| Monday, February 26 |
| Future Tiger Don Lee is born in Globe, AZ. |
| Tuesday, April 17 |
| » Defeated White Sox (0-1), 8-3 | Comiskey Park I (1-0) | 1-0 | |
| » Starters: Firpo Marberry vs Sam Jones | First | -- |
| » Major-league debuts: Zeke Bonura and Frenchy Bordagaray (White Sox) |
| Wednesday, April 18 |
| » Defeated White Sox (0-2), 6-5 | Comiskey Park I (2-0) | 2-0 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Vic Sorrell vs Whit Wyatt | First | -- |
| Thursday, April 19 |
| » Lost to White Sox (1-2), 9-8 | Comiskey Park I (2-1) | 2-1 | |
| » Starters: Schoolboy Rowe vs Phil Gallivan | First | -- |
| Former Tiger Piano Legs Hickman dies in Morgantown, WV at the age of 59. |
| Friday, April 20 |
| » Defeated Indians (2-2), 4-0 | League Park II (1-0) | 3-1 | |
| » Starters: Carl Fischer vs Lloyd Brown | First | -- |
| Tuesday, April 24 |
| » Defeated White Sox (1-4), 7-3 | Tiger Stadium (1-0) | 4-1 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Joe Heving vs Firpo Marberry | First | -- |
| Wednesday, April 25 |
| » Lost to White Sox (2-4), 3-2 | Tiger Stadium (1-1) | 4-2 | |
| » Starters: Sam Jones vs Elden Auker | Second | ½ out |
| Thursday, April 26 |
| » Defeated White Sox (2-5), 2-1 | Tiger Stadium (2-1) | 5-2 | |
| » Starters: Milt Gaston vs Vic Sorrell | First | -- |
| Saturday, April 28 |
| » Defeated Indians (4-3), 4-1 | Tiger Stadium (3-1) | 6-2 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Mel Harder vs Tommy Bridges | First | -- |
| Sunday, April 29 |
| » Lost to Indians (5-3), 7-1 | Tiger Stadium (3-2) | 6-3 | |
| » Starters: Oral Hildebrand vs Firpo Marberry | First | -- |
| Monday, April 30 |
| » Lost to Browns (4-5), 7-2 | Tiger Stadium (3-3) | 6-4 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Ivy Andrews vs Schoolboy Rowe | Second | ½ out |
| Tuesday, May 1 |
| » Defeated Browns (4-6), 5-4 | Tiger Stadium (4-3) | 7-4 | |
| » Starters: Bump Hadley vs Carl Fischer | Second | ½ out |
| Wednesday, May 2 |
| » Lost to Browns (5-6), 5-2 | Tiger Stadium (4-4) | 7-5 | |
| » Starters: George Blaeholder vs Vic Sorrell | Third | ½ out |
| Friday, May 4 |
| » Lost to Yankees (9-5), 3-0 | Yankee Stadium (0-1) | 7-6 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs Lefty Gomez | Third | 1½ out |
| Saturday, May 5 |
| » Lost to Yankees (10-5), 10-6 | Yankee Stadium (0-2) | 7-7 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Carl Fischer vs Red Ruffing | Fourth | 2½ out |
| Future Tiger Don Buddin is born in Turbeville, SC. |
| Sunday, May 6 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (9-7), 14-4 | Fenway Park (0-1) | 7-8 | Lost 4 |
| » Starters: Firpo Marberry vs Rube Walberg | Fifth | 3½ out |
| Monday, May 7 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (9-8), 8-6 | Fenway Park (1-1) | 8-8 | |
| » Starters: Vic Sorrell vs Bob Weiland | Fifth | 3½ out |
| Tuesday, May 8 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (9-9), 5-1 | Fenway Park (2-1) | 9-8 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs Hank Johnson | Fourth | 3½ out |
| Wednesday, May 9 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (10-9), 5-4 | Fenway Park (2-2) | 9-9 | |
| » Starters: Steve Larkin vs Gordon Rhodes | Fifth | 3½ out |
| Thursday, May 10 |
| » Lost to Athletics (11-9), 5-3 | Shibe Park (0-1) | 9-10 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Schoolboy Rowe vs Roy Mahaffey | Fifth | 4½ out |
