Recent Game Results
Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month- 1. Apr 17, DET (0-1) lost to KCA, 1-2
- 2. Apr 19, DET (0-2) lost to KCA, 1-4
- 3. Apr 20, DET (0-3) lost to CLE, 1-3
- 4. Apr 21, DET (1-3) beat CLE, 7-6
- 5. Apr 22, DET (2-3) beat CLE, 6-4
- 6. Apr 22, DET (2-4) lost to CLE, 2-5
- 7. Apr 24, DET (3-4) beat KCA, 7-4
- 8. Apr 27, DET (3-5) lost to CLE, 3-4
- 9. Apr 29, DET (4-5) beat CLE, 1-0
- 10. Apr 29, DET (4-6) lost to CLE, 4-8
- 11. May 1, DET (4-7) lost to NYY, 2-9
- 12. May 2, DET (5-7) beat NYY, 8-1
- 13. May 3, DET (5-8) lost to BOS, 2-5
- 14. May 4, DET (5-9) lost to BOS, 4-6
- 15. May 5, DET (6-9) beat BOS, 16-4
- 16. May 6, DET (6-10) lost to BAL, 2-6
- 17. May 6, DET (6-11) lost to BAL, 3-4
- 18. May 7, DET (6-12) lost to BAL, 3-4
- 19. May 8, DET (7-12) beat WSH, 14-6
- 20. May 9, DET (8-12) beat WSH, 7-3
- 21. May 11, DET (8-13) lost to CHW, 7-9
- 22. May 12, DET (8-14) lost to CHW, 6-7
- 23. May 13, DET (8-15) lost to CHW, 1-8
- 24. May 15, DET (9-15) beat BOS, 6-3
- 25. May 16, DET (9-16) lost to BOS, 2-4
- 26. May 18, DET (10-16) beat BAL, 3-2
- 27. May 19, DET (10-17) lost to BAL, 4-5
- 28. May 20, DET (11-17) beat WSH, 4-2
- 29. May 20, DET (12-17) beat WSH, 7-1
- 30. May 22, DET (13-17) beat NYY, 3-2
- 31. May 23, DET (13-18) lost to NYY, 5-13
- 32. May 24, DET (13-19) lost to NYY, 4-11
- 33. May 25, DET (13-20) lost to KCA, 3-6
- 34. May 26, DET (14-20) beat KCA, 12-6
- 35. May 27, DET (15-20) beat KCA, 8-2
- 36. May 27, DET (15-21) lost to KCA, 0-5
- 37. May 28, DET (16-21) beat CLE, 3-1
- 38. May 30, DET (17-21) beat KCA, 11-3
- 39. May 30, DET (18-21) beat KCA, 5-1
- 40. Jun 1, DET (19-21) beat NYY, 6-3
- 41. Jun 3, DET (20-21) beat NYY, 6-3
- 42. Jun 3, DET (21-21) beat NYY, 7-4
- 43. Jun 5, DET (22-21) beat BOS, 14-11
- 44. Jun 6, DET (22-22) lost to BOS, 4-5
- 45. Jun 7, DET (22-23) lost to BOS, 5-6
- 46. Jun 8, DET (23-23) beat WSH, 7-0
- 47. Jun 9, DET (24-23) beat WSH, 5-3
- 48. Jun 10, DET (24-24) lost to WSH, 5-6
- 49. Jun 10, DET (24-25) lost to WSH, 9-12
- 50. Jun 11, DET (24-26) lost to BAL, 4-5
- 51. Jun 12, DET (25-26) beat BAL, 8-1
- 52. Jun 13, DET (26-26) beat BAL, 2-0
- 53. Jun 15, DET (27-26) beat BOS, 5-2
- 54. Jun 16, DET (27-27) lost to BOS, 5-6
- 55. Jun 17, DET (27-28) lost to BOS, 2-13
- 56. Jun 18, DET (27-29) lost to NYY, 4-7
- 57. Jun 19, DET (27-30) lost to NYY, 3-5
- 58. Jun 20, DET (27-31) lost to NYY, 1-4
- 59. Jun 22, DET (27-32) lost to BAL, 2-3
- 60. Jun 24, DET (27-33) lost to BAL, 2-3
- 61. Jun 24, DET (27-34) lost to BAL, 2-3
- 62. Jun 25, DET (27-35) lost to WSH, 3-5
- 63. Jun 26, DET (27-35) tied WSH, 2-2
- 64. Jun 27, DET (27-36) lost to WSH, 1-3
- 65. Jun 28, DET (28-36) beat KCA, 4-0
- 66. Jun 29, DET (29-36) beat KCA, 5-0
- 67. Jun 30, DET (30-36) beat KCA, 14-2
- 68. Jul 1, DET (30-37) lost to KCA, 3-4
- 69. Jul 2, DET (30-38) lost to CHW, 3-9
- 70. Jul 3, DET (30-39) lost to CHW, 0-6
- 71. Jul 4, DET (30-40) lost to CLE, 4-6
- 72. Jul 4, DET (30-41) lost to CLE, 1-3
- 73. Jul 5, DET (31-41) beat CLE, 13-7
- 74. Jul 6, DET (31-42) lost to CHW, 0-14
- 75. Jul 7, DET (32-42) beat CHW, 12-8
- 76. Jul 8, DET (33-42) beat CHW, 17-5
- 77. Jul 8, DET (34-42) beat CHW, 8-6
- 78. Jul 12, DET (35-42) beat WSH, 4-2
- 79. Jul 13, DET (35-43) lost to WSH, 11-12
- 80. Jul 14, DET (36-43) beat WSH, 6-5
- 81. Jul 15, DET (36-44) lost to BAL, 2-7
- 82. Jul 15, DET (36-45) lost to BAL, 3-6
- 83. Jul 17, DET (36-46) lost to NYY, 0-4
- 84. Jul 18, DET (37-46) beat NYY, 8-4
- 85. Jul 18, DET (38-46) beat NYY, 4-3
- 86. Jul 19, DET (38-47) lost to NYY, 3-7
- 87. Jul 20, DET (39-47) beat BOS, 9-6
- 88. Jul 21, DET (39-48) lost to BOS, 3-9
- 89. Jul 22, DET (39-49) lost to BOS, 6-8
- 90. Jul 24, DET (40-49) beat BAL, 9-7
- 91. Jul 24, DET (40-50) lost to BAL, 5-11
