Recent Game Results
Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month- 1. Apr 4, DET (0-1) lost to TEX, 0-4
- 2. Apr 6, DET (0-2) lost to TEX, 4-5
- 3. Apr 7, DET (1-2) beat MIL, 10-3
- 4. Apr 8, DET (1-3) lost to MIL, 2-5
- 5. Apr 11, DET (1-4) lost to MIN, 0-14
- 6. Apr 13, DET (2-4) beat MIN, 3-0
- 7. Apr 14, DET (2-5) lost to TEX, 2-4
- 8. Apr 15, DET (2-6) lost to TEX, 1-4
- 9. Apr 16, DET (2-7) lost to TEX, 6-9
- 10. Apr 18, DET (2-8) lost to MIN, 8-9
- 11. Apr 19, DET (3-8) beat MIN, 3-2
- 12. Apr 20, DET (3-9) lost to MIN, 2-7
- 13. Apr 21, DET (3-10) lost to MIL, 1-2
- 14. Apr 22, DET (4-10) beat MIL, 6-3
- 15. Apr 23, DET (5-10) beat MIL, 11-3
- 16. Apr 24, DET (6-10) beat SEA, 1-0
- 17. Apr 25, DET (7-10) beat SEA, 5-2
- 18. Apr 26, DET (7-11) lost to CAL, 0-1
- 19. Apr 27, DET (7-12) lost to CAL, 3-10
- 20. Apr 28, DET (7-13) lost to OAK, 1-2
- 21. Apr 29, DET (7-14) lost to OAK, 2-3
- 22. Apr 30, DET (8-14) beat OAK, 7-2
- 23. May 1, DET (8-15) lost to SEA, 3-5
- 24. May 2, DET (8-16) lost to SEA, 2-7
- 25. May 3, DET (8-17) lost to SEA, 2-3
- 26. May 5, DET (8-18) lost to OAK, 3-5
- 27. May 6, DET (9-18) beat OAK, 6-3
- 28. May 7, DET (9-19) lost to OAK, 4-5
- 29. May 8, DET (9-20) lost to CAL, 2-9
- 30. May 9, DET (9-21) lost to CAL, 1-5
- 31. May 10, DET (10-21) beat CAL, 3-2
- 32. May 12, DET (11-21) beat CLE, 6-3
- 33. May 13, DET (11-22) lost to CLE, 1-3
- 34. May 14, DET (11-23) lost to CLE, 3-8
- 35. May 15, DET (12-23) beat CHW, 3-2
- 36. May 16, DET (13-23) beat CHW, 9-7
- 37. May 17, DET (13-24) lost to CHW, 7-10
- 38. May 19, DET (14-24) beat KCR, 2-0
- 39. May 20, DET (15-24) beat KCR, 2-1
- 40. May 21, DET (16-24) beat KCR, 4-2
- 41. May 22, DET (16-25) lost to CLE, 3-7
- 42. May 23, DET (17-25) beat CLE, 7-2
- 43. May 24, DET (18-25) beat CLE, 2-1
- 44. May 25, DET (19-25) beat CLE, 9-5
- 45. May 26, DET (19-26) lost to KCR, 3-6
- 46. May 27, DET (19-27) lost to KCR, 1-5
- 47. May 28, DET (19-28) lost to KCR, 5-9
- 48. May 29, DET (20-28) beat CHW, 4-2
- 49. May 30, DET (21-28) beat CHW, 10-3
- 50. May 31, DET (22-28) beat CHW, 4-3
- 51. Jun 1, DET (22-29) lost to BAL, 3-8
- 52. Jun 2, DET (22-30) lost to BAL, 1-4
- 53. Jun 3, DET (22-31) lost to BAL, 2-4
- 54. Jun 4, DET (22-32) lost to BAL, 4-7
- 55. Jun 5, DET (22-33) lost to BOS, 2-5
- 56. Jun 6, DET (23-33) beat BOS, 5-1
- 57. Jun 7, DET (23-34) lost to BOS, 1-6
- 58. Jun 9, DET (23-35) lost to TOR, 0-2
- 59. Jun 10, DET (24-35) beat TOR, 11-8
- 60. Jun 11, DET (24-36) lost to TOR, 0-4
- 61. Jun 12, DET (24-37) lost to TOR, 4-5
- 62. Jun 13, DET (24-38) lost to BOS, 7-8
- 63. Jun 14, DET (25-38) beat BOS, 7-3
- 64. Jun 16, DET (25-39) lost to CAL, 4-9
- 65. Jun 17, DET (25-40) lost to CAL, 3-6
- 66. Jun 18, DET (25-41) lost to CAL, 1-3
- 67. Jun 19, DET (26-41) beat OAK, 6-4
- 68. Jun 20, DET (26-42) lost to OAK, 4-6
- 69. Jun 21, DET (26-43) lost to OAK, 3-6
- 70. Jun 23, DET (27-43) beat SEA, 5-4
- 71. Jun 24, DET (27-44) lost to SEA, 1-3
- 72. Jun 25, DET (27-45) lost to SEA, 3-5
- 73. Jun 27, DET (28-45) beat NYY, 6-5
- 74. Jun 28, DET (29-45) beat NYY, 6-5
- 75. Jun 29, DET (29-46) lost to NYY, 6-7
- 76. Jun 30, DET (30-46) beat BAL, 16-5
- 77. Jul 1, DET (30-47) lost to BAL, 1-8
- 78. Jul 2, DET (31-47) beat BAL, 7-3
- 79. Jul 3, DET (31-48) lost to BAL, 4-11
- 80. Jul 4, DET (31-49) lost to NYY, 0-1
- 81. Jul 5, DET (31-50) lost to NYY, 0-9
- 82. Jul 6, DET (31-51) lost to NYY, 5-6
- 83. Jul 7, DET (31-52) lost to TOR, 4-6
- 84. Jul 8, DET (31-53) lost to TOR, 3-8
- 85. Jul 9, DET (31-54) lost to TOR, 0-2
- 86. Jul 13, DET (31-55) lost to SEA, 4-5
- 87. Jul 14, DET (31-56) lost to SEA, 0-13
- 88. Jul 15, DET (31-57) lost to SEA, 3-9
- 89. Jul 16, DET (32-57) beat SEA, 8-5
- 90. Jul 17, DET (33-57) beat OAK, 2-1
- 91. Jul 18, DET (33-58) lost to OAK, 2-7
- 92. Jul 20, DET (33-59) lost to CAL, 3-4
- 93. Jul 21, DET (33-60) lost to CAL, 7-8
- 94. Jul 22, DET (33-61) lost to CAL, 4-5
- 95. Jul 23, DET (33-62) lost to CAL, 4-5
- 96. Jul 24, DET (33-63) lost to MIL, 0-10
- 97. Jul 25, DET (34-63) beat MIL, 7-2
- 98. Jul 26, DET (34-64) lost to MIL, 2-3
- 99. Jul 27, DET (34-65) lost to MIL, 1-11
