| Tuesday, January 4 |
| Future Tiger Tito Fuentes is born in Havana, Cuba. |
| Thursday, January 13 |
| Former Tiger Kid Elberfeld dies in Chattanooga, TN at the age of 69. |
| Thursday, February 3 |
| Future Tiger Wayne Comer is born in Shenandoah, VA. |
| Saturday, February 19 |
| Future Tiger Chris Zachary is born in Knoxville, TN. |
| Wednesday, March 29 |
| Future Tiger Denny McLain is born in Chicago, IL. |
| Saturday, April 1 |
| Future Tiger Rusty Staub is born in New Orleans, LA. |
| Tuesday, April 18 |
| » Lost to Browns (1-0), 2-1 | Tiger Stadium (0-1) | 0-1 | |
| » Starters: Jack Kramer vs Dizzy Trout | Third | 1 out |
| » Major-league debuts: Zeb Eaton and Hack Miller (Tigers) Frank Mancuso (Browns) |
| Wednesday, April 19 |
| » Lost to Browns (2-0), 3-1 | Tiger Stadium (0-2) | 0-2 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Steve Sundra vs Rufe Gentry | Sixth | 2 out |
| » Major-league debuts: Al Lyons (Tigers) |
| Thursday, April 20 |
| » Lost to Browns (3-0), 8-5 | Tiger Stadium (0-3) | 0-3 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Sig Jakucki vs Hal Newhouser | Seventh | 3 out |
| Friday, April 21 |
| » Lost to Indians (1-1), 7-4 | Cleveland Stadium (0-1) | 0-4 | Lost 4 |
| » Starters: Stubby Overmire vs Allie Reynolds | Fifth | 4 out |
| Sunday, April 23 |
| » Defeated Indians (1-2), 6-2 | Cleveland Stadium (1-1) | 1-4 | |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Ed Klieman | Fifth | 4 out |
| » Defeated Indians (1-3), 4-3 | Cleveland Stadium (2-1) | 2-4 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Rufe Gentry vs Al Smith | Fifth | 4 out |
| Thursday, April 27 |
| » Defeated White Sox (1-4), 2-0 | Comiskey Park I (1-0) | 3-4 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Thornton Lee | Fourth | 4½ out |
| Friday, April 28 |
| » Lost to Indians (2-5), 2-1 | Tiger Stadium (0-4) | 3-5 | |
| » Starters: Mel Harder vs Dizzy Trout | Sixth | 5½ out |
| Saturday, April 29 |
| » Lost to Indians (3-5), 7-6 | Tiger Stadium (0-5) | 3-6 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Paul Calvert vs Rufe Gentry | Seventh | 5½ out |
| Sunday, April 30 |
| » Lost to Indians (4-5), 2-1 | Tiger Stadium (0-6) | 3-7 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Vern Kennedy vs Stubby Overmire | Sixth | 5½ out |
| » Defeated Indians (4-6), 4-2 | Tiger Stadium (1-6) | 4-7 | |
| » Starters: Allie Reynolds vs Johnny Gorsica | Sixth | 5½ out |
| Monday, May 1 |
| » Major-league debuts: Joe Wood (Red Sox) |
| Tuesday, May 2 |
| » Defeated Browns (10-3), 4-3 | Sportsman's Park III (1-0) | 5-7 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Steve Sundra | Fourth | 4½ out |
| Wednesday, May 3 |
| » Lost to Browns (11-3), 7-4 | Sportsman's Park III (1-1) | 5-8 | |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Jack Kramer | Fifth | 5½ out |
| Thursday, May 4 |
| » Lost to Browns (12-3), 2-0 | Sportsman's Park III (1-2) | 5-9 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Rufe Gentry vs Nels Potter | Seventh | 6½ out |
| Saturday, May 6 |
| » Lost to White Sox (6-8), 4-2 | Tiger Stadium (1-7) | 5-10 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Orval Grove vs Stubby Overmire | Eighth | 6½ out |
| Sunday, May 7 |
| » Lost to White Sox (7-8), 4-1 | Tiger Stadium (1-8) | 5-11 | Lost 4 |
| » Starters: Bill Dietrich vs Hal Newhouser | Seventh | 7½ out |
| » Lost to White Sox (8-8), 4-2 | Tiger Stadium (1-9) | 5-12 | Lost 5 |
