Recent Game Results
Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month- 1. Apr 15, DET (1-0) beat BOS, 3-2
- 2. Apr 18, DET (2-0) beat BAL, 5-3
- 3. Apr 19, DET (2-1) lost to BAL, 2-5
- 4. Apr 20, DET (2-2) lost to BAL, 0-1
- 5. Apr 22, DET (3-2) beat MIL, 8-2
- 6. Apr 23, DET (3-3) lost to MIL, 0-3
- 7. Apr 25, DET (4-3) beat TEX, 4-1
- 8. Apr 26, DET (5-3) beat TEX, 8-1
- 9. Apr 28, DET (6-3) beat CHW, 12-0
- 10. Apr 29, DET (7-3) beat CHW, 6-1
- 11. Apr 30, DET (7-4) lost to CHW, 3-6
- 12. May 2, DET (7-5) lost to KCR, 3-6
- 13. May 3, DET (8-5) beat KCR, 6-1
- 14. May 5, DET (8-6) lost to TEX, 1-2
- 15. May 6, DET (9-6) beat TEX, 4-1
- 16. May 7, DET (10-6) beat TEX, 7-4
- 17. May 9, DET (11-6) beat CHW, 5-2
- 18. May 10, DET (11-7) lost to CHW, 0-7
- 19. May 13, DET (12-7) beat KCR, 3-1
- 20. May 14, DET (13-7) beat KCR, 3-2
- 21. May 14, DET (13-8) lost to KCR, 4-8
- 22. May 15, DET (13-9) lost to BAL, 2-3
- 23. May 16, DET (13-10) lost to BAL, 3-8
- 24. May 17, DET (14-10) beat BAL, 6-1
- 25. May 18, DET (15-10) beat BOS, 7-2
- 26. May 19, DET (15-11) lost to CLE, 1-2
- 27. May 20, DET (15-12) lost to CLE, 1-2
- 28. May 21, DET (16-12) beat CLE, 5-0
- 29. May 23, DET (16-13) lost to MIL, 0-3
- 30. May 24, DET (17-13) beat MIL, 5-3
- 31. May 25, DET (17-14) lost to MIL, 0-2
- 32. May 26, DET (18-14) beat NYY, 8-2
- 33. May 27, DET (19-14) beat NYY, 2-1
- 34. May 28, DET (20-14) beat NYY, 5-4
- 35. May 29, DET (20-15) lost to NYY, 1-5
- 36. May 29, DET (20-16) lost to NYY, 2-4
- 37. May 31, DET (21-16) beat CLE, 5-4
- 38. Jun 1, DET (21-17) lost to CLE, 0-1
- 39. Jun 2, DET (22-17) beat MIN, 5-4
- 40. Jun 3, DET (23-17) beat MIN, 5-3
- 41. Jun 4, DET (24-17) beat MIN, 3-0
- 42. Jun 6, DET (25-17) beat CAL, 8-6
- 43. Jun 6, DET (25-18) lost to CAL, 0-4
- 44. Jun 7, DET (25-19) lost to CAL, 1-5
- 45. Jun 9, DET (25-20) lost to OAK, 5-10
- 46. Jun 10, DET (25-21) lost to OAK, 2-5
- 47. Jun 11, DET (26-21) beat OAK, 3-2
- 48. Jun 12, DET (27-21) beat MIN, 2-1
- 49. Jun 13, DET (27-22) lost to MIN, 1-3
- 50. Jun 14, DET (28-22) beat MIN, 3-2
- 51. Jun 16, DET (29-22) beat CAL, 3-0
- 52. Jun 17, DET (30-22) beat CAL, 3-2
- 53. Jun 18, DET (31-22) beat CAL, 2-0
- 54. Jun 19, DET (31-23) lost to OAK, 4-7
- 55. Jun 20, DET (31-24) lost to OAK, 2-3
- 56. Jun 21, DET (32-24) beat OAK, 5-2
- 57. Jun 24, DET (32-25) lost to BAL, 1-3
- 58. Jun 24, DET (33-25) beat BAL, 2-1
- 59. Jun 25, DET (33-26) lost to BAL, 1-2
- 60. Jun 26, DET (34-26) beat NYY, 4-3
- 61. Jun 27, DET (35-26) beat NYY, 5-2
- 62. Jun 28, DET (35-27) lost to BOS, 3-5
- 63. Jun 29, DET (36-27) beat BOS, 8-4
- 64. Jun 30, DET (36-28) lost to BAL, 2-3
- 65. Jul 1, DET (37-28) beat BAL, 2-0
- 66. Jul 2, DET (37-29) lost to BAL, 2-7
- 67. Jul 3, DET (37-30) lost to BAL, 3-15
- 68. Jul 4, DET (37-31) lost to KCR, 0-1
- 69. Jul 5, DET (37-32) lost to KCR, 2-8
- 70. Jul 6, DET (38-32) beat KCR, 7-0
- 71. Jul 7, DET (39-32) beat CHW, 6-4
- 72. Jul 8, DET (39-33) lost to CHW, 2-5
- 73. Jul 9, DET (39-34) lost to CHW, 4-5
- 74. Jul 9, DET (40-34) beat CHW, 4-2
- 75. Jul 10, DET (41-34) beat TEX, 8-3
- 76. Jul 11, DET (42-34) beat TEX, 6-5
- 77. Jul 12, DET (43-34) beat TEX, 3-1
- 78. Jul 13, DET (44-34) beat KCR, 6-4
- 79. Jul 14, DET (44-35) lost to KCR, 0-1
- 80. Jul 15, DET (45-35) beat KCR, 5-3
- 81. Jul 16, DET (46-35) beat KCR, 2-0
- 82. Jul 17, DET (47-35) beat CHW, 3-1
- 83. Jul 18, DET (48-35) beat CHW, 4-3
- 84. Jul 19, DET (48-36) lost to CHW, 2-3
- 85. Jul 20, DET (49-36) beat TEX, 5-1
- 86. Jul 21, DET (50-36) beat TEX, 3-1
- 87. Jul 22, DET (51-36) beat TEX, 6-2
- 88. Jul 23, DET (51-37) lost to TEX, 1-3
- 89. Jul 27, DET (52-37) beat MIL, 3-2
- 90. Jul 27, DET (53-37) beat MIL, 8-5
- 91. Jul 28, DET (53-38) lost to MIL, 2-3
- 92. Jul 29, DET (53-39) lost to MIL, 3-8
- 93. Jul 30, DET (53-40) lost to BOS, 3-4
- 94. Jul 30, DET (54-40) beat BOS, 7-2
