1976 Detroit Tigers Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 74-87
Finished 5th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,467,020, Avg. 19,886
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Manager: Ralph Houk (74-87)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1976 Detroit Tigers StatisticsTeam Record: 74-87
Finished 5th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,467,020, Avg. 19,886
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Manager: Ralph Houk (74-87)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1976 Detroit Tigers Roster
The Detroit Tigers of the American League ended the 1976 season with a record of 74 wins and 87 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's East Division.
The Tigers tallied 609 runs and gave up 709 runs. Jason Thompson paced Detroit with 17 home runs, while Rusty Staub and Ben Oglivie walloped 20 or more also. Rusty Staub drove in 96 runs. Ron LeFlore led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .316. Mark Fidrych topped the team with 19 wins, plus Dave Roberts added 15 or more wins, too Mark Fidrych recorded a 2.34 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.
Ralph Houk coached the team.
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Regular Season Runs For: 609
Regular Season Runs Against: 709
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 10, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 13, 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 0-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | ||
| April 16, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 5 at California Angels 6 | L | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | ||
| April 17, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 2 at California Angels 0 | W | 0-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | ||
| April 18, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 6 at California Angels 2 | W | 0-1 | 3-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 19, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Oakland Athletics 6 | L | 0-1 | 3-2 | 3-3 | ||
| April 20, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Oakland Athletics 6 | L | 0-1 | 3-3 | 3-4 | ||
| April 21, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Oakland Athletics 3 | W | 0-1 | 4-3 | 4-4 | ||
| April 23, 1976 | Texas Rangers 6 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 1-1 | 4-3 | 5-4 | ||
| April 24, 1976 | Texas Rangers 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 1-2 | 4-3 | 5-5 | ||
| April 27, 1976 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 2-2 | 4-3 | 6-5 | ||
| April 28, 1976 | Oakland Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 3-2 | 4-3 | 7-5 | ||
| April 30, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Chicago White Sox 8 | L | 3-2 | 4-4 | 7-6 | ||
| May 1, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 3-2 | 5-4 | 8-6 | ||
| May 4, 1976 | Minnesota Twins 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 3-3 | 5-4 | 8-7 | ||
| May 5, 1976 | Minnesota Twins 8 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 3-4 | 5-4 | 8-8 | ||
| May 7, 1976 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 4-4 | 5-4 | 9-8 | ||
| May 8, 1976 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 5-4 | 5-4 | 10-8 | ||
| May 9, 1976 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 5-5 | 5-4 | 10-9 | ||
| May 11, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 4 at New York Yankees 3 | W | 5-5 | 6-4 | 11-9 | ||
| May 12, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 7 | L | 5-5 | 6-5 | 11-10 | ||
| May 13, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 2 | W | 5-5 | 7-5 | 12-10 | ||
| May 14, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 5-6 | 7-5 | 12-11 | ||
| May 15, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 6-6 | 7-5 | 13-11 | ||
| May 16, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 4 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 6-7 | 7-5 | 13-12 | ||
| May 17, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 6-8 | 7-5 | 13-13 | ||
| May 18, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 6-9 | 7-5 | 13-14 | ||
| May 19, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 9 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 6-10 | 7-5 | 13-15 | ||
| May 21, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Baltimore Orioles 8 | L | 6-10 | 7-6 | 13-16 | ||
| May 22, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Baltimore Orioles 8 | L | 6-10 | 7-7 | 13-17 | ||
| May 23, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | W | 6-10 | 8-7 | 14-17 | ||
