Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
Franchise Encyclopedia: 1997 / 1999
65-97, Finished 5th in AL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Buddy Bell (52-85) and Larry Parrish (13-12)
Scored 722 runs, Allowed 863 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 68-94
Ballparks: Tiger Stadium · Attendance: 1,409,391 (11th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 101
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| Season Summary | 65-97, Final Rank:5, GB: 24.0 | |
| Days in First | 1 | last on Tuesday, Mar 31, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 1 | last on Mar 31, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 27 | last on Monday, Sep 21, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 1 | last on Tuesday, Mar 31 |
| Most Games under .500 | 37 | last on Friday, Sep 11 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 4 | Monday, Sep 21 to Friday, Sep 25 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 9 | Tuesday, Aug 4 to Wednesday, Aug 12 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 17 | Monday, Sep 14 |
| Most Runs Scored | 17 | Friday, May 1 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 17 | Monday, Jul 20 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 8 | |
| 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 | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Tuesday, Mar 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBD | W | 11 | 6 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Thompson | Alvarez | 3:01 | N | 45,369 | + | ||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBD | L | 8 | 11 | 1-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Arrojo | Moehler | 3:32 | N | 30,109 | - | ||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBD | L | 1 | 7 | 1-2 | 4 | 1.5 | Yan | Worrell | 2:48 | N | 28,261 | -- | ||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 10 | 1-3 | 5 | 2.5 | Drabek | Sanders | 2:41 | N | 39,364 | --- | ||
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 5 | 3.5 | Kamieniecki | Keagle | Benitez | 2:59 | D | 43,306 | ---- | |
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 6 | 1-5 | 5 | 4.5 | Mussina | Thompson | Orosco | 2:58 | D | 40,967 | ----- | |
| 7 | 7 | Tuesday, Apr 7 | boxscore | DET | TBD | W | 3 | 1 | 2-5 | 5 | 4.5 | Florie | Arrojo | Jones | 3:16 | D | 45,768 | + | ||
| 8 | 8 | Friday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 7 | 1 | 3-5 | 5 | 4.0 | Worrell | Drabek | 2:22 | N | 13,786 | ++ | |||
| 9 | 9 | Saturday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 5 | 5.0 | Mussina | Thompson | Benitez | 2:33 | D | 22,094 | - | ||
| 10 | 10 | Sunday, Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 6 | 3-7 | 5 | 5.0 | Erickson | Keagle | Benitez | 2:49 | D | 11,183 | -- | ||
| 11 | 11 | Monday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 10 | 3-8 | 5 | 6.0 | Witt | Moehler | 3:07 | N | 28,671 | --- | ||
| 12 | 12 | Tuesday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 11 | 3-9 | 5 | 7.0 | Sele | Sanders | 2:26 | N | 24,409 | ---- | ||
| 13 | 13 | Wednesday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 7 | 3-10 | 5 | 7.0 | Helling | Worrell | 2:36 | N | 24,085 | ----- | ||
| 14 | 14 | Friday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 11 | 3-11 | 5 | 7.0 | Pettitte | Thompson | 3:06 | N | 12,348 | ------ | |||
| 15 | 15 | Saturday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 8 | 3-12 | 5 | 8.0 | Cone | Keagle | 3:38 | D | 13,803 | ------- | |||
| 16 | 16 | Sunday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 4-12 | 5 | 7.0 | Moehler | Holmes | Jones | 2:47 | D | 12,568 | + | ||