- 100. Jul 28, DET (35-65) beat MIN, 6-4
- 101. Jul 28, DET (35-66) lost to MIN, 3-7
- 102. Jul 29, DET (36-66) beat MIN, 3-2
- 103. Jul 30, DET (36-67) lost to MIN, 3-14
- 104. Aug 1, DET (36-68) lost to TEX, 3-4
- 105. Aug 2, DET (37-68) beat TEX, 6-4
- 106. Aug 3, DET (38-68) beat TEX, 9-6
- 107. Aug 4, DET (38-69) lost to CHW, 4-5
- 108. Aug 5, DET (38-70) lost to CHW, 6-7
- 109. Aug 6, DET (39-70) beat CHW, 4-3
- 110. Aug 7, DET (40-70) beat MIL, 5-3
- 111. Aug 7, DET (40-71) lost to MIL, 2-5
- 112. Aug 8, DET (41-71) beat MIL, 6-3
- 113. Aug 9, DET (41-72) lost to MIL, 1-6
- 114. Aug 10, DET (41-73) lost to TEX, 1-4
- 115. Aug 11, DET (41-74) lost to TEX, 3-7
- 116. Aug 12, DET (42-74) beat TEX, 6-5
- 117. Aug 13, DET (43-74) beat TEX, 4-2
- 118. Aug 14, DET (43-75) lost to BAL, 1-4
- 119. Aug 15, DET (43-76) lost to BAL, 0-2
- 120. Aug 16, DET (44-76) beat BAL, 4-0
- 121. Aug 17, DET (44-77) lost to NYY, 1-2
- 122. Aug 18, DET (45-77) beat NYY, 7-3
- 123. Aug 19, DET (46-77) beat NYY, 5-4
- 124. Aug 20, DET (47-77) beat NYY, 7-6
- 125. Aug 21, DET (47-78) lost to OAK, 1-6
- 126. Aug 22, DET (47-79) lost to TOR, 2-3
- 127. Aug 23, DET (47-80) lost to TOR, 4-11
- 128. Aug 24, DET (47-81) lost to TOR, 3-11
- 129. Aug 25, DET (47-82) lost to BOS, 2-4
- 130. Aug 25, DET (47-83) lost to BOS, 3-11
- 131. Aug 26, DET (47-84) lost to BOS, 2-5
- 132. Aug 27, DET (47-85) lost to BOS, 1-7
- 133. Aug 28, DET (47-86) lost to BOS, 3-6
- 134. Aug 29, DET (47-87) lost to KCR, 8-12
- 135. Aug 30, DET (47-88) lost to KCR, 1-6
- 136. Aug 31, DET (47-89) lost to KCR, 0-3
- 137. Sep 1, DET (48-89) beat CLE, 2-1
- 138. Sep 2, DET (49-89) beat CLE, 10-4
- 139. Sep 3, DET (50-89) beat CLE, 12-3
- 140. Sep 4, DET (51-89) beat KCR, 5-1
- 141. Sep 5, DET (52-89) beat KCR, 10-2
- 142. Sep 6, DET (53-89) beat KCR, 11-5
- 143. Sep 8, DET (54-89) beat CHW, 7-5
- 144. Sep 9, DET (54-90) lost to CHW, 3-13
- 145. Sep 10, DET (55-90) beat CHW, 6-5
- 146. Sep 12, DET (55-91) lost to CLE, 0-1
- 147. Sep 13, DET (56-91) beat CLE, 3-1
- 148. Sep 14, DET (56-92) lost to CLE, 0-4
- 149. Sep 15, DET (56-93) lost to MIN, 4-8
- 150. Sep 16, DET (56-94) lost to MIN, 7-8
- 151. Sep 17, DET (57-94) beat MIN, 9-2
- 152. Sep 19, DET (57-95) lost to BAL, 2-6
- 153. Sep 20, DET (57-96) lost to BAL, 2-9
- 154. Sep 22, DET (57-97) lost to BOS, 7-9
- 155. Sep 23, DET (57-98) lost to BOS, 1-6
- 156. Sep 24, DET (57-99) lost to BOS, 2-4
- 157. Sep 25, DET (57-100) lost to TOR, 0-2
- 158. Sep 26, DET (58-100) beat TOR, 4-3
- 159. Sep 27, DET (58-101) lost to TOR, 1-8
- 160. Sep 29, DET (58-102) lost to NYY, 1-5
- 161. Sep 30, DET (58-103) lost to NYY, 2-9
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 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 0 | 4 | 0-1 | 5 | 1.0 | Hough | Morris | 2:25 | N | 40,375 | 1.25 | - | |||
| 2 | Thursday, Apr 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 4 | 5 | 0-2 | 6 | 2.0 | Guante | Williams | Russell | 3:33 | N | 25,735 | 1.15 | -- | ||
| 3 | Friday, Apr 7 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 4 | 1.0 | Alexander | Wegman | Hernández | 2:45 | D | 51,473 | 1.27 | + | |||
| 4 | Saturday, Apr 8 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 2 | 5 | 1-3 | 5 | 2.0 | August | Tanana | Plesac | 2:40 | D | 12,892 | 1.35 | - | |||
| 5 | Tuesday, Apr 11 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 0 | 14 | 1-4 | 6 | 2.5 | Anderson | Morris | 2:51 | D | 9,968 | 1.12 | -- | ||||
| 6 | Thursday, Apr 13 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 4 | 2.0 | Robinson | Rawley | 2:30 | D | 9,042 | 1.04 | + | 1989-04-12 (Rain) | |||
| 7 | Friday, Apr 14 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 2 | 4 | 2-5 | 6 | 2.0 | Moyer | Williams | Russell | 3:10 | N | 12,384 | 1.13 | - | |||
| 8 | Saturday, Apr 15 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 1 | 4 | 2-6 | 6 | 2.0 | Brown | Tanana | 2:35 | D | 17,250 | .98 | -- | ||||
| 9 | Sunday, Apr 16 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 6 | 9 | 2-7 | 6 | 2.5 | Hough | Morris | Russell | 4:07 | D | 16,030 | .98 | --- | |||
