| 98-64 | Lost ALCS |
| Record | Outcome |
The Detroit Tigers finished the regular season with a 98-64 record. They went 54-27 at home and 44-37 on the road. Including the postseason, the Detroit Tigers went 99-68. Their final game was a loss in the AL Championship Series to the Minnesota Twins.
The 1987 Detroit Tigers played in the East Division of the American League.
During the regular season, the 1987 Detroit Tigers went 47-31 against their AL East opponents.
| Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 11-2 | 84.6% | +30 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 9-4 | 69.2% | +35 |
| Cleveland Indians | 9-4 | 69.2% | +5 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 7-6 | 53.8% | -4 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 6-7 | 46.2% | -13 |
| New York Yankees | 5-8 | 38.5% | +13 |
Yes, the Detroit Tigers made the Postseason in 1987. They lost their only series against the Minnesota Twins in the AL Championship Series.
The Detroit Tigers finished the regular season with a run differential of +161. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Tigers could have been expected to have about 95.5 wins, or a 96-66 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1987 Detroit Tigers went 27-18.
During the regular season, the 1987 Detroit Tigers went 9-5 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1987 Detroit Tigers was a 6 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.
The longest losing streak that the Detroit Tigers had during the 1987 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Mon, Apr 6, 1987 Mon, Apr 6 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 2 | (10) |
| Wed, Apr 8, 1987 Wed, Apr 8 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Thu, Apr 9, 1987 Thu, Apr 9 | vs New York Yankees | Win 9 - 3 | |
| Fri, Apr 10, 1987 Fri, Apr 10 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 11 - 4 | |
| Sat, Apr 11, 1987 Sat, Apr 11 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 7 - 1 | |
| Sun, Apr 12, 1987 Sun, Apr 12 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 7 - 1 | |
| Tue, Apr 14, 1987 Tue, Apr 14 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 1 - 10 | |
| Wed, Apr 15, 1987 Wed, Apr 15 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 1 - 2 | |
| Fri, Apr 17, 1987 Fri, Apr 17 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Sat, Apr 18, 1987 Sat, Apr 18 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Sun, Apr 19, 1987 Sun, Apr 19 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 2 - 7 | |
| Mon, Apr 20, 1987 Mon, Apr 20 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 2 - 8 | |
| Tue, Apr 21, 1987 Tue, Apr 21 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 3 | |
| Wed, Apr 22, 1987 Wed, Apr 22 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 1 - 4 | |
| Fri, Apr 24, 1987 Fri, Apr 24 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 3 - 7 | |
| Sat, Apr 25, 1987 Sat, Apr 25 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 13 - 2 | |
| Sun, Apr 26, 1987 Sun, Apr 26 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 1 - 6 | |
| Mon, Apr 27, 1987 Mon, Apr 27 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Tue, Apr 28, 1987 Tue, Apr 28 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 4 - 6 | |
| Wed, Apr 29, 1987 Wed, Apr 29 | @ California Angels | Win 2 - 1 | (10) |
| Thu, Apr 30, 1987 Thu, Apr 30 | @ California Angels | Win 12 - 4 | |
| Fri, May 1, 1987 Fri, May 1 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 1 - 2 | (13) |
| Sat, May 2, 1987 Sat, May 2 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 2 - 3 | (13) |
| Sun, May 3, 1987 Sun, May 3 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 0 - 2 | |
| Tue, May 5, 1987 Tue, May 5 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 5 - 7 | |
| Wed, May 6, 1987 Wed, May 6 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 7 - 5 | |
| Fri, May 8, 1987 Fri, May 8 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 2 - 7 | |
| Sat, May 9, 1987 Sat, May 9 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 7 - 8 | |
| Sun, May 10, 1987 Sun, May 10 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 7 - 6 | |
