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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 Stats / Schedule (1978/1980) / Transactions / Lineups / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft
Season Summary 85-76 , Final Rank: 5, GB: 18.0 Days in First: never Most Games over .500: 12 (last on September 19) Most Games under .500: 5 (last on May 26) Biggest Lead: never led Farthest Behind Leader: 20.0 (last on September 9) Longest Winning Streak: 6 (May 27 to May 31 and August 26 to August 30) Longest Losing Streak: 5 (June 20 to June 23 and August 31 to September 4) Most Runs Allowed: 16 (August 8) Most Runs Scored: 14 (July 15 and September 11) Longest Game: 16 innings (May 26) Times Shutout by Opponent: 4 Times Opponent Shutout: 6
Overall Split W L RS RA WP Overall 85 76 770 738 .528 Home/Road Split W L RS RA WP Home 46 34 394 323 .575 Road 39 42 376 415 .481 Month by Month Split W L RS RA WP April 7 9 80 79 .438 May 15 12 138 131 .556 June 13 16 142 142 .448 July 18 13 141 143 .581 August 20 12 163 145 .625 September 12 14 106 98 .462 By Season Half Split W L RS RA WP First Half 45 45 441 431 .500 Second Half 40 31 329 307 .563 Extra-Innings Split W L RS RA WP ExtraInning 5 5 48 47 .500 Full Games 79 70 721 687 .530 Shortened 1 1 1 4 .500 | One-Run Games Split W L RS RA WP One Run 21 26 193 198 .447 Blowouts (5+ Runs) Split W L RS RA WP Blowout 21 18 246 240 .538 Opponent Split W L RS RA WP BAL 6 7 62 61 .462 BOS 5 8 55 63 .385 CAL 8 4 66 50 .667 CHW 9 3 57 51 .750 CLE 6 6 69 52 .500 KCR 5 7 55 65 .417 MIL 6 7 58 50 .462 MIN 4 8 60 70 .333 NYY 7 6 50 57 .538 OAK 7 5 54 44 .583 SEA 7 5 59 57 .583 TEX 6 6 67 70 .500 TOR 9 4 58 48 .692 |
Gm Date Team Opp Score W-L Rank GB Time Winner Loser Attend Streak (+win -loss) 1 Sat, Apr 7 box DET TEX L 2-8 0-1 5 1.5 2:40 F Jenkins D Rozema 43,708 - 2 Mon, Apr 9 box DET @KCR W 7-3 1-1 4 0.5 3:02 M Wilcox R Gale 18,429 + 3 Wed, Apr 11 box DET @KCR L 3-10 1-2 4 1.5 2:31 E Rodriguez B Taylor 14,833 - 4 Fri, Apr 13 box DET @TEX L 4-5 1-3 6 2.0 2:24 J Kern S Burnside 23,095 -- 5 Sat, Apr 14 box DET @TEX L 5-7 1-4 6 3.0 3:04 S Lyle S Baker 30,014 --- 6 Sun, Apr 15 box DET @TEX W 11-6 2-4 5 3.0 2:50 S Burnside S Lyle 19,353 + 7 Mon, Apr 16 box DET KCR W 10-4 3-4 4 2.5 2:54 J Billingham L Gura 9,457 ++ 8 Tue, Apr 17 box DET KCR W 6-3 4-4 4 1.5 2:35 J Hiller P Splittorff 15,275 +++ 9 Fri, Apr 20 box DET TOR W 7-2 5-4 4 1.0 2:12 M Wilcox M Lemongello 13,617 ++++ 10 Sat, Apr 21 box DET TOR L 4-5 