Belt game 16,568 · August 8, 1988
Toronto Blue Jays take the belt
Toronto Blue Jays beat Kansas City Royals 5–1 at home to start reign 7,771 of the MLB belt, the 35th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since August 6, 1988, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Toronto Blue Jays held it for 6 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on August 14, 1988.
7,771Reign number
35Team's reign
5Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Gruber | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rance Mulliniks | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Whitt | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Fred McGriff | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Leach | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Barfield | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manuel Lee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| George Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Musselman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Lou Thornton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Henke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rob Ducey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Wilson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Tabler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Pecota | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Buckner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Owen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bret Saberhagen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.