| Mon, May 11, 1987 Mon, May 11 | vs California Angels | Loss 1 - 5 | |
| Tue, May 12, 1987 Tue, May 12 | vs California Angels | Win 15 - 2 | |
| Wed, May 13, 1987 Wed, May 13 | vs California Angels | Win 10 - 7 | |
| Fri, May 15, 1987 Fri, May 15 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Sat, May 16, 1987 Sat, May 16 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Sun, May 17, 1987 Sun, May 17 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 8 - 4 | |
| Mon, May 18, 1987 Mon, May 18 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 6 - 3 | |
| Tue, May 19, 1987 Tue, May 19 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 8 - 10 | |
| Wed, May 20, 1987 Wed, May 20 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 6 - 4 | |
| Fri, May 22, 1987 Fri, May 22 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Sat, May 23, 1987 Sat, May 23 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 5 - 7 | |
| Sun, May 24, 1987 Sun, May 24 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 7 - 2 | |
| Mon, May 25, 1987 Mon, May 25 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 8 - 5 | |
| Tue, May 26, 1987 Tue, May 26 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 8 - 7 | (11) |
| Wed, May 27, 1987 Wed, May 27 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Fri, May 29, 1987 Fri, May 29 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 15 - 7 | |
| Sun, May 31, 1987 Sun, May 31 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 5 - 9 | |
| Sun, May 31, 1987 Sun, May 31 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 3 - 11 | |
| Mon, Jun 1, 1987 Mon, Jun 1 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 6 - 9 | |
| Wed, Jun 3, 1987 Wed, Jun 3 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 15 - 3 | |
| Thu, Jun 4, 1987 Thu, Jun 4 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 5 - 8 | |
| Fri, Jun 5, 1987 Fri, Jun 5 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Sat, Jun 6, 1987 Sat, Jun 6 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 5 - 3 | (14) |
| Sun, Jun 7, 1987 Sun, Jun 7 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 18 - 8 | |
| Tue, Jun 9, 1987 Tue, Jun 9 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 8 - 5 | |
| Wed, Jun 10, 1987 Wed, Jun 10 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 5 - 8 | (10) |
| Thu, Jun 11, 1987 Thu, Jun 11 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 5 - 8 | |
| Fri, Jun 12, 1987 Fri, Jun 12 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 11 - 4 | |
| Sat, Jun 13, 1987 Sat, Jun 13 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 6 - 4 | |
| Sun, Jun 14, 1987 Sun, Jun 14 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Mon, Jun 15, 1987 Mon, Jun 15 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Tue, Jun 16, 1987 Tue, Jun 16 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 4 - 10 | |
| Wed, Jun 17, 1987 Wed, Jun 17 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Fri, Jun 19, 1987 Fri, Jun 19 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 5 - 3 | |
| Sat, Jun 20, 1987 Sat, Jun 20 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 5 - 9 | |
| Sun, Jun 21, 1987 Sun, Jun 21 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 9 - 3 | |
| Mon, Jun 22, 1987 Mon, Jun 22 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 2 - 0 | |
| Tue, Jun 23, 1987 Tue, Jun 23 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 7 - 8 | |
| Wed, Jun 24, 1987 Wed, Jun 24 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Fri, Jun 26, 1987 Fri, Jun 26 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 9 - 0 | |
| Sat, Jun 27, 1987 Sat, Jun 27 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 4 | |
| Sun, Jun 28, 1987 Sun, Jun 28 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 8 - 7 | (11) |
| Mon, Jun 29, 1987 Mon, Jun 29 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 11 - 1 | |
| Tue, Jun 30, 1987 Tue, Jun 30 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 8 - 5 | |
| Wed, Jul 1, 1987 Wed, Jul 1 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 2 - 13 | |