- 95. Jul 31, DET (55-40) beat BOS, 5-2
- 96. Aug 1, DET (55-41) lost to MIL, 0-9
- 97. Aug 2, DET (55-42) lost to MIL, 1-13
- 98. Aug 3, DET (55-43) lost to MIL, 3-6
- 99. Aug 4, DET (55-44) lost to CLE, 0-1
- 100. Aug 5, DET (56-44) beat CLE, 4-3
- 101. Aug 6, DET (56-45) lost to CLE, 1-2
- 102. Aug 6, DET (57-45) beat CLE, 6-5
- 103. Aug 8, DET (57-46) lost to NYY, 2-4
- 104. Aug 9, DET (58-46) beat NYY, 6-0
- 105. Aug 9, DET (58-47) lost to NYY, 1-2
- 106. Aug 10, DET (58-48) lost to NYY, 0-1
- 107. Aug 11, DET (58-49) lost to CLE, 1-5
- 108. Aug 12, DET (58-50) lost to CLE, 1-6
- 109. Aug 13, DET (59-50) beat CLE, 3-2
- 110. Aug 13, DET (59-51) lost to CLE, 2-9
- 111. Aug 15, DET (59-52) lost to MIN, 6-7
- 112. Aug 17, DET (60-52) beat MIN, 12-2
- 113. Aug 17, DET (60-53) lost to MIN, 6-7
- 114. Aug 18, DET (61-53) beat CAL, 2-0
- 115. Aug 19, DET (62-53) beat CAL, 10-1
- 116. Aug 20, DET (63-53) beat CAL, 11-9
- 117. Aug 21, DET (63-54) lost to OAK, 1-5
- 118. Aug 22, DET (63-55) lost to OAK, 3-6
- 119. Aug 23, DET (64-55) beat OAK, 7-5
- 120. Aug 26, DET (65-55) beat MIN, 5-3
- 121. Aug 27, DET (66-55) beat MIN, 5-3
- 122. Aug 27, DET (67-55) beat MIN, 1-0
- 123. Aug 29, DET (67-56) lost to CAL, 1-3
- 124. Aug 30, DET (67-57) lost to CAL, 1-4
- 125. Aug 31, DET (67-58) lost to CAL, 0-4
- 126. Sep 1, DET (67-59) lost to OAK, 1-4
- 127. Sep 2, DET (68-59) beat OAK, 3-1
- 128. Sep 3, DET (68-60) lost to OAK, 1-3
- 129. Sep 4, DET (69-60) beat CLE, 2-1
- 130. Sep 5, DET (70-60) beat CLE, 4-2
- 131. Sep 6, DET (71-60) beat BAL, 4-3
- 132. Sep 7, DET (71-61) lost to BAL, 0-9
- 133. Sep 8, DET (72-61) beat BAL, 2-1
- 134. Sep 9, DET (72-62) lost to NYY, 1-3
- 135. Sep 10, DET (72-63) lost to NYY, 0-5
- 136. Sep 11, DET (72-64) lost to NYY, 2-4
- 137. Sep 12, DET (73-64) beat BAL, 3-2
- 138. Sep 13, DET (74-64) beat BAL, 6-5
- 139. Sep 15, DET (75-64) beat MIL, 2-1
- 140. Sep 16, DET (76-64) beat MIL, 2-1
- 141. Sep 17, DET (77-64) beat MIL, 6-2
- 142. Sep 19, DET (77-65) lost to CLE, 2-3
- 143. Sep 19, DET (77-66) lost to CLE, 4-6
- 144. Sep 20, DET (78-66) beat CLE, 4-1
- 145. Sep 21, DET (79-66) beat BOS, 10-3
- 146. Sep 22, DET (79-67) lost to BOS, 2-3
- 147. Sep 23, DET (80-67) beat BOS, 7-1
- 148. Sep 24, DET (80-68) lost to BOS, 2-7
- 149. Sep 27, DET (81-68) beat NYY, 6-5
- 150. Sep 28, DET (81-69) lost to NYY, 2-3
- 151. Sep 29, DET (82-69) beat MIL, 12-5
- 152. Sep 30, DET (83-69) beat MIL, 13-4
Team Win/Loss Splits
Team Game-by-Game Schedule
| Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 2 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Lolich | Pattin | 2:18 | D | 31,510 | 1.60 | + | ||||
| 2 | Tuesday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 3 | 2-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Coleman | Palmer | Scherman | 2:29 | N | 7,022 | 1.80 | ++ | ||
| 3 | Wednesday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 5 | 2-1 | 2 | 0.5 | Alexander | Lolich | 2:24 | N | 5,979 | 1.94 | - | |||
| 4 | Thursday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1.5 | Dobson | Timmermann | 1:45 | N | 5,223 | 1.81 | -- | |||
| 5 | Saturday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 8 | 2 | 3-2 | 2 | 1.0 | Coleman | Parsons | Scherman | 2:37 | D | 8,968 | 1.65 | + | ||
| 6 | Sunday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 3 | 3-3 | 3 | 1.0 | Slaton | Cain | Sanders | 2:40 | D | 10,031 | 1.69 | - | ||
| 7 | Tuesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 4 | 1 | 4-3 | 1 | Tied | Lolich | Paul | 2:30 | N | 10,213 | 1.44 | + | |||
| 8 | Wednesday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 8 | 1 | 5-3 | 1 | up 1.0 | Coleman | Bosman | 2:32 | N | 4,283 | 1.57 | ++ | |||
| 9 | Friday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 12 | 0 | 6-3 | 1 | up 1.0 | Timmermann | Bahnsen | 2:28 | N | 20,856 | 1.66 | +++ | ||||