| 17 | 17 | Tuesday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 11 | 4-13 | 5 | 7.5 | Rose | Worrell | 2:35 | N | 10,022 | - | |||
| 18 | 18 | Wednesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 5 | 8 | 4-14 | 5 | 7.5 | Corsi | Jones | Gordon | 3:25 | N | 10,102 | -- | ||
| 19 | 19 | Friday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 8 | 4-15 | 5 | 8.0 | Cone | Keagle | 3:03 | N | 26,173 | --- | ||
| 20 | 20 | Saturday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 4 | 5 | 4-16 | 5 | 8.0 | Wells | Runyan | Rivera | 2:53 | D | 33,196 | ---- | |
| 21 | 21 | Monday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 4-17 | 5 | 8.0 | Eckersley | Runyan | Gordon | 2:50 | N | 18,456 | ----- | |
| 22 | 22 | Tuesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 5 | 5-17 | 5 | 8.0 | Florie | Shouse | Jones | 2:56 | N | 20,936 | + | |
| 23 | 23 | Wednesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 1 | 4 | 5-18 | 5 | 8.0 | Burkett | Keagle | Wetteland | 2:05 | N | 10,051 | - | ||
| 24 | 24 | Thursday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 7 | 2 | 6-18 | 5 | 7.0 | Moehler | Witt | 2:28 | D | 29,336 | + | |||
| 25 | 25 | Friday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 17 | 3 | 7-18 | 5 | 7.0 | Worrell | Swift | 2:47 | N | 28,827 | ++ | ||
| 26 | 26 | Saturday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 0 | 4 | 7-19 | 5 | 8.0 | Moyer | Thompson | 2:11 | N | 48,630 | - | ||
| 27 | 27 | Sunday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 6 | 10 | 7-20 | 5 | 9.0 | Johnson | Castillo | 2:39 | D | 44,488 | -- | ||
| 28 | 28 | Wednesday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 10 | 5 | 8-20 | 5 | 9.5 | Brocail | Groom | 3:00 | D | 5,355 | + | ||
| 29 | 29 | Thursday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 6 | 3 | 9-20 | 5 | 9.5 | Thompson | Candiotti | Jones | 2:51 | D | 7,119 | ++ | |
| 30 | 30 | Friday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | ANA | L | 3 | 5 | 9-21 | 5 | 9.5 | Watson | Moehler | Percival | 2:35 | N | 31,064 | - | |
| 31 | 31 | Saturday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | ANA | W | 7 | 3 | 10-21 | 5 | 8.5 | Castillo | Finley | 2:52 | N | 42,409 | + | ||
| 32 | 32 | Sunday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | ANA | L | 2 | 4 | 10-22 | 5 | 8.5 | Hill | Worrell | Percival | 3:00 | N | 20,354 | - | |
| 33 | 33 | Tuesday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 2 | 4 | 10-23 | 5 | 8.0 | Spoljaric | Thompson | Ayala | 2:14 | N | 11,659 | -- | ||
| 34 | 34 | Wednesday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 8 | 5 | 11-23 | 5 | 7.0 | Moehler | Cloude | Jones | 2:34 | N | 10,766 | + | ||
| 35 | 35 | Thursday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 8 | 3 | 12-23 | 5 | 7.0 | Sager | Rogers | 2:47 | N | 9,260 | ++ | |||
| 36 | 36 | Friday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 8 | 3 | 13-23 | 5 | 7.0 | Castillo | Oquist | 2:49 | N | 13,106 | +++ | |||
| 37 | 37 | Saturday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | ANA | L | 6 | 8 | 13-24 | 5 | 8.0 | Dickson | Worrell | Percival | 2:58 | D | 18,320 | - | ||
| 38 | 38 | Sunday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | ANA | W | 4 | 3 | 14-24 | 4 | 7.0 | Florie | DeLucia | Jones | 2:52 | D | 13,476 | + | ||
| 39 | 39 | Monday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | ANA | W | 11 | 2 | 15-24 | 4 | 6.5 | Moehler | Watson | 2:50 | N | 10,236 | ++ | |||
| 40 | 40 | Tuesday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 3 | 8 | 15-25 | 4 | 7.5 | Radke | Sager | 2:40 | N | 11,799 | - | ||
| 41 | 41 | Wednesday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 12 | 11 | 16-25 | 4 | 7.5 | Runyan | Naulty | Jones | 3:23 | N | 9,442 | + | |
