Belt game 16,490 · May 15, 1988
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Texas Rangers 5–4 on the road to start reign 7,736 of the MLB belt, the 28th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since May 6, 1988, with 7 defenses over 9 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on May 17, 1988.
7,736Reign number
28Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Sierra | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Parrish | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Fletcher | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Oddibe McDowell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Buechele | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Geno Petralli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Cecena | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Hough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Pete O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Kemp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Brower | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Browne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Incaviglia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Steels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fossas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| George Brett | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Macfarlane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Seitzer | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Pecota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Eisenreich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Buckner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gene Garber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Gubicza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 |
| Bud Black | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.