Belt game 16,459 · April 6, 1988
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Detroit Tigers 6–5 at home to start reign 7,724 of the MLB belt, the 423rd for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since April 4, 1988, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on April 7, 1988.
7,724Reign number
423Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Schmidt | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Bradley | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Milt Thompson | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Parrish | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Gross | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Chris James | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Samuel | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Daulton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Aguayo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Jeltz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Calhoun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Dernier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Gross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Von Hayes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Frohwirth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent Tekulve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Almon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Maddux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bonilla | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Bonds | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| R.J. Reynolds | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Michael LaValliere | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Van Slyke | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Milligan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| José Lind | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Cangelosi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Belliard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Drabek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Darnell Coles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Hostetler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Pedrique | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Kipper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Gott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Vicente Palacios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Smiley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sid Bream | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.