Belt game 16,461 · April 8, 1988
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 3–2 at home to start reign 7,726 of the MLB belt, the 26th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since April 7, 1988, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on April 9, 1988.
7,726Reign number
26Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Tartabull | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Quirk | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank White | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| George Brett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bo Jackson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Seitzer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Eisenreich | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gene Garber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Floyd Bannister | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Lemon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Heath | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrell Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Herndon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Whitaker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Nokes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Robinson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Alan Trammell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Gibson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Knight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Pettis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Brookens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Salazar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.