| Former Tiger Ed Willett dies in Wellington, KS at the age of 51. |
| Friday, May 11 |
| » Defeated Athletics (11-10), 10-5 | Shibe Park (1-1) | 10-10 | |
| » Starters: Elden Auker vs Sugar Cain | Fourth | 4½ out |
| Saturday, May 12 |
| » Defeated Athletics (11-11), 4-3 | Shibe Park (2-1) | 11-10 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Firpo Marberry vs Bill Dietrich | Third | 4½ out |
| Sunday, May 13 |
| » Lost to Senators (12-12), 7-4 | Griffith Stadium (0-1) | 11-11 | |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs Earl Whitehill | Fourth | 5½ out |
| Monday, May 14 |
| » Defeated Senators (12-13), 5-0 | Griffith Stadium (1-1) | 12-11 | |
| » Starters: Vic Sorrell vs Alvin Crowder | Third | 5 out |
| Thursday, May 17 |
| » Defeated Yankees (17-7), 5-4 | Tiger Stadium (5-4) | 13-11 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Russ VanAtta vs Tommy Bridges | Third | 4 out |
| Friday, May 18 |
| » Defeated Yankees (17-8), 10-8 | Tiger Stadium (6-4) | 14-11 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Red Ruffing vs Firpo Marberry | Second | 3 out |
| Saturday, May 19 |
| » Lost to Yankees (18-8), 8-3 | Tiger Stadium (6-5) | 14-12 | |
| » Starters: Lefty Gomez vs Vic Sorrell | Second | 4 out |
| Sunday, May 20 |
| » Lost to Senators (15-14), 4-1 | Tiger Stadium (6-6) | 14-13 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Bobby Burke vs Schoolboy Rowe | Third | 4 out |
| Monday, May 21 |
| » Defeated Senators (15-15), 6-5 | Tiger Stadium (7-6) | 15-13 | |
| » Starters: Earl Whitehill vs Firpo Marberry | Third | 3 out |
| Tuesday, May 22 |
| » Lost to Senators (16-15), 5-2 | Tiger Stadium (7-7) | 15-14 | |
| » Starters: Alvin Crowder vs Tommy Bridges | Third | 3 out |
| Wednesday, May 23 |
| » Lost to Athletics (14-16), 11-5 | Tiger Stadium (7-8) | 15-15 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Roy Mahaffey vs Vic Frasier | Fourth | 3 out |
| Thursday, May 24 |
| » Defeated Athletics (14-17), 6-3 | Tiger Stadium (8-8) | 16-15 | |
| » Starters: Johnny Marcum vs Firpo Marberry | Fourth | 3 out |
| Friday, May 25 |
| » Lost to Athletics (15-17), 9-7 | Tiger Stadium (8-9) | 16-16 | |
| » Starters: Sugar Cain vs Vic Sorrell | Fourth | 3 out |
| Saturday, May 26 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (15-18), 6-4 | Tiger Stadium (9-9) | 17-16 | |
| » Starters: Fritz Ostermueller vs Tommy Bridges | Third | 3 out |
| Sunday, May 27 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (15-19), 9-2 | Tiger Stadium (10-9) | 18-16 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Gordon Rhodes vs Schoolboy Rowe | Third | 2 out |
| Monday, May 28 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (15-20), 12-6 | Tiger Stadium (11-9) | 19-16 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Lefty Grove vs Vic Frasier | Third | 2 out |
| Tuesday, May 29 |
| » Lost to Browns (17-17), 12-7 | Sportsman's Park III (0-1) | 19-17 | |
| » Starters: Carl Fischer vs George Blaeholder | Third | 3 out |
| Wednesday, May 30 |
| » Defeated Browns (17-18), 7-6 | Sportsman's Park III (1-1) | 20-17 | |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs Dick Coffman | Third | 2 out |
| » Defeated Browns (17-19), 5-4 | Sportsman's Park III (2-1) | 21-17 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Vic Sorrell vs Bump Hadley | Third | 2 out |
