Belt game 16,559 · July 29, 1988
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Baltimore Orioles 6–2 on the road to start reign 7,766 of the MLB belt, the 30th for the franchise.
Baltimore Orioles had held it since July 28, 1988, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Tigers on August 2, 1988.
7,766Reign number
30Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Baltimore Orioles
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Ripken | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cal Ripken Jr. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Orsulak | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Traber | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Sheets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Sisk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Ballard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Rick Schu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Murray | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Kennedy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Morgan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank White | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| George Brett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Seitzer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Tabler | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Owen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bo Jackson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Pecota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Montgomery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bret Saberhagen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Nick Capra | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.