Belt game 16,519 · June 14, 1988
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Baltimore Orioles 9–3 at home to start reign 7,747 of the MLB belt, the 516th for the franchise.
Baltimore Orioles had held it since June 13, 1988, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Detroit Tigers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on June 16, 1988.
7,747Reign number
516Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brookens | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrell Evans | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Nokes | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Sheridan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Whitaker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Alan Trammell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Knight | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Salazar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chet Lemon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Pettis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Doyle Alexander | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Ripken | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Traber | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Sheets | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ken Gerhart | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred Lynn | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Williamson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Rene Gonzales | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Sisk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Dickie Noles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Mickey Tettleton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Orsulak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Murray | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wade Rowdon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.