| 10 | Saturday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 6 | 1 | 7-3 | 1 | up 1.0 | Lolich | Wood | 2:14 | D | 15,921 | 1.76 | ++++ | ||||
| 11 | Sunday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 6 | 7-4 | 1 | up 1.0 | Bradley | Coleman | Forster | 2:54 | D | 19,008 | 1.81 | - | |||
| Gm# | May | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 12 | Tuesday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 3 | 6 | 7-5 | 1 | Tied | Rooker | Timmermann | 2:21 | N | 9,874 | 1.78 | -- | ||||
| 13 | Wednesday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 6 | 1 | 8-5 | 1 | up 0.5 | Lolich | Splittorff | 2:04 | D | 9,380 | 1.62 | + | ||||
| 14 | Friday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 1 | 2 | 8-6 | 2 | 0.5 | Gogolewski | Coleman | Piña | 2:50 | N | 15,115 | 1.74 | - | |||
| 15 | Saturday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 4 | 1 | 9-6 | 1 | up 0.5 | Timmermann | Hand | Scherman | 2:20 | D | 11,710 | 1.65 | + | |||
| 16 | Sunday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 7 | 4 | 10-6 | 1 | up 0.5 | Lolich | Bosman | 2:58 | D | 9,855 | 1.81 | ++ | ||||
| 17 | Tuesday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 11-6 | 1 | up 0.5 | Coleman | Wood | Seelbach | 3:03 | N | 10,978 | 1.83 | +++ | ||
| 18 | Wednesday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 7 | 11-7 | 2 | 0.5 | Bradley | Meeler | 2:23 | D | 5,610 | 1.87 | - | |||
| 19 | Saturday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 3 | 1 | 12-7 | 1 | Tied | Lolich | Drago | 2:42 | D | 11,599 | 1.83 | + | |||
| 20 | Sunday, May 14 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 3 | 2 | 13-7 | 2 | 0.5 | Coleman | Fitzmorris | Scherman | 2:35 | D | 2.01 | ++ | 1972-05-12 (Rain) | ||
| 21 | Sunday, May 14 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 4 | 8 | 13-8 | 2 | 0.5 | Dal Canton | Seelbach | Burgmeier | 2:52 | D | 10,326 | 2.01 | - | ||
| 22 | Monday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 13-9 | 2 | 1.0 | Palmer | Cain | 2:18 | N | 29,092 | 2.42 | -- | ||||
| 23 | Tuesday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 8 | 13-10 | 2 | 1.0 | Alexander | Timmermann | 2:34 | N | 21,493 | 2.37 | --- | ||||
| 24 | Wednesday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 6 | 1 | 14-10 | 2 | 1.0 | Lolich | Dobson | 2:26 | N | 27,384 | 2.25 | + | ||||
| 25 | Thursday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 7 | 2 | 15-10 | 2 | 0.5 | Coleman | Krausse | 2:16 | N | 7,770 | 2.13 | ++ | 1972-04-16 (Rain) | |||
| 26 | Friday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 15-11 | 2 | 1.5 | Perry | Cain | 2:20 | N | 25,124 | 2.64 | - | ||||
| 27 | Saturday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 15-12 | 2 | 2.5 | Riddleberger | Timmermann | Mingori | 2:47 | D | 17,375 | 2.66 | -- | |||
| 28 | Sunday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 0 | 16-12 | 2 | 1.5 | Lolich | Tidrow | 2:28 | D | 52,150 | 2.43 | + | ||||
| 29 | Tuesday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 0 | 3 | 16-13 | 2 | 2.5 | Lonborg | Coleman | 2:04 | N | 11,620 | 1.83 | - | ||||
| 30 | Wednesday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 5 | 3 | 17-13 | 2 | 1.5 | Seelbach | Sanders | Niekro | 2:31 | N | 10,012 | 1.81 | + | |||
| 31 | Thursday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 0 | 2 | 17-14 | 2 | 1.5 | Lockwood | Lolich | 2:30 | D | 10,336 | 1.88 | - | ||||
| 32 | Friday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 2 | 18-14 | 2 | 0.5 | Timmermann | Kekich | Scherman | 2:53 | N | 9,579 | 2.01 | + | ||
| 33 | Saturday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 19-14 | 1 | up 0.5 | Coleman | Stottlemyre | Scherman | 2:40 | D | 20,482 | 2.13 | ++ | ||
| 34 | Sunday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 20-14 | 1 | up 1.0 | Seelbach | Beene | 2:53 | D | 13,433 | 2.23 | +++ | |||