| 10 | Tuesday, Apr 18 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 8 | 9 | 2-8 | 7 | 3.0 | Toliver | Robinson | Reardon | 2:58 | N | 20,986 | .90 | ---- | ||
| 11 | Wednesday, Apr 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 3 | 2 | 3-8 | 7 | 2.5 | Alexander | Viola | Hernández | 2:28 | N | 21,840 | .86 | + | ||
| 12 | Thursday, Apr 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 7 | 3-9 | 7 | 3.5 | González | Tanana | 2:50 | D | 29,878 | .96 | - | |||
| 13 | Friday, Apr 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 2 | 3-10 | 7 | 3.5 | Bosio | Morris | Plesac | 2:47 | N | 11,767 | 1.01 | -- | ||
| 14 | Saturday, Apr 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 6 | 3 | 4-10 | 7 | 3.0 | Williams | Crim | 3:07 | D | 22,237 | .92 | + | |||
| 15 | Sunday, Apr 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 11 | 3 | 5-10 | 7 | 3.0 | Gibson | August | Hernández | 3:12 | D | 21,854 | 1.04 | ++ | ||
| 16 | Monday, Apr 24 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 7 | 2.0 | Alexander | Langston | 2:55 | N | 13,174 | .99 | +++ | ||||
| 17 | Tuesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 5 | 2 | 7-10 | 4 | 2.0 | Tanana | Bankhead | Hernández | 2:34 | D | 12,043 | 1.07 | ++++ | |||
| 18 | Wednesday, Apr 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 4 | 3.0 | Finley | Morris | Harvey | 2:48 | N | 23,334 | 1.17 | - | ||
| 19 | Thursday, Apr 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L | 3 | 10 | 7-12 | 6 | 3.0 | Blyleven | Hudson | 2:37 | N | 25,895 | 1.05 | -- | |||
| 20 | Friday, Apr 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 1 | 2 | 7-13 | 7 | 3.0 | Moore | Gibson | Eckersley | 2:20 | N | 26,594 | .99 | --- | ||
| 21 | Saturday, Apr 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 3 | 7-14 | 7 | 3.0 | Stewart | Alexander | 2:20 | D | 36,313 | .95 | ---- | |||
| 22 | Sunday, Apr 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 7 | 2 | 8-14 | 6 | 3.0 | Tanana | Davis | Hernández | 2:57 | D | 36,009 | .86 | + | ||
| Gm# | May | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 23 | Monday, May 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 3 | 5 | 8-15 | 6 | 3.5 | Powell | Morris | Schooler | 2:36 | N | 14,788 | .98 | - | ||
| 24 | Tuesday, May 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 7 | 8-16 | 6 | 4.5 | Dunne | Hudson | Jackson | 2:26 | N | 10,534 | .87 | -- | ||
| 25 | Wednesday, May 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 3 | 8-17 | 7 | 5.0 | Hanson | Alexander | Schooler | 2:32 | D | 9,130 | .78 | --- | ||
| 26 | Friday, May 5 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 3 | 5 | 8-18 | 7 | 5.5 | Stewart | Tanana | Eckersley | 2:47 | N | 18,482 | .70 | ---- | |||
| 27 | Saturday, May 6 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W | 6 | 3 | 9-18 | 6 | 5.5 | Morris | Davis | Hernández | 2:52 | D | 32,404 | .60 | + | |||
| 28 | Sunday, May 7 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 4 | 5 | 9-19 | 6 | 6.5 | Welch | Hudson | Eckersley | 3:01 | D | 20,391 | .63 | - | |||
| 29 | Monday, May 8 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 2 | 9 | 9-20 | 7 | 6.5 | Finley | Alexander | 2:39 | N | 12,759 | .55 | -- | ||||
| 30 | Tuesday, May 9 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 1 | 5 | 9-21 | 7 | 6.5 | Blyleven | Gibson | 2:37 | N | 12,290 | .52 | --- | ||||
| 31 | Wednesday, May 10 | boxscore | DET | CAL | W-wo | 3 | 2 | 10-21 | 7 | 6.0 | Hernández | Harvey | 2:35 | N | 13,187 | .50 | + | ||||
| 32 | Friday, May 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 3 | 11-21 | 6 | 6.0 | Morris | Black | 2:37 | N | 19,866 | .69 | ++ | |||
| 33 | Saturday, May 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 1 | 3 | 11-22 | 6 | 6.0 | Swindell | Alexander | 2:31 | D | 16,272 | .71 | - | |||
| 34 | Sunday, May 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 3 | 8 | 11-23 | 6 | 6.0 | Candiotti | Gibson | 2:27 | D | 13,906 | .68 | -- | |||
| 35 | Monday, May 15 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 12-23 | 6 | 5.5 | Tanana | Long | Hernández | 2:42 | N | 12,035 | .55 | + | |||
