1978 Detroit Tigers Schedule

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive team schedule for the 1978 Detroit Tigers with dates for every game played, opponents faced, a final score, and a cumulative record for the 1978 season.

"Over 162 games, if my big guys are hitting and we get even halfway decent pitching, we'll beat their (our opponents) brains out." - Cincinnati Reds' Manager Sparky Anderson

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1978 Detroit Tigers



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Complete Schedule  
 

1 04-07-1978 vs Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 W 1-0
2 04-08-1978 vs Toronto Blue Jays 2-5 L 1-1
3 04-09-1978 vs Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 W 2-1
4 04-11-1978 at Texas Rangers 6-2 W 3-1
5 04-12-1978 at Texas Rangers 3-2 W 4-1
6 04-14-1978 at Toronto Blue Jays 8-10 L 4-2
7 04-15-1978 at Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 W 5-2
8 04-16-1978 at Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 W 6-2
9 04-17-1978 vs Chicago White Sox 10-9 W 7-2
10 04-22-1978 vs Texas Rangers 7-6 W 8-2
11-I 04-23-1978 vs Texas Rangers 9-6 W 9-2
12-II 04-23-1978 vs Texas Rangers 1-2 L 9-3
13 04-24-1978 at Chicago White Sox 4-1 W 10-3
14 04-25-1978 at Chicago White Sox 8-4 W 11-3
15 04-26-1978 at Chicago White Sox 2-7 L 11-4
16 04-28-1978 at Seattle Mariners 5-4 W 12-4
17 04-29-1978 at Seattle Mariners 5-0 W 13-4
18 04-30-1978 at Seattle Mariners 3-4 L 13-5
19 05-02-1978 at California Angels 10-2 W 14-5
20 05-03-1978 at California Angels 7-4 W 15-5
21 05-05-1978 at Oakland Athletics 1-5 L 15-6
22 05-06-1978 at Oakland Athletics 6-0 W 16-6
23 05-07-1978 at Oakland Athletics 4-0 W 17-6
24 05-09-1978 vs California Angels 5-7 L 17-7
25 05-12-1978 vs Oakland Athletics 4-10 L 17-8
26 05-13-1978 vs Oakland Athletics 2-3 L 17-9
27 05-14-1978 vs Oakland Athletics 15-0 W 18-9
28 05-15-1978 vs Seattle Mariners 4-2 W 19-9
29 05-16-1978 vs Seattle Mariners 4-2 W 20-9
30 05-17-1978 at Milwaukee Brewers 5-3 W 21-9
31 05-18-1978 at Milwaukee Brewers 7-8 L 21-10
32 05-19-1978 vs Boston Red Sox 7-5 W 22-10
33 05-20-1978 vs Boston Red Sox 5-6 L 22-11
34-I 05-21-1978 vs Boston Red Sox 2-1 W 23-11
35-II 05-21-1978 vs Boston Red Sox 3-9 L 23-12
36 05-23-1978 at Baltimore Orioles 0-2 L 23-13
37-I 05-24-1978 at Baltimore Orioles 3-2 W 24-13
38-II 05-24-1978 at Baltimore Orioles 0-1 L 24-14
39 05-25-1978 at Baltimore Orioles 1-2 L 24-15
40 05-26-1978 at Boston Red Sox 3-6 L 24-16
41 05-27-1978 at Boston Red Sox 0-1 L 24-17
42-I 05-28-1978 at Boston Red Sox 3-4 L 24-18
43-II 05-28-1978 at Boston Red Sox 3-4 L 24-19
44 05-29-1978 vs Baltimore Orioles 3-6 L 24-20
45 05-30-1978 vs Baltimore Orioles 5-2 W 25-20
46 05-31-1978 vs Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 W 26-20
47 06-01-1978 vs Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 W 27-20
48 06-02-1978 vs Minnesota Twins 2-4 L 27-21
49 06-03-1978 vs Minnesota Twins 2-9 L 27-22
50 06-04-1978 vs Minnesota Twins 6-4 W 28-22
51 06-06-1978 at Milwaukee Brewers 1-5 L 28-23
52 06-07-1978 at Milwaukee Brewers 8-1 W 29-23
53 06-09-1978 vs Kansas City Royals 3-2 W 30-23
54 06-10-1978 vs Kansas City Royals 3-6 L 30-24
55 06-11-1978 vs Kansas City Royals 5-2 W 31-24
56 06-12-1978 vs Milwaukee Brewers 4-7 L 31-25
57 06-13-1978 vs Milwaukee Brewers 2-7 L 31-26
58 06-14-1978 at Kansas City Royals 1-7 L 31-27
59 06-15-1978 at Kansas City Royals 2-7 L 31-28
60 06-16-1978 at Minnesota Twins 2-5 L 31-29
61 06-17-1978 at Minnesota Twins 1-3 L 31-30
62 06-18-1978 at Minnesota Twins 4-8 L 31-31
63 06-20-1978 at Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 W 32-31
64 06-21-1978 at Toronto Blue Jays 10-8 W 33-31
65 06-22-1978 vs New York Yankees 2-4 L 33-32
66 06-23-1978 vs New York Yankees 3-12 L 33-33
67 06-24-1978 vs New York Yankees 4-3 W 34-33
68 06-25-1978 vs New York Yankees 2-4 L 34-34
69 06-26-1978 at Cleveland Indians 4-5 L 34-35
70 06-27-1978 at Cleveland Indians 6-1 W 35-35
71-I 06-28-1978 at Cleveland Indians 4-3 W 36-35
72-II 06-28-1978 at Cleveland Indians 1-2 L 36-36
73 06-29-1978 at Cleveland Indians 3-6 L 36-37
74 06-30-1978 at New York Yankees 2-10 L 36-38
75 07-01-1978 at New York Yankees 8-4 W 37-38
76-I 07-02-1978 at New York Yankees 2-3 L 37-39
77-II 07-02-1978 at New York Yankees 3-5 L 37-40
78 07-03-1978 vs Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 W 38-40
