2.5 | Mussina | Haas | Olson | 3:17 | D | 26,308 | - | ||
| 37 | 37 | Tuesday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 5 | 1 | 23-14 | 1 | up 2.0 | Leiter | Eldred | 3:00 | N | 13,369 | + | ||
| 38 | 38 | Wednesday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 8 | 6 | 24-14 | 1 | up 2.0 | Doherty | Boddicker | Henneman | 3:23 | N | 12,751 | ++ | |
| 39 | 39 | Thursday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 6 | 2 | 25-14 | 1 | up 2.5 | Wells | Wegman | 3:09 | D | 21,424 | +++ | ||
| 40 | 40 | Friday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 10 | 25-15 | 1 | up 2.5 | Bielecki | Gullickson | Young | 3:05 | N | 45,765 | - | |
| 41 | 41 | Saturday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 1 | 26-15 | 1 | up 2.5 | Moore | Mesa | 3:23 | D | 27,611 | + | ||
| 42 | 42 | Sunday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 27-15 | 1 | up 3.5 | Leiter | Young | Henneman | 2:45 | D | 22,920 | ++ | |
| 43 | 43 | Monday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 27-16 | 1 | up 2.5 | Ryan | Macdonald | Russell | 3:04 | N | 14,881 | - | |
| 44 | 44 | Tuesday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 1 | 28-16 | 1 | up 2.5 | Wells | Viola | Henneman | 2:56 | N | 17,514 | + | ||
| 45 | 45 | Wednesday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 29-16 | 1 | up 3.5 | Gullickson | Dopson | Knudsen | 2:45 | D | 27,032 | ++ | ||
| 46 | 46 | Friday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 29-17 | 1 | up 4.0 | Swan | Bolton | 3:22 | N | 18,931 | - | |
| 47 | 47 | Saturday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 3 | 2 | 30-17 | 1 | up 4.0 | Leiter | Hanson | Macdonald | 3:11 | N | 27,287 | + | |
| 48 | 48 | Sunday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 5 | 9 | 30-18 | 1 | up 3.0 | Charlton | Krueger | 3:23 | N | 27,720 | - | ||
| 49 | 49 | Tuesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 30-19 | 1 | up 1.5 | Fernandez | Gullickson | Hernandez | 2:54 | N | 14,578 | -- | ||
| 50 | 50 | Wednesday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 10 | 30-20 | 1 | up 0.5 | Bere | Moore | 2:45 | N | 15,115 | --- | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Thursday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 3 | 31-20 | 1 | up 1.0 | Leiter | McCaskill | 2:52 | N | 16,532 | + | |||
| 52 | 52 | Friday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 3 | 6 | 31-21 | 1 | Tied | Langston | Henneman | Frey | 3:06 | N | 20,557 | - | ||
| 53 | 53 | Saturday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 5 | 1 | 32-21 | 1 | Tied | Doherty | Finley | Macdonald | 2:42 | D | 27,841 | + | ||
| 54 | 54 | Sunday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 11 | 4 | 33-21 | 1 | up 1.0 | Gullickson | Farrell | 2:52 | D | 30,732 | ++ | |||
| 55 | 55 | Monday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 7 | 33-22 | 1 | Tied | Bere | Moore | Pall | 2:39 | N | 27,490 | - | |
| 56 | 56 | Tuesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 4 | 34-22 | 1 | Tied | Leiter | Schwarz | Henneman | 3:07 | N | 25,155 | + | |
| 57 | 57 | Wednesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 4 | 35-22 | 1 | up 1.0 | Wells | Alvarez | Henneman | 3:20 | N | 26,553 | ++ | |
| 58 | 58 | Thursday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 5 | 3 | 36-22 | 1 | up 2.0 | Doherty | Guzman | Macdonald | 3:14 | N | 27,551 | +++ | ||
| 59 | 59 | Friday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 6 | 1 | 37-22 | 1 | up 3.0 | Gullickson | Morris | 2:43 | N | 39,654 | ++++ | |||
| 60 | 60 | Saturday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 12 | 1 | 38-22 | 1 | up 4.0 | Moore | Leiter | 2:56 | N | 47,086 | +++++ | |||