| Thursday, May 31 |
| » Lost to Browns (18-19), 11-3 | Sportsman's Park III (2-2) | 21-18 | |
| » Starters: Carl Fischer vs Ivy Andrews | Third | 2 out |
| Friday, June 1 |
| » Defeated White Sox (15-23), 3-1 | Comiskey Park I (3-1) | 22-18 | |
| » Starters: Schoolboy Rowe vs Ted Lyons | Third | 2½ out |
| Saturday, June 2 |
| » Defeated White Sox (15-24), 12-0 | Comiskey Park I (4-1) | 23-18 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Firpo Marberry vs Milt Gaston | Third | 2½ out |
| » Major-league debuts: Monty Stratton (White Sox) |
| Sunday, June 3 |
| » Defeated White Sox (15-25), 11-2 | Comiskey Park I (5-1) | 24-18 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs George Earnshaw | Second | ½ out |
| Tuesday, June 5 |
| » Defeated Indians (21-17), 20-2 | Tiger Stadium (12-9) | 25-18 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Lloyd Brown vs Vic Sorrell | Second | 1 out |
| » Lost to Indians (22-17), 5-4 | Tiger Stadium (12-10) | 25-19 | |
| » Starters: Monte Pearson vs Elden Auker | Second | 1 out |
| Wednesday, June 6 |
| » Defeated Indians (22-18), 2-1 | Tiger Stadium (13-10) | 26-19 | |
| » Starters: Bob Weiland vs Schoolboy Rowe | First | -- |
| Thursday, June 7 |
| » Defeated Indians (22-19), 11-6 | Tiger Stadium (14-10) | 27-19 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Oral Hildebrand vs Tommy Bridges | First | -- |
| Friday, June 8 |
| » Defeated White Sox (16-29), 13-5 | Tiger Stadium (15-10) | 28-19 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: George Earnshaw vs Firpo Marberry | First | -- |
| Saturday, June 9 |
| » Defeated White Sox (16-30), 8-5 | Tiger Stadium (16-10) | 29-19 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Whit Wyatt vs Vic Sorrell | First | -- |
| Sunday, June 10 |
| » Lost to White Sox (17-30), 3-1 | Tiger Stadium (16-11) | 29-20 | |
| » Starters: Sam Jones vs Schoolboy Rowe | First | -- |
| Tuesday, June 12 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (24-25), 4-2 | Fenway Park (3-2) | 30-20 | |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs Gordon Rhodes | First | -- |
| Wednesday, June 13 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (25-25), 15-13 | Fenway Park (3-3) | 30-21 | |
| » Starters: Firpo Marberry vs Johnny Welch | First | -- |
| Friday, June 15 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (25-26), 11-4 | Fenway Park (4-3) | 31-21 | |
| » Starters: Schoolboy Rowe vs Fritz Ostermueller | Second | 1 out |
| Saturday, June 16 |
| » Lost to Yankees (31-20), 8-4 | Yankee Stadium (0-3) | 31-22 | |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs Red Ruffing | Second | 1 out |
| Sunday, June 17 |
| » Lost to Yankees (32-20), 3-2 | Yankee Stadium (0-4) | 31-23 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Carl Fischer vs Lefty Gomez | Second | 1 out |
| » Defeated Yankees (32-21), 5-2 | Yankee Stadium (1-4) | 32-23 | |
| » Starters: Vic Sorrell vs Johnny Murphy | Second | 1 out |
| Monday, June 18 |
| » Defeated Yankees (32-22), 6-5 | Yankee Stadium (2-4) | 33-23 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Firpo Marberry vs Russ VanAtta | Second | 1 out |
| Wednesday, June 20 |
| » Defeated Senators (32-28), 13-10 | Griffith Stadium (2-1) | 34-23 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Schoolboy Rowe vs Alvin Crowder | Second | ½ out |
