Belt game 16,566 · August 6, 1988
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Toronto Blue Jays 11–1 on the road to start reign 7,770 of the MLB belt, the 32nd for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since August 5, 1988, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on August 8, 1988.
7,770Reign number
32Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred McGriff | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Barfield | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Gruber | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| George Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank Wills | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Dave Stieb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Lou Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rance Mulliniks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Leach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Ducey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Bair | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Manuel Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Whitt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Liriano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brett | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Tabler | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Quirk | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Wilson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Seitzer | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Wellman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Pecota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Farr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Gubicza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Nick Capra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bo Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.