| » Starters: Thornton Lee vs Johnny Gorsica | Seventh | 7½ out |
| Wednesday, May 10 |
| » Defeated Yankees (9-5), 4-2 | Yankee Stadium (1-0) | 6-12 | |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Tiny Bonham | Eighth | 6½ out |
| Thursday, May 11 |
| » Lost to Yankees (10-5), 5-2 | Yankee Stadium (1-1) | 6-13 | |
| » Starters: Stubby Overmire vs Hank Borowy | Eighth | 6 out |
| » Major-league debuts: Bob Gillespie (Tigers) |
| Friday, May 12 |
| » Defeated Yankees (10-6), 10-4 | Yankee Stadium (2-1) | 7-13 | |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Bill Zuber | Eighth | 6½ out |
| » Major-league debuts: Bill Bevens (Yankees) |
| Saturday, May 13 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (8-11), 4-2 | Fenway Park (0-1) | 7-14 | |
| » Starters: Rufe Gentry vs Emmett O'Neill | Eighth | 6 out |
| Sunday, May 14 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (8-12), 6-1 | Fenway Park (1-1) | 8-14 | |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Joe Wood | Seventh | 6 out |
| » Defeated Red Sox (8-13), 9-0 | Fenway Park (2-1) | 9-14 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Johnny Gorsica vs Yank Terry | Seventh | 6 out |
| Monday, May 15 |
| » Lost to Athletics (12-10), 6-2 | Shibe Park (0-1) | 9-15 | |
| » Starters: Stubby Overmire vs Russ Christopher | Eighth | 7 out |
| Tuesday, May 16 |
| » Lost to Athletics (13-10), 4-3 | Shibe Park (0-2) | 9-16 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Jesse Flores | Eighth | 7 out |
| Wednesday, May 17 |
| » Defeated Athletics (13-11), 2-1 | Shibe Park (1-2) | 10-16 | |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Bobo Newsom | Seventh | 6 out |
| Thursday, May 18 |
| » Defeated Athletics (13-12), 1-0 | Shibe Park (2-2) | 11-16 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Rufe Gentry vs Don Black | Sixth | 5 out |
| Friday, May 19 |
| » Defeated Senators (15-11), 4-1 | Griffith Stadium (1-0) | 12-16 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Johnny Gorsica vs Early Wynn | Sixth | 4½ out |
| Saturday, May 20 |
| » Defeated Senators (15-12), 6-2 | Griffith Stadium (2-0) | 13-16 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Stubby Overmire vs Mickey Haefner | Sixth | 4 out |
| Sunday, May 21 |
| » Defeated Senators (15-13), 2-1 | Griffith Stadium (3-0) | 14-16 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Johnny Niggeling | Fourth | 4 out |
| » Defeated Senators (15-14), 7-1 | Griffith Stadium (4-0) | 15-16 | Won 6 |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Roger Wolff | Fourth | 4 out |
| Wednesday, May 24 |
| » Lost to Athletics (15-15), 8-4 | Tiger Stadium (1-10) | 15-17 | |
| » Starters: Don Black vs Rufe Gentry | Fifth | 4½ out |
| Thursday, May 25 |
| » Lost to Athletics (16-15), 2-0 | Tiger Stadium (1-11) | 15-18 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Lum Harris vs Johnny Gorsica | Fifth | 5 out |
| Friday, May 26 |
| » Lost to Athletics (17-15), 3-2 | Tiger Stadium (1-12) | 15-19 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Bobo Newsom vs Dizzy Trout | Sixth | 6 out |
| Saturday, May 27 |
| » Defeated Athletics (17-16), 2-1 | Tiger Stadium (2-12) | 16-19 | |
| » Starters: Russ Christopher vs Hal Newhouser | Fifth | 5 out |
| Sunday, May 28 |
| » Lost to Senators (19-15), 4-2 | Tiger Stadium (2-13) | 16-20 | |
| » Starters: Johnny Niggeling vs Stubby Overmire | Sixth | 6 out |
