Belt Holders
Get belt alerts
Belt game 16,558 · July 28, 1988

Baltimore Orioles take the belt

Baltimore Orioles beat Cleveland Indians 5–2 on the road to start reign 7,765 of the MLB belt, the 414th for the franchise.

Cleveland Indians had held it since July 24, 1988, with 2 defenses over 4 days.

Baltimore Orioles held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on July 29, 1988.

7,765Reign number
414Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held

Box score

Cleveland Indians

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Brook Jacoby4030100————
Carmen Castillo4020100————
Joe Carter4120001————
Mel Hall4110001————
Julio Franco3000010————
Don Gordon———————0.2310
Chris Bando2000011————
Terry Francona4000001————
Bill Laskey———————1.1000
Scott Bailes———————71041
Willie Upshaw4000000————
Ron Washington4000000————
Ron Kittle1000000————
Daniel Firova0000000————

Baltimore Orioles

PlayerABRHHRRBIBBSOIPHAERK
Mickey Tettleton3130010————
Pete Stanicek5120100————
Eddie Murray4121100————
Jim Traber4120100————
Rene Gonzales4010000————
Billy Ripken5010100————
Cal Ripken Jr.4111100————
Joe Orsulak4010000————
Oswaldo Peraza———————8.1724
Tom Niedenfuer———————0.2100
Ken Gerhart4000001————

Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.

Baltimore Orioles belt history → · Orioles vs. Guardians →

Know the second a belt changes hands

One email per title change, or one a week with every belt in it. Nothing else.

Or follow every belt at once: the belt network feed (RSS) · the weekly digest · every belt game on your calendar (one subscription, all leagues and the college belts).