| 42 | 42 | Thursday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17-25 | 4 | 7.5 | Brocail | Trombley | Jones | 3:16 | D | 12,347 | ++ |
| 43 | 43 | Friday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 9 | 5 | 18-25 | 2 | 7.5 | Thompson | Eyre | 2:42 | N | 13,324 | +++ | ||
| 44 | 44 | Saturday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 7 | 18-26 | 4 | 7.5 | Sirotka | Moehler | 2:35 | N | 18,986 | - | ||
| 45 | 45 | Sunday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 4 | 19-26 | 3 | 6.5 | Sager | Bere | 2:55 | D | 17,554 | + | ||
| 46 | 46 | Monday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 7 | 19-27 | 3 | 7.5 | Nagy | Castillo | 2:44 | D | 43,342 | - | ||
| 47 | 47 | Tuesday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 9 | 19-28 | 3 | 8.5 | Wright | Worrell | 3:05 | N | 42,372 | -- | ||
| 48 | 48 | Thursday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 7 | 11 | 10 | 19-29 | 4 | 9.5 | Karchner | Duran | 3:17 | N | 10,634 | --- | ||
| 49 | 49 | Friday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 8 | 7 | 20-29 | 3 | 9.5 | Crow | Castillo | Jones | 2:48 | N | 20,078 | + | ||
| 50 | 50 | Saturday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 0 | 21-29 | 3 | 8.5 | Moehler | Navarro | 2:18 | N | 17,946 | ++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Sunday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 8 | 21-30 | 3 | 9.5 | Parque | Castillo | 2:59 | D | 27,200 | - | |||
| 52 | 52 | Monday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 0 | 2 | 21-31 | 3 | 10.5 | Wright | Florie | 2:27 | N | 18,230 | -- | |||
| 53 | 53 | Tuesday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 8 | 21-32 | 3 | 11.5 | Burba | Thompson | 2:37 | N | 16,351 | --- | |||
| 54 | 54 | Wednesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 5 | 21-33 | 4 | 11.5 | Clemens | Greisinger | 2:09 | N | 26,291 | ---- | ||
| 55 | 55 | Thursday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 6 | 9 | 21-34 | 4 | 12.5 | Williams | Moehler | Myers | 2:51 | D | 34,408 | ----- | |
| 56 | 56 | Friday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 7 | 21-35 | 4 | 12.5 | Eldred | Castillo | Wickman | 2:50 | N | 14,559 | ------ | |
| 57 | 57 | Saturday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 9 | 3 | 22-35 | 4 | 12.5 | Florie | Karl | 2:32 | N | 17,019 | + | ||
| 58 | 58 | Sunday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 4 | 1 | 23-35 | 3 | 12.5 | Thompson | Woodard | 2:31 | D | 18,737 | ++ | ||
| 59 | 59 | Monday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | HOU | L | 5 | 9 | 23-36 | 4 | 13.5 | Henry | Jones | 3:28 | N | 11,767 | - | |||
| 60 | 60 | Tuesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | HOU | L | 3 | 5 | 23-37 | 4 | 13.5 | Hampton | Jones | Wagner | 2:43 | N | 10,871 | -- | ||
| 61 | 61 | Wednesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | HOU | L | 3 | 10 | 23-38 | 4 | 13.5 | Schourek | Castillo | 2:35 | N | 11,471 | --- | |||
| 62 | 62 | Friday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 7 | 23-39 | 4 | 14.0 | Rosado | Florie | 2:37 | N | 15,214 | ---- | ||
| 63 | 63 | Saturday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 7 | 1 | 24-39 | 4 | 13.5 | Thompson | Rapp | 2:29 | N | 29,603 | + | ||
| 64 | 64 | Sunday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 0 | 2 | 24-40 | 4 | 13.5 | Rusch | Greisinger | 2:00 | D | 18,720 | - | ||
| 65 | 65 | Monday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 3 | 2 | 25-40 | 4 | 12.5 | Moehler | Radke | Jones | 2:21 | N | 11,326 | + | ||
