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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1995 / 1997
53-109, Finished 5th in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Buddy Bell (53-109)
Scored 783 runs, Allowed 1103 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 56-106
Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 1,168,610 (13th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 102 · one-year: Batting - 96, Pitching - 99
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| Season Summary | 53-109, Final Rank:5, GB: 39.0 | |
| Days in First | never | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 39 | last on Sunday, Sep 29, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 1 | last on Tuesday, Apr 16 |
| Most Games under .500 | 56 | last on Sunday, Sep 29 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 6 | Sunday, Jul 28 to Saturday, Aug 3 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 12 | Tuesday, May 14 to Monday, May 27 and Saturday, Sep 7 to Thursday, Sep 19 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 24 | Wednesday, Apr 24 |
| Most Runs Scored | 16 | Tuesday, Aug 20 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 15 | Thursday, Apr 4 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 10 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 4 | |
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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 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 6 | 8 | 0-1 | 4 | 1.0 | Radke | Lira | Stevens | 2:54 | D | 30,185 | - | |
| 2 | 2 | Tuesday, Apr 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 10 | 6 | 1-1 | 4 | 0.5 | Sodowsky | Robertson | 3:07 | N | 20,164 | + | ||
| 3 | 3 | Wednesday, Apr 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 7 | 16 | 1-2 | 4 | 1.5 | Mahomes | Aldred | 2:51 | D | 12,256 | - | ||
| 4 | 4 | Thursday, Apr 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 10 | 9 | 15 | 2-2 | 4 | 1.5 | Keagle | Small | 4:47 | D | 8,346 | + | |
| 5 | 5 | Friday, Apr 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 13 | 2-3 | 4 | 2.5 | Johns | Gohr | 2:50 | N | 11,149 | - | ||
| 6 | 6 | Saturday, Apr 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 6 | 1 | 3-3 | 4 | 1.5 | Lira | Reyes | 3:03 | D | 10,424 | + | ||
| 7 | 7 | Sunday, Apr 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 6 | 7 | 3-4 | 3 | 2.5 | Corsi | Williams | 3:03 | D | 9,723 | - | ||
| 8 | 8 | Tuesday, Apr 9 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 10 | 9 | 4-4 | 3 | 2.0 | Keagle | Menhart | Williams | 3:05 | D | 42,932 | + | ||
| 9 | 9 | Wednesday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 7 | 3 | 5-4 | 2 | 2.0 | Olivares | Hurtado | 2:31 | D | 9,299 | ++ | |||
| 10 | 10 | Thursday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 1 | 9 | 5-5 | 4 | 3.0 | Johnson | Gohr | 2:39 | D | 12,272 | - | |||
| 11 | 11 | Friday, Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 4 | 5 | 5-6 | 4 | 4.0 | Finley | Lira | Percival | 3:06 | N | 9,921 | -- | ||
| 12 | 12 | Saturday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 9 | 5 | 6-6 | 3 | 4.0 | Keagle | Sanderson | 3:05 | D | 11,719 | + | |||
| 13 | 13 | Sunday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 5 | 4 | 7-6 | 3 | 3.0 | Lewis | James | 2:56 | D | 12,009 | ++ | |||
| 14 | 14 | Monday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 8 | 7-7 | 3 | 3.5 | Guzman | Olivares | 2:37 | N | 26,127 | - | ||
| 15 | 15 | Tuesday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 13 | 8 | 8-7 | 2 | 3.5 | Gohr | Hanson | Lewis | 3:12 | D | 25,503 | + | |
