Recent Game Results
Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month- 1. Apr 6, DET (0-1) lost to NYY, 1-2
- 2. Apr 8, DET (0-2) lost to NYY, 5-6
- 3. Apr 9, DET (1-2) beat NYY, 9-3
- 4. Apr 10, DET (2-2) beat CHW, 11-4
- 5. Apr 11, DET (3-2) beat CHW, 7-1
- 6. Apr 12, DET (4-2) beat CHW, 7-1
- 7. Apr 14, DET (4-3) lost to KCR, 1-10
- 8. Apr 15, DET (4-4) lost to KCR, 1-2
- 9. Apr 17, DET (5-4) beat CHW, 3-1
- 10. Apr 18, DET (6-4) beat CHW, 3-2
- 11. Apr 19, DET (6-5) lost to CHW, 2-7
- 12. Apr 20, DET (6-6) lost to NYY, 2-8
- 13. Apr 21, DET (6-7) lost to NYY, 1-3
- 14. Apr 22, DET (6-8) lost to NYY, 1-4
- 15. Apr 24, DET (6-9) lost to KCR, 3-7
- 16. Apr 25, DET (7-9) beat KCR, 13-2
- 17. Apr 26, DET (7-10) lost to KCR, 1-6
- 18. Apr 27, DET (7-11) lost to SEA, 2-5
- 19. Apr 28, DET (7-12) lost to SEA, 4-6
- 20. Apr 29, DET (8-12) beat CAL, 2-1
- 21. Apr 30, DET (9-12) beat CAL, 12-4
- 22. May 1, DET (9-13) lost to OAK, 1-2
- 23. May 2, DET (9-14) lost to OAK, 2-3
- 24. May 3, DET (9-15) lost to OAK, 0-2
- 25. May 5, DET (9-16) lost to SEA, 5-7
- 26. May 6, DET (10-16) beat SEA, 7-5
- 27. May 8, DET (10-17) lost to OAK, 2-7
- 28. May 9, DET (10-18) lost to OAK, 7-8
- 29. May 10, DET (11-18) beat OAK, 7-6
- 30. May 11, DET (11-19) lost to CAL, 1-5
- 31. May 12, DET (12-19) beat CAL, 15-2
- 32. May 13, DET (13-19) beat CAL, 10-7
- 33. May 15, DET (14-19) beat CLE, 4-3
- 34. May 16, DET (15-19) beat CLE, 5-3
- 35. May 17, DET (16-19) beat CLE, 8-4
- 36. May 18, DET (17-19) beat TEX, 6-3
- 37. May 19, DET (17-20) lost to TEX, 8-10
- 38. May 20, DET (18-20) beat TEX, 6-4
- 39. May 22, DET (19-20) beat MIN, 3-2
- 40. May 23, DET (19-21) lost to MIN, 5-7
- 41. May 24, DET (20-21) beat MIN, 7-2
- 42. May 25, DET (21-21) beat TEX, 8-5
- 43. May 26, DET (22-21) beat TEX, 8-7
- 44. May 27, DET (23-21) beat TEX, 4-3
- 45. May 29, DET (24-21) beat MIN, 15-7
- 46. May 31, DET (24-22) lost to MIN, 5-9
- 47. May 31, DET (24-23) lost to MIN, 3-11
- 48. Jun 1, DET (24-24) lost to CLE, 6-9
- 49. Jun 3, DET (25-24) beat CLE, 15-3
- 50. Jun 4, DET (25-25) lost to BOS, 5-8
- 51. Jun 5, DET (26-25) beat BOS, 4-2
- 52. Jun 6, DET (27-25) beat BOS, 5-3
- 53. Jun 7, DET (28-25) beat BOS, 18-8
- 54. Jun 9, DET (29-25) beat MIL, 8-5
- 55. Jun 10, DET (29-26) lost to MIL, 5-8
- 56. Jun 11, DET (29-27) lost to MIL, 5-8
- 57. Jun 12, DET (30-27) beat BOS, 11-4
- 58. Jun 13, DET (31-27) beat BOS, 6-4
- 59. Jun 14, DET (32-27) beat BOS, 2-1
- 60. Jun 15, DET (33-27) beat TOR, 2-1
- 61. Jun 16, DET (33-28) lost to TOR, 4-10
- 62. Jun 17, DET (34-28) beat TOR, 3-2
- 63. Jun 19, DET (35-28) beat BAL, 5-3
- 64. Jun 20, DET (35-29) lost to BAL, 5-9
- 65. Jun 21, DET (36-29) beat BAL, 9-3
- 66. Jun 22, DET (37-29) beat TOR, 2-0
- 67. Jun 23, DET (37-30) lost to TOR, 7-8
- 68. Jun 24, DET (37-31) lost to TOR, 3-5
- 69. Jun 26, DET (38-31) beat BAL, 9-0
- 70. Jun 27, DET (38-32) lost to BAL, 2-4
- 71. Jun 28, DET (39-32) beat BAL, 8-7
- 72. Jun 29, DET (40-32) beat MIL, 11-1
- 73. Jun 30, DET (41-32) beat MIL, 8-5
- 74. Jul 1, DET (41-33) lost to MIL, 2-13
- 75. Jul 2, DET (41-34) lost to SEA, 2-5
- 76. Jul 3, DET (42-34) beat SEA, 5-2
- 77. Jul 4, DET (43-34) beat SEA, 7-3
- 78. Jul 5, DET (44-34) beat SEA, 7-5
- 79. Jul 6, DET (44-35) lost to OAK, 3-5
- 80. Jul 7, DET (45-35) beat OAK, 6-4
- 81. Jul 8, DET (46-35) beat OAK, 9-5
- 82. Jul 9, DET (46-36) lost to CAL, 2-5
- 83. Jul 10, DET (47-36) beat CAL, 9-4
- 84. Jul 11, DET (48-36) beat CAL, 12-5
- 85. Jul 12, DET (48-37) lost to CAL, 4-5
- 86. Jul 16, DET (49-37) beat SEA, 3-2
- 87. Jul 17, DET (50-37) beat SEA, 7-0
- 88. Jul 18, DET (51-37) beat SEA, 10-6
- 89. Jul 19, DET (51-38) lost to SEA, 4-5
- 90. Jul 20, DET (52-38) beat OAK, 5-4
- 91. Jul 21, DET (53-38) beat OAK, 6-5
- 92. Jul 22, DET (53-39) lost to OAK, 1-10
- 93. Jul 24, DET (54-39) beat CAL, 6-3
- 94. Jul 25, DET (55-39) beat CAL, 5-4
- 95. Jul 26, DET (56-39) beat CAL, 6-2
- 96. Jul 27, DET (57-39) beat CHW, 4-1
- 97. Jul 28, DET (58-39) beat CHW, 3-1