| May 24, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Boston Red Sox 3 | L | 6-10 | 8-8 | 14-18 | ||
| May 25, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 6-10 | 8-9 | 14-19 | ||
| May 26, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 6-11 | 8-9 | 14-20 | ||
| May 26, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 2 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 7-11 | 8-9 | 15-20 | ||
| May 27, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 7-12 | 8-9 | 15-21 | ||
| May 28, 1976 | New York Yankees 9 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 7-13 | 8-9 | 15-22 | ||
| May 29, 1976 | New York Yankees 1 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 8-13 | 8-9 | 16-22 | ||
| May 30, 1976 | New York Yankees 4 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 8-14 | 8-9 | 16-23 | ||
| May 31, 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 9-14 | 8-9 | 17-23 | ||
| June 1, 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Detroit Tigers 8 | W | 10-14 | 8-9 | 18-23 | ||
| June 1, 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 11-14 | 8-9 | 19-23 | ||
| June 2, 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 12-14 | 8-9 | 20-23 | ||
| June 3, 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 12-15 | 8-9 | 20-24 | ||
| June 4, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Texas Rangers 14 | L | 12-15 | 8-10 | 20-25 | ||
| June 5, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Texas Rangers 2 | W | 12-15 | 9-10 | 21-25 | ||
| June 6, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Texas Rangers 16 | L | 12-15 | 9-11 | 21-26 | ||
| June 7, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Kansas City Royals 10 | L | 12-15 | 9-12 | 21-27 | ||
| June 8, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Kansas City Royals 1 | W | 12-15 | 10-12 | 22-27 | ||
| June 9, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Kansas City Royals 6 | L | 12-15 | 10-13 | 22-28 | ||
| June 11, 1976 | California Angels 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 13-15 | 10-13 | 23-28 | ||
| June 12, 1976 | California Angels 4 at Detroit Tigers 10 | W | 14-15 | 10-13 | 24-28 | ||
| June 13, 1976 | California Angels 10 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 14-16 | 10-13 | 24-29 | ||
| June 14, 1976 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 14-17 | 10-13 | 24-30 | ||
| June 15, 1976 | Kansas City Royals 21 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 14-18 | 10-13 | 24-31 | ||
| June 16, 1976 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 15-18 | 10-13 | 25-31 | ||
| June 17, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Minnesota Twins 4 | L | 15-18 | 10-14 | 25-32 | ||
| June 18, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Minnesota Twins 2 | W | 15-18 | 11-14 | 26-32 | ||
| June 19, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Minnesota Twins 6 | L | 15-18 | 11-15 | 26-33 | ||
| June 20, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Minnesota Twins 3 | W | 15-18 | 12-15 | 27-33 | ||
| June 21, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 | W | 15-18 | 13-15 | 28-33 | ||
| June 22, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 10 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 | W | 15-18 | 14-15 | 29-33 | ||
| June 23, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 9 | L | 15-18 | 14-16 | 29-34 | ||
| June 24, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 15-18 | 15-16 | 30-34 | ||
| June 25, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 15-18 | 16-16 | 31-34 | ||
| June 26, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 2 | L | 15-18 | 16-17 | 31-35 | ||
| June 27, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 15-18 | 17-17 | 32-35 | ||
| June 28, 1976 | New York Yankees 1 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 16-18 | 17-17 | 33-35 | ||
| June 29, 1976 | New York Yankees 5 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 17-18 | 17-17 | 34-35 | ||
| July 1, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Baltimore Orioles 0 | W | 17-18 | 18-17 | 35-35 | ||
| July 2, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | L | 17-18 | 18-18 | 35-36 | ||
| July 3, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 0 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 18-18 | 18-18 | 36-36 | ||
| July 4, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 7 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 18-19 | 18-18 | 36-37 | ||
| July 5, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Texas Rangers 8 | L | 18-19 | 18-19 | 36-38 | ||
| July 6, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Texas Rangers 3 | L | 18-19 | 18-20 | 36-39 | ||