| 35 | Monday, May 29 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 5 | 20-15 | 2 | 0.5 | Kline | Lolich | Lyle | 2:23 | D | 2.40 | - | |||
| 36 | Monday, May 29 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 20-16 | 2 | 0.5 | Peterson | Perranoski | Lyle | 2:28 | D | 23,013 | 2.23 | -- | ||
| 37 | Wednesday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21-16 | 1 | up 0.5 | Scherman | Mingori | 3:06 | N | 7,176 | 2.48 | + | ||
| Gm# | June | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 38 | Thursday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 1 | 21-17 | 1 | up 0.5 | Perry | Coleman | 2:02 | N | 5,712 | 2.57 | - | |||
| 39 | Friday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W-wo | 5 | 4 | 11 | 22-17 | 1 | up 0.5 | Scherman | LaRoche | 3:14 | N | 25,094 | 2.01 | + | |||
| 40 | Saturday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 5 | 3 | 23-17 | 1 | up 1.5 | Niekro | Perry | Seelbach | 2:17 | D | 14,699 | 2.10 | ++ | |||
| 41 | Sunday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 3 | 0 | 24-17 | 1 | up 3.0 | Timmermann | Blyleven | 1:54 | D | 19,827 | 2.28 | +++ | ||||
| 42 | Tuesday, Jun 6 (1) | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 8 | 6 | 25-17 | 1 | up 4.0 | Lolich | Rose | Seelbach | 2:32 | D | 2.43 | ++++ | ||||
| 43 | Tuesday, Jun 6 (2) | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 0 | 4 | 25-18 | 1 | up 4.0 | Wright | Coleman | 2:37 | N | 36,946 | 2.41 | - | ||||
| 44 | Wednesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 1 | 5 | 25-19 | 1 | up 3.0 | Ryan | Niekro | 2:18 | N | 14,015 | 2.44 | -- | ||||
| 45 | Friday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 5 | 10 | 25-20 | 1 | up 2.0 | Knowles | Seelbach | Fingers | 2:56 | N | 34,953 | 2.38 | --- | |||
| 46 | Saturday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 2 | 5 | 25-21 | 1 | up 1.0 | Hamilton | Lolich | Locker | 2:22 | D | 32,079 | 2.28 | ---- | |||
| 47 | Sunday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W-wo | 3 | 2 | 26-21 | 1 | up 1.0 | Seelbach | Holtzman | 2:12 | D | 40,411 | 2.17 | + | ||||
| 48 | Monday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 2 | 1 | 27-21 | 1 | up 1.0 | Niekro | Blyleven | Scherman | 2:32 | N | 17,839 | 2.22 | ++ | ||
| 49 | Tuesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 1 | 3 | 6 | 27-22 | 1 | Tied | Perry | Timmermann | 1:48 | N | 11,811 | 2.39 | - | ||
| 50 | Wednesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 3 | 2 | 28-22 | 1 | Tied | Lolich | Woodson | 2:30 | N | 14,889 | 2.26 | + | |||
| 51 | Friday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 3 | 0 | 29-22 | 1 | Tied | Coleman | Clark | 2:04 | N | 11,220 | 2.22 | ++ | |||
| 52 | Saturday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 3 | 2 | 30-22 | 1 | Tied | Timmermann | Allen | Seelbach | 2:20 | N | 14,224 | 2.36 | +++ | ||
| 53 | Sunday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 2 | 0 | 31-22 | 1 | up 1.0 | Lolich | Ryan | 2:27 | D | 20,105 | 2.29 | ++++ | |||
| 54 | Monday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 7 | 31-23 | 1 | up 1.0 | Locker | Seelbach | 2:46 | N | 29,521 | 2.43 | - | |||
| 55 | Tuesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L-wo | 2 | 3 | 11 | 31-24 | 1 | Tied | Hunter | Seelbach | 2:44 | N | 6,617 | 2.50 | -- | ||
| 56 | Wednesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 5 | 2 | 32-24 | 1 | up 1.0 | Timmermann | Holtzman | 2:18 | N | 7,852 | 2.37 | + | |||
| 57 | Saturday, Jun 24 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 3 | 32-25 | 1 | up 1.0 | McNally | Lolich | Harrison | 2:14 | N | 3.94 | - | 1972-06-23 (Rain) | ||
| 58 | Saturday, Jun 24 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 2 | 1 | 12 | 33-25 | 1 | up 1.0 | Coleman | Alexander | Seelbach | 3:03 | N | 28,190 | 3.83 | + | |