79 07-04-1978 vs Toronto Blue Jays 2-9 L 38-41
80 07-05-1978 vs Cleveland Indians 13-3 W 39-41
81 07-06-1978 vs Cleveland Indians 8-4 W 40-41
82 07-07-1978 at Texas Rangers 12-7 W 41-41
83 07-08-1978 at Texas Rangers 5-1 W 42-41
84 07-09-1978 at Texas Rangers 3-4 L 42-42
85 07-13-1978 at Seattle Mariners 4-5 L 42-43
86 07-14-1978 at Seattle Mariners 2-0 W 43-43
87 07-15-1978 at California Angels 0-2 L 43-44
88 07-16-1978 at California Angels 4-0 W 44-44
89 07-17-1978 at California Angels 4-3 W 45-44
90 07-18-1978 at Oakland Athletics 3-6 L 45-45
91 07-19-1978 at Oakland Athletics 5-4 W 46-45
92-I 07-21-1978 vs California Angels 2-4 L 46-46
93-II 07-21-1978 vs California Angels 5-0 W 47-46
94 07-22-1978 vs California Angels 7-3 W 48-46
95-I 07-23-1978 vs California Angels 4-3 W 49-46
96-II 07-23-1978 vs California Angels 3-4 L 49-47
97 07-24-1978 vs Oakland Athletics 4-1 W 50-47
98 07-25-1978 vs Oakland Athletics 11-2 W 51-47
99 07-26-1978 vs Baltimore Orioles 9-6 W 52-47
100 07-27-1978 vs Baltimore Orioles 3-7 L 52-48
101 07-28-1978 vs Seattle Mariners 4-3 W 53-48
102 07-29-1978 vs Seattle Mariners 9-1 W 54-48
103 07-30-1978 vs Seattle Mariners 5-4 W 55-48
104 07-31-1978 at Toronto Blue Jays 7-8 L 55-49
105 08-01-1978 at Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 W 56-49
106 08-03-1978 vs Chicago White Sox 5-4 W 57-49
107 08-04-1978 vs Chicago White Sox 7-1 W 58-49
108 08-05-1978 vs Chicago White Sox 7-0 W 59-49
109 08-06-1978 vs Chicago White Sox 8-0 W 60-49
110 08-08-1978 vs Texas Rangers 4-9 L 60-50
111 08-09-1978 vs Texas Rangers 5-2 W 61-50
112 08-11-1978 at Chicago White Sox 7-3 W 62-50
113 08-12-1978 at Chicago White Sox 3-6 L 62-51
114 08-13-1978 at Chicago White Sox 10-2 W 63-51
115 08-14-1978 vs Kansas City Royals 11-2 W 64-51
116 08-15-1978 vs Kansas City Royals 2-4 L 64-52
117 08-16-1978 vs Cleveland Indians 2-0 W 65-52
118 08-17-1978 vs Cleveland Indians 9-5 W 66-52
119 08-18-1978 at Milwaukee Brewers 0-2 L 66-53
120 08-19-1978 at Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 W 67-53
121 08-20-1978 at Milwaukee Brewers 1-2 L 67-54
122 08-21-1978 at Minnesota Twins 9-6 W 68-54
123 08-22-1978 at Minnesota Twins 7-3 W 69-54
124-I 08-23-1978 vs Toronto Blue Jays 3-4 L 69-55
125-II 08-23-1978 vs Toronto Blue Jays 4-5 L 69-56
126 08-24-1978 vs Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 W 70-56
127 08-25-1978 vs Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 W 71-56
128 08-26-1978 vs Milwaukee Brewers 5-9 L 71-57
129 08-27-1978 vs Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 W 72-57
130 08-28-1978 vs Milwaukee Brewers 1-10 L 72-58
131 08-29-1978 vs Minnesota Twins 4-2 W 73-58
132 08-31-1978 vs Minnesota Twins 1-4 L 73-59
133 09-01-1978 at Kansas City Royals 6-2 W 74-59
134 09-02-1978 at Kansas City Royals 3-8 L 74-60
135 09-03-1978 at Kansas City Royals 2-6 L 74-61
136-I 09-04-1978 at New York Yankees 1-9 L 74-62
137-II 09-04-1978 at New York Yankees 5-4 W 75-62
138 09-05-1978 at New York Yankees 2-4 L 75-63
139 09-06-1978 at New York Yankees 2-8 L 75-64
140 09-08-1978 vs Cleveland Indians 6-3 W 76-64
141 09-09-1978 vs Cleveland Indians 5-2 W 77-64
142 09-10-1978 vs Cleveland Indians 4-7 L 77-65
143 09-12-1978 vs New York Yankees 7-4 W 78-65
144 09-13-1978 vs New York Yankees 3-7 L 78-66
145 09-14-1978 vs New York Yankees 2-4 L 78-67
146 09-15-1978 at Cleveland Indians 1-0 W 79-67
147 09-16-1978 at Cleveland Indians 10-4 W 80-67
148 09-17-1978 at Cleveland Indians 1-2 L 80-68
149 09-18-1978 vs Boston Red Sox 4-5 L 80-69
150 09-19-1978 vs Boston Red Sox 6-8 L 80-70
151 09-20-1978 vs Boston Red Sox 12-2 W 81-70
152 09-21-1978 vs Boston Red Sox 1-5 L 81-71
153 09-22-1978 at Baltimore Orioles 7-5 W 82-71
154-I 09-23-1978 at Baltimore Orioles 4-3 W 83-71
155-II 09-23-1978 at Baltimore Orioles 1-6 L 83-72
156 09-24-1978 at Baltimore Orioles 4-2 W 84-72
157 09-26-1978 at Boston Red Sox 0-6 L 84-73
158 09-27-1978 at Boston Red Sox 2-5 L 84-74
159 09-28-1978 at Boston Red Sox 0-1 L 84-75
160 09-29-1978 vs Baltimore Orioles 3-2 W 85-75
161 09-30-1978 vs Baltimore Orioles 5-4 W 86-75
162 10-01-1978 vs Baltimore Orioles 2-4 L 86-76
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The 1978 Detroit Tigers (click team name for complete roster) home / road splits for the regular season were 47-34 (0.580 winning percentage) at home and 39-42 (0.481 winning percentage) away.

