Belt game 16,555 · July 24, 1988
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat California Angels 9–2 on the road to start reign 7,764 of the MLB belt, the 496th for the franchise.
California Angels had held it since July 20, 1988, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Baltimore Orioles on July 28, 1988.
7,764Reign number
496Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
California Angels
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chili Davis | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Downing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrell Miller | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Devon White | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Ray | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sherman Corbett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Gus Polidor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dick Schofield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Fraser | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Tony Armas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Donnie Moore | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| George Hendrick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Thad Bosley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Howell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Upshaw | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mel Hall | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cory Snyder | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brook Jacoby | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Washington | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Julio Franco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Bando | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Francona | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Swindell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.