| 59 | Sunday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 2 | 33-26 | 1 | Tied | Palmer | Timmermann | 2:00 | D | 20,759 | 4.03 | - | |||
| 60 | Monday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 34-26 | 1 | up 1.0 | Slayback | Kekich | Seelbach | 2:20 | N | 30,961 | 2.75 | + | |||
| 61 | Tuesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 2 | 35-26 | 1 | up 2.0 | Lolich | Blasingame | 2:22 | N | 29,449 | 2.87 | ++ | ||||
| 62 | Wednesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 5 | 35-27 | 1 | up 1.0 | Tiant | Coleman | 2:57 | N | 16,822 | 2.91 | - | |||
| 63 | Thursday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 4 | 36-27 | 1 | up 2.0 | Scherman | Newhauser | Seelbach | 2:49 | N | 17,775 | 2.98 | + | ||
| 64 | Friday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 36-28 | 1 | up 1.0 | Dobson | Slayback | 2:14 | N | 48,662 | 4.20 | - | ||||
| Gm# | July | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 65 | Saturday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 2 | 0 | 37-28 | 1 | up 2.0 | Lolich | McNally | 2:05 | D | 33,203 | 4.29 | + | ||||
| 66 | Sunday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 7 | 37-29 | 1 | up 1.0 | Cuellar | Coleman | 2:10 | D | 37,635 | 4.31 | - | ||||
| 67 | Monday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 15 | 37-30 | 1 | Tied | Palmer | Timmermann | 2:57 | N | 50,835 | 4.24 | -- | ||||
| 68 | Tuesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 0 | 1 | 37-31 | 2 | 1.0 | Nelson | Slayback | 2:08 | N | 10,762 | 2.52 | --- | |||
| 69 | Wednesday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 2 | 8 | 37-32 | 2 | 2.0 | Splittorff | Lolich | 2:46 | N | 11,297 | 2.44 | ---- | |||
| 70 | Thursday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 7 | 0 | 38-32 | 2 | 2.0 | Coleman | Rooker | 2:27 | N | 11,201 | 2.28 | + | |||
| 71 | Friday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 4 | 39-32 | 2 | 1.0 | Seelbach | Forster | Scherman | 3:10 | N | 22,700 | 2.26 | ++ | ||
| 72 | Saturday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 5 | 39-33 | 2 | 0.5 | Bahnsen | Slayback | Forster | 2:27 | D | 15,028 | 2.48 | - | ||
| 73 | Sunday, Jul 9 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L-wo | 4 | 5 | 39-34 | 1 | Tied | Romo | Niekro | 2:57 | D | 2.62 | -- | ||||
| 74 | Sunday, Jul 9 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 2 | 40-34 | 1 | Tied | Lolich | Bradley | 2:29 | D | 38,993 | 2.43 | + | |||
| 75 | Monday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 8 | 3 | 41-34 | 1 | up 1.0 | Coleman | Stanhouse | Hiller | 2:28 | N | 23,287 | 2.72 | ++ | |||
| 76 | Tuesday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 6 | 5 | 42-34 | 1 | up 1.0 | Seelbach | Lindblad | 2:51 | N | 15,915 | 2.75 | +++ | ||||
| 77 | Wednesday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 3 | 1 | 43-34 | 1 | up 2.0 | Slayback | Cox | 2:16 | N | 14,767 | 2.77 | ++++ | ||||
| 78 | Thursday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 6 | 4 | 44-34 | 1 | up 2.5 | Lolich | Splittorff | 2:34 | N | 17,987 | 2.91 | +++++ | ||||
| 79 | Friday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 0 | 1 | 44-35 | 1 | up 1.0 | Dal Canton | Coleman | Wright | 2:35 | N | 28,327 | 2.90 | - | |||
| 80 | Saturday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 5 | 3 | 45-35 | 1 | up 1.0 | Timmermann | Drago | Scherman | 2:25 | D | 28,727 | 2.83 | + | |||
| 81 | Sunday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 2 | 0 | 46-35 | 1 | up 1.0 | Slayback | Nelson | 2:03 | D | 38,514 | 2.88 | ++ | ||||
| 82 | Monday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 47-35 | 1 | up 1.0 | Lolich | Bradley | 2:27 | N | 41,900 | 2.82 | +++ | ||||
| 83 | Tuesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W-wo | 4 | 3 | 11 | 48-35 | 1 | up 1.0 | Seelbach | Forster | 3:13 | N | 21,349 | 2.89 | ++++ | |||
