Belt game 16,522 · June 17, 1988
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Toronto Blue Jays 12–5 at home to start reign 7,749 of the MLB belt, the 517th for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since June 16, 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 19, 1988.
7,749Reign number
517Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Trammell | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chet Lemon | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Walewander | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrell Evans | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Herndon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Knight | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Pettis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Salazar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Heath | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Tanana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| Pat Sheridan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Henneman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Brookens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric King | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Gruber | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| George Bell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Borders | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Barfield | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sil Campusano | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Manuel Lee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Lloyd Moseby | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Ross | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred McGriff | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Eichhorn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rance Mulliniks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Leach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Whitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Cerutti | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Duane Ward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Cecil Fielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Liriano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.