| 66 | 66 | Tuesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 5 | 8 | 25-41 | 4 | 13.5 | Serafini | Harriger | Aguilera | 3:07 | N | 8,493 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Wednesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 6 | 2 | 26-41 | 4 | 12.5 | Florie | Milton | 2:37 | N | 10,152 | + | |||
| 68 | 68 | Thursday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 3 | 5 | 26-42 | 5 | 12.5 | Rapp | Thompson | Montgomery | 2:53 | N | 11,057 | - | ||
| 69 | 69 | Friday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 4 | 8 | 26-43 | 5 | 13.5 | Rusch | Greisinger | Bones | 2:31 | N | 22,680 | -- | ||
| 70 | 70 | Saturday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 4 | 3 | 27-43 | 5 | 12.5 | Moehler | Belcher | Jones | 2:35 | N | 19,629 | + | ||
| 71 | 71 | Sunday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 5 | 6 | 27-44 | 5 | 13.5 | Pichardo | Harriger | Montgomery | 2:37 | D | 18,105 | - | ||
| 72 | 72 | Monday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | STL | L | 1 | 4 | 27-45 | 5 | 14.5 | Stottlemyre | Florie | Croushore | 2:40 | N | 40,172 | -- | |
| 73 | 73 | Tuesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | STL | W | 8 | 1 | 28-45 | 5 | 14.5 | Thompson | Bottenfield | 2:25 | N | 38,371 | + | ||
| 74 | 74 | Wednesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | CHC | W | 7 | 6 | 11 | 29-45 | 5 | 14.5 | Brocail | Pisciotta | 3:34 | N | 23,810 | ++ | ||
| 75 | 75 | Thursday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | CHC | W | 6 | 4 | 30-45 | 5 | 14.5 | Anderson | Adams | Jones | 2:58 | N | 30,688 | +++ | ||
| 76 | 76 | Friday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | CIN | L | 3 | 4 | 30-46 | 5 | 15.5 | Harnisch | Brocail | Shaw | 2:43 | N | 25,240 | - | ||
| 77 | 77 | Saturday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | CIN | L | 5 | 6 | 13 | 30-47 | 5 | 15.5 | White | Harriger | 3:59 | N | 25,356 | -- | ||
| 78 | 78 | Sunday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | CIN | L | 2 | 5 | 30-48 | 5 | 15.5 | Parris | Thompson | Shaw | 2:44 | D | 22,535 | --- | ||
| 79 | 79 | Tuesday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | PIT | W | 3 | 0 | 31-48 | 5 | 14.5 | Moehler | Lieber | 2:25 | N | 11,760 | + | ||
| 80 | 80 | Wednesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | PIT | W | 9 | 1 | 32-48 | 4 | 14.5 | Greisinger | Peters | 2:24 | N | 18,957 | ++ | ||
| 81 | 81 | Thursday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | PIT | L | 2 | 5 | 32-49 | 5 | 15.5 | Loaiza | Powell | Loiselle | 2:27 | N | 34,594 | - | |
| 82 | 82 | Friday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 33-49 | 4 | 15.5 | Brocail | Naulty | Jones | 3:09 | N | 10,818 | + |
| 83 | 83 | Saturday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 4 | 2 | 34-49 | 4 | 14.5 | Thompson | Serafini | Jones | 2:41 | N | 14,067 | ++ | |
| 84 | 84 | Sunday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 5 | 34-50 | 4 | 15.5 | Hawkins | Moehler | Aguilera | 3:13 | D | 10,060 | - | |
| 85 | 85 | Thursday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 4 | 3 | 35-50 | 4 | 14.5 | Anderson | Plesac | Jones | 2:45 | N | 16,012 | + | ||
| 86 | 86 | Friday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 36-50 | 4 | 14.5 | Jones | Quantrill | 3:33 | N | 23,394 | ++ | ||
| 87 | 87 | Saturday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 5 | 2 | 37-50 | 4 | 14.5 | Moehler | Carpenter | Runyan | 2:13 | N | 21,072 | +++ | ||
| 88 | 88 | Sunday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 2 | 7 | 37-51 | 4 | 14.5 | Clemens | Brocail | 2:55 | D | 20,231 | - | |||
| 89 | 89 | Monday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 4 | 6 | 10 | 37-52 | 4 | 15.5 | Whisenant | Jones | Montgomery | 3:05 | N | 13,945 | -- | |