| » Defeated Senators (19-16), 15-2 | Tiger Stadium (3-13) | 17-20 | |
| » Starters: Milo Candini vs Rufe Gentry | Sixth | 6 out |
| Monday, May 29 |
| » Defeated Senators (19-17), 2-1 | Tiger Stadium (4-13) | 18-20 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Dutch Leonard vs Johnny Gorsica | Fifth | 5 out |
| Tuesday, May 30 |
| » Defeated Yankees (20-13), 2-1 | Tiger Stadium (5-13) | 19-20 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Tiny Bonham vs Dizzy Trout | Fourth | 3 out |
| » Defeated Yankees (20-14), 4-1 | Tiger Stadium (6-13) | 20-20 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Bill Zuber vs Hal Newhouser | Fourth | 3 out |
| Wednesday, May 31 |
| » Defeated Yankees (20-15), 6-2 | Tiger Stadium (7-13) | 21-20 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Monk Dubiel vs Stubby Overmire | Third | 2½ out |
| Thursday, June 1 |
| » Defeated Yankees (20-16), 4-3 | Tiger Stadium (8-13) | 22-20 | Won 6 |
| » Starters: Joe Page vs Rufe Gentry | Third | 1½ out |
| Friday, June 2 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (19-22), 4-1 | Tiger Stadium (9-13) | 23-20 | Won 7 |
| » Starters: Joe Bowman vs Johnny Gorsica | Third | 1½ out |
| Saturday, June 3 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (20-22), 11-1 | Tiger Stadium (9-14) | 23-21 | |
| » Starters: Tex Hughson vs Joe Orrell | Third | 2½ out |
| Sunday, June 4 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (20-23), 2-1 | Tiger Stadium (10-14) | 24-21 | |
| » Starters: Pinky Woods vs Dizzy Trout | Third | 2½ out |
| » Lost to Red Sox (21-23), 5-1 | Tiger Stadium (10-15) | 24-22 | |
| » Starters: Clem Hausmann vs Rufe Gentry | Third | 2½ out |
| Wednesday, June 7 |
| » Lost to White Sox (21-21), 3-1 | Comiskey Park I (1-1) | 24-23 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Orval Grove | Third | 3 out |
| Sunday, June 11 |
| » Lost to White Sox (22-21), 4-2 | Comiskey Park I (1-2) | 24-24 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Bill Dietrich | Third | 2 out |
| » Defeated White Sox (22-22), 1-0 | Comiskey Park I (2-2) | 25-24 | |
| » Starters: Stubby Overmire vs Thornton Lee | Third | 2 out |
| Monday, June 12 |
| » Lost to Indians (25-26), 6-5 | Cleveland Stadium (2-2) | 25-25 | |
| » Starters: Johnny Gorsica vs Paul Calvert | Fourth | 2½ out |
| Wednesday, June 14 |
| » Defeated Indians (25-27), 3-0 | League Park II (1-0) | 26-25 | |
| » Starters: Rufe Gentry vs Al Smith | Third | 2½ out |
| » Defeated Indians (25-28), 11-3 | League Park II (2-0) | 27-25 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Vern Kennedy | Third | 2½ out |
| Thursday, June 15 |
| » Lost to Indians (26-28), 3-2 | League Park II (2-1) | 27-26 | |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Allie Reynolds | Third | 3 out |
| Friday, June 16 |
| » Lost to Browns (31-23), 14-1 | Tiger Stadium (10-16) | 27-27 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Bob Muncrief vs Stubby Overmire | Third | 4 out |
| Saturday, June 17 |
| » Lost to Browns (32-23), 5-0 | Tiger Stadium (10-17) | 27-28 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Sig Jakucki vs Johnny Gorsica | Third | 5 out |
| Sunday, June 18 |
| » Defeated Browns (32-24), 7-3 | Tiger Stadium (11-17) | 28-28 | |
| » Starters: Jack Kramer vs Hal Newhouser | Fourth | 3 out |