- 92. Jul 25, DET (41-50) beat BAL, 6-2
- 93. Jul 26, DET (41-51) lost to BAL, 6-11
- 94. Jul 27, DET (42-51) beat WSH, 5-4
- 95. Jul 28, DET (42-52) lost to WSH, 5-6
- 96. Jul 29, DET (43-52) beat WSH, 6-0
- 97. Jul 29, DET (43-53) lost to WSH, 1-4
- 98. Jul 30, DET (44-53) beat BOS, 4-1
- 99. Jul 31, DET (45-53) beat BOS, 6-4
- 100. Aug 1, DET (45-54) lost to BOS, 4-5
- 101. Aug 2, DET (45-55) lost to BOS, 3-18
- 102. Aug 3, DET (46-55) beat NYY, 10-4
- 103. Aug 4, DET (47-55) beat NYY, 5-4
- 104. Aug 5, DET (48-55) beat NYY, 8-5
- 105. Aug 6, DET (49-55) beat CLE, 9-0
- 106. Aug 7, DET (49-56) lost to CLE, 2-5
- 107. Aug 8, DET (50-56) beat KCA, 8-7
- 108. Aug 9, DET (50-57) lost to KCA, 3-5
- 109. Aug 10, DET (50-58) lost to CHW, 1-6
- 110. Aug 11, DET (51-58) beat CHW, 5-1
- 111. Aug 12, DET (52-58) beat CHW, 5-2
- 112. Aug 14, DET (53-58) beat CLE, 6-4
- 113. Aug 15, DET (54-58) beat CLE, 1-0
- 114. Aug 16, DET (54-59) lost to CLE, 4-5
- 115. Aug 17, DET (54-60) lost to CHW, 3-4
- 116. Aug 18, DET (54-61) lost to CHW, 1-2
- 117. Aug 19, DET (55-61) beat CHW, 3-1
- 118. Aug 19, DET (55-62) lost to CHW, 1-4
- 119. Aug 21, DET (56-62) beat WSH, 8-3
- 120. Aug 22, DET (57-62) beat WSH, 9-5
- 121. Aug 23, DET (57-63) lost to BAL, 0-3
- 122. Aug 24, DET (58-63) beat BAL, 4-1
- 123. Aug 25, DET (59-63) beat BAL, 7-3
- 124. Aug 26, DET (59-64) lost to NYY, 0-7
- 125. Aug 26, DET (60-64) beat NYY, 5-4
- 126. Aug 28, DET (61-64) beat BOS, 6-3
- 127. Aug 29, DET (61-65) lost to BOS, 2-4
- 128. Aug 31, DET (62-65) beat KCA, 6-1
- 129. Sep 1, DET (63-65) beat KCA, 6-1
- 130. Sep 2, DET (64-65) beat KCA, 3-1
- 131. Sep 3, DET (65-65) beat CHW, 11-8
- 132. Sep 3, DET (65-66) lost to CHW, 3-5
- 133. Sep 4, DET (65-67) lost to CHW, 4-11
- 134. Sep 6, DET (66-67) beat KCA, 6-0
- 135. Sep 7, DET (67-67) beat KCA, 12-8
- 136. Sep 8, DET (68-67) beat KCA, 2-1
- 137. Sep 9, DET (69-67) beat KCA, 7-3
- 138. Sep 11, DET (70-67) beat WSH, 12-0
- 139. Sep 12, DET (71-67) beat WSH, 3-2
- 140. Sep 13, DET (72-67) beat WSH, 7-2
- 141. Sep 14, DET (72-68) lost to NYY, 1-5
- 142. Sep 15, DET (73-68) beat NYY, 6-2
- 143. Sep 16, DET (74-68) beat BOS, 5-4
- 144. Sep 16, DET (75-68) beat BOS, 8-4
- 145. Sep 18, DET (76-68) beat BAL, 6-2
- 146. Sep 19, DET (77-68) beat BAL, 9-1
- 147. Sep 21, DET (77-69) lost to CLE, 1-5
- 148. Sep 22, DET (77-70) lost to CLE, 1-5
- 149. Sep 23, DET (78-70) beat CLE, 11-1
- 150. Sep 24, DET (78-71) lost to CHW, 11-14
- 151. Sep 25, DET (79-71) beat CHW, 5-3
- 152. Sep 26, DET (80-71) beat CHW, 4-1
- 153. Sep 28, DET (80-72) lost to CLE, 1-2
- 154. Sep 29, DET (81-72) beat CLE, 9-1
- 155. Sep 30, DET (82-72) beat CLE, 8-4
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 | Tuesday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 5 | 1.0 | Kellner | Lary | Lasorda | 2:37 | D | 40,506 | 2.52 | - | |||
| 2 | Thursday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 1 | 4 | 0-2 | 6 | 2.5 | Shantz | Gromek | 2:01 | D | 4,007 | 2.28 | -- | ||||
| 3 | Friday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 0-3 | 8 | 3.0 | Wynn | Garver | 2:30 | D | 31,689 | 2.03 | --- | |||
| 4 | Saturday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 7 | 6 | 1-3 | 6 | 2.5 | Aber | Garcia | 3:16 | D | 4,224 | 1.94 | + | |||
| 5 | Sunday, Apr 22 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | 6 | 3.0 | Black | Narleski | 2:40 | D | 2.08 | ++ | ||||
| 6 | Sunday, Apr 22 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 2 | 5 | 2-4 | 6 | 3.0 | Lemon | Marlowe | 2:17 | D | 12,980 | 2.24 | - | |||
| 7 | Tuesday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 7 | 4 | 3-4 | 5 | 3.0 | Gromek | Portocarrero | 2:19 | D | 13,963 | 2.20 | + | |||
| 8 | Friday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3-5 | 5 | 4.0 | Mossi | Lary | Narleski | 2:30 | D | 3,735 | 2.46 | - | ||