5-5 4 2.0 2:32 P Huffman J Billingham 10,904 - 11 Sun, Apr 22 box DET TOR W 4-1 6-5 3 2.0 1:53 D Rozema T Underwood 14,543 + 12 Thu, Apr 26 box DET @MIL L 1-5 6-6 5 4.5 2:10 J Slaton J Billingham 0 - 13 box DET @MIL L 5-7 6-7 5 4.5 2:52 R Cleveland S Baker 8,839 -- 14 Fri, Apr 27 box DET MIN L 3-5 6-8 5 4.5 2:27 J Koosman D Rozema 11,262 --- 15 Sat, Apr 28 box DET MIN W 5-3 7-8 5 3.5 2:23 K Young D Goltz 8,818 + 16 Sun, Apr 29 box DET MIN L 3-5 7-9 5 4.5 2:40 G Zahn M Wilcox 12,577 - 17 Tue, May 1 box DET @CHW W 5-2 8-9 5 3.5 2:19 S Baker K Kravec 16,470 + 18 Thu, May 3 box DET @MIN L 6-7 8-10 5 4.5 2:56 M Marshall J Billingham 4,581 - 19 Fri, May 4 box DET @MIN L 6-7 8-11 5 5.0 2:47 M Marshall A Lopez 5,768 -- 20 Sat, May 5 box DET @MIN W 8-4 9-11 5 5.0 2:47 J Billingham P Hartzell 15,002 + 21 Sun, May 6 box DET @MIN L 6-9 9-12 5 6.0 2:18 M Marshall J Hiller 15,235 - 22 Mon, May 7 box DET CHW W 5-4 10-12 5 5.0 2:26 B Taylor S Trout 13,921 + 23 Tue, May 8 box DET CHW W 10-8 11-12 5 5.0 2:57 J Billingham R Scarbery 13,769 ++ 24 Wed, May 9 box DET CHW L 4-5 11-13 5 5.0 2:52 R Baumgarten M Wilcox 13,167 - Gm Date Team Opp Score W-L Rank GB Time Winner Loser Attend Streak (+win -loss) 25 Fri, May 11 box DET MIL L 1-5 11-14 5 6.5 2:00 L Sorensen M Fidrych 42,563 -- 26 Sat, May 12 box DET MIL L 2-3 11-15 5 7.5 2:32 J Augustine B Taylor 19,801 --- 27 Sun, May 13 box DET MIL W 6-2 12-15 5 7.0 2:26 J Morris M Haas 12,162 + 28 Mon, May 14 box DET @NYY W 3-1 13-15 5 6.5 2:31 M Wilcox E Figueroa 15,650 ++ 29 Tue, May 15 box DET @NYY L 3-11 13-16 5 7.0 2:15 T John S Baker 18,876 - 30 Wed, May 16 box DET @NYY L 2-6 13-17 5 7.5 1:59 R Guidry M Fidrych 43,843 -- 31 Fri, May 18 box DET @CLE W 5-3 14-17 5 7.0 2:43 J Hiller S Monge 10,452 + 32 Sat, May 19 box DET @CLE L 0-6 14-18 5 8.0 2:12 R Waits J Morris 7,229 - 33 Sun, May 20 box DET @CLE L 7-9 14-19 5 9.0 2:55 D Spillner J Hiller 11,571 -- 34 Mon, May 21 box DET NYY W 3-1 15-19 5 8.5 2:03 J Billingham R Guidry 26,153 + 35 Tue, May 22 box DET NYY L 8-12 15-20 5 8.5 3:03 L Tiant M Fidrych 33,497 - 36 Wed, May 23 box DET NYY W 4-3 16-20 5 8.5 2:30 J Hiller K Clay 21,671 + 37 Sat, May 26 box DET BAL L 5-7 (16) 16-21 6 10.0 5:17 S Stewart J Hiller 14,583 - 38 Sun, May 27 box DET BAL W 5-1 17-21 5 8.0 2:17 J Billingham S McGregor 0 + 39 box DET BAL W 10-3 18-21 5 8.0 2:35 D Rozema S Stone 27,425 ++ 40 Mon, May 28 box DET @TOR W 6-2 19-21 5 7.0 2:06 J Morris D Lemanczyk 10,740 +++ 41 Tue, May 29 box DET @TOR W 9-8 20-21 