| 36 | Tuesday, May 16 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 9 | 7 | 13-23 | 6 | 4.5 | Williams | Perez | 3:13 | N | 13,861 | .63 | ++ | ||||
| 37 | Wednesday, May 17 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 7 | 10 | 13-24 | 6 | 5.0 | Patterson | Hernández | Hillegas | 3:30 | N | 15,975 | .74 | - | |||
| 38 | Friday, May 19 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W-wo | 2 | 0 | 14-24 | 6 | 5.0 | Henneman | Saberhagen | 2:43 | N | 18,208 | .62 | + | ||||
| 39 | Saturday, May 20 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W-wo | 2 | 1 | 15-24 | 6 | 4.0 | Henneman | Gordon | 2:49 | N | 21,287 | .68 | ++ | ||||
| 40 | Sunday, May 21 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 4 | 2 | 16-24 | 6 | 3.5 | Gibson | Gubicza | Hernández | 2:27 | D | 24,853 | .81 | +++ | |||
| 41 | Monday, May 22 | boxscore | DET | CLE | L | 3 | 7 | 16-25 | 6 | 4.5 | Black | Morris | Orosco | 2:33 | N | 13,702 | 1.04 | - | |||
| 42 | Tuesday, May 23 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 7 | 2 | 17-25 | 6 | 3.5 | Trujillo | Swindell | 2:02 | N | 13,141 | .91 | + | ||||
| 43 | Wednesday, May 24 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W-wo | 2 | 1 | 10 | 18-25 | 5 | 3.5 | Hernández | Bailes | 3:05 | N | 14,352 | .93 | ++ | |||
| 44 | Thursday, May 25 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 9 | 5 | 19-25 | 5 | 3.5 | Tanana | Farrell | Hernández | 2:55 | D | 20,594 | 1.06 | +++ | |||
| 45 | Friday, May 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 6 | 19-26 | 5 | 4.0 | Montgomery | Henneman | Farr | 3:15 | N | 27,728 | .99 | - | ||
| 46 | Saturday, May 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 5 | 19-27 | 6 | 5.0 | Gubicza | Nosek | 2:33 | D | 32,705 | .96 | -- | |||
| 47 | Sunday, May 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 5 | 9 | 19-28 | 7 | 5.0 | Gordon | Trujillo | 2:55 | D | 33,610 | .82 | --- | |||
| 48 | Monday, May 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 2 | 20-28 | 6 | 5.0 | Alexander | King | Hernández | 3:08 | D | 12,425 | .78 | + | ||
| 49 | Tuesday, May 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 10 | 3 | 21-28 | 5 | 5.0 | Tanana | Bittiger | Williams | 3:03 | N | 9,227 | .86 | ++ | ||
| 50 | Wednesday, May 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 22-28 | 5 | 5.0 | Henneman | Thigpen | Hernández | 3:01 | N | 8,549 | .94 | +++ | ||
| Gm# | June | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 51 | Thursday, Jun 1 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 3 | 8 | 22-29 | 6 | 6.0 | Schmidt | Nosek | Thurmond | 2:39 | N | 14,861 | 1.29 | - | |||
| 52 | Friday, Jun 2 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 4 | 22-30 | 6 | 7.0 | Milacki | Trujillo | Hickey | 2:43 | N | 19,758 | 1.12 | -- | |||
| 53 | Saturday, Jun 3 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 2 | 4 | 22-31 | 6 | 8.0 | Hickey | Alexander | Olson | 3:13 | N | 19,738 | .92 | --- | |||
| 54 | Sunday, Jun 4 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 4 | 7 | 22-32 | 7 | 9.0 | Tibbs | Tanana | Williamson | 3:19 | D | 23,621 | .79 | ---- | |||
| 55 | Monday, Jun 5 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 5 | 22-33 | 7 | 10.0 | Clemens | Palmer | Murphy | 2:59 | N | 20,722 | .54 | ----- | |||
| 56 | Tuesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | DET | BOS | W | 5 | 1 | 23-33 | 6 | 9.0 | Schwabe | Price | Hernández | 2:24 | N | 16,387 | .43 | + | |||
| 57 | Wednesday, Jun 7 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 6 | 23-34 | 7 | 9.5 | Dopson | Alexander | 3:01 | N | 17,741 | .52 | - | ||||
| 58 | Friday, Jun 9 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 0 | 2 | 23-35 | 7 | 10.0 | Stieb | Tanana | Wells | 2:53 | N | 48,219 | .41 | -- | ||
| 59 | Saturday, Jun 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | W | 11 | 8 | 24-35 | 7 | 9.0 | Williams | Key | 3:43 | D | 48,430 | .36 | + | |||
| 60 | Sunday, Jun 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 0 | 4 | 24-36 | 7 | 9.0 | Flanagan | Schwabe | Ward | 2:29 | D | 48,274 | .43 | - | ||