| 90 | 90 | Tuesday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 8 | 3 | 38-52 | 4 | 14.5 | Thompson | Belcher | 2:45 | D | 17,491 | + | |||
| 91 | 91 | Wednesday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 11 | 38-53 | 5 | 14.5 | Irabu | Greisinger | 2:49 | N | 19,868 | - | |||
| 92 | 92 | Thursday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 39-53 | 5 | 13.5 | Moehler | Cone | Jones | 2:27 | N | 21,336 | + | ||
| 93 | 93 | Friday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 4 | 40-53 | 5 | 12.5 | Powell | Cho | Jones | 2:31 | N | 26,255 | ++ | ||
| 94 | 94 | Saturday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 9 | 40-54 | 5 | 13.5 | Avery | Castillo | Lowe | 2:34 | N | 22,983 | - | ||
| 95 | 95 | Sunday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 1 | 41-54 | 5 | 12.5 | Thompson | Gordon | 2:18 | D | 21,018 | + | |||
| 96 | 96 | Monday, Jul 20 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 17 | 42-54 | 4 | 13.0 | Sager | Holmes | 5:50 | D | 0 | ++ | |
| 97 | 97 | Monday, Jul 20 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 42-55 | 4 | 13.0 | Irabu | Florie | Rivera | 2:45 | N | 36,285 | - | |
| 98 | 98 | Tuesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 5 | 42-56 | 5 | 13.5 | Cone | Moehler | 2:40 | N | 35,980 | -- | ||
| 99 | 99 | Wednesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 13 | 42-57 | 5 | 14.5 | Hernandez | Powell | Holmes | 2:52 | D | 49,029 | --- | |
| 100 | 100 | Thursday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 43-57 | 5 | 13.5 | Castillo | Wright | Jones | 3:06 | N | 43,085 | + | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Friday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 11 | 43-58 | 5 | 14.5 | Reed | Bochtler | 3:10 | N | 43,156 | - | |
| 102 | 102 | Saturday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 6 | 43-59 | 5 | 15.5 | Colon | Greisinger | Jackson | 2:40 | D | 43,094 | -- | |
| 103 | 103 | Sunday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 8 | 1 | 44-59 | 5 | 14.5 | Moehler | Gooden | 3:15 | D | 43,055 | + | ||
| 104 | 104 | Tuesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 5 | 6 | 44-60 | 5 | 15.5 | Ponson | Florie | Benitez | 2:37 | N | 18,422 | - | ||
| 105 | 105 | Wednesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 14 | 44-61 | 5 | 16.5 | Mussina | Castillo | Johns | 3:13 | N | 19,607 | -- | ||
| 106 | 106 | Thursday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 4 | 6 | 44-62 | 5 | 17.5 | Smith | Anderson | Benitez | 2:57 | D | 22,915 | --- | ||
| 107 | 107 | Friday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBD | L | 1 | 5 | 44-63 | 5 | 17.5 | Santana | Greisinger | Hernandez | 2:31 | N | 25,654 | ---- | |
| 108 | 108 | Saturday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBD | W | 8 | 0 | 45-63 | 5 | 16.5 | Moehler | Alvarez | 2:36 | N | 28,130 | + | ||
| 109 | 109 | Sunday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | TBD | W | 3 | 2 | 46-63 | 5 | 15.5 | Powell | Rekar | Jones | 2:43 | D | 26,120 | ++ | |
| 110 | 110 | Tuesday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 4 | 46-64 | 5 | 15.0 | Mussina | Florie | 2:30 | N | 47,519 | - | ||
| 111 | 111 | Wednesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 6 | 46-65 | 5 | 16.0 | Guzman | Thompson | 2:54 | D | 47,733 | -- | ||
| 112 | 112 | Friday, Aug 7 (1) | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 3 | 6 | 46-66 | 5 | 17.5 | Slocumb | Crow | Timlin | 3:01 | D | 0 | --- | ||
| 113 | 113 | Friday, Aug 7 (2) | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 1 | 7 | 46-67 | 5 | 17.5 | Moyer | Moehler | 2:42 | N | 29,039 | ---- | |||