| 61 | 61 | Sunday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 4 | 13 | 38-23 | 1 | up 3.0 | Hentgen | Leiter | 3:33 | D | 44,032 | - | |||
| 62 | 62 | Monday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 3 | 39-23 | 1 | up 4.0 | Wells | Bielecki | 2:55 | N | 21,281 | + | |||
| 63 | 63 | Tuesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 10 | 4 | 40-23 | 1 | up 4.0 | Krueger | Abbott | 2:43 | N | 18,183 | ++ | |||
| 64 | 64 | Wednesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 8 | 40-24 | 1 | up 3.0 | Kramer | Gullickson | Hernandez | 2:51 | N | 17,956 | - | ||
| 65 | 65 | Thursday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 9 | 5 | 41-24 | 1 | up 3.0 | Moore | Slocumb | 2:46 | D | 31,145 | + | |||
| 66 | 66 | Friday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 3 | 6 | 41-25 | 1 | up 2.0 | Eldred | Leiter | Henry | 3:04 | N | 29,490 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Saturday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 10 | 7 | 42-25 | 1 | up 2.0 | Wells | Wegman | 2:50 | D | 38,584 | + | |||
| 68 | 68 | Sunday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 7 | 3 | 43-25 | 1 | up 2.0 | Doherty | Bones | 2:39 | D | 27,963 | ++ | |||
| 69 | 69 | Tuesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 9 | 12 | 43-26 | 1 | up 1.0 | Poole | Krueger | Olson | 3:26 | N | 46,465 | - | |
| 70 | 70 | Wednesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 6 | 43-27 | 1 | up 1.0 | Sutcliffe | Moore | 2:45 | N | 46,288 | -- | ||
| 71 | 71 | Thursday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 6 | 43-28 | 1 | Tied | McDonald | Leiter | Pennington | 3:56 | N | 46,388 | --- | |
| 72 | 72 | Friday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 8 | 43-29 | 1 | Tied | Darwin | Wells | Harris | 3:11 | N | 33,844 | ---- | |
| 73 | 73 | Saturday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 13 | 43-30 | 2 | 1.0 | Melendez | Doherty | 3:08 | D | 33,295 | ----- | ||
| 74 | 74 | Sunday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 8 | 43-31 | 2 | 2.0 | Dopson | Gullickson | 3:13 | D | 32,947 | ------ | ||
| 75 | 75 | Monday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 8 | 43-32 | 2 | 3.0 | Key | Moore | 2:48 | N | 34,582 | ------- | ||
| 76 | 76 | Tuesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 43-33 | 3 | 4.0 | Munoz | Bolton | 3:37 | N | 37,692 | -------- | |
| 77 | 77 | Wednesday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 7 | 43-34 | 3 | 4.0 | Abbott | Wells | 2:50 | D | 47,091 | --------- | ||
| 78 | 78 | Thursday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 5 | 8 | 43-35 | 3 | 4.5 | Schooler | Doherty | Whiteside | 3:33 | N | 18,115 | ---------- | ||
| 79 | 79 | Friday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 6 | 4 | 10 | 44-35 | 3 | 3.5 | Henneman | Patterson | 3:25 | N | 29,330 | + | ||
| 80 | 80 | Saturday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 5 | 11 | 44-36 | 3 | 3.5 | Schooler | Knudsen | 3:49 | D | 31,149 | - | |||
| 81 | 81 | Sunday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 6 | 8 | 44-37 | 3 | 3.5 | Pavlik | Leiter | 4:01 | D | 23,683 | -- | |||
| 82 | 82 | Monday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 3 | 13 | 44-38 | 3 | 3.5 | Erickson | Wells | 2:54 | N | 25,448 | --- | ||
| 83 | 83 | Tuesday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 4 | 1 | 45-38 | 3 | 3.5 | Doherty | Banks | Henneman | 2:42 | N | 27,625 | + | |
| 84 | 84 | Wednesday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 8 | 4 | 46-38 | 3 | 2.5 | Gullickson | Deshaies | 3:22 | D | 31,792 | ++ | ||
| 85 | 85 | Thursday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 5 | 6 | 11 | 46-39 | 3 | 2.5 | Montgomery | Groom | 3:56 | N | 29,799 | - | |
| 86 | 86 | Friday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 10 | 5 | 47-39 | 3 | 1.5 | Bergman | Haney | 3:21 | N | 25,702 | + | ||
| 87 | 87 | Saturday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 9 | 8 | 48-39 | 2 | 0.5 | Knudsen | Sampen | Henneman | 3:29 | D | 31,180 | ++ | |
| 88 | 88 | Sunday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 6 | 48-40 | 2 | 0.5 | Appier | Doherty | 2:49 | D | 29,158 | - | ||
| 89 | 89 | Thursday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 7 | 12 | 48-41 | 2 | 1.5 | Bohanon | Knudsen | Henke | 3:45 | N | 29,885 | -- | |
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 6 | 9 | 48-42 | 4 | 1.5 | Rogers | Wells | Henke | 3:26 | N | 31,974 | --- | |
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 6 | 4 | 49-42 | 3 | 0.5 | Gullickson | Pavlik | Henneman | 3:24 | N | 41,339 | + | |
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 2 | 0 | 50-42 | 3 | 0.5 | Doherty | Leibrandt | 2:52 | N | 25,167 | ++ | ||
| 93 | 93 | Monday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 4 | 50-43 | 4 | 1.5 | Erickson | Bergman | Aguilera | 2:36 | N | 21,449 | - | ||
| 94 | 94 | Tuesday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 3 | 4 | 50-44 | 5 | 2.0 | Deshaies | Leiter | Aguilera | 3:15 | N | 33,243 | -- | ||
| 95 | 95 | Wednesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 2 | 7 | 50-45 | 5 | 2.5 | Tapani | Wells | Willis | 3:13 | D | 29,313 | --- | ||
| 96 | 96 | Thursday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 6 | 12 | 50-46 | 5 | 3.5 | Appier | Gullickson | 3:31 | N | 25,334 | ---- | |||
| 97 | 97 | Friday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 6 | 7 | 50-47 | 5 | 3.5 | Pichardo | Macdonald | Montgomery | 3:05 | N | 34,123 | ----- | ||
| 98 | 98 | Saturday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 3 | 6 | 50-48 | 5 | 4.5 | Gordon | Bergman | Montgomery | 3:01 | D | 39,132 | ------ | ||
| 99 | 99 | Sunday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 3 | 0 | 51-48 | 5 | 4.5 | Moore | Cone | 2:37 | D | 32,970 | + | |||
| 100 | 100 | Monday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 2 | 52-48 | 5 | 4.0 | Wells | Key | Henneman | 2:48 | N | 32,338 | ++ | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Tuesday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 52-49 | 5 | 5.0 | Abbott | Gullickson | Farr | 2:58 | N | 32,131 | - | ||
| 102 | 102 | Wednesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 7 | 12 | 52-50 | 5 | 6.0 | Wickman | Doherty | 3:29 | D | 37,508 | -- | |||
| 103 | 103 | Thursday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 4 | 7 | 52-51 | 5 | 7.0 | Castillo | Bolton | Ward | 3:12 | N | 50,528 | --- | |
| 104 | 104 | Friday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 8 | 5 | 53-51 | 5 | 6.0 | Moore | Stewart | Henneman | 3:07 | N | 50,511 | + | |
| 105 | 105 | Saturday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 3 | 53-52 | 5 | 7.0 | Timlin | Wells | Ward | 3:42 | D | 50,532 | - | |
| 106 | 106 | Sunday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 2 | 53-53 | 5 | 8.0 | Morris | Henneman | 2:36 | D | 50,522 | -- | ||
| 107 | 107 | Tuesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 9 | 7 | 53-54 | 5 | 9.5 | Lopez | Bergman | Dipoto | 2:38 | N | 28,128 | --- |
| 108 | 108 | Wednesday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 8 | 3 | 54-54 | 5 | 8.5 | Moore | Mesa | 2:52 | N | 23,751 | + | ||
| 109 | 109 | Thursday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 8 | 54-55 | 5 | 8.5 | Kramer | Doherty | 2:56 | D | 34,554 | - | ||
| 110 | 110 | Friday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 1 | 55-55 | 5 | 8.5 | Gullickson | Clemens | 2:47 | N | 32,206 | + | |||
| 111 | 111 | Saturday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 4 | 55-56 | 5 | 8.5 | Darwin | Bergman | Russell | 2:52 | D | 38,112 | - | ||
| 112 | 112 | Sunday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 1 | 56-56 | 5 | 7.5 | Bolton | Dopson | 2:36 | D | 38,016 | + | |||
| 113 | 113 | Monday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 4 | 56-57 | 5 | 8.0 | Rhodes | Moore | 2:59 | N | 20,798 | - | |||
| 114 | 114 | Tuesday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 15 | 1 | 57-57 | 5 | 8.0 | Doherty | McDonald | 2:50 | N | 20,546 | + | |||
| 115 | 115 | Wednesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 15 | 5 | 58-57 | 5 | 8.0 | Gullickson | Sutcliffe | 3:07 | N | 20,762 | ++ | |||
| 116 | 116 | Thursday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 17 | 11 | 59-57 | 5 | 7.0 | Henneman | Frohwirth | 3:48 | D | 28,055 | +++ | |||
| 117 | 117 | Friday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 6 | 59-58 | 5 | 7.5 | Miranda | Groom | 2:30 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 118 | 118 | Friday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 7 | 59-59 | 5 | 7.5 | Bones | Bolton | 2:35 | N | 27,074 | -- | ||
| 119 | 119 | Saturday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 5 | 1 | 60-59 | 5 | 7.5 | Moore | Higuera | Henneman | 3:07 | N | 45,003 | + | |
| 120 | 120 | Sunday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 4 | 6 | 60-60 | 5 | 8.5 | Eldred | Doherty | Maldonado | 2:54 | D | 26,186 | - | |
| 121 | 121 | Monday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 7 | 2 | 61-60 | 5 | 8.5 | Gullickson | Hathaway | 3:01 | N | 19,999 | + | ||
| 122 | 122 | Tuesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 9 | 3 | 62-60 | 5 | 8.5 | Bolton | Farrell | 3:04 | N | 20,847 | ++ | ||
| 123 | 123 | Wednesday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 8 | 6 | 63-60 | 5 | 8.5 | Knudsen | Frey | Henneman | 3:27 | N | 21,544 | +++ | |
| 124 | 124 | Friday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 6 | 7 | 63-61 | 5 | 8.5 | Witt | Doherty | Eckersley | 3:46 | N | 32,716 | - | ||
| 125 | 125 | Saturday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 4 | 3 | 64-61 | 5 | 7.5 | Gullickson | Downs | Davis | 2:41 | D | 40,450 | + | ||
| 126 | 126 | Sunday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 5 | 3 | 65-61 | 5 | 7.5 | Bolton | Van Poppel | Henneman | 2:55 | D | 35,705 | ++ | ||
| 127 | 127 | Monday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 9 | 0 | 66-61 | 5 | 6.5 | Moore | Karsay | 2:34 | N | 18,564 | +++ | |||
| 128 | 128 | Tuesday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 4 | 1 | 67-61 | 4 | 6.5 | Doherty | Hanson | 2:25 | N | 21,071 | ++++ | |||
| 129 | 129 | Wednesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 7 | 4 | 68-61 | 3 | 6.5 | Gullickson | Leary | Davis | 2:28 | D | 22,333 | +++++ | ||
| 130 | 130 | Friday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 13 | 4 | 69-61 | 3 | 5.0 | Bolton | Van Poppel | 3:23 | N | 21,320 | ++++++ | ||
| 131 | 131 | Saturday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 5 | 3 | 70-61 | 3 | 4.0 | Moore | Karsay | Henneman | 2:59 | D | 35,633 | +++++++ | |
| 132 | 132 | Sunday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 7 | 70-62 | 3 | 5.0 | Welch | Doherty | 3:07 | D | 32,441 | - | ||
| 133 | 133 | Monday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 13 | 2 | 71-62 | 3 | 5.0 | Gullickson | Leary | 3:12 | N | 16,767 | + | ||
| 134 | 134 | Tuesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 4 | 5 | 71-63 | 3 | 6.0 | Nelson | Henneman | Power | 3:13 | N | 15,203 | - | |
| 135 | 135 | Wednesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 3 | 9 | 71-64 | 4 | 7.0 | Fleming | Moore | 2:57 | D | 15,631 | -- | ||
