Belt game 16,511 · June 6, 1988
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Toronto Blue Jays 6–3 at home to start reign 7,744 of the MLB belt, the 494th for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since May 31, 1988, with 5 defenses over 6 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on June 9, 1988.
7,744Reign number
494Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Jacoby | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cory Snyder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Washington | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Franco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mel Hall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Domingo Ramos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Allanson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carmen Castillo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Upshaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Ron Kittle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Farrell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rance Mulliniks | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Whitt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Liriano | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Leach | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Barfield | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Gruber | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Eichhorn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Flanagan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Tony Fernández | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lloyd Moseby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.
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