| 61 | Monday, Jun 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L-wo | 4 | 5 | 11 | 24-37 | 7 | 9.5 | Henke | Gibson | 4:23 | N | 48,531 | .43 | -- | ||
| 62 | Tuesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 7 | 8 | 24-38 | 7 | 10.5 | Gardner | Williams | Smith | 3:47 | N | 30,969 | .37 | --- | ||
| 63 | Wednesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | W | 7 | 3 | 25-38 | 7 | 9.5 | Tanana | Boddicker | 2:43 | N | 32,656 | .28 | + | |||
| 64 | Friday, Jun 16 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 4 | 9 | 25-39 | 7 | 10.5 | Blyleven | Schwabe | Harvey | 3:28 | N | 26,140 | .31 | - | |||
| 65 | Saturday, Jun 17 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 3 | 6 | 25-40 | 7 | 11.5 | Abbott | Alexander | McClure | 3:08 | D | 39,961 | .24 | -- | |||
| 66 | Sunday, Jun 18 | boxscore | DET | CAL | L | 1 | 3 | 25-41 | 7 | 12.5 | Witt | Palmer | Harvey | 2:43 | D | 25,928 | .19 | --- | |||
| 67 | Monday, Jun 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | W | 6 | 4 | 26-41 | 7 | 12.5 | Tanana | Stewart | Henneman | 3:10 | N | 38,607 | .13 | + | ||
| 68 | Tuesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 6 | 26-42 | 7 | 13.5 | Nelson | Havens | Burns | 2:56 | D | 30,184 | .15 | - | ||
| 69 | Wednesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 6 | 26-43 | 7 | 14.5 | Moore | Schwabe | Honeycutt | 2:39 | N | 28,654 | .11 | -- | ||
| 70 | Friday, Jun 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | W | 5 | 4 | 27-43 | 7 | 14.0 | Henneman | Schooler | 3:14 | N | 14,007 | .08 | + | |||
| 71 | Saturday, Jun 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 3 | 27-44 | 7 | 14.0 | Bankhead | Tanana | Schooler | 2:28 | N | 15,824 | .10 | - | ||
| 72 | Sunday, Jun 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | SEA | L | 3 | 5 | 27-45 | 7 | 14.0 | Swift | Palmer | Jackson | 2:39 | D | 19,950 | .09 | -- | ||
| 73 | Tuesday, Jun 27 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W-wo | 6 | 5 | 28-45 | 7 | 14.0 | Havens | Guetterman | 3:27 | N | 22,077 | .09 | + | ||||
| 74 | Wednesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W-wo | 6 | 5 | 10 | 29-45 | 7 | 14.0 | Henneman | Righetti | 3:24 | N | 22,256 | .11 | ++ | |||
| 75 | Thursday, Jun 29 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 6 | 7 | 29-46 | 7 | 14.0 | Plunk | Núñez | Righetti | 3:27 | N | 22,455 | .12 | - | |||
| 76 | Friday, Jun 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 16 | 5 | 30-46 | 7 | 13.0 | Schwabe | Milacki | 3:31 | N | 40,594 | .11 | + | |||
| Gm# | July | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 77 | Saturday, Jul 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 1 | 8 | 30-47 | 7 | 14.0 | Ballard | Hudson | 2:46 | N | 39,943 | .18 | - | |||
| 78 | Sunday, Jul 2 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | W | 7 | 3 | 31-47 | 7 | 13.0 | Núñez | Thurmond | Henneman | 3:39 | D | 39,609 | .12 | + | ||
| 79 | Monday, Jul 3 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 11 | 31-48 | 7 | 14.0 | Smith | Alexander | 3:21 | N | 35,656 | .17 | - | |||
| 80 | Tuesday, Jul 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 1 | 31-49 | 7 | 15.0 | Schulze | Tanana | Guetterman | 2:33 | D | 32,198 | .09 | -- | ||
| 81 | Wednesday, Jul 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 9 | 31-50 | 7 | 16.0 | Hawkins | Havens | 2:31 | N | 20,206 | .08 | --- | |||
| 82 | Thursday, Jul 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L-wo | 5 | 6 | 11 | 31-51 | 7 | 16.0 | Plunk | Henneman | 3:47 | D | 23,357 | .04 | ---- | ||
| 83 | Friday, Jul 7 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 4 | 6 | 31-52 | 7 | 16.0 | Cummings | Hernández | Henke | 2:50 | N | 25,213 | .04 | ----- | |||
| 84 | Saturday, Jul 8 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 3 | 8 | 31-53 | 7 | 17.0 | Cerutti | Alexander | Ward | 3:18 | N | 31,342 | .02 | ------ | |||
| 85 | Sunday, Jul 9 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 0 | 2 | 31-54 | 7 | 17.0 | Stieb | Tanana | Henke | 2:22 | D | 32,428 | .02 | ------- | |||
| 86 | Thursday, Jul 13 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 4 | 5 | 12 | 31-55 | 7 | 17.0 | Swift | Schwabe | 4:07 | N | 14,879 | .01 | -------- | |||