Did you know that the 1978 Detroit Tigers were 10-18 in June? We hope you enjoy using the charts below to review other similar schedule splits:
 
Monthly Splits
 
Month (Games)WonLostWP
April (18)1350.722
May (28)13150.464
June (28)10180.357
July (30)19110.633
August (28)18100.643
September (29)13160.448
October (1)010.000
 
Team vs Team Splits
 
Opponent (Games)WonLostWP
Baltimore Orioles (15)870.533
Boston Red Sox (15)3120.200
California Angels (11)740.636
Chicago White Sox (11)920.818
Cleveland Indians (15)1050.667
Kansas City Royals (10)460.400
Milwaukee Brewers (15)780.467
Minnesota Twins (10)460.400
New York Yankees (15)4110.267
Oakland Athletics (10)640.600
Seattle Mariners (10)820.800
Texas Rangers (10)730.700
Toronto Blue Jays (15)960.600
 
 
Score Related Splits
 
Type (Games)WonLostWP
Shutouts (19)1270.632
1-Run Games (48)25230.521
Blowouts (35)18170.514

During the regular season the 1978 Detroit Tigers scored the most runs (15) on May 14, 1978 versus the Oakland Athletics. The most runs scored against them (12) was played on June 23, 1978 versus the New York Yankees.

     

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