Belt game 16,577 · August 17, 1988
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Texas Rangers 9–6 at home to start reign 7,774 of the MLB belt, the 34th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 16, 1988, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Guardians on August 19, 1988.
7,774Reign number
34Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Tabler | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank White | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Pecota | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Quirk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bo Jackson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| George Brett | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Farr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Montgomery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Brad Wellman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Floyd Bannister | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Kunkel | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Geno Petralli | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete O'Brien | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Oddibe McDowell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Brower | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Buechele | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Sundberg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Vande Berg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitch Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig McMurtry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jose Guzman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| Cecil Espy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Incaviglia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.