| 87 | Friday, Jul 14 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 0 | 13 | 31-56 | 7 | 18.0 | Holman | Alexander | 2:48 | N | 18,059 | .00 | --------- | ||||
| 88 | Saturday, Jul 15 | boxscore | DET | SEA | L | 3 | 9 | 31-57 | 7 | 19.0 | Bankhead | Ritz | 3:07 | N | 22,894 | .01 | ---------- | ||||
| 89 | Sunday, Jul 16 | boxscore | DET | SEA | W | 8 | 5 | 32-57 | 7 | 19.0 | Hudson | Harris | Núñez | 2:40 | D | 21,768 | .00 | + | |||
| 90 | Monday, Jul 17 | boxscore | DET | OAK | W-wo | 2 | 1 | 33-57 | 7 | 19.0 | Henneman | Nelson | 2:39 | N | 21,844 | .01 | ++ | ||||
| 91 | Tuesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 2 | 7 | 33-58 | 7 | 20.0 | Davis | Beard | 2:40 | N | 21,792 | .00 | - | ||||
| 92 | Thursday, Jul 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L-wo | 3 | 4 | 33-59 | 7 | 19.5 | Finley | Henneman | 3:04 | N | 26,854 | .00 | -- | |||
| 93 | Friday, Jul 21 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L-wo | 7 | 8 | 33-60 | 7 | 19.5 | Harvey | Beard | 3:40 | N | 34,924 | .00 | --- | |||
| 94 | Saturday, Jul 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L-wo | 4 | 5 | 16 | 33-61 | 7 | 19.5 | Petry | Hudson | 5:07 | N | 48,766 | .00 | ---- | ||
| 95 | Sunday, Jul 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | CAL | L-wo | 4 | 5 | 33-62 | 7 | 19.5 | McClure | Henneman | 3:04 | D | 29,444 | .00 | ----- | |||
| 96 | Monday, Jul 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 0 | 10 | 33-63 | 7 | 20.0 | Bosio | Morris | 2:45 | N | 17,981 | .00 | ------ | |||
| 97 | Tuesday, Jul 25 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | W | 7 | 2 | 34-63 | 7 | 19.0 | Alexander | August | 3:10 | N | 16,737 | .00 | + | |||
| 98 | Wednesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 2 | 3 | 34-64 | 7 | 19.0 | Higuera | Núñez | Plesac | 2:37 | N | 23,957 | .00 | - | ||
| 99 | Thursday, Jul 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIL | L | 1 | 11 | 34-65 | 7 | 19.0 | Navarro | Gibson | 2:34 | D | 30,451 | .00 | -- | |||
| 100 | Friday, Jul 28 (1) | boxscore | DET | MIN | W | 6 | 4 | 35-65 | 7 | 19.5 | Ritz | Viola | Henneman | 3:09 | N | .00 | + | ||||
| 101 | Friday, Jul 28 (2) | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 3 | 7 | 35-66 | 7 | 19.5 | Dyer | Robinson | 2:47 | N | 24,322 | .00 | - | ||||
| 102 | Saturday, Jul 29 | boxscore | DET | MIN | W-wo | 3 | 2 | 10 | 36-66 | 7 | 18.5 | Henneman | Wayne | 2:44 | N | 32,864 | .00 | + | |||
| 103 | Sunday, Jul 30 | boxscore | DET | MIN | L | 3 | 14 | 36-67 | 7 | 18.5 | Anderson | Alexander | 2:47 | D | 23,775 | .00 | - | ||||
| Gm# | August | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 104 | Tuesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | DET | TEX | L | 3 | 4 | 36-68 | 7 | 17.5 | Brown | Gibson | Russell | 2:50 | N | 15,305 | .00 | -- | |||
| 105 | Wednesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 6 | 4 | 37-68 | 7 | 17.5 | Ritz | Jeffcoat | 2:23 | N | 14,884 | .00 | + | ||||
| 106 | Thursday, Aug 3 | boxscore | DET | TEX | W | 9 | 6 | 38-68 | 7 | 17.0 | Henneman | Guante | 3:29 | N | 16,039 | .00 | ++ | ||||
| 107 | Friday, Aug 4 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L-wo | 4 | 5 | 38-69 | 7 | 17.0 | Patterson | Gibson | 2:59 | N | 16,918 | .00 | - | |||
| 108 | Saturday, Aug 5 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | L | 6 | 7 | 38-70 | 7 | 18.0 | King | Alexander | Thigpen | 3:26 | N | 19,266 | .00 | -- | ||
| 109 | Sunday, Aug 6 | boxscore | DET | @ | CHW | W | 4 | 3 | 39-70 | 7 | 18.0 | Tanana | Hibbard | 2:55 | D | 14,418 | .00 | + | |||
| 110 | Monday, Aug 7 (1) | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 5 | 3 | 40-70 | 7 | 17.5 | Ritz | Fossas | Henneman | 2:34 | N | .00 | ++ | 1989-04-09 (Cold) | |||
| 111 | Monday, Aug 7 (2) | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 2 | 5 | 40-71 | 7 | 17.5 | Filer | Gibson | Plesac | 2:21 | N | 18,577 | .00 | - | |||
| 112 | Tuesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | DET | MIL | W | 6 | 3 | 41-71 | 7 | 17.5 | Robinson | August | Hernández | 2:39 | N | 16,503 | .00 | + | |||
