Belt game 16,493 · May 18, 1988
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Minnesota Twins 8–2 on the road to start reign 7,738 of the MLB belt, the 29th for the franchise.
Minnesota Twins had held it since May 17, 1988, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on May 21, 1988.
7,738Reign number
29Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minnesota Twins
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby Puckett | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Gladden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Lombardozzi Sr. | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kent Hrbek | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Moses | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Gaetti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Herr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Allan Anderson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| Gene Larkin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Karl Best | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Randy Bush | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Laudner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Atherton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Nieto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brett | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Macfarlane | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Wilson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Seitzer | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bo Jackson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Eisenreich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Balboni | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Wellman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bret Saberhagen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.