Belt game 17,525 · June 15, 1994
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat California Angels 4–3 at home to start reign 8,242 of the MLB belt, the 42nd for the franchise.
California Angels had held it since June 14, 1994, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Kansas City Royals held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Seattle Mariners on June 17, 1994.
8,242Reign number
42Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Thome | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Baerga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny Lofton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Albert Belle | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Vizquel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Wayne Kirby | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Rene Gonzales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Candy Maldonado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Manny Ramirez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Lilliquist | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Nagy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Alvaro Espinoza | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Amaro Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Sorrento | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Eddie Murray | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Plunk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Mesa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
California Angels
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Carter | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Dick Schofield | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Huff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Devon White | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| John Olerud | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Molitor | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Woody Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darnell Coles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Darren Hall | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Butler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Brow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Pat Borders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.