| Thursday, June 21 |
| » Lost to Senators (33-28), 8-6 | Griffith Stadium (2-2) | 34-24 | |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs Earl Whitehill | Second | ½ out |
| Friday, June 22 |
| » Defeated Senators (33-29), 11-3 | Griffith Stadium (3-2) | 35-24 | |
| » Starters: Carl Fischer vs Bobby Burke | First | -- |
| Saturday, June 23 |
| » Defeated Senators (33-30), 9-6 | Griffith Stadium (4-2) | 36-24 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Vic Sorrell vs Tommy Thomas | First | -- |
| » Defeated Senators (33-31), 8-6 | Griffith Stadium (5-2) | 37-24 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Firpo Marberry vs Monte Weaver | First | -- |
| Sunday, June 24 |
| » Defeated Athletics (24-37), 8-4 | Shibe Park (3-1) | 38-24 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Schoolboy Rowe vs Whitey Wilshere | First | -- |
| Monday, June 25 |
| » Lost to Athletics (25-37), 13-11 | Shibe Park (3-2) | 38-25 | |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs Johnny Marcum | Second | 1 out |
| Tuesday, June 26 |
| » Defeated Athletics (25-38), 4-1 | Shibe Park (4-2) | 39-25 | |
| » Starters: Elden Auker vs Al Benton | Second | 1 out |
| Thursday, June 28 |
| » Defeated White Sox (21-45), 8-7 | Tiger Stadium (17-11) | 40-25 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Sam Jones vs Firpo Marberry | Second | ½ out |
| Saturday, June 30 |
| » Lost to Browns (29-34), 4-3 | Sportsman's Park III (2-3) | 40-26 | |
| » Starters: Carl Fischer vs George Blaeholder | Second | 1 out |
| Sunday, July 1 |
| » Lost to Browns (30-34), 3-2 | Sportsman's Park III (2-4) | 40-27 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Vic Sorrell vs Bump Hadley | Second | 1½ out |
| » Defeated Browns (30-35), 12-3 | Sportsman's Park III (3-4) | 41-27 | |
| » Starters: Schoolboy Rowe vs Bobo Newsom | Second | 1½ out |
| Monday, July 2 |
| » Defeated Indians (34-32), 9-2 | League Park II (2-0) | 42-27 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs Lloyd Brown | Second | 2 out |
| » Lost to Indians (35-32), 6-5 | League Park II (2-1) | 42-28 | |
| » Starters: Elden Auker vs Bob Weiland | Second | 2 out |
| Tuesday, July 3 |
| » Defeated Indians (35-33), 7-2 | League Park II (3-1) | 43-28 | |
| » Starters: Luke Hamlin vs Monte Pearson | Second | 2 out |
| Wednesday, July 4 |
| » Lost to Indians (36-33), 8-6 | Tiger Stadium (17-12) | 43-29 | |
| » Starters: Mel Harder vs Firpo Marberry | Second | 2 out |
| » Defeated Indians (36-34), 5-2 | Tiger Stadium (18-12) | 44-29 | |
| » Starters: Willis Hudlin vs Carl Fischer | Second | 2 out |
| Friday, July 6 |
| » Defeated Browns (31-37), 4-3 | Tiger Stadium (19-12) | 45-29 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Bump Hadley vs Vic Sorrell | Second | 1½ out |
| Former Tiger Ray Francis dies in Atlanta, GA at the age of 42. |
| Saturday, July 7 |
| » Defeated Browns (31-38), 4-0 | Tiger Stadium (20-12) | 46-29 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Ivy Andrews vs Tommy Bridges | Second | 1½ out |
| Sunday, July 8 |
| » Defeated Browns (31-39), 5-4 | Tiger Stadium (21-12) | 47-29 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: George Blaeholder vs Firpo Marberry | Second | 1½ out |
| Wednesday, July 11 |
| » Defeated Senators (39-39), 13-7 | Tiger Stadium (22-12) | 48-29 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Tommy Thomas vs Luke Hamlin | Second | 1½ out |
