Belt game 17,853 · August 31, 1996
Kansas City Royals take the belt
Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 3–1 on the road to start reign 8,397 of the MLB belt, the 49th for the franchise.
Detroit Tigers had held it since August 29, 1996, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Kansas City Royals held it for 4 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Toronto Blue Jays on September 4, 1996.
8,397Reign number
49Team's reign
3Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Detroit Tigers
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Higginson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Clark | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Nevin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruben Sierra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Ausmus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Fryman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Curtis Pride | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Myers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Richie Lewis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Cummings | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Felipe Lira | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Melvin Nieves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Kansas City Royals
| Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | IP | HA | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Randa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Johnny Damon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Paquette | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Goodwin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| David Howard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Macfarlane | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Les Norman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Nunnally | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Jose Offerman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Jaime Bluma | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Doug Linton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Jeff Montgomery | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Lockhart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Bob Hamelin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Box scores: MLB's Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com). HA, ER, K are pitching.