| 114 | 114 | Saturday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 3 | 9 | 46-68 | 5 | 18.5 | Cloude | Powell | 3:01 | D | 37,495 | ----- | |||
| 115 | 115 | Sunday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 3 | 6 | 46-69 | 5 | 18.5 | Wells | Runyan | Timlin | 2:48 | D | 27,987 | ------ | ||
| 116 | 116 | Monday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | ANA | L | 2 | 6 | 46-70 | 5 | 19.0 | Olivares | Castillo | 2:41 | N | 15,928 | ------- | |||
| 117 | 117 | Tuesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | ANA | L | 4 | 5 | 11 | 46-71 | 5 | 19.0 | Fetters | Runyan | Percival | 3:38 | N | 13,010 | -------- | |
| 118 | 118 | Wednesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | ANA | L | 2 | 3 | 46-72 | 5 | 20.0 | Sparks | Greisinger | Percival | 2:28 | N | 12,485 | --------- | ||
| 119 | 119 | Friday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 13 | 4 | 47-72 | 5 | 18.5 | Thompson | Stein | Sager | 2:51 | N | 20,243 | + | ||
| 120 | 120 | Saturday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 8 | 10 | 11 | 47-73 | 5 | 18.5 | Taylor | Crow | 4:14 | N | 18,229 | - | ||
| 121 | 121 | Sunday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 6 | 4 | 48-73 | 5 | 18.5 | Florie | Oquist | Jones | 2:19 | D | 21,808 | + | ||
| 122 | 122 | Monday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 3 | 48-74 | 5 | 19.5 | Moyer | Moehler | Timlin | 2:28 | N | 38,639 | - | |
| 123 | 123 | Tuesday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 7 | 6 | 49-74 | 5 | 19.5 | Greisinger | Ayala | Jones | 3:11 | N | 24,136 | + | |
| 124 | 124 | Wednesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | ANA | L | 0 | 2 | 49-75 | 5 | 19.5 | McDowell | Thompson | Percival | 2:13 | N | 21,841 | - | |
| 125 | 125 | Thursday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | ANA | L | 2 | 13 | 49-76 | 5 | 19.5 | Olivares | Powell | 2:33 | N | 27,548 | -- | ||
| 126 | 126 | Friday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 4 | 49-77 | 5 | 20.5 | Oquist | Florie | Taylor | 2:33 | N | 10,196 | --- | |
| 127 | 127 | Saturday, Aug 22 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 7 | 49-78 | 5 | 21.0 | Heredia | Moehler | Mathews | 2:38 | D | 0 | ---- | |
| 128 | 128 | Saturday, Aug 22 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 7 | 49-79 | 5 | 21.0 | Candiotti | Castillo | 2:27 | D | 24,200 | ----- | ||
| 129 | 129 | Sunday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 50-79 | 5 | 21.0 | Greisinger | Haynes | Jones | 2:40 | D | 17,917 | + | |
| 130 | 130 | Monday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 5 | 6 | 50-80 | 5 | 21.5 | Sele | Thompson | Wetteland | 2:35 | N | 24,544 | - | |
| 131 | 131 | Tuesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 8 | 7 | 51-80 | 5 | 21.5 | Powell | Stottlemyre | 3:05 | N | 23,378 | + | ||
| 132 | 132 | Wednesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 6 | 8 | 51-81 | 5 | 22.5 | Loaiza | Florie | Wetteland | 3:02 | N | 22,618 | - | |
| 133 | 133 | Friday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | TBD | L | 3 | 4 | 51-82 | 5 | 22.0 | Mecir | Moehler | Hernandez | 2:49 | N | 19,534 | -- | ||
| 134 | 134 | Saturday, Aug 29 (1) | boxscore | DET | TBD | L | 6 | 10 | 51-83 | 5 | 21.5 | Springer | Thompson | 2:51 | D | 0 | --- | |||
| 135 | 135 | Saturday, Aug 29 (2) | boxscore | DET | TBD | W | 8 | 2 | 52-83 | 5 | 21.5 | Greisinger | Rekar | 2:21 | N | 16,406 | + | |||
| 136 | 136 | Sunday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | TBD | L | 5 | 10 | 52-84 | 5 | 22.5 | Arrojo | Powell | Hernandez | 2:50 | D | 14,765 | - | ||