| » Defeated Browns (32-25), 7-5 | Tiger Stadium (12-17) | 29-28 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Denny Galehouse vs Rufe Gentry | Fourth | 3 out |
| Tuesday, June 20 |
| » Lost to Indians (27-31), 3-1 | Tiger Stadium (12-18) | 29-29 | |
| » Starters: Allie Reynolds vs Dizzy Trout | Fourth | 3½ out |
| Wednesday, June 21 |
| » Lost to Indians (28-31), 9-7 | Tiger Stadium (12-19) | 29-30 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Mel Harder vs Johnny Gorsica | Fourth | 4½ out |
| Thursday, June 22 |
| » Defeated Indians (28-32), 4-3 | Tiger Stadium (13-19) | 30-30 | |
| » Starters: Vern Kennedy vs Rufe Gentry | Fourth | 3½ out |
| Friday, June 23 |
| » Lost to Browns (35-27), 5-0 | Sportsman's Park III (1-3) | 30-31 | |
| » Starters: Stubby Overmire vs Sig Jakucki | Fifth | 4½ out |
| Saturday, June 24 |
| » Lost to Browns (36-27), 7-1 | Sportsman's Park III (1-4) | 30-32 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Johnny Gorsica vs Bob Muncrief | Fifth | 5½ out |
| Sunday, June 25 |
| » Lost to Browns (37-27), 5-4 | Sportsman's Park III (1-5) | 30-33 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Nels Potter | Sixth | 7½ out |
| » Lost to Browns (38-27), 5-2 | Sportsman's Park III (1-6) | 30-34 | Lost 4 |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Al Hollingsworth | Sixth | 7½ out |
| Wednesday, June 28 |
| » Lost to Senators (31-33), 4-1 | Griffith Stadium (4-1) | 30-35 | Lost 5 |
| » Starters: Rufe Gentry vs Johnny Niggeling | Seventh | 7½ out |
| Thursday, June 29 |
| » Defeated Senators (31-34), 4-0 | Griffith Stadium (5-1) | 31-35 | |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Early Wynn | Sixth | 6½ out |
| Friday, June 30 |
| » Lost to Senators (32-34), 4-2 | Griffith Stadium (5-2) | 31-36 | |
| » Starters: Johnny Gorsica vs Milo Candini | Sixth | 7½ out |
| Saturday, July 1 |
| » Defeated Athletics (30-37), 9-4 | Shibe Park (3-2) | 32-36 | |
| » Starters: Stubby Overmire vs Lum Harris | Sixth | 7½ out |
| Sunday, July 2 |
| » Defeated Athletics (30-38), 8-0 | Shibe Park (4-2) | 33-36 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Russ Christopher | Sixth | 6½ out |
| » Lost to Athletics (31-38), 2-0 | Shibe Park (4-3) | 33-37 | |
| » Starters: Rufe Gentry vs Jesse Flores | Sixth | 6½ out |
| Tuesday, July 4 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (38-33), 4-3 | Fenway Park (3-1) | 34-37 | |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Clem Hausmann | Seventh | 6½ out |
| » Lost to Red Sox (39-33), 7-4 | Fenway Park (3-2) | 34-38 | |
| » Starters: Johnny Gorsica vs Joe Bowman | Seventh | 6½ out |
| Wednesday, July 5 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (39-34), 8-1 | Fenway Park (4-2) | 35-38 | |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Emmett O'Neill | Sixth | 6½ out |
| Thursday, July 6 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (40-34), 13-3 | Fenway Park (4-3) | 35-39 | |
| » Starters: Rufe Gentry vs Tex Hughson | Sixth | 7½ out |
| Friday, July 7 |
| » Lost to Yankees (37-34), 3-1 | Yankee Stadium (2-2) | 35-40 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Stubby Overmire vs Tiny Bonham | Seventh | 7½ out |
| Saturday, July 8 |
| » Defeated Yankees (37-35), 6-2 | Yankee Stadium (3-2) | 36-40 | |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Bill Zuber | Sixth | 7½ out |
| Sunday, July 9 |
| » Lost to Yankees (38-35), 4-3 | Yankee Stadium (3-3) | 36-41 | |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Monk Dubiel | Seventh | 8½ out |
| » Lost to Yankees (39-35), 8-2 | Yankee Stadium (3-4) | 36-42 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Rufe Gentry vs Steve Roser | Seventh | 8½ out |
| Thursday, July 13 |
| » Defeated White Sox (34-38), 9-1 | Tiger Stadium (14-19) | 37-42 | |
| » Starters: Orval Grove vs Dizzy Trout | Seventh | 8 out |
| Friday, July 14 |
| » Defeated White Sox (34-39), 2-0 | Tiger Stadium (15-19) | 38-42 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Bill Dietrich vs Stubby Overmire | Sixth | 7 out |
| Saturday, July 15 |
| » Lost to White Sox (35-39), 5-4 | Tiger Stadium (15-20) | 38-43 | |
| » Starters: Buck Ross vs Hal Newhouser | Sixth | 6½ out |
| » Defeated White Sox (35-40), 8-2 | Tiger Stadium (16-20) | 39-43 | |
| » Starters: Ed Lopat vs Joe Orrell | Sixth | 6½ out |
| Sunday, July 16 |
| » Lost to White Sox (36-40), 7-2 | Tiger Stadium (16-21) | 39-44 | |
| » Starters: Jake Wade vs Rufe Gentry | Fifth | 7½ out |
| » Defeated White Sox (36-41), 7-3 | Tiger Stadium (17-21) | 40-44 | |
| » Starters: Johnny Humphries vs Dizzy Trout | Fifth | 7½ out |
| Tuesday, July 18 |
| » Defeated Senators (41-42), 6-5 | Tiger Stadium (18-21) | 41-44 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Early Wynn vs Johnny Gorsica | Fifth | 7½ out |
| Wednesday, July 19 |
| » Defeated Senators (41-43), 2-1 | Tiger Stadium (19-21) | 42-44 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Dutch Leonard vs Stubby Overmire | Fifth | 6½ out |
| Thursday, July 20 |
| » Defeated Senators (41-44), 7-6 | Tiger Stadium (20-21) | 43-44 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Milo Candini vs Boom-Boom Beck | Fourth | 6½ out |
| Friday, July 21 |
| » Defeated Senators (41-45), 6-5 | Tiger Stadium (21-21) | 44-44 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Johnny Niggeling vs Dizzy Trout | Fourth | 5½ out |
| Saturday, July 22 |
| » Defeated Athletics (37-50), 4-3 | Tiger Stadium (22-21) | 45-44 | Won 6 |
| » Starters: Russ Christopher vs Hal Newhouser | Fourth | 4½ out |
| Sunday, July 23 |
| » Lost to Athletics (38-50), 13-3 | Tiger Stadium (22-22) | 45-45 | |
| » Starters: Don Black vs Johnny Gorsica | Fifth | 5½ out |
| » Lost to Athletics (39-50), 3-2 | Tiger Stadium (22-23) | 45-46 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Jesse Flores vs Stubby Overmire | Fifth | 5½ out |
| Monday, July 24 |
| » Defeated Athletics (39-51), 1-0 | Tiger Stadium (23-23) | 46-46 | |
| » Starters: Bobo Newsom vs Dizzy Trout | Fifth | 5½ out |
| Tuesday, July 25 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (48-44), 7-3 | Tiger Stadium (23-24) | 46-47 | |
| » Starters: Yank Terry vs Rufe Gentry | Fifth | 6½ out |
| Future Tiger Fred Scherman is born in Dayton, OH. |
| Wednesday, July 26 |
| » Tied Red Sox, 1-1 | Tiger Stadium (23-24) | 46-47 | |
| » Starters: Pinky Woods vs Hal Newhouser | Fifth | 7 out |
| Thursday, July 27 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (49-44), 6-1 | Tiger Stadium (23-25) | 46-48 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Tex Hughson vs Stubby Overmire | Sixth | 7 out |
| Friday, July 28 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (50-44), 15-5 | Tiger Stadium (23-26) | 46-49 | Lost 3 |
| » Starters: Emmett O'Neill vs Dizzy Trout | Sixth | 8 out |
| Saturday, July 29 |
| » Defeated Yankees (49-44), 3-2 | Tiger Stadium (24-26) | 47-49 | |
| » Starters: Steve Roser vs Rufe Gentry | Sixth | 7½ out |
| Sunday, July 30 |
| » Lost to Yankees (50-44), 10-2 | Tiger Stadium (24-27) | 47-50 | |
| » Starters: Hank Borowy vs Stubby Overmire | Sixth | 8½ out |
| » Defeated Yankees (50-45), 13-7 | Tiger Stadium (25-27) | 48-50 | |
| » Starters: Atley Donald vs Hal Newhouser | Sixth | 8½ out |
| Tuesday, August 1 |
| » Defeated Yankees (50-46), 8-4 | Tiger Stadium (26-27) | 49-50 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Tiny Bonham vs Dizzy Trout | Fifth | 9 out |
| Saturday, August 5 |
| » Defeated White Sox (50-51), 5-3 | Comiskey Park I (3-2) | 50-50 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Joe Haynes | Fourth | 9 out |
| Sunday, August 6 |
| » Defeated White Sox (50-52), 10-3 | Comiskey Park I (4-2) | 51-50 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Stubby Overmire vs Bill Dietrich | Fourth | 9 out |
| » Defeated White Sox (50-53), 3-1 | Comiskey Park I (5-2) | 52-50 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Orval Grove | Fourth | 9 out |
| Wednesday, August 9 |
| » Defeated Senators (44-60), 4-2 | Griffith Stadium (6-2) | 53-50 | Won 6 |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Early Wynn | Fourth | 9 out |
| Thursday, August 10 |
| » Defeated Senators (44-61), 3-2 | Griffith Stadium (7-2) | 54-50 | Won 7 |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Johnny Niggeling | Third | 9 out |
| Friday, August 11 |
| » Defeated Senators (44-62), 11-4 | Griffith Stadium (8-2) | 55-50 | Won 8 |
| » Starters: Stubby Overmire vs Dutch Leonard | Third | 8 out |
| Saturday, August 12 |
| » Defeated Senators (44-63), 12-5 | Griffith Stadium (9-2) | 56-50 | Won 9 |
| » Starters: Rufe Gentry vs Alex Carrasquel | Third | 8 out |
| Sunday, August 13 |
| » Lost to Athletics (50-61), 6-1 | Shibe Park (4-4) | 56-51 | |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Don Black | Third | 8 out |
| » Defeated Athletics (50-62), 6-0 | Shibe Park (5-4) | 57-51 | |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Jesse Flores | Third | 8 out |
| Monday, August 14 |
| » Lost to Athletics (51-62), 7-5 | Shibe Park (5-5) | 57-52 | |
| » Starters: Roy Henshaw vs Bobo Newsom | Third | 8 out |
| Tuesday, August 15 |
| » Defeated Athletics (51-63), 3-2 | Shibe Park (6-5) | 58-52 | |
| » Starters: Stubby Overmire vs Luke Hamlin | Third | 8 out |
| Wednesday, August 16 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (60-52), 4-2 | Fenway Park (5-3) | 59-52 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Rufe Gentry vs Rex Cecil | Third | 7 out |
| Thursday, August 17 |
| » Tied Red Sox, 3-3 | Fenway Park (5-3) | 59-52 | |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Pinky Woods | Third | 7½ out |
| Friday, August 18 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (60-53), 3-0 | Fenway Park (6-3) | 60-52 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Emmett O'Neill | Third | 7 out |
| » Lost to Red Sox (61-53), 7-4 | Fenway Park (6-4) | 60-53 | |
| » Starters: Johnny Gorsica vs Clem Hausmann | Third | 7 out |
| Saturday, August 19 |
| » Lost to Red Sox (62-53), 9-1 | Fenway Park (6-5) | 60-54 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Rufe Gentry vs Joe Bowman | Fourth | 7 out |
| Sunday, August 20 |
| » Defeated Yankees (60-54), 4-3 | Yankee Stadium (4-4) | 61-54 | |
| » Starters: Stubby Overmire vs Hank Borowy | Third | 5 out |
| » Defeated Yankees (60-55), 9-8 | Yankee Stadium (5-4) | 62-54 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Bill Zuber | Third | 5 out |
| Monday, August 21 |
| » Lost to Yankees (61-55), 5-1 | Yankee Stadium (5-5) | 62-55 | |
| » Starters: Rufe Gentry vs Monk Dubiel | Third | 6 out |
| Tuesday, August 22 |
| » Lost to Yankees (62-55), 9-7 | Yankee Stadium (5-6) | 62-56 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Mel Queen | Fourth | 6 out |
| Friday, August 25 |
| » Defeated Browns (69-52), 1-0 | Tiger Stadium (27-27) | 63-56 | |
| » Starters: Denny Galehouse vs Dizzy Trout | Fourth | 5 out |
| Saturday, August 26 |
| » Defeated Browns (69-53), 5-0 | Tiger Stadium (28-27) | 64-56 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Sig Jakucki vs Stubby Overmire | Third | 4 out |
| Sunday, August 27 |
| » Defeated Browns (69-54), 5-3 | Tiger Stadium (29-27) | 65-56 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Bob Muncrief vs Hal Newhouser | Third | 4 out |
| » Lost to Browns (70-54), 17-2 | Tiger Stadium (29-28) | 65-57 | |
| » Starters: Nels Potter vs Boom-Boom Beck | Third | 4 out |
| Tuesday, August 29 |
| » Defeated White Sox (57-67), 7-0 | Tiger Stadium (30-28) | 66-57 | |
| » Starters: Bill Dietrich vs Dizzy Trout | Second | 4 out |
| Wednesday, August 30 |
| » Lost to White Sox (58-67), 8-3 | Tiger Stadium (30-29) | 66-58 | |
| » Starters: Ed Lopat vs Johnny Gorsica | Third | 4 out |
| Thursday, August 31 |
| » Defeated Browns (71-56), 4-3 | Sportsman's Park III (2-6) | 67-58 | |
| » Starters: Stubby Overmire vs Sig Jakucki | Third | 3 out |
| Friday, September 1 |
| » Defeated Browns (71-57), 6-3 | Sportsman's Park III (3-6) | 68-58 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Nels Potter | Second | 2 out |
| Saturday, September 2 |
| » Defeated Browns (71-58), 6-3 | Sportsman's Park III (4-6) | 69-58 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Rufe Gentry vs Denny Galehouse | Third | 1 out |
| Sunday, September 3 |
| » Lost to Browns (72-58), 4-1 | Sportsman's Park III (4-7) | 69-59 | |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Jack Kramer | Third | 2 out |
| Monday, September 4 |
| » Defeated White Sox (59-70), 12-2 | Comiskey Park I (6-2) | 70-59 | |
| » Starters: Stubby Overmire vs Orval Grove | Third | 2½ out |
| » Lost to White Sox (60-70), 6-3 | Comiskey Park I (6-3) | 70-60 | |
| » Starters: Johnny Gorsica vs Ed Lopat | Third | 2½ out |
| Tuesday, September 5 |
| » Defeated White Sox (60-71), 6-0 | Comiskey Park I (7-3) | 71-60 | |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Joe Haynes | Third | 2 out |
| Wednesday, September 6 |
| » Defeated White Sox (60-72), 3-2 | Comiskey Park I (8-3) | 72-60 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Rufe Gentry vs Johnny Humphries | Third | 1½ out |
| Thursday, September 7 |
| » Defeated Indians (64-70), 3-0 | Tiger Stadium (31-29) | 73-60 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Jim Bagby vs Dizzy Trout | Second | 1 out |
| Saturday, September 9 |
| » Defeated Indians (64-71), 15-6 | Tiger Stadium (32-29) | 74-60 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Ed Klieman vs Stubby Overmire | Second | ½ out |
| Sunday, September 10 |
| » Defeated Indians (64-72), 5-0 | Tiger Stadium (33-29) | 75-60 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Mel Harder vs Hal Newhouser | Second | ½ out |
| » Lost to Indians (65-72), 7-4 | Tiger Stadium (33-30) | 75-61 | |
| » Starters: Steve Gromek vs Dizzy Trout | Second | ½ out |
| Monday, September 11 |
| Future Tiger Dave Roberts is born in Gallipolis, OH. |
| Friday, September 15 |
| » Lost to Indians (66-72), 4-3 | Cleveland Stadium (2-3) | 75-62 | Lost 2 |
| » Starters: Dizzy Trout vs Steve Gromek | Second | ½ out |
| » Defeated Indians (66-73), 9-1 | Cleveland Stadium (3-3) | 76-62 | |
| » Starters: Hal Newhouser vs Mel Harder | Second | ½ out |
| Sunday, September 17 |
| » Defeated Indians (66-74), 7-2 | Cleveland Stadium (4-3) | 77-62 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Stubby Overmire vs Al Smith | First | -- |
| » Defeated Indians (66-75), 3-0 | Cleveland Stadium (5-3) | 78-62 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Rufe Gentry vs Ed Klieman | First | -- |
| Tuesday, September 19 |
| » Defeated Yankees (76-65), 4-1 | Tiger Stadium (34-30) | 79-62 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Hank Borowy vs Hal Newhouser | First | -- |
| Wednesday, September 20 |
| » Defeated Yankees (76-66), 8-2 | Tiger Stadium (35-30) | 80-62 | Won 5 |
| » Starters: Mel Queen vs Dizzy Trout | First | -- |
| Thursday, September 21 |
| » Lost to Yankees (77-66), 5-4 | Tiger Stadium (35-31) | 80-63 | |
| » Starters: Monk Dubiel vs Stubby Overmire | First | -- |
| Friday, September 22 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (74-70), 7-4 | Tiger Stadium (36-31) | 81-63 | |
| » Starters: Joe Bowman vs Rufe Gentry | First | -- |
| » Defeated Red Sox (74-71), 8-6 | Tiger Stadium (37-31) | 82-63 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Emmett O'Neill vs Johnny Gorsica | First | -- |
| Saturday, September 23 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (74-72), 8-2 | Tiger Stadium (38-31) | 83-63 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Rex Cecil vs Dizzy Trout | First | -- |
| Sunday, September 24 |
| » Defeated Red Sox (74-73), 9-5 | Tiger Stadium (39-31) | 84-63 | Won 4 |
| » Starters: Yank Terry vs Hal Newhouser | First | -- |
| Monday, September 25 |
| » Lost to Athletics (68-80), 2-1 | Tiger Stadium (39-32) | 84-64 | |
| » Starters: Russ Christopher vs Rufe Gentry | First | -- |
| Tuesday, September 26 |
| » Defeated Athletics (68-81), 6-0 | Tiger Stadium (40-32) | 85-64 | |
| » Starters: Luke Hamlin vs Dizzy Trout | First | -- |
| Wednesday, September 27 |
| » Defeated Athletics (68-82), 4-0 | Tiger Stadium (41-32) | 86-64 | Won 2 |
| » Starters: Bobo Newsom vs Hal Newhouser | First | -- |
| Future Tiger Gary Sutherland is born in Glendale, CA. |
| Friday, September 29 |
| » Defeated Senators (62-89), 5-2 | Tiger Stadium (42-32) | 87-64 | Won 3 |
| » Starters: Johnny Niggeling vs Rufe Gentry | First | -- |
| » Lost to Senators (63-89), 9-2 | Tiger Stadium (42-33) | 87-65 | |
| » Starters: Mickey Haefner vs Dizzy Trout | First | -- |
| Saturday, September 30 |
| » Defeated Senators (63-90), 7-3 | Tiger Stadium (43-33) | 88-65 | |
| » Starters: Alex Carrasquel vs Hal Newhouser | First | -- |
| Sunday, October 1 |
| » Lost to Senators (64-90), 4-1 | Tiger Stadium (43-34) | 88-66 | |
| » Starters: Dutch Leonard vs Dizzy Trout | Second | 1 out |
| Tuesday, November 7 |
| Future Tiger Joe Niekro is born in Martins Ferry, OH. |
| Friday, December 1 |
| Future Tiger Jim Ray is born in Rock Hill, SC. |
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