| 16 | 16 | Wednesday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 3 | 8 | 8-8 | 2 | 4.5 | Jackson | Veres | 3:24 | N | 18,008 | - | ||
| 17 | 17 | Thursday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 3 | 11 | 8-9 | 3 | 4.5 | Bosio | Sodowsky | Hurtado | 2:38 | N | 17,536 | -- | |
| 18 | 18 | Friday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 4 | 8-10 | 3 | 4.5 | Langston | Myers | 2:28 | N | 32,693 | --- | ||
| 19 | 19 | Saturday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 2 | 8-11 | 4 | 4.5 | Grimsley | Keagle | Percival | 2:29 | N | 25,685 | ---- | |
| 20 | 20 | Sunday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 5 | 6 | 8-12 | 4 | 4.5 | Eichhorn | Lewis | Percival | 2:46 | N | 36,733 | ----- | |
| 21 | 21 | Monday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 5 | 6 | 8-13 | 4 | 4.5 | James | Christopher | Percival | 3:10 | N | 17,039 | ------ | |
| 22 | 22 | Wednesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 11 | 24 | 8-14 | 4 | 5.0 | Bennett | Veres | 3:43 | D | 12,189 | ------- | |||
| 23 | 23 | Thursday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 1 | 11 | 8-15 | 4 | 6.0 | Hawkins | Aldred | Hansell | 3:20 | D | 11,804 | -------- | ||
| 24 | 24 | Friday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 14 | 5 | 9-15 | 4 | 5.0 | Christopher | Johns | 3:15 | N | 7,941 | + | |||
| 25 | 25 | Saturday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 1 | 4 | 9-16 | 4 | 5.0 | Reyes | Lira | Taylor | 2:50 | D | 13,067 | - | ||
| 26 | 26 | Sunday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 3 | 6 | 9-17 | 4 | 5.0 | Wojciechowski | Gohr | Taylor | 2:58 | D | 8,907 | -- | ||
| 27 | 27 | Tuesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 13 | 9-18 | 4 | 6.0 | Wakefield | Lima | 2:47 | N | 18,504 | --- | ||
| 28 | 28 | Wednesday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 5 | 9-19 | 4 | 7.0 | Clemens | Aldred | 2:23 | N | 20,828 | ---- | ||
| 29 | 29 | Thursday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 5 | 2 | 10-19 | 4 | 7.0 | Lira | Witt | Williams | 2:35 | N | 7,416 | + | ||
| 30 | 30 | Friday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 0 | 11 | 10-20 | 4 | 8.0 | Hill | Keagle | 2:19 | N | 9,079 | - | |||
| 31 | 31 | Saturday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 1 | 3 | 10-21 | 5 | 8.0 | Pavlik | Gohr | 2:32 | D | 10,734 | -- | |||
| 32 | 32 | Sunday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 2 | 3 | 10-22 | 5 | 9.0 | Gross | Lima | Henneman | 2:35 | D | 12,337 | --- | ||
| 33 | 33 | Monday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 10 | 10-23 | 5 | 10.0 | Wickman | Myers | 3:22 | N | 12,838 | ---- | ||
| 34 | 34 | Tuesday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 12 | 10-24 | 5 | 11.0 | Mecir | Lewis | Nelson | 3:20 | N | 12,760 | ----- | |
| 35 | 35 | Wednesday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 10 | 10-25 | 5 | 12.0 | Gooden | Keagle | 2:45 | N | 18,729 | ------ | ||
| 36 | 36 | Thursday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 2 | 11-25 | 5 | 11.0 | Gohr | Key | Myers | 2:41 | N | 13,098 | + | |
| 37 | 37 | Friday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 6 | 11-26 | 5 | 11.0 | Pavlik | Lima | Henneman | 2:48 | N | 31,426 | - | |
| 38 | 38 | Saturday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 7 | 11 | 11-27 | 5 | 11.0 | Gross | Aldred | 3:12 | N | 42,732 | -- | ||
| 39 | 39 | Sunday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 3 | 12-27 | 5 | 11.0 | Lira | Oliver | Myers | 2:35 | D | 35,677 | + | |
| 40 | 40 | Tuesday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 5 | 12-28 | 5 | 12.0 | Nagy | Gohr | 2:32 | N | 40,765 | - | ||