| 9 | Sunday, Apr 29 (1) | boxscore | DET | CLE | W-wo | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4-5 | 6 | 3.5 | Hoeft | Score | 2:30 | D | 2.14 | + | 1956-04-28 (Rain) | |||
| 10 | Sunday, Apr 29 (2) | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 8 | 4-6 | 6 | 3.5 | Lemon | Black | 2:12 | D | 22,222 | 2.26 | - | ||||
| Gm# | May | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 11 | Tuesday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 9 | 4-7 | 7 | 4.5 | Ford | Gromek | 2:17 | D | 6,771 | 2.24 | -- | |||
| 12 | Wednesday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 1 | 5-7 | 6 | 3.5 | Lary | Kucks | 2:40 | D | 5,318 | 2.07 | + | |||
| 13 | Thursday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 5 | 5-8 | 7 | 3.5 | Sullivan | Maas | 2:06 | D | 4,600 | 2.05 | - | |||
| 14 | Friday, May 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 6 | 5-9 | 7 | 4.5 | Parnell | Foytack | Sisler | 2:52 | D | 6,735 | 1.95 | -- | ||
| 15 | Saturday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 16 | 4 | 6-9 | 6 | 4.5 | Hoeft | Delock | 2:50 | D | 17,730 | 1.87 | + | |||
| 16 | Sunday, May 6 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 6 | 6-10 | 8 | 6.5 | Moore | Gromek | Zuverink | 2:15 | D | 1.81 | - | |||
| 17 | Sunday, May 6 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 6-11 | 8 | 6.5 | Palica | Lary | Zuverink | 2:25 | D | 19,473 | 1.64 | -- | ||
| 18 | Monday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L-wo | 3 | 4 | 6-12 | 8 | 7.0 | Zuverink | Aber | 2:40 | N | 5,541 | 1.47 | --- | |||
| 19 | Tuesday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 14 | 6 | 7-12 | 8 | 7.0 | Marlowe | Chakales | Gromek | 2:46 | N | 2,464 | 1.34 | + | ||
| 20 | Wednesday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 7 | 3 | 8-12 | 8 | 6.0 | Foytack | Pascual | 1:58 | N | 2,852 | 1.54 | ++ | |||
| 21 | Friday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 7 | 9 | 8-13 | 8 | 6.5 | Howell | Lary | 2:58 | N | 25,627 | 1.84 | - | ||||
| 22 | Saturday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 6 | 7 | 8-14 | 8 | 6.5 | Pollet | Hoeft | Consuegra | 2:56 | D | 12,825 | 1.63 | -- | |||
| 23 | Sunday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 8 | 8-15 | 8 | 7.0 | Pierce | Trucks | 2:28 | D | 13,603 | 1.43 | --- | ||||
| 24 | Tuesday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 3 | 9-15 | 8 | 6.0 | Foytack | Nixon | Gromek | 2:28 | D | 2,892 | 1.18 | + | |||
| 25 | Wednesday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 9-16 | 8 | 7.0 | Baumann | Lary | Hurd | 2:41 | D | 3,559 | 1.32 | - | |||
| 26 | Friday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W-wo | 3 | 2 | 10-16 | 7 | 7.5 | Hoeft | Ferrarese | 2:16 | D | 3,305 | 1.09 | + | ||||
| 27 | Saturday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 4 | 5 | 10-17 | 7 | 8.5 | Moore | Maas | Zuverink | 3:10 | D | 8,668 | 1.24 | - | |||
| 28 | Sunday, May 20 (1) | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 4 | 2 | 11-17 | 6 | 8.0 | Foytack | Stobbs | 2:19 | D | .96 | + | |||||
| 29 | Sunday, May 20 (2) | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 7 | 1 | 12-17 | 6 | 8.0 | Gromek | Griggs | 2:15 | D | 24,606 | 1.13 | ++ | ||||
| 30 | Tuesday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W-wo | 3 | 2 | 13-17 | 6 | 7.5 | Lary | Ford | 2:33 | D | 9,503 | 1.37 | +++ | ||||
| 31 | Wednesday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 5 | 13 | 13-18 | 6 | 8.5 | Byrne | Hoeft | 3:09 | D | 9,566 | 1.71 | - | ||||
| 32 | Thursday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 11 | 13-19 | 6 | 9.5 | Sturdivant | Maas | 3:01 | D | 8,305 | 1.38 | -- | ||||
