Belt game 16,542 · July 7, 1988
California Angels take the belt
California Angels beat Cleveland Indians 7–1 on the road to start reign 7,759 of the MLB belt, the 112th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since July 5, 1988, with 2 defenses over 2 days.
California Angels held it for 9 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on July 16, 1988.
7,759Reign number
112Team's reign
5Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Hall | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Franco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cory Snyder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Francona | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Upshaw | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Havens | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Allanson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brook Jacoby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| John Farrell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
California Angels
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon White | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wally Joyner | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Howell | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chili Davis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Boone | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Armas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Ray | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Thad Bosley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Downing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Gus Polidor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Clark | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| George Hendrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Minton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.