Belt game 16,535 · July 1, 1988
Oakland Athletics take the belt
Oakland Athletics beat Toronto Blue Jays 2–1 on the road to start reign 7,757 of the MLB belt, the 427th for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since June 29, 1988, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Oakland Athletics held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on July 5, 1988.
7,757Reign number
427Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Gruber | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Leach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manuel Lee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lloyd Moseby | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| George Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Stieb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Fred McGriff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rance Mulliniks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sil Campusano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Whitt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cecil Fielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Liriano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Oakland Athletics
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Canseco | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Henderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carney Lansford | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Polonia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGwire | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Walt Weiss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Stewart | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Parker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Honeycutt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis Eckersley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ron Hassey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Gallego | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.