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Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals

47Belt meetings
24Tigers wins
23Royals wins
26Title changes

Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals have met 47 times with the MLB belt on the line, from June 13, 1969 to June 1, 2025. The belt changed hands in 26 of those games. Detroit Tigers lead the belt series 24–23.

Belt gameDateResult
13,467Jun 13, 1969Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 6–0Defense
13,468Jun 15, 1969Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 7–0Defense
13,744Apr 26, 1971Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 8–3Defense
13,745Apr 27, 1971Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 8–1Title change
13,746Apr 28, 1971Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 2–1Title change
15,974Apr 13, 1985Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 3–1Defense
15,975Apr 14, 1985Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 5–1Defense
16,461Apr 8, 1988Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 3–2Title change
16,462Apr 9, 1988Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 11–4Title change
16,463Apr 10, 1988Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 8–1Title change
16,467Apr 16, 1988Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 4–2Title change
16,468Apr 17, 1988Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 8–6Defense
16,469Apr 18, 1988Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 4–2Defense
16,562Aug 1, 1988Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 5–3Defense
16,563Aug 2, 1988Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 1–0Title change
16,564Aug 3, 1988Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 2–1Title change
16,881Jul 5, 1990Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 15–3Title change
16,882Jul 6, 1990Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 4–0Title change
16,883Jul 7, 1990Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 4–0Title change
16,884Jul 8, 1990Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 10–4Title change
17,851Aug 29, 1996Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 4–1Title change
17,852Aug 30, 1996Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 4–0Defense
17,853Aug 31, 1996Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 3–1Title change
17,854Sep 1, 1996Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 3–2Defense
18,465Jul 21, 2000Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 4–0Title change
18,466Jul 22, 2000Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 8–5Defense
18,467Jul 22, 2000Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 10–6Title change
18,468Jul 23, 2000Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 12–9Defense
20,168Aug 23, 2010Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 12–3Title change
20,169Aug 24, 2010Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 9–1Defense
20,170Aug 25, 2010Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 4–3Title change
20,789Jun 16, 2014Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 11–8Defense
20,790Jun 17, 2014Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 11–4Defense
20,791Jun 18, 2014Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 2–1Defense
20,792Jun 19, 2014Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 2–1Title change
21,142Jun 16, 2016Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 10–4Title change
21,143Jun 17, 2016Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 10–3Title change
21,144Jun 18, 2016Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 16–5Defense
21,145Jun 19, 2016Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 2–1Defense
21,775Sep 15, 2020Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 6–0Title change
21,776Sep 16, 2020Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 4–0Title change
21,905Jul 23, 2021Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 5–3Title change
21,906Jul 24, 2021Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 9–8Defense
21,907Jul 25, 2021Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 6–1Defense
22,536May 30, 2025Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 7–5Defense
22,537May 31, 2025Kansas City Royals beat Detroit Tigers 1–0Title change
22,538Jun 1, 2025Detroit Tigers beat Kansas City Royals 1–0Title change

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