| 113 | Wednesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | DET | MIL | L | 1 | 6 | 41-72 | 7 | 17.5 | Crim | Morris | Plesac | 2:42 | D | 24,348 | .00 | - | |||
| 114 | Thursday, Aug 10 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 4 | 41-73 | 7 | 18.0 | Ryan | Alexander | Russell | 3:03 | N | 35,266 | .00 | -- | ||
| 115 | Friday, Aug 11 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 7 | 41-74 | 7 | 18.5 | Brown | Tanana | 2:55 | N | 26,400 | .00 | --- | |||
| 116 | Saturday, Aug 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 6 | 5 | 42-74 | 7 | 17.5 | Gibson | Rogers | Hernández | 3:30 | N | 38,421 | .00 | + | ||
| 117 | Sunday, Aug 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | TEX | W | 4 | 2 | 43-74 | 7 | 17.5 | Henneman | Rogers | Hernández | 3:15 | N | 21,056 | .00 | ++ | ||
| 118 | Monday, Aug 14 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 1 | 4 | 10 | 43-75 | 7 | 18.5 | Schmidt | Morris | Olson | 2:41 | N | 17,447 | .00 | - | ||
| 119 | Tuesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | DET | BAL | L | 0 | 2 | 43-76 | 7 | 19.5 | Milacki | Alexander | 2:39 | N | 16,203 | .00 | -- | ||||
| 120 | Wednesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | DET | BAL | W | 4 | 0 | 44-76 | 7 | 18.5 | Tanana | Harnisch | 2:44 | N | 17,092 | .00 | + | ||||
| 121 | Thursday, Aug 17 | boxscore | DET | NYY | L | 1 | 2 | 44-77 | 7 | 19.5 | Cadaret | Dubois | Righetti | 2:50 | N | 23,863 | .00 | - | |||
| 122 | Friday, Aug 18 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 3 | 45-77 | 7 | 18.5 | Robinson | Cary | 2:43 | N | 30,432 | .00 | + | ||||
| 123 | Saturday, Aug 19 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 46-77 | 7 | 17.5 | Morris | Righetti | 2:45 | N | 30,454 | .00 | ++ | ||||
| 124 | Sunday, Aug 20 | boxscore | DET | NYY | W | 7 | 6 | 47-77 | 7 | 17.5 | Núñez | Plunk | Henneman | 2:59 | D | 33,499 | .00 | +++ | |||
| 125 | Monday, Aug 21 | boxscore | DET | OAK | L | 1 | 6 | 47-78 | 7 | 18.5 | Young | Tanana | 2:40 | D | 6,197 | .00 | - | 1989-07-19 (Rain) | |||
| 126 | Tuesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L-wo | 2 | 3 | 14 | 47-79 | 7 | 19.5 | Gozzo | Núñez | 4:06 | N | 49,072 | .00 | -- | ||
| 127 | Wednesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 4 | 11 | 47-80 | 7 | 20.5 | Wills | Robinson | 2:53 | N | 49,233 | .00 | --- | |||
| 128 | Thursday, Aug 24 | boxscore | DET | @ | TOR | L | 3 | 11 | 47-81 | 7 | 21.0 | Flanagan | Morris | 2:47 | N | 49,201 | .00 | ---- | |||
| 129 | Friday, Aug 25 (1) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 47-82 | 7 | 22.5 | Smithson | Alexander | Murphy | 2:42 | N | .00 | ----- | 1989-06-15 (Rain) | ||
| 130 | Friday, Aug 25 (2) | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 11 | 47-83 | 7 | 22.5 | Lamp | Ritz | 3:08 | N | 35,158 | .00 | ------ | |||
| 131 | Saturday, Aug 26 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 2 | 5 | 47-84 | 7 | 23.5 | Clemens | Tanana | Smith | 2:42 | D | 34,643 | .00 | ------- | ||
| 132 | Sunday, Aug 27 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 1 | 7 | 47-85 | 7 | 24.5 | Price | Dubois | 2:24 | D | 34,252 | .00 | -------- | |||
| 133 | Monday, Aug 28 | boxscore | DET | @ | BOS | L | 3 | 6 | 47-86 | 7 | 25.0 | Boddicker | Robinson | Smith | 2:44 | N | 33,307 | .00 | --------- | ||
| 134 | Tuesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 8 | 12 | 47-87 | 7 | 25.0 | Crawford | Searcy | 3:26 | N | 21,130 | .00 | ---------- | |||
| 135 | Wednesday, Aug 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 6 | 47-88 | 7 | 26.0 | Gubicza | Alexander | 2:44 | N | 20,176 | .00 | ----------- | |||
| 136 | Thursday, Aug 31 | boxscore | DET | @ | KCR | L | 0 | 3 | 47-89 | 7 | 26.0 | Saberhagen | Ritz | Montgomery | 2:30 | N | 30,004 | .00 | ------------ | ||
| Gm# | September | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 137 | Friday, Sep 1 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W-wo | 2 | 1 | 12 | 48-89 | 7 | 26.0 | Gibson | Jones | 3:25 | N | 14,576 | .00 | + | |||