- 98. Jul 29, DET (58-40) lost to CHW, 0-4
- 99. Jul 31, DET (58-41) lost to NYY, 5-6
- 100. Aug 1, DET (59-41) beat NYY, 10-5
- 101. Aug 2, DET (59-42) lost to NYY, 5-8
- 102. Aug 3, DET (59-43) lost to KCR, 2-4
- 103. Aug 4, DET (59-44) lost to KCR, 4-8
- 104. Aug 5, DET (60-44) beat KCR, 4-2
- 105. Aug 6, DET (61-44) beat NYY, 12-5
- 106. Aug 7, DET (62-44) beat NYY, 8-0
- 107. Aug 8, DET (62-45) lost to NYY, 0-7
- 108. Aug 9, DET (63-45) beat NYY, 15-4
- 109. Aug 10, DET (63-46) lost to CHW, 4-8
- 110. Aug 11, DET (64-46) beat CHW, 9-6
- 111. Aug 12, DET (65-46) beat CHW, 8-7
- 112. Aug 13, DET (66-46) beat KCR, 4-1
- 113. Aug 14, DET (66-47) lost to KCR, 5-7
- 114. Aug 15, DET (67-47) beat KCR, 8-4
- 115. Aug 16, DET (68-47) beat KCR, 10-6
- 116. Aug 18, DET (69-47) beat MIN, 11-2
- 117. Aug 19, DET (70-47) beat MIN, 7-1
- 118. Aug 20, DET (71-47) beat MIN, 8-0
- 119. Aug 21, DET (71-48) lost to CLE, 4-12
- 120. Aug 21, DET (71-49) lost to CLE, 3-8
- 121. Aug 22, DET (72-49) beat CLE, 8-6
- 122. Aug 23, DET (73-49) beat CLE, 4-3
- 123. Aug 24, DET (73-50) lost to MIN, 4-5
- 124. Aug 25, DET (74-50) beat MIN, 5-4
- 125. Aug 26, DET (75-50) beat MIN, 10-8
- 126. Aug 28, DET (75-51) lost to TEX, 3-5
- 127. Aug 29, DET (76-51) beat TEX, 4-1
- 128. Aug 30, DET (77-51) beat TEX, 7-0
- 129. Aug 31, DET (77-52) lost to CLE, 2-7
- 130. Sep 1, DET (78-52) beat CLE, 6-5
- 131. Sep 2, DET (79-52) beat CLE, 2-1
- 132. Sep 3, DET (80-52) beat CLE, 3-1
- 133. Sep 4, DET (81-52) beat TEX, 11-2
- 134. Sep 5, DET (81-53) lost to TEX, 7-8
- 135. Sep 6, DET (81-54) lost to TEX, 3-9
- 136. Sep 7, DET (82-54) beat BAL, 12-4
- 137. Sep 9, DET (83-54) beat BAL, 7-4
- 138. Sep 9, DET (84-54) beat BAL, 6-0
- 139. Sep 10, DET (84-55) lost to MIL, 3-4
- 140. Sep 11, DET (84-56) lost to MIL, 2-5
- 141. Sep 12, DET (84-57) lost to MIL, 2-11
- 142. Sep 13, DET (85-57) beat MIL, 5-1
- 143. Sep 14, DET (86-57) beat BOS, 3-0
- 144. Sep 15, DET (87-57) beat BOS, 9-8
- 145. Sep 16, DET (88-57) beat BOS, 4-1
- 146. Sep 18, DET (89-57) beat MIL, 7-6
- 147. Sep 19, DET (90-57) beat MIL, 5-2
- 148. Sep 20, DET (90-58) lost to MIL, 4-11
- 149. Sep 21, DET (90-59) lost to BOS, 4-9
- 150. Sep 22, DET (91-59) beat BOS, 8-5
- 151. Sep 23, DET (92-59) beat BOS, 4-0
- 152. Sep 24, DET (92-60) lost to TOR, 3-4
- 153. Sep 25, DET (92-61) lost to TOR, 2-3
- 154. Sep 26, DET (92-62) lost to TOR, 9-10
- 155. Sep 27, DET (93-62) beat TOR, 3-2
- 156. Sep 28, DET (93-63) lost to BAL, 0-3
- 157. Sep 29, DET (94-63) beat BAL, 10-1
- 158. Sep 30, DET (94-64) lost to BAL, 3-7
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 | Monday, Apr 6 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0-1 | 5 | 1.0 | Righetti | Morris | 3:01 | D | 51,315 | 1.43 | - | |||
| 2 | Wednesday, Apr 8 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 5 | 6 | 0-2 | 5 | 2.0 | Hudson | Hernández | Righetti | 2:47 | D | 12,271 | 1.29 | -- | |||
| 3 | Thursday, Apr 9 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 5 | 2.0 | Terrell | Tewksbury | 2:33 | D | 12,228 | 1.16 | + | ||||
| 4 | Friday, Apr 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 11 | 4 | 2-2 | 3 | 2.0 | Tanana | Allen | 3:03 | D | 40,025 | 1.08 | ++ | |||
| 5 | Saturday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 1 | 3-2 | 3 | 2.0 | Morris | Dotson | 2:50 | N | 12,896 | 1.22 | +++ | |||
| 6 | Sunday, Apr 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 7 | 1 | 4-2 | 3 | 2.0 | Robinson | Davis | 2:54 | D | 13,245 | 1.21 | ++++ | |||
| 7 | Tuesday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 10 | 4-3 | 4 | 3.5 | Gubicza | Petry | 2:33 | N | 16,023 | 1.29 | - | |||
| 8 | Wednesday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 2 | 4-4 | 4 | 4.5 | Saberhagen | Terrell | Black | 2:16 | N | 18,721 | 1.20 | -- | ||
| 9 | Friday, Apr 17 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 5-4 | 5 | 4.5 | Tanana | Dotson | Thurmond | 2:24 | N | 16,953 | 1.04 | + | |||
| 10 | Saturday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 6-4 | 4 | 4.5 | King | Thigpen | 2:52 | D | 20,607 | 1.08 | ++ | ||||