| 41 | 41 | Wednesday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 5 | 12-29 | 5 | 12.0 | Martinez | Lima | Mesa | 2:54 | N | 42,259 | -- | |
| 42 | 42 | Thursday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 8 | 12-30 | 5 | 12.5 | McDowell | Williams | 2:24 | N | 42,330 | --- | ||
| 43 | 43 | Friday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12-31 | 5 | 13.5 | Hernandez | Lewis | 3:36 | N | 12,094 | ---- | ||
| 44 | 44 | Saturday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 16 | 12-32 | 5 | 14.5 | McCaskill | Farrell | Simas | 3:05 | D | 21,673 | ----- | ||
| 45 | 45 | Sunday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 14 | 12-33 | 5 | 14.5 | Alvarez | Gohr | 3:09 | N | 9,709 | ------ | |||
| 46 | 46 | Tuesday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 1 | 7 | 12-34 | 5 | 15.5 | Linton | Williams | Valera | 2:25 | N | 24,372 | ------- | ||
| 47 | 47 | Wednesday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 4 | 6 | 12-35 | 5 | 15.5 | Belcher | Farrell | Montgomery | 2:52 | D | 12,890 | -------- | ||
| 48 | 48 | Friday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 6 | 12-36 | 5 | 16.0 | Plunk | Veres | Mesa | 2:58 | N | 26,967 | --------- | ||
| 49 | 49 | Saturday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 6 | 7 | 12-37 | 5 | 17.0 | Nagy | Lewis | Mesa | 3:24 | D | 41,527 | ---------- | ||
| 50 | 50 | Sunday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 5 | 12-38 | 5 | 17.0 | Martinez | Williams | 2:41 | D | 39,056 | ----------- | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Monday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12-39 | 5 | 18.0 | Montgomery | Veres | 4:06 | N | 19,776 | ------------ | |
| 52 | 52 | Wednesday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 4 | 13-39 | 5 | 16.5 | Gohr | Appier | Walker | 2:41 | N | 13,712 | + | |
| 53 | 53 | Thursday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 8 | 13-40 | 5 | 17.0 | Alvarez | Olivares | 2:50 | N | 17,339 | - | ||
| 54 | 54 | Friday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 9 | 13-41 | 5 | 18.0 | Tapani | Lira | 2:28 | N | 16,983 | -- | ||
| 55 | 55 | Sunday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 4 | 13-42 | 5 | 20.0 | Baldwin | Thompson | Hernandez | 2:20 | D | 0 | --- | |
| 56 | 56 | Sunday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 5 | 13 | 13-43 | 5 | 20.0 | McCaskill | Keagle | 3:16 | D | 26,125 | ---- | ||
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 7 | 10 | 13-44 | 5 | 21.0 | Mussina | Gohr | Myers | 3:25 | N | 43,727 | ----- | |
| 58 | 58 | Wednesday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 6 | 13-45 | 5 | 21.0 | Rhodes | Myers | Myers | 2:53 | N | 43,087 | ------ | |
| 59 | 59 | Thursday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 6 | 13 | 13-46 | 5 | 22.0 | Krivda | Lira | 3:41 | N | 46,269 | ------- | ||
| 60 | 60 | Friday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 5 | 14-46 | 5 | 21.0 | Lewis | Nelson | 3:12 | N | 16,350 | + | |||
| 61 | 61 | Saturday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 9 | 7 | 15-46 | 5 | 20.0 | Olson | Rogers | Lewis | 2:59 | D | 20,173 | ++ | ||
| 62 | 62 | Sunday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 15-47 | 5 | 21.0 | Gooden | Gohr | Wetteland | 2:43 | D | 16,588 | - | ||
| 63 | 63 | Monday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 8 | 3 | 16-47 | 5 | 21.0 | Olivares | Wells | 2:57 | N | 10,655 | + | |||
| 64 | 64 | Tuesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 9 | 12 | 16-48 | 5 | 22.0 | Coppinger | Lira | 3:41 | N | 10,874 | - | |||