| Thursday, July 12 |
| » Defeated Yankees (47-28), 4-2 | Tiger Stadium (23-12) | 49-29 | Won 6 |
| » Starters: Johnny Broaca vs Schoolboy Rowe | First | -- |
| Friday, July 13 |
| » Lost to Yankees (48-28), 4-2 | Tiger Stadium (23-13) | 49-30 | |
| » Starters: Red Ruffing vs Tommy Bridges | Second | 1½ out |
| Saturday, July 14 |
| » Defeated Yankees (48-29), 12-11 | Tiger Stadium (24-13) | 50-30 | |
| » Starters: Lefty Gomez vs Vic Sorrell | First | -- |
| Sunday, July 15 |
| » Defeated Yankees (48-30), 8-3 | Tiger Stadium (25-13) | 51-30 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Johnny Murphy vs Schoolboy Rowe | First | -- |
| Monday, July 16 |
| » Lost to Senators (41-42), 10-8 | Tiger Stadium (25-14) | 51-31 | |
| » Starters: Alvin Crowder vs Luke Hamlin | First | -- |
| Tuesday, July 17 |
| » Defeated Senators (41-43), 4-3 | Tiger Stadium (26-14) | 52-31 | |
| » Starters: Lefty Stewart vs Carl Fischer | First | -- |
| Wednesday, July 18 |
| » Defeated Senators (41-44), 4-2 | Tiger Stadium (27-14) | 53-31 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Earl Whitehill vs Tommy Bridges | First | -- |
| Friday, July 20 |
| » Lost to Athletics (33-50), 5-4 | Tiger Stadium (27-15) | 53-32 | |
| » Starters: Johnny Marcum vs Schoolboy Rowe | First | -- |
| Saturday, July 21 |
| » Defeated Athletics (33-51), 4-1 | Tiger Stadium (28-15) | 54-32 | |
| » Starters: Mort Flohr vs Elden Auker | First | -- |
| Sunday, July 22 |
| » Lost to Athletics (34-51), 1-0 | Tiger Stadium (28-16) | 54-33 | |
| » Starters: Bill Dietrich vs Vic Sorrell | First | -- |
| » Defeated Athletics (34-52), 17-8 | Tiger Stadium (29-16) | 55-33 | |
| » Starters: Al Benton vs Firpo Marberry | First | -- |
| Monday, July 23 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (48-43), 7-2 | Tiger Stadium (30-16) | 56-33 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Fritz Ostermueller vs Tommy Bridges | First | -- |
| Tuesday, July 24 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (48-44), 6-3 | Tiger Stadium (31-16) | 57-33 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Rube Walberg vs Carl Fischer | First | -- |
| Wednesday, July 25 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (49-44), 9-7 | Tiger Stadium (31-17) | 57-34 | |
| » Starters: Wes Ferrell vs Elden Auker | First | -- |
| Thursday, July 26 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (50-44), 11-2 | Tiger Stadium (31-18) | 57-35 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Hank Johnson vs Vic Sorrell | Second | 1 out |
| Saturday, July 28 |
| » Defeated White Sox (32-62), 11-1 | Comiskey Park I (6-1) | 58-35 | |
| » Starters: Schoolboy Rowe vs Ted Lyons | First | -- |
| Sunday, July 29 |
| » Defeated White Sox (32-63), 16-15 | Comiskey Park I (7-1) | 59-35 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs George Earnshaw | First | -- |
| » Lost to White Sox (33-63), 6-4 | Comiskey Park I (7-2) | 59-36 | |
| » Starters: Firpo Marberry vs Les Tietje | First | -- |
| Tuesday, July 31 |
| » Lost to Indians (54-41), 9-7 | League Park II (3-2) | 59-37 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Carl Fischer vs Thornton Lee | Second | 1 out |
| » Defeated Indians (54-42), 4-2 | League Park II (4-2) | 60-37 | |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs Bob Weiland | Second | 1 out |
