1979 Detroit Tigers Schedule

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive team schedule for the 1979 Detroit Tigers with dates for every game played, opponents faced, a final score, and a cumulative record for the 1979 season.
"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman

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1979 Detroit Tigers



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Complete Schedule  
 
1 04-07-1979 vs Texas Rangers 2-8 L 0-1
2 04-09-1979 at Kansas City Royals 7-3 W 1-1
3 04-11-1979 at Kansas City Royals 3-10 L 1-2
4 04-13-1979 at Texas Rangers 4-5 L 1-3
5 04-14-1979 at Texas Rangers 5-7 L 1-4
6 04-15-1979 at Texas Rangers 11-6 W 2-4
7 04-16-1979 vs Kansas City Royals 10-4 W 3-4
8 04-17-1979 vs Kansas City Royals 6-3 W 4-4
9 04-20-1979 vs Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 W 5-4
10 04-21-1979 vs Toronto Blue Jays 4-5 L 5-5
11 04-22-1979 vs Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 W 6-5
12-I 04-26-1979 at Milwaukee Brewers 1-5 L 6-6
13-II 04-26-1979 at Milwaukee Brewers 5-7 L 6-7
14 04-27-1979 vs Minnesota Twins 3-5 L 6-8
15 04-28-1979 vs Minnesota Twins 5-3 W 7-8
16 04-29-1979 vs Minnesota Twins 3-5 L 7-9
17 05-01-1979 at Chicago White Sox 5-2 W 8-9
18 05-03-1979 at Minnesota Twins 6-7 L 8-10
19 05-04-1979 at Minnesota Twins 6-7 L 8-11
20 05-05-1979 at Minnesota Twins 8-4 W 9-11
21 05-06-1979 at Minnesota Twins 6-9 L 9-12
22 05-07-1979 vs Chicago White Sox 5-4 W 10-12
23 05-08-1979 vs Chicago White Sox 10-8 W 11-12
24 05-09-1979 vs Chicago White Sox 4-5 L 11-13
25 05-11-1979 vs Milwaukee Brewers 1-5 L 11-14
26 05-12-1979 vs Milwaukee Brewers 2-3 L 11-15
27 05-13-1979 vs Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 W 12-15
28 05-14-1979 at New York Yankees 3-1 W 13-15
29 05-15-1979 at New York Yankees 3-11 L 13-16
30 05-16-1979 at New York Yankees 2-6 L 13-17
31 05-18-1979 at Cleveland Indians 5-3 W 14-17
32 05-19-1979 at Cleveland Indians 0-6 L 14-18
33 05-20-1979 at Cleveland Indians 7-9 L 14-19
34 05-21-1979 vs New York Yankees 3-1 W 15-19
35 05-22-1979 vs New York Yankees 8-12 L 15-20
36 05-23-1979 vs New York Yankees 4-3 W 16-20
37 05-26-1979 vs Baltimore Orioles 5-7 L 16-21
38-I 05-27-1979 vs Baltimore Orioles 5-1 W 17-21
39-II 05-27-1979 vs Baltimore Orioles 10-3 W 18-21
40 05-28-1979 at Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 W 19-21
41 05-29-1979 at Toronto Blue Jays 9-8 W 20-21
42 05-30-1979 at Toronto Blue Jays 8-2 W 21-21
43 05-31-1979 at Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 W 22-21
44 06-01-1979 at Oakland Athletics 2-3 L 22-22
45 06-02-1979 at Oakland Athletics 9-3 W 23-22
46 06-03-1979 at Oakland Athletics 2-0 W 24-22
47 06-04-1979 at Seattle Mariners 2-11 L 24-23
48 06-05-1979 at Seattle Mariners 3-1 W 25-23
49 06-06-1979 at Seattle Mariners 3-4 L 25-24
50 06-08-1979 at California Angels 4-6 L 25-25
51 06-09-1979 at California Angels 1-9 L 25-26
52 06-10-1979 at California Angels 10-7 W 26-26
53 06-11-1979 vs Oakland Athletics 3-1 W 27-26
54 06-12-1979 vs Oakland Athletics 9-2 W 28-26
55 06-13-1979 vs Seattle Mariners 7-3 W 29-26
56 06-14-1979 vs Seattle Mariners 2-3 L 29-27
57 06-15-1979 vs California Angels 7-8 L 29-28
58 06-16-1979 vs California Angels 2-4 L 29-29