5 7.0 3:03 D Tobik T Buskey 11,449 ++++ 42 Wed, May 30 box DET @TOR W 8-2 21-21 5 6.0 2:23 M Wilcox P Huffman 21,359 +++++ 43 Thu, May 31 box DET @TOR W 1-0 22-21 5 5.5 1:52 P Underwood T Underwood 12,423 ++++++ 44 Fri, Jun 1 box DET @OAK L 2-3 22-22 5 5.5 2:10 S McCatty J Hiller 2,731 - 45 Sat, Jun 2 box DET @OAK W 9-3 23-22 5 5.5 2:41 J Morris C Minetto 3,420 + 46 Sun, Jun 3 box DET @OAK W 2-0 24-22 5 4.5 2:14 D Rozema J Johnson 4,030 ++ 47 Mon, Jun 4 box DET @SEA L 2-11 24-23 5 5.5 2:11 R Honeycutt M Wilcox 5,529 - 48 Tue, Jun 5 box DET @SEA W 3-1 25-23 5 4.5 2:07 J Billingham G Abbott 6,156 + 49 Wed, Jun 6 box DET @SEA L 3-4 25-24 5 5.5 2:13 F Bannister J Morris 6,382 - Gm Date Team Opp Score W-L Rank GB Time Winner Loser Attend Streak (+win -loss) 50 Fri, Jun 8 box DET @CAL L 4-6 25-25 5 7.0 2:23 D Aase M Wilcox 28,298 -- 51 Sat, Jun 9 box DET @CAL L 1-9 25-26 5 8.0 2:41 N Ryan D Rozema 36,499 --- 52 Sun, Jun 10 box DET @CAL W 10-7 26-26 5 8.0 2:39 F Arroyo F Tanana 30,229 + 53 Mon, Jun 11 box DET OAK W 3-1 27-26 5 8.0 2:36 J Morris S McCatty 15,625 ++ 54 Tue, Jun 12 box DET OAK W 9-2 28-26 5 7.0 2:20 P Underwood C Minetto 16,278 +++ 55 Wed, Jun 13 box DET SEA W 7-3 29-26 5 7.0 2:30 M Wilcox M Parrott 16,113 ++++ 56 Thu, Jun 14 box DET SEA L 2-3 29-27 5 7.5 2:36 S Rawley J Hiller 21,957 - 57 Fri, Jun 15 box DET CAL L 7-8 29-28 5 8.5 2:48 M Clear D Tobik 41,151 -- 58 Sat, Jun 16 box DET CAL L 2-4 29-29 6 9.0 2:40 D Frost J Morris 39,240 --- 59 Sun, Jun 17 box DET CAL W 8-4 30-29 5 9.0 2:43 A Lopez D Aase 32,744 + 60 Mon, Jun 18 box DET @BOS L 8-9 30-30 5 10.0 3:30 D Drago F Arroyo 29,533 - 61 Tue, Jun 19 box DET @BOS W 10-4 (14) 31-30 5 10.0 4:35 A Lopez B Stanley 34,153 + 62 Wed, Jun 20 box DET @BOS L 3-13 31-31 5 11.0 2:38 M Torrez S Baker 34,035 - 63 Thu, Jun 21 box DET @BOS L 2-3 31-32 5 11.5 2:20 D Eckersley J Morris 34,316 -- 64 Fri, Jun 22 box DET @BAL L 5-6 31-33 5 12.5 2:46 T Martinez D Tobik 35,456 --- 65 Sat, Jun 23 box DET @BAL L 6-8 31-34 5 14.5 2:46 T Martinez J Hiller 0 ---- 66 box DET @BAL L 5-6 31-35 5 14.5 2:37 S Stewart J Billingham 45,814 ----- 67 Sun, Jun 24 box DET @BAL W 6-4 32-35 5 13.5 3:05 A Lopez D Martinez 41,200 + 68 Tue, Jun 26 box DET BOS W 6-4 33-35 5 14.0 2:32 J Morris B Campbell 36,247 ++ 69 Wed, Jun 27 box DET BOS L 1-3 33-36 5 15.0 2:39 B Stanley D Tobik 32,381 - 70 Thu, Jun 28 box DET BOS W 6-3 34-36 5 14.0 2:22 J Billingham S Renko 32,755 + 71 Fri, Jun 29 box DET CLE W 8-6 35-36 5 14.5 2:44 M Wilcox V Cruz 