Recent Game Results
Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month- 1. Apr 16, DET (0-1) lost to SLB, 1-5
- 2. Apr 18, DET (1-1) beat SLB, 4-2
- 3. Apr 19, DET (1-2) lost to CLE, 0-4
- 4. Apr 21, DET (2-2) beat CLE, 12-2
- 5. Apr 22, DET (3-2) beat CHW, 6-5
- 6. Apr 24, DET (4-2) beat CHW, 2-1
- 7. Apr 25, DET (5-2) beat SLB, 4-2
- 8. Apr 27, DET (5-3) lost to CLE, 2-4
- 9. Apr 28, DET (5-4) lost to CLE, 9-11
- 10. Apr 29, DET (6-4) beat CLE, 4-3
- 11. Apr 30, DET (6-5) lost to WSH, 4-9
- 12. May 1, DET (7-5) beat WSH, 10-7
- 13. May 2, DET (8-5) beat WSH, 5-3
- 14. May 4, DET (8-6) lost to PHA, 5-14
- 15. May 5, DET (9-6) beat NYY, 6-4
- 16. May 6, DET (10-6) beat NYY, 6-4
- 17. May 7, DET (11-6) beat NYY, 4-2
- 18. May 8, DET (11-7) lost to BOS, 4-5
- 19. May 9, DET (11-8) lost to BOS, 5-6
- 20. May 10, DET (12-8) beat CHW, 3-0
- 21. May 11, DET (12-9) lost to CHW, 0-1
- 22. May 12, DET (12-10) lost to CHW, 3-4
- 23. May 14, DET (12-11) lost to WSH, 2-4
- 24. May 18, DET (13-11) beat PHA, 8-6
- 25. May 20, DET (14-11) beat BOS, 10-7
- 26. May 21, DET (14-12) lost to BOS, 8-11
- 27. May 22, DET (14-13) lost to NYY, 2-8
- 28. May 23, DET (15-13) beat NYY, 3-2
- 29. May 24, DET (15-14) lost to CHW, 1-2
- 30. May 25, DET (16-14) beat CHW, 10-4
- 31. May 27, DET (17-14) beat CLE, 6-1
- 32. May 28, DET (18-14) beat CLE, 8-5
- 33. May 29, DET (18-15) lost to CLE, 4-7
- 34. May 30, DET (19-15) beat SLB, 2-1
- 35. May 30, DET (20-15) beat SLB, 15-6
- 36. Jun 1, DET (21-15) beat WSH, 12-3
- 37. Jun 2, DET (22-15) beat WSH, 8-6
- 38. Jun 3, DET (22-16) lost to WSH, 3-9
- 39. Jun 4, DET (22-17) lost to PHA, 6-8
- 40. Jun 5, DET (23-17) beat PHA, 9-1
- 41. Jun 6, DET (23-18) lost to PHA, 4-7
- 42. Jun 7, DET (24-18) beat BOS, 7-1
- 43. Jun 8, DET (25-18) beat BOS, 4-2
- 44. Jun 11, DET (26-18) beat NYY, 6-1
- 45. Jun 12, DET (26-19) lost to NYY, 5-7
- 46. Jun 13, DET (26-20) lost to CLE, 2-3
- 47. Jun 14, DET (27-20) beat WSH, 10-1
- 48. Jun 15, DET (28-20) beat WSH, 11-1
- 49. Jun 15, DET (29-20) beat WSH, 8-0
- 50. Jun 16, DET (30-20) beat WSH, 8-7
- 51. Jun 19, DET (31-20) beat PHA, 5-4
- 52. Jun 19, DET (32-20) beat PHA, 9-4
- 53. Jun 20, DET (32-21) lost to PHA, 4-6
- 54. Jun 21, DET (32-22) lost to NYY, 7-12
- 55. Jun 22, DET (33-22) beat NYY, 3-2
- 56. Jun 23, DET (34-22) beat NYY, 9-2
- 57. Jun 25, DET (34-23) lost to BOS, 7-11
- 58. Jun 25, DET (35-23) beat BOS, 5-1
- 59. Jun 26, DET (35-24) lost to BOS, 1-3
- 60. Jun 27, DET (36-24) beat SLB, 2-1
- 61. Jun 29, DET (37-24) beat SLB, 9-5
- 62. Jun 29, DET (37-24) tied SLB, 9-9
- 63. Jun 30, DET (37-25) lost to SLB, 6-7
- 64. Jun 30, DET (38-25) beat SLB, 10-1
- 65. Jul 1, DET (39-25) beat CHW, 3-1
- 66. Jul 2, DET (40-25) beat CHW, 10-9
- 67. Jul 3, DET (40-26) lost to CHW, 7-12
- 68. Jul 4, DET (41-26) beat CLE, 5-3
- 69. Jul 4, DET (41-27) lost to CLE, 1-2
- 70. Jul 6, DET (42-27) beat SLB, 11-2
- 71. Jul 6, DET (43-27) beat SLB, 2-0
- 72. Jul 7, DET (44-27) beat SLB, 5-2
- 73. Jul 11, DET (44-28) lost to WSH, 3-7
- 74. Jul 13, DET (45-28) beat WSH, 4-3
- 75. Jul 13, DET (46-28) beat WSH, 4-0
- 76. Jul 14, DET (46-29) lost to PHA, 2-8
- 77. Jul 14, DET (46-30) lost to PHA, 2-5
- 78. Jul 15, DET (47-30) beat PHA, 9-8
- 79. Jul 16, DET (47-31) lost to PHA, 1-3
- 80. Jul 17, DET (47-32) lost to BOS, 3-8
- 81. Jul 17, DET (47-33) lost to BOS, 5-8
- 82. Jul 18, DET (48-33) beat BOS, 10-8
- 83. Jul 19, DET (49-33) beat BOS, 4-0
- 84. Jul 20, DET (50-33) beat NYY, 3-1
- 85. Jul 21, DET (51-33) beat NYY, 4-3
- 86. Jul 21, DET (52-33) beat NYY, 3-2
- 87. Jul 23, DET (52-34) lost to WSH, 3-6
- 88. Jul 24, DET (53-34) beat WSH, 7-5
- 89. Jul 25, DET (54-34) beat WSH, 5-2
- 90. Jul 26, DET (54-35) lost to PHA, 4-7
- 91. Jul 27, DET (55-35) beat PHA, 15-2
- 92. Jul 27, DET (56-35) beat PHA, 8-7
- 93. Jul 28, DET (56-36) lost to PHA, 5-9
- 94. Jul 29, DET (56-37) lost to PHA, 7-9
