Belt game 16,458 · April 4, 1988
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Boston Red Sox 5–3 on the road to start reign 7,723 of the MLB belt, the 511th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since October 4, 1987, with 0 defenses over 183 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on April 6, 1988.
7,723Reign number
511Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brady Anderson | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Greenwell | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Boggs | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Evans | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Horn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Rice | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Lee Smith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Gedman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Marty Barrett | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Spike Owen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Roger Clemens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Lemon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Brookens | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Whitaker | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Nokes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Trammell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrell Evans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Sheridan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Henneman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Pettis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Heath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Morris | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.