20,289 ++ 72 Sat, Jun 30 box DET CLE L 2-4 35-37 5 15.5 2:28 D Clyde K Young 27,104 - 73 Sun, Jul 1 box DET CLE W 10-2 36-37 5 15.5 2:38 J Morris L Barker 20,121 + 74 Mon, Jul 2 box DET CLE L 4-8 (11) 36-38 5 15.5 3:28 V Cruz A Lopez 20,990 - Gm Date Team Opp Score W-L Rank GB Time Winner Loser Attend Streak (+win -loss) 75 Tue, Jul 3 box DET TOR L 1-9 36-39 5 15.5 2:18 B Moore J Billingham 20,885 -- 76 Wed, Jul 4 box DET TOR L 6-7 (11) 36-40 5 15.5 2:50 T Buskey D Tobik 13,772 --- 77 Thu, Jul 5 box DET TOR W 3-2 37-40 5 15.0 2:21 K Young P Huffman 13,199 + 78 Fri, Jul 6 box DET @MIL W 7-4 38-40 5 13.5 2:55 J Morris M Haas 0 ++ 79 box DET @MIL W 5-4 39-40 5 13.5 2:45 M Wilcox J Slaton 54,630 +++ 80 Sat, Jul 7 box DET @MIL W 6-3 40-40 5 12.5 2:55 P Underwood P Mitchell 33,265 ++++ 81 Sun, Jul 8 box DET @MIL L 4-5 40-41 5 14.0 2:44 M Caldwell J Hiller 0 - 82 box DET @MIL L 1-3 40-42 5 14.0 2:15 B Travers D Petry 39,141 -- 83 Mon, Jul 9 box DET MIN L 3-5 40-43 5 15.0 2:24 J Koosman S Baker 15,742 --- 84 Tue, Jul 10 box DET MIN W 6-5 41-43 5 14.0 2:49 A Lopez M Marshall 17,747 + 85 Wed, Jul 11 box DET MIN L 0-3 41-44 5 15.0 2:35 D Jackson J Morris 16,180 - 86 Thu, Jul 12 box DET @CHW W 4-1 42-44 5 14.0 2:38 P Underwood F Howard 47,795 + 87 DET @CHW W*V 0-0 (0) 43-44 5 14.0 ++ 88 Fri, Jul 13 box DET @CHW W 3-1 44-44 5 13.0 2:55 D Petry K Kravec 27,587 +++ 89 Sat, Jul 14 box DET @CHW L 4-12 44-45 5 14.0 2:54 R Baumgarten S Baker 23,887 - 90 Sun, Jul 15 box DET @CHW W 14-5 45-45 5 14.0 2:53 J Morris R Wortham 25,873 + 91 Thu, Jul 19 box DET @MIN W 8-3 46-45 5 13.5 2:45 P Underwood J Koosman 17,391 ++ 92 Fri, Jul 20 box DET @MIN L 6-14 46-46 5 14.5 2:30 G Serum K Young 14,509 - 93 Sat, Jul 21 box DET CHW W 4-2 47-46 5 14.5 2:52 D Petry R Baumgarten 37,596 + 94 Sun, Jul 22 box DET CHW W 1-0 48-46 5 14.5 2:00 M Wilcox R Scarbery 27,461 ++ 95 Mon, Jul 23 box DET CHW L 3-11 48-47 5 15.5 3:03 S Trout S Baker 21,436 - 96 Tue, Jul 24 box DET MIL L 4-5 48-48 5 17.0 2:18 B Travers P Underwood 20,630 -- 97 Wed, Jul 25 box DET MIL W 11-2 49-48 5 16.0 2:37 J Morris J Slaton 17,858 + 98 Thu, Jul 26 box DET MIL W 5-2 50-48 5 16.0 2:32 D Petry M Haas 24,079 ++ 99 Fri, Jul 27 box DET @TOR W 4-3 (11) 51-48 5 16.0 3:12 A Lopez T Buskey 23,814 +++ Gm Date Team Opp Score W-L Rank GB Time Winner Loser Attend Streak (+win -loss) 100 Sat, Jul 28 box DET @TOR L 0-3 51-49 5 16.0 1:57 D Lemanczyk B Robbins 30,131 - 101 Sun, Jul 29 box DET @TOR W 5-4 52-49 5 16.0 2:55 P Underwood J Clancy 