| 137 | 137 | Monday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 2 | 13 | 52-85 | 5 | 23.5 | Loaiza | Florie | 2:26 | N | 11,964 | -- | |||
| 138 | 138 | Tuesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 12 | 8 | 53-85 | 5 | 23.5 | Anderson | Crabtree | Sager | 3:31 | N | 9,733 | + | ||
| 139 | 139 | Wednesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 3 | 5 | 53-86 | 5 | 23.5 | Helling | Moehler | Wetteland | 3:06 | N | 10,699 | - | ||
| 140 | 140 | Thursday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 53-87 | 5 | 24.5 | Gooden | Thompson | Jackson | 2:34 | N | 14,605 | -- | ||
| 141 | 141 | Friday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 10 | 53-88 | 5 | 25.5 | Nagy | Greisinger | 2:57 | N | 23,139 | --- | |||
| 142 | 142 | Saturday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 5 | 53-89 | 5 | 26.5 | Burba | Powell | Jackson | 2:50 | N | 30,031 | ---- | ||
| 143 | 143 | Sunday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 54-89 | 5 | 25.5 | Florie | Wright | Jones | 2:35 | D | 32,815 | + | ||
| 144 | 144 | Monday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 5 | 7 | 54-90 | 5 | 25.5 | Parque | Moehler | Bradford | 3:03 | N | 12,978 | - | |
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 6 | 12 | 54-91 | 5 | 26.0 | Snyder | Thompson | 2:51 | N | 11,550 | -- | ||
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 6 | 55-91 | 5 | 26.0 | Greisinger | Sirotka | 3:05 | N | 12,872 | + | ||
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 6 | 55-92 | 5 | 26.0 | Saberhagen | Powell | Gordon | 3:04 | N | 29,131 | - | |
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 56-92 | 5 | 25.0 | Anderson | Gordon | Jones | 2:39 | D | 31,220 | + | |
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 1 | 57-92 | 5 | 25.0 | Moehler | Swindell | Jones | 2:44 | D | 31,255 | ++ | |
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 16 | 17 | 12 | 57-93 | 5 | 26.0 | Eyre | Bochtler | 5:12 | N | 10,687 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 2 | 0 | 58-93 | 5 | 26.0 | Greisinger | Sirotka | Jones | 2:38 | N | 10,177 | + | ||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 1 | 2 | 58-94 | 5 | 27.0 | Clemens | Powell | Person | 2:52 | N | 10,967 | - | ||
| 153 | 153 | Thursday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 7 | 4 | 59-94 | 5 | 27.0 | Brocail | Person | 3:20 | N | 13,304 | + | |||
| 154 | 154 | Friday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 60-94 | 5 | 27.0 | Anderson | Trombley | 3:11 | N | 13,661 | ++ | ||
| 155 | 155 | Saturday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 8 | 7 | 10 | 61-94 | 5 | 26.0 | Sager | Aguilera | 3:47 | D | 15,536 | +++ | ||
| 156 | 156 | Sunday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 0 | 3 | 61-95 | 5 | 27.0 | Sampson | Greisinger | Aguilera | 2:45 | D | 19,092 | - | ||
| 157 | 157 | Monday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 7 | 5 | 62-95 | 5 | 27.0 | Crow | Service | Jones | 3:28 | N | 10,990 | + | |
| 158 | 158 | Tuesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 14 | 4 | 63-95 | 5 | 25.5 | Thompson | Belcher | Castillo | 3:20 | N | 11,871 | ++ | |
| 159 | 159 | Wednesday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 5 | 1 | 64-95 | 5 | 24.5 | Florie | Appier | 2:30 | N | 12,100 | +++ | ||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 7 | 5 | 65-95 | 5 | 23.0 | Moehler | Williams | Jones | 3:01 | N | 33,151 | ++++ | |
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 4 | 5 | 13 | 65-96 | 5 | 24.0 | Risley | Sager | 4:27 | D | 40,268 | - | |
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 2 | 65-97 | 5 | 24.0 | Halladay | Thompson | 1:45 | D | 38,036 | -- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |