Belt game 16,463 · April 10, 1988
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 8–1 at home to start reign 7,728 of the MLB belt, the 27th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since April 9, 1988, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 6 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on April 16, 1988.
7,728Reign number
27Team's reign
3Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Seitzer | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| George Brett | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Eisenreich | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Quirk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ted Power | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Danny Tartabull | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Wellman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bo Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Salazar | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Trammell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chet Lemon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Brookens | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Walewander | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Heath | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Herndon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Bergman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Nokes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Knight | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Pettis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doyle Alexander | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Don Heinkel | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.