59 06-17-1979 vs California Angels 8-4 W 30-29
60 06-18-1979 at Boston Red Sox 8-9 L 30-30
61 06-19-1979 at Boston Red Sox 10-4 W 31-30
62 06-20-1979 at Boston Red Sox 3-13 L 31-31
63 06-21-1979 at Boston Red Sox 2-3 L 31-32
64 06-22-1979 at Baltimore Orioles 5-6 L 31-33
65-I 06-23-1979 at Baltimore Orioles 6-8 L 31-34
66-II 06-23-1979 at Baltimore Orioles 5-6 L 31-35
67 06-24-1979 at Baltimore Orioles 6-4 W 32-35
68 06-26-1979 vs Boston Red Sox 6-4 W 33-35
69 06-27-1979 vs Boston Red Sox 1-3 L 33-36
70 06-28-1979 vs Boston Red Sox 6-3 W 34-36
71 06-29-1979 vs Cleveland Indians 8-6 W 35-36
72 06-30-1979 vs Cleveland Indians 2-4 L 35-37
73 07-01-1979 vs Cleveland Indians 10-2 W 36-37
74 07-02-1979 vs Cleveland Indians 4-8 L 36-38
75 07-03-1979 vs Toronto Blue Jays 1-9 L 36-39
76 07-04-1979 vs Toronto Blue Jays 6-7 L 36-40
77 07-05-1979 vs Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 W 37-40
78-I 07-06-1979 at Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 W 38-40
79-II 07-06-1979 at Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 W 39-40
80 07-07-1979 at Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 W 40-40
81-I 07-08-1979 at Milwaukee Brewers 4-5 L 40-41
82-II 07-08-1979 at Milwaukee Brewers 1-3 L 40-42
83 07-09-1979 vs Minnesota Twins 3-5 L 40-43
84 07-10-1979 vs Minnesota Twins 6-5 W 41-43
85 07-11-1979 vs Minnesota Twins 0-3 L 41-44
86-I 07-12-1979 at Chicago White Sox 4-1 W 42-44
87-II 07-12-1979 at Chicago White Sox 0-0 W F 43-44
88 07-13-1979 at Chicago White Sox 3-1 W 44-44
89 07-14-1979 at Chicago White Sox 4-12 L 44-45
90 07-15-1979 at Chicago White Sox 14-5 W 45-45
91 07-19-1979 at Minnesota Twins 8-3 W 46-45
92 07-20-1979 at Minnesota Twins 6-14 L 46-46
93 07-21-1979 vs Chicago White Sox 4-2 W 47-46
94 07-22-1979 vs Chicago White Sox 1-0 W 48-46
95 07-23-1979 vs Chicago White Sox 3-11 L 48-47
96 07-24-1979 vs Milwaukee Brewers 4-5 L 48-48
97 07-25-1979 vs Milwaukee Brewers 11-2 W 49-48
98 07-26-1979 vs Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 W 50-48
99 07-27-1979 at Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 W 51-48
100 07-28-1979 at Toronto Blue Jays 0-3 L 51-49
101 07-29-1979 at Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 W 52-49
102 07-30-1979 at Texas Rangers 6-4 W 53-49
103 07-31-1979 at Texas Rangers 3-11 L 53-50
104 08-01-1979 at Texas Rangers 3-4 L 53-51
105-I 08-03-1979 vs Kansas City Royals 3-5 L 53-52
106-II 08-03-1979 vs Kansas City Royals 4-3 W 54-52
107 08-04-1979 vs Kansas City Royals 5-2 W 55-52
108 08-05-1979 vs Kansas City Royals 2-3 L 55-53
109-I 08-07-1979 vs Texas Rangers 3-1 W 56-53
110-II 08-07-1979 vs Texas Rangers 8-2 W 57-53
111-I 08-08-1979 vs Texas Rangers 9-16 L 57-54
112-II 08-08-1979 vs Texas Rangers 10-4 W 58-54
113 08-09-1979 vs Texas Rangers 3-2 W 59-54
114-I 08-10-1979 at Kansas City Royals 6-7 L 59-55
115-II 08-10-1979 at Kansas City Royals 3-7 L 59-56
116 08-11-1979 at Kansas City Royals 5-11 L 59-57
117 08-12-1979 at Kansas City Royals 1-7 L 59-58
118 08-13-1979 at California Angels 5-3 W 60-58
119 08-14-1979 at California Angels 6-3 W 61-58
120 08-15-1979 at California Angels 6-1 W 62-58
121 08-17-1979 at Seattle Mariners 9-2 W 63-58
122 08-18-1979 at Seattle Mariners 7-4 W 64-58