| 11 | Sunday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 2 | 7 | 6-5 | 3 | 5.5 | Bannister | Petry | 2:38 | D | 14,269 | 1.10 | - | ||||
| 12 | Monday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 8 | 6-6 | 5 | 6.5 | Rhoden | Morris | Righetti | 3:04 | N | 20,111 | 1.24 | -- | ||
| 13 | Tuesday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 3 | 6-7 | 6 | 6.5 | Niekro | Terrell | Guante | 2:18 | N | 25,148 | 1.11 | --- | ||
| 14 | Wednesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 4 | 6-8 | 6 | 7.0 | Shirley | Tanana | Righetti | 2:42 | N | 21,091 | 1.08 | ---- | ||
| 15 | Friday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 3 | 7 | 6-9 | 6 | 8.0 | Leibrandt | Petry | 3:24 | N | 14,449 | .70 | ----- | ||||
| 16 | Saturday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 13 | 2 | 7-9 | 5 | 8.0 | Morris | Gubicza | 2:43 | D | 18,052 | .63 | + | ||||
| 17 | Sunday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 1 | 6 | 7-10 | 5 | 9.0 | Saberhagen | Terrell | 2:20 | D | 16,686 | .71 | - | ||||
| 18 | Monday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 5 | 7-11 | 6 | 10.0 | Langston | King | Núñez | 2:39 | N | 8,492 | .62 | -- | ||
| 19 | Tuesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 4 | 6 | 7-12 | 6 | 10.0 | Morgan | Robinson | Núñez | 2:01 | N | 7,393 | .51 | --- | ||
| 20 | Wednesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8-12 | 6 | 10.0 | King | Moore | 3:06 | N | 26,126 | .53 | + | ||
| 21 | Thursday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 12 | 4 | 9-12 | 4 | 9.0 | Morris | Fraser | 3:00 | N | 27,656 | .53 | ++ | |||
| Gm# | May | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 22 | Friday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L-wo | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9-13 | 5 | 10.0 | Eckersley | Kelly | 4:17 | N | 14,035 | .60 | - | ||
| 23 | Saturday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L-wo | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9-14 | 5 | 11.0 | Leiper | Snell | 4:17 | D | 17,753 | .53 | -- | ||
| 24 | Sunday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 2 | 9-15 | 5 | 11.0 | Plunk | King | Howell | 2:28 | D | 21,810 | .42 | --- | ||
| 25 | Tuesday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 5 | 7 | 9-16 | 6 | 11.0 | Clarke | Robinson | Núñez | 3:01 | N | 10,918 | .39 | ---- | |||
| 26 | Wednesday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 7 | 5 | 10-16 | 6 | 10.0 | Terrell | Bankhead | Thurmond | 2:40 | D | 13,718 | .41 | + | |||
| 27 | Friday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 2 | 7 | 10-17 | 6 | 10.0 | Young | Tanana | 2:40 | N | 13,949 | .45 | - | ||||
| 28 | Saturday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 7 | 8 | 10-18 | 6 | 10.0 | Nelson | Thurmond | Howell | 3:28 | N | 15,685 | .41 | -- | |||
| 29 | Sunday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 7 | 6 | 11-18 | 6 | 9.0 | Snell | Ontiveros | 2:55 | D | 14,114 | .38 | + | ||||
| 30 | Monday, May 11 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 1 | 5 | 11-19 | 6 | 9.5 | Witt | Terrell | Buice | 3:35 | N | 11,079 | .42 | - | |||
| 31 | Tuesday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 15 | 2 | 12-19 | 6 | 8.5 | Petry | Lugo | 3:15 | N | 11,579 | .34 | + | ||||
| 32 | Wednesday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 10 | 7 | 13-19 | 6 | 7.5 | Tanana | Candelaria | 2:51 | N | 11,659 | .38 | ++ | ||||
| 33 | Friday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W-wo | 4 | 3 | 14-19 | 6 | 8.0 | Henneman | Huismann | 3:00 | N | 17,525 | .45 | +++ | ||||
| 34 | Saturday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 5 | 3 | 15-19 | 6 | 7.0 | Morris | Niekro | 2:20 | D | 20,583 | .48 | ++++ | ||||
| 35 | Sunday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 8 | 4 | 16-19 | 5 | 7.0 | Terrell | Carlton | 2:45 | D | 20,824 | .57 | +++++ | ||||
