Belt game 17,851 · August 29, 1996
Detroit Tigers take the belt
Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 4–1 at home to start reign 8,396 of the MLB belt, the 536th for the franchise.
Kansas City Royals had held it since August 27, 1996, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Detroit Tigers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Kansas City Royals on August 31, 1996.
8,396Reign number
536Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Higginson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Lewis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Nevin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Melvin Nieves | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Lima | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Omar Olivares | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
| Joey Eischen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimera Bartee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Paquette | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Macfarlane | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Nunnally | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Keith Lockhart | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Vitiello | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Appier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.