Belt game 16,586 · August 28, 1988
Toronto Blue Jays take the belt
Toronto Blue Jays beat Texas Rangers 6–5 on the road to start reign 7,780 of the MLB belt, the 36th for the franchise.
Texas Rangers had held it since August 24, 1988, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Toronto Blue Jays held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Milwaukee Brewers on August 30, 1988.
7,780Reign number
36Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Texas Rangers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geno Petralli | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Cecil Espy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Buechele | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pete Incaviglia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Vande Berg | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Mitch Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Mohorcic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pete O'Brien | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig McMurtry | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Oddibe McDowell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Guzman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Brower | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Wilkerson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Toronto Blue Jays
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred McGriff | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jesse Barfield | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| George Bell | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Fernández | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kelly Gruber | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ernie Whitt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Nelson Liriano | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Stieb | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Rance Mulliniks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Leach | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Henke | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Manuel Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Cerutti | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cecil Fielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Lloyd Moseby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.