Belt game 16,583 · August 24, 1988
Texas Rangers take the belt
Texas Rangers beat Kansas City Royals 7–4 at home to start reign 7,779 of the MLB belt, the 45th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since August 23, 1988, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Texas Rangers held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on August 28, 1988.
7,779Reign number
45Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Buechele | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Geno Petralli | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Stanley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete O'Brien | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Oddibe McDowell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Brower | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Witt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| Scott Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Sundberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Incaviglia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brett | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Kurt Stillwell | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Tartabull | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Frank White | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Seitzer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bill Pecota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Israel Sanchez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Farr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Buckner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Montgomery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Tabler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Quirk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Bret Saberhagen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Bo Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.