| 33 | Friday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 3 | 6 | 13-20 | 7 | 10.5 | Kretlow | Foytack | 2:25 | N | 20,558 | .90 | --- | ||||
| 34 | Saturday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 12 | 6 | 14-20 | 6 | 9.5 | Hoeft | Crimian | 2:33 | D | 6,508 | .77 | + | ||||
| 35 | Sunday, May 27 (1) | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 8 | 2 | 15-20 | 6 | 9.5 | Lary | Herriage | 2:13 | D | .85 | ++ | 1956-04-18 (Cold) | ||||
| 36 | Sunday, May 27 (2) | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 0 | 5 | 15-21 | 6 | 9.5 | Ditmar | Maas | 2:20 | D | 17,543 | 1.06 | - | ||||
| 37 | Monday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 16-21 | 6 | 9.5 | Gromek | Score | 2:13 | N | 9,546 | 1.00 | + | |||
| 38 | Wednesday, May 30 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 11 | 3 | 17-21 | 6 | 9.0 | Foytack | Kretlow | 2:27 | D | 13,733 | 1.06 | ++ | |||
| 39 | Wednesday, May 30 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 5 | 1 | 18-21 | 6 | 9.0 | Trucks | Ditmar | 2:03 | D | 17,888 | 1.22 | +++ | |||
| Gm# | June | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 40 | Friday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 19-21 | 6 | 8.5 | Lary | Byrne | 2:32 | N | 21,763 | 1.79 | ++++ | |||
| 41 | Sunday, Jun 3 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 20-21 | 4 | 6.5 | Hoeft | Ford | 3:08 | D | 2.08 | +++++ | ||||
| 42 | Sunday, Jun 3 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 4 | 10 | 21-21 | 4 | 6.5 | Aber | Morgan | 2:44 | D | 40,911 | 2.46 | ++++++ | ||
| 43 | Tuesday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 14 | 11 | 22-21 | 4 | 5.5 | Trucks | Porterfield | Aber | 3:00 | N | 26,649 | 2.14 | +++++++ | ||
| 44 | Wednesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 22-22 | 4 | 6.5 | Brewer | Foytack | Delock | 2:28 | D | 7,161 | 2.47 | - | ||
| 45 | Thursday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L-wo | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22-23 | 5 | 7.5 | Sullivan | Aber | 2:52 | D | 6,905 | 2.16 | -- | ||
| 46 | Friday, Jun 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 7 | 0 | 23-23 | 5 | 6.5 | Hoeft | Pascual | 2:33 | N | 4,704 | 1.76 | + | |||
| 47 | Saturday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24-23 | 4 | 5.5 | Gromek | Grob | 2:14 | N | 3,016 | 2.11 | ++ | ||
| 48 | Sunday, Jun 10 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L-wo | 5 | 6 | 24-24 | 5 | 7.0 | Chakales | Aber | 2:21 | D | 2.34 | - | 1956-05-10 (Rain) | |||
| 49 | Sunday, Jun 10 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 9 | 12 | 24-25 | 5 | 7.0 | Wiesler | Foytack | Chakales | 2:37 | D | 8,095 | 2.19 | -- | ||
| 50 | Monday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 5 | 24-26 | 5 | 7.5 | Brown | Lary | 2:28 | N | 13,727 | 1.87 | --- | |||
| 51 | Tuesday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 8 | 1 | 25-26 | 5 | 7.5 | Hoeft | Wight | 2:21 | N | 13,461 | 1.76 | + | |||
| 52 | Wednesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 2 | 0 | 26-26 | 5 | 6.5 | Gromek | Zuverink | 2:01 | D | 7,252 | 1.91 | ++ | |||
| 53 | Friday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 2 | 27-26 | 4 | 7.0 | Hoeft | Porterfield | 2:20 | N | 48,235 | 2.29 | +++ | ||||
| 54 | Saturday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 5 | 6 | 12 | 27-27 | 5 | 8.0 | Sisler | Trucks | 3:03 | D | 15,521 | 2.44 | - | |||
| 55 | Sunday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 13 | 27-28 | 5 | 9.0 | Sullivan | Hoeft | 2:37 | D | 22,330 | 2.05 | -- | ||||
| 56 | Monday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 4 | 7 | 27-29 | 5 | 10.0 | Larsen | Foytack | 2:42 | D | 12,072 | 2.28 | --- | ||||
| 57 | Tuesday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 3 | 5 | 27-30 | 5 | 11.0 | Byrne | Lary | Sturdivant | 2:48 | D | 13,305 | 1.75 | ---- | |||
