Belt game 16,548 · July 16, 1988
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat California Angels 10–1 on the road to start reign 7,760 of the MLB belt, the 519th for the franchise.
California Angels had held it since July 7, 1988, with 5 defenses over 9 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Angels on July 17, 1988.
7,760Reign number
519Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
California Angels
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Boone | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Eppard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Devon White | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chili Davis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Sherman Corbett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Stu Cliburn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Gus Polidor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dick Schofield | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Fraser | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Doug Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Armas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Donnie Moore | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wally Joyner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Ray | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Howell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Minton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brookens | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrell Evans | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Bergman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Sheridan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Whitaker | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Nokes | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chet Lemon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Knight | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Pettis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Salazar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Robinson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Willie Hernandez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Walewander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Heath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.