| July 7, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Texas Rangers 1 | W | 18-19 | 19-20 | 37-39 | ||
| July 9, 1976 | Kansas City Royals 1 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 18-20 | 19-20 | 37-40 | ||
| July 10, 1976 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 18-21 | 19-20 | 37-41 | ||
| July 11, 1976 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 19-21 | 19-20 | 38-41 | ||
| July 15, 1976 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 20-21 | 19-20 | 39-41 | ||
| July 16, 1976 | Oakland Athletics 0 at Detroit Tigers 1 | W | 21-21 | 19-20 | 40-41 | ||
| July 17, 1976 | Oakland Athletics 3 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 21-22 | 19-20 | 40-42 | ||
| July 18, 1976 | Oakland Athletics 10 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 21-23 | 19-20 | 40-43 | ||
| July 19, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Minnesota Twins 6 | L | 21-23 | 19-21 | 40-44 | ||
| July 20, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Minnesota Twins 3 | W | 21-23 | 20-21 | 41-44 | ||
| July 21, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 21-23 | 20-22 | 41-45 | ||
| July 21, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Chicago White Sox 4 | L | 21-23 | 20-23 | 41-46 | ||
| July 22, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 21-23 | 21-23 | 42-46 | ||
| July 22, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Chicago White Sox 9 | L | 21-23 | 21-24 | 42-47 | ||
| July 23, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 9 | L | 21-23 | 21-25 | 42-48 | ||
| July 24, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 21-23 | 22-25 | 43-48 | ||
| July 25, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Cleveland Indians 1 | W | 21-23 | 23-25 | 44-48 | ||
| July 25, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 21-23 | 24-25 | 45-48 | ||
| July 26, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | W | 21-23 | 25-25 | 46-48 | ||
| July 27, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 | L | 21-23 | 25-26 | 46-49 | ||
| July 28, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 | W | 21-23 | 26-26 | 47-49 | ||
| July 29, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 21-24 | 26-26 | 47-50 | ||
| July 30, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 7 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 21-25 | 26-26 | 47-51 | ||
| July 31, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | W | 21-25 | 27-26 | 48-51 | ||
| August 1, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | L | 21-25 | 27-27 | 48-52 | ||
| August 2, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 0 at New York Yankees 1 | L | 21-25 | 27-28 | 48-53 | ||
| August 3, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 4 | L | 21-25 | 27-29 | 48-54 | ||
| August 4, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 21-26 | 27-29 | 48-55 | ||
| August 5, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 21-27 | 27-29 | 48-56 | ||
| August 6, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 22-27 | 27-29 | 49-56 | ||
| August 7, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 6 | W | 23-27 | 27-29 | 50-56 | ||
| August 8, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Detroit Tigers 15 | W | 24-27 | 27-29 | 51-56 | ||
| August 8, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 25-27 | 27-29 | 52-56 | ||
| August 9, 1976 | Texas Rangers 8 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 25-28 | 27-29 | 52-57 | ||
| August 10, 1976 | Texas Rangers 3 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 25-29 | 27-29 | 52-58 | ||
| August 10, 1976 | Texas Rangers 5 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 26-29 | 27-29 | 53-58 | ||
| August 11, 1976 | Texas Rangers 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 27-29 | 27-29 | 54-58 | ||
| August 13, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Kansas City Royals 2 | W | 27-29 | 28-29 | 55-58 | ||
| August 14, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Kansas City Royals 15 | L | 27-29 | 28-30 | 55-59 | ||
| August 15, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Kansas City Royals 7 | L | 27-29 | 28-31 | 55-60 | ||
| August 17, 1976 | California Angels 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 28-29 | 28-31 | 56-60 | ||
| August 18, 1976 | California Angels 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 28-30 | 28-31 | 56-61 | ||
| August 19, 1976 | California Angels 3 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 29-30 | 28-31 | 57-61 | ||
| August 20, 1976 | Minnesota Twins 8 at Detroit Tigers 5 | L | 29-31 | 28-31 | 57-62 | ||
| August 20, 1976 | Minnesota Twins 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 30-31 | 28-31 | 58-62 | ||
