Belt game 16,578 · August 19, 1988
Cleveland Indians take the belt
Cleveland Indians beat Kansas City Royals 4–2 at home to start reign 7,775 of the MLB belt, the 497th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since August 17, 1988, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Cleveland Indians held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on August 20, 1988.
7,775Reign number
497Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Franco | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Zuvella | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mel Hall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cory Snyder | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Upshaw | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Candiotti | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Terry Francona | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Bailes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Andy Allanson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brook Jacoby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Doug Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Tabler | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Pecota | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Bo Jackson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| George Brett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Eisenreich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Wellman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Owen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Quirk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bret Saberhagen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.