The Detroit Tigers had their worst record in a month in the month of May in May 1996, with a record of 4-23.
| TEAM | REC | MONTH | W% | G | W | L | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Tigers | 4-23 | May 1996 | .148 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 898 | 84 | 199 | 35 | 4 | 27 | 79 | 65 | 6 | 205 | 5 | 9 | 979 | 323 | 66 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 24 | .222 | .277 | .360 | .637 |
| 2 | | Tigers | 6-22 | May 2026 | .214 | 28 | 6 | 22 | 915 | 81 | 187 | 34 | 4 | 18 | 76 | 102 | 7 | 253 | 13 | 6 | 1,031 | 283 | 56 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | .204 | .287 | .309 | .597 |
| 3 | | Tigers | 6-15 | May 1904 | .286 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 758 | 63 | 168 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 58 | 52 | 9 | 10 | 841 | 217 | 37 | 22 | .222 | .280 | .286 | .566 | |||||
| 4 | | Tigers | 8-18 | May 1953 | .308 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 970 | 121 | 253 | 49 | 9 | 11 | 115 | 92 | 6 | 84 | 4 | 10 | 1,077 | 353 | 69 | 9 | 20 | .261 | .329 | .364 | .693 | ||
| 5 | | Tigers | 9-19 | May 2019 | .321 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 958 | 98 | 213 | 44 | 9 | 28 | 94 | 67 | 6 | 272 | 12 | 3 | 1,042 | 359 | 81 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 16 | .222 | .275 | .375 | .649 |
| 6 | | Tigers | 9-17 | May 1970 | .346 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 847 | 113 | 205 | 30 | 4 | 31 | 105 | 105 | 2 | 132 | 7 | 9 | 978 | 336 | 65 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 15 | .242 | .324 | .397 | .720 |
| 7 | | Tigers | 8-15 | May 1933 | .348 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 787 | 85 | 187 | 46 | 8 | 6 | 78 | 73 | 2 | 80 | 6 | 874 | 267 | 60 | 12 | .238 | .304 | .339 | .643 | ||||
| 8 | | Tigers | 10-18 | May 1999 | .357 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 936 | 124 | 241 | 51 | 4 | 31 | 115 | 77 | 15 | 160 | 22 | 15 | 1,038 | 393 | 86 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | .257 | .322 | .420 | .742 |
| 9 | | Tigers | 9-16 | May 1918 | .360 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 848 | 85 | 186 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 68 | 96 | 5 | 78 | 27 | 983 | 235 | 37 | 34 | .219 | .302 | .277 | .580 | ||||
| 10 | | Tigers | 9-16 | May 1916 | .360 | 26 | 9 | 16 | 889 | 114 | 224 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 100 | 116 | 6 | 86 | 42 | 1,042 | 287 | 47 | 31 | .252 | .342 | .323 | .665 | ||||
| 11 | | Tigers | 11-19 | May 1931 | .367 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 1,009 | 107 | 257 | 50 | 13 | 7 | 101 | 88 | 4 | 80 | 14 | 1,112 | 354 | 70 | 11 | .255 | .317 | .351 | .668 | ||||
| 12 | | Tigers | 10-17 | May 2008 | .370 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 936 | 119 | 243 | 52 | 6 | 23 | 115 | 67 | 4 | 164 | 4 | 3 | 1,020 | 376 | 81 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 15 | .260 | .310 | .402 | .712 |
| 13 | | Tigers | 10-17 | May 1976 | .370 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 895 | 95 | 230 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 89 | 81 | 3 | 110 | 18 | 14 | 997 | 318 | 55 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 33 | .257 | .317 | .355 | .672 |
| 14 | | Tigers | 10-17 | May 1939 | .370 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 935 | 134 | 257 | 53 | 12 | 17 | 131 | 103 | 4 | 90 | 13 | 1,068 | 385 | 82 | 26 | 26 | .275 | .349 | .412 | .761 | |||
| 15 | | Tigers | 9-15 | May 1975 | .375 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 810 | 102 | 202 | 27 | 9 | 26 | 97 | 68 | 5 | 140 | 11 | 12 | 893 | 325 | 62 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | .249 | .310 | .401 | .711 |
