Belt game 16,496 · May 21, 1988
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Kansas City Royals 9–5 on the road to start reign 7,739 of the MLB belt, the 492nd for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since May 18, 1988, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago White Sox on May 23, 1988.
7,739Reign number
492Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Macfarlane | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Seitzer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Buckner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| George Brett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gene Garber | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Floyd Bannister | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| Bo Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Snyder | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Franco | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Tabler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Kittle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mel Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Laskey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Bailes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Andy Allanson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carmen Castillo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Upshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brook Jacoby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Washington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.