Belt game 16,460 · April 7, 1988
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Boston Red Sox 11–6 on the road to start reign 7,725 of the MLB belt, the 512th for the franchise.
Boston Red Sox had held it since April 6, 1988, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on April 8, 1988.
7,725Reign number
512Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Barrett | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Evans | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Greenwell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Spike Owen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Romine | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Boggs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Todd Benzinger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Rice | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Trautwein | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Smithson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Wes Gardner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Ellsworth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| John Marzano | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Sheridan | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Brookens | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Nokes | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Trammell | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrell Evans | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Whitaker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chet Lemon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Pettis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Tanana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| Jim Walewander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Don Heinkel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.