Belt game 16,478 · May 2, 1988
New York Yankees take the belt
New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 6–4 on the road to start reign 7,734 of the MLB belt, the 468th for the franchise.
Chicago White Sox had held it since April 30, 1988, with 1 defense over 2 days.
New York Yankees held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on May 6, 1988.
7,734Reign number
468Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Calderon | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Harold Baines | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Williams | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Walker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ozzie Guillen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlton Fisk | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Pasqua | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Lyons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred Manrique | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Redus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Davis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerry Reuss | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Bobby Thigpen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Lance Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Donnie Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Daryl Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
New York Yankees
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Winfield | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Randolph | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Don Mattingly | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Clark | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Roberto Kelly | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Meacham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Cruz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Candelaria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Shields | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Joel Skinner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Pagliarulo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Righetti | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Claudell Washington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy John | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Lee Guetterman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickey Henderson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Don Slaught | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Stoddard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cecilio Guante | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.