Belt game 16,579 · August 20, 1988
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Cleveland Indians 4–2 on the road to start reign 7,776 of the MLB belt, the 35th for the franchise.
Cleveland Indians had held it since August 19, 1988, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 22, 1988.
7,776Reign number
35Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cleveland Indians
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Franco | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Zuvella | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Allanson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ron Kittle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Don Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Mel Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cory Snyder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Francona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carmen Castillo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Swindell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
| Willie Upshaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brook Jacoby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brett | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Eisenreich | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Buckner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Tabler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Pecota | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Farr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Montgomery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Charlie Leibrandt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| Brad Wellman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Owen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Quirk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bo Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.