| 36 | Monday, May 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 6 | 3 | 17-19 | 5 | 7.0 | Robinson | Guzmán | Thurmond | 3:21 | N | 26,503 | .62 | ++++++ | ||
| 37 | Tuesday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 8 | 10 | 17-20 | 5 | 7.0 | Mohorcic | King | 3:21 | N | 17,484 | .68 | - | |||
| 38 | Wednesday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 6 | 4 | 18-20 | 5 | 6.0 | Petry | Witt | King | 3:10 | N | 16,820 | .66 | + | ||
| 39 | Friday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 3 | 2 | 19-20 | 5 | 6.0 | Morris | Viola | King | 2:43 | N | 15,423 | .79 | ++ | ||
| 40 | Saturday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 5 | 7 | 19-21 | 5 | 7.0 | Anderson | Terrell | Reardon | 3:10 | N | 18,601 | .80 | - | ||
| 41 | Sunday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 7 | 2 | 20-21 | 5 | 7.0 | Robinson | Atherton | 3:07 | D | 16,351 | .66 | + | |||
| 42 | Monday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 8 | 5 | 21-21 | 5 | 7.0 | Tanana | Correa | Henneman | 3:03 | N | 13,824 | .71 | ++ | |||
| 43 | Tuesday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W-wo | 8 | 7 | 11 | 22-21 | 5 | 6.5 | Henneman | Mohorcic | 3:51 | N | 11,234 | .73 | +++ | |||
| 44 | Wednesday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 4 | 3 | 23-21 | 5 | 5.5 | Morris | Loynd | Thurmond | 2:39 | N | 12,696 | .87 | ++++ | |||
| 45 | Friday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 15 | 7 | 24-21 | 4 | 5.0 | Terrell | Straker | 2:28 | N | 19,031 | .94 | +++++ | ||||
| 46 | Sunday, May 31 (1) | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 5 | 9 | 24-22 | 5 | 6.0 | Reardon | King | 3:25 | D | 1.09 | - | 1987-05-30 (Rain) | ||||
| 47 | Sunday, May 31 (2) | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 3 | 11 | 24-23 | 5 | 6.0 | Frazier | Tanana | 2:56 | D | 20,993 | .99 | -- | ||||
| Gm# | June | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 48 | Monday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 6 | 9 | 24-24 | 5 | 6.0 | Niekro | Petry | Bailes | 3:15 | N | 6,509 | .90 | --- | ||
| 49 | Wednesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 15 | 3 | 25-24 | 5 | 6.5 | Morris | Schrom | 2:49 | N | 8,226 | .81 | + | |||
| 50 | Thursday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 5 | 8 | 25-25 | 5 | 6.5 | Hurst | Terrell | 3:05 | N | 24,660 | .88 | - | |||
| 51 | Friday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 26-25 | 4 | 6.5 | Robinson | Nipper | King | 3:06 | N | 33,827 | .75 | + | ||
| 52 | Saturday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 5 | 3 | 14 | 27-25 | 4 | 5.5 | King | Gardner | 4:51 | D | 33,902 | .81 | ++ | ||
| 53 | Sunday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 18 | 8 | 28-25 | 4 | 5.5 | Henneman | Leister | 3:42 | D | 33,254 | .95 | +++ | |||
| 54 | Tuesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 8 | 5 | 29-25 | 4 | 5.5 | Morris | Higuera | 2:56 | N | 16,645 | 1.17 | ++++ | ||||
| 55 | Wednesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 5 | 8 | 10 | 29-26 | 4 | 6.5 | Plesac | King | 3:13 | N | 16,998 | 1.30 | - | |||
| 56 | Thursday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 5 | 8 | 29-27 | 4 | 7.5 | Wegman | King | Bosio | 3:10 | D | 20,780 | 1.14 | -- | |||
| 57 | Friday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 11 | 4 | 30-27 | 4 | 7.5 | Tanana | Clemens | 2:59 | N | 32,341 | .84 | + | ||||
| 58 | Saturday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 6 | 4 | 31-27 | 4 | 7.5 | Petry | Crawford | Hernández | 3:01 | D | 40,427 | .88 | ++ | |||
| 59 | Sunday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 2 | 1 | 32-27 | 4 | 6.5 | Morris | Hurst | 2:25 | D | 28,203 | .88 | +++ | ||||
| 60 | Monday, Jun 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 2 | 1 | 33-27 | 3 | 5.5 | Terrell | Key | King | 2:29 | N | 36,225 | 1.55 | ++++ | ||
| 61 | Tuesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 4 | 10 | 33-28 | 3 | 6.5 | Lavelle | Robinson | 3:11 | N | 36,398 | 1.79 | - | |||