| 84 | Wednesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 3 | 48-36 | 1 | up 1.0 | Wood | Scherman | Forster | 2:47 | N | 23,780 | 2.89 | - | |||
| 85 | Thursday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 5 | 1 | 49-36 | 1 | up 1.0 | Slayback | Stanhouse | 2:19 | N | 8,436 | 2.87 | + | |||
| 86 | Friday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 3 | 1 | 50-36 | 1 | up 1.0 | Lolich | Broberg | 2:19 | N | 24,222 | 2.89 | ++ | |||
| 87 | Saturday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 6 | 2 | 51-36 | 1 | up 2.0 | Coleman | Panther | 2:45 | N | 11,776 | 2.93 | +++ | |||
| 88 | Sunday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 3 | 51-37 | 1 | up 1.0 | Hand | Timmermann | Piña | 2:12 | N | 11,104 | 3.01 | - | ||
| 89 | Thursday, Jul 27 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 3 | 2 | 52-37 | 1 | up 2.5 | Seelbach | Parsons | Scherman | 2:17 | N | 3.01 | + | 1972-04-21 (Rain) | ||
| 90 | Thursday, Jul 27 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 8 | 5 | 53-37 | 1 | up 2.5 | Zachary | Ryerson | Scherman | 2:40 | N | 12,123 | 3.06 | ++ | ||
| 91 | Friday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L-wo | 2 | 3 | 53-38 | 1 | up 2.5 | Lonborg | Seelbach | 2:15 | N | 14,306 | 3.04 | - | |||
| 92 | Saturday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 8 | 53-39 | 1 | up 1.5 | Colborn | Slayback | 2:37 | D | 15,450 | 3.02 | -- | |||
| 93 | Sunday, Jul 30 (1) | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 4 | 53-40 | 1 | up 1.0 | McGlothen | Seelbach | Newhauser | 2:40 | D | 3.71 | --- | ||||
| 94 | Sunday, Jul 30 (2) | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 7 | 2 | 54-40 | 1 | up 1.0 | Niekro | Tiant | 2:33 | D | 44,612 | 3.85 | + | ||||
| 95 | Monday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 2 | 55-40 | 1 | up 2.5 | Lolich | Pattin | 2:50 | N | 41,431 | 3.70 | ++ | ||||
| Gm# | August | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 96 | Tuesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 0 | 9 | 6 | 55-41 | 1 | up 2.5 | Lockwood | Slayback | 1:48 | N | 14,507 | 3.15 | - | |||
| 97 | Wednesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 1 | 13 | 55-42 | 1 | up 2.0 | Lonborg | Coleman | Sanders | 2:27 | N | 10,860 | 3.24 | -- | |||
| 98 | Thursday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 3 | 6 | 55-43 | 1 | up 2.0 | Colborn | Holdsworth | 2:31 | N | 12,795 | 3.24 | --- | ||||
| 99 | Friday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 1 | 55-44 | 1 | up 2.0 | Tidrow | Lolich | 2:09 | N | 18,230 | 3.40 | ---- | |||
| 100 | Saturday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 11 | 56-44 | 1 | up 3.0 | Scherman | Perry | 3:19 | D | 31,277 | 3.43 | + | ||
| 101 | Sunday, Aug 6 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 56-45 | 1 | up 2.5 | Dunning | Coleman | Mingori | 2:40 | D | 3.45 | - | |||
| 102 | Sunday, Aug 6 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 5 | 57-45 | 1 | up 2.5 | Seelbach | Riddleberger | Hiller | 2:52 | D | 27,847 | 3.39 | + | ||
| 103 | Tuesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 57-46 | 1 | up 1.0 | Lyle | Lolich | 2:29 | D | 22,463 | 4.19 | - | |||
| 104 | Wednesday, Aug 9 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 0 | 58-46 | 1 | up 0.5 | Fryman | Stottlemyre | 2:19 | D | 4.44 | + | ||||
| 105 | Wednesday, Aug 9 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 58-47 | 1 | up 0.5 | Gardner | Timmermann | Lyle | 2:04 | D | 32,610 | 4.29 | - | ||
| 106 | Thursday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 1 | 58-48 | 1 | up 0.5 | Kline | Coleman | Lyle | 2:11 | N | 40,145 | 4.01 | -- | ||
| 107 | Friday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 5 | 58-49 | 2 | 0.5 | Dunning | Hiller | 2:39 | N | 29,157 | 3.35 | --- | ||||
| 108 | Saturday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 6 | 58-50 | 2 | 1.0 | Tidrow | Lolich | 2:23 | D | 31,578 | 3.32 | ---- | ||||