| 65 | 65 | Wednesday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 7 | 10 | 16-49 | 5 | 22.0 | Rhodes | Lewis | Myers | 2:55 | D | 12,043 | -- | ||
| 66 | 66 | Friday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 4 | 17-49 | 5 | 21.5 | Gohr | Robertson | Olson | 3:08 | N | 22,831 | + | |
| 67 | 67 | Saturday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 6 | 4 | 18-49 | 5 | 20.5 | Olivares | Rodriguez | Olson | 2:46 | N | 17,099 | ++ | |
| 68 | 68 | Sunday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 4 | 18-50 | 5 | 21.5 | Aguilera | Lira | Hansell | 2:43 | D | 20,641 | - | |
| 69 | 69 | Monday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18-51 | 5 | 21.5 | Corsi | Myers | 3:24 | N | 9,231 | -- | ||
| 70 | 70 | Tuesday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 5 | 8 | 18-52 | 5 | 22.5 | Van Poppel | Urbani | Taylor | 3:09 | N | 8,543 | --- | ||
| 71 | 71 | Wednesday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 3 | 10 | 18-53 | 5 | 23.0 | Wasdin | Keagle | 2:33 | D | 9,875 | ---- | |||
| 72 | 72 | Thursday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 3 | 7 | 18-54 | 5 | 23.5 | Rodriguez | Olivares | 3:16 | N | 8,310 | ----- | |||
| 73 | 73 | Friday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 2 | 0 | 19-54 | 5 | 24.0 | Lira | Aguilera | 2:17 | N | 13,127 | + | |||
| 74 | 74 | Saturday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 6 | 0 | 20-54 | 5 | 24.0 | Williams | Aldred | 2:29 | D | 14,506 | ++ | |||
| 75 | 75 | Sunday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 10 | 8 | 21-54 | 5 | 24.0 | Urbani | Radke | 3:15 | D | 13,994 | +++ | |||
| 76 | 76 | Monday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 4 | 21-55 | 5 | 24.0 | Wasdin | Sodowsky | Taylor | 2:46 | N | 10,122 | - | |
| 77 | 77 | Tuesday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 10 | 8 | 22-55 | 5 | 23.5 | Olivares | Wengert | Olson | 2:46 | D | 9,652 | + | |
| 78 | 78 | Thursday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 9 | 6 | 23-55 | 5 | 24.0 | Lira | Minchey | 3:09 | N | 29,582 | ++ | ||
| 79 | 79 | Friday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 8 | 23-56 | 5 | 24.0 | Wakefield | Williams | 3:15 | N | 27,578 | - | ||
| 80 | 80 | Saturday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 6 | 13 | 23-57 | 5 | 25.0 | Eshelman | Keagle | 3:08 | N | 33,509 | -- | ||
| 81 | 81 | Sunday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 9 | 23-58 | 5 | 25.0 | Gordon | Sodowsky | 2:44 | D | 31,217 | --- | ||
| 82 | 82 | Monday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 0 | 2 | 23-59 | 5 | 26.0 | Sparks | Olivares | Fetters | 2:22 | N | 10,727 | ---- | ||
| 83 | 83 | Tuesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 1 | 2 | 11 | 23-60 | 5 | 27.0 | Garcia | Sager | Fetters | 3:32 | N | 9,455 | ----- | |
| 84 | 84 | Wednesday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 8 | 5 | 24-60 | 5 | 26.5 | Williams | D'Amico | 3:23 | N | 11,047 | + | |||
| 85 | 85 | Thursday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 6 | 1 | 25-60 | 5 | 26.5 | Nitkowski | Janzen | Myers | 2:38 | N | 10,557 | ++ | ||
| 86 | 86 | Friday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 4 | 3 | 26-60 | 5 | 26.5 | Sager | Hanson | Olson | 2:59 | N | 20,808 | +++ | ||
| 87 | 87 | Saturday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 0 | 15 | 26-61 | 5 | 27.5 | Hentgen | Olivares | 2:37 | D | 16,228 | - | |||
| 88 | 88 | Sunday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 9 | 0 | 27-61 | 5 | 26.5 | Lira | Ware | 2:26 | D | 15,784 | + | |||