| 58 | Wednesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 4 | 27-31 | 5 | 12.0 | Kucks | Hoeft | Ford | 2:11 | N | 47,756 | 1.37 | ----- | |||
| 59 | Friday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 11 | 27-32 | 6 | 12.0 | Zuverink | Masterson | 3:06 | N | 16,196 | .69 | ------ | |||
| 60 | Sunday, Jun 24 (1) | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 27-33 | 6 | 11.5 | Loes | Gromek | Zuverink | 2:13 | D | .55 | ------- | 1956-05-17 (Rain) | |||
| 61 | Sunday, Jun 24 (2) | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 27-34 | 6 | 11.5 | Moore | Lary | Ferrarese | 2:13 | D | 15,632 | .47 | -------- | |||
| 62 | Monday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 3 | 5 | 27-35 | 6 | 12.5 | Pascual | Hoeft | Stone | 3:05 | D | 3,281 | .34 | --------- | |||
| 63 | Tuesday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | WSH | T &H | 2 | 2 | 5 | 27-35 | 6 | 13.0 | 1:33 | N | 15,493 | .26 | --------- | |||||
| 64 | Wednesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 1 | 3 | 27-36 | 6 | 14.0 | Wiesler | Lary | 2:17 | D | 4,435 | .24 | ---------- | ||||
| 65 | Thursday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 4 | 0 | 28-36 | 6 | 13.5 | Trucks | McMahan | 2:10 | N | 9,349 | .17 | + | 1956-04-23 (Cold) | ||
| 66 | Friday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 5 | 0 | 29-36 | 6 | 13.5 | Hoeft | Lasorda | 3:22 | N | 10,102 | .22 | ++ | |||
| 67 | Saturday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 14 | 2 | 30-36 | 5 | 12.5 | Foytack | Kellner | 2:40 | N | 10,953 | .26 | +++ | |||
| Gm# | July | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 68 | Sunday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | L | 3 | 4 | 30-37 | 6 | 14.0 | Gorman | Lary | Shantz | 2:30 | D | 9,555 | .30 | - | ||
| 69 | Monday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 9 | 30-38 | 6 | 14.5 | Howell | Trucks | LaPalme | 2:58 | D | 8,382 | .28 | -- | |||
| 70 | Tuesday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 6 | 30-39 | 6 | 15.5 | Wilson | Hoeft | 2:27 | D | 7,971 | .19 | --- | ||||
| 71 | Wednesday, Jul 4 (1) | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 4 | 6 | 30-40 | 6 | 16.5 | Score | Foytack | McLish | 2:38 | D | .12 | ---- | ||||
| 72 | Wednesday, Jul 4 (2) | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 30-41 | 6 | 16.5 | Wynn | Maas | 2:05 | D | 33,151 | .10 | ----- | ||||
| 73 | Thursday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 13 | 7 | 31-41 | 6 | 16.5 | Lary | Lemon | 2:18 | D | 5,270 | .06 | + | ||||
| 74 | Friday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 0 | 14 | 31-42 | 6 | 17.5 | Harshman | Gromek | 2:30 | N | 30,138 | .07 | - | |||
| 75 | Saturday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 12 | 8 | 32-42 | 6 | 17.5 | Hoeft | Donovan | Gromek | 2:55 | D | 12,178 | .05 | + | ||
| 76 | Sunday, Jul 8 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 17 | 5 | 33-42 | 5 | 17.0 | Foytack | Wilson | 2:38 | D | .04 | ++ | ||||
| 77 | Sunday, Jul 8 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 6 | 34-42 | 5 | 17.0 | Lary | Pierce | Aber | 2:55 | D | 25,148 | .06 | +++ | ||
| 78 | Thursday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 4 | 2 | 35-42 | 5 | 17.0 | Hoeft | Wiesler | 2:34 | N | 2,827 | .06 | ++++ | |||
| 79 | Friday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | L | 11 | 12 | 35-43 | 5 | 18.0 | Grob | Maas | Stobbs | 3:35 | N | 2,690 | .07 | - | ||
| 80 | Saturday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 6 | 5 | 36-43 | 5 | 18.0 | Lary | Pascual | Masterson | 3:11 | D | 2,771 | .05 | + | ||
| 81 | Sunday, Jul 15 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 7 | 36-44 | 6 | 20.0 | Moore | Garver | 2:58 | D | .06 | - | ||||