| Thu, Jul 2, 1987 Thu, Jul 2 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Fri, Jul 3, 1987 Fri, Jul 3 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Sat, Jul 4, 1987 Sat, Jul 4 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 7 - 3 | |
| Sun, Jul 5, 1987 Sun, Jul 5 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 7 - 5 | |
| Mon, Jul 6, 1987 Mon, Jul 6 | @ Oakland Athletics | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Tue, Jul 7, 1987 Tue, Jul 7 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 6 - 4 | |
| Wed, Jul 8, 1987 Wed, Jul 8 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 9 - 5 | |
| Thu, Jul 9, 1987 Thu, Jul 9 | @ California Angels | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Fri, Jul 10, 1987 Fri, Jul 10 | @ California Angels | Win 9 - 4 | |
| Sat, Jul 11, 1987 Sat, Jul 11 | @ California Angels | Win 12 - 5 | |
| Sun, Jul 12, 1987 Sun, Jul 12 | @ California Angels | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Thu, Jul 16, 1987 Thu, Jul 16 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 3 - 2 | |
| Fri, Jul 17, 1987 Fri, Jul 17 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 7 - 0 | |
| Sat, Jul 18, 1987 Sat, Jul 18 | vs Seattle Mariners | Win 10 - 6 | |
| Sun, Jul 19, 1987 Sun, Jul 19 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Mon, Jul 20, 1987 Mon, Jul 20 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Tue, Jul 21, 1987 Tue, Jul 21 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 6 - 5 | (10) |
| Wed, Jul 22, 1987 Wed, Jul 22 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 1 - 10 | |
| Fri, Jul 24, 1987 Fri, Jul 24 | vs California Angels | Win 6 - 3 | |
| Sat, Jul 25, 1987 Sat, Jul 25 | vs California Angels | Win 5 - 4 | (10) |
| Sun, Jul 26, 1987 Sun, Jul 26 | vs California Angels | Win 6 - 2 | |
| Mon, Jul 27, 1987 Mon, Jul 27 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Tue, Jul 28, 1987 Tue, Jul 28 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Wed, Jul 29, 1987 Wed, Jul 29 | vs Chicago White Sox | Loss 0 - 4 | |
| Fri, Jul 31, 1987 Fri, Jul 31 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 5 - 6 | |
| Sat, Aug 1, 1987 Sat, Aug 1 | @ New York Yankees | Win 10 - 5 | |
| Sun, Aug 2, 1987 Sun, Aug 2 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 5 - 8 | |
| Mon, Aug 3, 1987 Mon, Aug 3 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 4 | (10) |
| Tue, Aug 4, 1987 Tue, Aug 4 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 4 - 8 | |
| Wed, Aug 5, 1987 Wed, Aug 5 | vs Kansas City Royals | Win 4 - 2 | |
| Thu, Aug 6, 1987 Thu, Aug 6 | vs New York Yankees | Win 12 - 5 | |
| Fri, Aug 7, 1987 Fri, Aug 7 | vs New York Yankees | Win 8 - 0 | |
| Sat, Aug 8, 1987 Sat, Aug 8 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 0 - 7 | |
| Sun, Aug 9, 1987 Sun, Aug 9 | vs New York Yankees | Win 15 - 4 | |
| Mon, Aug 10, 1987 Mon, Aug 10 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 4 - 8 | |
| Tue, Aug 11, 1987 Tue, Aug 11 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 9 - 6 | |
| Wed, Aug 12, 1987 Wed, Aug 12 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 8 - 7 | |
| Thu, Aug 13, 1987 Thu, Aug 13 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Fri, Aug 14, 1987 Fri, Aug 14 | @ Kansas City Royals | Loss 5 - 7 | |
| Sat, Aug 15, 1987 Sat, Aug 15 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 8 - 4 | |
| Sun, Aug 16, 1987 Sun, Aug 16 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 10 - 6 | |
| Tue, Aug 18, 1987 Tue, Aug 18 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 11 - 2 | |
| Wed, Aug 19, 1987 Wed, Aug 19 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 7 - 1 | |
| Thu, Aug 20, 1987 Thu, Aug 20 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 8 - 0 | |
| Fri, Aug 21, 1987 Fri, Aug 21 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 4 - 12 | |
| Fri, Aug 21, 1987 Fri, Aug 21 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 3 - 8 | |
| Sat, Aug 22, 1987 Sat, Aug 22 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 8 - 6 | |
| Sun, Aug 23, 1987 Sun, Aug 23 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Mon, Aug 24, 1987 Mon, Aug 24 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 4 - 5 | |
