Belt game 16,565 · August 5, 1988
Toronto Blue Jays take the belt
Toronto Blue Jays beat Kansas City Royals 7–6 at home to start reign 7,769 of the MLB belt, the 34th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since August 3, 1988, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Toronto Blue Jays held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on August 6, 1988.
7,769Reign number
34Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bell | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manuel Lee | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Gruber | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Barfield | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Sal Butera | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cecil Fielder | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lou Thornton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rance Mulliniks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Henke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Ducey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Whitt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jimmy Key | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| Duane Ward | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Seitzer | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| George Brett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Pecota | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Tabler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Owen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank White | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Israel Sanchez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Buckner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ted Power | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Montgomery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Danny Tartabull | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Quirk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bo Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.