| August 21, 1976 | Minnesota Twins 7 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 30-32 | 28-31 | 58-63 | ||
| August 22, 1976 | Minnesota Twins 6 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 30-33 | 28-31 | 58-64 | ||
| August 23, 1976 | Chicago White Sox 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 31-33 | 28-31 | 59-64 | ||
| August 24, 1976 | Chicago White Sox 12 at Detroit Tigers 7 | L | 31-34 | 28-31 | 59-65 | ||
| August 25, 1976 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 32-34 | 28-31 | 60-65 | ||
| August 27, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 8 at Oakland Athletics 1 | W | 32-34 | 29-31 | 61-65 | ||
| August 28, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Oakland Athletics 5 | L | 32-34 | 29-32 | 61-66 | ||
| August 29, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Oakland Athletics 2 | L | 32-34 | 29-33 | 61-67 | ||
| August 30, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 1 at California Angels 2 | L | 32-34 | 29-34 | 61-68 | ||
| August 31, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 3 at California Angels 6 | L | 32-34 | 29-35 | 61-69 | ||
| September 1, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 1 at California Angels 4 | L | 32-34 | 29-36 | 61-70 | ||
| September 3, 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers 11 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 32-35 | 29-36 | 61-71 | ||
| September 4, 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 33-35 | 29-36 | 62-71 | ||
| September 5, 1976 | Milwaukee Brewers 8 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 33-36 | 29-36 | 62-72 | ||
| September 6, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 34-36 | 29-36 | 63-72 | ||
| September 7, 1976 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 34-37 | 29-36 | 63-73 | ||
| September 8, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 | L | 34-37 | 29-37 | 63-74 | ||
| September 9, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Boston Red Sox 5 | L | 34-37 | 29-38 | 63-75 | ||
| September 10, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 0 | W | 34-37 | 30-38 | 64-75 | ||
| September 11, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 34-37 | 31-38 | 65-75 | ||
| September 12, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 6 at New York Yankees 0 | W | 34-37 | 32-38 | 66-75 | ||
| September 12, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 1 at New York Yankees 3 | L | 34-37 | 32-39 | 66-76 | ||
| September 13, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 3 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 34-37 | 33-39 | 67-76 | ||
| September 14, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Baltimore Orioles 9 | L | 34-37 | 33-40 | 67-77 | ||
| September 15, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 0 at Baltimore Orioles 1 | L | 34-37 | 33-41 | 67-78 | ||
| September 17, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 34-38 | 33-41 | 67-79 | ||
| September 18, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | L | 34-39 | 33-41 | 67-80 | ||
| September 19, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 6 at Detroit Tigers 1 | L | 34-40 | 33-41 | 67-81 | ||
| September 20, 1976 | Boston Red Sox 12 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 34-41 | 33-41 | 67-82 | ||
| September 21, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Detroit Tigers 5 | W | 35-41 | 33-41 | 68-82 | ||
| September 22, 1976 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 35-42 | 33-41 | 68-83 | ||
| September 24, 1976 | New York Yankees 8 at Detroit Tigers 0 | L | 35-43 | 33-41 | 68-84 | ||
| September 24, 1976 | New York Yankees 0 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 36-43 | 33-41 | 69-84 | ||
| September 25, 1976 | New York Yankees 10 at Detroit Tigers 6 | L | 36-44 | 33-41 | 69-85 | ||
| September 28, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Cleveland Indians 0 | W | 36-44 | 34-41 | 70-85 | ||
| September 28, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 36-44 | 34-42 | 70-86 | ||
| September 29, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Cleveland Indians 3 | L | 36-44 | 34-43 | 70-87 | ||
| September 30, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 6 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 36-44 | 35-43 | 71-87 | ||
| October 1, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 | W | 36-44 | 36-43 | 72-87 | ||
| October 2, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 | W | 36-44 | 37-43 | 73-87 | ||
| October 3, 1976 | Detroit Tigers 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 | W | 36-44 | 38-43 | 74-87 |