| Tue, Aug 25, 1987 Tue, Aug 25 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 5 - 4 | |
| Wed, Aug 26, 1987 Wed, Aug 26 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 10 - 8 | |
| Fri, Aug 28, 1987 Fri, Aug 28 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Sat, Aug 29, 1987 Sat, Aug 29 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Sun, Aug 30, 1987 Sun, Aug 30 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 7 - 0 | |
| Mon, Aug 31, 1987 Mon, Aug 31 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 2 - 7 | |
| Tue, Sep 1, 1987 Tue, Sep 1 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 6 - 5 | (12) |
| Wed, Sep 2, 1987 Wed, Sep 2 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 2 - 1 | |
| Thu, Sep 3, 1987 Thu, Sep 3 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 3 - 1 | |
| Fri, Sep 4, 1987 Fri, Sep 4 | @ Texas Rangers | Win 11 - 2 | |
| Sat, Sep 5, 1987 Sat, Sep 5 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 7 - 8 | |
| Sun, Sep 6, 1987 Sun, Sep 6 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 3 - 9 | |
| Mon, Sep 7, 1987 Mon, Sep 7 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 12 - 4 | |
| Wed, Sep 9, 1987 Wed, Sep 9 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 7 - 4 | |
| Wed, Sep 9, 1987 Wed, Sep 9 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 6 - 0 | |
| Thu, Sep 10, 1987 Thu, Sep 10 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Fri, Sep 11, 1987 Fri, Sep 11 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 2 - 5 | |
| Sat, Sep 12, 1987 Sat, Sep 12 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 2 - 11 | |
| Sun, Sep 13, 1987 Sun, Sep 13 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Win 5 - 1 | |
| Mon, Sep 14, 1987 Mon, Sep 14 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 3 - 0 | |
| Tue, Sep 15, 1987 Tue, Sep 15 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 9 - 8 | |
| Wed, Sep 16, 1987 Wed, Sep 16 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 4 - 1 | |
| Fri, Sep 18, 1987 Fri, Sep 18 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 7 - 6 | |
| Sat, Sep 19, 1987 Sat, Sep 19 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 5 - 2 | |
| Sun, Sep 20, 1987 Sun, Sep 20 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 4 - 11 | |
| Mon, Sep 21, 1987 Mon, Sep 21 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 4 - 9 | |
| Tue, Sep 22, 1987 Tue, Sep 22 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 8 - 5 | |
| Wed, Sep 23, 1987 Wed, Sep 23 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 4 - 0 | |
| Thu, Sep 24, 1987 Thu, Sep 24 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 3 - 4 | |
| Fri, Sep 25, 1987 Fri, Sep 25 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 2 - 3 | |
| Sat, Sep 26, 1987 Sat, Sep 26 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 9 - 10 | |
| Sun, Sep 27, 1987 Sun, Sep 27 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 3 - 2 | (13) |
| Mon, Sep 28, 1987 Mon, Sep 28 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 0 - 3 | |
| Tue, Sep 29, 1987 Tue, Sep 29 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 10 - 1 | |
| Wed, Sep 30, 1987 Wed, Sep 30 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 3 - 7 | |
| Thu, Oct 1, 1987 Thu, Oct 1 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 9 - 5 | |
| Fri, Oct 2, 1987 Fri, Oct 2 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 4 - 3 | |
| Sat, Oct 3, 1987 Sat, Oct 3 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 3 - 2 | (12) |
| Sun, Oct 4, 1987 Sun, Oct 4 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 1 - 0 | |
| Postseason | |||
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| AL Championship Series | |||
| Wed, Oct 7, 1987 Wed, Oct 7 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 5 - 8 | |
| Thu, Oct 8, 1987 Thu, Oct 8 | @ Minnesota Twins | Loss 3 - 6 | |
| Sat, Oct 10, 1987 Sat, Oct 10 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 7 - 6 | |
| Sun, Oct 11, 1987 Sun, Oct 11 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 3 - 5 | |
| Mon, Oct 12, 1987 Mon, Oct 12 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 5 - 9 | |
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