Belt game 16,467 · April 16, 1988
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 4–2 at home to start reign 7,729 of the MLB belt, the 514th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since April 10, 1988, with 3 defenses over 6 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Red Sox on April 19, 1988.
7,729Reign number
514Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Lemon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Whitaker | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Trammell | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Brookens | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Herndon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Bergman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Henneman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Knight | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Pettis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Salazar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doyle Alexander | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.1 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| Mike Heath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| George Brett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Seitzer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bo Jackson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Macfarlane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Eisenreich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Leibrandt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Brad Wellman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scotti Madison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Quirk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Quisenberry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thad Bosley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.