| 62 | Wednesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 3 | 2 | 34-28 | 3 | 5.5 | Tanana | Clancy | Hernández | 2:39 | D | 46,227 | 1.47 | + | ||
| 63 | Friday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 5 | 3 | 35-28 | 3 | 5.0 | Morris | Williamson | Hernández | 2:41 | N | 31,672 | 1.12 | ++ | ||
| 64 | Saturday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 5 | 9 | 35-29 | 3 | 5.0 | Bell | Terrell | Niedenfuer | 3:12 | N | 27,240 | 1.16 | - | ||
| 65 | Sunday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 9 | 3 | 36-29 | 3 | 5.0 | Petry | Dixon | King | 3:05 | D | 28,845 | 1.19 | + | ||
| 66 | Monday, Jun 22 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 2 | 0 | 37-29 | 3 | 4.0 | Tanana | Clancy | 2:38 | N | 28,978 | 1.86 | ++ | ||||
| 67 | Tuesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 7 | 8 | 37-30 | 3 | 5.0 | Stieb | Robinson | Henke | 2:55 | N | 29,275 | 1.96 | - | |||
| 68 | Wednesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 3 | 5 | 37-31 | 3 | 6.0 | Cerutti | Morris | Musselman | 2:30 | N | 34,866 | 1.68 | -- | |||
| 69 | Friday, Jun 26 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 9 | 0 | 38-31 | 3 | 5.0 | Terrell | Griffin | 2:52 | N | 29,396 | 1.03 | + | ||||
| 70 | Saturday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 4 | 38-32 | 3 | 6.0 | Niedenfuer | Tanana | 2:39 | N | 32,395 | 1.11 | - | ||||
| 71 | Sunday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W-wo | 8 | 7 | 11 | 39-32 | 3 | 5.0 | Hernández | Corbett | 3:32 | D | 31,606 | .91 | + | |||
| 72 | Monday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 11 | 1 | 40-32 | 3 | 5.0 | Morris | Bosio | 3:04 | N | 21,487 | 1.27 | ++ | |||
| 73 | Tuesday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 8 | 5 | 41-32 | 3 | 5.0 | Petry | Clear | Hernández | 3:44 | N | 21,609 | 1.37 | +++ | ||
| Gm# | July | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 74 | Wednesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 13 | 41-33 | 3 | 6.0 | Wegman | Terrell | 2:46 | D | 24,528 | 1.51 | - | |||
| 75 | Thursday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 5 | 41-34 | 3 | 6.5 | Guetterman | Tanana | 2:13 | N | 10,646 | 1.22 | -- | |||
| 76 | Friday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 5 | 2 | 42-34 | 3 | 6.0 | Robinson | Moore | King | 2:29 | N | 13,568 | 1.12 | + | ||
| 77 | Saturday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 7 | 3 | 43-34 | 3 | 6.0 | Morris | Campbell | 2:55 | N | 16,884 | 1.36 | ++ | |||
| 78 | Sunday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 7 | 5 | 44-34 | 2 | 5.0 | Petry | Langston | Henneman | 2:47 | D | 13,232 | 1.43 | +++ | ||
| 79 | Monday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 5 | 44-35 | 3 | 5.0 | Nelson | King | Howell | 2:32 | N | 14,656 | 1.68 | - | ||
| 80 | Tuesday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 6 | 4 | 45-35 | 3 | 5.0 | Tanana | Andújar | Hernández | 2:40 | N | 17,174 | 1.63 | + | ||
| 81 | Wednesday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 9 | 5 | 46-35 | 3 | 5.0 | Robinson | Ontiveros | Thurmond | 2:44 | D | 20,031 | 1.74 | ++ | ||
| 82 | Thursday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 2 | 5 | 46-36 | 3 | 5.0 | Sutton | Morris | Minton | 2:13 | N | 30,966 | 1.78 | - | ||
| 83 | Friday, Jul 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 9 | 4 | 47-36 | 3 | 5.0 | King | Lazorko | 2:50 | N | 31,073 | 1.67 | + | |||
| 84 | Saturday, Jul 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | W | 12 | 5 | 48-36 | 3 | 4.0 | Henneman | Reuss | 3:15 | N | 44,219 | 1.71 | ++ | |||
| 85 | Sunday, Jul 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 4 | 5 | 48-37 | 3 | 5.0 | Witt | Tanana | Minton | 2:50 | D | 42,682 | 2.01 | - | ||
| 86 | Thursday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 3 | 2 | 49-37 | 3 | 5.0 | Terrell | Moore | 2:39 | N | 20,488 | 1.82 | + | ||||
| 87 | Friday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 7 | 0 | 50-37 | 3 | 5.0 | Tanana | Langston | 2:09 | N | 24,669 | 1.72 | ++ | ||||
