| 60-49 | Missed Playoffs |
| Record | Outcome |
The Detroit Tigers finished the regular season with a 60-49 record. They went 32-23 at home and 28-26 on the road.
The 1981 Detroit Tigers played in the East Division of the American League.
During the regular season, the 1981 Detroit Tigers went 27-32 against their AL East opponents.
| Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 5-1 | 83.3% | +8 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 6-4 | 60% | 0 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 7-6 | 53.8% | +17 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 5-8 | 38.5% | -12 |
| New York Yankees | 3-7 | 30% | -15 |
| Boston Red Sox | 1-6 | 14.3% | -11 |
No, the Tigers didn't make the Postseason in 1981.
The Detroit Tigers finished the regular season with a run differential of +23. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Tigers could have been expected to have about 57.3 wins, or a 57-52 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1981 Detroit Tigers went 19-15.
During the regular season, the 1981 Detroit Tigers went 4-4 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1981 Detroit Tigers was a 9 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Detroit Tigers had during the 1981 regular season was 10 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Thu, Apr 9, 1981 Thu, Apr 9 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 6 - 2 | |
| Sat, Apr 11, 1981 Sat, Apr 11 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 6 - 2 | |
| Sun, Apr 12, 1981 Sun, Apr 12 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 2 - 6 | |
| Tue, Apr 14, 1981 Tue, Apr 14 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 6 - 5 | |
| Wed, Apr 15, 1981 Wed, Apr 15 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Thu, Apr 16, 1981 Thu, Apr 16 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Fri, Apr 17, 1981 Fri, Apr 17 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 8 - 5 | |
| Sat, Apr 18, 1981 Sat, Apr 18 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Sun, Apr 19, 1981 Sun, Apr 19 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 1 - 9 | |
| Mon, Apr 20, 1981 Mon, Apr 20 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 2 - 6 | |
| Tue, Apr 21, 1981 Tue, Apr 21 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 0 - 2 | |
| Wed, Apr 22, 1981 Wed, Apr 22 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 2 - 7 | |
| Fri, Apr 24, 1981 Fri, Apr 24 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 2 - 3 | (10) |
| Sat, Apr 25, 1981 Sat, Apr 25 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 0 - 4 | |
| Sun, Apr 26, 1981 Sun, Apr 26 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Mon, Apr 27, 1981 Mon, Apr 27 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Tue, Apr 28, 1981 Tue, Apr 28 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 4 | |
| Wed, Apr 29, 1981 Wed, Apr 29 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Thu, Apr 30, 1981 Thu, Apr 30 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Fri, May 1, 1981 Fri, May 1 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 7 - 3 | |
| Sat, May 2, 1981 Sat, May 2 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Sun, May 3, 1981 Sun, May 3 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 8 - 5 | |
| Tue, May 5, 1981 Tue, May 5 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 2 - 6 | |
| Wed, May 6, 1981 Wed, May 6 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Thu, May 7, 1981 Thu, May 7 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Fri, May 8, 1981 Fri, May 8 | @ California Angels | Win 6 - 1 | |
| Sat, May 9, 1981 Sat, May 9 | @ California Angels | Loss 1 - 15 | |
| Sun, May 10, 1981 Sun, May 10 | @ California Angels | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Tue, May 12, 1981 Tue, May 12 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 6 - 2 | |
| Wed, May 13, 1981 Wed, May 13 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 1 - 0 | |
| Fri, May 15, 1981 Fri, May 15 | vs California Angels | Win 5 - 1 | |
| Sat, May 16, 1981 Sat, May 16 | vs California Angels | Win 7 - 5 | |
| Sun, May 17, 1981 Sun, May 17 | vs California Angels | Loss 1 - 7 | |
| Mon, May 18, 1981 Mon, May 18 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 5 - 13 | |
| Tue, May 19, 1981 Tue, May 19 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 14 - 1 | |
| Wed, May 20, 1981 Wed, May 20 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 8 - 4 | |
| Fri, May 22, 1981 Fri, May 22 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Sat, May 23, 1981 Sat, May 23 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 9 | |
| Sun, May 24, 1981 Sun, May 24 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 8 - 2 | |
| Sun, May 24, 1981 Sun, May 24 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Mon, May 25, 1981 Mon, May 25 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 12 - 3 | |
| Tue, May 26, 1981 Tue, May 26 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 3 - 7 | |
| Wed, May 27, 1981 Wed, May 27 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 5 | |
| Thu, May 28, 1981 Thu, May 28 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 7 | |
| Fri, May 29, 1981 Fri, May 29 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Sat, May 30, 1981 Sat, May 30 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Sun, May 31, 1981 Sun, May 31 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Mon, Jun 1, 1981 Mon, Jun 1 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 4 - 3 | (12) |