33,824 + 102 Mon, Jul 30 box DET @TEX W 6-4 53-49 5 16.0 2:40 J Hiller D Darwin 14,297 ++ 103 Tue, Jul 31 box DET @TEX L 3-11 53-50 5 17.0 2:45 D Medich D Petry 12,218 - 104 Wed, Aug 1 box DET @TEX L 3-4 53-51 5 18.0 2:16 S Comer M Wilcox 13,803 -- 105 Fri, Aug 3 box DET KCR L 3-5 53-52 5 18.5 2:42 S Busby P Underwood 0 --- 106 box DET KCR W 4-3 54-52 5 18.5 2:18 A Lopez S Mingori 43,047 + 107 Sat, Aug 4 box DET KCR W 5-2 55-52 5 18.5 2:28 M Chris L Gura 39,402 ++ 108 Sun, Aug 5 box DET KCR L 2-3 55-53 5 18.5 3:09 D Leonard D Petry 28,703 - 109 Tue, Aug 7 box DET TEX W 3-1 56-53 5 16.5 2:25 M Wilcox J Kern 0 + 110 box DET TEX W 8-2 57-53 5 16.5 2:27 J Billingham D Rajsich 27,009 ++ 111 Wed, Aug 8 box DET TEX L 9-16 57-54 5 16.0 3:00 F Jenkins P Underwood 0 - 112 box DET TEX W 10-4 58-54 5 16.0 2:44 B Robbins J Johnson 28,619 + 113 Thu, Aug 9 box DET TEX W 3-2 59-54 5 16.0 2:29 M Chris D Medich 23,663 ++ 114 Fri, Aug 10 box DET @KCR L 6-7 59-55 5 17.5 3:06 D Quisenberr A Lopez 0 - 115 box DET @KCR L 3-7 59-56 5 17.5 2:17 D Leonard P Underwood 37,012 -- 116 Sat, Aug 11 box DET @KCR L 5-11 59-57 5 18.0 2:34 P Splittorff J Billingham 40,255 --- 117 Sun, Aug 12 box DET @KCR L 1-7 59-58 5 18.5 2:27 C Chamberlai M Wilcox 32,671 ---- 118 Mon, Aug 13 box DET @CAL W 5-3 60-58 5 17.5 2:37 J Morris N Ryan 34,032 + 119 Tue, Aug 14 box DET @CAL W 6-3 61-58 5 17.5 2:24 B Robbins D Aase 29,465 ++ 120 Wed, Aug 15 box DET @CAL W 6-1 62-58 5 17.5 2:37 D Petry J Barr 31,885 +++ 121 Fri, Aug 17 box DET @SEA W 9-2 63-58 5 16.0 2:51 M Wilcox R Honeycutt 11,074 ++++ 122 Sat, Aug 18 box DET @SEA W 7-4 64-58 5 16.0 2:28 J Morris R Dressler 14,049 +++++ 123 Sun, Aug 19 box DET @SEA L 4-8 64-59 5 16.0 2:50 F Bannister B Robbins 7,262 - 124 Mon, Aug 20 box DET @OAK W 7-3 65-59 5 16.0 2:48 D Petry D Heaverlo 5,171 + Gm Date Team Opp Score W-L Rank GB Time Winner Loser Attend Streak (+win -loss) 125 Tue, Aug 21 box DET @OAK L 1-8 65-60 5 16.0 2:11 B Kingman M Chris 1,563 - 126 Wed, Aug 22 box DET @OAK W 3-1 66-60 5 15.5 2:38 M Wilcox S McCatty 2,609 + 127 Fri, Aug 24 box DET SEA W 5-2 67-60 5 15.5 2:46 J Morris F Bannister 26,068 ++ 128 Sat, Aug 25 box DET SEA L 4-8 67-61 5 16.0 2:12 M Parrott D Petry 28,770 - 129 Sun, Aug 26 box DET SEA W 4-3 (10) 68-61 5 16.0 2:47 A Lopez B McLaughlin 0 + 130 box DET SEA W 9-8 69-61 5 16.0 2:46 D Tobik R Stein 31,770 ++ 131 Mon, Aug 27 box DET CAL W 3-2 70-61 5 15.5 2:27 J Billingham J Barr 22,874 +++ 132 Tue, Aug 28 box DET CAL W 12-2 71-61 