| Wednesday, August 1 |
| » Defeated Indians (54-43), 10-7 | League Park II (5-2) | 61-37 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Luke Hamlin vs Willis Hudlin | First | -- |
| Thursday, August 2 |
| » Defeated Indians (54-44), 3-0 | League Park II (6-2) | 62-37 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Elden Auker vs Mel Harder | First | -- |
| Friday, August 3 |
| » Defeated White Sox (36-66), 14-0 | Tiger Stadium (32-18) | 63-37 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Milt Gaston vs Schoolboy Rowe | First | -- |
| Saturday, August 4 |
| » Defeated White Sox (36-67), 16-4 | Tiger Stadium (33-18) | 64-37 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Sam Jones vs Red Phillips | First | -- |
| Sunday, August 5 |
| » Defeated White Sox (36-68), 7-0 | Tiger Stadium (34-18) | 65-37 | Won 6 |
| » Starters: Ted Lyons vs Tommy Bridges | First | -- |
| Tuesday, August 7 |
| » Defeated Browns (44-54), 12-8 | Tiger Stadium (35-18) | 66-37 | Won 7 |
| » Starters: George Blaeholder vs Schoolboy Rowe | First | -- |
| Wednesday, August 8 |
| » Defeated Browns (44-55), 7-6 | Tiger Stadium (36-18) | 67-37 | Won 8 |
| » Starters: Ed Wells vs Alvin Crowder | First | -- |
| Thursday, August 9 |
| » Defeated Browns (44-56), 13-2 | Tiger Stadium (37-18) | 68-37 | Won 9 |
| » Starters: Bobo Newsom vs Tommy Bridges | First | -- |
| Friday, August 10 |
| » Defeated Indians (57-47), 6-5 | Tiger Stadium (38-18) | 69-37 | Won 10 |
| » Starters: Oral Hildebrand vs Schoolboy Rowe | First | -- |
| Saturday, August 11 |
| » Defeated Indians (57-48), 7-0 | Tiger Stadium (39-18) | 70-37 | Won 11 |
| » Starters: Willis Hudlin vs Elden Auker | First | -- |
| Sunday, August 12 |
| » Defeated Indians (57-49), 6-5 | Tiger Stadium (40-18) | 71-37 | Won 12 |
| » Starters: Monte Pearson vs Luke Hamlin | First | -- |
| Tuesday, August 14 |
| » Defeated Yankees (66-42), 9-5 | Yankee Stadium (3-4) | 72-37 | Won 13 |
| » Starters: Alvin Crowder vs Lefty Gomez | First | -- |
| » Defeated Yankees (66-43), 7-3 | Yankee Stadium (4-4) | 73-37 | Won 14 |
| » Starters: Schoolboy Rowe vs Red Ruffing | First | -- |
| Wednesday, August 15 |
| » Lost to Yankees (67-43), 8-2 | Yankee Stadium (4-5) | 73-38 | |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs Johnny Broaca | First | -- |
| Friday, August 17 |
| » Lost to Yankees (68-43), 5-0 | Yankee Stadium (4-6) | 73-39 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Vic Sorrell vs Lefty Gomez | First | -- |
| » Defeated Yankees (68-44), 2-0 | Yankee Stadium (5-6) | 74-39 | |
| » Starters: Schoolboy Rowe vs Jimmie DeShong | First | -- |
| Saturday, August 18 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (62-54), 8-7 | Fenway Park (4-4) | 74-40 | |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs Johnny Welch | First | -- |
| Sunday, August 19 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (62-55), 8-6 | Fenway Park (5-4) | 75-40 | |
| » Starters: Alvin Crowder vs Lefty Grove | First | -- |
| » Defeated Red Sox (62-56), 4-3 | Fenway Park (6-4) | 76-40 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Elden Auker vs Rube Walberg | First | -- |
| Tuesday, August 21 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (62-57), 8-4 | Fenway Park (7-4) | 77-40 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Schoolboy Rowe vs Fritz Ostermueller | First | -- |