- 95. Jul 30, DET (56-38) lost to NYY, 6-8
- 96. Jul 31, DET (57-38) beat NYY, 7-6
- 97. Aug 1, DET (58-38) beat NYY, 11-2
- 98. Aug 2, DET (58-39) lost to BOS, 9-12
- 99. Aug 3, DET (59-39) beat BOS, 6-4
- 100. Aug 3, DET (60-39) beat BOS, 14-2
- 101. Aug 4, DET (60-40) lost to BOS, 3-7
- 102. Aug 5, DET (61-40) beat SLB, 9-2
- 103. Aug 5, DET (61-41) lost to SLB, 0-4
- 104. Aug 6, DET (62-41) beat SLB, 6-2
- 105. Aug 7, DET (63-41) beat SLB, 7-5
- 106. Aug 9, DET (63-42) lost to CHW, 2-3
- 107. Aug 10, DET (64-42) beat CHW, 5-2
- 108. Aug 11, DET (64-43) lost to CHW, 3-4
- 109. Aug 11, DET (64-44) lost to CHW, 3-4
- 110. Aug 12, DET (64-45) lost to CLE, 5-8
- 111. Aug 13, DET (64-46) lost to CLE, 5-6
- 112. Aug 14, DET (65-46) beat SLB, 13-7
- 113. Aug 15, DET (66-46) beat SLB, 5-2
- 114. Aug 16, DET (66-47) lost to CHW, 4-13
- 115. Aug 17, DET (66-48) lost to CHW, 5-9
- 116. Aug 18, DET (66-49) lost to CHW, 5-7
- 117. Aug 20, DET (66-50) lost to NYY, 3-4
- 118. Aug 20, DET (66-51) lost to NYY, 2-4
- 119. Aug 21, DET (66-52) lost to NYY, 5-6
- 120. Aug 22, DET (67-52) beat BOS, 9-8
- 121. Aug 24, DET (68-52) beat BOS, 12-1
- 122. Aug 24, DET (68-53) lost to BOS, 7-8
- 123. Aug 25, DET (69-53) beat PHA, 7-3
- 124. Aug 29, DET (70-53) beat WSH, 3-2
- 125. Aug 29, DET (71-53) beat WSH, 6-0
- 126. Aug 31, DET (72-53) beat SLB, 6-1
- 127. Sep 1, DET (72-54) lost to SLB, 2-8
- 128. Sep 2, DET (72-55) lost to CHW, 1-2
- 129. Sep 2, DET (72-56) lost to CHW, 0-4
- 130. Sep 3, DET (72-57) lost to CHW, 2-10
- 131. Sep 4, DET (73-57) beat CLE, 7-2
- 132. Sep 5, DET (74-57) beat CLE, 11-3
- 133. Sep 6, DET (75-57) beat CLE, 10-5
- 134. Sep 7, DET (76-57) beat SLB, 5-4
- 135. Sep 8, DET (77-57) beat SLB, 5-4
- 136. Sep 10, DET (77-58) lost to BOS, 5-6
- 137. Sep 11, DET (78-58) beat BOS, 11-7
- 138. Sep 12, DET (79-58) beat NYY, 6-3
- 139. Sep 13, DET (80-58) beat NYY, 8-0
- 140. Sep 14, DET (80-59) lost to NYY, 7-16
- 141. Sep 15, DET (80-60) lost to WSH, 1-6
- 142. Sep 16, DET (81-60) beat WSH, 9-2
- 143. Sep 17, DET (82-60) beat WSH, 6-3
- 144. Sep 18, DET (83-60) beat PHA, 14-0
- 145. Sep 18, DET (83-61) lost to PHA, 6-13
- 146. Sep 19, DET (84-61) beat PHA, 13-2
- 147. Sep 19, DET (85-61) beat PHA, 10-1
- 148. Sep 20, DET (86-61) beat CLE, 6-5
- 149. Sep 21, DET (87-61) beat CLE, 5-0
- 150. Sep 22, DET (87-62) lost to CLE, 5-10
- 151. Sep 25, DET (88-62) beat CHW, 10-9
- 152. Sep 25, DET (89-62) beat CHW, 3-2
- 153. Sep 27, DET (90-62) beat CLE, 2-0
- 154. Sep 28, DET (90-63) lost to CLE, 1-2
- 155. Sep 29, DET (90-64) lost to CLE, 2-3
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 | Tuesday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | SLB | L | 1 | 5 | 0-1 | 5 | 1.0 | Coffman | Newsom | 2:21 | D | 49,417 | 2.56 | - | ||||
| 2 | Thursday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Bridges | Kennedy | 1:45 | D | 1,356 | 2.47 | + | ||||
| 3 | Friday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 4 | 1-2 | 6 | 1.5 | Allen | Pippen | 2:05 | D | 26,529 | 2.71 | - | |||
| 4 | Sunday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 12 | 2 | 2-2 | 4 | 1.0 | Rowe | Feller | 2:10 | D | 18,264 | 2.50 | + | |||
| 5 | Monday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 5 | 3-2 | 3 | 0.5 | Conger | Brown | Benton | 2:46 | D | 5,009 | 2.55 | ++ | ||
| 6 | Wednesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 2 | 1 | 4-2 | 2 | 0.5 | Bridges | Rigney | 1:50 | D | 1,500 | 2.79 | +++ | |||
| 7 | Thursday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 4 | 2 | 5-2 | 2 | 0.5 | Newsom | Auker | 2:21 | D | 1,162 | 3.07 | ++++ | |||
| 8 | Saturday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 4 | 5-3 | 2 | 1.0 | Naymick | Newhouser | Humphries | 2:15 | D | 20,133 | 3.56 | - | |||
| 9 | Sunday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5-4 | 3 | 2.0 | Smith | Thomas | 3:03 | D | 30,200 | 3.32 | -- | |||