| 82 | Sunday, Jul 15 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 6 | 36-45 | 6 | 20.0 | Brown | Trucks | 2:04 | D | 15,331 | .05 | -- | |||
| 83 | Tuesday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 4 | 36-46 | 6 | 21.0 | Kucks | Hoeft | 2:16 | N | 26,266 | .04 | --- | |||
| 84 | Wednesday, Jul 18 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 8 | 4 | 37-46 | 6 | 19.0 | Foytack | Sturdivant | 2:40 | D | .02 | + | 1956-06-02 (Rain) | |||
| 85 | Wednesday, Jul 18 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 38-46 | 6 | 19.0 | Lary | McDermott | 2:35 | D | 23,169 | .04 | ++ | |||
| 86 | Thursday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 7 | 38-47 | 6 | 20.0 | Byrne | Maas | Morgan | 2:52 | D | 11,099 | .05 | - | ||
| 87 | Friday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 9 | 6 | 39-47 | 6 | 20.0 | Trucks | Nixon | Gromek | 2:57 | N | 29,806 | .02 | + | ||
| 88 | Saturday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 9 | 39-48 | 6 | 20.5 | Sullivan | Hoeft | 2:20 | D | 9,937 | .03 | - | |||
| 89 | Sunday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 6 | 8 | 39-49 | 6 | 21.0 | Brewer | Lary | 2:44 | D | 21,343 | .01 | -- | |||
| 90 | Tuesday, Jul 24 (1) | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 9 | 7 | 40-49 | 6 | 20.5 | Gromek | Fornieles | 2:21 | D | .00 | + | 1956-06-23 (Rain) | ||||
| 91 | Tuesday, Jul 24 (2) | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 5 | 11 | 40-50 | 6 | 20.5 | Brown | Miller | 2:42 | N | 33,322 | .01 | - | ||||
| 92 | Wednesday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 6 | 2 | 41-50 | 5 | 20.5 | Foytack | Martin | 2:28 | D | 4,456 | .01 | + | ||||
| 93 | Thursday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 6 | 11 | 41-51 | 6 | 21.5 | Wight | Hoeft | Loes | 2:39 | D | 5,468 | .01 | - | |||
| 94 | Friday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 5 | 4 | 42-51 | 5 | 21.5 | Lary | Wiesler | 2:26 | N | 17,298 | .00 | + | ||||
| 95 | Saturday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 5 | 6 | 42-52 | 6 | 22.5 | Stobbs | Foytack | 2:44 | D | 7,143 | .00 | - | ||||
| 96 | Sunday, Jul 29 (1) | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 6 | 0 | 43-52 | 5 | 23.0 | Hoeft | Stewart | 2:20 | D | .00 | + | |||||
| 97 | Sunday, Jul 29 (2) | boxscore | DET | WSH | L | 1 | 4 | 43-53 | 5 | 23.0 | Stone | Bunning | 2:12 | D | 18,793 | .00 | - | ||||
| 98 | Monday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 1 | 44-53 | 5 | 23.0 | Trucks | Sullivan | 2:29 | D | 7,387 | .00 | + | ||||
| 99 | Tuesday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 4 | 45-53 | 5 | 22.0 | Lary | Porterfield | 2:05 | N | 23,036 | .00 | ++ | ||||
| Gm# | August | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 100 | Wednesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 4 | 5 | 45-54 | 5 | 22.0 | Brewer | Foytack | Hurd | 2:26 | D | 9,540 | .00 | - | |||
| 101 | Thursday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 3 | 18 | 45-55 | 5 | 22.0 | Nixon | Miller | 3:00 | D | 7,786 | .00 | -- | ||||
| 102 | Friday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 10 | 4 | 46-55 | 5 | 21.0 | Hoeft | Coleman | 2:58 | N | 43,478 | .00 | + | ||||
| 103 | Saturday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 47-55 | 5 | 20.0 | Aber | Larsen | 2:59 | D | 24,908 | .00 | ++ | ||||
| 104 | Sunday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 8 | 5 | 48-55 | 5 | 19.0 | Bunning | Sturdivant | Aber | 3:00 | D | 30,310 | .01 | +++ | |||
| 105 | Monday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 9 | 0 | 49-55 | 5 | 19.0 | Foytack | Score | 2:44 | N | 29,813 | .00 | ++++ | ||||
| 106 | Tuesday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 5 | 49-56 | 5 | 19.0 | Garcia | Lary | 2:55 | D | 11,963 | .00 | - | ||||