| 109 | Sunday, Aug 13 (1) | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 59-50 | 2 | 1.5 | Fryman | Perry | 2:20 | D | 3.16 | + | |||||
| 110 | Sunday, Aug 13 (2) | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 9 | 59-51 | 2 | 1.5 | Hennigan | Timmermann | 2:26 | D | 37,835 | 3.21 | - | ||||
| 111 | Tuesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 6 | 7 | 13 | 59-52 | 2 | 1.5 | LaRoche | LaGrow | 4:18 | N | 21,423 | 3.06 | -- | |||
| 112 | Thursday, Aug 17 (1) | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 12 | 2 | 60-52 | 2 | 0.5 | Fryman | Perry | 2:29 | N | 3.19 | + | 1972-08-16 (Rain) | ||||
| 113 | Thursday, Aug 17 (2) | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 6 | 7 | 10 | 60-53 | 2 | 0.5 | Strickland | Seelbach | 3:16 | N | 20,533 | 3.37 | - | |||
| 114 | Friday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 2 | 0 | 61-53 | 1 | up 0.5 | Lolich | Ryan | 2:27 | N | 24,010 | 3.29 | + | ||||
| 115 | Saturday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 10 | 1 | 62-53 | 1 | up 0.5 | Timmermann | May | LaGrow | 2:40 | D | 24,869 | 3.60 | ++ | |||
| 116 | Sunday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 11 | 9 | 63-53 | 1 | up 1.5 | Foor | Barber | Seelbach | 2:54 | D | 23,193 | 3.74 | +++ | |||
| 117 | Monday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 1 | 5 | 63-54 | 1 | up 0.5 | Hunter | Fryman | Fingers | 2:35 | N | 43,439 | 3.78 | - | |||
| 118 | Tuesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 3 | 6 | 63-55 | 1 | up 0.5 | Odom | Lolich | Knowles | 2:41 | N | 30,490 | 3.69 | -- | |||
| 119 | Wednesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 7 | 5 | 64-55 | 1 | up 0.5 | Coleman | Holtzman | Seelbach | 2:28 | N | 26,618 | 3.63 | + | |||
| 120 | Saturday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 3 | 11 | 65-55 | 1 | Tied | Slayback | Strickland | LaGrow | 3:54 | D | 36,090 | 3.84 | ++ | |
| 121 | Sunday, Aug 27 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 3 | 11 | 66-55 | 1 | up 1.5 | Scherman | Granger | 3:25 | D | 3.99 | +++ | 1972-08-25 (Rain) | ||
| 122 | Sunday, Aug 27 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 1 | 0 | 11 | 67-55 | 1 | up 1.5 | Coleman | LaRoche | 2:38 | D | 24,962 | 4.08 | ++++ | ||
| 123 | Tuesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 3 | 67-56 | 1 | Tied | May | Lolich | 2:27 | N | 15,053 | 4.22 | - | |||
| 124 | Wednesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 1 | 4 | 67-57 | 1 | Tied | Messersmith | Seelbach | 2:08 | N | 8,549 | 3.98 | -- | |||
| 125 | Thursday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 4 | 67-58 | 2 | 0.5 | Ryan | Fryman | 2:01 | N | 9,705 | 3.92 | --- | |||
| Gm# | September | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 126 | Friday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 4 | 67-59 | 2 | 1.5 | Holtzman | Coleman | Fingers | 1:56 | N | 7,776 | 3.73 | ---- | ||
| 127 | Saturday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 3 | 1 | 11 | 68-59 | 2 | 0.5 | Scherman | Hamilton | Zachary | 3:17 | D | 12,684 | 3.12 | + | |
| 128 | Sunday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 3 | 68-60 | 2 | 0.5 | Hunter | Slayback | 2:09 | D | 11,133 | 3.58 | - | |||
| 129 | Monday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 2 | 1 | 69-60 | 1 | Tied | Fryman | Perry | 2:23 | N | 22,952 | 3.40 | + | ||||
| 130 | Tuesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 2 | 70-60 | 1 | up 0.5 | Coleman | Lamb | 2:24 | N | 14,327 | 3.88 | ++ | ||||
| 131 | Wednesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 71-60 | 1 | up 0.5 | Lolich | Palmer | Seelbach | 2:35 | N | 12,197 | 5.63 | +++ | ||
| 132 | Thursday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 9 | 71-61 | 2 | 0.5 | Cuellar | Scherman | 2:29 | N | 8,357 | 5.95 | - | |||