| 136 | 136 | Friday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 6 | 8 | 71-65 | 4 | 7.0 | Bere | Doherty | Hernandez | 3:23 | N | 21,926 | --- | ||
| 137 | 137 | Saturday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 11 | 71-66 | 4 | 7.0 | Fernandez | Gullickson | 2:57 | D | 32,572 | ---- | |||
| 138 | 138 | Sunday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 5 | 71-67 | 4 | 7.0 | Alvarez | Moore | Hernandez | 2:58 | D | 26,434 | ----- | ||
| 139 | 139 | Tuesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 10 | 6 | 72-67 | 4 | 6.0 | Boever | Scott | 3:16 | N | 12,454 | + | |||
| 140 | 140 | Wednesday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 4 | 2 | 73-67 | 4 | 5.0 | Doherty | Langston | Henneman | 2:36 | N | 11,380 | ++ | ||
| 141 | 141 | Thursday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 0 | 6 | 73-68 | 4 | 5.0 | Magrane | Gullickson | 2:55 | N | 11,972 | - | |||
| 142 | 142 | Friday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 0 | 74-68 | 4 | 5.0 | Moore | Fernandez | 2:29 | N | 33,212 | + | ||
| 143 | 143 | Saturday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 74-69 | 4 | 6.0 | Alvarez | Wells | Hernandez | 2:37 | N | 42,014 | - | |
| 144 | 144 | Sunday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 3 | 75-69 | 4 | 6.0 | Doherty | McDowell | Davis | 2:55 | D | 38,833 | + | |
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 5 | 9 | 75-70 | 4 | 7.0 | Guzman | Davis | 3:38 | N | 23,674 | - | |||
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 8 | 14 | 75-71 | 5 | 8.0 | Stottlemyre | Moore | Ward | 4:12 | N | 24,526 | -- | ||
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 75-72 | 5 | 9.0 | Grimsley | Wells | Dipoto | 2:50 | N | 17,985 | --- | ||
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 6 | 76-72 | 4 | 9.0 | Bolton | Mesa | Davis | 3:13 | D | 27,384 | + | ||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 12 | 76-73 | 5 | 10.0 | Clark | Gullickson | 2:32 | D | 22,822 | - | |||
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 6 | 3 | 77-73 | 5 | 9.5 | Moore | Bones | Boever | 2:42 | N | 11,839 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 4 | 7 | 77-74 | 5 | 10.5 | Ignasiak | Davis | Orosco | 3:19 | N | 11,863 | - | ||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 8 | 4 | 78-74 | 5 | 9.5 | Wells | Eldred | 2:50 | D | 13,858 | + | |||
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 2 | 0 | 79-74 | 4 | 10.0 | Doherty | Moyer | 2:12 | N | 46,152 | ++ | ||
| 154 | 154 | Sunday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 9 | 4 | 80-74 | 4 | 9.0 | Gullickson | Rhodes | 3:01 | D | 0 | +++ | ||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 5 | 81-74 | 4 | 9.0 | Henneman | Mills | Boever | 3:26 | D | 46,380 | ++++ | |
| 156 | 156 | Tuesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 6 | 11 | 81-75 | 4 | 10.0 | Sele | Krueger | 3:18 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 6 | 11 | 82-75 | 4 | 10.0 | Henneman | Fossas | Knudsen | 4:31 | N | 24,446 | + |
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 7 | 83-75 | 3 | 10.0 | Boever | Bailey | Henneman | 3:14 | N | 20,926 | ++ | |
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 4 | 84-75 | 3 | 10.0 | Knudsen | Taylor | Boever | 2:49 | N | 22,822 | +++ | |
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 6 | 9 | 84-76 | 3 | 10.0 | Wickman | Boever | Smith | 3:24 | N | 22,552 | - | |
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 1 | 85-76 | 3 | 9.0 | Krueger | Abbott | Henneman | 2:56 | D | 33,249 | + | |
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 85-77 | 3 | 10.0 | Munoz | Bolton | 2:20 | D | 28,942 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |
Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.