| 88 | Saturday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 10 | 6 | 51-37 | 3 | 4.0 | Henneman | Reed | King | 3:03 | N | 31,594 | 1.84 | +++ | |||
| 89 | Sunday, Jul 19 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 4 | 5 | 51-38 | 3 | 4.0 | Núñez | Hernández | 2:20 | D | 23,577 | 2.02 | - | ||||
| 90 | Monday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 52-38 | 3 | 4.0 | Henneman | Nelson | 2:28 | N | 22,692 | 2.01 | + | ||||
| 91 | Tuesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W-wo | 6 | 5 | 10 | 53-38 | 2 | 3.0 | King | Howell | 3:33 | N | 23,118 | 1.95 | ++ | |||
| 92 | Wednesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 1 | 10 | 53-39 | 2 | 3.0 | Lamp | Tanana | 2:49 | N | 24,855 | 2.28 | - | ||||
| 93 | Friday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 6 | 3 | 54-39 | 3 | 2.0 | Henneman | Finley | 2:28 | N | 33,275 | 2.18 | + | ||||
| 94 | Saturday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W-wo | 5 | 4 | 10 | 55-39 | 2 | 1.0 | Henneman | Minton | 3:24 | D | 34,973 | 2.36 | ++ | |||
| 95 | Sunday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W | 6 | 2 | 56-39 | 2 | 1.0 | Terrell | Fraser | 3:10 | D | 31,339 | 2.63 | +++ | ||||
| 96 | Monday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 4 | 1 | 57-39 | 2 | 0.5 | Tanana | Nielsen | 2:26 | N | 23,704 | 2.64 | ++++ | ||||
| 97 | Tuesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 1 | 58-39 | 2 | 0.5 | Robinson | Long | 2:24 | N | 26,156 | 2.71 | +++++ | ||||
| 98 | Wednesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 0 | 4 | 58-40 | 2 | 1.5 | Bannister | Morris | 2:44 | N | 28,918 | 2.69 | - | ||||
| 99 | Friday, Jul 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L-wo | 5 | 6 | 58-41 | 3 | 3.0 | Righetti | Henneman | 3:07 | N | 50,214 | 4.17 | -- | |||
| Gm# | August | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 100 | Saturday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 10 | 5 | 59-41 | 2 | 2.0 | Tanana | Rasmussen | 3:11 | D | 55,103 | 3.73 | + | |||
| 101 | Sunday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 8 | 59-42 | 3 | 3.0 | Rhoden | Robinson | Righetti | 3:07 | D | 46,212 | 4.38 | - | ||
| 102 | Monday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 2 | 4 | 10 | 59-43 | 3 | 3.0 | Gleaton | Morris | 3:23 | N | 25,781 | 2.32 | -- | |||
| 103 | Tuesday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | KCR | L | 4 | 8 | 59-44 | 3 | 3.0 | Jackson | Petry | 2:39 | N | 23,330 | 2.19 | --- | ||||
| 104 | Wednesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 4 | 2 | 60-44 | 3 | 3.0 | Terrell | Saberhagen | 2:20 | N | 21,584 | 2.01 | + | ||||
| 105 | Thursday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 12 | 5 | 61-44 | 3 | 2.0 | Tanana | Guidry | 3:10 | N | 41,875 | 2.99 | ++ | ||||
| 106 | Friday, Aug 7 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 8 | 0 | 62-44 | 3 | 1.5 | Robinson | Rhoden | 2:31 | N | 48,262 | 3.66 | +++ | ||||
| 107 | Saturday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 0 | 7 | 62-45 | 3 | 2.0 | John | King | 2:37 | D | 45,812 | 3.73 | - | ||||
| 108 | Sunday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 15 | 4 | 63-45 | 3 | 1.5 | Petry | Rasmussen | 3:03 | D | 44,673 | 3.56 | + | ||||
| 109 | Monday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 8 | 63-46 | 3 | 1.5 | Dotson | Terrell | 2:41 | N | 16,068 | 2.54 | - | |||
| 110 | Tuesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 9 | 6 | 64-46 | 2 | 1.5 | Tanana | Nielsen | Hernández | 3:04 | N | 14,567 | 2.51 | + | ||
| 111 | Wednesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 8 | 7 | 65-46 | 2 | 1.5 | Hernández | Thigpen | 3:18 | D | 16,438 | 2.67 | ++ | |||
| 112 | Thursday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 4 | 1 | 66-46 | 2 | 0.5 | Morris | Gubicza | 2:59 | N | 38,221 | 2.95 | +++ | |||
| 113 | Friday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 5 | 7 | 66-47 | 2 | 1.5 | Black | Terrell | Quisenberry | 3:08 | N | 38,749 | 3.24 | - | ||