| Tue, Jun 2, 1981 Tue, Jun 2 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Wed, Jun 3, 1981 Wed, Jun 3 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Fri, Jun 5, 1981 Fri, Jun 5 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Sat, Jun 6, 1981 Sat, Jun 6 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 5 - 1 | |
| Sun, Jun 7, 1981 Sun, Jun 7 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Mon, Jun 8, 1981 Mon, Jun 8 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 1 - 8 | |
| Tue, Jun 9, 1981 Tue, Jun 9 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 5 - 0 | |
| Wed, Jun 10, 1981 Wed, Jun 10 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Thu, Jun 11, 1981 Thu, Jun 11 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Mon, Aug 10, 1981 Mon, Aug 10 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Tue, Aug 11, 1981 Tue, Aug 11 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 4 - 6 | |
| Wed, Aug 12, 1981 Wed, Aug 12 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Thu, Aug 13, 1981 Thu, Aug 13 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 0 - 3 | |
| Fri, Aug 14, 1981 Fri, Aug 14 | vs New York Yankees | Win 1 - 0 | |
| Sat, Aug 15, 1981 Sat, Aug 15 | vs New York Yankees | Win 8 - 5 | |
| Sun, Aug 16, 1981 Sun, Aug 16 | vs New York Yankees | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Mon, Aug 17, 1981 Mon, Aug 17 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 12 - 2 | |
| Tue, Aug 18, 1981 Tue, Aug 18 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Wed, Aug 19, 1981 Wed, Aug 19 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Fri, Aug 21, 1981 Fri, Aug 21 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 7 - 4 | |
| Sat, Aug 22, 1981 Sat, Aug 22 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Sun, Aug 23, 1981 Sun, Aug 23 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Mon, Aug 24, 1981 Mon, Aug 24 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Tue, Aug 25, 1981 Tue, Aug 25 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 4 - 3 | (10) |
| Wed, Aug 26, 1981 Wed, Aug 26 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 1 - 6 | |
| Thu, Aug 27, 1981 Thu, Aug 27 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Fri, Aug 28, 1981 Fri, Aug 28 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 0 - 6 | |
| Sat, Aug 29, 1981 Sat, Aug 29 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 1 - 7 | |
| Sun, Aug 30, 1981 Sun, Aug 30 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 6 - 1 | |
| Mon, Aug 31, 1981 Mon, Aug 31 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Tue, Sep 1, 1981 Tue, Sep 1 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Wed, Sep 2, 1981 Wed, Sep 2 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 5 - 4 | (10) |
| Thu, Sep 3, 1981 Thu, Sep 3 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 8 - 5 | |
| Fri, Sep 4, 1981 Fri, Sep 4 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Sat, Sep 5, 1981 Sat, Sep 5 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 1 - 0 | |
| Sun, Sep 6, 1981 Sun, Sep 6 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Mon, Sep 7, 1981 Mon, Sep 7 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Tue, Sep 8, 1981 Tue, Sep 8 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Wed, Sep 9, 1981 Wed, Sep 9 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 5 - 6 | (11) |
| Fri, Sep 11, 1981 Fri, Sep 11 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 6 - 3 | |
| Sat, Sep 12, 1981 Sat, Sep 12 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 11 - 9 | (12) |
| Sun, Sep 13, 1981 Sun, Sep 13 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 8 - 6 | |
| Mon, Sep 14, 1981 Mon, Sep 14 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Wed, Sep 16, 1981 Wed, Sep 16 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 1 - 2 | (10) |
| Wed, Sep 16, 1981 Wed, Sep 16 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Thu, Sep 17, 1981 Thu, Sep 17 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 1 - 6 | |
| Fri, Sep 18, 1981 Fri, Sep 18 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 4 - 8 | |
| Sat, Sep 19, 1981 Sat, Sep 19 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Sun, Sep 20, 1981 Sun, Sep 20 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 5 - 1 | |
| Mon, Sep 21, 1981 Mon, Sep 21 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 5 - 1 | |
| Tue, Sep 22, 1981 Tue, Sep 22 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 6 - 3 | |
| Wed, Sep 23, 1981 Wed, Sep 23 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 0 - 1 | |
| Fri, Sep 25, 1981 Fri, Sep 25 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 6 - 8 | |
| Sat, Sep 26, 1981 Sat, Sep 26 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Sun, Sep 27, 1981 Sun, Sep 27 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Mon, Sep 28, 1981 Mon, Sep 28 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 3 - 7 | |
| Tue, Sep 29, 1981 Tue, Sep 29 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 14 - 0 | |
| Thu, Oct 1, 1981 Thu, Oct 1 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 4 - 5 | (10) |
| Fri, Oct 2, 1981 Fri, Oct 2 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 2 - 8 | |
| Sat, Oct 3, 1981 Sat, Oct 3 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Sun, Oct 4, 1981 Sun, Oct 4 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 3 - 2 | |
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