| 89 | 89 | Thursday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 11 | 27-62 | 5 | 27.5 | Clemens | Williams | 3:00 | N | 15,826 | - | |||
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 11 | 27-63 | 5 | 28.0 | Gordon | Olivares | 3:10 | N | 19,535 | -- | |||
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 5 | 10 | 27-64 | 5 | 29.5 | Sele | Nitkowski | 3:14 | N | 16,671 | --- | |||
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 6 | 27-65 | 5 | 30.5 | Moyer | Lira | Slocumb | 3:07 | D | 19,670 | ---- | ||
| 93 | 93 | Monday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 10 | 9 | 28-65 | 5 | 29.5 | Sager | Bones | Olson | 3:40 | N | 15,819 | + | |
| 94 | 94 | Tuesday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 7 | 20 | 28-66 | 5 | 30.5 | D'Amico | Williams | 3:24 | N | 12,476 | - | ||
| 95 | 95 | Wednesday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 28-67 | 5 | 30.5 | Fetters | Urbani | 2:54 | D | 21,121 | -- | |
| 96 | 96 | Thursday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 4 | 8 | 28-68 | 5 | 30.5 | Hentgen | Nitkowski | 2:37 | N | 31,202 | --- | ||
| 97 | 97 | Friday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 8 | 6 | 29-68 | 5 | 29.5 | Urbani | Janzen | Olson | 3:44 | N | 30,123 | + | |
| 98 | 98 | Saturday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 30-68 | 5 | 29.5 | Olson | Quantrill | Lima | 2:55 | D | 36,220 | ++ |
| 99 | 99 | Sunday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 4 | 5 | 12 | 30-69 | 5 | 29.5 | Spoljaric | Lima | 3:54 | D | 33,238 | - | |
| 100 | 100 | Monday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 1 | 30-70 | 5 | 29.5 | Finley | Olivares | Percival | 2:33 | N | 16,336 | -- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Tuesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 8 | 3 | 31-70 | 5 | 29.5 | Lima | James | 3:57 | N | 16,432 | + | ||
| 102 | 102 | Thursday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 7 | 4 | 10 | 32-70 | 5 | 29.0 | Lima | Ayala | 3:14 | N | 19,949 | ++ | |
| 103 | 103 | Friday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 4 | 6 | 32-71 | 5 | 30.0 | Hitchcock | Sager | Jackson | 2:57 | N | 25,175 | - | |
| 104 | 104 | Saturday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 7 | 13 | 32-72 | 5 | 31.0 | Davis | Williams | 3:07 | N | 43,209 | -- | ||
| 105 | 105 | Sunday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 14 | 6 | 33-72 | 5 | 31.0 | Olivares | Bosio | 2:34 | D | 38,204 | + | ||
| 106 | 106 | Tuesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 12 | 9 | 34-72 | 5 | 30.0 | Nitkowski | Grimsley | 3:18 | N | 11,641 | ++ | |||
| 107 | 107 | Wednesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 10 | 5 | 35-72 | 5 | 29.0 | Lima | Holtz | 3:07 | N | 9,740 | +++ | |||
| 108 | 108 | Thursday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 13 | 5 | 36-72 | 5 | 29.0 | Williams | Boskie | 2:49 | D | 14,591 | ++++ | |||
| 109 | 109 | Friday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 8 | 2 | 37-72 | 5 | 28.0 | Olivares | Wagner | 2:35 | N | 23,405 | +++++ | |||
| 110 | 110 | Saturday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 6 | 3 | 38-72 | 5 | 27.0 | Olson | Charlton | 2:42 | N | 25,928 | ++++++ | |||
| 111 | 111 | Sunday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 3 | 9 | 38-73 | 5 | 28.0 | Wolcott | Nitkowski | 3:27 | D | 23,569 | - | |||
| 112 | 112 | Tuesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 2 | 4 | 38-74 | 5 | 29.5 | Hill | Lira | Henneman | 2:55 | N | 10,931 | -- | ||
| 113 | 113 | Wednesday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 4 | 2 | 39-74 | 5 | 28.5 | Cummings | Pavlik | Myers | 3:00 | N | 10,297 | + | ||