| 114 | Saturday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 4 | 67-47 | 2 | 0.5 | King | Jackson | Henneman | 3:05 | N | 40,425 | 3.03 | + | ||
| 115 | Sunday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | W | 10 | 6 | 68-47 | 2 | 0.5 | Robinson | Gleaton | 3:22 | D | 33,006 | 3.34 | ++ | |||
| 116 | Tuesday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 11 | 2 | 69-47 | 2 | 0.5 | Morris | Carlton | 2:36 | N | 32,053 | 3.41 | +++ | ||||
| 117 | Wednesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 7 | 1 | 70-47 | 1 | up 0.5 | Terrell | Blyleven | 2:12 | N | 38,163 | 3.43 | ++++ | ||||
| 118 | Thursday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 8 | 0 | 71-47 | 1 | up 0.5 | Alexander | Niekro | 2:46 | D | 45,804 | 3.63 | +++++ | ||||
| 119 | Friday, Aug 21 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 4 | 12 | 71-48 | 1 | Tied | Easterly | Petry | Gordon | 3:42 | N | 3.68 | - | 1987-06-02 (Rain) | ||
| 120 | Friday, Aug 21 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 8 | 71-49 | 1 | Tied | Farrell | Tanana | 2:43 | N | 20,965 | 3.59 | -- | |||
| 121 | Saturday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 8 | 6 | 72-49 | 1 | Tied | Henneman | Bailes | King | 3:15 | D | 20,148 | 3.69 | + | ||
| 122 | Sunday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 3 | 73-49 | 1 | up 1.0 | Morris | Candiotti | 2:43 | D | 21,097 | 3.66 | ++ | |||
| 123 | Monday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L-wo | 4 | 5 | 73-50 | 1 | Tied | Reardon | King | 3:07 | N | 27,338 | 3.86 | - | |||
| 124 | Tuesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 5 | 4 | 74-50 | 1 | Tied | Alexander | Niekro | Henneman | 2:52 | N | 30,639 | 3.77 | + | ||
| 125 | Wednesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 10 | 8 | 75-50 | 1 | up 0.5 | Petry | Reardon | Hernández | 3:29 | N | 29,265 | 3.78 | ++ | ||
| 126 | Friday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 3 | 5 | 75-51 | 1 | Tied | Williams | Morris | Mohorcic | 3:06 | N | 32,362 | 3.77 | - | |||
| 127 | Saturday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 4 | 1 | 76-51 | 1 | up 1.0 | Terrell | Witt | 2:47 | N | 41,604 | 3.84 | + | ||||
| 128 | Sunday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 7 | 0 | 77-51 | 1 | up 1.0 | Alexander | Hough | 2:23 | D | 38,641 | 4.00 | ++ | ||||
| 129 | Monday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 2 | 7 | 77-52 | 1 | up 1.0 | Farrell | Tanana | 3:02 | N | 22,530 | 4.03 | - | ||||
| Gm# | September | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 130 | Tuesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W-wo | 6 | 5 | 12 | 78-52 | 1 | up 1.0 | Hernández | Gordon | 3:58 | N | 19,810 | 4.22 | + | |||
| 131 | Wednesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 2 | 1 | 79-52 | 1 | up 1.0 | Morris | Candiotti | 2:33 | N | 20,516 | 4.05 | ++ | ||||
| 132 | Thursday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 80-52 | 1 | up 1.5 | Terrell | Yett | 2:42 | N | 21,964 | 4.10 | +++ | ||||
| 133 | Friday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 11 | 2 | 81-52 | 1 | up 1.5 | Alexander | Hough | 2:54 | N | 16,095 | 4.20 | ++++ | |||
| 134 | Saturday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L-wo | 7 | 8 | 81-53 | 1 | up 0.5 | Howe | Hernández | 3:42 | N | 26,058 | 4.03 | - | |||
| 135 | Sunday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 9 | 81-54 | 2 | 0.5 | Guzmán | Robinson | 2:57 | N | 22,374 | 4.28 | -- | |||
| 136 | Monday, Sep 7 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 12 | 4 | 82-54 | 2 | 0.5 | Morris | Ballard | 3:21 | N | 13,651 | 4.28 | + | |||
| 137 | Wednesday, Sep 9 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 4 | 83-54 | 1 | up 1.5 | Terrell | Dixon | Hernández | 3:09 | N | 4.43 | ++ | 1987-09-08 (Rain) | ||
| 138 | Wednesday, Sep 9 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 0 | 84-54 | 1 | up 1.5 | Alexander | Boddicker | 2:47 | N | 21,579 | 4.30 | +++ | |||