5 15.0 2:29 B Robbins D Aase 19,178 ++++ 133 Wed, Aug 29 box DET CAL W 2-1 72-61 5 15.5 2:37 J Morris D Frost 19,880 +++++ 134 Thu, Aug 30 box DET OAK W 8-7 73-61 4 15.5 2:50 D Tobik C Minetto 12,870 ++++++ 135 Fri, Aug 31 box DET OAK L 3-5 73-62 5 15.5 2:47 B Kingman D Tobik 18,454 - 136 Sat, Sep 1 box DET OAK L 3-6 (10) 73-63 5 15.5 2:48 S McCatty A Lopez 15,235 -- 137 Sun, Sep 2 box DET OAK L 4-5 73-64 5 16.5 2:25 R Langford B Robbins 14,379 --- 138 Mon, Sep 3 box DET @CLE L 3-4 73-65 5 18.0 2:25 R Wise J Morris 9,095 ---- 139 Tue, Sep 4 box DET @CLE L 3-5 73-66 5 18.5 2:08 L Barker D Petry 4,824 ----- 140 Wed, Sep 5 box DET @CLE W 9-3 74-66 5 18.0 3:11 A Lopez V Cruz 5,172 + 141 Thu, Sep 6 box DET NYY L 1-3 (10) 74-67 5 19.0 2:54 R Gossage M Wilcox 19,196 - 142 Fri, Sep 7 box DET NYY W 6-0 75-67 5 19.0 2:20 J Billingham K Clay 28,943 + 143 Sat, Sep 8 box DET NYY L 4-5 75-68 5 20.0 2:16 R Guidry J Morris 30,069 - 144 Sun, Sep 9 box DET NYY W 3-1 76-68 5 20.0 2:06 M Chris T John 30,836 + 145 Tue, Sep 11 box DET CLE W 14-1 77-68 5 18.5 2:52 D Rozema D Spillner 7,983 ++ 146 Wed, Sep 12 box DET CLE W 4-1 78-68 5 17.5 2:28 M Wilcox R Waits 8,517 +++ 147 Sat, Sep 15 box DET @NYY W 4-3 79-68 5 18.0 2:21 J Morris T John 0 ++++ 148 box DET @NYY L 1-7 79-69 5 18.0 2:15 R Davis M Chris 30,050 - 149 Sun, Sep 16 box DET @NYY W 8-4 (12) 80-69 5 18.0 3:31 A Lopez R Gossage 40,192 + Gm Date Team Opp Score W-L Rank GB Time Winner Loser Attend Streak (+win -loss) 150 Mon, Sep 17 box DET BAL L 1-2 80-70 5 19.0 2:28 S McGregor M Wilcox 12,918 - 151 Tue, Sep 18 box DET BAL W 2-1 81-70 4 18.0 2:09 D Petry M Flanagan 13,586 + 152 Wed, Sep 19 box DET BAL W 5-0 82-70 4 17.0 2:18 J Morris D Martinez 12,573 ++ 153 Thu, Sep 20 box DET BAL L 7-8 82-71 4 18.0 3:32 T Martinez J Billingham 10,024 - 154 Fri, Sep 21 box DET @BOS L 1-4 (7) 82-72 4 18.5 1:45 J Tudor D Rozema 24,802 -- 155 Sun, Sep 23 box DET @BOS L 1-2 82-73 5 18.0 2:17 D Eckersley M Wilcox 0 --- 156 box DET @BOS W 3-2 (10) 83-73 5 18.0 2:36 A Lopez M Torrez 31,871 + 157 Tue, Sep 25 box DET @BAL W 3-2 84-73 5 17.0 2:40 J Morris T Martinez 12,543 ++ 158 Wed, Sep 26 box DET @BAL L 2-13 84-74 5 18.0 2:27 S McGregor M Chris 17,205 - 159 Fri, Sep 28 box DET BOS L 4-7 84-75 5 19.0 2:35 M Torrez M Wilcox 17,846 -- 160 Sat, Sep 29 box DET BOS L 5-8 84-76 5 19.0 2:42 S Renko A Lopez 19,907 --- 161 Sun, Sep 30 box DET BOS W 5-1 85-76 5 18.0 2:01 J Morris B Stanley 20,167 +
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