Belt game 16,470 · April 19, 1988
Boston Red Sox take the belt
Boston Red Sox beat Detroit Tigers 7–3 on the road to start reign 7,730 of the MLB belt, the 424th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since April 16, 1988, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Red Sox held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on April 28, 1988.
7,730Reign number
424Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrell Evans | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Sheridan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Nokes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Morrison | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Pettis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Bergman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Trammell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chet Lemon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Gibson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Brookens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Morris | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Barrett | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwight Evans | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Cerone | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ellis Burks | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Rice | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Greenwell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Spike Owen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Boggs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brady Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wes Gardner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Clemens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.