| Wednesday, August 22 |
| » Lost to Senators (53-61), 7-5 | Griffith Stadium (5-3) | 77-41 | |
| » Starters: Vic Sorrell vs Earl Whitehill | First | -- |
| » Major-league debuts: Rudy York (Tigers) |
| Thursday, August 23 |
| » Lost to Senators (54-61), 3-1 | Griffith Stadium (5-4) | 77-42 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs Bobby Burke | First | -- |
| Friday, August 24 |
| » Defeated Senators (54-62), 12-6 | Griffith Stadium (6-4) | 78-42 | |
| » Starters: Elden Auker vs Lefty Stewart | First | -- |
| Saturday, August 25 |
| » Defeated Senators (54-63), 4-2 | Griffith Stadium (7-4) | 79-42 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Schoolboy Rowe vs Monte Weaver | First | -- |
| Sunday, August 26 |
| » Defeated Athletics (49-68), 7-6 | Shibe Park (5-2) | 80-42 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Alvin Crowder vs Bill Dietrich | First | -- |
| Monday, August 27 |
| » Defeated Athletics (49-69), 11-0 | Shibe Park (6-2) | 81-42 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs Joe Cascarella | First | -- |
| Wednesday, August 29 |
| » Defeated Athletics (49-70), 12-7 | Shibe Park (7-2) | 82-42 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Elden Auker vs Sugar Cain | First | -- |
| » Lost to Athletics (50-70), 13-5 | Shibe Park (7-3) | 82-43 | |
| » Starters: Schoolboy Rowe vs Johnny Marcum | First | -- |
| Thursday, August 30 |
| » Defeated Indians (64-59), 6-1 | League Park II (7-2) | 83-43 | |
| » Starters: Carl Fischer vs Monte Pearson | First | -- |
| Saturday, September 1 |
| » Defeated Indians (64-60), 6-4 | League Park II (8-2) | 84-43 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs Oral Hildebrand | First | -- |
| Sunday, September 2 |
| » Lost to Indians (65-60), 1-0 | Cleveland Stadium (0-1) | 84-44 | |
| » Starters: Elden Auker vs Mel Harder | First | -- |
| Wednesday, September 5 |
| » Defeated Athletics (52-73), 4-2 | Tiger Stadium (41-18) | 85-44 | |
| » Starters: Johnny Marcum vs Schoolboy Rowe | First | -- |
| Friday, September 7 |
| » Lost to Athletics (53-73), 5-4 | Tiger Stadium (41-19) | 85-45 | |
| » Starters: Roy Mahaffey vs Tommy Bridges | First | -- |
| » Lost to Athletics (54-73), 5-4 | Tiger Stadium (41-20) | 85-46 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Joe Cascarella vs Alvin Crowder | First | -- |
| Saturday, September 8 |
| » Lost to Athletics (55-73), 4-3 | Tiger Stadium (41-21) | 85-47 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Bill Dietrich vs Elden Auker | First | -- |
| » Defeated Athletics (55-74), 2-1 | Tiger Stadium (42-21) | 86-47 | |
| » Starters: Sugar Cain vs Tommy Bridges | First | -- |
| Sunday, September 9 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (68-67), 5-4 | Tiger Stadium (43-21) | 87-47 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Johnny Welch vs Schoolboy Rowe | First | -- |
| Monday, September 10 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (68-68), 2-1 | Tiger Stadium (44-21) | 88-47 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Gordon Rhodes vs Elden Auker | First | -- |
| Tuesday, September 11 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (69-68), 4-3 | Tiger Stadium (44-22) | 88-48 | |
| » Starters: Hank Johnson vs Alvin Crowder | First | -- |
