Belt game 16,462 · April 9, 1988
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 11–4 on the road to start reign 7,727 of the MLB belt, the 513th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since April 8, 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 10, 1988.
7,727Reign number
513Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Wilson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Eisenreich | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bo Jackson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Seitzer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Farr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Jamie Quirk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Quisenberry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Bret Saberhagen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| Bud Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Trammell | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Brookens | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrell Evans | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Pettis | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Sheridan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Nokes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chet Lemon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Knight | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Salazar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Henneman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Beane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Walewander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Heath | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Morris | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.