| 114 | 114 | Thursday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 40-74 | 5 | 28.5 | Olivares | Heredia | 2:36 | N | 10,995 | ++ | |||
| 115 | 115 | Friday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 3 | 41-74 | 5 | 27.5 | Cummings | Pettitte | Myers | 2:41 | N | 23,439 | +++ | |
| 116 | 116 | Saturday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 13 | 7 | 42-74 | 5 | 26.5 | Lewis | Key | 3:26 | D | 28,863 | ++++ | ||
| 117 | 117 | Sunday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 12 | 42-75 | 5 | 27.5 | Rogers | Lira | 3:00 | D | 33,517 | - | ||
| 118 | 118 | Monday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 0 | 7 | 42-76 | 5 | 27.5 | Hill | Williams | 2:33 | N | 25,210 | -- | ||
| 119 | 119 | Tuesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 6 | 42-77 | 5 | 27.5 | Pavlik | Olivares | 2:52 | N | 31,331 | --- | ||
| 120 | 120 | Wednesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 4 | 5 | 42-78 | 5 | 28.5 | Witt | Van Poppel | Henneman | 3:18 | N | 33,942 | ---- | |
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 12 | 42-79 | 5 | 28.5 | Assenmacher | Lewis | 3:31 | N | 42,485 | ----- | |
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 6 | 42-80 | 5 | 28.5 | Hershiser | Thompson | Mesa | 2:54 | D | 42,511 | ------ | |
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 11 | 42-81 | 5 | 28.5 | Ogea | Williams | 3:02 | D | 42,337 | ------- | ||
| 124 | 124 | Monday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 7 | 12 | 42-82 | 5 | 29.5 | Simas | Lima | 3:07 | N | 14,690 | -------- | |||
| 125 | 125 | Tuesday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 16 | 11 | 43-82 | 5 | 29.5 | Lewis | Tapani | 3:09 | N | 12,119 | + | |||
| 126 | 126 | Wednesday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 4 | 44-82 | 5 | 28.5 | Lima | Simas | Olson | 2:51 | D | 13,424 | ++ | ||
| 127 | 127 | Thursday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 10 | 3 | 45-82 | 5 | 27.5 | Thompson | Belcher | 2:47 | N | 14,699 | +++ | ||
| 128 | 128 | Friday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 3 | 2 | 46-82 | 5 | 27.5 | Sager | Appier | Olson | 2:38 | N | 15,603 | ++++ | |
| 129 | 129 | Saturday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 9 | 46-83 | 5 | 28.5 | Rosado | Olivares | 2:49 | N | 28,011 | - | ||
| 130 | 130 | Sunday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 7 | 4 | 47-83 | 5 | 27.5 | Van Poppel | Linton | Myers | 2:56 | D | 15,123 | + | |
| 131 | 131 | Monday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 47-84 | 5 | 27.5 | Nagy | Lira | 2:14 | N | 22,349 | - | |||
| 132 | 132 | Tuesday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 12 | 47-85 | 5 | 27.5 | Lopez | Thompson | 3:27 | N | 19,602 | -- | |||
| 133 | 133 | Wednesday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 9 | 47-86 | 5 | 27.5 | Hershiser | Sager | 3:14 | D | 21,091 | --- | |||
| 134 | 134 | Thursday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 4 | 1 | 48-86 | 5 | 26.5 | Eischen | Appier | Lima | 2:52 | N | 7,882 | + | ||
| 135 | 135 | Friday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 4 | 0 | 49-86 | 5 | 26.5 | Van Poppel | Rosado | 2:11 | N | 16,498 | ++ | |||
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 1 | 3 | 49-87 | 5 | 27.5 | Linton | Lira | Montgomery | 2:53 | D | 16,270 | - | ||
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 2 | 3 | 13 | 49-88 | 5 | 27.5 | Huisman | Myers | Jacome | 3:36 | D | 17,647 | -- | |
| 138 | 138 | Monday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 6 | 50-88 | 5 | 27.5 | Myers | Hernandez | Lima | 3:24 | D | 19,599 | + | |