| 10 | Monday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 6-4 | 3 | 1.0 | Pippen | Feller | Benton | 2:33 | D | 9,072 | 2.99 | + | |||
| 11 | Tuesday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 4 | 9 | 6-5 | 3 | 2.0 | Haynes | Bridges | 2:20 | D | 3,000 | 2.98 | - | |||
| Gm# | May | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 12 | Wednesday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 10 | 7 | 7-5 | 3 | 1.0 | Nelson | Krakauskas | 2:56 | D | 1,000 | 2.95 | + | |||
| 13 | Thursday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 5 | 3 | 8-5 | 3 | 0.5 | Newhouser | Hudson | 2:11 | D | 2,000 | 3.13 | ++ | |||
| 14 | Saturday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 5 | 14 | 8-6 | 3 | 2.0 | Babich | Hutchinson | 2:14 | D | 6,000 | 3.14 | - | |||
| 15 | Sunday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 4 | 9-6 | 3 | 1.5 | McKain | Chandler | Benton | 2:35 | D | 36,937 | 2.95 | + | ||
| 16 | Monday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 4 | 10-6 | 3 | 1.0 | Seats | Murphy | 2:20 | D | 5,650 | 3.30 | ++ | |||
| 17 | Tuesday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 2 | 11-6 | 2 | 1.0 | Newhouser | Sundra | Benton | 2:18 | D | 10,482 | 3.40 | +++ | ||
| 18 | Wednesday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 11-7 | 3 | 2.0 | Bagby | Pippen | Wilson | 2:15 | D | 3,800 | 4.35 | - | ||
| 19 | Thursday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L-wo | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11-8 | 3 | 3.0 | Hash | Benton | 2:32 | D | 7,700 | 4.10 | -- | ||
| 20 | Friday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 0 | 12-8 | 3 | 3.0 | Newsom | Rigney | 1:42 | D | 4,342 | 3.12 | + | ||||
| 21 | Saturday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 1 | 12-9 | 3 | 4.0 | Knott | Bridges | 1:58 | D | 24,525 | 3.25 | - | ||||
| 22 | Sunday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 12-10 | 3 | 4.0 | Lyons | Nelson | 2:04 | D | 18,517 | 2.89 | -- | ||||
| 23 | Tuesday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 2 | 4 | 12-11 | 3 | 5.0 | Leonard | Newhouser | 1:53 | D | 5,032 | 2.73 | --- | ||||
| 24 | Saturday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 8 | 6 | 13-11 | 3 | 5.0 | Newsom | Babich | 2:05 | D | 8,470 | 2.33 | + | ||||
| 25 | Monday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 10 | 7 | 14-11 | 3 | 4.0 | Rowe | Hash | 2:16 | D | 7,931 | 3.31 | ++ | ||||
| 26 | Tuesday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 8 | 11 | 14-12 | 3 | 5.0 | Dickman | Trout | 2:32 | D | 6,908 | 3.53 | - | ||||
| 27 | Wednesday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 2 | 8 | 14-13 | 3 | 5.0 | Breuer | Newhouser | 2:06 | D | 9,914 | 2.49 | -- | ||||
| 28 | Thursday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W-wo | 3 | 2 | 15-13 | 3 | 4.5 | Newsom | Ruffing | 2:02 | D | 9,429 | 2.42 | + | ||||
| 29 | Friday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 15-14 | 3 | 5.0 | Rigney | Bridges | 1:42 | D | 2,000 | 2.64 | - | |||
| 30 | Saturday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 10 | 4 | 8 | 16-14 | 3 | 4.5 | Trout | Knott | Benton | 2:12 | D | 7,000 | 2.39 | + | |
| 31 | Monday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 1 | 17-14 | 3 | 3.5 | Newsom | Naymick | 2:16 | N | 25,718 | 3.23 | ++ | |||
| 32 | Tuesday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 8 | 5 | 18-14 | 3 | 3.5 | Benton | Zuber | 2:37 | D | 2,000 | 3.61 | +++ | |||
| 33 | Wednesday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 7 | 18-15 | 3 | 4.5 | Feller | Seats | 2:04 | D | 2,500 | 3.83 | - | |||
| 34 | Thursday, May 30 (1) | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 2 | 1 | 19-15 | 3 | 3.5 | Bridges | Niggeling | 1:45 | D | 2.71 | + | |||||