| 138 | Saturday, Sep 2 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 10 | 4 | 49-89 | 7 | 26.0 | Robinson | Davis | 3:00 | D | 17,207 | .00 | ++ | ||||
| 139 | Sunday, Sep 3 | boxscore | DET | CLE | W | 12 | 3 | 50-89 | 7 | 25.0 | Morris | Candiotti | 2:30 | D | 18,130 | .00 | +++ | ||||
| 140 | Monday, Sep 4 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 5 | 1 | 51-89 | 7 | 25.0 | Alexander | Saberhagen | Henneman | 2:55 | D | 17,412 | .00 | ++++ | |||
| 141 | Tuesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 10 | 2 | 52-89 | 7 | 25.0 | Ritz | Gordon | 2:50 | N | 12,742 | .00 | +++++ | ||||
| 142 | Wednesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | DET | KCR | W | 11 | 5 | 53-89 | 7 | 25.0 | Núñez | Leibrandt | Dubois | 2:59 | N | 12,903 | .00 | ++++++ | |||
| 143 | Friday, Sep 8 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W | 7 | 5 | 54-89 | 7 | 24.5 | Morris | Hibbard | Henneman | 3:00 | N | 14,586 | .00 | +++++++ | |||
| 144 | Saturday, Sep 9 | boxscore | DET | CHW | L | 3 | 13 | 54-90 | 7 | 25.5 | Perez | Robinson | 2:58 | D | 18,791 | .00 | - | ||||
| 145 | Sunday, Sep 10 | boxscore | DET | CHW | W-wo | 6 | 5 | 55-90 | 7 | 25.5 | Henneman | Thigpen | 3:14 | D | 15,597 | .00 | + | ||||
| 146 | Tuesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 1 | 55-91 | 7 | 25.5 | Black | Tanana | 2:08 | N | 5,523 | .00 | - | |||
| 147 | Wednesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 56-91 | 7 | 24.5 | Morris | Candiotti | 2:35 | N | 5,068 | .00 | + | |||
| 148 | Thursday, Sep 14 | boxscore | DET | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 4 | 56-92 | 7 | 24.5 | Nichols | Ritz | Orosco | 2:23 | N | 7,300 | .00 | - | ||
| 149 | Friday, Sep 15 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 4 | 8 | 56-93 | 7 | 25.5 | Aguilera | Dubois | Drummond | 3:04 | N | 22,156 | .00 | -- | ||
| 150 | Saturday, Sep 16 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | L | 7 | 8 | 56-94 | 7 | 26.5 | Anderson | Alexander | Wayne | 2:52 | N | 31,727 | .00 | --- | ||
| 151 | Sunday, Sep 17 | boxscore | DET | @ | MIN | W | 9 | 2 | 57-94 | 7 | 26.5 | Searcy | Dyer | 2:49 | D | 24,489 | .00 | + | |||
| 152 | Tuesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 6 | 57-95 | 7 | 27.0 | Milacki | Morris | Williamson | 2:53 | N | 22,378 | .00 | - | ||
| 153 | Wednesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | DET | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 9 | 57-96 | 7 | 27.0 | Ballard | Tanana | 3:29 | N | 30,644 | .00 | -- | |||
| 154 | Friday, Sep 22 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 7 | 9 | 57-97 | 7 | 28.0 | Murphy | Núñez | Smith | 3:31 | N | 16,341 | .00 | --- | |||
| 155 | Saturday, Sep 23 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 1 | 6 | 57-98 | 7 | 28.0 | Boddicker | Ritz | Murphy | 3:11 | D | 22,783 | .00 | ---- | |||
| 156 | Sunday, Sep 24 | boxscore | DET | BOS | L | 2 | 4 | 57-99 | 7 | 28.0 | Boyd | Morris | Smith | 2:45 | D | 16,601 | .00 | ----- | |||
| 157 | Monday, Sep 25 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 0 | 2 | 57-100 | 7 | 29.0 | Key | Dubois | Henke | 2:30 | N | 15,990 | .00 | ------ | |||
| 158 | Tuesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | DET | TOR | W-wo | 4 | 3 | 58-100 | 7 | 28.0 | Henneman | Ward | 3:04 | N | 16,185 | .00 | + | ||||
| 159 | Wednesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | DET | TOR | L | 1 | 8 | 58-101 | 7 | 29.0 | Stieb | Alexander | Henke | 3:16 | N | 18,331 | .00 | - | |||
| 160 | Friday, Sep 29 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 1 | 5 | 58-102 | 7 | 30.0 | Plunk | Morris | 2:35 | N | 21,448 | .00 | -- | |||
| 161 | Saturday, Sep 30 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 9 | 58-103 | 7 | 31.0 | Hawkins | Ritz | Guetterman | 2:43 | N | 20,313 | .00 | --- | ||
| Gm# | October | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled | |||
| 162 | Sunday, Oct 1 | boxscore | DET | @ | NYY | W | 5 | 3 | 59-103 | 7 | 30.0 | Tanana | Mmahat | Henneman | 2:36 | D | 30,079 | .00 | + | ||
| Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | W/L | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | Orig. Scheduled |
Season Summary