Belt game 16,582 · August 23, 1988
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Texas Rangers 11–7 on the road to start reign 7,778 of the MLB belt, the 36th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 22, 1988, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Texas Rangers on August 24, 1988.
7,778Reign number
36Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Sierra | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Geno Petralli | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete O'Brien | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Fletcher | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cecil Espy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Buechele | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dale Mohorcic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Craig McMurtry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Barbaro Garbey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Oddibe McDowell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Brower | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Sundberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Incaviglia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Russell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Guy Hoffman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brett | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Willie Wilson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Seitzer | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Tabler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Wellman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Quirk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bo Jackson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Israel Sanchez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Luis Aquino | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Jim Eisenreich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Farr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Buckner | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Larry Owen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.