| Wednesday, September 12 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (70-68), 1-0 | Tiger Stadium (44-23) | 88-49 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Fritz Ostermueller vs Tommy Bridges | First | -- |
| Thursday, September 13 |
| » Defeated Senators (61-75), 2-0 | Tiger Stadium (45-23) | 89-49 | |
| » Starters: Lefty Stewart vs Schoolboy Rowe | First | -- |
| Friday, September 14 |
| » Defeated Senators (61-76), 6-4 | Tiger Stadium (46-23) | 90-49 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Bobby Burke vs Carl Fischer | First | -- |
| Saturday, September 15 |
| » Defeated Senators (61-77), 12-2 | Tiger Stadium (47-23) | 91-49 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Jack Russell vs Elden Auker | First | -- |
| Sunday, September 16 |
| » Defeated Senators (61-78), 2-1 | Tiger Stadium (48-23) | 92-49 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Monte Weaver vs Tommy Bridges | First | -- |
| Monday, September 17 |
| » Defeated Yankees (87-56), 3-0 | Tiger Stadium (49-23) | 93-49 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Lefty Gomez vs Alvin Crowder | First | -- |
| Tuesday, September 18 |
| » Defeated Yankees (87-57), 2-0 | Tiger Stadium (50-23) | 94-49 | Won 6 |
| » Starters: Red Ruffing vs Schoolboy Rowe | First | -- |
| Wednesday, September 19 |
| » Lost to Yankees (88-57), 5-2 | Tiger Stadium (50-24) | 94-50 | |
| » Starters: Johnny Murphy vs Elden Auker | First | -- |
| Thursday, September 20 |
| » Lost to Yankees (89-57), 11-7 | Tiger Stadium (50-25) | 94-51 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Johnny Broaca vs Firpo Marberry | First | -- |
| Saturday, September 22 |
| » Defeated Browns (65-80), 8-3 | Sportsman's Park III (4-4) | 95-51 | |
| » Starters: Tommy Bridges vs Bump Hadley | First | -- |
| » Defeated Browns (65-81), 15-1 | Sportsman's Park III (5-4) | 96-51 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Carl Fischer vs Dick Coffman | First | -- |
| » Major-league debuts: Jim Walkup (Browns) |
| Sunday, September 23 |
| » Lost to Browns (66-81), 4-3 | Sportsman's Park III (5-5) | 96-52 | |
| » Starters: Schoolboy Rowe vs Bobo Newsom | First | -- |
| » Defeated Browns (66-82), 2-1 | Sportsman's Park III (6-5) | 97-52 | |
| » Starters: Alvin Crowder vs George Blaeholder | First | -- |
| Wednesday, September 26 |
| » Defeated White Sox (51-96), 12-10 | Tiger Stadium (51-25) | 98-52 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Ted Lyons vs Tommy Bridges | First | -- |
| » Defeated White Sox (51-97), 10-3 | Tiger Stadium (52-25) | 99-52 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Milt Gaston vs Elden Auker | First | -- |
| Thursday, September 27 |
| » Lost to White Sox (52-97), 11-0 | Tiger Stadium (52-26) | 99-53 | |
| » Starters: George Earnshaw vs Schoolboy Rowe | First | -- |
| Sunday, September 30 |
| » Defeated Browns (67-84), 10-6 | Tiger Stadium (53-26) | 100-53 | |
| » Starters: Bobo Newsom vs Alvin Crowder | First | -- |
| » Defeated Browns (67-85), 6-2 | Tiger Stadium (54-26) | 101-53 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: George Blaeholder vs Tommy Bridges | First | -- |
| Tuesday, October 2 |
| Future Tiger Earl Wilson is born in Ponchatoula, LA. |
| Saturday, November 10 |
| Future Tiger Norm Cash is born in Justiceburg, TX. |
| Wednesday, December 19 |
| Future Tiger Al Kaline is born in Baltimore, MD. |
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