Belt game 16,576 · August 16, 1988
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Kansas City Royals 5–4 on the road to start reign 7,773 of the MLB belt, the 43rd for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since August 14, 1988, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Texas Rangers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on August 17, 1988.
7,773Reign number
43Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Jackson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| George Brett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Wilson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Pecota | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Quirk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Farr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Buckner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Tabler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Gubicza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oddibe McDowell | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Geno Petralli | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Cecil Espy | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlie Hough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.2 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
| Pete O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Buechele | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry See | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.