| 35 | Thursday, May 30 (2) | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 15 | 6 | 20-15 | 3 | 3.5 | Rowe | Coffman | 2:18 | D | 33,461 | 2.86 | ++ | ||||
| Gm# | June | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 36 | Saturday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 12 | 3 | 21-15 | 3 | 3.5 | Newsom | Hudlin | 2:22 | D | 7,500 | 3.12 | +++ | |||
| 37 | Sunday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 8 | 6 | 22-15 | 3 | 3.0 | Benton | Monteagudo | 2:05 | D | 1,000 | 3.24 | ++++ | |||
| 38 | Monday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 3 | 9 | 22-16 | 3 | 3.0 | Leonard | Gorsica | 1:55 | D | 2,000 | 3.64 | - | |||
| 39 | Tuesday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 6 | 8 | 22-17 | 3 | 3.0 | Babich | Bridges | Heusser | 2:30 | D | 2,500 | 3.24 | -- | ||
| 40 | Wednesday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 9 | 1 | 23-17 | 3 | 2.0 | Rowe | Caster | 2:10 | N | 18,550 | 3.17 | + | |||
| 41 | Thursday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 4 | 7 | 23-18 | 3 | 3.0 | Dean | Benton | 2:05 | D | 6,000 | 3.53 | - | |||
| 42 | Friday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 1 | 24-18 | 3 | 2.0 | Newhouser | Butland | 2:14 | D | 1,170 | 4.33 | + | |||
| 43 | Saturday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 25-18 | 3 | 1.5 | Gorsica | Galehouse | 2:04 | D | 10,900 | 4.77 | ++ | |||
| 44 | Tuesday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 1 | 26-18 | 2 | 1.0 | Bridges | Donald | 2:03 | D | 5,654 | 4.39 | +++ | |||
| 45 | Wednesday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 7 | 26-19 | 2 | 2.0 | Hadley | Benton | 2:02 | D | 10,036 | 4.51 | - | |||
| 46 | Thursday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L-wo | 2 | 3 | 10 | 26-20 | 3 | 2.5 | Smith | Trout | 2:19 | D | 3,000 | 5.12 | -- | 1940-04-20 (Rain) | |
| 47 | Friday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 10 | 1 | 27-20 | 3 | 2.5 | Newhouser | Masterson | 2:12 | D | 4,401 | 3.85 | + | ||||
| 48 | Saturday, Jun 15 (1) | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 11 | 1 | 28-20 | 2 | 2.0 | Newsom | Hudson | 2:04 | D | 3.72 | ++ | 1940-05-15 (Rain) | ||||
| 49 | Saturday, Jun 15 (2) | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 8 | 0 | 29-20 | 2 | 2.0 | Gorsica | Haynes | 1:55 | D | 26,402 | 3.87 | +++ | ||||
| 50 | Sunday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 8 | 7 | 30-20 | 2 | 2.5 | McKain | Chase | 2:08 | D | 19,760 | 4.06 | ++++ | ||||
| 51 | Wednesday, Jun 19 (1) | boxscore | DET | PHA | W-wo | 5 | 4 | 10 | 31-20 | 2 | 0.5 | Newsom | Potter | 2:27 | D | 4.01 | +++++ | 1940-05-16 (Rain) | |||
| 52 | Wednesday, Jun 19 (2) | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 9 | 4 | 32-20 | 2 | 0.5 | Rowe | Caster | Benton | 1:58 | D | 16,351 | 4.21 | ++++++ | |||
| 53 | Thursday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 4 | 6 | 32-21 | 2 | 1.0 | Dean | Newhouser | Heusser | 2:07 | D | 4,262 | 4.27 | - | |||
| 54 | Friday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 7 | 12 | 32-22 | 2 | 2.0 | Ruffing | Gorsica | Sundra | 2:42 | D | 11,717 | 4.43 | -- | |||
| 55 | Saturday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 33-22 | 2 | 2.0 | Benton | Hildebrand | 2:00 | D | 14,694 | 4.35 | + | ||||
| 56 | Sunday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 9 | 2 | 34-22 | 2 | 1.5 | Newsom | Breuer | 2:08 | D | 32,892 | 4.56 | ++ | ||||
| 57 | Tuesday, Jun 25 (1) | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 7 | 11 | 34-23 | 2 | 2.5 | Wilson | Rowe | 2:09 | D | 5.41 | - | 1940-05-19 (Rain) | ||||
| 58 | Tuesday, Jun 25 (2) | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 1 | 35-23 | 2 | 2.5 | Newhouser | Galehouse | 1:58 | D | 26,169 | 5.18 | + | ||||
| 59 | Wednesday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 3 | 35-24 | 2 | 2.5 | Hash | Gorsica | 1:58 | D | 8,329 | 5.34 | - | ||||
