Belt game 16,564 · August 3, 1988
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 2–1 at home to start reign 7,768 of the MLB belt, the 31st for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since August 2, 1988, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on August 5, 1988.
7,768Reign number
31Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank White | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| George Brett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Wilson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Tabler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Owen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Seitzer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bret Saberhagen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Bo Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Bergman | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Brookens | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dwayne Murphy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darrell Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Tanana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Lou Whitaker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Nokes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Chet Lemon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ray Knight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Salazar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.