| 139 | 139 | Tuesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 6 | 50-89 | 5 | 27.5 | Bertotti | Olivares | Hernandez | 3:09 | N | 13,857 | - | |
| 140 | 140 | Wednesday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 6 | 11 | 50-90 | 5 | 28.5 | Castillo | Miller | 2:39 | N | 15,120 | -- | ||
| 141 | 141 | Friday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 4 | 12 | 51-90 | 5 | 28.5 | Cummings | Mathews | 4:18 | N | 46,708 | + | |
| 142 | 142 | Saturday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 6 | 51-91 | 5 | 28.5 | Mussina | Thompson | 2:36 | N | 47,131 | - | ||
| 143 | 143 | Sunday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 6 | 51-92 | 5 | 28.5 | Mills | Eischen | 2:52 | D | 47,082 | -- | ||
| 144 | 144 | Monday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 5 | 51-93 | 5 | 29.0 | Erickson | Olivares | Myers | 2:51 | N | 42,562 | --- | |
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 8 | 9 | 51-94 | 5 | 30.0 | Rivera | Sager | Wetteland | 3:55 | N | 11,042 | ---- | ||
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 7 | 51-95 | 5 | 31.0 | Key | Lira | 3:12 | N | 9,775 | ----- | |||
| 147 | 147 | Thursday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 12 | 51-96 | 5 | 32.0 | Cone | Thompson | 3:13 | D | 9,009 | ------ | |||
| 148 | 148 | Friday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 4 | 7 | 51-97 | 5 | 33.0 | Erickson | Miller | Mills | 2:58 | N | 11,178 | ------- | ||
| 149 | 149 | Saturday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 6 | 7 | 51-98 | 5 | 34.0 | Mathews | Cummings | Myers | 3:46 | N | 15,386 | -------- | ||
| 150 | 150 | Sunday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 6 | 16 | 51-99 | 5 | 34.0 | Corbin | Van Poppel | 3:25 | D | 13,764 | --------- | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 51-100 | 5 | 35.0 | Brandenburg | Lira | Slocumb | 3:26 | N | 8,180 | ---------- | ||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 0 | 4 | 51-101 | 5 | 36.0 | Clemens | Thompson | 2:56 | N | 8,779 | ----------- | |||
| 153 | 153 | Thursday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 8 | 51-102 | 5 | 36.5 | Gordon | Miller | 3:22 | D | 7,666 | ------------ | |||
| 154 | 154 | Friday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 10 | 1 | 52-102 | 5 | 35.5 | Sager | Karl | 2:55 | N | 15,046 | + | ||
| 155 | 155 | Saturday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 6 | 13 | 52-103 | 5 | 36.5 | D'Amico | Van Poppel | Villone | 3:04 | N | 33,106 | - | |
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 7 | 5 | 53-103 | 5 | 36.5 | Lima | Fetters | 3:36 | D | 15,705 | + | ||
| 157 | 157 | Monday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 4 | 6 | 53-104 | 5 | 36.5 | Hanson | Sager | Timlin | 2:56 | N | 9,678 | - | ||
| 158 | 158 | Tuesday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 1 | 4 | 53-105 | 5 | 37.0 | Hentgen | Miller | Timlin | 2:52 | N | 8,355 | -- | ||
| 159 | 159 | Wednesday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 11 | 13 | 53-106 | 5 | 38.5 | Brow | Cummings | Timlin | 3:32 | D | 8,055 | --- | ||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 6 | 7 | 6 | 53-107 | 5 | 38.0 | Wickman | Van Poppel | 1:54 | N | 8,606 | ---- | ||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 2 | 7 | 53-108 | 5 | 39.0 | Eldred | Moehler | 3:06 | N | 12,939 | ----- | |||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 5 | 7 | 10 | 53-109 | 5 | 39.0 | Reyes | Cummings | Fetters | 3:07 | D | 13,038 | ------ | |
| 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.