| 60 | Thursday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 2 | 1 | 36-24 | 2 | 2.0 | Newsom | Harris | 2:21 | N | 15,258 | 4.19 | + | |||
| 61 | Saturday, Jun 29 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 9 | 5 | 37-24 | 2 | 2.0 | Bridges | Auker | Benton | 2:34 | D | 4.54 | ++ | 1940-04-26 (Rain) | ||
| 62 | Saturday, Jun 29 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | T | 9 | 9 | 37-24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2:44 | D | 3,849 | 4.67 | ++ | |||||
| 63 | Sunday, Jun 30 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 6 | 7 | 11 | 37-25 | 2 | 2.0 | Lawson | Newhouser | 2:40 | D | 4.90 | - | 1940-06-28 (Wet grounds) | ||
| 64 | Sunday, Jun 30 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 10 | 1 | 7 | 38-25 | 2 | 2.0 | Gorsica | Kramer | 2:03 | D | 9,492 | 4.60 | + | ||
| Gm# | July | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 65 | Monday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 39-25 | 2 | 1.0 | Newsom | Rigney | 1:45 | D | 5,018 | 4.69 | ++ | ||||
| 66 | Tuesday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 10 | 9 | 40-25 | 1 | Tied | Benton | Brown | McKain | 2:37 | D | 4,663 | 4.91 | +++ | |||
| 67 | Wednesday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 7 | 12 | 40-26 | 2 | 1.0 | Knott | Trout | Rigney | 2:32 | D | 5,171 | 5.33 | - | |||
| 68 | Thursday, Jul 4 (1) | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 3 | 41-26 | 2 | 1.0 | Bridges | Smith | 1:55 | D | 7.79 | + | |||||
| 69 | Thursday, Jul 4 (2) | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 11 | 41-27 | 2 | 1.0 | Allen | Benton | 2:30 | D | 57,633 | 8.03 | - | |||
| 70 | Saturday, Jul 6 (1) | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 11 | 2 | 42-27 | 2 | 0.5 | Newsom | Kennedy | 2:21 | D | 4.95 | + | 1940-04-17 (Rain) | ||||
| 71 | Saturday, Jul 6 (2) | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 2 | 0 | 43-27 | 2 | 0.5 | Gorsica | Niggeling | 1:50 | D | 25,005 | 5.14 | ++ | ||||
| 72 | Sunday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 5 | 2 | 44-27 | 1 | up 0.5 | Rowe | Harris | Benton | 2:00 | D | 13,587 | 5.13 | +++ | |||
| 73 | Thursday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 3 | 7 | 44-28 | 2 | 0.5 | Hudson | Newhouser | 1:50 | D | 3,500 | 5.25 | - | |||
| 74 | Saturday, Jul 13 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 4 | 3 | 45-28 | 2 | 0.5 | Smith | Leonard | Benton | 2:15 | D | 4.92 | + | 1940-07-12 (Rain) | ||
| 75 | Saturday, Jul 13 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 4 | 0 | 46-28 | 2 | 0.5 | Newsom | Masterson | 2:15 | D | 14,000 | 5.09 | ++ | |||
| 76 | Sunday, Jul 14 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 2 | 8 | 46-29 | 2 | 1.0 | Vaughan | Rowe | 1:49 | D | 5.38 | - | 1940-05-03 (Rain) | |||
| 77 | Sunday, Jul 14 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 2 | 5 | 46-30 | 2 | 1.0 | Potter | Gorsica | 2:15 | D | 21,030 | 5.13 | -- | |||
| 78 | Monday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 9 | 8 | 47-30 | 1 | Tied | Newhouser | Heusser | Trout | 2:19 | D | 3,000 | 5.03 | + | ||
| 79 | Tuesday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | L | 1 | 3 | 47-31 | 1 | Tied | Caster | Hutchinson | 1:26 | D | 2,500 | 5.23 | - | |||
| 80 | Wednesday, Jul 17 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 8 | 47-32 | 2 | 0.5 | Ostermueller | Benton | 2:32 | D | 7.31 | -- | 1940-06-09 (Rain) | |||
| 81 | Wednesday, Jul 17 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 8 | 47-33 | 2 | 0.5 | Bagby | Smith | Dickman | 2:00 | D | 32,400 | 6.91 | --- | ||
| 82 | Thursday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 10 | 8 | 11 | 48-33 | 1 | up 0.5 | Seats | Wilson | Benton | 3:12 | D | 5,800 | 7.20 | + | |
| 83 | Friday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 0 | 49-33 | 1 | up 1.5 | Bridges | Galehouse | 1:59 | D | 6,500 | 7.38 | ++ | |||
| 84 | Saturday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 1 | 50-33 | 1 | up 1.5 | Newhouser | Ruffing | 2:20 | D | 16,868 | 6.85 | +++ | |||
| 85 | Sunday, Jul 21 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 51-33 | 1 | up 1.5 | McKain | Breuer | Benton | 2:13 | D | 6.82 | ++++ | 1940-06-10 (Rain) | ||
| 86 | Sunday, Jul 21 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 3 | 2 | 52-33 | 1 | up 1.5 | Rowe | Russo | Trout | 2:00 | D | 68,590 | 6.68 | +++++ | ||
| 87 | Tuesday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 3 | 6 | 52-34 | 1 | up 0.5 | Chase | Gorsica | 2:10 | D | 7,239 | 5.87 | - | ||||
| 88 | Wednesday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 7 | 5 | 53-34 | 1 | up 0.5 | Hutchinson | Hudson | Benton | 1:58 | D | 6,044 | 5.80 | + | |||
| 89 | Thursday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 5 | 2 | 54-34 | 1 | up 1.5 | Newhouser | Leonard | McKain | 2:15 | D | 5,481 | 5.80 | ++ | |||
| 90 | Friday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 4 | 7 | 54-35 | 1 | up 0.5 | Caster | Bridges | 2:20 | D | 4,971 | 5.67 | - | ||||
| 91 | Saturday, Jul 27 (1) | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 15 | 2 | 55-35 | 1 | up 2.0 | Rowe | Potter | 2:24 | D | 5.90 | + | 1940-05-17 (Cold) | ||||
| 92 | Saturday, Jul 27 (2) | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 8 | 7 | 56-35 | 1 | up 2.0 | Gorsica | Vaughan | Benton | 2:42 | D | 23,470 | 5.89 | ++ | |||
| 93 | Sunday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 5 | 9 | 11 | 56-36 | 1 | up 1.5 | Beckmann | Newsom | 3:18 | D | 13,967 | 5.92 | - | |||
| 94 | Monday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 7 | 9 | 56-37 | 1 | up 1.0 | Potter | Hutchinson | Vaughan | 2:14 | D | 8,310 | 5.97 | -- | 1940-06-18 (Rain) | ||
| 95 | Tuesday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 6 | 8 | 56-38 | 1 | Tied | Ruffing | Newhouser | Murphy | 2:35 | D | 14,845 | 6.49 | --- | |||
| 96 | Wednesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W-wo | 7 | 6 | 11 | 57-38 | 1 | Tied | McKain | Gomez | 2:50 | D | 13,169 | 6.57 | + | |||
| Gm# | August | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 97 | Thursday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 11 | 2 | 58-38 | 1 | up 1.0 | Rowe | Breuer | 2:08 | D | 16,440 | 6.29 | ++ | ||||
| 98 | Friday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 9 | 12 | 58-39 | 1 | up 1.0 | Wilson | Seats | Heving | 3:01 | D | 8,693 | 6.93 | - | |||
| 99 | Saturday, Aug 3 (1) | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 4 | 59-39 | 1 | up 1.5 | Hutchinson | Bagby | Benton | 2:16 | D | 7.51 | + | 1940-06-24 (Rain) | |||
| 100 | Saturday, Aug 3 (2) | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 14 | 2 | 60-39 | 1 | up 1.5 | Gorsica | Hash | 2:04 | D | 38,150 | 7.14 | ++ | ||||
| 101 | Sunday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 7 | 60-40 | 1 | up 0.5 | Grove | Newhouser | 2:23 | D | 27,398 | 6.82 | - | ||||
| 102 | Monday, Aug 5 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 9 | 2 | 61-40 | 1 | Tied | Rowe | Niggeling | 2:06 | D | 6.38 | + | ||||
| 103 | Monday, Aug 5 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 0 | 4 | 6 | 61-41 | 1 | Tied | Whitehead | Bridges | 1:18 | D | 2,158 | 6.34 | - | ||
| 104 | Tuesday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 6 | 2 | 62-41 | 1 | up 0.5 | Newsom | Harris | McKain | 2:37 | N | 8,252 | 6.19 | + | ||
| 105 | Wednesday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 7 | 5 | 63-41 | 1 | up 0.5 | Gorsica | Trotter | Benton | 2:08 | D | 1,081 | 6.40 | ++ | ||
| 106 | Friday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L-wo | 2 | 3 | 63-42 | 1 | up 0.5 | Smith | Benton | 2:20 | N | 36,713 | 6.58 | - | |||
| 107 | Saturday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 5 | 64-42 | 1 | up 1.0 | Rowe | Lee | 1:06 | D | 17,247 | 6.53 | + | ||
| 108 | Sunday, Aug 11 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 64-43 | 1 | Tied | Lyons | Hutchinson | 2:26 | D | 6.58 | - | 1940-05-26 (Rain) | |||
| 109 | Sunday, Aug 11 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 4 | 64-44 | 1 | Tied | Brown | Bridges | 2:00 | D | 32,032 | 6.64 | -- | |||
| 110 | Monday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 5 | 8 | 64-45 | 2 | 1.0 | Feller | Newhouser | 2:30 | D | 23,720 | 12.29 | --- | |||
| 111 | Tuesday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L-wo | 5 | 6 | 64-46 | 2 | 2.0 | Eisenstat | Benton | 2:39 | D | 16,128 | 11.87 | ---- | |||
| 112 | Wednesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 13 | 7 | 65-46 | 2 | 2.0 | Trout | Lawson | 2:43 | D | 6,733 | 6.06 | + | ||||
| 113 | Thursday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 5 | 2 | 66-46 | 2 | 2.0 | Newsom | Mills | 2:17 | D | 6,962 | 6.10 | ++ | ||||
| 114 | Friday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 4 | 13 | 66-47 | 2 | 3.0 | Rigney | Bridges | 2:00 | D | 10,013 | 6.31 | - | ||||
| 115 | Saturday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 5 | 9 | 66-48 | 2 | 3.0 | Knott | Trout | Brown | 2:40 | D | 13,706 | 5.51 | -- | |||
| 116 | Sunday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 5 | 7 | 66-49 | 2 | 3.5 | Lyons | Benton | 2:24 | D | 19,292 | 5.84 | --- | ||||
| 117 | Tuesday, Aug 20 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 66-50 | 2 | 4.5 | Ruffing | Rowe | 2:05 | D | 5.88 | ---- | 1940-08-19 (Rain) | |||
| 118 | Tuesday, Aug 20 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 66-51 | 2 | 4.5 | Bonham | Trout | 2:00 | D | 30,346 | 5.40 | ----- | |||
| 119 | Wednesday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L-wo | 5 | 6 | 66-52 | 2 | 5.5 | Murphy | Benton | 2:30 | D | 9,234 | 4.58 | ------ | |||
| 120 | Thursday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 9 | 8 | 10 | 67-52 | 2 | 4.5 | Hutchinson | Bagby | 2:32 | D | 6,600 | 3.82 | + | ||
| 121 | Saturday, Aug 24 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 12 | 1 | 68-52 | 2 | 3.5 | Bridges | Heving | 2:12 | D | 5.13 | ++ | 1940-08-23 (Wet grounds) | |||
| 122 | Saturday, Aug 24 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 7 | 8 | 68-53 | 2 | 3.5 | Dickman | Trout | 2:05 | D | 29,200 | 5.53 | - | |||
| 123 | Sunday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | PHA | W | 7 | 3 | 69-53 | 2 | 2.5 | Newsom | Ross | 2:11 | D | 19,794 | 5.54 | + | |||
| 124 | Thursday, Aug 29 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 3 | 2 | 70-53 | 2 | 2.0 | Rowe | Chase | 2:11 | D | 5.92 | ++ | 1940-08-28 (Wet grounds) | |||
| 125 | Thursday, Aug 29 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 6 | 0 | 6 | 71-53 | 2 | 2.0 | Newsom | Hudson | 1:31 | D | 4,000 | 6.43 | +++ | ||
| 126 | Saturday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | W | 6 | 1 | 72-53 | 2 | 2.5 | Bridges | Harris | 2:05 | D | 1,819 | 6.48 | ++++ | |||
| Gm# | September | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 127 | Sunday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | SLB | L | 2 | 8 | 72-54 | 2 | 3.5 | Niggeling | Gorsica | 2:02 | D | 5,763 | 6.54 | - | |||
| 128 | Monday, Sep 2 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 72-55 | 2 | 3.5 | Dietrich | Newsom | 1:58 | D | 5.86 | -- | ||||
| 129 | Monday, Sep 2 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 4 | 72-56 | 2 | 3.5 | Rigney | Trout | 1:51 | D | 27,654 | 5.18 | --- | |||
| 130 | Tuesday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 10 | 72-57 | 3 | 4.0 | Knott | Hutchinson | 2:09 | D | 2,681 | 5.86 | ---- | 1940-04-23 (Rain) | ||
| 131 | Wednesday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 2 | 73-57 | 2 | 3.0 | Rowe | Feller | 2:13 | D | 17,170 | 9.36 | + | ||||
| 132 | Thursday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 11 | 3 | 74-57 | 2 | 2.0 | Benton | Smith | 2:10 | D | 18,508 | 11.78 | ++ | ||||
| 133 | Friday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 10 | 5 | 75-57 | 2 | 1.0 | Newsom | Allen | 2:45 | D | 22,566 | 13.06 | +++ | ||||
| 134 | Saturday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W-wo | 5 | 4 | 76-57 | 1 | Tied | Benton | Kennedy | 1:46 | D | 11,219 | 8.70 | ++++ | ||||
| 135 | Sunday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | SLB | W | 5 | 4 | 77-57 | 1 | Tied | Bridges | Niggeling | 1:56 | D | 24,632 | 9.62 | +++++ | ||||
| 136 | Tuesday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 13 | 77-58 | 1 | Tied | Grove | Benton | 3:05 | D | 6,634 | 10.06 | - | |||
| 137 | Wednesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 11 | 7 | 78-58 | 1 | up 0.5 | McKain | Heving | 2:54 | D | 3,966 | 10.18 | + | ||||
| 138 | Thursday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 79-58 | 1 | up 0.5 | Rowe | Donald | 2:19 | D | 19,272 | 13.67 | ++ | ||||
| 139 | Friday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 8 | 0 | 80-58 | 1 | up 0.5 | Bridges | Russo | 2:09 | D | 25,514 | 12.38 | +++ | ||||
| 140 | Saturday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 7 | 16 | 80-59 | 1 | up 0.5 | Breuer | Newsom | 2:51 | D | 56,697 | 11.48 | - | ||||
| 141 | Sunday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 1 | 6 | 80-60 | 2 | 1.0 | Leonard | Hutchinson | 2:02 | D | 21,613 | 10.90 | -- | ||||
| 142 | Monday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 9 | 2 | 81-60 | 2 | 0.5 | Newsom | Krakauskas | 1:52 | D | 3,917 | 10.18 | + | ||||
| 143 | Tuesday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 6 | 3 | 82-60 | 1 | up 0.5 | Rowe | Masterson | Benton | 1:51 | D | 5,655 | 10.90 | ++ | |||
| 144 | Wednesday, Sep 18 (1) | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 14 | 0 | 83-60 | 2 | 0.5 | Bridges | Caster | Seats | 2:04 | D | 11.51 | +++ | 1940-08-26 (Rain; Site change) | |||
| 145 | Wednesday, Sep 18 (2) | boxscore | DET | PHA | L | 6 | 13 | 83-61 | 2 | 0.5 | Heusser | Gorsica | Ross | 2:00 | D | 12,757 | 11.08 | - | |||
| 146 | Thursday, Sep 19 (1) | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 13 | 2 | 84-61 | 1 | Tied | Giebell | Dean | 1:37 | D | 11.96 | + | 1940-08-27 (Rain; Site change) | ||||
| 147 | Thursday, Sep 19 (2) | boxscore | DET | PHA | W | 10 | 1 | 85-61 | 1 | Tied | Trout | Potter | 1:34 | D | 10,493 | 12.03 | ++ | ||||
| 148 | Friday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 6 | 5 | 86-61 | 1 | up 1.0 | Newhouser | Feller | Benton | 2:55 | D | 22,508 | 25.48 | +++ | |||
| 149 | Saturday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 0 | 87-61 | 1 | up 2.0 | Rowe | Milnar | 2:12 | D | 42,320 | 26.11 | ++++ | ||||
| 150 | Sunday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 5 | 10 | 87-62 | 1 | up 1.0 | Feller | Bridges | 2:56 | D | 56,771 | 23.01 | - | ||||
| 151 | Wednesday, Sep 25 (1) | boxscore | DET | CHW | W-wo | 10 | 9 | 10 | 88-62 | 1 | up 2.0 | Newsom | Brown | 2:48 | D | 19.69 | + | 1940-09-24 (Rain) | |||
| 152 | Wednesday, Sep 25 (2) | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 89-62 | 1 | up 2.0 | Newsom | Rigney | 2:04 | D | 21,566 | 13.07 | ++ | ||||
| 153 | Friday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 2 | 0 | 90-62 | 1 | up 3.0 | Giebell | Feller | 2:39 | D | 32,553 | 25.11 | +++ | |||
| 154 | Saturday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 90-63 | 1 | up 2.0 | Harder | Newsom | 1:37 | D | 18,346 | .00 | - | |||
| 155 | Sunday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 3 | 14 | 90-64 | 1 | up 1.0 | Milnar | Hutchinson | 2:52 | D | 27,494 | .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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