| 107 | Wednesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 8 | 7 | 50-56 | 5 | 19.0 | Bunning | Crimian | Aber | 2:42 | D | 6,133 | .00 | + | |||
| 108 | Thursday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | KCA | L | 3 | 5 | 50-57 | 5 | 20.0 | Ditmar | Trucks | 2:09 | D | 4,485 | .00 | - | ||||
| 109 | Friday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 1 | 6 | 50-58 | 5 | 21.0 | Donovan | Foytack | 2:30 | N | 41,673 | .00 | -- | ||||
| 110 | Saturday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 1 | 51-58 | 5 | 20.0 | Lary | Wilson | 2:31 | D | 11,975 | .00 | + | ||||
| 111 | Sunday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 2 | 52-58 | 5 | 20.5 | Hoeft | Pierce | 2:25 | D | 23,777 | .00 | ++ | ||||
| 112 | Tuesday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 4 | 15 | 53-58 | 5 | 20.5 | Bunning | Mossi | Aber | 4:32 | N | 14,148 | .00 | +++ | |
| 113 | Wednesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 1 | 0 | 54-58 | 5 | 20.5 | Lary | Lemon | 2:15 | N | 11,858 | .00 | ++++ | |||
| 114 | Thursday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 5 | 54-59 | 5 | 20.5 | Score | Hoeft | Wynn | 2:46 | D | 7,217 | .00 | - | ||
| 115 | Friday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L-wo | 3 | 4 | 54-60 | 5 | 20.5 | Howell | Aber | 2:41 | N | 12,997 | .00 | -- | |||
| 116 | Saturday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 2 | 54-61 | 5 | 22.0 | Keegan | Foytack | 2:26 | D | 4,508 | .00 | --- | |||
| 117 | Sunday, Aug 19 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 11 | 55-61 | 5 | 21.5 | Lary | Harshman | 2:05 | D | .00 | + | |||
| 118 | Sunday, Aug 19 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 4 | 55-62 | 5 | 21.5 | Donovan | Hoeft | 2:15 | D | 19,163 | .00 | - | |||
| 119 | Tuesday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 8 | 3 | 56-62 | 5 | 20.5 | Gromek | Stewart | 3:00 | N | 3,264 | .00 | + | |||
| 120 | Wednesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | WSH | W | 9 | 5 | 57-62 | 5 | 20.5 | Foytack | Stone | Aber | 2:25 | N | 3,439 | .00 | ++ | ||
| 121 | Thursday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 0 | 3 | 57-63 | 5 | 20.0 | Moore | Lary | Brown | 2:21 | N | 9,366 | .00 | - | ||
| 122 | Friday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 1 | 58-63 | 5 | 20.0 | Hoeft | Johnson | 3:01 | N | 14,421 | .00 | + | |||
| 123 | Saturday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 3 | 59-63 | 5 | 19.0 | Bunning | Ferrarese | Trucks | 2:40 | D | 8,160 | .00 | ++ | ||
| 124 | Sunday, Aug 26 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 7 | 59-64 | 5 | 19.0 | Sturdivant | Foytack | 2:38 | D | .00 | - | ||||
| 125 | Sunday, Aug 26 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 60-64 | 5 | 19.0 | Gromek | McDermott | Lary | 2:57 | D | 52,708 | .00 | + | ||
| 126 | Tuesday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 6 | 3 | 61-64 | 5 | 19.0 | Lary | Parnell | 2:16 | D | 9,219 | .00 | ++ | |||
| 127 | Wednesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 61-65 | 5 | 20.0 | Brewer | Hoeft | Delock | 2:32 | D | 11,210 | .00 | - | ||
| 128 | Friday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 6 | 1 | 62-65 | 5 | 20.0 | Foytack | Herriage | 2:14 | N | 26,312 | .00 | + | ||||
| Gm# | September | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 129 | Saturday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 6 | 1 | 63-65 | 5 | 19.0 | Lary | Kretlow | 2:12 | D | 6,380 | .00 | ++ | ||||
| 130 | Sunday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | KCA | W | 3 | 1 | 64-65 | 5 | 18.0 | Hoeft | Ditmar | 2:13 | D | 3,698 | .00 | +++ | ||||