| 139 | Thursday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 3 | 4 | 84-55 | 1 | up 1.0 | Nieves | Tanana | Mirabella | 2:54 | N | 9,715 | 4.16 | - | ||
| 140 | Friday, Sep 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 5 | 84-56 | 1 | Tied | Higuera | Henneman | 2:46 | N | 21,161 | 4.40 | -- | |||
| 141 | Saturday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 11 | 84-57 | 2 | 1.0 | Wegman | Morris | 3:14 | N | 50,288 | 4.58 | --- | |||
| 142 | Sunday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 5 | 1 | 85-57 | 1 | Tied | Terrell | Bosio | 2:39 | D | 21,880 | 4.49 | + | |||
| 143 | Monday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 3 | 0 | 86-57 | 1 | Tied | Alexander | Clemens | Henneman | 3:01 | N | 23,287 | 4.59 | ++ | |||
| 144 | Tuesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 9 | 8 | 87-57 | 1 | Tied | Petry | Crawford | Henneman | 3:09 | N | 20,398 | 4.66 | +++ | |||
| 145 | Wednesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 4 | 1 | 88-57 | 1 | Tied | Morris | Sellers | 2:25 | N | 22,341 | 4.64 | ++++ | ||||
| 146 | Friday, Sep 18 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 7 | 6 | 89-57 | 1 | up 0.5 | Terrell | Wegman | King | 2:44 | N | 30,104 | 4.76 | +++++ | |||
| 147 | Saturday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 5 | 2 | 90-57 | 1 | up 1.5 | Alexander | Bosio | 2:42 | D | 34,006 | 4.79 | ++++++ | ||||
| 148 | Sunday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 4 | 11 | 90-58 | 1 | up 0.5 | Nieves | Morris | Crim | 2:43 | D | 42,143 | 4.61 | - | |||
| 149 | Monday, Sep 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 4 | 9 | 90-59 | 2 | 0.5 | Nipper | Snell | 3:11 | N | 20,376 | 5.01 | -- | |||
| 150 | Tuesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 8 | 5 | 91-59 | 2 | 0.5 | Terrell | Woodward | Noles | 3:20 | N | 20,189 | 5.29 | + | ||
| 151 | Wednesday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 4 | 0 | 92-59 | 2 | 0.5 | Alexander | Hurst | 2:20 | N | 23,798 | 5.34 | ++ | |||
| 152 | Thursday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 3 | 4 | 92-60 | 2 | 1.5 | Flanagan | Morris | Henke | 2:51 | N | 42,436 | 11.21 | - | ||
| 153 | Friday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L-wo | 2 | 3 | 92-61 | 2 | 2.5 | Musselman | Hernández | 2:52 | N | 46,233 | 10.69 | -- | |||
| 154 | Saturday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L-wo | 9 | 10 | 92-62 | 2 | 3.5 | Núñez | Henneman | 3:35 | D | 46,429 | 8.88 | --- | |||
| 155 | Sunday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 3 | 2 | 13 | 93-62 | 2 | 2.5 | Henneman | Núñez | Noles | 4:06 | D | 46,346 | 5.77 | + | |
| 156 | Monday, Sep 28 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 0 | 3 | 93-63 | 2 | 2.5 | Habyan | Morris | Niedenfuer | 2:50 | N | 20,015 | 4.67 | - | |||
| 157 | Tuesday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 10 | 1 | 94-63 | 2 | 1.5 | Tanana | Bell | 2:38 | N | 16,882 | 4.71 | + | ||||
| 158 | Wednesday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 7 | 94-64 | 2 | 1.5 | Mesa | Petry | 2:54 | N | 19,434 | 7.09 | - | ||||
| Gm# | October | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 159 | Thursday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 9 | 5 | 95-64 | 2 | 1.0 | Terrell | Boddicker | 2:45 | N | 19,749 | 8.39 | + | ||||
| 160 | Friday, Oct 2 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 4 | 3 | 96-64 | 1 | Tied | Alexander | Clancy | Henneman | 3:01 | N | 45,167 | 16.50 | ++ | |||
| 161 | Saturday, Oct 3 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W-wo | 3 | 2 | 12 | 97-64 | 1 | up 1.0 | Henneman | Musselman | 4:05 | D | 45,026 | 20.83 | +++ | |||
| 162 | Sunday, Oct 4 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W | 1 | 0 | 98-64 | 1 | up 2.0 | Tanana | Key | 2:29 | D | 51,005 | 20.83 | ++++ | ||||
| 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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