| 16 | | Tigers | 11-18 | May 2003 | .379 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 963 | 103 | 233 | 37 | 7 | 27 | 95 | 90 | 9 | 186 | 16 | 12 | 1,095 | 365 | 71 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 21 | .242 | .309 | .379 | .688 |
| 17 | | Tigers | 11-18 | May 1964 | .379 | 30 | 11 | 18 | 1,011 | 122 | 245 | 38 | 14 | 25 | 112 | 71 | 2 | 160 | 8 | 2 | 1,101 | 386 | 77 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | .242 | .291 | .382 | .673 |
| 18 | | Tigers | 10-16 | May 1952 | .385 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 932 | 101 | 222 | 45 | 8 | 14 | 95 | 97 | 4 | 107 | 6 | 9 | 1,053 | 325 | 67 | 20 | 25 | .238 | .313 | .349 | .661 | ||
| 19 | | Tigers | 11-17 | May 2016 | .393 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 948 | 121 | 245 | 41 | 9 | 38 | 118 | 74 | 5 | 238 | 10 | 6 | 1,033 | 418 | 88 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 18 | .258 | .314 | .441 | .755 |
| 20 | | Tigers | 11-16 | May 2024 | .407 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 910 | 120 | 221 | 47 | 10 | 25 | 118 | 73 | 10 | 228 | 8 | 6 | 1,002 | 363 | 82 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 18 | .243 | .304 | .399 | .703 |
| 21 | | Tigers | 11-16 | May 2004 | .407 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 948 | 135 | 276 | 50 | 11 | 31 | 131 | 94 | 8 | 181 | 14 | 16 | 1,068 | 441 | 92 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 24 | .291 | .358 | .465 | .823 |
| 22 | | Tigers | 11-16 | May 1963 | .407 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 896 | 122 | 224 | 37 | 9 | 25 | 114 | 118 | 7 | 163 | 10 | 5 | 1,042 | 354 | 71 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 20 | .250 | .339 | .395 | .734 |
| 23 | | Tigers | 11-16 | May 1958 | .407 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 871 | 106 | 222 | 41 | 8 | 23 | 103 | 91 | 1 | 111 | 10 | 8 | 986 | 348 | 72 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 21 | .255 | .323 | .400 | .722 |
| 24 | | Tigers | 11-16 | May 1923 | .407 | 27 | 11 | 16 | 874 | 106 | 241 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 103 | 116 | 8 | 61 | 8 | 1,022 | 307 | 55 | 24 | .276 | .366 | .351 | .717 | ||||
| 25 | | Tigers | 12-17 | May 2022 | .414 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 939 | 74 | 205 | 39 | 3 | 21 | 69 | 56 | 11 | 240 | 9 | 3 | 1,016 | 313 | 63 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 22 | .218 | .269 | .333 | .602 |
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45 | 23 | .662 | ||
37 | 31 | .544 | 8.0 | |
35 | 34 | .507 | 10.5 | |
34 | 35 | .493 | 11.5 | |
30 | 38 | .441 | 15.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
41 | 25 | .621 | ||
37 | 29 | .561 | 4.0 | |
35 | 34 | .507 | 7.5 | |
35 | 34 | .507 | 7.5 | |
32 | 35 | .478 | 9.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
44 | 25 | .638 | ||
35 | 32 | .522 | 8.0 | |
34 | 34 | .500 | 9.5 | |
28 | 41 | .406 | 16.0 | |
26 | 43 | .377 | 18.0 |
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40 | 25 | .615 | ||
41 | 26 | .612 | ||
33 | 36 | .478 | 9.0 | |
33 | 37 | .471 | 9.5 | |
27 | 39 | .409 | 13.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
36 | 31 | .537 | ||
37 | 33 | .529 | 0.5 | |
31 | 39 | .443 | 6.5 | |
29 | 40 | .420 | 8.0 | |
28 | 41 | .406 | 9.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
36 | 34 | .514 | ||
34 | 34 | .500 | 1.0 | |
33 | 35 | .485 | 2.0 | |
31 | 39 | .443 | 5.0 | |
27 | 42 | .391 | 8.5 |
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