| 133 | Friday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 2 | 1 | 72-61 | 2 | 0.5 | Fryman | Dobson | 2:34 | N | 19,469 | 5.79 | + | |||
| 134 | Saturday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 3 | 72-62 | 2 | 0.5 | Gardner | Coleman | Lyle | 2:48 | N | 41,624 | 5.14 | - | |||
| 135 | Sunday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 5 | 72-63 | 3 | 2.0 | Stottlemyre | Lolich | 2:02 | D | 31,657 | 5.23 | -- | ||||
| 136 | Monday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 6 | 72-64 | 4 | 2.0 | Kline | Scherman | 1:49 | N | 15,442 | 3.86 | --- | |||
| 137 | Tuesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 3 | 2 | 73-64 | 4 | 1.0 | Fryman | Dobson | Hiller | 2:40 | N | 24,475 | 3.87 | + | |||
| 138 | Wednesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 6 | 5 | 74-64 | 2 | 1.0 | Coleman | McNally | Scherman | 2:28 | N | 29,788 | 5.06 | ++ | |||
| 139 | Friday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 75-64 | 2 | 1.0 | Scherman | Lonborg | 2:15 | N | 7,762 | 4.25 | +++ | |||
| 140 | Saturday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 2 | 1 | 76-64 | 2 | 1.0 | Fryman | Lockwood | Seelbach | 2:42 | D | 7,378 | 4.76 | ++++ | ||
| 141 | Sunday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 6 | 2 | 77-64 | 1 | Tied | Coleman | Colborn | 2:22 | D | 6,112 | 4.86 | +++++ | |||
| 142 | Tuesday, Sep 19 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 77-65 | 2 | 0.5 | Dunning | Lolich | Farmer | 2:13 | N | 6.18 | - | 1972-05-30 (Rain) | ||
| 143 | Tuesday, Sep 19 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 6 | 77-66 | 2 | 0.5 | Lamb | Hiller | Kilkenny | 3:09 | N | 5,453 | 6.01 | -- | ||
| 144 | Wednesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 1 | 78-66 | 2 | 1.0 | Fryman | Tidrow | 2:18 | N | 3,198 | 5.46 | + | |||
| 145 | Thursday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 10 | 3 | 79-66 | 1 | Tied | Coleman | Garman | 3:01 | N | 20,492 | 9.69 | ++ | |||
| 146 | Friday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 3 | 79-67 | 2 | 1.0 | McGlothen | Zachary | Bolin | 2:26 | N | 34,632 | 11.12 | - | ||
| 147 | Saturday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 1 | 80-67 | 1 | Tied | Lolich | Siebert | 2:28 | D | 30,407 | 11.02 | + | |||
| 148 | Sunday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 7 | 80-68 | 2 | 1.0 | Tiant | Fryman | 2:43 | D | 34,182 | 13.01 | - | |||
| 149 | Wednesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W-wo | 6 | 5 | 81-68 | 2 | 0.5 | Seelbach | Lyle | 3:31 | N | 21,850 | 8.50 | + | ||||
| 150 | Thursday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 3 | 12 | 81-69 | 2 | 1.5 | Lyle | Lolich | 3:31 | N | 21,185 | 7.73 | - | |||
| 151 | Friday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 12 | 5 | 82-69 | 2 | 1.5 | Fryman | Lonborg | Seelbach | 2:30 | N | 16,194 | 7.18 | + | |||
| 152 | Saturday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 13 | 4 | 83-69 | 2 | 1.5 | Coleman | Lockwood | Seelbach | 2:51 | D | 24,538 | 7.36 | ++ | |||
| Gm# | October | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 153 | Sunday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 5 | 1 | 84-69 | 2 | 0.5 | Hiller | Parsons | 2:16 | D | 17,429 | 8.85 | +++ | ||||
| 154 | Monday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 1 | 85-69 | 1 | up 0.5 | Lolich | Curtis | 3:05 | N | 51,518 | 20.87 | ++++ | ||||
| 155 | Tuesday, Oct 3 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 1 | 86-69 | 1 | up 1.5 | Fryman | Tiant | Seelbach | 3:06 | N | 50,653 | 19.38 | +++++ | |||
| 156 | Wednesday, Oct 4 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 4 | 86-70 | 1 | up 0.5 | Pattin | Coleman | 2:00 | D | 21,956 | .00 | - | ||||
| Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled |
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