| 131 | Monday, Sep 3 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 11 | 8 | 65-65 | 5 | 19.0 | Aber | Wilson | 3:13 | D | .00 | ++++ | ||||
| 132 | Monday, Sep 3 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 3 | 5 | 65-66 | 5 | 19.0 | Keegan | Gromek | Pierce | 2:25 | D | 18,709 | .00 | - | ||
| 133 | Tuesday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 11 | 65-67 | 5 | 19.5 | Donovan | Foytack | 2:30 | N | 7,838 | .00 | -- | |||
| 134 | Thursday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 6 | 0 | 66-67 | 5 | 19.5 | Lary | Ditmar | 2:10 | N | 7,644 | .00 | + | |||
| 135 | Friday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 12 | 8 | 67-67 | 5 | 18.5 | Hoeft | Kretlow | Aber | 3:12 | N | 7,212 | .00 | ++ | ||
| 136 | Saturday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 2 | 1 | 68-67 | 5 | 18.5 | Foytack | Gorman | 2:10 | N | 7,427 | .00 | +++ | |||
| 137 | Sunday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCA | W | 7 | 3 | 69-67 | 5 | 18.5 | Trucks | Burnette | Bunning | 2:52 | D | 8,490 | .00 | ++++ | ||
| 138 | Tuesday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 12 | 0 | 70-67 | 5 | 18.5 | Lary | Stone | 2:15 | D | 2,481 | .00 | +++++ | ||||
| 139 | Wednesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W-wo | 3 | 2 | 71-67 | 5 | 17.5 | Hoeft | Pascual | 2:15 | D | 2,911 | .00 | ++++++ | ||||
| 140 | Thursday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | WSH | W | 7 | 2 | 72-67 | 5 | 17.5 | Foytack | Stobbs | 2:11 | D | 2,473 | .00 | +++++++ | ||||
| 141 | Friday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 5 | 72-68 | 5 | 18.5 | Larsen | Woodeshick | 2:28 | D | 11,403 | .00 | - | ||||
| 142 | Saturday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 6 | 2 | 73-68 | 5 | 17.5 | Lary | Coleman | 2:40 | D | 25,154 | .00 | + | ||||
| 143 | Sunday, Sep 16 (1) | boxscore | DET | BOS | W-wo | 5 | 4 | 74-68 | 5 | 16.5 | Masterson | Hurd | 2:21 | D | .00 | ++ | |||||
| 144 | Sunday, Sep 16 (2) | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 8 | 4 | 75-68 | 5 | 16.5 | Bunning | Parnell | 2:34 | D | 34,174 | .00 | +++ | ||||
| 145 | Tuesday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 6 | 2 | 76-68 | 5 | 16.5 | Foytack | Johnson | 2:26 | D | 2,223 | .00 | ++++ | ||||
| 146 | Wednesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 9 | 1 | 77-68 | 5 | 16.0 | Lary | Brown | 2:16 | D | 1,435 | .00 | +++++ | ||||
| 147 | Friday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 5 | 77-69 | 5 | 16.0 | Wynn | Hoeft | 2:28 | N | 19,199 | .00 | - | ||||
| 148 | Saturday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 1 | 5 | 77-70 | 5 | 17.0 | Score | Foytack | 2:00 | D | 7,738 | .00 | -- | ||||
| 149 | Sunday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 11 | 1 | 78-70 | 5 | 17.0 | Lary | Lemon | 2:38 | D | 13,300 | .00 | + | ||||
| 150 | Monday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 11 | 14 | 78-71 | 5 | 17.0 | LaPalme | Woodeshick | Howell | 2:56 | D | 2,784 | .00 | - | |||
| 151 | Tuesday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 5 | 3 | 79-71 | 5 | 17.0 | Hoeft | Donovan | 2:18 | D | 3,420 | .00 | + | ||||
| 152 | Wednesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 80-71 | 5 | 16.0 | Foytack | Harshman | 2:15 | D | 4,163 | .00 | ++ | ||||
| 153 | Friday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 2 | 80-72 | 5 | 17.0 | Aguirre | Hoeft | 1:46 | N | 4,528 | .00 | - | |||
| 154 | Saturday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 9 | 1 | 81-72 | 5 | 16.0 | Lary | Houtteman | 2:07 | D | 2,946 | .00 | + | |||
| 155 | Sunday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 8 | 4 | 82-72 | 5 | 15.0 | Hoeft | Feller | Foytack | 2:00 | D | 5,910 | .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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