Belt game 16,574 · August 14, 1988
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Toronto Blue Jays 6–0 at home to start reign 7,772 of the MLB belt, the 33rd for the franchise.
Toronto Blue Jays had held it since August 8, 1988, with 5 defenses over 6 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 16, 1988.
7,772Reign number
33Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Buckner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Owen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bo Jackson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank White | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Pecota | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Eisenreich | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Aquino | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Danny Tartabull | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Tabler | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Fernández | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Barfield | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| George Bell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rance Mulliniks | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fred McGriff | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Leach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Flanagan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Doug Bair | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Manuel Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Whitt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Liriano | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.