Belt game 16,595 · September 7, 1988
Chicago White Sox take the belt
Chicago White Sox beat Milwaukee Brewers 7–2 on the road to start reign 7,782 of the MLB belt, the 479th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Brewers had held it since August 30, 1988, with 6 defenses over 8 days.
Chicago White Sox held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Minnesota Twins on September 9, 1988.
7,782Reign number
479Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Brewers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Meyer | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. Surhoff | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Yount | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rob Deer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Chuck Crim | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Mirabella | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Sheffield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Plesac | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Bosio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Birkbeck | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jim Gantner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Brock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Chicago White Sox
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Manrique | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlton Fisk | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Pasqua | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Steve Lyons | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Dave Gallagher | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Harold Baines | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Daryl Boston | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Russ Morman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Reuss | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Thigpen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Ozzie Guillen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Diaz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.