Belt game 16,492 · May 17, 1988
Minnesota Twins take the belt
Minnesota Twins beat Kansas City Royals 6–5 at home to start reign 7,737 of the MLB belt, the 428th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since May 15, 1988, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Minnesota Twins held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on May 18, 1988.
7,737Reign number
428Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Gaetti | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gene Larkin | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kirby Puckett | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Gladden | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kent Hrbek | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Herr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Al Newman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Berenguer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Bert Blyleven | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Greg Gagne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Davidson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Moses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Randy Bush | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Laudner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank White | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Wilson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| George Brett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Buckner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Seitzer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Farr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Garber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Ted Power | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| Jamie Quirk | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bo Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.