123 08-19-1979 at Seattle Mariners 4-8 L 64-59
124 08-20-1979 at Oakland Athletics 7-3 W 65-59
125 08-21-1979 at Oakland Athletics 1-8 L 65-60
126 08-22-1979 at Oakland Athletics 3-1 W 66-60
127 08-24-1979 vs Seattle Mariners 5-2 W 67-60
128 08-25-1979 vs Seattle Mariners 4-8 L 67-61
129-I 08-26-1979 vs Seattle Mariners 4-3 W 68-61
130-II 08-26-1979 vs Seattle Mariners 9-8 W 69-61
131 08-27-1979 vs California Angels 3-2 W 70-61
132 08-28-1979 vs California Angels 12-2 W 71-61
133 08-29-1979 vs California Angels 2-1 W 72-61
134 08-30-1979 vs Oakland Athletics 8-7 W 73-61
135 08-31-1979 vs Oakland Athletics 3-5 L 73-62
136 09-01-1979 vs Oakland Athletics 3-6 L 73-63
137 09-02-1979 vs Oakland Athletics 4-5 L 73-64
138 09-03-1979 at Cleveland Indians 3-4 L 73-65
139 09-04-1979 at Cleveland Indians 3-5 L 73-66
140 09-05-1979 at Cleveland Indians 9-3 W 74-66
141 09-06-1979 vs New York Yankees 1-3 L 74-67
142 09-07-1979 vs New York Yankees 6-0 W 75-67
143 09-08-1979 vs New York Yankees 4-5 L 75-68
144 09-09-1979 vs New York Yankees 3-1 W 76-68
145 09-11-1979 vs Cleveland Indians 14-1 W 77-68
146 09-12-1979 vs Cleveland Indians 4-1 W 78-68
147-I 09-15-1979 at New York Yankees 4-3 W 79-68
148-II 09-15-1979 at New York Yankees 1-7 L 79-69
149 09-16-1979 at New York Yankees 8-4 W 80-69
150 09-17-1979 vs Baltimore Orioles 1-2 L 80-70
151 09-18-1979 vs Baltimore Orioles 2-1 W 81-70
152 09-19-1979 vs Baltimore Orioles 5-0 W 82-70
153 09-20-1979 vs Baltimore Orioles 7-8 L 82-71
154 09-21-1979 at Boston Red Sox 1-4 L 82-72
155-I 09-23-1979 at Boston Red Sox 1-2 L 82-73
156-II 09-23-1979 at Boston Red Sox 3-2 W 83-73
157 09-25-1979 at Baltimore Orioles 3-2 W 84-73
158 09-26-1979 at Baltimore Orioles 2-13 L 84-74
159 09-28-1979 vs Boston Red Sox 4-7 L 84-75
160 09-29-1979 vs Boston Red Sox 5-8 L 84-76
161 09-30-1979 vs Boston Red Sox 5-1 W 85-76
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The 1979 Detroit Tigers (click team name for complete roster) home / road splits for the regular season were 46-34 (0.575 winning percentage) at home and 39-42 (0.481 winning percentage) away.

Did you know that the 1979 Detroit Tigers were 13-16 in June? We hope you enjoy using the charts below to review other similar schedule splits:
 
Monthly Splits
 
Month (Games)WonLostWP
April (16)790.438
May (27)15120.556
June (29)13160.448
July (31)18130.581
August (32)20120.625
September (26)12140.462
 
Team vs Team Splits
 
Opponent (Games)WonLostWP
Baltimore Orioles (13)670.462
Boston Red Sox (13)580.385
California Angels (12)840.667
Chicago White Sox (12)930.750
Cleveland Indians (12)660.500
Kansas City Royals (12)570.417
Milwaukee Brewers (13)670.462
Minnesota Twins (12)480.333
New York Yankees (13)760.538
Oakland Athletics (12)750.583
Seattle Mariners (12)750.583
Texas Rangers (12)660.500
Toronto Blue Jays (13)940.692
 
Score Related Splits
 
Type (Games)WonLostWP
Shutouts (9)630.667
1-Run Games (47)21260.447
Blowouts (39)21180.538

During the regular season the 1979 Detroit Tigers scored the most runs (14) on July 15, 1979 versus the Chicago White Sox. The most runs scored against them (16) was played on August 8, 1979 versus the Texas Rangers.
     

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